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1959 Major League Baseball

Season Summary

World Series Champions

Los Angeles Dodgers

AL MVP

NL MVP

AL Rookie of the Year

NL Rookie of the Year

Teams

16

Players

570 - AL Players | NL Players

Attendance

19,257,784

Playoffs

Playoff Teams

CHA, LAN

AL = American League
NL = National League
Playoff teams are in bold

League Rankings are per AL/NL

Season Standings

CSV

league	rank	lg rk	mlb rk	team	franchise	g	w	l	wpct	gbl	rf	ra	diff	manager	attendance	payroll	ballpark	playoffs
AL -	1	1	1	Chicago White Sox	Franchise Page	154	94	60	.610	--	669	588	81	Al Lopez	1,423,144	0	Comiskey Park	Lost World Series (Dodgers)
AL -	2	2	2	Cleveland Indians	Franchise Page	154	89	65	.578	5.0	745	646	99	Joe Gordon	1,497,976	0	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	dnq
AL -	3	3	6	New York Yankees	Franchise Page	154	79	75	.513	15.0	687	647	40	Casey Stengel	1,552,030	0	Yankee Stadium I	dnq
AL -	4	4	8	Detroit Tigers	Franchise Page	154	76	78	.494	18.0	713	732	-19	Jimmy Dykes, Bill Norman	1,221,221	0	Briggs Stadium	dnq
AL -	5	5	9	Boston Red Sox	Franchise Page	154	75	79	.487	19.0	726	696	30	Pinky Higgins, Billy Jurges, Rudy York	984,102	0	Fenway Park	dnq
AL -	6	6	12	Baltimore Orioles	Franchise Page	154	74	80	.481	20.0	551	621	-70	Paul Richards	891,926	0	Memorial Stadium	dnq
AL -	7	7	14	Kansas City Athletics	Franchise Page	154	66	88	.429	28.0	681	760	-79	Harry Craft	963,683	0	Municipal Stadium	dnq
AL -	8	8	16	Washington Senators I	Franchise Page	154	63	91	.409	31.0	619	701	-82	Cookie Lavagetto	615,372	0	Griffith Stadium	dnq
league	rank	lg rk	mlb rk	team	franchise	g	w	l	wpct	gbl	rf	ra	diff	manager	attendance	payroll	ballpark	playoffs
NL -	1	1	3	Los Angeles Dodgers	Franchise Page	156	88	68	.564	--	705	670	35	Walter Alston	2,071,045	0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Won World Series (White Sox)
NL -	2	2	4	Milwaukee Braves	Franchise Page	156	86	70	.551	2.0	724	623	101	Fred Haney	1,749,112	0	County Stadium	dnq
NL -	3	3	5	San Francisco Giants	Franchise Page	154	83	71	.539	4.0	705	613	92	Bill Rigney	1,422,130	0	Seals Stadium	dnq
NL -	4	4	7	Pittsburgh Pirates	Franchise Page	154	78	76	.506	9.0	651	680	-29	Danny Murtaugh	1,359,917	0	Forbes Field	dnq
NL -	5	5	11	Cincinnati Reds	Franchise Page	154	74	80	.481	13.0	764	738	26	Mayo Smith, Fred Hutchinson	801,298	0	Crosley Field	dnq
NL -	6	6	10	Chicago Cubs	Franchise Page	154	74	80	.481	13.0	673	688	-15	Bob Scheffing	858,255	0	Wrigley Field	dnq
NL -	7	7	13	St. Louis Cardinals	Franchise Page	154	71	83	.461	16.0	641	725	-84	Solly Hemus	929,953	0	Sportsman's Park	dnq
NL -	8	8	15	Philadelphia Phillies	Franchise Page	154	64	90	.416	23.0	599	725	-126	Eddie Sawyer	802,815	0	Connie Mack Stadium	dnq
16 record(s)

