The 1959

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

season was the 77th season in the history of the franchise. During

spring training Spring training is the preseason in Major League Baseball (MLB), a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for roster and position spots, and gives estab ...

, manager

Eddie Sawyer Edwin Milby Sawyer (September 10, 1910 – September 22, 1997) was an American manager and scout in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he led the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies — the "Whiz Kids", as the youthful club was known — to the second ...

told the press, "We're definitely not a last place club... I think the biggest thing we've accomplished is getting rid of the losing complex. That alone makes us not a last place club." The Phillies finished in last place in 1959, seven games behind seventh-place St. Louis and 23 games behind the pennant and World Series winning

Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Broo ...

. They attracted 802,515 fans to

Connie Mack Stadium Shibe Park, known later as Connie Mack Stadium, was a ballpark located in Philadelphia. It was the home of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League (AL) and the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League (NL). When it opened April 12, 1 ...

, seventh in the eight-team league.

Offseason

In early 1959, Phillies owner Bob Carpenter proposed building a new ballpark for the Phillies on adjacent to the

Garden State Park Racetrack Garden State Park was a harness and thoroughbred race track in Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey. It is now the site of a high-end, mixed-use "town center" development of stores, restaurants, apartments, townhouses, and condominiums. Garden ...

Cherry Hill, New Jersey Cherry Hill is a township within Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a population of 74,553, which reflected an increase of 3,508 (+4.94%) from the 71,045 counted in the 2010 census.< ...

was 50 years old, did not have sufficient parking, and the sale of alcohol was banned at sports venues in Pennsylvania. Beer sales were legal in New Jersey. The proposed ballpark would have seated 45,000 fans, been expandable to 60,000, and would have had 15,000 parking spaces. The Phillies would eventually move to the South Philadelphia Sports Complex in 1971. On January 13, Carpenter also changed

general managers A general manager (GM) is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P&L) responsibility. A general manager usually oversees most or all of ...

, replacing

Roy Hamey Henry Roy Hamey (June 9, 1902 – December 14, 1983) was an American front-office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB). A longtime employee of the New York Yankees, he was appointed the club's general manager in November 1960. Inheriting ...

with John J. Quinn, recruited from the defending two-time National League champion

Milwaukee Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in Bos ...

. Quinn would run the Phils' front office for almost 14 full seasons.

Notable transactions

* December 1, 1958:

Johnny O'Brien John Thomas O'Brien (born December 11, 1930) is a former backup second baseman and pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1953, 1955–58), St. Louis Cardinals (1958) and Milwaukee Braves (1959). O'Brien batted ...

was drafted by the Phillies from the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

in the 1958 rule 5 draft.Johnny O'Brien
at ''Baseball Reference'' * December 2, 1958:

John Herrnstein John Ellett Herrnstein (March 31, 1938 – October 3, 2017) was an American baseball and football player. He played Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1966 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Atlanta Braves. He also played colleg ...

was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. * December 3, 1958: Chuck Essegian was traded by the Phillies to the

for Rubén Amaro. * December 3, 1958: Jack Sanford was traded by the Phillies to the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yo ...

for Rubén Gómez and Valmy Thomas. * December 23, 1958: Rip Repulski, Jim Golden and Gene Snyder were traded by the Phillies to the

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League West, West division. Established in 1883 i ...

for

Sparky Anderson George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (February 22, 1934 – November 4, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player, coach, and manager. He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third ...

. * March 31, 1959:

Ted Kazanski Theodore Stanley Kazanski (born January 25, 1934) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Philadelphia Phillies. Listed at , 175 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. A native of Hamtramck, Michiga ...

and

Stan Lopata Stanley Edward Lopata (September 12, 1925 – June 15, 2013) was an American professional baseball player. A catcher, Lopata played in Major League Baseball for 13 seasons in the National League with the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Br ...

were traded by the Phillies to the Milwaukee Braves for

Gene Conley Donald Eugene Conley (November 10, 1930 – July 4, 2017) was an American professional baseball and basketball player. He played as a pitcher for four teams in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1952 to 1963. Conley also played as a forward in ...

Harry Hanebrink Harry Aloysius Hanebrink (November 12, 1927 – September 9, 1996) was an American professional baseball Substitution (sport), backup second baseman/left fielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Braves (1953–69), Mil ...

and Joe Koppe. * Prior to 1959 season: John Anderson was returned by the Phillies to the Miami Marlins after expiration of their minor league working agreement.

Regular season

On April 11, coach

Benny Bengough Bernard Oliver "Benny" Bengough (July 27, 1898 – December 22, 1968) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played the majority of his Major League Baseball career as a catcher for the New York Yankees during the 1920s when t ...

was removed from the coaching staff and reassigned to the front office where he worked in team public relations.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 13, 1959:

Bobby Del Greco Robert George Del Greco (April 7, 1933 – October 13, 2019) was an American professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six teams during the 1950s and 1960s, including the Pittsburgh Pirates (1952 and 1956), ...

was purchased by the Phillies from the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

. * June 5, 1959:

Gary Kroll Gary Melvin Kroll (born July 8, 1941) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), appearing in 71 games over all or parts of four seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies (), New Y ...

was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. * June 6, 1959: Willie Jones was traded by the Phillies to the

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive Fi ...

for

Jim Bolger James Brendan Bolger ( ; born 31 May 1935) is a New Zealand retired politician of the National Party who was the 35th prime minister of New Zealand, serving from 1990 to 1997. Bolger was born to an Irish immigrant family in Ōpunake, Taran ...

and cash.

