| 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Series champions National League champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||
| City | Los Angeles | |||
| Record | 86–68 (.558) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Walter O'Malley,James &Dearie Mulvey | |||
| President | Walter O'Malley | |||
| General managers | Buzzie Bavasi | |||
| Managers | Walter Alston | |||
| Television | KTTV (11) | |||
| Radio | KMPC Vin Scully,Jerry Doggett KWKW René Cárdenas,Jaime Jarrín,Miguel Alonzo | |||
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The1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 70th season for theLos Angeles Dodgers franchise inMajor League Baseball (MLB), their 2nd season inLos Angeles,California, and their 2nd season playing their home games atLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum inLos Angeles California. The Dodgers finished in a first-place tie with theMilwaukee Braves, with each team going 86–68. The Dodgers won thepennant as they swept the Braves in abest-of-three tie-breaker series. They went on to defeat theChicago White Sox in theWorld Series in just their second season since leavingBrooklyn. The Dodgers led all 16 Major League Baseball clubs in home attendance, drawing 2,071,045 fans to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[1]
While training in Vero Beach, the Dodgers played their home spring training games atPayne Park in Sarasota, Florida in 1959.[4]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 68 | .564 | — | 46–32 | 42–36 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 70 | .551 | 2 | 49–29 | 37–41 |
| San Francisco Giants | 83 | 71 | .539 | 4 | 42–35 | 41–36 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 76 | .506 | 9 | 47–30 | 31–46 |
| Chicago Cubs | 74 | 80 | .481 | 13 | 38–39 | 36–41 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 80 | .481 | 13 | 43–34 | 31–46 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 83 | .461 | 16 | 42–35 | 29–48 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 90 | .416 | 23 | 37–40 | 27–50 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | CHC | CIN | LAD | MIL | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
| Chicago | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 10–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 13–9 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 11–11 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 14–10 | 17–5 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
| Milwaukee | 12–10 | 11–11 | 10–14 | — | 13–9 | 15–7–1 | 12–10 | 13–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | 5–17 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 7–15 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 14–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–12 | 14–8 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | |||||
| St. Louis | 12–10 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 6–16 | — | |||||
| 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | John Roseboro | 118 | 397 | 92 | .232 | 10 | 38 |
| 1B | Gil Hodges | 124 | 413 | 114 | .276 | 25 | 80 |
| 2B | Charlie Neal | 151 | 616 | 177 | .287 | 19 | 83 |
| SS | Don Zimmer | 97 | 249 | 41 | .165 | 4 | 28 |
| 3B | Jim Gilliam | 145 | 553 | 156 | .282 | 3 | 34 |
| LF | Wally Moon | 145 | 543 | 164 | .302 | 19 | 74 |
| CF | Don Demeter | 139 | 371 | 95 | .256 | 18 | 70 |
| RF | Duke Snider | 126 | 370 | 114 | .308 | 23 | 88 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Larker | 108 | 311 | 90 | .289 | 8 | 49 |
| Ron Fairly | 118 | 244 | 58 | .238 | 4 | 23 |
| Maury Wills | 83 | 242 | 63 | .260 | 0 | 7 |
| Joe Pignatano | 52 | 139 | 33 | .237 | 1 | 11 |
| Rip Repulski | 53 | 94 | 24 | .255 | 2 | 14 |
| Carl Furillo | 50 | 93 | 27 | .290 | 0 | 13 |
| Dick Gray | 21 | 52 | 8 | .154 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Lillis | 30 | 48 | 11 | .229 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Essegian | 24 | 46 | 14 | .304 | 1 | 5 |
| Jim Baxes | 11 | 33 | 10 | .303 | 2 | 5 |
| Frank Howard | 9 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 1 | 6 |
| Solly Drake | 9 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy Amoros | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Sherry | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
| Tommy Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Drysdale | 44 | 270.2 | 17 | 13 | 3.46 | 242 |
| Johnny Podres | 34 | 195.0 | 14 | 9 | 4.11 | 145 |
| Sandy Koufax | 35 | 153.1 | 8 | 6 | 4.05 | 173 |
| Roger Craig | 29 | 152.2 | 11 | 5 | 2.06 | 76 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny McDevitt | 39 | 145.0 | 10 | 8 | 3.97 | 106 |
| Stan Williams | 35 | 124.2 | 5 | 5 | 3.97 | 89 |
| Larry Sherry | 23 | 94.1 | 7 | 2 | 2.19 | 72 |
| Gene Snyder | 11 | 26.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.47 | 20 |
| Carl Erskine | 10 | 23.1 | 0 | 3 | 7.71 | 15 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clem Labine | 56 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3.93 | 37 |
| Art Fowler | 36 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5.31 | 47 |
| Johnny Klippstein | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5.91 | 30 |
| Chuck Churn | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.99 | 24 |
| Fred Kipp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Bill Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
October 1, 1959, atComiskey Park I inChicago
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Chicago (A) | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| W:Early Wynn (1–0) L:Roger Craig (0–1) S:Gerry Staley (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR:CWS –Ted Kluszewski (1, 2) | ||||||||||||
October 2, 1959, atComiskey Park I inChicago
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Chicago (A) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| W:Johnny Podres (1–0) L:Bob Shaw (0–1) S:Larry Sherry (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR:LAD –Charlie Neal (1, 2),Chuck Essegian (1) | ||||||||||||
October 4, 1959, atLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Los Angeles (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | x | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| W:Don Drysdale (1–0) L:Dick Donovan (0–1) S:Larry Sherry (1) | ||||||||||||
October 5, 1959, atLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Los Angeles (N) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| W:Larry Sherry (1–0) L:Gerry Staley (0–1) | ||||||||||||
| HR:CWS –Sherm Lollar (1) LAD –Gil Hodges (1) | ||||||||||||
October 6, 1959, atLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Los Angeles (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| W:Bob Shaw (1–1) L:Sandy Koufax (0–1) S:Dick Donovan (1) | ||||||||||||
October 8, 1959, atComiskey Park I inChicago
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles (N) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| Chicago (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| W:Larry Sherry (2–0) L:Early Wynn (1–1) | ||||||||||||
| HR:LAD –Duke Snider (1),Wally Moon (1),Chuck Essegian (2)CWS –Ted Kluszewski (3) | ||||||||||||
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Green Bay
