1959 San Francisco Giants Roster
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 Results
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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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | RF | R | R | May 12, 1935 | 6'0" | 195 | Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal D.R. |
| Johnny Antonelli | P | L | L | April 12, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Rochester, NY USA |
| Curt Barclay | P | R | R | August 22, 1931 | 6'3" | 210 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Jackie Brandt | LF | R | R | April 28, 1934 | 5'11" | 165 | Omaha, NE USA |
| Eddie Bressoud | SS | R | R | May 2, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Bud Byerly | P | R | R | October 26, 1919 | 6'2" | 185 | Webster Groves, MO USA |
| Orlando Cepeda | 1B | R | R | September 17, 1937 | 6'2" | 210 | Ponce, P.R. |
| Jim Davenport | 3B | R | R | August 17, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Siluria, AL USA |
| Eddie Fisher | P | R | R | July 16, 1936 | 6'2" | 200 | Shreveport, LA USA |
| Jim Hegan | C | R | R | August 3, 1920 | 6'2" | 195 | Lynn, MA USA |
| Gordon Jones | P | R | R | April 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Portland, OR USA |
| Sam Jones | P | R | R | December 14, 1925 | 6'4" | 192 | Stewartsville, OH USA |
| Willie Kirkland | RF | L | R | February 17, 1934 | 6'1" | 206 | Siluria, AL USA |
| Hobie Landrith | C | L | R | March 16, 1930 | 5'10" | 170 | Decatur, IL USA |
| Willie Mays | CF | R | R | May 6, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | Westfield, AL USA |
| Roger McCardell | C | R | R | August 29, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | Gorsuch Mills, MD USA |
| Mike McCormick | P | L | L | September 29, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | Pasadena, CA USA |
| Willie McCovey | 1B | L | L | January 10, 1938 | 6'4" | 198 | Mobile, AL USA |
| Stu Miller | P | R | R | December 26, 1927 | 5'11" | 165 | Northampton, MA USA |
| Billy Muffett | P | R | R | September 21, 1930 | 6'1" | 198 | Hammond, IN USA |
| Danny O'Connell | 3B | R | R | January 21, 1929 | 5'11" | 168 | Paterson, NJ USA |
| Jose Pagan | 3B | R | R | May 5, 1935 | 5'9" | 160 | Barceloneta, P.R. |
| Marshall Renfroe | P | L | L | May 25, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Century, FL USA |
| Dusty Rhodes | P | L | R | May 13, 1927 | 6'0" | 178 | Mathews, AL USA |
| Andre Rodgers | SS | R | R | December 2, 1934 | 6'3" | 200 | Nassau, New Providence Bahamas |
| Jack Sanford | P | R | R | May 18, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | Wellesley Hills, MA USA |
| Hank Sauer | LF | R | R | March 17, 1917 | 6'3" | 198 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Bob Schmidt | C | R | R | April 22, 1933 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Joe Shipley | P | R | R | May 9, 1935 | 6'4" | 210 | Morristown, TN USA |
| Bob Speake | P | L | L | August 22, 1930 | 6'1" | 178 | Springfield, MO USA |
| Daryl Spencer | 2B | R | R | July 13, 1928 | 6'2" | 185 | Wichita, KS USA |
| Leon Wagner | LF | L | R | May 13, 1934 | 6'1" | 195 | Chattanooga, TN USA |
| Al Worthington | P | R | R | February 5, 1929 | 6'2" | 195 | Birmingham, AL USA |
| Dom Zanni | P | R | R | March 1, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | Bronx, NY USA |
