Games on August 9, 1959

The games of August 9, 1959

11 games were played on August 9, 1959, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 9-0 winners over the Washington Senators. Runs came easiest when the Milwaukee Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7. The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Kansas City Athletics, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Kansas City Athletics, and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Cincinnati Redlegs. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 5-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Washington Senators 4-3. The Kansas City Athletics and the New York Yankees, the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators 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, Aug 8, 1959 and the next, Aug 10, 1959. For the wider picture, see the 1959 season.