1959 San Francisco Giants Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 83-71
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 1,422,130, Avg. 18,463
Ballpark: Seals Stadium
Manager: Bill Rigney (83-71)
Location: San Francisco, California
1959 San Francisco Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 83-71
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 1,422,130, Avg. 18,463
Ballpark: Seals Stadium
Manager: Bill Rigney (83-71)
Location: San Francisco, California
1959 San Francisco Giants Roster
The San Francisco Giants of the National League ended the 1959 season with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses, finishing third in the NL.
The Giants topped the league with just 613 runs allowed. San Francisco scored 705 runs. Willie Mays walloped 34 home runs for the team, while Orlando Cepeda and Willie Kirkland swatted 20 or more also. Orlando Cepeda accounted for 105 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .317 average. Sam Jones led the squad with 21 wins, and Johnny Antonelli and Jack Sanford, too added 15 or more wins, too Sam Jones earned a 2.83 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Bill Rigney coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 705
Regular Season Runs Against: 613
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 11, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 12, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 14, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 5 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 0-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | ||
| April 15, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 1 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 1-1 | 3-0 | 4-1 | ||
| April 16, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 11 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 1-2 | 3-0 | 4-2 | ||
| April 17, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 1-3 | 3-0 | 4-3 | ||
| April 18, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at San Francisco Giants 8 | W | 2-3 | 3-0 | 5-3 | ||
| April 19, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 3-3 | 3-0 | 6-3 | ||
| April 20, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | L | 3-3 | 3-1 | 6-4 | ||
| April 21, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 9 | L | 3-3 | 3-2 | 6-5 | ||
| April 22, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 | W | 3-3 | 4-2 | 7-5 | ||
| April 24, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 3-3 | 5-2 | 8-5 | ||
| April 25, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 3-3 | 5-3 | 8-6 | ||
| April 26, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 3-3 | 6-3 | 9-6 | ||
| April 29, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 3-3 | 6-4 | 9-7 | ||
| May 1, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Milwaukee Braves 4 | W | 3-3 | 7-4 | 10-7 | ||
| May 2, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 8 at Milwaukee Braves 5 | W | 3-3 | 8-4 | 11-7 | ||
| May 3, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Milwaukee Braves 9 | L | 3-3 | 8-5 | 11-8 | ||
| May 4, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Cincinnati Redlegs 5 | W | 3-3 | 9-5 | 12-8 | ||
| May 5, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Cincinnati Redlegs 5 | L | 3-3 | 9-6 | 12-9 | ||
| May 7, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 3-4 | 9-6 | 12-10 | ||
| May 8, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 4-4 | 9-6 | 13-10 | ||
| May 9, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at San Francisco Giants 5 | L | 4-5 | 9-6 | 13-11 | ||
| May 10, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 4-6 | 9-6 | 13-12 | ||
| May 11, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at San Francisco Giants 14 | W | 5-6 | 9-6 | 14-12 | ||
| May 12, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at San Francisco Giants 5 | L | 5-7 | 9-6 | 14-13 | ||
| May 13, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 6-7 | 9-6 | 15-13 | ||
| May 14, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Francisco Giants 8 | W | 7-7 | 9-6 | 16-13 | ||
| May 15, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 5 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 7-8 | 9-6 | 16-14 | ||
| May 16, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 2 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 8-8 | 9-6 | 17-14 | ||
| May 17, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 1 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 9-8 | 9-6 | 18-14 | ||
| May 18, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 4 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 9-9 | 9-6 | 18-15 | ||
| May 19, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 8 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 9-10 | 9-6 | 18-16 | ||
| May 20, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 3 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 10-10 | 9-6 | 19-16 | ||
| May 22, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | L | 10-10 | 9-7 | 19-17 | ||
| May 23, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | W | 10-10 | 10-7 | 20-17 | ||
| May 24, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 | W | 10-10 | 11-7 | 21-17 | ||
| May 25, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 10-11 | 11-7 | 21-18 | ||
| May 26, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 11-11 | 11-7 | 22-18 | ||
| May 27, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 12-11 | 11-7 | 23-18 | ||
| May 28, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 13-11 | 11-7 | 24-18 | ||
| May 29, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 13-12 | 11-7 | 24-19 | ||
| May 30, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 2 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 14-12 | 11-7 | 25-19 | ||
