1959 Major League Baseball season
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1959 Major League Baseball season
This article is about the 1959 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1959 in baseball.
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Awards and honors
- 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
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Major league baseball final standings
| American League | |||||
| Teams Ranked | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB | |
| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 60 | .610 | -- | |
| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | .578 | 5 | |
| New York Yankees | 79 | 75 | .513 | 15 | |
| Detroit Tigers | 76 | 78 | .494 | 18 | |
| Boston Red Sox | 75 | 79 | .487 | 19 | |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 80 | .481 | 20 | |
| Kansas City Athletics | 66 | 88 | .429 | 28 | |
| Washington Senators | 63 | 91 | .409 | 31 | |
| National League | |||||
| Teams Ranked | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB | |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 68 | .564 | -- | |
| Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 70 | .551 | 2 | |
| San Francisco Giants | 83 | 71 | .539 | 4 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 76 | .506 | 9 | |
| Chicago Cubs | 74 | 80 | .481 | 13 | |
| Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 80 | .481 | 13 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 83 | .461 | 16 | |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 90 | .416 | 23 | |
Events
- 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)
- 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)
- Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1959
- 1959 National League tie-breaker series
- 1959 World Series
Movies
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Deaths
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