The 1959 Baltimore Orioles season was the franchise's sixth season in Baltimore, Maryland, and its 59th overall. It resulted with the Orioles finishing sixth in the American League with a record of 74 wins and 80 losses, 22 games behind the AL champion Chicago White Sox.

Offseason October 2, 1958: Dick Williams was traded by the Orioles to the Kansas City Athletics for Chico Carrasquel.Chico Carrasquel page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1959 season (exact date unknown) John Anderson was obtained by the Orioles from the Miami Marlins after expiration of minor league working agreement.John Anderson page at Baseball Reference Bob Saverine was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.Bob Saverine page at Baseball Reference

Regular season June 10, 1959: Rocky Colavito of the Cleveland Indians hit four home runs in one game against the Orioles.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters Bob Boyd Billy Gardner Ron Hansen Al Pilarcik Arnie Portocarrero Brooks Robinson Willie Tasby Gus Triandos Gene Woodling

Notable transactions April 1, 1959: Vito Valentinetti was acquired by the Orioles from the Washington Senators in exchange for Billy Loes. The trade was voided and the players returned to their original teams on April 8.Vito Valentinetti page at Baseball Reference May 21, 1959: Bobby Ávila was acquired by the Boston Red Sox from the Orioles off waivers.Bobby Avila transactions at Baseball-Reference May 26, 1959: Albie Pearson was acquired by the Orioles from the Washington Senators in exchange for Lenny Green.Albie Pearson transactions at Baseball-Reference June 15, 1959: Billy Hoeft was acquired by the Orioles from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jack Harshman.Billy Hoeft page at Baseball-Reference June 23, 1959: Whitey Lockman was traded by the Orioles to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Walt Dropo.Walt Dropo page at Baseball-Reference September 6, 1959: Rip Coleman was acquired by the Orioles off waivers from the Kansas City Athletics.Rip Coleman page at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1959 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

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 126 393 85 .216 25 73 1B 128 415 110 .265 3 41 2B 140 401 87 .217 6 27 3B 88 313 89 .284 4 24 SS 114 346 77 .223 4 28 LF 118 360 105 .292 21 60 CF 142 505 126 .250 13 48 RF 130 273 77 .282 3 16

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 140 440 132 .300 14 77 104 321 80 .249 3 25 65 166 30 .181 1 14 62 151 42 .278 6 21 80 138 32 .232 0 6 48 119 30 .252 1 10 65 88 14 .159 0 7 33 79 16 .203 0 5 38 69 15 .217 0 2 40 54 10 .185 0 7 20 47 8 .170 0 0 12 35 11 .314 0 2 14 32 5 .156 1 2 27 24 7 .292 2 15 12 19 6 .316 0 1 5 10 2 .200 0 1 2 4 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 ---- 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 32 226.0 15 11 2.19 139 33 209.1 15 9 3.27 120 30 182.0 11 10 2.92 100 31 164.0 11 9 3.79 81

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 38 199.1 10 12 2.93 88 27 90.0 2 7 6.80 23 27 88.2 1 6 3.05 52 14 47.1 0 6 6.85 24 3 8.1 0 0 7.56 2

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 37 4 7 14 4.06 34 31 4 1 1 4.11 29 16 1 1 0 5.71 30 7 0 0 1 3.55 8 6 0 1 0 4.15 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 4

Farm system

Notes

References

1959 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1959 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com