Game log

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Don Newcombe Donald Newcombe (June 14, 1926 – February 19, 2019), nicknamed "Newk", was an American professional baseball pitcher in Negro league and Major League Baseball who played for the Newark Eagles (1944–45), Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1949–1 ...

(0–1) , , ''None'' , , 22,189 , , 1–0 , - style="background:#bbb" , – , , April 11 , ,

, , colspan=6 , ''Postponed (rain); '' , - style="background:#bbb" , – , , April 12 , ,

, , colspan=6 , ''Postponed (rain); '' , - style="background:#fbb" , 2 , , April 14 , , @ Braves , , 3–4 , , Don McMahon (1–0) , , Turk Farrell (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 42,081 , , 1–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 3 , , April 16 , , @ Braves , , 3–7 , ,

Lew Burdette Selva Lewis Burdette, Jr. (November 22, 1926 – February 6, 2007) was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Boston / Milwaukee Braves. The team's top right-hander during its years in Milw ...

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Jack Meyer John Robert Meyer (March 23, 1932 – March 6, 1967) was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher, who appeared in all or parts of seven Major League (MLB) seasons (1955–1961) with the Philadelphia Phillies. Born in Philadelph ...

(0–1) , , ''None'' , , 11,186 , , 1–2 , - style="background:#bfb" , 4 , , April 17 , , @

, , 5–1 , ,

Ray Semproch Roman Anthony Semproch (born January 7, 1931), also known as Baby and Ray, is a retired right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1958 to 1961 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels. He was signed by ...

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Brooks Lawrence Brooks Ulysses Lawrence (January 30, 1925 – April 27, 2000) was a Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (1954–1955), Cincinnati Redlegs (1956–1959), and Cincinnati Reds (1960). Lawrence was born in Springfie ...

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, , 14–9 , , Al Schroll (1–0) , ,

(0–2) , , ''None'' , , 2,890 , , 3–2 , - style="background:#fbb" , 6 , , April 19 , , @

, , 5–12 , , Bob Mabe (1–0) , ,

Jim Owens James Donald Owens (March 6, 1927 – June 6, 2009) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach at the University of Washington from 1957 to 1974, compiling a record of in 18 seasons. Owens played college football at the U ...

(0–1) , , ''None'' , , 8,091 , , 3–3 , - style="background:#bbb" , – , , April 20 , , @ Pirates , , colspan=6 , ''Postponed (rain, wet grounds); '' , - style="background:#fbb" , 7 , , April 22 , , Braves , , 0–2 , ,

(3–0) , , Robin Roberts (1–1) , , ''None'' , , 14,228 , , 3–4 , - style="background:#bfb" , 8 , , April 23 , , Braves , , 4–3 , ,

(2–0) , , Juan Pizarro (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 8,689 , , 4–4 , - style="background:#fbb" , 9 , , April 24 , , Pirates , , 5–8 , ,

Roy Face Elroy Leon Face (born February 20, 1928), nicknamed The Bullpen Baron, is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. During a 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he pitched primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates. A pioneer of ...

(2–0) , , Al Schroll (1–1) , , ''None'' , , 15,675 , , 4–5 , - style="background:#fbb" , 10 , , April 25 , , Pirates , , 2–4 , ,

Harvey Haddix Harvey Haddix, Jr. (September 18, 1925 – January 8, 1994) was an American professional baseball left-handed pitcher and pitching coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1952–1956), Philadelphia Phillies ...

(1–0) , , Seth Morehead (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 6,678 , , 4–6 , - style="background:#fbb" , 11 , , April 26 , , Pirates , , 2–9 , ,

Vern Law Vernon Sanders Law (born March 12, 1930) is an American former baseball pitcher who played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played in 1950–51 and 1954–67. He batted and threw right-handed and was li ...

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Don Cardwell Donald Eugene Cardwell (December 7, 1935 – January 14, 2008) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed pitcher who played for five National League (NL) teams from 1957 to 1970. He was the first pitcher in major league history to ...

(0–1) , , ''None'' , , , , 4–7 , - style="background:#bfb" , 12 , , April 26 , , Pirates , , 10–5 , ,

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Bob Friend Robert Bartmess Friend (November 24, 1930 – February 3, 2019) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher between and , most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. A fou ...

(0–3) , , ''None'' , , 19,266 , , 5–7 , - style="background:#bbb" , – , , April 27 , ,

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, , colspan=6 , ''Postponed (rain); '' , - style="background:#bbb" , – , , April 28 , ,

, , colspan=6 , ''Postponed (rain, cold weather); '' , - style="background:#bfb" , 13 , , April 29 , ,

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(2–1) , ,

Johnny Podres John Joseph Podres (September 30, 1932 – January 13, 2008) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in the majors from 1953 to 1969, spending most of his career with the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers. Podres ...

