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1959

Changes

Realistic relocation - The Portland Pioneers become the Seattle Mariners.
4-team contraction - The Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Seals are contracted, as the NL abandons the west coast.
Adjust divisions - The Atlanta Braves move to the NL West.

Off-Season
- The Yankees traded closer Lefty Wallace to the White Sox for outfielder Harry Hooper Jr.
- Joe Adcock signed with the White Sox in agency.
- Gil Hodges signed with the Phillies.
- Ted Kluszewski moved to the Mariners.
- Ace Johnny Schmitz moved from the Astros to the Giants.
- Veteran outfielder Pat Seerey signed with the Mariners.
- Curt Simmons moved from the Twins to the Orioles.
- Duke Snider moved to the Philadelphia Phillies.
- Veteran Warren Spahn moved from the Tigers to the Seattle Mariners.

American League East
Baltimore Orioles (90-64)
Philadelphia Athletics (88-66)
New York Yankees (85-69)
Boston Red Sox (78-76)
American League Central
Chicago White Sox (93-61)
Cleveland Indians (80-74)
Detroit Tigers (73-81)
Washington Senators (62-92)
American League West
Kansas City Royals (79-75)
Minnesota Twins (68-86)
California Angels (65-89)
Seattle Mariners (63-91)

AL MVP: Willie McCovey (Seattle)
AL CYA: Sandy Koufax (New York) (3rd award)
AL ROY: Willie McCovey (Seattle)
AL RMA: Jim McDonald (Washington) (2nd award)
AL MOY: Arlie Tarbert (Chicago)

National League East
Philadelphia Phillies (95-59)
New York Giants (77-77)
Montreal Expos (64-90)
Brooklyn Dodgers (62-92)
National League Central
Durham Bulls (92-62)
Pittsburgh Pirates (89-65)
Cincinnati Reds (80-74)
Louisville Colonels (61-93)
National League West
Atlanta Braves (87-67)
St. Louis Cardinals (86-68)
Milwaukee Brewers (71-83)
Chicago Cubs (60-94)

NL MVP: Mickey Mantle (Durham) (5th award, 4th in NL)
NL MOP: Billy Hoeft (Philadelphia)
NL ROY: Jack Kralick (New York)
NL RMA: Turk Farrell (New York)
NL MOY: Joe Kiefer (Philadelphia) (2nd award)

Statistical Leaders
Batting Average: Harvey Kuenn (Washington) .350, Mickey Mantle (Durham) .394
Home Runs: Willie McCovey (Seattle) 57, Mickey Mantle (Durham) 72
Runs Batted In: Wes Covington (Philadelphia) 191, Duke Snider (Philadelphia) 215
Stolen Bases: Harry Hooper (New York) 47, Orlando Cepeda (Pittsburgh) 53
WAR: Willie McCovey (Seattle) 8.2, Mickey Mantle (Durham) 11.9

Wins: Whitey Ford (Philadelphia) 20, Jim Kralick (New York) / Howie Pollet (Durham) 20
ERA: Sandy Koufax (New York) 3.11, Billy Hoeft (Philadelphia) 3.72
Strikeouts: Sandy Koufax (New York) 239, Herb Score (Philadelphia) 240
Saves: Jim McDonald (New York) 23, Turk Farrell (New York) 23
WAR: Sandy Koufax (New York) 11.1, Don Drysdale (Atlanta) 7.9

Notes
- Joe Adcock, Frank Robinson, and Ray Herbert led the White Sox to the best record in the American League.
- Willie McCovey broke out as a rookie star for the Mariners, partnering with veteran Ted Kluszewski.
- Billy Goodman, Duke Snider, and Billy Hoeft starred for the Phillies, who had the best record in baseball.
- Mantle hit .394/.526/.838 to lead baseball in OPS.
- Detroit traded Vic Wertz to Washington for pitcher Jose Santiago.

