Games on July 16, 1959

The games of July 16, 1959

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on July 16, 1959. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Redlegs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5. Shutouts: the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (4-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). One-run games: the Kansas City Athletics 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs topped the Milwaukee Braves 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 7-5, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4, and the Washington Senators beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2. The Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, and the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies 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 15, 1959 and the next, Jul 17, 1959. The 1959 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.