(2–2) , , ''None'' , , 13,775 , , 6–7 , - style="background:#fbb" , 14 , , April 30 , ,

, , 4–6 , , Johnny Klippstein (3–0) , ,

(2–1) , ,

Art Fowler John Arthur Fowler (July 3, 1922 – January 29, 2007) was an American pitcher and pitching coach in Major League Baseball. The , right-hander was signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent before the 1944 season. He played for the C ...

(1) , , 11,547 , , 6–8 , - style="background:#bfb" , 15 , , May 1 , , Cubs , , 4–2 , ,

(1–1) , , Glen Hobbie (2–2) , , ''None'' , , 9,054 , , 7–8 , - style="background:#fbb" , 16 , , May 2 , , Cubs , , 3–4 , ,

Joe Schaffernoth Joseph Arthur Schaffernoth (August 6, 1937 – June 18, 2016) was an American professional baseball player and right-handed pitcher who appeared in 74 games, all but one in relief, in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs (1959–1961) and C ...

(1–0) , , Seth Morehead (0–2) , , Don Elston (5) , , 4,171 , , 7–9 , - style="background:#fbb" , 17 , , May 3 , , Cubs , , 3–4 , ,

John Buzhardt John William Buzhardt (August 17, 1936 – June 15, 2008) was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles and ...

(1–2) , , Turk Farrell (0–2) , , Don Elston (6) , , , , 7–10 , - style="background:#bfb" , 18 , , May 3 , , Cubs , , 5–4 , ,

(3–1) , , Bill Henry (2–1) , , ''None'' , , 13,660 , , 8–10 , - style="background:#bfb" , 19 , , May 5 , ,

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, , 8–7 , , Turk Farrell (1–2) , ,

Larry Jackson Lawrence Curtis Jackson (June 2, 1931 – August 28, 1990) was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies from to . In , ...

(0–4) , , ''None'' , , 12,023 , , 9–10 , - style="background:#fbb" , 20 , , May 6 , ,

, , 7–8 , ,

Howie Nunn Howard Ralph Nunn (October 18, 1935 – February 17, 2012) was an American professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher appeared in Major League Baseball for the full 1961 season (although he was sidelined by a sore arm for part of t ...

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Jim Brosnan James Patrick Brosnan (October 24, 1929 – June 28, 2014) was an American baseball player and author who played in Major League Baseball in 1954 and from 1956 through 1963. A right-handed pitcher, he appeared in 385 games, largely in relie ...

(2) , , 12,005 , , 9–11 , - style="background:#fbb" , 21 , , May 7 , , @ Pirates , , 4–5 , ,

(4–0) , ,

(1–2) , , ''None'' , , 10,358 , , 9–12 , - style="background:#bfb" , 22 , , May 8 , , @ Pirates , , 8–1 , ,

(1–0) , , Red Witt (0–4) , , Turk Farrell (1) , , 17,691 , , 10–12 , - style="background:#fbb" , 23 , , May 9 , , @ Pirates , , 1–9 , ,

Ron Kline Ronald Lee Kline (March 9, 1932 – June 22, 2002) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher over parts of seventeen seasons (1952, 1955–1970) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Lou ...

(3–1) , , Rubén Gómez (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 9,633 , , 10–13 , - style="background:#bfb" , 24 , , May 10 , , @ Pirates , , 6–3 , , Robin Roberts (2–1) , ,

(0–6) , , Turk Farrell (2) , , , , 11–13 , - style="background:#fbb" , 25 , , May 10 , , @ Pirates , , 6–7 , ,

(3–1) , ,

Jim Hearn James Tolbert Hearn (April 11, 1921 – June 10, 1998) was an American professional baseball player, a pitcher in Major League Baseball for 13 seasons (1947–59). The right-hander was listed as tall and . Career Born in Atlanta, Hearn attended ...

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(2) , , 23,549 , , 11–14 , - style="background:#fbb" , 26 , , May 11 , , @

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(0–2) , , ''None'' , , 13,524 , , 11–15 , - style="background:#fbb" , 27 , , May 12 , , @

, , 1–3 , ,

Danny McDevitt Daniel Eugene McDevitt (November 18, 1932 – November 20, 2010) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1957 through 1962 for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Athleti ...

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(1–1) , , ''None'' , , 12,562 , , 11–16 , - style="background:#fbb" , 28 , , May 13 , , @

, , 0–6 , , Sam Jones (3–4) , , Rubén Gómez (0–2) , , ''None'' , , 5,128 , , 11–17 , - style="background:#fbb" , 29 , , May 14 , , @

, , 0–8 , , Mike McCormick (1–2) , ,

(2–2) , , ''None'' , , 6,235 , , 11–18 , - style="background:#fbb" , 30 , , May 15 , , @

, , 2–8 , , Vinegar Bend Mizell (4–1) , , Robin Roberts (2–2) , , ''None'' , , 6,003 , , 11–19 , - style="background:#fbb" , 31 , , May 16 , , @

, , 2–8 , , Gary Blaylock (3–1) , ,

(1–3) , , ''None'' , , 6,609 , , 11–20 , - style="background:#bbb" , – , , May 17 , , @

, , colspan=6 , ''Postponed (rain); '' , - style="background:#bbb" , – , , May 17 , , @

, , colspan=6 , ''Postponed (rain); '' , - style="background:#fbb" , 32 , , May 19 , , @ Cubs , , 7–8 , , Don Elston (3–1) , ,

Taylor Phillips William Taylor Phillips (born June 18, 1933), nicknamed "T-Bone", is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chica ...

