1959 Milwaukee Braves season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt‎
name = Milwaukee Braves
season = 1959
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
Uniform
ballpark = Milwaukee County Stadium
y4 = 1953
city = Milwaukee, Wisconsin
y5 = 1953
owners = Louis R. Perini
general manager = John McHale
managers =Fred Haney
television = none
radio = WEMP
WTMJ
(Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh)|

Regular season

* Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates took a perfect game into the 13th inning of a game against the Milwaukee Braves on May 26, 1959. Haddix retired 36 consecutive batters in 12 innings, but lost the game 1-0. [ [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1959/B05260MLN1959.htm Retrosheet Boxscore: Milwaukee Braves 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 ] ] Braves pitcher Lew Burdette was also pitching a shutout.

eason standings

Notable transactions

*May 11, 1959: Claude Raymond was returned (earlier draft pick) by the Chicago White Sox to the Milwaukee Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/raymocl01.shtml Claude Raymond Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*May 26, 1959: Phil Roof was signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/roofph01.shtml Phil Roof Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*August 20, 1959: Ray Boone was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Braves from the Kansas City Athletics. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boonera01.shtml]
*September 11, 1959: Enos Slaughter was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Braves from the New York Yankees. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/slaugen01.shtml Enos Slaughter Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*October 13, 1959: Enos Slaughter was released by the Milwaukee Braves.

Roster

Relief pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Louisville Colonels (American Association; Ben Geraghty, manager)
* Class AAA: Sacramento Solons (Pacific Coast League; Bob Elliott, manager)
* Class AA: Atlanta Crackers (Southern Association; Buddy Bates and Bob Montag, managers)
* Class AA: Austin Senators (Texas League; Ernie White, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class A: Jacksonville Braves (Sally League; Sibby Sisti, manager)
* Class B: Cedar Rapids Braves (Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League; Al Monchak, manager)
* Class B: Yakima Bears (Northwest League; Hub Kittle, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class C: Eau Claire Braves (Northern League; Travis Jackson, Bob Dudley and Gordon Maltzberger, managers)
* Class C: Boise Braves (Pioneer League; Billy Smith, manager)
* Class D: McCook Braves (Nebraska State League; Bill Steinecke, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class D: Wellsville Braves (New York-Penn League; Harry Minor, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class D: Midland Braves (Sophomore League; Jimmy Brown, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MLN/1959.shtml 1959 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference]