1959 Detroit Tigers season

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1959 Detroit Tigers
Major league affiliations
Location
1959 Information
Owner(s) Fred Knorr, John Fetzer
Manager(s) Bill Norman, Jimmy Dykes
Local television WJBK (TV)
Local radio WKMH
(Van Patrick, George Kell)

The Detroit Tigers' 1959 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the American League.

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. 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

[edit] Roster

1959 Detroit Tigers roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Game log

Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
October
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
162

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] References

v • d • e
1959 MLB season by team
American League
Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • New York • Washington
National League
1959 All-Star Game (1st, 2nd) • 1959 World Series
v • d • e
Detroit Tigers
Based in Detroit, Michigan
Franchise
Ballparks
Boulevard Park • Bennett Park • Tiger Stadium • Comerica Park
Culture
Rivalries
Important figures
Retired numbers
2 • 5 • 6 • 16 • 23 • 42
Minors
Key personnel
Owner: Mike Ilitch • General Manager: Dave Dombrowski • Manager: Jim Leyland
World Series
championships (4)
1935 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984
League pennants (10)
American League: 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1934 • 1935 • 1940 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984 • 2006
Division titles
Eastern: 1972 • 1984 • 1987 • Central: none • Wild Card: 2006


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