Games on April 21, 1959

7 games

The games of April 21, 1959

On April 21, 1959, 7 games went into the books. The Cleveland Indians routed the Detroit Tigers 14-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 9-7. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the Kansas City Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Cincinnati Redlegs 7-4, and the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 11-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 20, 1959 and the next, Apr 22, 1959. The 1959 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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