1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 70th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 2nd season in Los Angeles, California, and their 2nd season playing their home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles California. The Dodgers finished in a first-place tie with the Milwaukee Braves, with each team going 86–68. The Dodgers won the pennant as they swept the Braves in a best-of-three tie-breaker series. They went on to defeat the Chicago White Sox in the World Series in just their second season since leaving Brooklyn. The Dodgers led all 16 Major League Baseball clubs in home attendance, drawing 2,071,045 fans to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Offseason

• December 4, 1958: Gino Cimoli was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Wally Moon and Phil Paine. • December 23, 1958: Sparky Anderson was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rip Repulski, Jim Golden and Gene Snyder. While training in Vero Beach, the Dodgers played their home spring training games at Payne Park in Sarasota, Florida in 1959. == Regular season ==

Regular season

Season standings Record vs. opponents Opening Day lineup Notable transactions • June 15, 1959: Dick Gray was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chuck Essegian and Lloyd Merritt. Roster == Player stats ==

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 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts == 1959 World Series ==

1959 World Series

Game 1 October 1, 1959, at Comiskey Park I in Chicago Game 2 October 2, 1959, at Comiskey Park I in Chicago Game 3 October 4, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles Game 4 October 5, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles Game 5 October 6, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles Game 6 October 8, 1959, at Comiskey Park I in Chicago == Awards and honors ==

Awards and honors

• World Series Most Valuable Player • Larry Sherry • Gold Glove Award • Charlie Neal • Gil Hodges • TSN Manager of the Year • Walter Alston • TSN Executive of the Year Award • Buzzie Bavasi • NL Player of the Month • Don Drysdale (July 1959) All-Stars • 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game – Game 1 • Don Drysdale starter • Wally Moon starter • 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game – Game 2 • Don Drysdale starter • Wally Moon starter • Jim Gilliam reserve • Charlie Neal reserve == Farm system ==

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Green Bay == Notes ==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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