This article is about the 1959 Major League Baseball season only. For information on
all of baseball, see
1959 in baseball.
Sports season
The 1959 Major League Baseball season was played from April 9 to October 9, 1959. It saw the Los Angeles Dodgers, free of the strife produced by their move from Brooklyn the previous season, rebound to win the National League pennant after a two-game playoff against 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.
Awards and honors
Statistical leaders
Standings
American League
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National League
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Postseason
Bracket
Managers
American League
National League
Home Field Attendance
Team Name
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Wins
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%±
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Home attendance
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%±
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Per Game
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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88
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23.9%
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2,071,045
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12.2%
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26,552
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Milwaukee Braves
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86
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-6.5%
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1,749,112
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-11.3%
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22,141
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New York Yankees
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79
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-14.1%
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1,552,030
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8.7%
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20,156
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Cleveland Indians
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89
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15.6%
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1,497,976
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125.7%
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19,454
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Chicago White Sox
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94
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14.6%
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1,423,144
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78.5%
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18,245
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San Francisco Giants
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83
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3.8%
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1,422,130
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11.7%
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18,469
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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78
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-7.1%
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1,359,917
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3.7%
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17,661
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Detroit Tigers
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76
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-1.3%
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1,221,221
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11.1%
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15,860
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Boston Red Sox
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75
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-5.1%
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984,102
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-8.6%
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12,781
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Kansas City Athletics
|
66
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-9.6%
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963,683
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4.2%
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12,515
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St. Louis Cardinals
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71
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-1.4%
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929,953
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-12.6%
|
12,077
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Baltimore Orioles
|
74
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0.0%
|
891,926
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7.5%
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11,435
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Chicago Cubs
|
74
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2.8%
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858,255
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-12.4%
|
11,146
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Philadelphia Phillies
|
64
|
-7.2%
|
802,815
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-13.8%
|
10,293
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Cincinnati Reds
|
74
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-2.6%
|
801,298
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1.6%
|
10,406
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Washington Senators
|
63
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3.3%
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615,372
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29.5%
|
7,992
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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.
Events
See also
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External links