1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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 playoff series. They went on to defeat the Chicago White Sox in the 1959 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.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
C | | 118 | 397 | 92 | .232 | 10 | 38 |
1B | | 124 | 413 | 114 | .276 | 25 | 80 |
2B | | 151 | 616 | 177 | .287 | 19 | 83 |
SS | | 97 | 249 | 41 | .165 | 4 | 28 |
3B | | 145 | 553 | 156 | .282 | 3 | 34 |
LF | | 145 | 543 | 164 | .302 | 19 | 74 |
CF | | 139 | 371 | 95 | .256 | 18 | 70 |
RF | | 126 | 370 | 114 | .308 | 23 | 88 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 108 | 311 | 90 | .289 | 8 | 49 |
| 118 | 244 | 58 | .238 | 4 | 23 |
| 83 | 242 | 63 | .260 | 0 | 7 |
| 52 | 139 | 33 | .237 | 1 | 11 |
| 53 | 94 | 24 | .255 | 2 | 14 |
| 50 | 93 | 27 | .290 | 0 | 13 |
| 21 | 52 | 8 | .154 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | 48 | 11 | .229 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | 46 | 14 | .304 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | 33 | 10 | .303 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 44 | 270.2 | 17 | 13 | 3.46 | 242 |
| 34 | 195 | 14 | 9 | 4.11 | 145 |
| 35 | 153.1 | 8 | 6 | 4.05 | 173 |
| 29 | 152.2 | 11 | 5 | 2.06 | 76 |
| 39 | 145 | 10 | 8 | 3.97 | 106 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.99 | 24 |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.47 | 20 |
| 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.71 | 15 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 56 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3.93 | 37 |
| 35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3.97 | 89 |
| 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2.19 | 72 |
| 36 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5.31 | 47 |
| 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5.91 | 30 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1959 World Series
Game 1
October 1, 1959, at Comiskey Park I in ChicagoGame 2
October 2, 1959, at Comiskey Park I in ChicagoGame 3
October 4, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los AngelesGame 4
October 5, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los AngelesGame 5
October 6, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los AngelesGame 6
October 8, 1959, at Comiskey Park I in ChicagoAwards and honors
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Green Bay