1959 Detroit Tigers Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 76-78
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 1,221,491, Avg. 16,507
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Manager: Bill Norman (2-15)
Manager: Jimmy Dykes (74-63)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1959 Detroit Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 76-78
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 1,221,491, Avg. 16,507
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Manager: Bill Norman (2-15)
Manager: Jimmy Dykes (74-63)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1959 Detroit Tigers Roster
The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1959 season with a record of 76 wins and 78 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.
The Tigers scored 713 runs and allowed 732 runs. Charlie Maxwell walloped 31 home runs for Detroit, while Eddie Yost and Al Kaline swatted 20 or more also. Charlie Maxwell accounted for 95 RBI. Harvey Kuenn led batters with significant playing time by hitting .353. Frank Lary, Don Mossi and Jim Bunning topped the team with 17 wins each, and Don Mossi earned a 3.36 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Bill Norman and Jimmy Dykes coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 713
Regular Season Runs Against: 732
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 11, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | ||
| April 12, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | ||
| April 14, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 8 | L | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-4 | ||
| April 15, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-5 | ||
| April 17, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-6 | ||
| April 18, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 0-3 | 1-3 | 1-6 | ||
| April 21, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 14 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 0-4 | 1-3 | 1-7 | ||
| April 22, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 10 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 0-5 | 1-3 | 1-8 | ||
| April 23, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 10 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 0-6 | 1-3 | 1-9 | ||
| April 24, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Kansas City Athletics 10 | L | 0-6 | 1-4 | 1-10 | ||
| April 25, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Kansas City Athletics 8 | L | 0-6 | 1-5 | 1-11 | ||
| April 26, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | L | 0-6 | 1-6 | 1-12 | ||
| April 29, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 1-6 | 1-6 | 2-12 | ||
| April 30, 1959 | Washington Senators 9 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 1-7 | 1-6 | 2-13 | ||
| May 1, 1959 | Washington Senators 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 1-8 | 1-6 | 2-14 | ||
| May 2, 1959 | Washington Senators 15 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 1-9 | 1-6 | 2-15 | ||
| May 3, 1959 | New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 2-9 | 1-6 | 3-15 | ||
| May 3, 1959 | New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 3-9 | 1-6 | 4-15 | ||
| May 5, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 4-9 | 1-6 | 5-15 | ||
| May 6, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 17 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 4-10 | 1-6 | 5-16 | ||
| May 7, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 5-10 | 1-6 | 6-16 | ||
| May 8, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 6-10 | 1-6 | 7-16 | ||
| May 9, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 7-10 | 1-6 | 8-16 | ||
| May 10, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 8-10 | 1-6 | 9-16 | ||
| May 12, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 8-10 | 1-7 | 9-17 | ||
| May 14, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 8-10 | 2-7 | 10-17 | ||
| May 15, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | L | 8-10 | 2-8 | 10-18 | ||
| May 16, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 8-10 | 2-9 | 10-19 | ||
| May 17, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 10 | L | 8-10 | 2-10 | 10-20 | ||
| May 18, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 14 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 8-10 | 3-10 | 11-20 | ||
| May 19, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 8-10 | 4-10 | 12-20 | ||
| May 20, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 13 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 8-10 | 5-10 | 13-20 | ||
| May 22, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 8-10 | 5-11 | 13-21 | ||
| May 23, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 8-10 | 6-11 | 14-21 | ||
| May 24, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 8-10 | 7-11 | 15-21 | ||
| May 24, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 8-10 | 7-12 | 15-22 | ||
| May 25, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | W | 8-10 | 8-12 | 16-22 | ||
| May 26, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | W | 8-10 | 9-12 | 17-22 | ||
| May 29, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 8-10 | 10-12 | 18-22 | ||
| May 30, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 8-10 | 10-13 | 18-23 | ||
| May 30, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 8-10 | 11-13 | 19-23 | ||
| May 31, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 9-10 | 11-13 | 20-23 | ||
| June 1, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 10-10 | 11-13 | 21-23 | ||
