1959 Major League Baseball season
| 1959 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 9 – October 9, 1959 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Nellie Fox (CHW) NL: Ernie Banks (CHC) |
| Postseason | |
| AL champions | Chicago White Sox |
| AL runners-up | Cleveland Indians |
| NL champions | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| NL runners-up | Milwaukee Braves |
| World Series | |
| Champions | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Runners-up | Chicago White Sox |
| Finals MVP | Larry Sherry (LA) |
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
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- Most Valuable Player
- Nellie Fox, Chicago White Sox (AL)
- Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs (NL)
- Cy Young Award
- Early Wynn, Chicago White Sox (AL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Gold Glove Award
- Bobby Shantz (P) New York Yankees (AL)
- Sherm Lollar (C) Chicago White Sox (AL)
- Vic Power (1B) Cleveland Indians (AL)
- Nellie Fox (2B) Chicago White Sox (AL)
- Frank Malzone (3B) Boston Red Sox (AL)
- Luis Aparicio (SS) Chicago White Sox (AL)
- Minnie Miñoso (OF) Cleveland Indians (AL)
- Al Kaline (OF) Detroit Tigers (AL)
- Jackie Jensen (OF) Boston Red Sox (AL)
Statistical leaders
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Major league baseball final standings
| American League | |||||
| Teams Ranked | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB | |
| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 60 | .610 | – | |
| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | .578 | 5 | |
| New York Yankees | 79 | 75 | .513 | 15 | |
| Detroit Tigers | 76 | 78 | .494 | 18 | |
| Boston Red Sox | 75 | 79 | .487 | 19 | |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 80 | .481 | 20 | |
| Kansas City Athletics | 66 | 88 | .429 | 28 | |
| Washington Senators | 63 | 91 | .409 | 31 | |
| National League | |||||
| Teams Ranked | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB | |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 68 | .564 | – | |
| Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 70 | .551 | 2 | |
| San Francisco Giants | 83 | 71 | .539 | 4 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 76 | .506 | 9 | |
| Chicago Cubs | 74 | 80 | .481 | 13 | |
| Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 80 | .481 | 13 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 83 | .461 | 16 | |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 90 | .416 | 23 | |
Managers
American League
National League
Highlights
- April 22 - In the course of a 20-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics, the Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs in the seventh inning on ten walks, a hit batter, three errors and just one hit.[2]
Events
- 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)
- 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)
- Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1959
- 1959 National League tie-breaker series
- 1959 World Series
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.
External links
References
- ^ No-Hitters in chronological Order by Retro Sheet
- ^ Wancho, Joseph (2014). Pitching to the Pennant: The 1954 Cleveland Indians. United States: University of Nebraska Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0803245877.