- 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season
MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt
name = Los Angeles Dodgers
season = 1959
misc = 1959 World Series Champions
current league = National League
y1 = 1890
Uniform
ballpark =Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
y4 = 1958
city =Los Angeles, California
y5 = 1958
owners =Walter O'Malley
general manager =Buzzie Bavasi
managers =Walter Alston
television =KTTV (11)
radio = KMPC
Vin Scully ,Jerry Doggett KWKW
Rene Cardenas ,Jaime Jarrin ,Miguel Alonzo |The 1959
Los Angeles Dodgers finished in a first-place tie with the Milwaukee Braves and then won the pennant as they swept the Braves in a best-of-three playoff series. They went on to defeat theChicago White Sox in the1959 World Series .eason standings
1959 Roster
Relief Pitchers stats
Game 2
October 2 ,1959 at Comiskey Park I inChicago, Illinois Game 5
October 6 ,1959 atLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum inLos Angeles, California Game 6
October 8 ,1959 at Comiskey Park I inChicago, Illinois 1959 Awards
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1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game - Game 1
**Don Drysdale starter
**Wally Moon starter
*1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game - Game 2
**Don Drysdale starter
**Wally Moon starter
**Jim Gilliam reserve
**Charlie Neal reserve
*World Series Most Valuable Player
**Larry Sherry
*Gold Glove Award
**Charlie Neal
**Gil Hodges
*TSN Manager of the Year
**Walter Alston
*TSN Executive of the Year Award
**Buzzie Bavasi
*NL Player of the Month
**Don Drysdale (July 1959)1959 Transactions
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December 4 : AcquiredWally Moon andPhil Paine from theSt. Louis Cardinals forGino Cimoli
*December 23 : AcquiredRip Repulski ,Jim Golden and Gene Snyder from thePhiladelphia Phillies forSparky Anderson
*June 15 : AcquiredChuck Essegian andLloyd Merritt from theSt. Louis Cardinals forDick Gray 1959 Minor League Teams
*AAA:
Montreal Royals (managed byClay Bryant ) -International League
*AAA:Spokane Indians (managed byBobby Bragan ) -Pacific Coast League
*AAA:St. Paul Saints (managed byMax Macon ) - American Association
*AA:Victoria Rosebuds (managed byPete Reiser ) -Texas League
*A:Macon Dodgers (managed byDanny Ozark )-South Atlantic League
*B: Green Bay Bluejays (managed byStan Wasiak )-Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
*C:Great Falls Electrics (managed byBrandy Davis ) - Pioneer League
*C:Reno Silver Sox (managed by Ray Perry) -California League
*D:Kokomo Dodgers (managed byEdward Serrano ) -Midwest League
*D:Odessa Dodgers (managed byRoy Hartsfield ) -Sophomore League
*D:Orlando Dodgers (managed byMartin Devlin ) -Florida State League
*D:Panama City Fliers (managed byAl Ronning ) -Alabama-Florida League External links
* [http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/detail_page.asp?fileName=nl_1959_losangeles.gif&Entryid=945 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform]
* [http://www.Dodgers.com Los Angeles Dodgers official web site]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/1959.shtml Baseball-Reference season page]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1959&t=LAN Baseball Almanac season page]
* [http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2007/la/history_records.pdf Dodgers history]
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