1959 Baltimore Orioles Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 74-80
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 891,926, Avg. 13,941
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Manager: Paul Richards (74-80)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1959 Baltimore Orioles StatisticsTeam Record: 74-80
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 891,926, Avg. 13,941
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Manager: Paul Richards (74-80)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1959 Baltimore Orioles Roster
The Baltimore Orioles of the American League ended the 1959 season with a record of 74 wins and 80 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.
The Orioles scored 551 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 621 runs. Gus Triandos led Baltimore with 25 home runs, and Bob Nieman walloped 20 or more, too. Gene Woodling drove in 77 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .300. Milt Pappas and Hoyt Wilhelm paced the team with 15 wins each, while Hoyt Wilhelm recorded a 2.19 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Paul Richards coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 550
Regular Season Runs Against: 620
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 9, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Washington Senators 9 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 14, 1959 | New York Yankees 13 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| April 15, 1959 | New York Yankees 3 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | ||
| April 16, 1959 | New York Yankees 4 at Baltimore Orioles 7 | W | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-3 | ||
| April 17, 1959 | Washington Senators 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | W | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-3 | ||
| April 18, 1959 | Washington Senators 1 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | W | 3-2 | 0-1 | 3-3 | ||
| April 19, 1959 | Washington Senators 4 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | L | 3-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | ||
| April 19, 1959 | Washington Senators 5 at Baltimore Orioles 7 | W | 4-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | ||
| April 21, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 4-3 | 1-1 | 5-4 | ||
| April 22, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 4-3 | 1-2 | 5-5 | ||
| April 23, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 8 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 4-3 | 2-2 | 6-5 | ||
| April 25, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 4-3 | 3-2 | 7-5 | ||
| April 26, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 4-3 | 4-2 | 8-5 | ||
| April 26, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 4-3 | 5-2 | 9-5 | ||
| April 29, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 4-3 | 5-3 | 9-6 | ||
| April 30, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | L | 4-3 | 5-4 | 9-7 | ||
| May 1, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Athletics 6 | L | 4-3 | 5-5 | 9-8 | ||
| May 2, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Athletics 1 | W | 4-3 | 6-5 | 10-8 | ||
| May 3, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 4-3 | 7-5 | 11-8 | ||
| May 5, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 9 | L | 4-3 | 7-6 | 11-9 | ||
| May 6, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 4-3 | 8-6 | 12-9 | ||
| May 7, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 10 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 4-3 | 9-6 | 13-9 | ||
| May 8, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | L | 4-4 | 9-6 | 13-10 | ||
| May 9, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | W | 5-4 | 9-6 | 14-10 | ||
| May 10, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | L | 5-5 | 9-6 | 14-11 | ||
| May 10, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 5-6 | 9-6 | 14-12 | ||
| May 11, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 7 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 5-6 | 10-6 | 15-12 | ||
| May 14, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 5-7 | 10-6 | 15-13 | ||
| May 15, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 6-7 | 10-6 | 16-13 | ||
| May 16, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | W | 7-7 | 10-6 | 17-13 | ||
| May 17, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | W | 8-7 | 10-6 | 18-13 | ||
| May 17, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 8-8 | 10-6 | 18-14 | ||
| May 18, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 9-8 | 10-6 | 19-14 | ||
| May 19, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 10-8 | 10-6 | 20-14 | ||
| May 20, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | L | 10-9 | 10-6 | 20-15 | ||
| May 22, 1959 | New York Yankees 0 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | W | 11-9 | 10-6 | 21-15 | ||
| May 23, 1959 | New York Yankees 13 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | L | 11-10 | 10-6 | 21-16 | ||
| May 24, 1959 | New York Yankees 9 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | L | 11-11 | 10-6 | 21-17 | ||
| May 24, 1959 | New York Yankees 1 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 12-11 | 10-6 | 22-17 | ||
| May 26, 1959 | Washington Senators 5 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | W | 13-11 | 10-6 | 23-17 | ||
| May 27, 1959 | Washington Senators 6 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | L | 13-12 | 10-6 | 23-18 | ||
| May 28, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 13-12 | 11-6 | 24-18 | ||
| May 29, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 13-12 | 11-7 | 24-19 | ||
| May 30, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 13-12 | 11-8 | 24-20 | ||