| May 31, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 15-12 | 11-7 | 26-19 | ||
| June 1, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 11 at Milwaukee Braves 2 | W | 15-12 | 12-7 | 27-19 | ||
| June 2, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Milwaukee Braves 3 | L | 15-12 | 12-8 | 27-20 | ||
| June 3, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Milwaukee Braves 7 | L | 15-12 | 12-9 | 27-21 | ||
| June 4, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 11 at Milwaukee Braves 5 | W | 15-12 | 13-9 | 28-21 | ||
| June 5, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Cincinnati Redlegs 7 | L | 15-12 | 13-10 | 28-22 | ||
| June 6, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 13 at Cincinnati Redlegs 3 | W | 15-12 | 14-10 | 29-22 | ||
| June 7, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Cincinnati Redlegs 3 | W | 15-12 | 15-10 | 30-22 | ||
| June 7, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Cincinnati Redlegs 7 | L | 15-12 | 15-11 | 30-23 | ||
| June 8, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 | L | 15-12 | 15-12 | 30-24 | ||
| June 9, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 15-12 | 16-12 | 31-24 | ||
| June 10, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | W | 15-12 | 17-12 | 32-24 | ||
| June 11, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 | L | 15-12 | 17-13 | 32-25 | ||
| June 12, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 15-12 | 18-13 | 33-25 | ||
| June 13, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 15-12 | 19-13 | 34-25 | ||
| June 14, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 15-12 | 19-14 | 34-26 | ||
| June 14, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 15-12 | 19-15 | 34-27 | ||
| June 16, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 2 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 15-13 | 19-15 | 34-28 | ||
| June 17, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 5 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 16-13 | 19-15 | 35-28 | ||
| June 18, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 3 at San Francisco Giants 8 | W | 17-13 | 19-15 | 36-28 | ||
| June 19, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 18-13 | 19-15 | 37-28 | ||
| June 20, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 4 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 18-14 | 19-15 | 37-29 | ||
| June 21, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 13 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 18-15 | 19-15 | 37-30 | ||
| June 22, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 19-15 | 19-15 | 38-30 | ||
| June 23, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 19-16 | 19-15 | 38-31 | ||
| June 24, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 20-16 | 19-15 | 39-31 | ||
| June 25, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 20-17 | 19-15 | 39-32 | ||
| June 26, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Francisco Giants 8 | W | 21-17 | 19-15 | 40-32 | ||
| June 27, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 7 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 21-18 | 19-15 | 40-33 | ||
| June 28, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 22-18 | 19-15 | 41-33 | ||
| June 29, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 | W | 22-18 | 20-15 | 42-33 | ||
| June 30, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0 | W | 22-18 | 21-15 | 43-33 | ||
| July 2, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 10 | L | 22-18 | 21-16 | 43-34 | ||
| July 3, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 22-18 | 22-16 | 44-34 | ||
| July 4, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 22-18 | 23-16 | 45-34 | ||
| July 5, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 22-18 | 24-16 | 46-34 | ||
| July 5, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 22-18 | 24-17 | 46-35 | ||
| July 9, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Cincinnati Redlegs 2 | W | 22-18 | 25-17 | 47-35 | ||
| July 10, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 8 at Cincinnati Redlegs 6 | W | 22-18 | 26-17 | 48-35 | ||
| July 11, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Cincinnati Redlegs 3 | W | 22-18 | 27-17 | 49-35 | ||
| July 12, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Milwaukee Braves 4 | L | 22-18 | 27-18 | 49-36 | ||
| July 13, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Milwaukee Braves 3 | L | 22-18 | 27-19 | 49-37 | ||
| July 16, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 22-18 | 27-20 | 49-38 | ||
| July 16, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 22-18 | 28-20 | 50-38 | ||
| July 17, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 22-18 | 29-20 | 51-38 | ||
| July 18, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 22-18 | 30-20 | 52-38 | ||
| July 19, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 22-18 | 30-21 | 52-39 | ||
| July 20, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 22-19 | 30-21 | 52-40 | ||
| July 21, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 22-20 | 30-21 | 52-41 | ||
| July 22, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 23-20 | 30-21 | 53-41 | ||
| July 23, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 24-20 | 30-21 | 54-41 | ||
| July 24, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 5 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 25-20 | 30-21 | 55-41 | ||
| July 25, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 5 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 25-21 | 30-21 | 55-42 | ||
| July 26, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 7 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 25-22 | 30-21 | 55-43 | ||
| July 28, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 25-23 | 30-21 | 55-44 | ||
