1959 Major League Baseball season
1959 MLB season | |
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The 1959 Major League Baseball season was played from April 9 to October 9, 1959. It saw the
Milwaukee Braves, who themselves had moved from Boston in 1953. The Dodgers won the World Series against a Chicago White Sox team that had not played in the "Fall Classic" since 1919 and was interrupting a Yankees' dynasty
that dominated the American League between 1949 and 1964.
The season is notable as the only one between 1950 and 1981 where no pitcher pitched a no-hitter.[1][a]
Awards and honors
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- Most Valuable Player
- Nellie Fox, Chicago White Sox (AL)
- Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs (NL)
- Cy Young Award
- Early Wynn, Chicago White Sox (AL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Washington Senators(AL)
- Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants (NL)
- Gold Glove Award
- Bobby Shantz (P) New York Yankees (AL)
- Sherm Lollar (C) Chicago White Sox (AL)
- Cleveland Indians(AL)
- Nellie Fox (2B) Chicago White Sox (AL)
- Frank Malzone (3B) Boston Red Sox (AL)
- Luis Aparicio (SS) Chicago White Sox (AL)
- Cleveland Indians(AL)
- Al Kaline (OF) Detroit Tigers (AL)
- Jackie Jensen (OF) Boston Red Sox (AL)
Statistical leaders
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Standings
American League
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National League
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- The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Braves in best-of-three playoff series to earn the National League pennant.
Postseason
Bracket
World Series | ||||
AL | Chicago White Sox | 2 | ||
NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 |
Managers
American League
Team | Manager | Comments |
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Baltimore Orioles | Paul Richards | |
Boston Red Sox | Pinky Higgins, Rudy York and Billy Jurges | |
Chicago White Sox | Al Lopez
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Won first pennant since 1919 |
Cleveland Indians
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Joe Gordon | Finished 2nd |
Detroit Tigers | Bill Norman and Jimmy Dykes | |
Kansas City Athletics
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Harry Craft | |
New York Yankees | Casey Stengel | Finished 3rd |
Washington Senators
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Cookie Lavagetto |
National League
Team | Manager | Comments |
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Chicago Cubs | Bob Scheffing | |
Cincinnati Reds | Mayo Smith and Fred Hutchinson | |
Los Angeles Dodgers | Walter Alston | Won World Series in second year in LA |
Milwaukee Braves
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Fred Haney | Finished second, lost playoff to Dodgers |
Philadelphia Phillies | Eddie Sawyer | |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Danny Murtaugh | |
St. Louis Cardinals | Solly Hemus | |
San Francisco Giants | Bill Rigney | Finished 3rd |
Home field attendance
Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
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Los Angeles Dodgers[2] | 88 | 23.9% | 2,071,045 | 12.2% | 26,552 |
Milwaukee Braves[3] | 86 | -6.5% | 1,749,112 | -11.3% | 22,141 |
New York Yankees[4] | 79 | -14.1% | 1,552,030 | 8.7% | 20,156 |
Cleveland Indians[5]
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89 | 15.6% | 1,497,976 | 125.7% | 19,454 |
Chicago White Sox[6] | 94 | 14.6% | 1,423,144 | 78.5% | 18,245 |
San Francisco Giants[7] | 83 | 3.8% | 1,422,130 | 11.7% | 18,469 |
Pittsburgh Pirates[8] | 78 | -7.1% | 1,359,917 | 3.7% | 17,661 |
Detroit Tigers[9] | 76 | -1.3% | 1,221,221 | 11.1% | 15,860 |
Boston Red Sox[10] | 75 | -5.1% | 984,102 | -8.6% | 12,781 |
Kansas City Athletics[11] | 66 | -9.6% | 963,683 | 4.2% | 12,515 |
St. Louis Cardinals[12] | 71 | -1.4% | 929,953 | -12.6% | 12,077 |
Baltimore Orioles[13] | 74 | 0.0% | 891,926 | 7.5% | 11,435 |
Chicago Cubs[14] | 74 | 2.8% | 858,255 | -12.4% | 11,146 |
Philadelphia Phillies[15] | 64 | -7.2% | 802,815 | -13.8% | 10,293 |
Cincinnati Reds[16] | 74 | -2.6% | 801,298 | 1.6% | 10,406 |
Washington Senators[17] | 63 | 3.3% | 615,372 | 29.5% | 7,992 |
Highlights
- April 22 - In the course of a 20-6 victory over the Kansas City Athletics, the Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs in the seventh inning on ten walks, a hit batter, three errors and just one hit.[18]
Events
- 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)
- 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)
- Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1959
- 1959 National League tie-breaker series
- 1959 World Series
Television coverage
CBS and NBC aired weekend Game of the Week broadcasts. The All-Star Game and World Series also aired on NBC. The rights to air the 1959 National League tie-breaker series were awarded to ABC.[19][20]
See also
Notes
a Other Major League Baseball seasons since 1901 without a no-hitter pitched are 1909, 1913, 1921, 1927–1928, 1932–1933, 1936, 1939, 1942–1943, 1949, 1982, 1985, 1989, 2000 and 2005.
References
- ^ No-Hitters in chronological Order by Retro Sheet
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ISBN 978-0803245877.
- ^ Reichler, Joe (September 29, 1959). "Dodgers Confident of National Flag". Times Daily. Associated Press. p. 5.
- ^ Lowry, Cynthia (September 29, 1959). "Crosby Sings Plenty". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. p. 18.