1959 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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1959 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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| Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath | |
| General manager(s) | Joe L. Brown | |
| Manager(s) | Danny Murtaugh | |
| Local television | KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods |
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| Local radio | 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.
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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.[1]
- Prior to 1959 season: Dick Rand was traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Burgess.[2]
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.[3] Braves pitcher Lew Burdette also pitched a shutout for thirteen full innings, giving up 12 hits. NOTE: On September 4, 1991, MLB redefined no-hitters to no longer include games where the first hit was surrendered in extra innings. Until then, Haddix had been credited with a perfect game.
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 68 | -- | .564 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 70 | 2 | .551 |
| San Francisco Giants | 83 | 71 | 4 | .539 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 76 | 9 | .506 |
| Chicago Cubs | 74 | 80 | 13 | .481 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 80 | 13 | .481 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 83 | 16 | .461 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 90 | 23 | .416 |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- May 29, 1959: Gene Baker was released by the Pirates.[4]
- June 13, 1959: Bob Smith was selected off waivers from the Pirates by the Detroit Tigers.[5]
Roster
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Coaches
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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)[6]
- Harvey Haddix, major league record, Most consecutive batters retired in one game (36) [7]
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| 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 franchise transferred to Gastonia, May 26, 1959; San Angelo franchise transferred to Roswell, June 9, 1959
Notes
- ^ Smoky Burgess page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dick Rand page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1959/B05260MLN1959.htm
- ^ Gene Baker page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Smith page 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, NY, 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
References
- 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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