| May 30, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 13-12 | 11-9 | 24-21 | ||
| May 31, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 13-12 | 12-9 | 25-21 | ||
| June 2, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 13-12 | 13-9 | 26-21 | ||
| June 3, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 13-12 | 13-10 | 26-22 | ||
| June 4, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 13-12 | 13-11 | 26-23 | ||
| June 5, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Kansas City Athletics 1 | W | 13-12 | 14-11 | 27-23 | ||
| June 6, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | L | 13-12 | 14-12 | 27-24 | ||
| June 7, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Athletics 0 | W | 13-12 | 15-12 | 28-24 | ||
| June 9, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Baltimore Orioles 7 | W | 14-12 | 15-12 | 29-24 | ||
| June 10, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 11 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | L | 14-13 | 15-12 | 29-25 | ||
| June 11, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 14-14 | 15-12 | 29-26 | ||
| June 13, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | W | 15-14 | 15-12 | 30-26 | ||
| June 14, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 15-15 | 15-12 | 30-27 | ||
| June 14, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | L | 15-16 | 15-12 | 30-28 | ||
| June 15, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | L | 15-17 | 15-12 | 30-29 | ||
| June 17, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | W | 16-17 | 15-12 | 31-29 | ||
| June 18, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Baltimore Orioles 7 | W | 17-17 | 15-12 | 32-29 | ||
| June 19, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 0 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 18-17 | 15-12 | 33-29 | ||
| June 19, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | W | 19-17 | 15-12 | 34-29 | ||
| June 20, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 6 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | L | 19-18 | 15-12 | 34-30 | ||
| June 21, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 7 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | L | 19-19 | 15-12 | 34-31 | ||
| June 23, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 19-19 | 16-12 | 35-31 | ||
| June 24, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 7 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 19-19 | 17-12 | 36-31 | ||
| June 25, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 19-19 | 17-13 | 36-32 | ||
| June 26, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 12 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 19-19 | 18-13 | 37-32 | ||
| June 26, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 19-19 | 19-13 | 38-32 | ||
| June 27, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Detroit Tigers 12 | L | 19-19 | 19-14 | 38-33 | ||
| June 28, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 19-19 | 19-15 | 38-34 | ||
| June 30, 1959 | New York Yankees 4 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 19-20 | 19-15 | 38-35 | ||
| July 1, 1959 | New York Yankees 4 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | L | 19-21 | 19-15 | 38-36 | ||
| July 2, 1959 | New York Yankees 1 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 20-21 | 19-15 | 39-36 | ||
| July 3, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | W | 21-21 | 19-15 | 40-36 | ||
| July 4, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Baltimore Orioles 11 | W | 22-21 | 19-15 | 41-36 | ||
| July 5, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 22-22 | 19-15 | 41-37 | ||
| July 5, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | L | 22-23 | 19-15 | 41-38 | ||
| July 9, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 22-23 | 20-15 | 42-38 | ||
| July 9, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 8 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 22-23 | 21-15 | 43-38 | ||
| July 10, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 22-23 | 21-16 | 43-39 | ||
| July 11, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Washington Senators 9 | L | 22-23 | 21-17 | 43-40 | ||
| July 12, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 22-23 | 22-17 | 44-40 | ||
| July 14, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 1 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 23-23 | 22-17 | 45-40 | ||
| July 14, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 1 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | L | 23-24 | 22-17 | 45-41 | ||
| July 16, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 23-25 | 22-17 | 45-42 | ||
| July 17, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 24-25 | 22-17 | 46-42 | ||
| July 18, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | W | 25-25 | 22-17 | 47-42 | ||
| July 18, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | L | 25-26 | 22-17 | 47-43 | ||
| July 19, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 26-26 | 22-17 | 48-43 | ||
| July 21, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Kansas City Athletics 8 | L | 26-26 | 22-18 | 48-44 | ||
| July 22, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Athletics 6 | L | 26-26 | 22-19 | 48-45 | ||
| July 23, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Athletics 9 | L | 26-26 | 22-20 | 48-46 | ||
| July 24, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 26-26 | 22-21 | 48-47 | ||
| July 25, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 26-26 | 22-22 | 48-48 | ||
| July 26, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 26-26 | 23-22 | 49-48 | ||
| July 26, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 26-26 | 23-23 | 49-49 | ||
| July 27, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 26-26 | 24-23 | 50-49 | ||
