1959 Major League Baseball season

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1959 MLB season
League American League (AL)
National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 9 – September 27, 1959 (AL)
  • April 9 – September 29, 1959 (NL)
World Series:
  • October 1–8, 1959
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
TV partner(s) NBC, CBS
Regular season
Season MVP AL: Nellie Fox (CWS)
NL: Ernie Banks (CHC)
AL champions Chicago White Sox
  AL runners-up Cleveland Indians
NL champions Los Angeles Dodgers
  NL runners-up Milwaukee Braves
World Series
Champions Los Angeles Dodgers
  Runners-up Chicago White Sox
World Series MVP Larry Sherry (LA)
MLB seasons
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Locations of teams for the 1959 National League season
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The 1959 major league baseball season began on April 9, 1959. The regular season ended on September 29, with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Dodgers swept the Milwaukee Braves in a regular season best-of-three tiebreaker, for the National League title, after both teams finished their 154-game schedules with identical 86–68 records. This was the fourth regular season tie-breaker. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 56th World Series on October 1 and ended with Game 6 on October 8. The Dodgers defeated the White Sox, four games to two, capturing their second championship in franchise history, their first since in 1955, and first in Los Angeles. This was the first appearance of the White Sox in the "Fall Classic" since the infamous Black Sox Scandal of the 1919 World Series and interrupted a Yankees' dynasty that dominated the American League between 1949 and 1964.

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In the National League, the Cincinnati Redlegs reverted to their 1890–1952 name, the Cincinnati Reds.

For the first time in professional baseball history, there were two separate All-Star Games played. The first, the 26th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, was played on July 7, hosted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the National League winning, 5–1. The second, the 27th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, was played on August 3, hosted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, California, with the American League winning, 5–3.

On July 21, the Boston Red Sox became the 16th and final team in professional baseball to break the color line when they fielded Pumpsie Green, 12 years after Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers broke the professional baseball color line in 1947. [1] The Red Sox were notably resistant to integration due to team owner Tom Yawkey, and only did so following a lawsuit charging Yawkey and general manager Bucky Harris with discrimination and the deliberate barring of black players from the Red Sox. [2] The NAACP issued charges of "following an anti-Negro policy", and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination announced a public hearing on racial bias against the Red Sox. [3]

The season is notable as the only one between 1950 and 1981 where no pitcher pitched a no-hitter. [4] [a]

Schedule

The 1959 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

Opening Day took place on April 9, featuring four teams. The final day of the scheduled regular season was on September 27, which saw all sixteen teams play, the first time since 1957. Due to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves finishing with the same record of 86–68, a best-of-three tie-breaker was scheduled, to be considered an extension of the regular season. The World Series took place between October 1 and October 8.

Rule change

The 1959 season saw the following rule change: [5]

Teams

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager
American League Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Memorial Stadium 47,778 Paul Richards
Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 34,819 Pinky Higgins,
Rudy York,
Billy Jurges
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 46,550 Al López
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Stadium 73,811 Joe Gordon
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Briggs Stadium 58,000 Bill Norman,
Jimmy Dykes
Kansas City Athletics Kansas City, Missouri Municipal Stadium 30,296 Harry Craft
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 67,205 Casey Stengel
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 28,669 Cookie Lavagetto
National League Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field 36,755 Bob Scheffing
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Crosley Field 30,322 Mayo Smith,
Fred Hutchinson
Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 94,600 Walter Alston
Milwaukee Braves Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee County Stadium 43,768 Fred Haney
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Connie Mack Stadium 33,359 Eddie Sawyer
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 34,249 Danny Murtaugh
San Francisco Giants San Francisco, California Seals Stadium 22,900 Bill Rigney
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Busch Stadium 30,500 Solly Hemus

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Sox 9460.610—47‍–‍3047‍–‍30
Cleveland Indians 8965.578543‍–‍3446‍–‍31
New York Yankees 7975.5131540‍–‍3739‍–‍38
Detroit Tigers 7678.4941841‍–‍3635‍–‍42
Boston Red Sox 7579.4871943‍–‍3432‍–‍45
Baltimore Orioles 7480.4812038‍–‍3936‍–‍41
Kansas City Athletics 6688.4292837‍–‍4029‍–‍48
Washington Senators 6391.4093134‍–‍4329‍–‍48

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 8868.564—46‍–‍3242‍–‍36
Milwaukee Braves 8670.551249‍–‍2937‍–‍41
San Francisco Giants 8371.539442‍–‍3541‍–‍36
Pittsburgh Pirates 7876.506947‍–‍3031‍–‍46
Chicago Cubs 7480.4811338‍–‍3936‍–‍41
Cincinnati Reds 7480.4811343‍–‍3431‍–‍46
St. Louis Cardinals 7183.4611642‍–‍3529‍–‍48
Philadelphia Phillies 6490.4162337‍–‍4027‍–‍50

