1959 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
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World Series Champions National League Champions | ||
League | National League | |
Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
City | Los Angeles | |
Owners | Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey | |
President | Walter O'Malley | |
General managers | Buzzie Bavasi | |
Managers | Walter Alston | |
Television | KTTV (11) | |
Radio | KMPC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett KWKW René Cárdenas, Jaime Jarrín, Miguel Alonzo | |
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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.[1]