# 1959 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1959 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 77th season in the history of the franchise. During spring training, manager Eddie Sawyer told the press, "We're definitely not a last place club... I think the biggest thing we've accomplished is getting rid of the losing complex. That alone makes us not a last place club." The Phillies finished in last place in 1959, seven games behind seventh-place St. Louis and 23 games behind the pennant and World Series winning Dodgers. They attracted 802,515 fans to Connie Mack Stadium, seventh in the eight-team league.

## Offseason

In early 1959, Phillies owner Bob Carpenter proposed building a new ballpark for the Phillies on 72 acres (290,000 m$^2$) adjacent to the Garden State Park Racetrack in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Connie Mack Stadium was 50 years old, did not have sufficient parking, and the sale of alcohol was banned at sports venues in Pennsylvania. Beer sales were legal in New Jersey. The proposed ballpark would have seated 45,000 fans, been expandable to 60,000, and would have had 15,000 parking spaces. The Phillies would eventually move to the South Philadelphia Sports Complex in 1971. On January 13, Carpenter also changed general_managers, replacing Roy Hamey with John J. Quinn, recruited from the defending two-time National League champion Milwaukee Braves. Quinn would run the Phils' front office for almost 14 full seasons.

### Notable transactions

* December 1, 1958: Johnny O'Brien was drafted by the Phillies from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1958 rule 5 draft.
* December 2, 1958: John Herrnstein was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.
* December 3, 1958: Chuck Essegian was traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rubén Amaro.
* December 3, 1958: Jack Sanford was traded by the Phillies to the San Francisco Giants for Rubén Gómez and Valmy Thomas.
* December 23, 1958: Rip Repulski, Jim Golden and Gene Snyder were traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Sparky Anderson.
* March 31, 1959: Johnny O'Brien, Ted Kazanski and Stan Lopata were traded by the Phillies to the Milwaukee Braves for Gene Conley, Harry Hanebrink and Joe Koppe.
* Prior to 1959 season: John Anderson was returned by the Phillies to the Miami Marlins after expiration of their minor league working agreement.

## Regular season

On April 11, coach Benny Bengough was removed from the coaching staff and reassigned to the front office where he worked in team public relations.

### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 68 | .564 | — | 46‍–‍32 | 42‍–‍36 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 70 | .551 | 2 | 49‍–‍29 | 37‍–‍41 |
| San Francisco Giants | 83 | 71 | .539 | 4 | 42‍–‍35 | 41‍–‍36 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 76 | .506 | 9 | 47‍–‍30 | 31‍–‍46 |
| Chicago Cubs | 74 | 80 | .481 | 13 | 38‍–‍39 | 36‍–‍41 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 80 | .481 | 13 | 43‍–‍34 | 31‍–‍46 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 83 | .461 | 16 | 42‍–‍35 | 29‍–‍48 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 90 | .416 | 23 | 37‍–‍40 | 27‍–‍50 |

### Record vs. opponents

1959 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | CHC | CIN | LA | MIL | PHI | PIT | SF | STL |
| Chicago | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 10–12 |
| Cincinnati | 13–9 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 11–11 |
| Los Angeles | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 14–10 | 17–5 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 12–10 |
| Milwaukee | 12–10 | 11–11 | 10–14 | — | 13–9 | 15–7–1 | 12–10 | 13–9 |
| Philadelphia | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | 5–17 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 7–15 |
| Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 14–8 |
| San Francisco | 10–12 | 14–8 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 |
| St. Louis | 12–10 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 6–16 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 13, 1959: Bobby Del Greco was purchased by the Phillies from the New York Yankees.
* June 5, 1959: Gary Kroll was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.
* June 6, 1959: Willie Jones was traded by the Phillies to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Bolger and cash.

