1959 Cincinnati Reds season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt‎
name = Cincinnati Redlegs
season = 1959
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1890
Uniform
ballpark = Crosley Field
y4 = 1934
city = Cincinnati, Ohio
y5 = 1882
owners = Powel Crosley Jr.
general manager =Gabe Paul
managers =Mayo Smith, Fred Hutchinson
television = WLW
(George Bryson, Frank McCormick)
radio = WKRC
(Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran)|The Cincinnati Redlegs' 1959 season consisted of the Redlegs finishing in a fifth-place tie with the Chicago Cubs in the National League standings, with a record of 74-80, 13 games behind the NL and World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. For the second consecutive season, the Redlegs played under two managers. First, Mayo Smith managed the Redlegs to a 35-45 start, before being replaced in mid-season by Fred Hutchinson, who led the club to a 39-35 record the rest of the way. The Redlegs played their home games at Crosley Field.

Offseason

*January 30, 1959: Smoky Burgess was traded by the Cincinnati Redlegs with Harvey Haddix and Don Hoak to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Whammy Douglas, Jim Pendleton, Frank Thomas, and John Powers. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/burgesm01.shtml]

Regular season

eason standings

Transactions

*June 23, 1959: Walt Dropo was traded by the Cincinnati Redlegs to the Baltimore Orioles for Whitey Lockman. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dropowa01.shtml]

Roster

Starting pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1959.shtml 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs season at Baseball Reference]