1959 Philadelphia Phillies season

1959  Philadelphia Phillies
League	National League
Ballpark	Connie Mack Stadium
City	Philadelphia
Owners	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General managers	John J. Quinn
Managers	Eddie Sawyer
Television	WFIL
Radio	WIP (By Saam, Claude Haring, Gene Kelly)
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The 1959 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 77th season in the history of the franchise. During spring training, manager Eddie Sawyer told the press, "We're definitely not a last place club... I think the biggest thing we've accomplished is getting rid of the losing complex. That alone makes us not a last place club." ^[1] The Phillies finished in last place in 1959, seven games behind seventh-place St. Louis and 23 games behind the pennant and World Series winning Dodgers. They attracted 802,515 fans to Connie Mack Stadium, seventh in the eight-team league.

Offseason

In early 1959, Phillies owner Bob Carpenter proposed building a new ballpark for the Phillies on 72 acres (290,000 m²) adjacent to the Garden State Park Racetrack in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Connie Mack Stadium was 50 years old, did not have sufficient parking, and the sale of alcohol was banned at sports venues in Pennsylvania. Beer sales were legal in New Jersey. The proposed ballpark would have seated 45,000 fans, been expandable to 60,000, and would have had 15,000 parking spaces. ^[2] The Phillies would eventually move to the South Philadelphia Sports Complex in 1971. On January 13, Carpenter also changed general_managers, replacing Roy Hamey with John J. Quinn, recruited from the defending two-time National League champion Milwaukee Braves. ^[3] Quinn would run the Phils' front office for almost 14 full seasons.

Notable transactions

• December 1, 1958: Johnny O'Brien was drafted by the Phillies from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1958 rule 5 draft. ^[4]
• December 2, 1958: John Herrnstein was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. ^[5]
• December 3, 1958: Chuck Essegian was traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rubén Amaro. ^[6]
• December 3, 1958: Jack Sanford was traded by the Phillies to the San Francisco Giants for Rubén Gómez and Valmy Thomas. ^[7]
• December 23, 1958: Rip Repulski, Jim Golden and Gene Snyder were traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Sparky Anderson. ^[8]
• March 31, 1959: Johnny O'Brien, Ted Kazanski and Stan Lopata were traded by the Phillies to the Milwaukee Braves for Gene Conley, Harry Hanebrink and Joe Koppe. ^[4]
• Prior to 1959 season: John Anderson was returned by the Phillies to the Miami Marlins after expiration of their minor league working agreement. ^[9]

Regular season

On April 11, coach Benny Bengough was removed from the coaching staff and reassigned to the front office where he worked in team public relations. ^[10]

Season standings

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	68	0.564	—	46–32	42–36
Milwaukee Braves	86	70	0.551	2	49–29	37–41
San Francisco Giants	83	71	0.539	4	42–35	41–36
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	76	0.506	9	47–30	31–46
Chicago Cubs	74	80	0.481	13	38–39	36–41
Cincinnati Reds	74	80	0.481	13	43–34	31–46
St. Louis Cardinals	71	83	0.461	16	42–35	29–48
Philadelphia Phillies	64	90	0.416	23	37–40	27–50

Record vs. opponents

1959 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	CHC	CIN	LA	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	—

Notable transactions

• April 13, 1959: Bobby Del Greco was purchased by the Phillies from the New York Yankees. ^[11]
• June 5, 1959: Gary Kroll was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. ^[12]
• June 6, 1959: Willie Jones was traded by the Phillies to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Bolger and cash. ^[13]