### Game log

1959 Game Log (Overall Record: 64–90–1) :
April (6–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 10Reds2–1Robin Roberts (1–0)Don Newcombe (0–1)None22,1891–0
–April 11RedsPostponed (rain); Makeup: July 2 as a traditional double-header
–April 12 (1)RedsPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 14 as a traditional double-header
–April 12 (2)RedsPostponed (rain); Makeup: September 22 as a traditional double-header
2April 14@ Braves3–4 (10)Don McMahon (1–0)Turk Farrell (0–1)None42,0811–1
3April 16@ Braves3–7Lew Burdette (2–0)Jack Meyer (0–1)None11,1861–2
4April 17@ Reds5–1Ray Semproch (1–0)Brooks Lawrence (0–1)None8,3762–2
5April 18@ Reds14–9Al Schroll (1–0)Don Newcombe (0–2)None2,8903–2
6April 19@ Reds5–12Bob Mabe (1–0)Jim Owens (0–1)None8,0913–3
–April 20@ PiratesPostponed (rain, wet grounds); Makeup: May 7
7April 22Braves0–2Lew Burdette (3–0)Robin Roberts (1–1)None14,2283–4
8April 23Braves4–3Ray Semproch (2–0)Juan Pizarro (0–1)None8,6894–4
9April 24Pirates5–8Roy Face (2–0)Al Schroll (1–1)None15,6754–5
10April 25Pirates2–4Harvey Haddix (1–0)Seth Morehead (0–1)None6,6784–6
11April 26 (1)Pirates2–9Vern Law (2–1)Don Cardwell (0–1)Nonesee 2nd game4–7
12April 26 (2)Pirates10–5Jack Meyer (1–1)Bob Friend (0–3)None19,2665–7
–April 27GiantsPostponed (rain); Makeup: June 14 as a traditional double-header
–April 28GiantsPostponed (rain, cold weather); Makeup: July 14 as a traditional double-header
13April 29Dodgers5–4Jack Meyer (2–1)Johnny Podres (2–2)None13,7756–7
14April 30Dodgers4–6Johnny Klippstein (3–0)Ray Semproch (2–1)Art Fowler (1)11,5476–8 :
May (11–21)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
15May 1Cubs4–2Jim Owens (1–1)Glen Hobbie (2–2)None9,0547–8
16May 2Cubs3–4Joe Schaffernoth (1–0)Seth Morehead (0–2)Don Elston (5)4,1717–9
17May 3 (1)Cubs3–4John Buzhardt (1–2)Turk Farrell (0–2)Don Elston (6)see 2nd game7–10
18May 3 (2)Cubs5–4Jack Meyer (3–1)Bill Henry (2–1)None13,6608–10
19May 5Cardinals8–7Turk Farrell (1–2)Larry Jackson (0–4)None12,0239–10
20May 6Cardinals7–8Howie Nunn (1–1)Jack Meyer (3–2)Jim Brosnan (2)12,0059–11
21May 7@ Pirates4–5 (10)Roy Face (4–0)Jim Owens (1–2)None10,3589–12
22May 8@ Pirates8–1Gene Conley (1–0)Red Witt (0–4)Turk Farrell (1)17,69110–12
23May 9@ Pirates1–9Ron Kline (3–1)Rubén Gómez (0–1)None9,63310–13
24May 10 (1)@ Pirates6–3Robin Roberts (2–1)Bob Friend (0–6)Turk Farrell (2)see 2nd game11–13
25May 10 (2)@ Pirates6–7Harvey Haddix (3–1)Jim Hearn (0–1)Roy Face (2)23,54911–14
26May 11@ Dodgers10–11Art Fowler (3–2)Jim Hearn (0–2)None13,52411–15
27May 12@ Dodgers1–3Danny McDevitt (2–1)Gene Conley (1–1)None12,56211–16
28May 13@ Giants0–6Sam Jones (3–4)Rubén Gómez (0–2)None5,12811–17
29May 14@ Giants0–8Mike McCormick (1–2)Ray Semproch (2–2)None6,23511–18
30May 15@ Cardinals2–8Vinegar Bend Mizell (4–1)Robin Roberts (2–2)None6,00311–19
31May 16@ Cardinals2–8Gary Blaylock (3–1)Jim Owens (1–3)None6,60911–20
–May 17 (1)@ CardinalsPostponed (rain); Makeup: June 16 as a traditional double-header
–May 17 (2)@ CardinalsPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 8 as a traditional double-header
32May 19@ Cubs7–8Don Elston (3–1)Taylor Phillips (0–3)None2,43611–21
33May 20@ Cubs5–7Moe Drabowsky (2–3)Don Cardwell (0–2)Don Elston (7)4,82511–22
34May 21@ Cubs3–0Rubén Gómez (1–2)Bob Anderson (2–3)None3,72512–22
35May 22Braves5–10Lew Burdette (7–2)Robin Roberts (2–3)None24,04312–23
36May 23Braves4–2Jim Owens (2–3)Warren Spahn (5–5)None8,34613–23
37May 24 (1)Braves6–0Gene Conley (2–1)Joey Jay (2–2)Nonesee 2nd game14–23
38May 24 (2)Braves3–8Carl Willey (2–1)Taylor Phillips (0–4)None26,64614–24
