Games on August 23, 1959

The games of August 23, 1959

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on August 23, 1959. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-2 winners over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-5. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the New York Yankees (5-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox (1-0), and the Milwaukee Braves over the Chicago Cubs (2-0). The closest finishes were the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 7-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Redlegs, 5-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-2, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Washington Senators, 7-3, and the Kansas City Athletics beat the Washington Senators 5-2. The New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Senators and the Kansas City Athletics each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 22, 1959 and the next, Aug 24, 1959. The 1959 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.