Starting Soon! ARAIGBB 1959 Season

 REAL LIFE

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.

Awards and honors

• Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Zack Wheat
• 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
  • Bob Allison, Washington Senators (AL)
  • Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants (NL)
• 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

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Harvey Kuenn DET .353 Hank Aaron MIL .355 HR Rocky Colavito CLE Harmon Killebrew WSH 42 Eddie Mathews MIL 46 RBI Jackie Jensen BOS 112 Ernie Banks CHC 143 Wins Early Wynn CHW 22 Lew Burdette MIL Sam Jones SF Warren Spahn MIL 21 ERA Hoyt Wilhelm BAL 2.19 Sam Jones SF 2.83 SO Jim Bunning DET 201 Don Drysdale LA 242 SV Turk Lown CHW 15 Lindy McDaniel STL Don McMahon MIL 15 SB Luis Aparicio CHW 56 Willie Mays SF 27