Games on May 9, 1959

The games of May 9, 1959

The schedule for May 9, 1959 lists 8 games. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Chicago Cubs 11-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 9-5. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Redlegs over the Milwaukee Braves (3-0) and the Washington Senators over the New York Yankees (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Athletics 7-4 and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-1. 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 8, 1959 and the next, May 10, 1959. The 1959 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.