1959 San Francisco Giants season

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1959 San Francisco Giants
Willie McCovey's Rookie Year
Major league affiliations
Location
1959 Information
Owner(s) Horace Stoneham
General Manager(s) Chub Feeney
Manager(s) Bill Rigney
Local television none
Local radio KSFO
(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons)

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
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 Redlegs 74 80 13 .481
St. Louis Cardinals 71 83 16 .461
Philadelphia Phillies 64 90 23 .416

[edit] Roster

1959 San Francisco Giants roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Willie McCovey

In his Major League debut on July 30, 1959, McCovey went four-for-four against Hall-of-Famer Robin Roberts en route to a .354 batting average that year, in which he won National League Rookie of the Year honors while playing in just 52 games.

[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] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] Awards and Honors

All-Star Game

[edit] References

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1959 MLB season by team
American League
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1959 All-Star Game (1st, 2nd) • 1959 World Series
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