1959 Milwaukee Braves season

1959 Milwaukee Braves
LeagueNational League
BallparkMilwaukee County Stadium
CityMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Record86–70 (.551)
League place2nd
OwnersLou Perini
General managersJohn McHale
ManagersFred Haney
RadioWEMP
WTMJ
(Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh)
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The 1959 Milwaukee Braves season was the seventh season for the franchise in Milwaukee and its 89th season overall. The season's home attendance was 1,749,112,[1] second in the majors and the eight-team National League, but the lowest to date in Milwaukee and the last over 1.5 million.

The Braves ended the National League regular season in a first-place tie with the Los Angeles Dodgers at 86–68 (.558), a special best-of-three tie-breaking series was played to decide the NL championship for the World Series.[2][3] The Braves lost both games by one run,[4][5] and finished at 86–70, two games behind the Dodgers,[6] who won the World Series in six games over the Chicago White Sox.

  1. ^ "Turnstile story". Milwaukee Sentinel. September 28, 1959. p. 2, part 2.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Thisted, Red (September 28, 1959). "Braves tie for title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 1.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Los Angeles, Milwaukee tie for National crown". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 28, 1959. p. 12.
  4. ^ Thisted, Red (September 30, 1959). "'Comeback' L.A. champ!". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 1.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Dodgers win National League flag in exciting, 6-5, 12-inning struggle". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 30, 1959.
  6. ^ "NL standings". Milwaukee Sentinel. September 30, 1959. p. 2, part 2.[permanent dead link‍]