(0–3) , , ''None'' , , 2,436 , , 11–21 , - style="background:#fbb" , 33 , , May 20 , , @ Cubs , , 5–7 , ,

Moe Drabowsky Myron Walter Drabowsky (July 21, 1935 – June 10, 2006) was an American professional baseball pitcher, best-remembered for throwing scoreless innings of relief to win Game 1 of the 1966 World Series. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for ...

(2–3) , ,

(0–2) , , Don Elston (7) , , 4,825 , , 11–22 , - style="background:#bfb" , 34 , , May 21 , , @ Cubs , , 3–0 , , Rubén Gómez (1–2) , , Bob Anderson (2–3) , , ''None'' , , 3,725 , , 12–22 , - style="background:#fbb" , 35 , , May 22 , , Braves , , 5–10 , ,

(7–2) , , Robin Roberts (2–3) , , ''None'' , , 24,043 , , 12–23 , - style="background:#bfb" , 36 , , May 23 , , Braves , , 4–2 , ,

(2–3) , ,

Warren Spahn Warren Edward Spahn (April 23, 1921 – November 24, 2003) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-handed pitcher, Spahn played in 1942 and then from 1946 until 1965, most notabl ...

(5–5) , , ''None'' , , 8,346 , , 13–23 , - style="background:#bfb" , 37 , , May 24 , , Braves , , 6–0 , ,

(2–1) , ,

Joey Jay Joseph Richard Jay (born August 15, 1935) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from through , Jay played for the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1953–, –, 1966), and Cincinnati ...

(2–2) , , ''None'' , , , , 14–23 , - style="background:#fbb" , 38 , , May 24 , , Braves , , 3–8 , , Carl Willey (2–1) , ,

(0–4) , , ''None'' , , 26,646 , , 14–24 , - style="background:#bfb" , 39 , , May 25 , , Braves , , 7–3 , ,

(1–2) , ,

Bob Buhl Robert Ray Buhl (August 12, 1928 – February 16, 2001) was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies. A native of Saginaw, Michigan, Buhl atte ...

(2–3) , ,

(1) , , 16,681 , , 15–24 , - style="background:#fbb" , 40 , , May 26 , , @

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(4–4) , , Rubén Gómez (1–3) , , ''None'' , , 7,312 , , 15–25 , - style="background:#fbb" , 41 , , May 27 , , @

, , 4–10 , ,

Bob Purkey Robert Thomas Purkey (July 14, 1929 – March 16, 2008) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball known for his use of the knuckleball. From 1954 through 1966, Purkey played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds / Redle ...

(5–5) , , Robin Roberts (2–4) , , ''None'' , , 5,348 , , 15–26 , - style="background:#bfb" , 42 , , May 28 , , @

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(3–3) , ,

Joe Nuxhall Joseph Henry Nuxhall (; July 30, 1928 – November 15, 2007) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds. Immediately after retiring as a player, he became a radio broadcaster for the Reds f ...

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(2) , , 6,819 , , 16–26 , - style="background:#fbb" , 43 , , May 29 , , @ Braves , , 5–6 , , Don McMahon (2–0) , ,

(2–2) , , ''None'' , , 20,334 , , 16–27 , - style="background:#fbb" , 44 , , May 30 , , @ Braves , , 2–4 , ,

(3–3) , ,

(1–3) , , ''None'' , , 18,945 , , 16–28 , - style="background:#bfb" , 45 , , May 31 , , @ Braves , , 6–0 , , Robin Roberts (3–4) , ,

(8–3) , , ''None'' , , , , 17–28 , - style="background:#fbb" , 46 , , May 31 , , @ Braves , , 1–2 , ,

(7–5) , ,

(2–3) , , ''None'' , , 28,590 , , 17–29 , - style="background:#bbb" , – , , June 2 , , Cubs , , colspan=6 , ''Postponed (rain); '' , - style="background:#bfb" , 47 , , June 3 , , Cubs , , 4–3 , ,

(4–3) , , Dave Hillman (3–4) , , ''None'' , , 7,883 , , 18–29 , - style="background:#fbb" , 48 , , June 4 , , Cubs , , 2–3 , , Don Elston (4–1) , ,

(2–3) , , ''None'' , , 7,445 , , 18–30 , - style="background:#bbb" , – , , June 5 , ,

, , colspan=6 , ''Postponed (rain); '' , - style="background:#bfb" , 49 , , June 6 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Robin Roberts (4–4) , ,

Lindy McDaniel Lyndall Dale McDaniel (December 13, 1935 – November 14, 2020), known as Lindy McDaniel, was an American professional baseball pitcher who had a 21-year career in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1975. During his career, he witnessed approxim ...

(3–8) , , ''None'' , , 5,940 , , 19–30 , - style="background:#bfb" , 50 , , June 7 , ,

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(4–2) , ,

Ernie Broglio Ernest Gilbert Broglio (; August 27, 1935 – July 16, 2019) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1966. After attending high school and junior college i ...

