Games on August 6, 1959

The games of August 6, 1959

7 games were played on August 6, 1959, according to Retrosheet. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the St. Louis Cardinals 18-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the New York Yankees (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Kansas City Athletics. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 1-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Milwaukee Braves 7-1, and the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-2. The Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles played to a 1-1 tie. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 5, 1959 and the next, Aug 7, 1959. For the wider picture, see the 1959 season.