1959 Game Log: 78–76 (Home: 47–30; Away: 31–46)
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April: 6–8 (Home: 2–4; Away: 4–4)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
1 |
April 9 |
@ Reds |
1–4 |
Purkey |
Kline (0–1) |
— |
32,190 |
0–1
|
2 |
April 10 |
Braves |
0–8 |
Spahn |
Friend (0–1) |
— |
33,317 |
0–2
|
3 |
April 11 |
Braves |
3–4 |
Burdette |
Law (0–1) |
— |
11,800 |
0–3
|
4 |
April 14 |
@ Reds |
2–3 |
Purkey |
Witt (0–1) |
— |
7,631 |
0–4
|
5 |
April 15 |
@ Reds |
5–10 |
Nuxhall |
Friend (0–2) |
Mabe |
3,228 |
0–5
|
6 |
April 17 |
@ Braves |
2–2 |
|
|
— |
8,562 |
0–5
|
7 |
April 18 |
@ Braves |
11–5 |
Law (1–1) |
Buhl |
— |
15,703 |
1–5
|
8 |
April 22 |
Reds |
9–8 |
Face (1–0) |
Pena |
— |
16,038 |
2–5
|
9 |
April 23 |
Reds |
2–5 |
Lawrence |
Witt (0–2) |
— |
18,819 |
2–6
|
10 |
April 24 |
@ Phillies |
8–5 |
Face (2–0) |
Schroll |
— |
15,675 |
3–6
|
11 |
April 25 |
@ Phillies |
4–2 |
Haddix (1–0) |
Morehead |
— |
6,678 |
4–6
|
12 |
April 26 |
@ Phillies |
9–2 |
Law (2–1) |
Cardwell |
— |
|
5–6
|
13 |
April 26 |
@ Phillies |
5–10 |
Meyer |
Friend (0–3) |
— |
19,266 |
5–7
|
14 |
April 27 |
Dodgers |
3–9 |
Drysdale |
Witt (0–3) |
— |
10,689 |
5–8
|
15 |
April 29 |
Giants |
3–2 |
Kline (1–1) |
Antonelli |
— |
19,799 |
6–8
|
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May: 19–14 (Home: 10–6; Away: 9–8)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
16 |
May 1 |
Cardinals |
6–7 |
Mizell |
Friend (0–4) |
Brosnan |
18,950 |
6–9
|
17 |
May 2 |
Cardinals |
2–1 |
Haddix (2–0) |
McDaniel |
— |
10,758 |
7–9
|
18 |
May 3 |
Cardinals |
4–3 (10) |
Face (3–0) |
Brosnan |
— |
|
8–9
|
19 |
May 3 |
Cardinals |
1–3 |
Blaylock |
Daniels (0–1) |
McDaniel |
26,080 |
8–10
|
20 |
May 4 |
Cubs |
2–1 |
Kline (2–1) |
Anderson |
Face (1) |
14,421 |
9–10
|
21 |
May 5 |
Cubs |
3–6 |
Hobbie |
Friend (0–5) |
— |
17,429 |
9–11
|
22 |
May 6 |
Cubs |
0–3 |
Hillman |
Haddix (2–1) |
— |
5,860 |
9–12
|
23 |
May 7 |
Phillies |
5–4 (10) |
Face (4–0) |
Owens |
— |
10,358 |
10–12
|
24 |
May 8 |
Phillies |
1–8 |
Conley |
Witt (0–4) |
Farrell |
17,691 |
10–13
|
25 |
May 9 |
Phillies |
9–1 |
Kline (3–1) |
Gomez |
— |
9,633 |
11–13
|
26 |
May 10 |
Phillies |
3–6 |
Roberts |
Friend (0–6) |
Farrell |
|
11–14
|
27 |
May 10 |
Phillies |
7–6 |
Haddix (3–1) |
Hearn |
Face (2) |
23,549 |
12–14
|
28 |
May 11 |
@ Giants |
4–14 |
Sanford |
Daniels (0–2) |
— |
13,789 |
12–15
|
29 |
May 12 |
@ Giants |
6–5 (12) |
Daniels (1–2) |
Jones |
— |
8,084 |
13–15
|
30 |
May 13 |
@ Dodgers |
6–4 |
Face (5–0) |
Drysdale |
— |
16,718 |
14–15
|
31 |
May 14 |
@ Dodgers |
7–6 |
Face (6–0) |
Labine |
— |
15,416 |
15–15
|
32 |
May 16 |
@ Cubs |
2–3 |
Elston |
Haddix (3–2) |
— |
10,496 |
15–16
|
33 |
May 17 |
@ Cubs |
5–4 |
Law (3–1) |
Anderson |
Face (3) |
|
16–16
|
34 |
May 17 |
@ Cubs |
6–7 |
Hobbie |
Daniels (1–3) |
Henry |
32,017 |
16–17
|
35 |
May 19 |
@ Cardinals |
2–8 |
Jackson |
Kline (3–2) |
— |
8,470 |
16–18
|
36 |
May 20 |
@ Cardinals |
1–11 |
Mizell |
Friend (0–7) |
— |
8,555 |
16–19
|
37 |
May 21 |
@ Cardinals |
7–2 |
Haddix (4–2) |
McDaniel |
— |
8,141 |
17–19
|
38 |
May 22 |
Reds |
4–3 |
Law (4–1) |
Jeffcoat |
— |
27,675 |
18–19
|
39 |
May 23 |
Reds |
6–5 |
Daniels (2–3) |
Pena |
Blackburn (1) |
13,119 |
19–19
|
40 |
May 24 |
Reds |
2–1 |
Kline (4–2) |
Lawrence |
— |
|