| June 2, 1959 | New York Yankees 0 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 11-10 | 11-13 | 22-23 | ||
| June 3, 1959 | New York Yankees 6 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 11-11 | 11-13 | 22-24 | ||
| June 4, 1959 | New York Yankees 14 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 11-12 | 11-13 | 22-25 | ||
| June 5, 1959 | Washington Senators 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 12-12 | 11-13 | 23-25 | ||
| June 6, 1959 | Washington Senators 1 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 13-12 | 11-13 | 24-25 | ||
| June 7, 1959 | Washington Senators 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 14-12 | 11-13 | 25-25 | ||
| June 8, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 14-12 | 12-13 | 26-25 | ||
| June 9, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 14-12 | 12-14 | 26-26 | ||
| June 10, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 14-12 | 13-14 | 27-26 | ||
| June 11, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 14-12 | 14-14 | 28-26 | ||
| June 12, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 14-12 | 15-14 | 29-26 | ||
| June 13, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 14-12 | 15-15 | 29-27 | ||
| June 14, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 14-12 | 16-15 | 30-27 | ||
| June 14, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 8 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 14-12 | 17-15 | 31-27 | ||
| June 15, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | W | 14-12 | 18-15 | 32-27 | ||
| June 17, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | L | 14-12 | 18-16 | 32-28 | ||
| June 18, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Baltimore Orioles 7 | L | 14-12 | 18-17 | 32-29 | ||
| June 19, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 14-12 | 19-17 | 33-29 | ||
| June 20, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 14-12 | 20-17 | 34-29 | ||
| June 21, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 14-12 | 20-18 | 34-30 | ||
| June 21, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 14-12 | 20-19 | 34-31 | ||
| June 23, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 14-13 | 20-19 | 34-32 | ||
| June 24, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 14-14 | 20-19 | 34-33 | ||
| June 25, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 15-14 | 20-19 | 35-33 | ||
| June 26, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 12 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 15-15 | 20-19 | 35-34 | ||
| June 26, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 15-16 | 20-19 | 35-35 | ||
| June 27, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Detroit Tigers 12 | W | 16-16 | 20-19 | 36-35 | ||
| June 28, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 17-16 | 20-19 | 37-35 | ||
| June 29, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 10 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 17-17 | 20-19 | 37-36 | ||
| June 30, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 0 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 18-17 | 20-19 | 38-36 | ||
| July 1, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 19-17 | 20-19 | 39-36 | ||
| July 2, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 20-17 | 20-19 | 40-36 | ||
| July 3, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 20-18 | 20-19 | 40-37 | ||
| July 4, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 20-19 | 20-19 | 40-38 | ||
| July 4, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 12 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 20-20 | 20-19 | 40-39 | ||
| July 5, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 20-21 | 20-19 | 40-40 | ||
| July 9, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | L | 20-21 | 20-20 | 40-41 | ||
| July 9, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | L | 20-21 | 20-21 | 40-42 | ||
| July 10, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Kansas City Athletics 2 | W | 20-21 | 21-21 | 41-42 | ||
| July 11, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Cleveland Indians 8 | L | 20-21 | 21-22 | 41-43 | ||
| July 12, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 8 | L | 20-21 | 21-23 | 41-44 | ||
| July 12, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 20-21 | 22-23 | 42-44 | ||
| July 14, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 20-21 | 22-24 | 42-45 | ||
| July 15, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 20-21 | 22-25 | 42-46 | ||
| July 16, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 20-21 | 22-26 | 42-47 | ||
| July 17, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 20-21 | 22-27 | 42-48 | ||
| July 18, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | W | 20-21 | 23-27 | 43-48 | ||
| July 18, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | L | 20-21 | 23-28 | 43-49 | ||
| July 19, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | L | 20-21 | 23-29 | 43-50 | ||
| July 21, 1959 | Washington Senators 1 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 21-21 | 23-29 | 44-50 | ||
| July 22, 1959 | Washington Senators 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 22-21 | 23-29 | 45-50 | ||
| July 23, 1959 | Washington Senators 2 at Detroit Tigers 11 | W | 23-21 | 23-29 | 46-50 | ||
| July 24, 1959 | New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 24-21 | 23-29 | 47-50 | ||
| July 25, 1959 | New York Yankees 9 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 24-22 | 23-29 | 47-51 | ||
| July 26, 1959 | New York Yankees 0 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 25-22 | 23-29 | 48-51 | ||