39May 25Braves7–3Don Cardwell (1–2)Bob Buhl (2–3)Ray Semproch (1)16,68115–24
40May 26@ Reds1–2Don Newcombe (4–4)Rubén Gómez (1–3)None7,31215–25
41May 27@ Reds4–10Bob Purkey (5–5)Robin Roberts (2–4)None5,34815–26
42May 28@ Reds4–3Jim Owens (3–3)Joe Nuxhall (2–3)Ray Semproch (2)6,81916–26
43May 29@ Braves5–6Don McMahon (2–0)Gene Conley (2–2)None20,33416–27
44May 30@ Braves2–4Bob Buhl (3–3)Don Cardwell (1–3)None18,94516–28
45May 31 (1)@ Braves6–0Robin Roberts (3–4)Lew Burdette (8–3)Nonesee 2nd game17–28
46May 31 (2)@ Braves1–2Warren Spahn (7–5)Ray Semproch (2–3)None28,59017–29 :
June (9–17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
–June 2CubsPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 19 as a traditional double-header
47June 3Cubs4–3Jim Owens (4–3)Dave Hillman (3–4)None7,88318–29
48June 4Cubs2–3 (10)Don Elston (4–1)Gene Conley (2–3)None7,44518–30
–June 5CardinalsPostponed (rain); Makeup: July 9 as a traditional double-header
49June 6Cardinals4–3 (10)Robin Roberts (4–4)Lindy McDaniel (3–8)None5,94019–30
50June 7 (1)Cardinals11–9Jack Meyer (4–2)Ernie Broglio (0–5)Gene Conley (1)see 2nd game20–30
51June 7 (2)Cardinals0–2Vinegar Bend Mizell (7–2)Don Cardwell (1–4)None15,74220–31
52June 9Dodgers2–3Stan Williams (3–1)Ray Semproch (2–4)Sandy Koufax (1)16,57520–32
53June 10Dodgers2–1Gene Conley (3–3)Danny McDevitt (3–6)None11,07921–32
54June 11Dodgers0–11Johnny Podres (7–2)Robin Roberts (4–5)None15,81921–33
55June 12Giants0–3 (5)Mike McCormick (4–5)Jack Meyer (4–3)None20,59521–34
56June 13Giants1–2Johnny Antonelli (9–3)Ray Semproch (2–5)None18,94121–35
57June 14 (1)Giants7–5Humberto Robinson (2–0)Sam Jones (7–6)Nonesee 2nd game22–35
58June 14 (2)Giants6–3Robin Roberts (5–5)Stu Miller (3–3)None21,56223–35
59June 16 (1)@ Cardinals1–8Vinegar Bend Mizell (8–3)Rubén Gómez (1–4)Nonesee 2nd game23–36
60June 16 (2)@ Cardinals2–5Ernie Broglio (1–5)Jim Owens (4–4)Lindy McDaniel (4)17,06823–37
61June 17@ Cardinals4–10Marshall Bridges (1–0)Humberto Robinson (2–1)None16,76523–38
62June 19@ Cubs8–7Gene Conley (4–3)Bob Anderson (3–6)Jim Owens (1)8,51624–38
63June 20@ Cubs6–3Robin Roberts (6–5)Dick Drott (1–1)None13,55725–38
64June 21@ Cubs0–4John Buzhardt (4–2)Rubén Gómez (1–5)None17,99525–39
65June 22@ Dodgers2–6Sandy Koufax (4–1)Jim Owens (4–5)None10,29025–40
66June 23@ Dodgers3–4Danny McDevitt (6–6)Gene Conley (4–4)None11,97825–41
67June 24@ Dodgers6–9Roger Craig (2–0)Don Cardwell (1–5)Clem Labine (7)17,31525–42
68June 25@ Dodgers2–5Don Drysdale (8–5)Robin Roberts (6–6)None14,66225–43
69June 26@ Giants0–8Mike McCormick (6–7)Jim Owens (4–6)None15,81625–44
70June 27@ Giants7–4Gene Conley (5–4)Sam Jones (8–8)None16,19426–44
71June 28@ Giants0–6Johnny Antonelli (11–4)Ray Semproch (2–6)None20,79326–45
72June 30Pirates3–4Harvey Haddix (6–6)Robin Roberts (6–7)Roy Face (8)11,14926–46 :
July (16–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
73July 1Pirates1–0Gene Conley (6–4)Ron Kline (6–6)None7,89727–46
74July 2 (1)Reds7–6Don Cardwell (2–5)Jim Brosnan (3–4)Turk Farrell (3)see 2nd game28–46
75July 2 (2)Reds4–8Don Newcombe (9–4)Rubén Gómez (1–6)None15,42828–47
76July 3Reds1–6Jim O'Toole (1–2)Jim Owens (4–7)Brooks Lawrence (1)7,18428–48
77July 4Braves2–1Robin Roberts (7–7)Lew Burdette (11–8)None16,77529–48
78July 5Braves0–5Carl Willey (4–2)Gene Conley (6–5)None9,76829–49
–July 71959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh
79July 9 (1)Cardinals11–0Gene Conley (7–5)Ernie Broglio (3–6)Nonesee 2nd game30–49
80July 9 (2)Cardinals2–6Larry Jackson (8–7)Robin Roberts (7–8)None20,28230–50