Achievements & Milestones
- Willie Kirkland (Durham), Don Zimmer (Louisville), and Mickey Mantle (Durham) hit three home runs in a game.
- Felipe Alou (Atlanta) and Vada Pinson (White Sox) both had six-hit days.
- Gail Harris (NY Yankees), Vada Pinson (White Sox) and Jerry Lumpe (Kansas City) hit for the cycle.
- Bob Turley (White Sox) threw a no-hitter.
- Roy Sievers (Brooklyn, 32), Willie Mays (Milwaukee, 28), Dick Kokos (Brooklyn, 31), Al Rosen (Detroit, 35), Walt Dropo (Cubs, 36), and Stan Lopata (Louisville, 34) all hit 300 homers.
- Mickey Mantle (Durham, 27), Johnny Lindell (Athletics, 43), and Yogi Berra (Seattle, 34) hit their 400th home runs.
- Gil Hodges (Phillies, 35) joined the 500 home run club.
- Pat Seerey (Seattle, 36) became the 7th man to hit 600 homers.
- Curt Simmons (Baltimore, 30), and Gene Bearden (Seattle, 39) won their 200th games.
- Vern Olsen (NY Yankees, 41) won game #250.
- Joe Haynes (Detroit, 42) and Johnny Schmitz (NY Giants, 38) moved past 300 wins.
- Mickey Mantle (Durham) broke a record by scoring 221 runs.
- Eddie Lake (Durham) walked a record 240 times.
- Ted Abernathy (Detroit) took the all-time lead for most pitcher appearances.

Wildcard Game
- Philadelphia defeated New York 2-1.
- Whitey Ford (Philadelphia) and Vern Olsen (New York) traded zeroes for nine innings, before the Yanks scored in the top of the 10th, and then Wes Covington (Philadelphia) hit a two-run single in the bottom of the frame to win the game for the A's.
- Pittsburgh defeated St. Louis, 7-1.
- Bill Monbouquette (Pittsburgh) allowed only a single unearned run.

Division Series
- Philadelphia defeated Chicago, 3 games to 2.
- Carl Sawatski (Chicago) had six hits in the series
- Baltimore defeated Kansas City, 3 games to 1.
- Royals pitchers were unable to find the zone in Game One, allowing Baltimore to score twenty runs on ten hits. Camilo Pascual walked eight in 4.2 innings, before Arnie Portocarrero walked nine of the fifteen batters he faced.
- Don Hoak (Baltimore) hit a walk-off home run to win the series for Baltimore, 5-3 in Game Four.
- Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh, 3 games to 2.
- John Romano (Pittsburgh) hit a pair of homers in Game Three, as the Pirates won 6-5.
- Gil Hodges (Philadephia) was 11-21 with four homers and nine RBI.
- Herb Score (Philadelphia) won Games One and Five.
- Atlanta defeated Durham, 3 games to 1.
- Brooks Lawrence (Durham) came up big in Game Three, shutting out the Braves in an 11-0 win.
- Earl Battey (Atlanta) hit a double and two homers in Game Four, as the Braves secured the series with a 10-6 win.
- Tito Francona (Atlanta) had nine hits.

ALCS
- Philadelphia defeated Baltimore, 4 games to 2.
- Bill Howerton was the series MVP. He was 9-19 with 12 RBI.
- Hobie Landrith (Baltimore) had four hits in a 12-4 O's win in Game Two.
- Johnny Logan (Philadelphia) had nine hits and seven RBI.
- Whitey Ford (Philadelphia) won Games One and Five.
- The first pennant for this iteration of the Athletics. The 1909 pennant-winning A's is now the Royals franchise.
NLCS
- Atlanta defeated Philadelphia, 4 games to 1.
- Catcher Elston Howard won MVP. He was 10-19 with four homers and seven RBI.
- Don Drysdale (Atlanta) threw a shutout in Game One, striking out nine in a 4-0 Braves win.
- Norm Siebern (Atlanta) hit three homers and drove in eight runs in a barnburner in Game Four, as the Braves beat Philadelphia 14-13.
- Tony Taylor (Atlanta) won the series with a walk-off homer in the fifth game, giving the Braves an 11-10 victory.
- Back-to-back pennants for Atlanta.

World Series
- Atlanta defeated Philadelphia, 5 games to 3.
- Tito Francona was the World Series MVP. He was 13-33 with five RBI.
- Felipe Alou (Atlanta) hit a walk-off single in Game Three, driving home Norm Siebern for a 9-8 win.
- Norm Siebern hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly in Game Eight, giving Atlanta an 8-7 lead in the eighth inning that they would not surrender.
- Gary Geiger (Atlanta) had eleven hits.
- Allie Clark (Atlanta) drove in nine runs.
- Bob Trowbridge (Atlanta) had three saves in the series.
- The seventh title for the Braves, and the second in Atlanta.

Retirements
- Bobby Doerr. Arguably the greatest second baseman of all-time. Seventeen Gold Gloves, nine All-Stars, eight Silver Sluggers, and 1942 World Series MVP. 129 career OPS+.
- Ron Northey. Slugger who made five All-Star appearances and won four Silver Sluggers. Rings with White Sox in '46 and Seals in '56. 398 homers and a 143 OPS+.
- Vern Olsen. Two-time All-Star starter who pitched well for Colonels and Yankees. 253-218 record, with 121 ERA+.
- Elmer Valo. Six-time Gold Glove outfielder who won rings with the Giants in 1948 and 1950. Led NL in steals and walks twice, and OBP three times. 137 career OPS+.

