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1959
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| 1959 in baseball |
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| Japanese baseball |
| American League |
| National League |
| Negro Leagues |
| << 1958 1960 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1959.
Contents |
[edit] Club competitions
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Nankai Hawks (PL) over the Yomiuri Giants (CL), 4 - 0 - 0 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: South Australia
[edit] Europe
- Baseball-Bundesliga: 1. Mannheimer Baseball Club Knights
- Hoofdklasse Honkbal: EHS Haarlem
- Serie A1: Coca Cola Roma
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) over the Chicago White Sox (AL), 4 - 2 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- Junior World Series: Havana Sugar Kings (IL) over the Minneapolis Millers (AA), 4 - 3 (Details)
- American Association: Minneapolis Millers (Details)
- International League: Havana Sugar Kings (Details)
- Pacific Coast League: Salt Lake City Bees (Details)
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Petroleros de Poza Rica
- Negro Leagues
- East-West Game: The team representing the West defeated the team representing the East by a score of 8 - 7 at Comiskey Park (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Serie del Caribe: in Caracas, Venezuela; Almendares (Cuba) (Details)
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Cangrejeros de Santurce
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Industriales de Valencia
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Tigres del Licey defeated the Leones del Escogido in the league's finals, 5 - 4
- Winter League of Sonora: Ostioneros de Guaymas
[edit] Amateur
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Waseda University defeated the Kansei Gakuin University in the final, 4 - 3 (Details)
- College World Series (National Collegiate Athletic Association): Oklahoma State University defeated the University of Arizona in the best-of-three finals, 5 - 3 (Details)
- NAIA College World Series: Southern University and A&M College over the Municipal University of Omaha, 10 - 2 in the finals
- Community College League of California: Stockton City College over the San Diego City College in the finals
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Chukyo High School (Aichi) defeat Gifu High School (Gifu), 3 - 2 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Saijo High School (Ehime) defeat Utsunomiya Kogyo High School (Tochigi), 8 - 2 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: National (Hamtramck, MI) defeat West Auburn (Auburn, CA), 12 - 0 in the championship (Details)
[edit] International competitions
- Asian Championship in Tokyo, Japan (Details)
- Japan (Gold); South Korea (Silver); Chinese Taipei (Bronze)
- Central American Games in Caracas, Venezuela (Details)
- Puerto Rico (Gold); Venezuela (Silver); Panama (Bronze)
- Pan American Games in Chicago, United States (Details)
- Venezuela (Gold); Puerto Rico (Silver); United States (Bronze)
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
[edit] Song
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1959
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1959
