Games on May 10, 1959

The games of May 10, 1959

14 games were played on May 10, 1959, according to Retrosheet. The Milwaukee Braves routed the Cincinnati Redlegs 12-4, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-9. A shutout went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians (5-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Kansas City Athletics, and the Milwaukee Braves 2-1 over the Cincinnati Redlegs. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 6-3, the New York Yankees topped the Washington Senators 3-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Francisco Giants 3-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago Cubs 8-7. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, and the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Milwaukee Braves. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 9, 1959 and the next, May 11, 1959. The 1959 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.