(0–5) , ,

(1) , , , , 20–30 , - style="background:#fbb" , 51 , , June 7 , ,

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(1–4) , , ''None'' , , 15,742 , , 20–31 , - style="background:#fbb" , 52 , , June 9 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Stan Williams (3–1) , ,

(2–4) , ,

Sandy Koufax Sanford Koufax (; born Sanford Braun; December 30, 1935) is an American former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire career for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966. He has been hailed as one of t ...

(1) , , 16,575 , , 20–32 , - style="background:#bfb" , 53 , , June 10 , ,

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(3–6) , , ''None'' , , 11,079 , , 21–32 , - style="background:#fbb" , 54 , , June 11 , ,

, , 0–11 , ,

(7–2) , , Robin Roberts (4–5) , , ''None'' , , 15,819 , , 21–33 , - style="background:#fbb" , 55 , , June 12 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Mike McCormick (4–5) , ,

(4–3) , , ''None'' , , 20,595 , , 21–34 , - style="background:#fbb" , 56 , , June 13 , ,

, , 1–2 , ,

Johnny Antonelli John August Antonelli (April 12, 1930 – February 28, 2020) was an American professional baseball player, a left-handed starting pitcher who played for the Boston / Milwaukee Braves, New York / San Francisco Giants, and Cleveland Indians betw ...

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(2–5) , , ''None'' , , 18,941 , , 21–35 , - style="background:#bfb" , 57 , , June 14 , ,

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Humberto Robinson Humberto Valentino Robinson (June 25, 1930 – September 29, 2009) was a middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1955 through 1960 for the Milwaukee Braves (1955, 1958), Cleveland Indians (1959) and Philadelphia Phillies ...

(2–0) , , Sam Jones (7–6) , , ''None'' , , , , 22–35 , - style="background:#bfb" , 58 , , June 14 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Robin Roberts (5–5) , , Stu Miller (3–3) , , ''None'' , , 21,562 , , 23–35 , - style="background:#fbb" , 59 , , June 16 , , @

, , 1–8 , , Vinegar Bend Mizell (8–3) , , Rubén Gómez (1–4) , , ''None'' , , , , 23–36 , - style="background:#fbb" , 60 , , June 16 , , @

, , 2–5 , ,

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(4–4) , ,

(4) , , 17,068 , , 23–37 , - style="background:#fbb" , 61 , , June 17 , , @

, , 4–10 , ,

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(1–0) , ,

(2–1) , , ''None'' , , 16,765 , , 23–38 , - style="background:#bfb" , 62 , , June 19 , , @ Cubs , , 8–7 , ,

(4–3) , , Bob Anderson (3–6) , ,

(1) , , 8,516 , , 24–38 , - style="background:#bfb" , 63 , , June 20 , , @ Cubs , , 6–3 , , Robin Roberts (6–5) , ,

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(1–1) , , ''None'' , , 13,557 , , 25–38 , - style="background:#fbb" , 64 , , June 21 , , @ Cubs , , 0–4 , ,

(4–2) , , Rubén Gómez (1–5) , , ''None'' , , 17,995 , , 25–39 , - style="background:#fbb" , 65 , , June 22 , , @

, , 2–6 , ,

(4–1) , ,

(4–5) , , ''None'' , , 10,290 , , 25–40 , - style="background:#fbb" , 66 , , June 23 , , @

, , 3–4 , ,

(6–6) , ,

(4–4) , , ''None'' , , 11,978 , , 25–41 , - style="background:#fbb" , 67 , , June 24 , , @

, , 6–9 , , Roger Craig (2–0) , ,

(1–5) , ,

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(7) , , 17,315 , , 25–42 , - style="background:#fbb" , 68 , , June 25 , , @

, , 2–5 , , Don Drysdale (8–5) , , Robin Roberts (6–6) , , ''None'' , , 14,662 , , 25–43 , - style="background:#fbb" , 69 , , June 26 , , @

, , 0–8 , , Mike McCormick (6–7) , ,

(4–6) , , ''None'' , , 15,816 , , 25–44 , - style="background:#bfb" , 70 , , June 27 , , @

, , 7–4 , ,

(5–4) , , Sam Jones (8–8) , , ''None'' , , 16,194 , , 26–44 , - style="background:#fbb" , 71 , , June 28 , , @

, , 0–6 , ,

(11–4) , ,

(2–6) , , ''None'' , , 20,793 , , 26–45 , - style="background:#fbb" , 72 , , June 30 , , Pirates , , 3–4 , ,

(6–6) , , Robin Roberts (6–7) , ,

(8) , , 11,149 , , 26–46 , - style="background:#bfb" , 73 , , July 1 , , Pirates , , 1–0 , ,

(6–4) , ,

(6–6) , , ''None'' , , 7,897 , , 27–46 , - style="background:#bfb" , 74 , , July 2 , ,

, , 7–6 , ,

(2–5) , ,

(3–4) , , Turk Farrell (3) , , , , 28–46 , - style="background:#fbb" , 75 , , July 2 , ,

, , 4–8 , ,

(9–4) , , Rubén Gómez (1–6) , , ''None'' , , 15,428 , , 28–47 , - style="background:#fbb" , 76 , , July 3 , ,

, , 1–6 , ,

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(1–2) , ,

(4–7) , ,

(1) , , 7,184 , , 28–48 , - style="background:#bfb" , 77 , , July 4 , , Braves , , 2–1 , , Robin Roberts (7–7) , ,