81July 10Cardinals7–9Vinegar Bend Mizell (10–3)Jim Owens (4–8)Lindy McDaniel (10)6,94630–51
82July 11Cardinals3–4Marshall Bridges (3–0)Don Cardwell (2–6)Dean Stone (1)4,81530–52
83July 12 (1)Cubs6–7Art Ceccarelli (1–0)Rubén Gómez (1–7)Bill Henry (7)see 2nd game30–53
84July 12 (2)Cubs4–1Ray Semproch (3–6)Moe Drabowsky (4–7)None6,51931–53
–July 14 (1)GiantsPostponed (rain, wet grounds); Makeup: July 16 as a traditional double-header
–July 14 (2)GiantsPostponed (rain, wet grounds); Makeup: August 21 as a traditional double-header
–July 15GiantsPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 23 as a traditional double-header
85July 16 (1)Giants6–4Robin Roberts (8–8)Jack Sanford (7–9)Nonesee 2nd game32–53
86July 16 (2)Giants0–1Johnny Antonelli (14–4)Gene Conley (7–6)None22,15932–54
87July 17Dodgers3–2Jim Owens (5–8)Roger Craig (4–1)None16,68633–54
88July 18Dodgers5–2Don Cardwell (3–6)Danny McDevitt (8–7)None8,13234–54
89July 19 (1)Dodgers4–8Clem Labine (4–8)Ray Semproch (3–7)Nonesee 2nd game34–55
90July 19 (2)Dodgers3–2 (6)Taylor Phillips (1–4)Johnny Podres (8–6)None25,11435–55
91July 21@ Pirates4–2Robin Roberts (9–8)Bob Friend (4–12)None25,96036–55
92July 22@ Pirates11–4Gene Conley (8–6)Ron Kline (7–9)None17,02437–55
93July 24@ Reds2–1Jim Owens (6–8)Jay Hook (1–1)Ray Semproch (3)11,49738–55
94July 25@ Reds6–3Don Cardwell (4–6)Joe Nuxhall (3–9)Rubén Gómez (1)5,06839–55
95July 26 (1)@ Reds2–4Brooks Lawrence (6–9)Robin Roberts (9–9)Nonesee 2nd game39–56
96July 26 (2)@ Reds6–3Gene Conley (9–6)Jim O'Toole (2–4)None15,55740–56
97July 28@ Giants3–2Jim Owens (7–8)Stu Miller (4–6)None15,35041–56
98July 29@ Giants3–1Don Cardwell (5–6)Johnny Antonelli (14–6)None10,86542–56
99July 30@ Giants2–7Mike McCormick (10–8)Robin Roberts (9–10)None10,11442–57
100July 31@ Dodgers4–5Don Drysdale (14–6)Gene Conley (9–7)None21,90042–58 :
August (12–21–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
101August 1@ Dodgers3–5Clem Labine (5–8)Jim Owens (7–9)None30,53642–59
102August 2@ Dodgers3–4Larry Sherry (2–2)Don Cardwell (5–7)None10,20142–60
–August 31959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles
103August 4@ Cubs2–1Robin Roberts (10–10)Bob Anderson (7–8)None8,34843–60
104August 5@ Cubs6–4Gene Conley (10–7)Bill Henry (6–5)Taylor Phillips (1)9,12844–60
105August 6@ Cubs2–4Don Elston (6–4)Humberto Robinson (2–2)None6,47744–61
106August 7@ Cardinals1–3Lindy McDaniel (11–10)Rubén Gómez (1–8)None8,76444–62
107August 8 (1)@ Cardinals3–4Bob Miller (1–0)Robin Roberts (10–11)Nonesee 2nd game44–63
108August 8 (2)@ Cardinals4–5 (11)Lindy McDaniel (12–10)Turk Farrell (1–3)None11,29644–64
109August 9 (1)@ Cardinals8–3Gene Conley (11–7)Ernie Broglio (6–8)Nonesee 2nd game45–64
110August 9 (2)@ Cardinals4–2Jim Owens (8–9)Marshall Bridges (4–3)Turk Farrell (4)20,12946–64
111August 11Pirates6–4Don Cardwell (6–7)Bob Friend (4–15)Turk Farrell (5)12,12747–64
112August 12Pirates2–6Harvey Haddix (9–9)Robin Roberts (10–12)None11,16347–65
113August 14 (1)Reds13–15Brooks Lawrence (7–10)Turk Farrell (1–4)Jim Brosnan (4)see 2nd game47–66
114August 14 (2)Reds4–5Willard Schmidt (3–2)Jim Owens (8–10)Don Newcombe (1)16,92247–67
115August 15Reds3–8Joe Nuxhall (7–9)Ray Semproch (3–8)Orlando Peña (4)3,88647–68
116August 16 (1)Reds8–5Robin Roberts (11–12)Bob Purkey (10–12)Nonesee 2nd game48–68
117August 16 (2)Reds6–0Don Cardwell (7–7)Jay Hook (2–3)None10,92149–68
118August 17Cardinals4–5Vinegar Bend Mizell (12–7)Ray Semproch (3–9)Lindy McDaniel (13)6,17849–69
119August 18Cardinals2–1Jim Owens (9–10)Bob Miller (1–2)None8,64150–69
120August 19 (1)Cubs4–1Gene Conley (12–7)Glen Hobbie (12–10)Nonesee 2nd game51–69