Hall of Fame
PAUL DEE DEAN
Starting Pitcher
Cleveland Indians 1934, Chicago Cubs 1935-1954, St. Louis Cardinals 1955
3x WS, WS MVP, NLDS MVP, 4x AS
289-220, 3 SV, 2.14 ERA, 5099.1 IP, 2578 K, 135 ERA+, 164.1 WAR

JOSEPH PAUL DIMAGGIO
Center Fielder
Louisville Colonels 1936-1954, New York Yankees 1955
8x NL MVP, NL ROY, 15x AS, 9x GG, 13x SS
.219/.320/.517, 2325 H, 437 2B, 92 3B, 850 HR, 1923 RBI, 1518 BB, 25 SB, 193 OPS+, 202.2 WAR

ARTHUR EUGENE "GENE" SCHOTT
Starting Pitcher
Milwaukee Brewers 1935-1949, Philadelphia Athletics 1950-1951, Milwaukee Brewers 1952, Baltimore Orioles 1953, Detroit Tigers 1954, Boston Red Sox 1955, Washington Senators 1955
WS, 5x AS, GG
304-210, 5 SV, 2.14 ERA, 4890.1 IP, 1224 K, 139 ERA+, 120.4 WAR

HAROLD ARTHUR "HAL" TROSKY
First Baseman
Cincinnati Reds 1933-1934, Washington Senators 1935-1951, Detroit Tigers 1952-1953, New York Giants 1954, Chicago White Sox 1955
3x AL MVP, NL ROY, 2x WS, ALDS MVP, 13x WS, 4x SS
.226/.347/.496, 2646 H, 663 2B, 82 3B, 776 HR, 2177 RBI, 2153 BB, 4 SB, 181 OPS+, 127.4 WAR

Draft
- The Cubs picked Juan Marichal first overall.
- Joe Torre went second to Louisville.
- The Dodgers chose Ron Santo at #3.
- Jim Maloney was Washington's choice at four.
- Matty Alou slipped to Cleveland at fourteen.

Tito Francona was World Series MVP.

Willie McCovey was AL MVP and Rookie of the Year.