Game log

1959 Game Log (Overall Record: 64–90–1)
April (6–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 10 Reds 2–1 Robin Roberts (1–0) Don Newcombe (0–1) None 22,189 1–0 – April 11 Reds Postponed (rain); [14] Makeup: July 2 as a traditional double-header – April 12 (1) Reds Postponed (rain); [15] Makeup: August 14 as a traditional double-header – April 12 (2) Reds Postponed (rain); [15] Makeup: September 22 as a traditional double-header 2 April 14 @ Braves 3–4 (10) Don McMahon (1–0) Turk Farrell (0–1) None 42,081 1–1 3 April 16 @ Braves 3–7 Lew Burdette (2–0) Jack Meyer (0–1) None 11,186 1–2 4 April 17 @ Reds 5–1 Ray Semproch (1–0) Brooks Lawrence (0–1) None 8,376 2–2 5 April 18 @ Reds 14–9 Al Schroll (1–0) Don Newcombe (0–2) None 2,890 3–2 6 April 19 @ Reds 5–12 Bob Mabe (1–0) Jim Owens (0–1) None 8,091 3–3 – April 20 @ Pirates Postponed (rain, wet grounds); [16] [17] Makeup: May 7 7 April 22 Braves 0–2 Lew Burdette (3–0) Robin Roberts (1–1) None 14,228 3–4 8 April 23 Braves 4–3 Ray Semproch (2–0) Juan Pizarro (0–1) None 8,689 4–4 9 April 24 Pirates 5–8 Roy Face (2–0) Al Schroll (1–1) None 15,675 4–5 10 April 25 Pirates 2–4 Harvey Haddix (1–0) Seth Morehead (0–1) None 6,678 4–6 11 April 26 (1) Pirates 2–9 Vern Law (2–1) Don Cardwell (0–1) None see 2nd game 4–7 12 April 26 (2) Pirates 10–5 [a] Jack Meyer (1–1) Bob Friend (0–3) None 19,266 5–7 – April 27 Giants Postponed (rain); [18] Makeup: June 14 as a traditional double-header – April 28 Giants Postponed (rain, cold weather); [19] [20] Makeup: July 14 as a traditional double-header 13 April 29 Dodgers 5–4 Jack Meyer (2–1) Johnny Podres (2–2) None 13,775 6–7 14 April 30 Dodgers 4–6 Johnny Klippstein (3–0) Ray Semproch (2–1) Art Fowler (1) 11,547 6–8
May (11–21) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 15 May 1 Cubs 4–2 Jim Owens (1–1) Glen Hobbie (2–2) None 9,054 7–8 16 May 2 Cubs 3–4 Joe Schaffernoth (1–0) Seth Morehead (0–2) Don Elston (5) 4,171 7–9 17 May 3 (1) Cubs 3–4 John Buzhardt (1–2) Turk Farrell (0–2) Don Elston (6) see 2nd game 7–10 18 May 3 (2) Cubs 5–4 Jack Meyer (3–1) Bill Henry (2–1) None 13,660 8–10 19 May 5 Cardinals 8–7 Turk Farrell (1–2) Larry Jackson (0–4) None 12,023 9–10 20 May 6 Cardinals 7–8 Howie Nunn (1–1) Jack Meyer (3–2) Jim Brosnan (2) 12,005 9–11 21 May 7 @ Pirates 4–5 (10) Roy Face (4–0) Jim Owens (1–2) None 10,358 9–12 22 May 8 @ Pirates 8–1 Gene Conley (1–0) Red Witt (0–4) Turk Farrell (1) 17,691 10–12 23 May 9 @ Pirates 1–9 Ron Kline (3–1) Rubén Gómez (0–1) None 9,633 10–13 24 May 10 (1) @ Pirates 6–3 Robin Roberts (2–1) Bob Friend (0–6) Turk Farrell (2) see 2nd game 11–13 25 May 10 (2) @ Pirates 6–7 [b] Harvey Haddix (3–1) Jim Hearn (0–1) Roy Face (2) 23,549 11–14 26 May 11 @ Dodgers 10–11 Art Fowler (3–2) Jim Hearn (0–2) None 13,524 11–15 27 May 12 @ Dodgers 1–3 Danny McDevitt (2–1) Gene Conley (1–1) None 12,562 11–16 28 May 13 @ Giants 0–6 Sam Jones (3–4) Rubén Gómez (0–2) None 5,128 11–17 29 May 14 @ Giants 0–8 Mike McCormick (1–2) Ray Semproch (2–2) None 6,235 11–18 30 May 15 @ Cardinals 2–8 Vinegar Bend Mizell (4–1) Robin Roberts (2–2) None 6,003 11–19 31 May 16 @ Cardinals 