121August 19 (2)Cubs7–7 (12)NoneNoneNone13,61151–69–1
122August 20 (1)Cubs8–5Rubén Gómez (2–8)Moe Drabowsky (5–10)Nonesee 2nd game52–69–1
123August 20 (2)Cubs4–6Bob Anderson (10–8)Taylor Phillips (1–5)Bill Henry (11)7,92952–70–1
124August 21 (1)Giants0–6Johnny Antonelli (17–7)Robin Roberts (11–13)Nonesee 2nd game52–71–1
125August 21 (2)Giants6–10Mike McCormick (11–10)Ray Semproch (3–10)Stu Miller (7)28,16452–72–1
126August 22Giants1–8Al Worthington (2–2)Jim Owens (9–11)Gordon Jones (2)9,88852–73–1
–August 23 (1)GiantsPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 27 as a traditional double-header
–August 23 (2)GiantsPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 27 as a traditional double-header
127August 24Dodgers2–8Sandy Koufax (7–4)Ed Keegan (0–1)None10,83252–74–1
128August 25Dodgers2–5Johnny Podres (12–7)Robin Roberts (11–14)Larry Sherry (2)18,14052–75–1
129August 27 (1)Giants7–2Jim Owens (10–11)Mike McCormick (11–11)Nonesee 2nd game53–75–1
130August 27 (2)Giants2–1Don Cardwell (8–7)Al Worthington (2–3)Turk Farrell (6)14,53854–75–1
131August 28@ Pirates0–9Vern Law (15–7)Ed Keegan (0–2)None20,92654–76–1
132August 29@ Pirates1–11Bob Friend (8–15)Robin Roberts (11–15)None9,71454–77–1
133August 30 (1)@ Pirates1–2Harvey Haddix (11–9)Humberto Robinson (2–3)Nonesee 2nd game54–78–1
134August 30 (2)@ Pirates6–7 (10)Roy Face (17–0)Turk Farrell (1–5)None20,01554–79–1 :
September (10–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
135September 1@ Braves5–3Don Cardwell (9–7)Bob Buhl (11–9)None20,52255–79–1
136September 2@ Braves11–5Robin Roberts (12–15)Lew Burdette (18–14)None18,04756–79–1
137September 4Pirates3–0Jim Owens (11–11)Harvey Haddix (11–10)None13,13657–79–1
138September 5Pirates6–7Bob Porterfield (1–2)Turk Farrell (1–6)Bennie Daniels (1)5,99357–80–1
139September 6Pirates2–1Robin Roberts (13–15)Vern Law (15–9)None9,68458–80–1
140September 7@ Reds6–4Rubén Gómez (3–8)Orlando Peña (4–8)None5,62459–80–1
141September 9@ Dodgers0–1Don Drysdale (16–12)Taylor Phillips (1–6)None13,87759–81–1
142September 10@ Dodgers0–5Roger Craig (8–5)Don Cardwell (9–8)None15,43459–82–1
143September 11@ Giants1–0Robin Roberts (14–15)Mike McCormick (11–14)None22,22260–82–1
144September 12@ Giants1–9Sam Jones (20–12)Humberto Robinson (2–4)None21,13360–83–1
145September 13@ Giants0–1Jack Sanford (14–12)Don Cardwell (9–9)Mike McCormick (4)21,84160–84–1
146September 15@ Cardinals4–6Ernie Broglio (7–12)Ed Keegan (0–3)None5,32760–85–1
147September 17@ Cubs5–2Robin Roberts (15–15)Glen Hobbie (15–13)None59861–85–1
148September 18@ Cubs4–5 (13)Dave Hillman (7–11)Bob Bowman (0–1)None97161–86–1
149September 19Braves3–9Bob Buhl (14–9)Don Cardwell (9–10)None17,21661–87–1
150September 20Braves5–8Joey Jay (6–10)Robin Roberts (15–16)None13,20261–88–1
151September 22 (1)Reds3–1Jim Owens (12–11)Orlando Peña (5–9)Nonesee 2nd game62–88–1
152September 22 (2)Reds3–2Humberto Robinson (3–4)Bob Purkey (12–18)Jack Meyer (1)8,53363–88–1
153September 25@ Braves6–3Jack Meyer (5–3)Lew Burdette (21–15)None24,91264–88–1
154September 26@ Braves2–3Warren Spahn (21–15)Robin Roberts (15–17)None23,76364–89–1
155September 27@ Braves2–5Bob Buhl (15–9)Jim Owens (12–12)Don McMahon (15)48,64264–90–1 :
The second game on April 26 was protested by the Pirates in the top of the first inning. The protest was later denied.
The second game on May 10 was suspended (Sunday curfew) in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score 4–6 and was completed July 21, 1959. :
Phillies win  Phillies loss  Phillies tie   PostponementBold: Phillies team member Source: :

