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.[1][a]
Awards and honors
Statistical leaders
Standings
American League | National League |
Postseason
Bracket
Managers
American League
National League
Home field attendance
Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
Los Angeles Dodgers[2] | 88 | 23.9% | 2,071,045 | 12.2% | 26,552 |
Milwaukee Braves[3] | 86 | -6.5% | 1,749,112 | -11.3% | 22,141 |
New York Yankees[4] | 79 | -14.1% | 1,552,030 | 8.7% | 20,156 |
Cleveland Indians[5] | 89 | 15.6% | 1,497,976 | 125.7% | 19,454 |
Chicago White Sox[6] | 94 | 14.6% | 1,423,144 | 78.5% | 18,245 |
San Francisco Giants[7] | 83 | 3.8% | 1,422,130 | 11.7% | 18,469 |
Pittsburgh Pirates[8] | 78 | -7.1% | 1,359,917 | 3.7% | 17,661 |
Detroit Tigers[9] | 76 | -1.3% | 1,221,221 | 11.1% | 15,860 |
Boston Red Sox[10] | 75 | -5.1% | 984,102 | -8.6% | 12,781 |
Kansas City Athletics[11] | 66 | -9.6% | 963,683 | 4.2% | 12,515 |
St. Louis Cardinals[12] | 71 | -1.4% | 929,953 | -12.6% | 12,077 |
Baltimore Orioles[13] | 74 | 0.0% | 891,926 | 7.5% | 11,435 |
Chicago Cubs[14] | 74 | 2.8% | 858,255 | -12.4% | 11,146 |
Philadelphia Phillies[15] | 64 | -7.2% | 802,815 | -13.8% | 10,293 |
Cincinnati Reds[16] | 74 | -2.6% | 801,298 | 1.6% | 10,406 |
Washington Senators[17] | 63 | 3.3% | 615,372 | 29.5% | 7,992 |
Highlights
Events
Television coverage
CBS and NBC aired weekend Game of the Week broadcasts. The All-Star Game and World Series also aired on NBC. The rights to air the 1959 National League tie-breaker series were awarded to ABC.[19][20]
See also
Notes
a Other Major League Baseball seasons since 1901 without a no-hitter pitched are 1909, 1913, 1921, 1927–1928, 1932–1933, 1936, 1939, 1942–1943, 1949, 1982, 1985, 1989, 2000 and 2005.
References
- ^ No-Hitters in chronological Order by Retro Sheet
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Wancho, Joseph (2014). Pitching to the Pennant: The 1954 Cleveland Indians. United States: University of Nebraska Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0803245877.
- ^ Reichler, Joe (September 29, 1959). "Dodgers Confident of National Flag". Times Daily. Associated Press. p. 5.
- ^ Lowry, Cynthia (September 29, 1959). "Crosby Sings Plenty". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. p. 18.
External links
- 1959 Major League Baseball season schedule
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