1959 San Francisco Giants Roster

The 1959 San Francisco Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1959 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1959 San Francisco Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1959 San Francisco Giants salary list, a 1959 San Francisco Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1959 San Francisco Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
43 Johnny Antonelli 6-00 190 Left Left 1930-04-12
39 Curt Barclay 6-03 210 Right Right 1931-08-22
36 Bud Byerly 6-02½ 185 Right Right 1920-10-26
39 Eddie Fisher 6-02½ 200 Right Right 1936-07-16
38 Gordon Jones 6-00 190 Right Right 1930-04-02
19 Sam Jones 6-04 200 Right Right 1925-12-14
40 Mike McCormick 6-02 195 Left Left 1938-09-29
37 Stu Miller 5-11½ 165 Right Right 1927-12-26
36 Billy Muffett 6-01 198 Right Right 1930-09-21
28 Marshall Renfroe 6-00 180 Left Left 1936-05-25
33 Jack Sanford 6-00 190 Right Right 1929-05-18
42 Joe Shipley 6-04 210 Right Right 1935-05-09
32 Al Worthington 6-02 205 Right Right 1929-02-05
34 Dom Zanni 5-11 180 Right Right 1932-03-01
27 Jim Hegan 6-02 195 Right Right 1920-08-03
5 Hobie Landrith 5-10 170 Right Left 1930-03-16
8 Roger McCardell 6-00 200 Right Right 1932-08-29
9 Bob Schmidt 6-02 205 Right Right 1933-04-22
16 Eddie Bressoud 6-01 175 Right Right 1932-05-02
30 Orlando Cepeda 6-02 210 Right Right 1937-09-17
12 Jim Davenport 5-11 175 Right Right 1933-08-17
44 Willie McCovey 6-04 210 Left Left 1938-01-10
22 Danny O'Connell 6-00 180 Right Right 1927-01-21
10 Jose Pagan 5-09 165 Right Right 1935-05-05
15, 17 Andre Rodgers 6-03 200 Right Right 1934-12-02
20 Daryl Spencer 6-02 190 Right Right 1928-07-13
23 Felipe Alou 6-00 195 Right Right 1935-05-12
25 Jackie Brandt 5-11 170 Right Right 1934-04-28
28 Willie Kirkland 6-01 206 Right Left 1934-02-17
24 Willie Mays 5-11 180 Right Right 1931-05-06
6 Hank Sauer 6-04 199 Right Right 1917-03-17
21 Leon Wagner 6-01 195 Right Left 1934-05-13
26 Dusty Rhodes 6-00 180 Right Left 1927-05-13
26 Bob Speake 6-01 178 Left Left 1930-08-22
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The 1959 San Francisco Giants played 154 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 71 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Seals Stadium (Park Factors: 98/97) where 1,422,130 fans witnessed their 1959 Giants finish the season with a .539 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1959 San Francisco Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1959 San Francisco Giants salary list, a 1959 San Francisco Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1959 San Francisco Giants primary starters list:

1959 San Francisco Giants
Opening Day Starters


Johnny Antonelli
Jackie Brandt
Orlando Cepeda
Jim Davenport
Willie Kirkland
Willie Mays
Andre Rodgers
Bob Schmidt
Daryl Spencer

1959 San Francisco Giants
Most Games by Position

C Hobie Landrith (109)
1B Orlando Cepeda (122)
2B Daryl Spencer (151)
3B Jim Davenport (121)
SS Eddie Bressoud (92)
LF Jackie Brandt (111)
CF Willie Mays (146)
RF Willie Kirkland (109)
  
SP Johnny Antonelli
SP Sam Jones
SP Mike McCormick
SP Jack Sanford
  
RP Gordon Jones
RP Al Worthington
CL Stu Miller


1959 San Francisco Giants
Salaries

Willie Mays $80,000.00
Orlando Cepeda $20,000.00


1959 San Francisco Giants
Uniform Numbers

#5 Hobie Landrith
#6 Hank Sauer
#8 Roger McCardell
#9 Bob Schmidt
#10 Jose Pagan
#12 Jim Davenport
#15 Andre Rodgers
#16 Eddie Bressoud
#17 Andre Rodgers
#19 Sam Jones
#20 Daryl Spencer
#21 Leon Wagner
#22 Danny O'Connell
#23 Felipe Alou
#24 Willie Mays
#25 Jackie Brandt
#26 Dusty Rhodes
#26 Bob Speake
#27 Jim Hegan
#28 Willie Kirkland
#28 Marshall Renfroe
#30 Orlando Cepeda
#32 Al Worthington
#33 Jack Sanford
#34 Dom Zanni
#36 Bud Byerly
#36 Billy Muffett
#37 Stu Miller
#38 Gordon Jones
#39 Curt Barclay
#39 Eddie Fisher
#40 Mike McCormick
#42 Joe Shipley
#43 Johnny Antonelli
#44 Willie McCovey

Did you know that a 1959 San Francisco Giants Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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