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1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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General manager(s)
  
Buzzie Bavasi

Local television
  
KTTV (11)

Manager(s)
  
Walter Alston

Owner(s)
  
Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey

Local radio
  
KMPCVin Scully, Jerry DoggettKWKWRené Cárdenas, Jaime Jarrín, Miguel Alonzo

The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers finished in a first-place tie with the Milwaukee Braves, with each club going 86–68. The Dodgers won the pennant as they swept the Braves in a best-of-three playoff series. They went on to defeat the Chicago White Sox in the 1959 World Series in just their second season since leaving Brooklyn.

Contents

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.

    • Notable transactions

  • June 15, 1959: Dick Gray was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chuck Essegian and Lloyd Merritt.

    • 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

    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

    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

  • 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

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Green Bay

    References

    1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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