Games on July 2, 1959

The games of July 2, 1959

9 games were played on July 2, 1959, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 10-4 winners over the San Francisco Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox. A shutout went on the board for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 over the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Milwaukee Braves. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 3-1, the Kansas City Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Redlegs, 8-4, and the Washington Senators topped the Boston Red Sox 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Redlegs 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, Jul 1, 1959 and the next, Jul 3, 1959. The 1959 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.