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Jamee999 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 772	1959 Changes Realistic relocation - The Portland Pioneers become the Seattle Mariners. 4-team contraction - The Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Seals are contracted, as the NL abandons the west coast. Adjust divisions - The Atlanta Braves move to the NL West. Off-Season - The Yankees traded closer Lefty Wallace to the White Sox for outfielder Harry Hooper Jr. - Joe Adcock signed with the White Sox in agency. - Gil Hodges signed with the Phillies. - Ted Kluszewski moved to the Mariners. - Ace Johnny Schmitz moved from the Astros to the Giants. - Veteran outfielder Pat Seerey signed with the Mariners. - Curt Simmons moved from the Twins to the Orioles. - Duke Snider moved to the Philadelphia Phillies. - Veteran Warren Spahn moved from the Tigers to the Seattle Mariners. American League East Baltimore Orioles (90-64) Philadelphia Athletics (88-66) New York Yankees (85-69) Boston Red Sox (78-76) American League Central Chicago White Sox (93-61) Cleveland Indians (80-74) Detroit Tigers (73-81) Washington Senators (62-92) American League West Kansas City Royals (79-75) Minnesota Twins (68-86) California Angels (65-89) Seattle Mariners (63-91) AL MVP: Willie McCovey (Seattle) AL CYA: Sandy Koufax (New York) (3rd award) AL ROY: Willie McCovey (Seattle) AL RMA: Jim McDonald (Washington) (2nd award) AL MOY: Arlie Tarbert (Chicago) National League East Philadelphia Phillies (95-59) New York Giants (77-77) Montreal Expos (64-90) Brooklyn Dodgers (62-92) National League Central Durham Bulls (92-62) Pittsburgh Pirates (89-65) Cincinnati Reds (80-74) Louisville Colonels (61-93) National League West Atlanta Braves (87-67) St. Louis Cardinals (86-68) Milwaukee Brewers (71-83) Chicago Cubs (60-94) NL MVP: Mickey Mantle (Durham) (5th award, 4th in NL) NL MOP: Billy Hoeft (Philadelphia) NL ROY: Jack Kralick (New York) NL RMA: Turk Farrell (New York) NL MOY: Joe Kiefer (Philadelphia) (2nd award) Statistical Leaders Batting Average: Harvey Kuenn (Washington) .350, Mickey Mantle (Durham) .394 Home Runs: Willie McCovey (Seattle) 57, Mickey Mantle (Durham) 72 Runs Batted In: Wes Covington (Philadelphia) 191, Duke Snider (Philadelphia) 215 Stolen Bases: Harry Hooper (New York) 47, Orlando Cepeda (Pittsburgh) 53 WAR: Willie McCovey (Seattle) 8.2, Mickey Mantle (Durham) 11.9 Wins: Whitey Ford (Philadelphia) 20, Jim Kralick (New York) / Howie Pollet (Durham) 20 ERA: Sandy Koufax (New York) 3.11, Billy Hoeft (Philadelphia) 3.72 Strikeouts: Sandy Koufax (New York) 239, Herb Score (Philadelphia) 240 Saves: Jim McDonald (New York) 23, Turk Farrell (New York) 23 WAR: Sandy Koufax (New York) 11.1, Don Drysdale (Atlanta) 7.9 Notes - Joe Adcock, Frank Robinson, and Ray Herbert led the White Sox to the best record in the American League. - Willie McCovey broke out as a rookie star for the Mariners, partnering with veteran Ted Kluszewski. - Billy Goodman, Duke Snider, and Billy Hoeft starred for the Phillies, who had the best record in baseball. - Mantle hit .394/.526/.838 to lead baseball in OPS. - Detroit traded Vic Wertz to Washington for pitcher Jose Santiago. Achievements & Milestones - Willie Kirkland (Durham), Don Zimmer (Louisville), and Mickey Mantle (Durham) hit three home runs in a game. - Felipe Alou (Atlanta) and Vada Pinson (White Sox) both had six-hit days. - Gail Harris (NY Yankees), Vada Pinson (White Sox) and Jerry Lumpe (Kansas City) hit for the cycle. - Bob Turley (White Sox) threw a no-hitter. - Roy Sievers (Brooklyn, 32), Willie Mays (Milwaukee, 28), Dick Kokos (Brooklyn, 31), Al Rosen (Detroit, 35), Walt Dropo (Cubs, 36), and Stan Lopata (Louisville, 34) all hit 300 homers. - Mickey Mantle (Durham, 27), Johnny Lindell (Athletics, 43), and Yogi Berra (Seattle, 34) hit their 400th home runs. - Gil Hodges (Phillies, 35) joined the 500 home run club. - Pat Seerey (Seattle, 36) became the 7th man to hit 600 homers. - Curt Simmons (Baltimore, 30), and Gene Bearden (Seattle, 39) won their 200th games. - Vern Olsen (NY Yankees, 41) won game #250. - Joe Haynes (Detroit, 42) and Johnny Schmitz (NY Giants, 38) moved past 300 wins. - Mickey Mantle (Durham) broke a record by scoring 221 runs. - Eddie Lake (Durham) walked a record 240 times. - Ted Abernathy (Detroit) took the all-time lead for most pitcher appearances. Wildcard Game - Philadelphia defeated New York 2-1. - Whitey Ford (Philadelphia) and Vern Olsen (New York) traded zeroes for nine innings, before the Yanks scored in the top of the 10th, and then Wes Covington (Philadelphia) hit a two-run single in the bottom of the frame to win the