Games on July 5, 1959

The games of July 5, 1959

The schedule for July 5, 1959 lists 12 games. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 9-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Redlegs 7-5. Shutouts went on the board for the Washington Senators over the New York Yankees (7-0) and the Milwaukee Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0). The closest finishes were the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Kansas City Athletics, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Cincinnati Redlegs. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-2. The Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, and the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jul 4, 1959 and the next, Jul 8, 1959. The 1959 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.