2–8 Gary Blaylock (3–1) Jim Owens (1–3) None 6,609 11–20 – May 17 (1) @ Cardinals Postponed (rain); [21] Makeup: June 16 as a traditional double-header – May 17 (2) @ Cardinals Postponed (rain); [21] Makeup: August 8 as a traditional double-header 32 May 19 @ Cubs 7–8 Don Elston (3–1) Taylor Phillips (0–3) None 2,436 11–21 33 May 20 @ Cubs 5–7 Moe Drabowsky (2–3) Don Cardwell (0–2) Don Elston (7) 4,825 11–22 34 May 21 @ Cubs 3–0 Rubén Gómez (1–2) Bob Anderson (2–3) None 3,725 12–22 35 May 22 Braves 5–10 Lew Burdette (7–2) Robin Roberts (2–3) None 24,043 12–23 36 May 23 Braves 4–2 Jim Owens (2–3) Warren Spahn (5–5) None 8,346 13–23 37 May 24 (1) Braves 6–0 Gene Conley (2–1) Joey Jay (2–2) None see 2nd game 14–23 38 May 24 (2) Braves 3–8 Carl Willey (2–1) Taylor Phillips (0–4) None 26,646 14–24 39 May 25 Braves 7–3 Don Cardwell (1–2) Bob Buhl (2–3) Ray Semproch (1) 16,681 15–24 40 May 26 @ Reds 1–2 Don Newcombe (4–4) Rubén Gómez (1–3) None 7,312 15–25 41 May 27 @ Reds 4–10 Bob Purkey (5–5) Robin Roberts (2–4) None 5,348 15–26 42 May 28 @ Reds 4–3 Jim Owens (3–3) Joe Nuxhall (2–3) Ray Semproch (2) 6,819 16–26 43 May 29 @ Braves 5–6 Don McMahon (2–0) Gene Conley (2–2) None 20,334 16–27 44 May 30 @ Braves 2–4 Bob Buhl (3–3) Don Cardwell (1–3) None 18,945 16–28 45 May 31 (1) @ Braves 6–0 Robin Roberts (3–4) Lew Burdette (8–3) None see 2nd game 17–28 46 May 31 (2) @ Braves 1–2 Warren Spahn (7–5) Ray Semproch (2–3) None 28,590 17–29
June (9–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record – June 2 Cubs Postponed (rain); [22] Makeup: August 19 as a traditional double-header 47 June 3 Cubs 4–3 Jim Owens (4–3) Dave Hillman (3–4) None 7,883 18–29 48 June 4 Cubs 2–3 (10) Don Elston (4–1) Gene Conley (2–3) None 7,445 18–30 – June 5 Cardinals Postponed (rain); [23] Makeup: July 9 as a traditional double-header 49 June 6 Cardinals 4–3 (10) Robin Roberts (4–4) Lindy McDaniel (3–8) None 5,940 19–30 50 June 7 (1) Cardinals 11–9 Jack Meyer (4–2) Ernie Broglio (0–5) Gene Conley (1) see 2nd game 20–30 51 June 7 (2) Cardinals 0–2 Vinegar Bend Mizell (7–2) Don Cardwell (1–4) None 15,742 20–31 52 June 9 Dodgers 2–3 Stan Williams (3–1) Ray Semproch (2–4) Sandy Koufax (1) 16,575 20–32 53 June 10 Dodgers 2–1 Gene Conley (3–3) Danny McDevitt (3–6) None 11,079 21–32 54 June 11 Dodgers 0–11 Johnny Podres (7–2) Robin Roberts (4–5) None 15,819 21–33 55 June 12 Giants 0–3 (5) Mike McCormick (4–5) Jack Meyer (4–3) None 20,595 21–34 56 June 13 Giants 1–2 Johnny Antonelli (9–3) Ray Semproch (2–5) None 18,941 21–35 57 June 14 (1) Giants 7–5 Humberto Robinson (2–0) Sam Jones (7–6) None see 2nd game 22–35 58 June 14 (2) Giants 6–3 Robin Roberts (5–5) Stu Miller (3–3) None 21,562 23–35 59 June 16 (1) @ Cardinals 1–8 Vinegar Bend Mizell (8–3) Rubén Gómez (1–4) None see 2nd game 23–36 60 June 16 (2) @ Cardinals 2–5 Ernie Broglio (1–5) Jim Owens (4–4) Lindy McDaniel (4) 17,068 23–37 61 June 17 @ Cardinals 4–10 Marshall Bridges (1–0) Humberto Robinson (2–1) None 16,765 23–38 62 June 19 @ Cubs 8–7 Gene Conley (4–3) Bob Anderson (3–6) Jim Owens (1) 8,516 24–38 63 June 20 @ Cubs 6–3 Robin Roberts (6–5) Dick Drott (1–1) None 