| July 27, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 25-23 | 23-29 | 48-52 | ||
| July 28, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 26-23 | 23-29 | 49-52 | ||
| July 29, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 26-24 | 23-29 | 49-53 | ||
| July 30, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Detroit Tigers 11 | W | 27-24 | 23-29 | 50-53 | ||
| July 31, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 27-25 | 23-29 | 50-54 | ||
| August 1, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 28-25 | 23-29 | 51-54 | ||
| August 2, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 28-26 | 23-29 | 51-55 | ||
| August 4, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 28-26 | 24-29 | 52-55 | ||
| August 5, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 0 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 28-26 | 24-30 | 52-56 | ||
| August 6, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 28-26 | 25-30 | 53-56 | ||
| August 7, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 28-26 | 25-31 | 53-57 | ||
| August 8, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 28-26 | 25-32 | 53-58 | ||
| August 9, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 28-26 | 26-32 | 54-58 | ||
| August 11, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 29-26 | 26-32 | 55-58 | ||
| August 12, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 11 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 29-27 | 26-32 | 55-59 | ||
| August 13, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 29-28 | 26-32 | 55-60 | ||
| August 14, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 11 | W | 30-28 | 26-32 | 56-60 | ||
| August 15, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 31-28 | 26-32 | 57-60 | ||
| August 17, 1959 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 32-28 | 26-32 | 58-60 | ||
| August 18, 1959 | New York Yankees 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 32-29 | 26-32 | 58-61 | ||
| August 19, 1959 | New York Yankees 10 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 32-30 | 26-32 | 58-62 | ||
| August 20, 1959 | New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 14 | W | 33-30 | 26-32 | 59-62 | ||
| August 21, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 34-30 | 26-32 | 60-62 | ||
| August 22, 1959 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 34-31 | 26-32 | 60-63 | ||
| August 23, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 35-31 | 26-32 | 61-63 | ||
| August 24, 1959 | Baltimore Orioles 11 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 35-32 | 26-32 | 61-64 | ||
| August 25, 1959 | Washington Senators 3 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 35-33 | 26-32 | 61-65 | ||
| August 26, 1959 | Washington Senators 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 36-33 | 26-32 | 62-65 | ||
| August 28, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Kansas City Athletics 5 | W | 36-33 | 27-32 | 63-65 | ||
| August 29, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | W | 36-33 | 28-32 | 64-65 | ||
| August 30, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Kansas City Athletics 0 | W | 36-33 | 29-32 | 65-65 | ||
| September 1, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 36-33 | 30-32 | 66-65 | ||
| September 2, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 36-33 | 30-33 | 66-66 | ||
| September 2, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Chicago White Sox 11 | L | 36-33 | 30-34 | 66-67 | ||
| September 4, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 37-33 | 30-34 | 67-67 | ||
| September 5, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 38-33 | 30-34 | 68-67 | ||
| September 6, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 39-33 | 30-34 | 69-67 | ||
| September 7, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 14 at Cleveland Indians 15 | L | 39-33 | 30-35 | 69-68 | ||
| September 7, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 39-33 | 30-36 | 69-69 | ||
| September 9, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 39-33 | 31-36 | 70-69 | ||
| September 10, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 39-33 | 31-37 | 70-70 | ||
| September 11, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 9 | L | 39-33 | 31-38 | 70-71 | ||
| September 12, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 39-33 | 32-38 | 71-71 | ||
| September 13, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 39-33 | 32-39 | 71-72 | ||
| September 14, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 39-33 | 32-40 | 71-73 | ||
| September 15, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | L | 39-33 | 32-41 | 71-74 | ||
| September 16, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | W | 39-33 | 33-41 | 72-74 | ||
| September 18, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 39-33 | 33-42 | 72-75 | ||
| September 19, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 39-33 | 34-42 | 73-75 | ||
| September 20, 1959 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 39-33 | 35-42 | 74-75 | ||
| September 22, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 40-33 | 35-42 | 75-75 | ||
| September 23, 1959 | Kansas City Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 40-34 | 35-42 | 75-76 | ||
| September 25, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 41-34 | 35-42 | 76-76 | ||
| September 26, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 10 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 41-35 | 35-42 | 76-77 | ||
| September 27, 1959 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 41-36 | 35-42 | 76-78 |
