Games on July 12, 1959

The games of July 12, 1959

12 games were played on July 12, 1959, according to Retrosheet. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics 9-7. Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Redlegs 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 7-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics 5-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 6-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4, the Milwaukee Braves topped the San Francisco Giants 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-6, and the Washington Senators fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago Cubs 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 11, 1959 and the next, Jul 13, 1959. The 1959 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.