### 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Carl Sawatski | 74 | 198 | 58 | .293 | 9 | 43 |
| 1B | Ed Bouchee | 136 | 499 | 142 | .285 | 15 | 74 |
| 2B | Sparky Anderson | 152 | 477 | 104 | .218 | 0 | 34 |
| SS | Joe Koppe | 126 | 422 | 110 | .261 | 7 | 28 |
| 3B | Gene Freese | 132 | 400 | 107 | .268 | 23 | 70 |
| LF | Harry Anderson | 142 | 508 | 122 | .240 | 14 | 63 |
| CF | Richie Ashburn | 153 | 564 | 150 | .266 | 1 | 20 |
| RF | Wally Post | 132 | 468 | 119 | .254 | 22 | 94 |

#### 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 |
| Dave Philley | 99 | 254 | 74 | .291 | 7 | 37 |
| Willie Jones | 47 | 160 | 43 | .269 | 7 | 24 |
| Valmy Thomas | 66 | 140 | 28 | .200 | 1 | 7 |
| Chico Fernández | 45 | 123 | 26 | .211 | 0 | 3 |
| Harry Hanebrink | 57 | 97 | 25 | .258 | 1 | 7 |
| Joe Lonnett | 43 | 93 | 16 | .172 | 1 | 10 |
| Bob Bowman | 57 | 79 | 10 | .127 | 2 | 5 |
| Granny Hamner | 21 | 64 | 19 | .297 | 2 | 6 |
| Solly Drake | 67 | 62 | 9 | .145 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Hegan | 25 | 51 | 10 | .196 | 0 | 8 |
| Jim Bolger | 35 | 48 | 4 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
| John Easton | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
| Robin Roberts | 35 | 257.1 | 15 | 17 | 4.27 | 137 |
| Jim Owens | 31 | 221.1 | 12 | 12 | 3.21 | 135 |
| Gene Conley | 25 | 180.0 | 12 | 7 | 3.00 | 102 |
| Don Cardwell | 25 | 153.0 | 9 | 10 | 4.06 | 106 |

