Games on May 24, 1959

The games of May 24, 1959

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on May 24, 1959. The New York Yankees routed the Baltimore Orioles 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 8-6. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Milwaukee Braves (6-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the New York Yankees, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Cincinnati Redlegs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Cincinnati Redlegs. The rest of the slate: the Washington Senators topped the Boston Red Sox 8-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago Cubs 7-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 6-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1, and the Milwaukee Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles, the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, and the Milwaukee Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 23, 1959 and the next, May 25, 1959. For the wider picture, see the 1959 season.