game for the A's. - Pittsburgh defeated St. Louis, 7-1. - Bill Monbouquette (Pittsburgh) allowed only a single unearned run. Division Series - Philadelphia defeated Chicago, 3 games to 2. - Carl Sawatski (Chicago) had six hits in the series - Baltimore defeated Kansas City, 3 games to 1. - Royals pitchers were unable to find the zone in Game One, allowing Baltimore to score twenty runs on ten hits. Camilo Pascual walked eight in 4.2 innings, before Arnie Portocarrero walked nine of the fifteen batters he faced. - Don Hoak (Baltimore) hit a walk-off home run to win the series for Baltimore, 5-3 in Game Four. - Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh, 3 games to 2. - John Romano (Pittsburgh) hit a pair of homers in Game Three, as the Pirates won 6-5. - Gil Hodges (Philadephia) was 11-21 with four homers and nine RBI. - Herb Score (Philadelphia) won Games One and Five. - Atlanta defeated Durham, 3 games to 1. - Brooks Lawrence (Durham) came up big in Game Three, shutting out the Braves in an 11-0 win. - Earl Battey (Atlanta) hit a double and two homers in Game Four, as the Braves secured the series with a 10-6 win. - Tito Francona (Atlanta) had nine hits. ALCS - Philadelphia defeated Baltimore, 4 games to 2. - Bill Howerton was the series MVP. He was 9-19 with 12 RBI. - Hobie Landrith (Baltimore) had four hits in a 12-4 O's win in Game Two. - Johnny Logan (Philadelphia) had nine hits and seven RBI. - Whitey Ford (Philadelphia) won Games One and Five. - The first pennant for this iteration of the Athletics. The 1909 pennant-winning A's is now the Royals franchise. NLCS - Atlanta defeated Philadelphia, 4 games to 1. - Catcher Elston Howard won MVP. He was 10-19 with four homers and seven RBI. - Don Drysdale (Atlanta) threw a shutout in Game One, striking out nine in a 4-0 Braves win. - Norm Siebern (Atlanta) hit three homers and drove in eight runs in a barnburner in Game Four, as the Braves beat Philadelphia 14-13. - Tony Taylor (Atlanta) won the series with a walk-off homer in the fifth game, giving the Braves an 11-10 victory. - Back-to-back pennants for Atlanta. World Series - Atlanta defeated Philadelphia, 5 games to 3. - Tito Francona was the World Series MVP. He was 13-33 with five RBI. - Felipe Alou (Atlanta) hit a walk-off single in Game Three, driving home Norm Siebern for a 9-8 win. - Norm Siebern hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly in Game Eight, giving Atlanta an 8-7 lead in the eighth inning that they would not surrender. - Gary Geiger (Atlanta) had eleven hits. - Allie Clark (Atlanta) drove in nine runs. - Bob Trowbridge (Atlanta) had three saves in the series. - The seventh title for the Braves, and the second in Atlanta. Retirements - Bobby Doerr. Arguably the greatest second baseman of all-time. Seventeen Gold Gloves, nine All-Stars, eight Silver Sluggers, and 1942 World Series MVP. 129 career OPS+. - Ron Northey. Slugger who made five All-Star appearances and won four Silver Sluggers. Rings with White Sox in '46 and Seals in '56. 398 homers and a 143 OPS+. - Vern Olsen. Two-time All-Star starter who pitched well for Colonels and Yankees. 253-218 record, with 121 ERA+. - Elmer Valo. Six-time Gold Glove outfielder who won rings with the Giants in 1948 and 1950. Led NL in steals and walks twice, and OBP three times. 137 career OPS+. Hall of Fame PAUL DEE DEAN Starting Pitcher Cleveland Indians 1934, Chicago Cubs 1935-1954, St. Louis Cardinals 1955 3x WS, WS MVP, NLDS MVP, 4x AS 289-220, 3 SV, 2.14 ERA, 5099.1 IP, 2578 K, 135 ERA+, 164.1 WAR JOSEPH PAUL DIMAGGIO Center Fielder Louisville Colonels 1936-1954, New York Yankees 1955 8x NL MVP, NL ROY, 15x AS, 9x GG, 13x SS .219/.320/.517, 2325 H, 437 2B, 92 3B, 850 HR, 1923 RBI, 1518 BB, 25 SB, 193 OPS+, 202.2 WAR ARTHUR EUGENE "GENE" SCHOTT Starting Pitcher Milwaukee Brewers 1935-1949, Philadelphia Athletics 1950-1951, Milwaukee Brewers 1952, Baltimore Orioles 1953, Detroit Tigers 1954, Boston Red Sox 1955, Washington Senators 1955 WS, 5x AS, GG 304-210, 5 SV, 2.14 ERA, 4890.1 IP, 1224 K, 139 ERA+, 120.4 WAR HAROLD ARTHUR "HAL" TROSKY First Baseman Cincinnati Reds 1933-1934, Washington Senators 1935-1951, Detroit Tigers 1952-1953, New York Giants 1954, Chicago White Sox 1955 3x AL MVP, NL ROY, 2x WS, ALDS MVP, 13x WS, 4x SS .226/.347/.496, 2646 H, 663 2B, 82 3B, 776 HR, 2177 RBI, 2153 BB, 4 SB, 181 OPS+, 127.4 WAR Draft - The Cubs picked Juan Marichal first overall. - Joe Torre went second to Louisville. - The Dodgers chose Ron Santo at #3. - Jim Maloney was Washington's choice at four. - Matty Alou slipped to Cleveland at fourteen. Tito Francona was World Series MVP. Willie McCovey was AL MVP and Rookie of the Year.