(11–8) , , ''None'' , , 16,775 , , 29–48 , - style="background:#fbb" , 78 , , July 5 , , Braves , , 0–5 , , Carl Willey (4–2) , ,

(6–5) , , ''None'' , , 9,768 , , 29–49 , - style="background:#bbcaff;" , – , , July 7 , , colspan=7 , 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at

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, - style="background:#bfb" , 79 , , July 9 , ,

, , 11–0 , ,

(7–5) , ,

(3–6) , , ''None'' , , , , 30–49 , - style="background:#fbb" , 80 , , July 9 , ,

, , 2–6 , ,

(8–7) , , Robin Roberts (7–8) , , ''None'' , , 20,282 , , 30–50 , - style="background:#fbb" , 81 , , July 10 , ,

, , 7–9 , , Vinegar Bend Mizell (10–3) , ,

(4–8) , ,

(10) , , 6,946 , , 30–51 , - style="background:#fbb" , 82 , , July 11 , ,

, , 3–4 , ,

(3–0) , ,

(2–6) , , Dean Stone (1) , , 4,815 , , 30–52 , - style="background:#fbb" , 83 , , July 12 , , Cubs , , 6–7 , , Art Ceccarelli (1–0) , , Rubén Gómez (1–7) , , Bill Henry (7) , , , , 30–53 , - style="background:#bfb" , 84 , , July 12 , , Cubs , , 4–1 , ,

(3–6) , ,

(4–7) , , ''None'' , , 6,519 , , 31–53 , - style="background:#bbb" , – , , July 14 , ,

, , colspan=6 , ''Postponed (rain, wet grounds); '' , - style="background:#bbb" , – , , July 14 , ,

, , colspan=6 , ''Postponed (rain, wet grounds); '' , - style="background:#bbb" , – , , July 15 , ,

, , colspan=6 , ''Postponed (rain); '' , - style="background:#bfb" , 85 , , July 16 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Robin Roberts (8–8) , , Jack Sanford (7–9) , , ''None'' , , , , 32–53 , - style="background:#fbb" , 86 , , July 16 , ,

, , 0–1 , ,

(14–4) , ,

(7–6) , , ''None'' , , 22,159 , , 32–54 , - style="background:#bfb" , 87 , , July 17 , ,

, , 3–2 , ,

(5–8) , , Roger Craig (4–1) , , ''None'' , , 16,686 , , 33–54 , - style="background:#bfb" , 88 , , July 18 , ,

, , 5–2 , ,

(3–6) , ,

(8–7) , , ''None'' , , 8,132 , , 34–54 , - style="background:#fbb" , 89 , , July 19 , ,

, , 4–8 , ,

(4–8) , ,

(3–7) , , ''None'' , , , , 34–55 , - style="background:#bfb" , 90 , , July 19 , ,

, , 3–2 , ,

(1–4) , ,

(8–6) , , ''None'' , , 25,114 , , 35–55 , - style="background:#bfb" , 91 , , July 21 , , @ Pirates , , 4–2 , , Robin Roberts (9–8) , ,

(4–12) , , ''None'' , , 25,960 , , 36–55 , - style="background:#bfb" , 92 , , July 22 , , @ Pirates , , 11–4 , ,

(8–6) , ,

(7–9) , , ''None'' , , 17,024 , , 37–55 , - style="background:#bfb" , 93 , , July 24 , , @

, , 2–1 , ,

(6–8) , ,

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(1–1) , ,

(3) , , 11,497 , , 38–55 , - style="background:#bfb" , 94 , , July 25 , , @

, , 6–3 , ,

(4–6) , ,

(3–9) , , Rubén Gómez (1) , , 5,068 , , 39–55 , - style="background:#fbb" , 95 , , July 26 , , @

, , 2–4 , ,

(6–9) , , Robin Roberts (9–9) , , ''None'' , , , , 39–56 , - style="background:#bfb" , 96 , , July 26 , , @

, , 6–3 , ,

(9–6) , ,

(2–4) , , ''None'' , , 15,557 , , 40–56 , - style="background:#bfb" , 97 , , July 28 , , @

, , 3–2 , ,

(7–8) , , Stu Miller (4–6) , , ''None'' , , 15,350 , , 41–56 , - style="background:#bfb" , 98 , , July 29 , , @

, , 3–1 , ,

(5–6) , ,

(14–6) , , ''None'' , , 10,865 , , 42–56 , - style="background:#fbb" , 99 , , July 30 , , @

, , 2–7 , , Mike McCormick (10–8) , , Robin Roberts (9–10) , , ''None'' , , 10,114 , , 42–57 , - style="background:#fbb" , 100 , , July 31 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Don Drysdale (14–6) , ,

(9–7) , , ''None'' , , 21,900 , , 42–58 , - style="background:#fbb" , 101 , , August 1 , , @

, , 3–5 , ,

(5–8) , ,

(7–9) , , ''None'' , , 30,536 , , 42–59 , - style="background:#fbb" , 102 , , August 2 , , @

, , 3–4 , ,

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(2–2) , ,

(5–7) , , ''None'' , , 10,201 , , 42–60 , - style="background:#bbcaff;" , – , , August 3 , , colspan=7 , 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in

