Games on September 12, 1959

The games of September 12, 1959

7 games were played on September 12, 1959, according to Retrosheet. The San Francisco Giants routed the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Detroit Tigers over the New York Yankees (4-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Kansas City Athletics and the Milwaukee Braves 4-3 over the Cincinnati Redlegs. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4, and the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 11, 1959 and the next, Sep 13, 1959. The 1959 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.