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

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

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

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

1959 World Series

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

All-Stars

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Green Bay