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, - style="background:#bfb" , 103 , , August 4 , , @ Cubs , , 2–1 , , Robin Roberts (10–10) , , Bob Anderson (7–8) , , ''None'' , , 8,348 , , 43–60 , - style="background:#bfb" , 104 , , August 5 , , @ Cubs , , 6–4 , ,

(10–7) , , Bill Henry (6–5) , ,

(1) , , 9,128 , , 44–60 , - style="background:#fbb" , 105 , , August 6 , , @ Cubs , , 2–4 , , Don Elston (6–4) , ,

(2–2) , , ''None'' , , 6,477 , , 44–61 , - style="background:#fbb" , 106 , , August 7 , , @

, , 1–3 , ,

(11–10) , , Rubén Gómez (1–8) , , ''None'' , , 8,764 , , 44–62 , - style="background:#fbb" , 107 , , August 8 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Bob Miller (1–0) , , Robin Roberts (10–11) , , ''None'' , , , , 44–63 , - style="background:#fbb" , 108 , , August 8 , , @

, , 4–5 , ,

(12–10) , , Turk Farrell (1–3) , , ''None'' , , 11,296 , , 44–64 , - style="background:#bfb" , 109 , , August 9 , , @

, , 8–3 , ,

(11–7) , ,

(6–8) , , ''None'' , , , , 45–64 , - style="background:#bfb" , 110 , , August 9 , , @

, , 4–2 , ,

(8–9) , ,

(4–3) , , Turk Farrell (4) , , 20,129 , , 46–64 , - style="background:#bfb" , 111 , , August 11 , , Pirates , , 6–4 , ,

(6–7) , ,

(4–15) , , Turk Farrell (5) , , 12,127 , , 47–64 , - style="background:#fbb" , 112 , , August 12 , , Pirates , , 2–6 , ,

(9–9) , , Robin Roberts (10–12) , , ''None'' , , 11,163 , , 47–65 , - style="background:#fbb" , 113 , , August 14 , ,

, , 13–15 , ,

(7–10) , , Turk Farrell (1–4) , ,

(4) , , , , 47–66 , - style="background:#fbb" , 114 , , August 14 , ,

, , 4–5 , ,

Willard Schmidt Willard Raymond Schmidt (May 29, 1928 – March 22, 2007) was an American professional baseball player, a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between 1952 and 1959. Listed at , , Schmidt batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Hays, ...

(3–2) , ,

(8–10) , ,

(1) , , 16,922 , , 47–67 , - style="background:#fbb" , 115 , , August 15 , ,

, , 3–8 , ,

(7–9) , ,

(3–8) , ,

Orlando Peña Orlando Gregorio Peña Guevara (born November 17, 1933) is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher. The right-hander played in Major League Baseball for all or parts of 14 seasons between and for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletic ...

(4) , , 3,886 , , 47–68 , - style="background:#bfb" , 116 , , August 16 , ,

, , 8–5 , , Robin Roberts (11–12) , ,

(10–12) , , ''None'' , , , , 48–68 , - style="background:#bfb" , 117 , , August 16 , ,

, , 6–0 , ,

(7–7) , ,

(2–3) , , ''None'' , , 10,921 , , 49–68 , - style="background:#fbb" , 118 , , August 17 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Vinegar Bend Mizell (12–7) , ,

(3–9) , ,

(13) , , 6,178 , , 49–69 , - style="background:#bfb" , 119 , , August 18 , ,

, , 2–1 , ,

(9–10) , , Bob Miller (1–2) , , ''None'' , , 8,641 , , 50–69 , - style="background:#bfb" , 120 , , August 19 , , Cubs , , 4–1 , ,

(12–7) , , Glen Hobbie (12–10) , , ''None'' , , , , 51–69 , - style="background:#fffdd0" , 121 , , August 19 , , Cubs , , 7–7 , , ''None'' , , ''None'' , , ''None'' , , 13,611 , , 51–69–1 , - style="background:#bfb" , 122 , , August 20 , , Cubs , , 8–5 , , Rubén Gómez (2–8) , ,

(5–10) , , ''None'' , , , , 52–69–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 123 , , August 20 , , Cubs , , 4–6 , , Bob Anderson (10–8) , , Taylor Phillips (1–5) , , Bill Henry (11) , , 7,929 , , 52–70–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 124 , , August 21 , ,

, , 0–6 , ,

(17–7) , , Robin Roberts (11–13) , , ''None'' , , , , 52–71–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 125 , , August 21 , ,

, , 6–10 , , Mike McCormick (11–10) , ,

(3–10) , , Stu Miller (7) , , 28,164 , , 52–72–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 126 , , August 22 , ,

, , 1–8 , , Al Worthington (2–2) , ,

(9–11) , , Gordon Jones (2) , , 9,888 , , 52–73–1 , - style="background:#bbb" , – , , August 23 , ,

, , colspan=6 , ''Postponed (rain); '' , - style="background:#bbb" , – , , August 23 , ,

, , colspan=6 , ''Postponed (rain); '' , - style="background:#fbb" , 127 , , August 24 , ,

, , 2–8 , ,

(7–4) , , Ed Keegan (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 10,832 , , 52–74–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 128 , , August 25 , ,

