Games on April 26, 1959

The games of April 26, 1959

On April 26, 1959, 11 games went into the books. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 17-11. The closest finishes were the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Redlegs 11-10 over the Milwaukee Braves, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Kansas City Athletics 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the New York Yankees 5-4, the Baltimore Orioles topped the New York Yankees 3-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5, and the Boston Red Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 2-1. The Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 25, 1959 and the next, Apr 27, 1959. For the wider picture, see the 1959 season.