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 tie-breaker series. They went on to defeat the Chicago White Sox in the World Series in just their second season since leaving Brooklyn. The Dodgers led all 16 Major League Baseball clubs in home attendance, drawing 2,071,045 fans to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[1]
While training in Vero Beach, the Dodgers played their home spring training games at Payne Park in Sarasota, Florida in 1959.[4]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
October 1, 1959, at Comiskey Park I in Chicago
October 2, 1959, at Comiskey Park I in Chicago
October 4, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles
October 5, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles
October 6, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles
October 8, 1959, at Comiskey Park I in Chicago
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Green Bay