#### 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 |
| Ray Semproch | 30 | 111.2 | 3 | 10 | 5.40 | 54 |
| Rubén Gómez | 20 | 72.1 | 3 | 8 | 6.10 | 37 |
| Chris Short | 3 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 | 8.16 | 8 |
| Seth Morehead | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.90 | 8 |
| Ed Keegan | 3 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 18.00 | 3 |

#### 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 |
| Turk Farrell | 38 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4.74 | 31 |
| Jack Meyer | 47 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3.36 | 71 |
| Taylor Phillips | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5.00 | 35 |
| Humberto Robinson | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.33 | 32 |
| Curt Simmons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 |
| Jim Hearn | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.73 | 1 |
| Bob Bowman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 |
| Al Schroll | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.68 | 4 |
| Freddy Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Kerby Farrell |
| A | Williamsport Grays | Eastern League | Frank Lucchesi |
| A | Asheville Tourists | Sally League | Clyde McCullough |
| B | Des Moines Demons | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Chuck Kress |
| C | Bakersfield Bears | California League | Paul Owens |
| D | Johnson City Phillies | Appalachian League | Eddie Lyons |
| D | Tampa Tarpons | Florida State League | Charlie Gassaway |
| D | Elmira Pioneers | New York–Penn League | Andy Seminick |