Games on May 23, 1959
8 games
- NYA 13 @ BAL 5 No box score
- WS1 10 @ BOS 4 No box score
- SLN 5 @ CHN 1 No box score
- DET 6 @ CLE 4 No box score
- CHA 0 @ KC1 16 No box score
- SFN 4 @ LAN 2 No box score
- MLN 2 @ PHI 4 No box score
- CIN 5 @ PIT 6 No box score
The games of May 23, 1959
On May 23, 1959, 8 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Athletics, 16-0 winners over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 13-5, the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles. The closest finishes were the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the Cincinnati Redlegs. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 10-4, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago Cubs 5-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 6-4, the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Milwaukee Braves 4-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 22, 1959 and the next, May 24, 1959. For the wider picture, see the 1959 season.
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