13,557 25–38 64 June 21 @ Cubs 0–4 John Buzhardt (4–2) Rubén Gómez (1–5) None 17,995 25–39 65 June 22 @ Dodgers 2–6 Sandy Koufax (4–1) Jim Owens (4–5) None 10,290 25–40 66 June 23 @ Dodgers 3–4 Danny McDevitt (6–6) Gene Conley (4–4) None 11,978 25–41 67 June 24 @ Dodgers 6–9 Roger Craig (2–0) Don Cardwell (1–5) Clem Labine (7) 17,315 25–42 68 June 25 @ Dodgers 2–5 Don Drysdale (8–5) Robin Roberts (6–6) None 14,662 25–43 69 June 26 @ Giants 0–8 Mike McCormick (6–7) Jim Owens (4–6) None 15,816 25–44 70 June 27 @ Giants 7–4 Gene Conley (5–4) Sam Jones (8–8) None 16,194 26–44 71 June 28 @ Giants 0–6 Johnny Antonelli (11–4) Ray Semproch (2–6) None 20,793 26–45 72 June 30 Pirates 3–4 Harvey Haddix (6–6) Robin Roberts (6–7) Roy Face (8) 11,149 26–46
July (16–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 73 July 1 Pirates 1–0 Gene Conley (6–4) Ron Kline (6–6) None 7,897 27–46 74 July 2 (1) Reds 7–6 Don Cardwell (2–5) Jim Brosnan (3–4) Turk Farrell (3) see 2nd game 28–46 75 July 2 (2) Reds 4–8 Don Newcombe (9–4) Rubén Gómez (1–6) None 15,428 28–47 76 July 3 Reds 1–6 Jim O'Toole (1–2) Jim Owens (4–7) Brooks Lawrence (1) 7,184 28–48 77 July 4 Braves 2–1 Robin Roberts (7–7) Lew Burdette (11–8) None 16,775 29–48 78 July 5 Braves 0–5 Carl Willey (4–2) Gene Conley (6–5) None 9,768 29–49 – July 7 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh 79 July 9 (1) Cardinals 11–0 Gene Conley (7–5) Ernie Broglio (3–6) None see 2nd game 30–49 80 July 9 (2) Cardinals 2–6 Larry Jackson (8–7) Robin Roberts (7–8) None 20,282 30–50 81 July 10 Cardinals 7–9 Vinegar Bend Mizell (10–3) Jim Owens (4–8) Lindy McDaniel (10) 6,946 30–51 82 July 11 Cardinals 3–4 Marshall Bridges (3–0) Don Cardwell (2–6) Dean Stone (1) 4,815 30–52 83 July 12 (1) Cubs 6–7 Art Ceccarelli (1–0) Rubén Gómez (1–7) Bill Henry (7) see 2nd game 30–53 84 July 12 (2) Cubs 4–1 Ray Semproch (3–6) Moe Drabowsky (4–7) None 6,519 31–53 – July 14 (1) Giants Postponed (rain, wet grounds); [24] [25] Makeup: July 16 as a traditional double-header – July 14 (2) Giants Postponed (rain, wet grounds); [24] [25] Makeup: August 21 as a traditional double-header – July 15 Giants Postponed (rain); [26] Makeup: August 23 as a traditional double-header 85 July 16 (1) Giants 6–4 Robin Roberts (8–8) Jack Sanford (7–9) None see 2nd game 32–53 86 July 16 (2) Giants 0–1 Johnny Antonelli (14–4) Gene Conley (7–6) None 22,159 32–54 87 July 17 Dodgers 3–2 Jim Owens (5–8) Roger Craig (4–1) None 16,686 33–54 88 July 18 Dodgers 5–2 Don Cardwell (3–6) Danny McDevitt (8–7) None 8,132 34–54 89 July 19 (1) Dodgers 4–8 Clem Labine (4–8) Ray Semproch (3–7) None see 2nd game 34–55 90 July 19 (2) Dodgers 3–2 (6) Taylor Phillips (1–4) Johnny Podres (8–6) None 25,114 35–55 91 July 21 @ Pirates 4–2 Robin Roberts (9–8) Bob Friend (4–12) None 25,960 36–55 92 July 22 @ Pirates 11–4 Gene Conley (8–6) Ron Kline (7–9) None 17,024 37–55 93 July 24 @ Reds 2–1 Jim Owens (6–8) Jay Hook (1–1) Ray Semproch (3) 11,497 38–55 94 July 25 @ Reds 6–3 Don Cardwell (4–6) Joe Nuxhall (3–9) Rubén Gómez (1) 5,068 39–55 95 July 26 (1) @ Reds 2–4 Brooks Lawrence (6–9) Robin Roberts (9–9) None see 2nd game 39–56 96 July 26 (2) @ Reds 6–3 Gene Conley (9–6) Jim O'Toole (2–4) None 15,557 40–56 97 July 28 @ Giants 3–2 Jim Owens (7–8) Stu Miller (4–6) None 15,350 41–56 98 July 29 @ Giants 3–1 Don Cardwell (5–6) Johnny Antonelli (14–6) None 10,865 42–56 99 July 30 @ Giants 2–7 Mike McCormick (10–8) Robin Roberts (9–10) None 10,114 42–57 100 July 31 @ Dodgers 4–5 Don Drysdale (14–6) Gene Conley (9–7) None 21,900 42–58
