1959 San Francisco Giants season

March 2026 November 2013 San Francisco Giants 1959 National League Seals Stadium 83 71 y 3rd San Francisco, California Horace Stoneham Chub Feeney Bill Rigney KTVU(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons) KSFO(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill King) 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.Hobie Landrith Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/landrho01.shtml 2024-05-22 Baseball-Reference.com en December 3, 1958: Rubén Gómez and Valmy Thomas were traded by the Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jack Sanford.Rubén Gómez Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gomezru01.shtml 2024-05-22 Baseball-Reference.com en December 5, 1958: Joey Amalfitano was released by the Giants.Joey Amalfitano Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/amalfjo01.shtml 2024-05-22 Baseball-Reference.com en March 25, 1959: Ray Jablonski and Bill White were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Sam Jones and Don Choate.Ray Jablonski Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jablora01.shtml 2024-05-22 Baseball-Reference.com en 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 San Francisco Giants Record vs. opponents SF Opening Day starters Johnny Antonelli Jackie Brandt Orlando Cepeda Jim Davenport Willie Kirkland Willie Mays Andre Rodgers Bob Schmidt Daryl Spencerhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1959&t=SFN 1959 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions July 26, 1959: Billy Muffett and cash were traded by the Giants to the Boston Red Sox for Bud Byerly.Billy Muffett Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/muffebi01.shtml 2024-05-22 Baseball-Reference.com en August 25, 1959: Hank Sauer was released by the Giants.Hank Sauer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sauerha01.shtml 2024-05-22 Baseball-Reference.com en Roster 1959 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers 43 Johnny Antonelli 39 Curt Barclay 36 Bud Byerly 39 Eddie Fisher 38 Gordon Jones 19 Sam Jones 40 Mike McCormick 37 Stu Miller 36 Billy Muffett 28 Marshall Renfroe 33 Jack Sanford 42 Joe Shipley 32 Al Worthington 34 Dom Zanni Catchers 27 Jim Hegan  5 Hobie Landrith  8 Roger McCardell  9 Bob Schmidt Infielders 16 Ed Bressoud 30 Orlando Cepeda 12 Jim Davenport 44 Willie McCovey 22 Danny O'Connell 10 José Pagán 15,17 Andre Rodgers 20 Daryl Spencer Outfielders 23 Felipe Alou 25 Jackie Brandt 28 Willie Kirkland 24 Willie Mays  6 Hank Sauer 39 Leon Wagner Other batters 26 Dusty Rhodes 26 Bob Speake Manager 18 Bill Rigney Coaches  2 Salty Parker  1 Bill Posedel  6 Hank Sauer  3 Wes Westrum 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 Hobie Landrith 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 Dusty Rhodes Dusty Rhodes (outfielder) 54 48 9 .188 0 7 José Pagán 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 Johnny Antonelli 40 282.0 19 10 3.10 165 Sam Jones Sam Jones (baseball) 50 270.2 21 15 2.83 209 Jack Sanford 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 Bud Byerly 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 Billy Muffett 5 0 0 0 5.40 3 Curt Barclay 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 Minor League Baseball AAA Phoenix Giants Pacific Coast League Red Davis AA Corpus Christi Giants Texas League Ray Murray A Springfield Giants Eastern League Andy Gilbert B Eugene Emeralds Northwest League Roy Partee C Fresno Giants California League Mike McCormick C St. Cloud Rox Northern League Richie Klaus D Michigan City White Caps Midwest League Buddy Kerr D Hastings Giants Nebraska State League Leo Schrall D Artesia Giants Sophomore League Jodie Phipps LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: SpringfieldJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1959 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Reference 1959 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac Category:San Francisco Giants seasons San Francisco Giants season Category:1959 in sports in California Category:1959 in San Francisco