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This article is about the 1959 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see
1959 in baseball .
Sports season
Yankees – Red Sox game in 1959.
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 ]
Rule change [ edit ]
The 1959 season saw the following rule change:[2]
The minimum outfield dimensions for all new ballparks are to be 325 feet down the left and right field foul lines, and 400 feet in center field.[3]
Awards and honors [ edit ]
Statistical leaders [ edit ]
Standings [ edit ]
American League [ edit ]
National League [ edit ]
Postseason [ edit ]
Bracket [ edit ]
Managers [ edit ]
American League [ edit ]
National League [ edit ]
Home field attendance [ edit ]
Team name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per game
Los Angeles Dodgers [4] 88 23.9%
2,071,045
12.2%
26,552
Milwaukee Braves [5] 86 -6.5%
1,749,112
-11.3%
22,141
New York Yankees [6] 79 -14.1%
1,552,030
8.7%
20,156
Cleveland Indians [7] 89 15.6%
1,497,976
125.7%
19,454
Chicago White Sox [8] 94 14.6%
1,423,144
78.5%
18,245
San Francisco Giants [9] 83 3.8%
1,422,130
11.7%
18,469
Pittsburgh Pirates [10] 78 -7.1%
1,359,917
3.7%
17,661
Detroit Tigers [11] 76 -1.3%
1,221,221
11.1%
15,860
Boston Red Sox [12] 75 -5.1%
984,102
-8.6%
12,781
Kansas City Athletics [13] 66 -9.6%
963,683
4.2%
12,515
St. Louis Cardinals [14] 71 -1.4%
929,953
-12.6%
12,077
Baltimore Orioles [15] 74 0.0%
891,926
7.5%
11,435
Chicago Cubs [16] 74 2.8%
858,255
-12.4%
11,146
Philadelphia Phillies [17] 64 -7.2%
802,815
-13.8%
10,293
Cincinnati Reds [18] 74 -2.6%
801,298
1.6%
10,406
Washington Senators [19] 63 3.3%
615,372
29.5%
7,992
Highlights [ edit ]
Television coverage [ edit ]
CBS and NBC aired weekend Game of the Week 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 .[21] [22]
See also [ edit ]
a 1909 , 1913 , 1921 , 1927 –1928 , 1932 –1933 , 1936 , 1939 , 1942 –1943 , 1949 , 1982 , 1985 , 1989 , 2000 and 2005 .
References [ edit ]
^ "A guide to rules changes in MLB (and sports) history" . MLB.com . Retrieved June 3, 2024 .
^ "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.
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