General manager(s) Buzzie Bavasi Local television KTTV (11) | Manager(s) Walter Alston | |
Owner(s) Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey Local radio KMPC
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett
KWKW
René 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
Notable transactions
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
All-Stars
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Green Bay