Games on August 26, 1959
7 games
- BOS 7 @ CHA 6 No box score
- CHN 9 @ CIN 5 No box score
- NYA 4 @ CLE 5 No box score
- WS1 2 @ DET 3 No box score
- BAL 6 @ KC1 3 No box score
- SFN 4 @ PIT 5 No box score
- MLN 2 @ SLN 5 No box score
The games of August 26, 1959
On August 26, 1959, 7 games went into the books. The highest-scoring game ended 9-5, the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Redlegs. Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the New York Yankees, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Washington Senators, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Kansas City Athletics 6-3 and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Braves 5-2. 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 25, 1959 and the next, Aug 27, 1959. The 1959 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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