Games on June 14, 1959

The games of June 14, 1959

On June 14, 1959, 14 games went into the books. The Chicago Cubs routed the Milwaukee Braves 6-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 12-6. One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the New York Yankees, the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Cincinnati Redlegs, and the Cincinnati Redlegs 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Chicago White Sox, 9-6, the Boston Red Sox topped the Kansas City Athletics 6-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 8-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the San Francisco Giants 7-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2, and the Cleveland Indians topped the Washington Senators 9-5. The Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, and the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jun 13, 1959 and the next, Jun 15, 1959. For the wider picture, see the 1959 season.