1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers finished in a first-place tie with the Milwaukee Braves, with each club going 86–68. The Dodgers won the pennant as they swept the Braves in a best-of-three tie-breaker series. They went on to defeat the Chicago White Sox in the World Series in just their second season since leaving Brooklyn. The Dodgers led all 16 Major League Baseball clubs in home attendance, drawing 2,071,045 fans to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Offseason

 * December 4, 1958: Gino Cimoli was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Wally Moon and Phil Paine.
 * December 23, 1958: Sparky Anderson was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rip Repulski, Jim Golden and Gene Snyder.

While training in Vero Beach, the Dodgers played their home spring training games at Payne Park in Sarasota, Florida in 1959.

Notable transactions

 * June 15, 1959: Dick Gray was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chuck Essegian and Lloyd Merritt.

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Game 1
October 1, 1959, at Comiskey Park I in Chicago

Game 2
October 2, 1959, at Comiskey Park I in Chicago

Game 3
October 4, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles

Game 4
October 5, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles

Game 5
October 6, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles

Game 6
October 8, 1959, at Comiskey Park I in Chicago

Awards and honors

 * World Series Most Valuable Player
 * Larry Sherry
 * Gold Glove Award
 * Charlie Neal
 * Gil Hodges
 * TSN Manager of the Year
 * Walter Alston
 * TSN Executive of the Year Award
 * Buzzie Bavasi
 * NL Player of the Month
 * Don Drysdale (July 1959)

All-Stars

 * 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game – Game 1
 * Don Drysdale starter
 * Wally Moon starter
 * 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game – Game 2
 * Don Drysdale starter
 * Wally Moon starter
 * Jim Gilliam reserve
 * Charlie Neal reserve

Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Green Bay