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1959 San Francisco Giants season

Field	Value
name	San Francisco Giants
season	1959
league	National League
ballpark	Seals Stadium
record
league_place	3rd
city	San Francisco, California
owners	Horace Stoneham
general_managers	Chub Feeney
managers	Bill Rigney
television	KTVU
(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons)
radio	KSFO
(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill King)

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The 1959 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 77th year in Major League Baseball and their second season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 83–71 record, 4 games behind the World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. It was the team's second and final season at Seals Stadium before moving their games to Candlestick Park the following season.

Offseason

October 8, 1958: Marv Grissom and Ernie Broglio were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Hobie Landrith, Billy Muffett and Benny Valenzuela.
December 3, 1958: Rubén Gómez and Valmy Thomas were traded by the Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jack Sanford.
December 5, 1958: Joey Amalfitano was released by the Giants.
March 25, 1959: Ray Jablonski and Bill White were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Sam Jones and Don Choate.

Regular season

In his major league debut on July 30, Willie McCovey went four-for-four against future Hall-of-Famer Robin Roberts en route to a .354 batting average. McCovey went on to win National League Rookie of the Year honors while playing in just 52 games.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

Johnny Antonelli
Jackie Brandt
Orlando Cepeda
Jim Davenport
Willie Kirkland
Willie Mays
Andre Rodgers
Bob Schmidt
Daryl Spencer

Notable transactions

July 26, 1959: Billy Muffett and cash were traded by the Giants to the Boston Red Sox for Bud Byerly.
August 25, 1959: Hank Sauer was released by the Giants.

Roster

1959 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers

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
C		109	283	71	.251	3	29
1B	Orlando Cepeda	151	605	192	.317	27	105
2B	Daryl Spencer	152	555	147	.265	12	62
SS	Ed Bressoud	104	315	79	.251	9	26
3B	Jim Davenport	123	469	121	.258	6	38
LF	Jackie Brandt	137	429	116	.270	12	57
CF	Willie Mays	151	575	180	.313	34	104
RF	Willie Kirkland	126	463	126	.272	22	68

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
Felipe Alou	95	247	68	.275	10	33
Andre Rodgers	71	228	57	.250	6	24
Willie McCovey	52	192	68	.354	13	38
Bob Schmidt	71	181	44	.243	5	20
Leon Wagner	87	129	29	.225	5	22
Danny O'Connell	34	58	11	.190	0	0
	54	48	9	.188	0	7
	31	46	8	.174	0	1
Jim Hegan	21	30	4	.133	0	0
Hank Sauer	13	15	1	.067	1	1
Bob Speake	15	11	1	.091	0	1
Roger McCardell	4	4	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
	40	282.0	19	10	3.10	165
	50	270.2	21	15	2.83	209
	36	222.1	15	12	3.16	132
Marshall Renfroe	1	2.0	0	0	27.00	3

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
Mike McCormick	47	225.2	12	16	3.99	151
Stu Miller	59	167.2	8	7	2.84	95
Eddie Fisher	17	40.0	2	6	7.88	15

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
Al Worthington	42	2	3	3	3.68	45
Gordon Jones	31	3	2	2	4.33	29
	11	1	0	0	1.38	4
Joe Shipley	10	0	0	0	4.50	11
Dom Zanni	9	0	0	0	6.55	11
	5	0	0	0	5.40	3
	1	0	0	0	54.00	0

Awards and honors

Willie McCovey – National League Rookie of the Year

All-Star Game (first game) All-Star Game (second game)

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Springfield

Notes

References

"Hobie Landrith Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More".
"Rubén Gómez Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More".
"Joey Amalfitano Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More".
"Ray Jablonski Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More".
"1959 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac".
"Billy Muffett Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More".
"Hank Sauer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More".
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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