August (12–21–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 101 August 1 @ Dodgers 3–5 Clem Labine (5–8) Jim Owens (7–9) None 30,536 42–59 102 August 2 @ Dodgers 3–4 Larry Sherry (2–2) Don Cardwell (5–7) None 10,201 42–60 – August 3 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles 103 August 4 @ Cubs 2–1 Robin Roberts (10–10) Bob Anderson (7–8) None 8,348 43–60 104 August 5 @ Cubs 6–4 Gene Conley (10–7) Bill Henry (6–5) Taylor Phillips (1) 9,128 44–60 105 August 6 @ Cubs 2–4 Don Elston (6–4) Humberto Robinson (2–2) None 6,477 44–61 106 August 7 @ Cardinals 1–3 Lindy McDaniel (11–10) Rubén Gómez (1–8) None 8,764 44–62 107 August 8 (1) @ Cardinals 3–4 Bob Miller (1–0) Robin Roberts (10–11) None see 2nd game 44–63 108 August 8 (2) @ Cardinals 4–5 (11) Lindy McDaniel (12–10) Turk Farrell (1–3) None 11,296 44–64 109 August 9 (1) @ Cardinals 8–3 Gene Conley (11–7) Ernie Broglio (6–8) None see 2nd game 45–64 110 August 9 (2) @ Cardinals 4–2 Jim Owens (8–9) Marshall Bridges (4–3) Turk Farrell (4) 20,129 46–64 111 August 11 Pirates 6–4 Don Cardwell (6–7) Bob Friend (4–15) Turk Farrell (5) 12,127 47–64 112 August 12 Pirates 2–6 Harvey Haddix (9–9) Robin Roberts (10–12) None 11,163 47–65 113 August 14 (1) Reds 13–15 Brooks Lawrence (7–10) Turk Farrell (1–4) Jim Brosnan (4) see 2nd game 47–66 114 August 14 (2) Reds 4–5 Willard Schmidt (3–2) Jim Owens (8–10) Don Newcombe (1) 16,922 47–67 115 August 15 Reds 3–8 Joe Nuxhall (7–9) Ray Semproch (3–8) Orlando Peña (4) 3,886 47–68 116 August 16 (1) Reds 8–5 Robin Roberts (11–12) Bob Purkey (10–12) None see 2nd game 48–68 117 August 16 (2) Reds 6–0 Don Cardwell (7–7) Jay Hook (2–3) None 10,921 49–68 118 August 17 Cardinals 4–5 Vinegar Bend Mizell (12–7) Ray Semproch (3–9) Lindy McDaniel (13) 6,178 49–69 119 August 18 Cardinals 2–1 Jim Owens (9–10) Bob Miller (1–2) None 8,641 50–69 120 August 19 (1) Cubs 4–1 Gene Conley (12–7) Glen Hobbie (12–10) None see 2nd game 51–69 121 August 19 (2) Cubs 7–7 (12) [27] None None None 13,611 51–69–1 122 August 20 (1) Cubs 8–5 Rubén Gómez (2–8) Moe Drabowsky (5–10) None see 2nd game 52–69–1 123 August 20 (2) Cubs 4–6 Bob Anderson (10–8) Taylor Phillips (1–5) Bill Henry (11) 7,929 52–70–1 124 August 21 (1) Giants 0–6 Johnny Antonelli (17–7) Robin Roberts (11–13) None see 2nd game 52–71–1 125 August 21 (2) Giants 6–10 Mike McCormick (11–10) Ray Semproch (3–10) Stu Miller (7) 28,164 52–72–1 126 August 22 Giants 1–8 Al Worthington (2–2) Jim Owens (9–11) Gordon Jones (2) 9,888 52–73–1 – August 23 (1) Giants Postponed (rain); [28] Makeup: August 27 as a traditional double-header [29] [30] [31] [32] – August 23 (2) Giants Postponed (rain); [28] Makeup: August 27 as a traditional double-header [29] [30] [31] [32] 