Games on September 16, 1959

The games of September 16, 1959

Retrosheet's records show 7 games on September 16, 1959. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Braves over the San Francisco Giants (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers topped the Baltimore Orioles 3-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Redlegs, 7-4, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 15, 1959 and the next, Sep 17, 1959. For the wider picture, see the 1959 season.