Batting Totals

CSV

team	league	players	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
Baltimore Orioles	AL -	40	2093	5208	551	1240	182	23	109	514	36	24	536	690	20	88	31	36	126	1795	5883	314	926	.238	.310	.345	.655	.212	.107	.255	9.11	11.73	1.29	47.78
Boston Red Sox	AL -	41	2012	5225	726	1335	248	28	125	678	68	25	626	810	23	65	46	31	120	2014	5985	401	934	.256	.335	.385	.721	.258	.130	.279	10.46	13.53	1.29	41.80
Chicago Cubs	NL -	36	1998	5296	673	1321	209	44	163	635	32	19	498	911	43	62	40	63	106	2107	5939	416	905	.249	.317	.398	.715	.245	.148	.272	8.39	15.34	1.83	32.49
Chicago White Sox	AL -	37	2022	5297	669	1325	220	46	97	620	113	53	580	634	49	84	44	45	107	1928	6054	363	962	.250	.327	.364	.691	.235	.114	.266	9.58	10.47	1.09	54.61
Cincinnati Reds	NL -	39	1946	5288	764	1448	258	34	161	721	65	28	499	763	32	53	50	43	121	2257	5922	453	995	.274	.337	.427	.764	.254	.153	.292	8.43	12.88	1.53	32.84
Cleveland Indians	AL -	40	1849	5288	745	1390	216	25	167	682	33	36	433	721	39	60	40	25	119	2157	5860	408	982	.263	.321	.408	.729	.226	.145	.275	7.39	12.30	1.67	31.66
Detroit Tigers	AL -	34	1900	5211	713	1346	196	30	160	667	34	17	580	735	44	73	40	31	101	2082	5948	386	960	.258	.335	.400	.735	.256	.141	.272	9.75	12.36	1.27	32.57
Kansas City Athletics	AL -	38	1942	5264	681	1383	231	43	117	637	34	24	481	780	33	69	38	32	124	2051	5885	391	992	.263	.326	.390	.716	.220	.127	.287	8.17	13.25	1.62	44.99
Los Angeles Dodgers	NL -	36	2017	5282	705	1360	196	46	148	667	84	51	591	891	28	100	32	61	115	2092	6033	390	970	.257	.334	.396	.730	.257	.139	.284	9.80	14.77	1.51	35.69
Milwaukee Braves	NL -	36	1939	5388	724	1426	216	36	177	683	41	14	488	765	27	64	43	64	130	2245	6010	429	997	.265	.326	.417	.743	.248	.152	.278	8.12	12.73	1.57	30.44
New York Yankees	AL -	36	1955	5379	687	1397	224	40	153	651	45	22	457	828	30	76	38	37	101	2160	5980	417	980	.260	.319	.402	.721	.231	.142	.280	7.64	13.85	1.81	35.16
Philadelphia Phillies	NL -	35	1949	5109	599	1237	196	38	113	560	39	46	498	858	34	59	35	54	111	1848	5735	347	890	.242	.312	.362	.673	.216	.120	.269	8.68	14.96	1.72	45.21
Pittsburgh Pirates	NL -	36	1955	5369	651	1414	230	42	112	617	32	26	442	715	24	77	40	59	125	2064	5952	384	1030	.263	.320	.384	.704	.205	.121	.284	7.43	12.01	1.62	47.94
San Francisco Giants	NL -	31	1946	5281	705	1377	239	35	167	660	81	34	473	875	25	73	38	57	96	2187	5890	441	936	.261	.322	.414	.736	.252	.153	.283	8.03	14.86	1.85	31.62
St. Louis Cardinals	NL -	46	2145	5317	641	1432	244	49	118	605	65	53	485	747	19	60	26	49	108	2128	5907	411	1021	.269	.331	.400	.731	.224	.131	.293	8.21	12.65	1.54	45.06
Washington Senators I	AL -	38	1968	5092	619	1205	173	32	163	580	51	34	517	881	26	64	35	20	127	1931	5734	368	837	.237	.308	.379	.688	.247	.143	.255	9.02	15.36	1.70	31.24
16 record(s)