127 August 24 Dodgers 2–8 Sandy Koufax (7–4) Ed Keegan (0–1) None 10,832 52–74–1 128 August 25 Dodgers 2–5 Johnny Podres (12–7) Robin Roberts (11–14) Larry Sherry (2) 18,140 52–75–1 129 August 27 (1) Giants 7–2 Jim Owens (10–11) Mike McCormick (11–11) None see 2nd game 53–75–1 130 August 27 (2) Giants 2–1 Don Cardwell (8–7) Al Worthington (2–3) Turk Farrell (6) 14,538 54–75–1 131 August 28 @ Pirates 0–9 Vern Law (15–7) Ed Keegan (0–2) None 20,926 54–76–1 132 August 29 @ Pirates 1–11 Bob Friend (8–15) Robin Roberts (11–15) None 9,714 54–77–1 133 August 30 (1) @ Pirates 1–2 Harvey Haddix (11–9) Humberto Robinson (2–3) None see 2nd game 54–78–1 134 August 30 (2) @ Pirates 6–7 (10) Roy Face (17–0) Turk Farrell (1–5) None 20,015 54–79–1
September (10–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 135 September 1 @ Braves 5–3 Don Cardwell (9–7) Bob Buhl (11–9) None 20,522 55–79–1 136 September 2 @ Braves 11–5 Robin Roberts (12–15) Lew Burdette (18–14) None 18,047 56–79–1 137 September 4 Pirates 3–0 Jim Owens (11–11) Harvey Haddix (11–10) None 13,136 57–79–1 138 September 5 Pirates 6–7 Bob Porterfield (1–2) Turk Farrell (1–6) Bennie Daniels (1) 5,993 57–80–1 139 September 6 Pirates 2–1 Robin Roberts (13–15) Vern Law (15–9) None 9,684 58–80–1 140 September 7 @ Reds 6–4 Rubén Gómez (3–8) Orlando Peña (4–8) None 5,624 59–80–1 141 September 9 @ Dodgers 0–1 Don Drysdale (16–12) Taylor Phillips (1–6) None 13,877 59–81–1 142 September 10 @ Dodgers 0–5 Roger Craig (8–5) Don Cardwell (9–8) None 15,434 59–82–1 143 September 11 @ Giants 1–0 Robin Roberts (14–15) Mike McCormick (11–14) None 22,222 60–82–1 144 September 12 @ Giants 1–9 Sam Jones (20–12) Humberto Robinson (2–4) None 21,133 60–83–1 145 September 13 @ Giants 0–1 Jack Sanford (14–12) Don Cardwell (9–9) Mike McCormick (4) 21,841 60–84–1 146 September 15 @ Cardinals 4–6 Ernie Broglio (7–12) Ed Keegan (0–3) None 5,327 60–85–1 147 September 17 @ Cubs 5–2 Robin Roberts (15–15) Glen Hobbie (15–13) None 598 61–85–1 148 September 18 @ Cubs 4–5 (13) Dave Hillman (7–11) Bob Bowman (0–1) None 971 61–86–1 149 September 19 Braves 3–9 Bob Buhl (14–9) Don Cardwell (9–10) None 17,216 61–87–1 150 September 20 Braves 5–8 Joey Jay (6–10) Robin Roberts (15–16) None 13,202 61–88–1 151 September 22 (1) Reds 3–1 Jim Owens (12–11) Orlando Peña (5–9) None see 2nd game 62–88–1 152 September 22 (2) Reds 3–2 Humberto Robinson (3–4) Bob Purkey (12–18) Jack Meyer (1) 8,533 63–88–1 153 September 25 @ Braves 6–3 Jack Meyer (5–3) Lew Burdette (21–15) None 24,912 64–88–1 154 September 26 @ Braves 2–3 Warren Spahn (21–15) Robin Roberts (15–17) None 23,763 64–89–1 155 September 27 @ Braves 2–5 Bob Buhl (15–9) Jim Owens (12–12) Don McMahon (15) 48,642 64–90–1
^[a] The second game on April 26 was protested by the Pirates in the top of the first inning. [33] [34] The protest was later denied. [35] [36] ^[b] The second game on May 10 was suspended (Sunday curfew [37] [38] ) in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score 4–6 and was completed July 21, 1959. [39]
Phillies win   Phillies loss    Phillies tie   Postponement Bold: Phillies team member Source: [40]

