Games on August 29, 1959

The games of August 29, 1959

7 games were played on August 29, 1959, according to Retrosheet. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Milwaukee Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 11-4. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians (2-0). The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Redlegs 7-3, and the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 9-5. 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 28, 1959 and the next, Aug 30, 1959. The 1959 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.