Games on September 11, 1959

The games of September 11, 1959

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on September 11, 1959. The Milwaukee Braves routed the Cincinnati Redlegs 10-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Kansas City Athletics over the Boston Red Sox. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Chicago White Sox (3-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the Chicago White Sox (1-0), and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Washington Senators 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 9-3. The Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Sep 10, 1959 and the next, Sep 12, 1959. The 1959 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.