Games on May 2, 1959
8 games
- BOS 5 @ CHA 4 No box score
- LAN 4 @ CIN 16 No box score
- NYA 2 @ CLE 5 No box score
- WS1 15 @ DET 3 No box score
- BAL 3 @ KC1 1 No box score
- SFN 8 @ MLN 5 No box score
- CHN 4 @ PHI 3 No box score
- SLN 1 @ PIT 2 No box score
The games of May 2, 1959
Retrosheet's records show 8 games on May 2, 1959. The most lopsided result was the Cincinnati Redlegs' 16-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 5-2, the Washington Senators beat the Detroit Tigers 15-3, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Athletics 3-1, and the Milwaukee Braves fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-5. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 1, 1959 and the next, May 3, 1959. The 1959 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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