1959 Pittsburgh Pirates season
| 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates | |
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| Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders) |
| General manager(s) | Joe L. Brown |
| Manager(s) | Danny Murtaugh |
| Local television |
KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods |
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KDKA Bob Prince, Paul Long, Jim Woods |
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The 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates season saw the team finish in fourth place in the National League at 78–76, nine games behind the NL and World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
Offseason
- January 30, 1959: Whammy Douglas, Jim Pendleton, Frank Thomas, and John Powers were traded by the Pirates to the Cincinnati Reds for Smoky Burgess, Harvey Haddix and Don Hoak.[2]
- Prior to 1959 season: Dick Rand was traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Burgess.[3]
Regular season
- May 26, 1959: Harvey Haddix took a perfect game into the 13th inning of a game against the Milwaukee Braves. Haddix retired 36 consecutive batters in 12 innings, but lost the game 1–0.[4] Braves pitcher Lew Burdette also pitched a shutout for 13 full innings, giving up 12 hits. NOTE: On September 4, 1991, MLB redefined no-hitters to no longer include games in which the first hit was surrendered in extra innings. Until then, Haddix had been credited with a perfect game.
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 68 | 0.564 | — | 46–32 | 42–36 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 70 | 0.551 | 2 | 49–29 | 37–41 |
| San Francisco Giants | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 4 | 42–35 | 41–36 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 9 | 47–30 | 31–46 |
| Chicago Cubs | 74 | 80 | 0.481 | 13 | 38–39 | 36–41 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 80 | 0.481 | 13 | 43–34 | 31–46 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 16 | 42–35 | 29–48 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 23 | 37–40 | 27–50 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | CHC | CIN | LAD | MIL | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
| Chicago | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 10–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 13–9 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 11–11 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 14–10 | 17–5 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
| Milwaukee | 12–10 | 11–11 | 10–14 | — | 13–9 | 15–7–1 | 12–10 | 13–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | 5–17 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 7–15 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 14–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–12 | 14–8 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | |||||
| St. Louis | 12–10 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 6–16 | — | |||||
Game log
| 1959 Game Log: 78–76 (Home: 47–30; Away: 31–46) | ||||||||
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April: 6–8 (Home: 2–4; Away: 4–4)
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May: 19–14 (Home: 10–6; Away: 9–8)
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June: 15–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–8)
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July: 10–17 (Home: 9–8; Away: 1–9)
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August: 20–8 (Home: 15–3; Away: 5–5)
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September: 8–14 (Home: 3–2; Away: 5–12)
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member | ||||||||
Notable transactions
- May 29, 1959: Gene Baker was released by the Pirates.[5]
- June 13, 1959: Bob Smith was selected off waivers from the Pirates by the Detroit Tigers.[6]
Roster
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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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Smoky Burgess | 114 | 377 | 112 | .297 | 11 | 59 |
| 2B | Bill Mazeroski | 135 | 493 | 119 | .241 | 7 | 59 |
| 3B | Don Hoak | 155 | 564 | 166 | .294 | 8 | 65 |
| RF | Roberto Clemente | 105 | 432 | 128 | .296 | 4 | 50 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Román Mejías | 96 | 276 | 65 | .236 | 7 | 28 |
| Dick Schofield | 81 | 145 | 31 | .234 | 1 | 9 |
| Ken Hamlin | 3 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 2 |
| Hardy Peterson | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bob Friend | 35 | 234.2 | 8 | 19 | 4.03 | 104 |
| Harvey Haddix | 31 | 224.1 | 12 | 12 | 3.13 | 149 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bennie Daniels | 34 | 100.2 | 7 | 9 | 5.45 | 67 |
| Dick Hall | 2 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Roy Face | 57 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 2.70 | 69 |
| Ron Blackburn | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.65 | 19 |
| Don Gross | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.55 | 15 |
| Bob Smith | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.49 | 12 |
| Fred Green | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.13 | 20 |
| Don Williams | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 |
| Paul Giel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.09 | 3 |
Awards and honors
Records
- Roy Face, major league record, most wins in one season by a relief pitcher (18)[7]
- Harvey Haddix, major league record, Most consecutive batters retired in one game (36) [8]
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Columbus Jets | International League | Cal Ermer |
| AAA | Salt Lake City Bees | Pacific Coast League | Larry Shepard |
| A | Columbus/Gastonia Pirates | Sally League | Ray Hathaway |
| B | Wilson Tobs | Carolina League | Harding "Pete" Peterson and Don Osborn |
| C | Grand Forks Chiefs | Northern League | James Adlam |
| C | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | Bob Clear |
| D | Salem Rebels | Appalachian League | Larry Dorton |
| D | Dubuque Packers | Midwest League | Wally Millies, John Armstrong, Syd Thrift and Al Kubski |
| D | San Angelo/Roswell Pirates | Sophomore League | Al Kubski, Joe Bauman and Wally Millies |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salt Lake City, Gastonia
Columbus (GA) franchise transferred to Gastonia, May 26, 1959; San Angelo franchise transferred to Roswell, June 9, 1959
References
- ↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- ↑ Smoky Burgess at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dick Rand at Baseball Reference
- ↑ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Milwaukee Braves 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0". Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ↑ Gene Baker at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Bob Smith at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 290, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ↑ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 29, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
External links
- 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
- 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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