Pitching Totals

CSV

team	league	players	w	l	era	g	gs	cg	sho	gf	gr	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	wp	bk	hb	whip	h9	hr9	bb9	so9	ra9	so/bb
Baltimore Orioles	AL -	15	74	80	3.56	335	155	45	12	110	180	30	1400.1	1290	621	554	111	476	735	36	4	30	1.26	8.29	0.71	3.06	4.72	3.99	1.54
Boston Red Sox	AL -	18	75	79	4.17	376	154	38	8	116	222	25	1364.0	1386	696	632	135	589	724	37	3	26	1.45	9.15	0.89	3.89	4.78	4.59	1.23
Chicago Cubs	NL -	18	74	80	4.01	405	155	30	10	125	250	25	1391.0	1337	688	620	152	519	765	34	6	24	1.33	8.65	0.98	3.36	4.95	4.45	1.47
Chicago White Sox	AL -	14	94	60	3.29	398	156	44	13	112	242	36	1425.1	1297	588	521	129	525	761	21	4	31	1.28	8.19	0.81	3.32	4.81	3.71	1.45
Cincinnati Reds	NL -	17	74	80	4.31	386	154	44	6	110	232	26	1357.1	1460	738	650	162	456	690	29	2	34	1.41	9.68	1.07	3.02	4.58	4.89	1.51
Cleveland Indians	AL -	16	89	65	3.75	344	154	58	6	96	190	23	1383.2	1230	646	576	148	635	799	45	3	24	1.35	8.00	0.96	4.13	5.20	4.20	1.26
Detroit Tigers	AL -	17	76	78	4.20	351	154	53	9	101	197	24	1360.0	1327	732	635	177	432	829	24	5	45	1.29	8.78	1.17	2.86	5.49	4.84	1.92
Kansas City Athletics	AL -	20	66	88	4.35	395	154	44	8	110	241	21	1360.2	1452	760	658	148	492	703	41	3	46	1.43	9.60	0.98	3.25	4.65	5.03	1.43
Los Angeles Dodgers	NL -	15	88	68	3.79	397	156	43	14	113	241	26	1411.2	1317	670	595	157	614	1077	40	4	51	1.37	8.40	1.00	3.91	6.87	4.27	1.75
Milwaukee Braves	NL -	11	86	70	3.51	324	157	69	18	88	167	18	1400.2	1406	623	546	128	429	775	25	2	21	1.31	9.03	0.82	2.76	4.98	4.00	1.81
New York Yankees	AL -	17	79	75	3.60	377	155	38	11	117	222	28	1399.0	1281	647	560	120	594	836	30	5	28	1.34	8.24	0.77	3.82	5.38	4.16	1.41
Philadelphia Phillies	NL -	18	64	90	4.27	345	155	54	8	101	190	15	1354.0	1357	725	643	150	474	769	39	4	28	1.35	9.02	1.00	3.15	5.11	4.82	1.62
Pittsburgh Pirates	NL -	17	78	76	3.90	380	155	48	6	107	225	17	1393.1	1432	680	604	134	418	730	43	2	20	1.33	9.25	0.87	2.70	4.72	4.39	1.75
San Francisco Giants	NL -	14	83	71	3.47	359	154	52	11	102	205	23	1376.1	1279	613	530	139	500	873	29	2	33	1.29	8.36	0.91	3.27	5.71	4.01	1.75
St. Louis Cardinals	NL -	22	71	83	4.34	385	154	36	8	118	231	21	1363.0	1427	725	657	137	564	846	46	2	21	1.46	9.42	0.90	3.72	5.59	4.79	1.50
Washington Senators I	AL -	16	63	91	4.01	368	154	46	10	108	214	21	1360.0	1358	701	606	123	467	694	37	9	34	1.34	8.99	0.81	3.09	4.59	4.64	1.49
16 record(s)