Games on September 6, 1959

The games of September 6, 1959

The schedule for September 6, 1959 lists 9 games. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Athletics. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Francisco Giants (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the New York Yankees, the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Cincinnati Redlegs fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 6-2 and the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 5, 1959 and the next, Sep 7, 1959. The 1959 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.