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Sports season
The 1959 Major League Baseball season was played from April 9 to October 9, 1959. It saw the Los Angeles Dodgers , free of the strife produced by their move from Brooklyn the previous season, rebound to win the National League pennant after a two-game playoff against the Milwaukee Braves , who themselves had moved from Boston in 1953. The Dodgers won the World Series against a Chicago White Sox team that had not played in the "Fall Classic" since 1919 and was interrupting a Yankees ' dynasty that dominated the American League between 1949 and 1964.
The season is notable as the only one between 1950 and 1981 where no pitcher pitched a no-hitter .[1] [a]
Awards and honors [ ]
Baseball Hall of Fame
Most Valuable Player
Nellie Fox , Chicago White Sox (AL)
Ernie Banks , Chicago Cubs (NL)
Cy Young Award
Early Wynn , Chicago White Sox (AL)
Rookie of the Year
Gold Glove Award
Bobby Shantz (P) New York Yankees (AL)
Sherm Lollar (C) Chicago White Sox (AL)
Vic Power (1B) Cleveland Indians (AL)
Nellie Fox (2B) Chicago White Sox (AL)
Frank Malzone (3B) Boston Red Sox (AL)
Luis Aparicio (SS) Chicago White Sox (AL)
Minnie Miñoso (OF) Cleveland Indians (AL)
Al Kaline (OF) Detroit Tigers (AL)
Jackie Jensen (OF) Boston Red Sox (AL)
Statistical leaders [ ]
Standings [ ]
American League [ ]
National League [ ]
Postseason [ ]
Bracket [ ]
Managers [ ]
American League [ ]
National League [ ]
Home Field Attendance [ ]
Team Name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per Game
Los Angeles Dodgers [2]
88
23.9%
2,071,045
12.2%
26,552
Milwaukee Braves [3]
86
-6.5%
1,749,112
-11.3%
22,141
New York Yankees [4]
79
-14.1%
1,552,030
8.7%
20,156
Cleveland Indians [5]
89
15.6%
1,497,976
125.7%
19,454
Chicago White Sox [6]
94
14.6%
1,423,144
78.5%
18,245
San Francisco Giants [7]
83
3.8%
1,422,130
11.7%
18,469
Pittsburgh Pirates [8]
78
-7.1%
1,359,917
3.7%
17,661
Detroit Tigers [9]
76
-1.3%
1,221,221
11.1%
15,860
Boston Red Sox [10]
75
-5.1%
984,102
-8.6%
12,781
Kansas City Athletics [11]
66
-9.6%
963,683
4.2%
12,515
St. Louis Cardinals [12]
71
-1.4%
929,953
-12.6%
12,077
Baltimore Orioles [13]
74
0.0%
891,926
7.5%
11,435
Chicago Cubs [14]
74
2.8%
858,255
-12.4%
11,146
Philadelphia Phillies [15]
64
-7.2%
802,815
-13.8%
10,293
Cincinnati Reds [16]
74
-2.6%
801,298
1.6%
10,406
Washington Senators [17]
63
3.3%
615,372
29.5%
7,992
Highlights [ ]
April 22 - In the course of a 20-6 victory over the Kansas City Athletics , the Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs in the seventh inning on ten walks, a hit batter, three errors and just one hit.[18]
Events [ ]
See also [ ]
Notes [ ]
a Other Major League Baseball seasons since 1901 without a no-hitter pitched are 1909 , 1913 , 1921 , 1927 –1928 , 1932 –1933 , 1936 , 1939 , 1942 –1943 , 1949 , 1982 , 1985 , 1989 , 2000 and 2005 .
References [ ]
^ No-Hitters in chronological Order by Retro Sheet
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-09-08 .
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-09-08 .
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-09-08 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-09-08 .
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-09-08 .
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-09-08 .
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-09-08 .
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-09-08 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-09-08 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-09-08 .
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-09-08 .
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-09-08 .
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-09-08 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-09-08 .
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-09-08 .
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2020-09-08 .
^ Wancho, Joseph (2014). Pitching to the Pennant: The 1954 Cleveland Indians . United States: University of Nebraska Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0803245877 .
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