Roster

1959 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 46 Don Cardwell 29 Gene Conley 43 Turk Farrell 40,22 Rubén Gómez 22 Jim Hearn 50 Ed Keegan 42 Jack Meyer 44 Seth Morehead 49 Jim Owens 44 Taylor Phillips 36 Robin Roberts 34 Humberto Robinson 41 Freddy Rodríguez 33 Al Schroll 48 Ray Semproch 41 Chris Short 28 Curt Simmons		Catchers 38 Jim Hegan  7 Joe Lonnett 58,47 Carl Sawatski  8 Valmy Thomas Infielders 45,2 Sparky Anderson  5 Ed Bouchee 17 Chico Fernández  4 Gene Freese  2 Granny Hamner 20 Harry Hanebrink  6 Willie Jones 15 Joe Koppe		Outfielders  9 Harry Anderson  1 Richie Ashburn  6 Jim Bolger 10 Bob Bowman 35 Solly Drake 12 Dave Philley 14 Wally Post Other batters 16 John Easton		Manager 24 Eddie Sawyer Coaches 11 Benny Bengough 21 Dick Carter 51 Tom Ferrick 39 Johnny Riddle 31 Ken Silvestri

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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	Carl Sawatski	74	198	58	.293	9	43
1B	Ed Bouchee	136	499	142	.285	15	74
2B	Sparky Anderson	152	477	104	.218	0	34
SS	Joe Koppe	126	422	110	.261	7	28
3B	Gene Freese	132	400	107	.268	23	70
LF	Harry Anderson	142	508	122	.240	14	63
CF	Richie Ashburn	153	564	150	.266	1	20
RF	Wally Post	132	468	119	.254	22	94

Other batters

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
Dave Philley	99	254	74	.291	7	37
Willie Jones	47	160	43	.269	7	24
Valmy Thomas	66	140	28	.200	1	7
Chico Fernández	45	123	26	.211	0	3
Harry Hanebrink	57	97	25	.258	1	7
Joe Lonnett	43	93	16	.172	1	10
Bob Bowman	57	79	10	.127	2	5
Granny Hamner	21	64	19	.297	2	6
Solly Drake	67	62	9	.145	0	3
Jim Hegan	25	51	10	.196	0	8
Jim Bolger	35	48	4	.083	0	1
John Easton	3	3	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Robin Roberts	35	257.1	15	17	4.27	137
Jim Owens	31	221.1	12	12	3.21	135
Gene Conley	25	180.0	12	7	3.00	102
Don Cardwell	25	153.0	9	10	4.06	106

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ray Semproch	30	111.2	3	10	5.40	54
Rubén Gómez	20	72.1	3	8	6.10	37
Chris Short	3	14.1	0	0	8.16	8
Seth Morehead	3	10.0	0	2	9.90	8
Ed Keegan	3	9.0	0	3	18.00	3

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Turk Farrell	38	1	6	6	4.74	31
Jack Meyer	47	5	3	1	3.36	71
Taylor Phillips	32	1	4	1	5.00	35
Humberto Robinson	31	2	4	0	3.33	32
Curt Simmons	7	0	0	0	4.50	4
Jim Hearn	6	0	2	0	5.73	1
Bob Bowman	5	0	1	0	6.00	0
Al Schroll	3	1	1	0	8.68	4
Freddy Rodríguez	1	0	0	0	13.50	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	International League	Kerby Farrell
A	Williamsport Grays	Eastern League	Frank Lucchesi
A	Asheville Tourists	Sally League	Clyde McCullough
B	Des Moines Demons	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Chuck Kress
C	Bakersfield Bears	California League	Paul Owens
D	Johnson City Phillies	Appalachian League	Eddie Lyons
D	Tampa Tarpons	Florida State League	Charlie Gassaway
D	Elmira Pioneers	New York–Penn League	Andy Seminick

Notes

1. Reichler, Joe (April 1, 1959). "'Last Place' Dirty Words to Phillies". Prescott Evening Courier. Associated Press. p. 5.
2. "Phillies' Owner Shows Interest in Jersey Land". New York Times. Associated Press. March 4, 1959. p. 37.
3. Costello, Rory. "John J. Quinn". Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
4. Johnny O'Brien at Baseball Reference
5. John Herrnstein at Baseball Reference
6. Rubén Amaro at Baseball Reference
7. Rubén Gómez at Baseball Reference
8. Rip Repulski at Baseball Reference
9. John Anderson at Baseball Reference
10. "Phils Drop Bengough as Coach". New York Times. April 12, 1959.
11. Bobby Del Greco at Baseball Reference
12. Gary Kroll at Baseball Reference
13. Jim Bolger at Baseball Reference
14. "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. April 13, 1959. p. 22. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
15. "Today in Baseball". Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. April 13, 1959. p. 21. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
16. "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. April 21, 1959. p. 22. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
17. Hernon, Jack (April 21, 1959). "Bucs Nab 1-0 Lead, Rain Cancels Contest: Phillies Load Bases on Kline In First, But Fail to Score". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 22. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
18. "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. April 28, 1959. p. 20. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
19. "Baseball in a Nutshell". Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Sentinel. April 29, 1959. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
20. "Today in Baseball". Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. April 29, 1959. p. 41. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
21. "Nutshell". Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. May 18, 1959. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
22. "Baseball". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. June 3, 1959. p. 24. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
23. "Baseball in a Nutshell". Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Sentinel. June 6, 1959. p. 6, part 2. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
24. "Today in Baseball". Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. July 15, 1959. p. 37. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
25. "Baseball". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. July 15, 1959. p. 24. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
26. "Today in Baseball". Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. July 16, 1959. p. 29. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
27. "Phillies Win On Conley's Three Hitter: Twi-Night Game Called by Curfew In 12th, 7 to 7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Associated Press (AP). August 20, 1959. p. 27. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
28. "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. August 24, 1959. p. 20. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
29. "Phils, Frisco Rained Out". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Associated Press (AP). August 24, 1959. p. 20. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
30. "Giants, Phils Rained Out; Set Replay in S. F." Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. United Press International (UPI). August 24, 1959. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
31. "Giants and Phils Reset Twin Bill". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, WI. August 24, 1959. p. 11. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
32. Lloyd, Larson (August 25, 1959). "Proper Ruling by Giles". Milwaukee, WI: Milwuaukee Sentinel. p. 2, page 2. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
33. "Philadelphia Phillies 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 (2)". retrosheet.org. April 26, 1959. Retrieved April 14, 2016. [Hank] Foiles reached on a fielder's choice [Virdon out at home (pitcher to catcher)]; Bill Virdon and HP umpire Vic Delmore collided at HP; catcher Valmy Thomas ran over and tagged Virdon; Pirates Manager Danny Murtaugh and Don Hoak ejected by 3B umpire Shag Crawford; the Pirates played the game under protest[.]
34. "Phils Gain Split, But Bucs Protest". Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. Associated Press (AP). April 27, 1959. pp. 4, 6, part 2. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
35. "Apr 26, 1959, Pirates at Phillies Play by Play and Box Score". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. April 26, 1959. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
36. "Pittsburgh Protest Rejected by Giles". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, WI. Associated Press (AP). April 29, 1959. p. 18. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
37. "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. May 11, 1959. p. 24. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
38. Hernon, Jack (May 11, 1959). "Phillies Defeat Friend 6-3; Bucs Lead at Curfew, 6-4: Game Suspended in 8th After Burgess Clouts Homer, Double". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. pp. 24, 26. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
39. "May 10, 1959, Phillies at Pirates Play by Play and Box Score". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. May 10, 1959. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
40. "1959 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.

References

• 1959 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN   978-0-9637189-8-3.