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1959 Los Angeles Dodgers

88-68 • .564 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers went 88-68 (.564) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 705 runs, allowed 670, and played home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Team leaders included Gil Hodges (25 HR, 80 RBI) and Don Drysdale (17-13, 3.46 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

88 Wins
68 Losses
.564 Win %
1st Rank
705 R 670 RA
Diff +35

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⚡ Quick Stats

705 Runs Scored
670 Runs Allowed
+35 Run Diff
2,119K Attendance

📈 vs. 1959 NL Average

Batting Avg .257 1% below the 1959 league average (.260)
OBP .333 3% above the 1959 league average (.324)
SLG .396 1% below the 1959 league average (.399)
Team ERA 3.79 4% better than the 1959 league average (3.95)
Runs Scored 705 3% above the 1959 league average (683 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 2,119,483
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Avg per Game 27,172

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1959

Batting Avg

1 Duke Snider 0.308 2 Wally Moon 0.302 3 Carl Furillo 0.290 4 Norm Larker 0.289 5 Charlie Neal 0.287

Home Runs

1 Gil Hodges 25 2 Duke Snider 23 3 Wally Moon 19 4 Charlie Neal 19 5 Don Demeter 18

RBI

1 Duke Snider 88 2 Charlie Neal 83 3 Gil Hodges 80 4 Wally Moon 74 5 Don Demeter 70
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Charlie Neal 151 616 103 177 30 11 19 83 43 86 17 0.287
Jim Gilliam 145 553 91 156 18 4 3 34 96 25 23 0.282
Wally Moon 145 543 93 164 26 11 19 74 81 64 15 0.302
Gil Hodges 124 413 57 114 19 2 25 80 58 92 3 0.276
John Roseboro 118 397 39 92 14 7 10 38 52 69 7 0.232
Don Demeter 139 371 55 95 11 1 18 70 16 87 5 0.256
Duke Snider 126 370 59 114 11 2 23 88 58 71 1 0.308
Norm Larker 108 311 37 90 14 1 8 49 26 25 0 0.289
Don Zimmer 97 249 21 41 7 1 4 28 37 56 3 0.165
Ron Fairly 118 244 27 58 12 1 4 23 31 29 0 0.238
Maury Wills 83 242 27 63 5 2 0 7 13 27 7 0.260
Joe Pignatano 52 139 17 33 4 1 1 11 21 15 1 0.237
Rip Repulski 53 94 11 24 4 0 2 14 13 23 0 0.255
Carl Furillo 50 93 8 27 4 0 0 13 7 11 0 0.290
Don Drysdale 46 91 9 15 1 1 4 12 4 31 0 0.165
Johnny Podres 34 65 4 16 1 0 0 4 6 13 0 0.246
Sandy Koufax 35 54 3 6 3 0 0 0 2 29 0 0.111
Roger Craig 29 52 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 28 0 0.058
Dick Gray 21 52 8 8 1 0 2 4 6 12 0 0.154
Bob Lillis 30 48 7 11 2 0 0 2 3 4 0 0.229
Chuck Essegian 24 46 6 14 6 0 1 5 4 11 0 0.304
Danny McDevitt 39 46 4 5 1 0 0 3 0 17 0 0.109
Stan Williams 35 36 3 7 0 0 0 3 3 15 0 0.194
Jim Baxes 11 33 4 10 1 0 2 5 4 7 1 0.303
Larry Sherry 23 32 3 7 0 0 2 5 1 6 0 0.219
Frank Howard 9 21 2 3 0 1 1 6 2 9 0 0.143
Clem Labine 56 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.000
Art Fowler 36 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.083
Solly Drake 9 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.250
Carl Erskine 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Johnny Klippstein 28 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Chuck Churn 14 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Gene Snyder 11 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Sandy Amoros 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Norm Sherry 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.333
Tommy Davis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Harris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Kipp 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1959

ERA

1 Roger Craig 2.06 2 Larry Sherry 2.19 3 Don Drysdale 3.46 4 Clem Labine 3.93 5 Danny McDevitt 3.97

Wins

1 Don Drysdale 17 2 Johnny Podres 14 3 Roger Craig 11 4 Danny McDevitt 10 5 Sandy Koufax 8

Strikeouts

1 Don Drysdale 242 2 Sandy Koufax 173 3 Johnny Podres 145 4 Danny McDevitt 106 5 Stan Williams 89
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Drysdale 17 13 3.46 44 36 2 270.2 237 104 93 242
Johnny Podres 14 9 4.11 34 29 0 195.0 192 89 74 145
Sandy Koufax 8 6 4.05 35 23 2 153.1 136 69 92 173
Roger Craig 11 5 2.06 29 17 0 152.2 122 35 45 76
Danny McDevitt 10 8 3.97 39 22 4 145.0 149 64 51 106
Stan Williams 5 5 3.97 35 15 0 124.2 102 55 86 89
Larry Sherry 7 2 2.19 23 9 3 94.1 75 23 43 72
Clem Labine 5 10 3.93 56 0 9 84.2 91 37 25 37
Art Fowler 3 4 5.31 36 0 2 61.0 70 36 23 47
Johnny Klippstein 4 0 5.91 28 0 2 45.2 48 30 33 30
Chuck Churn 3 2 4.99 14 0 1 30.2 28 17 10 24
Gene Snyder 1 1 5.47 11 2 0 26.1 32 16 20 20
Carl Erskine 0 3 7.71 10 3 1 23.1 33 20 13 15
Fred Kipp 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.2 2 0 3 1
Bill Harris 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.2 0 0 3 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
LAN def. CHA 4-2

👥 Roster (38)

Sandy Amoros Jim Baxes Chuck Churn Roger Craig Tommy Davis Don Demeter Solly Drake Don Drysdale Carl Erskine Chuck Essegian Ron Fairly Art Fowler +26 more

38 players

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The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

A 88-68 record (.564) put the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 1st in the NL. That season the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series. The run column shows 705 for and 670 against. Against a league average of .260, the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers batted .257. The staff ERA of 3.79 was 4% better than the league average of 3.95.

The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers outscored the average club by 3% (705 against 683). Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was home in 1959, drawing a total attendance of 2,119,483. Gil Hodges led the club in home runs with 25. Duke Snider drove in a team-high 88 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Don Drysdale (17). In the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat CHA 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 88-68 (.564 win pct).
Did the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
Yes. The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series.
Who led the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
Gil Hodges led the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers with 25 home runs.
What was the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.79.
Where did the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Who led the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gil Hodges (25 HR, 80 RBI) and Don Drysdale (17-13, 3.46 ERA).
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