Games on June 28, 1959

The games of June 28, 1959

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on June 28, 1959. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 9-2 win over the New York Yankees. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Redlegs 11-8. Shutouts went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox (1-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (6-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Braves 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Redlegs 9-7, the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Washington Senators, 7-3, and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-4. The New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Redlegs, and the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians 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 27, 1959 and the next, Jun 29, 1959. The 1959 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.