| July 29, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 25-24 | 30-21 | 55-45 | ||
| July 30, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 26-24 | 30-21 | 56-45 | ||
| July 31, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 27-24 | 30-21 | 57-45 | ||
| August 1, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 28-24 | 30-21 | 58-45 | ||
| August 2, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 29-24 | 30-21 | 59-45 | ||
| August 4, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 6 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 29-25 | 30-21 | 59-46 | ||
| August 5, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 1 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 30-25 | 30-21 | 60-46 | ||
| August 6, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 1 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 31-25 | 30-21 | 61-46 | ||
| August 7, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 32-25 | 30-21 | 62-46 | ||
| August 8, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 9 at San Francisco Giants 6 | L | 32-26 | 30-21 | 62-47 | ||
| August 9, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 33-26 | 30-21 | 63-47 | ||
| August 10, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 33-26 | 31-21 | 64-47 | ||
| August 11, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 33-26 | 32-21 | 65-47 | ||
| August 13, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 9 at Chicago Cubs 20 | L | 33-26 | 32-22 | 65-48 | ||
| August 14, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Chicago Cubs 7 | L | 33-26 | 32-23 | 65-49 | ||
| August 15, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 33-26 | 33-23 | 66-49 | ||
| August 16, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 33-26 | 33-24 | 66-50 | ||
| August 17, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Cincinnati Redlegs 3 | W | 33-26 | 34-24 | 67-50 | ||
| August 18, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Cincinnati Redlegs 7 | L | 33-26 | 34-25 | 67-51 | ||
| August 19, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Milwaukee Braves 5 | L | 33-26 | 34-26 | 67-52 | ||
| August 20, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Milwaukee Braves 3 | W | 33-26 | 35-26 | 68-52 | ||
| August 21, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 10 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | W | 33-26 | 36-26 | 69-52 | ||
| August 21, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 33-26 | 37-26 | 70-52 | ||
| August 22, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 33-26 | 38-26 | 71-52 | ||
| August 24, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 33-26 | 38-27 | 71-53 | ||
| August 25, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 33-26 | 39-27 | 72-53 | ||
| August 26, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 33-26 | 39-28 | 72-54 | ||
| August 27, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 33-26 | 39-29 | 72-55 | ||
| August 27, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 33-26 | 39-30 | 72-56 | ||
| August 28, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0 | W | 33-26 | 40-30 | 73-56 | ||
| August 30, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 | L | 33-26 | 40-31 | 73-57 | ||
| August 31, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 | L | 33-26 | 40-32 | 73-58 | ||
| September 2, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 34-26 | 40-32 | 74-58 | ||
| September 3, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 5 at San Francisco Giants 8 | W | 35-26 | 40-32 | 75-58 | ||
| September 4, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 2 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 35-27 | 40-32 | 75-59 | ||
| September 5, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 36-27 | 40-32 | 76-59 | ||
| September 6, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 36-28 | 40-32 | 76-60 | ||
| September 7, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 37-28 | 40-32 | 77-60 | ||
| September 9, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 38-28 | 40-32 | 78-60 | ||
| September 10, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 38-29 | 40-32 | 78-61 | ||
| September 11, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 38-30 | 40-32 | 78-62 | ||
| September 12, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 39-30 | 40-32 | 79-62 | ||
| September 13, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Francisco Giants 1 | W | 40-30 | 40-32 | 80-62 | ||
| September 14, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 4 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 40-31 | 40-32 | 80-63 | ||
| September 15, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 6 at San Francisco Giants 13 | W | 41-31 | 40-32 | 81-63 | ||
| September 16, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 2 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 41-32 | 40-32 | 81-64 | ||
| September 17, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 6 at San Francisco Giants 13 | W | 42-32 | 40-32 | 82-64 | ||
| September 19, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 42-33 | 40-32 | 82-65 | ||
| September 19, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 42-34 | 40-32 | 82-66 | ||
| September 20, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 42-35 | 40-32 | 82-67 | ||
| September 22, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 42-35 | 40-33 | 82-68 | ||
| September 23, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 8 at Chicago Cubs 9 | L | 42-35 | 40-34 | 82-69 | ||
| September 26, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | W | 42-35 | 41-34 | 83-69 | ||
| September 27, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 14 | L | 42-35 | 41-35 | 83-70 | ||
| September 27, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 42-35 | 41-36 | 83-71 |
