Games on July 9, 1959

The games of July 9, 1959

On July 9, 1959, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 14-3 winners over the New York Yankees. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Athletics over the Detroit Tigers (5-0), the Kansas City Athletics over the Detroit Tigers (4-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals (11-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Cincinnati Redlegs, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Milwaukee Braves, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2, the Washington Senators fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-0, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Senators 5-0. The Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Athletics, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Senators each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 8, 1959 and the next, Jul 10, 1959. For the wider picture, see the 1959 season.