, , 2–5 , ,

(12–7) , , Robin Roberts (11–14) , ,

(2) , , 18,140 , , 52–75–1 , - style="background:#bfb" , 129 , , August 27 , ,

, , 7–2 , ,

(10–11) , , Mike McCormick (11–11) , , ''None'' , , , , 53–75–1 , - style="background:#bfb" , 130 , , August 27 , ,

, , 2–1 , ,

(8–7) , , Al Worthington (2–3) , , Turk Farrell (6) , , 14,538 , , 54–75–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 131 , , August 28 , , @ Pirates , , 0–9 , ,

(15–7) , , Ed Keegan (0–2) , , ''None'' , , 20,926 , , 54–76–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 132 , , August 29 , , @ Pirates , , 1–11 , ,

(8–15) , , Robin Roberts (11–15) , , ''None'' , , 9,714 , , 54–77–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 133 , , August 30 , , @ Pirates , , 1–2 , ,

(11–9) , ,

(2–3) , , ''None'' , , , , 54–78–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 134 , , August 30 , , @ Pirates , , 6–7 , ,

(17–0) , , Turk Farrell (1–5) , , ''None'' , , 20,015 , , 54–79–1 , - style="background:#bfb" , 135 , , September 1 , , @ Braves , , 5–3 , ,

(9–7) , ,

(11–9) , , ''None'' , , 20,522 , , 55–79–1 , - style="background:#bfb" , 136 , , September 2 , , @ Braves , , 11–5 , , Robin Roberts (12–15) , ,

(18–14) , , ''None'' , , 18,047 , , 56–79–1 , - style="background:#bfb" , 137 , , September 4 , , Pirates , , 3–0 , ,

(11–11) , ,

(11–10) , , ''None'' , , 13,136 , , 57–79–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 138 , , September 5 , , Pirates , , 6–7 , ,

Bob Porterfield Erwin Coolidge "Bob" Porterfield (August 10, 1923 – April 28, 1980) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for twelve seasons between 1948 and 1959 for the New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh ...

(1–2) , , Turk Farrell (1–6) , ,

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(1) , , 5,993 , , 57–80–1 , - style="background:#bfb" , 139 , , September 6 , , Pirates , , 2–1 , , Robin Roberts (13–15) , ,

(15–9) , , ''None'' , , 9,684 , , 58–80–1 , - style="background:#bfb" , 140 , , September 7 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Rubén Gómez (3–8) , ,

(4–8) , , ''None'' , , 5,624 , , 59–80–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 141 , , September 9 , , @

, , 0–1 , , Don Drysdale (16–12) , ,

(1–6) , , ''None'' , , 13,877 , , 59–81–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 142 , , September 10 , , @

, , 0–5 , , Roger Craig (8–5) , ,

(9–8) , , ''None'' , , 15,434 , , 59–82–1 , - style="background:#bfb" , 143 , , September 11 , , @

, , 1–0 , , Robin Roberts (14–15) , , Mike McCormick (11–14) , , ''None'' , , 22,222 , , 60–82–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 144 , , September 12 , , @

, , 1–9 , , Sam Jones (20–12) , ,

(2–4) , , ''None'' , , 21,133 , , 60–83–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 145 , , September 13 , , @

, , 0–1 , , Jack Sanford (14–12) , ,

(9–9) , , Mike McCormick (4) , , 21,841 , , 60–84–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 146 , , September 15 , , @

, , 4–6 , ,

(7–12) , , Ed Keegan (0–3) , , ''None'' , , 5,327 , , 60–85–1 , - style="background:#bfb" , 147 , , September 17 , , @ Cubs , , 5–2 , , Robin Roberts (15–15) , , Glen Hobbie (15–13) , , ''None'' , , 598 , , 61–85–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 148 , , September 18 , , @ Cubs , , 4–5 , , Dave Hillman (7–11) , , Bob Bowman (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 971 , , 61–86–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 149 , , September 19 , , Braves , , 3–9 , ,

(14–9) , ,

(9–10) , , ''None'' , , 17,216 , , 61–87–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 150 , , September 20 , , Braves , , 5–8 , ,

(6–10) , , Robin Roberts (15–16) , , ''None'' , , 13,202 , , 61–88–1 , - style="background:#bfb" , 151 , , September 22 , ,

, , 3–1 , ,

(12–11) , ,

(5–9) , , ''None'' , , , , 62–88–1 , - style="background:#bfb" , 152 , , September 22 , ,

, , 3–2 , ,

(3–4) , ,

(12–18) , ,

(1) , , 8,533 , , 63–88–1 , - style="background:#bfb" , 153 , , September 25 , , @ Braves , , 6–3 , ,

(5–3) , ,

(21–15) , , ''None'' , , 24,912 , , 64–88–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 154 , , September 26 , , @ Braves , , 2–3 , ,

(21–15) , , Robin Roberts (15–17) , , ''None'' , , 23,763 , , 64–89–1 , - style="background:#fbb" , 155 , , September 27 , , @ Braves , , 2–5 , ,

(15–9) , ,

(12–12) , , Don McMahon (15) , , 48,642 , , 64–90–1 , - , style="font-size:88%" , :The second game on April 26 was protested by the Pirates in the top of the first inning. The protest was later denied. :The second game on May 10 was suspended (Sunday curfew) in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score 4–6 and was completed July 21, 1959. , - , Source:

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Notes

References

1959 Philadelphia Phillies season
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