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
        
AL Chicago White Sox 113 1 4 13
NL Los Angeles Dodgers 0 4350 9

Managerial changes

Off-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Cincinnati Reds Jimmy Dykes Mayo Smith
St. Louis Cardinals Stan Hack Solly Hemus

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Boston Red Sox Pinky Higgins Rudy York
Boston Red Sox Rudy York Billy Jurges
Cincinnati Reds Mayo Smith Fred Hutchinson
Detroit Tigers Bill Norman Jimmy Dykes

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Harvey Kuenn (DET).353
OPS Al Kaline (DET).940
HR Rocky Colavito (CLE)
Harmon Killebrew (WSH)		42
RBI Jackie Jensen (BOS)112
R Eddie Yost (DET)115
H Harvey Kuenn (DET)198
SB Luis Aparicio (CWS)56
Pitching leaders
StatPlayerTotal
W Early Wynn (CWS)22
L Pedro Ramos (WSH)19
ERA Hoyt Wilhelm (BAL)2.19
K Jim Bunning (DET)201
IP Early Wynn (CWS)255.2
SV Turk Lown (CWS)
Gerry Staley (CWS)		15
WHIP Art Ditmar (NY)1.030

National League

Hitting leaders
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Hank Aaron (MIL).355
OPS Hank Aaron (MIL)1.037
HR Eddie Mathews (MIL)46
RBI Ernie Banks (CHC)143
R Vada Pinson (CIN)131
H Hank Aaron (MIL)223
SB Willie Mays (SF)27
Pitching leaders
StatPlayerTotal
W Lew Burdette (MIL)
Sam Jones (SF)
Warren Spahn (MIL)		22
L Bob Friend (PIT)19
ERA Sam Jones (SF)2.83
K Don Drysdale (LA)242
IP Warren Spahn (MIL)292.0
SV Lindy McDaniel (STL)16
WHIP Harvey Haddix (PIT)1.061

Awards and honors

Regular season

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA AwardNational LeagueAmerican League
Rookie of the Year Willie McCovey (SF) Bob Allison (WSH)
Cy Young Award — Early Wynn (CWS)
Most Valuable Player Ernie Banks (CHC) Nellie Fox (CWS)
Gold Glove Awards
PositionNational LeagueAmerican League
Pitcher Harvey Haddix (PIT) Bobby Shantz (NY)
Catcher Del Crandall (MIL) Sherm Lollar (CWS)
1st Base Gil Hodges (LA) Vic Power (CLE)
2nd Base Charlie Neal (LA) Nellie Fox (CWS)
3rd Base Ken Boyer (STL) Frank Malzone (BOS)
Shortstop Roy McMillan (CIN) Luis Aparicio (CWS)
Left field Jackie Brandt (SF) Minnie Miñoso (CLE)
Center field Willie Mays (SF) Al Kaline (DET)
Right field Hank Aaron (MIL) Jackie Jensen (BOS)

Other awards

The Sporting News Awards
AwardNational LeagueAmerican League
Player of the Year [7] — Early Wynn (CWS)
Pitcher of the Year [8] Sam Jones (SF) Early Wynn (CWS)
Rookie of the Year [9] Willie McCovey (SF) Bob Allison (WSH)
Manager of the Year [10] Walter Alston (LA)—
Executive of the Year [11] Buzzie Bavasi (LA)—

Monthly awards

Player of the Month

MonthNational League
May Hank Aaron (MIL)
Harvey Haddix (PIT)
June Roy Face (PIT)
July Don Drysdale (LA)
August Vern Law (PIT)
Willie McCovey (SF)
September Eddie Mathews (MIL)

Baseball Hall of Fame

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
Los Angeles Dodgers [12] 8823.9%2,071,04512.2%26,552
Milwaukee Braves [13] 86−6.5%1,749,112−11.3%22,141
New York Yankees [14] 79−14.1%1,552,0308.7%20,156
Cleveland Indians [15] 8915.6%1,497,976125.7%19,454
Chicago White Sox [16] 9414.6%1,423,14478.5%18,245
San Francisco Giants [17] 833.8%1,422,13011.7%18,469
Pittsburgh Pirates [18] 78−7.1%1,359,9173.7%17,661
Detroit Tigers [19] 76−1.3%1,221,22111.1%15,860
Boston Red Sox [20] 75−5.1%984,102−8.6%12,781
Kansas City Athletics [21] 66−9.6%963,6834.2%12,515
St. Louis Cardinals [22] 71−1.4%929,953−12.6%12,077
Baltimore Orioles [23] 740.0%891,9267.5%11,435
Chicago Cubs [24] 742.8%858,255−12.4%11,146
Philadelphia Phillies [25] 64−7.2%802,815−13.8%10,293
Cincinnati Reds [26] 74−2.6%801,2981.6%10,406
Washington Senators [27] 633.3%615,37229.5%7,992

Highlights

Events

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. [29] [30]

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.

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