Games on May 3, 1959

The games of May 3, 1959

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on May 3, 1959. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Cincinnati Redlegs 7-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-4, the Milwaukee Braves over the San Francisco Giants. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Washington Senators (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2, the Cincinnati Redlegs topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Washington Senators, 3-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 8-2, the Kansas City Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Redlegs, the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, and the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 2, 1959 and the next, May 4, 1959. The 1959 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.