| July 28, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 26-26 | 24-24 | 50-50 | ||
| July 29, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 26-26 | 25-24 | 51-50 | ||
| July 30, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Detroit Tigers 11 | L | 26-26 | 25-25 | 51-51 | ||
| July 31, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 26-26 | 25-26 | 51-52 | ||
| August 1, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 26-26 | 26-26 | 52-52 | ||
| August 2, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 26-26 | 27-26 | 53-52 | ||
| August 2, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 26-26 | 27-27 | 53-53 | ||
| August 4, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 27-26 | 27-27 | 54-53 | ||
| August 5, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Baltimore Orioles 7 | W | 28-26 | 27-27 | 55-53 | ||
| August 5, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | L | 28-27 | 27-27 | 55-54 | ||
| August 7, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | L | 28-28 | 27-27 | 55-55 | ||
| August 9, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | W | 29-28 | 27-27 | 56-55 | ||
| August 12, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | L | 29-29 | 27-27 | 56-56 | ||
| August 14, 1959 | Washington Senators 7 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 29-30 | 27-27 | 56-57 | ||
| August 15, 1959 | Washington Senators 2 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | W | 30-30 | 27-27 | 57-57 | ||
| August 16, 1959 | Washington Senators 6 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 30-31 | 27-27 | 57-58 | ||
| August 18, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 30-31 | 27-28 | 57-59 | ||
| August 19, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 30-31 | 28-28 | 58-59 | ||
| August 20, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 7 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 30-31 | 29-28 | 59-59 | ||
| August 21, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 0 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 30-31 | 29-29 | 59-60 | ||
| August 22, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 30-31 | 29-30 | 59-61 | ||
| August 23, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 30-31 | 29-31 | 59-62 | ||
| August 24, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 11 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 30-31 | 30-31 | 60-62 | ||
| August 25, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Kansas City Athletics 6 | L | 30-31 | 30-32 | 60-63 | ||
| August 26, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | W | 30-31 | 31-32 | 61-63 | ||
| August 28, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 30-31 | 31-33 | 61-64 | ||
| August 29, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 30-31 | 31-34 | 61-65 | ||
| August 30, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 0 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 30-31 | 31-35 | 61-66 | ||
| September 1, 1959 | New York Yankees 5 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | L | 30-32 | 31-35 | 61-67 | ||
| September 2, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | W | 31-32 | 31-35 | 62-67 | ||
| September 3, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | W | 32-32 | 31-35 | 63-67 | ||
| September 4, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 32-32 | 32-35 | 64-67 | ||
| September 5, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 32-32 | 32-36 | 64-68 | ||
| September 6, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 32-32 | 33-36 | 65-68 | ||
| September 7, 1959 | Washington Senators 0 at Baltimore Orioles 7 | W | 33-32 | 33-36 | 66-68 | ||
| September 7, 1959 | Washington Senators 8 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 33-33 | 33-36 | 66-69 | ||
| September 9, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | L | 33-34 | 33-36 | 66-70 | ||
| September 9, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 33-35 | 33-36 | 66-71 | ||
| September 10, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | W | 34-35 | 33-36 | 67-71 | ||
| September 11, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | W | 35-35 | 33-36 | 68-71 | ||
| September 11, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 36-35 | 33-36 | 69-71 | ||
| September 12, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 36-36 | 33-36 | 69-72 | ||
| September 13, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 36-37 | 33-36 | 69-73 | ||
| September 13, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 9 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | L | 36-38 | 33-36 | 69-74 | ||
| September 14, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Baltimore Orioles 9 | W | 37-38 | 33-36 | 70-74 | ||
| September 15, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 38-38 | 33-36 | 71-74 | ||
| September 16, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 38-39 | 33-36 | 71-75 | ||
| September 18, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 38-39 | 33-37 | 71-76 | ||
| September 19, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 38-39 | 34-37 | 72-76 | ||
| September 20, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 0 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 38-39 | 34-38 | 72-77 | ||
| September 22, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 38-39 | 34-39 | 72-78 | ||
| September 23, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 0 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 38-39 | 34-40 | 72-79 | ||
| September 25, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 38-39 | 34-41 | 72-80 | ||
| September 26, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 7 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 38-39 | 35-41 | 73-80 | ||
| September 27, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 38-39 | 36-41 | 74-80 |
