Games on August 5, 1959
10 games
- CHA 2 @ BAL 0 No box score
- CHA 1 @ BAL 7 No box score
- KC1 6 @ BOS 17 No box score
- PHI 6 @ CHN 4 No box score
- CIN 3 @ LAN 6 No box score
- DET 0 @ NYA 3 No box score
- MLN 1 @ SFN 4 No box score
- PIT 0 @ SLN 3 No box score
- CLE 7 @ WS1 3 No box score
- CLE 0 @ WS1 9 No box score
The games of August 5, 1959
On August 5, 1959, 10 games went into the books. The Boston Red Sox routed the Kansas City Athletics 17-6, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0), the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (3-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0). In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Chicago White Sox 7-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 6-4, the Cincinnati Redlegs fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Milwaukee Braves 4-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Washington Senators 7-3, and the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 9-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Senators. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 4, 1959 and the next, Aug 6, 1959. For the wider picture, see the 1959 season.
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