20–19
|
41 |
May 24 |
Reds |
5–4 (10) |
Blackburn (1–0) |
Purkey |
— |
32,273 |
21–19
|
42 |
May 26 |
@ Braves |
0–1 (13) |
Burdette |
Haddix (4–3) |
— |
19,194 |
21–20
|
43 |
May 27 |
@ Braves |
3–4 |
Spahn |
Law (4–2) |
McMahon |
17,721 |
21–21
|
44 |
May 28 |
@ Braves |
3–0 |
Friend (1–7) |
Jay |
— |
12,635 |
22–21
|
45 |
May 29 |
@ Reds |
5–8 |
Mabe |
Kline (4–3) |
Acker |
18,958 |
22–22
|
46 |
May 30 |
@ Reds |
3–1 |
Daniels (3–3) |
O'Toole |
Face (4) |
8,613 |
23–22
|
47 |
May 31 |
@ Reds |
6–2 |
Law (5–2) |
Purkey |
— |
|
24–22
|
48 |
May 31 |
@ Reds |
14–11 |
Face (7–0) |
Mabe |
— |
17,847 |
25–22
|
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June: 15–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–8)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
49 |
June 2 |
Cardinals |
3–0 |
Haddix (5–3) |
Jackson |
— |
28,644 |
26–22
|
50 |
June 3 |
Cardinals |
5–3 |
Friend (2–7) |
Mizell |
Face (5) |
16,857 |
27–22
|
51 |
June 4 |
Cardinals |
9–3 |
Kline (5–3) |
Broglio |
— |
7,555 |
28–22
|
52 |
June 5 |
Cubs |
5–10 |
Hobbie |
Law (5–3) |
Elston |
27,335 |
28–23
|
53 |
June 6 |
Cubs |
2–8 |
Drabowsky |
Daniels (3–4) |
— |
12,953 |
28–24
|
54 |
June 7 |
Cubs |
2–4 |
Buzhardt |
Haddix (5–4) |
Henry |
|
28–25
|
55 |
June 7 |
Cubs |
0–1 |
Singleton |
Friend (2–8) |
Elston |
32,078 |
28–26
|
56 |
June 8 |
Giants |
12–9 (11) |
Face (8–0) |
McCormick |
— |
19,080 |
29–26
|
57 |
June 9 |
Giants |
2–6 |
Antonelli |
Law (5–4) |
— |
24,272 |
29–27
|
58 |
June 10 |
Giants |
7–11 |
Jones |
Witt (0–5) |
Miller |
24,317 |
29–28
|
59 |
June 11 |
Giants |
12–9 |
Face (9–0) |
Miller |
Law (1) |
9,444 |
30–28
|
60 |
June 12 |
Dodgers |
6–9 |
McDevitt |
Daniels (3–5) |
Erskine |
27,970 |
30–29
|
61 |
June 13 |
Dodgers |
5–3 |
Kline (6–3) |
Fowler |
— |
11,944 |
31–29
|
62 |
June 14 |
Dodgers |
6–3 |
Face (10–0) |
Labine |
— |
|
32–29
|
63 |
June 14 |
Dodgers |
5–2 |
Law (6–4) |
Erskine |
— |
30,082 |
33–29
|
64 |
June 16 |
@ Cubs |
5–2 |
Friend (3–8) |
Hillman |
Face (6) |
10,391 |
34–29
|
65 |
June 17 |
@ Cubs |
2–5 |
Henry |
Haddix (5–5) |
— |
10,230 |
34–30
|
66 |
June 18 |
@ Cubs |
4–2 (13) |
Face (11–0) |
Henry |
— |
7,562 |
35–30
|
67 |
June 19 |
@ Cardinals |
6–0 |
Law (7–4) |
Ricketts |
— |
17,461 |
36–30
|
68 |
June 20 |
@ Cardinals |
2–5 |
Mizell |
Friend (3–9) |
McDaniel |
10,698 |
36–31
|
69 |
June 21 |
@ Cardinals |
1–5 |
Jackson |
Haddix (5–6) |
McDaniel |
|
36–32
|
70 |
June 21 |
@ Cardinals |
10–8 |
Daniels (4–5) |
Blaylock |
Face (7) |
23,731 |
37–32
|
71 |
June 22 |
@ Giants |
1–4 |
Fisher |
Kline (6–4) |
Worthington |
11,002 |
37–33
|
72 |
June 23 |
@ Giants |
5–1 |
Law (8–4) |
Jones |
— |
22,706 |
38–33
|
73 |
June 24 |
@ Giants |
3–4 |
McCormick |
Daniels (4–6) |
— |
12,643 |
38–34
|
74 |
June 25 |
@ Giants |
3–1 (12) |
Face (12–0) |
Fisher |
— |
11,487 |
39–34
|
75 |
June 26 |
@ Dodgers |
5–6 |
Podres |
Kline (6–5) |
McDevitt |
22,719 |
39–35
|
76 |
June 27 |
@ Dodgers |
0–3 |
Koufax |
Law (8–5) |
— |
31,649 |
39–36
|
77 |
June 28 |
@ Dodgers |
4–9 |
McDevitt |
Friend (3–10) |
Drysdale |
27,785 |
39–37
|
78 |
June 30 |
@ Phillies |
4–3 |
Haddix (6–6) |
Roberts |
Face (8) |
11,149 |
40–37
|
|
July: 10–17 (Home: 9–8; Away: 1–9)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
79 |
July 1 |
@ Phillies |
0–1 |
Conley |
Kline (6–6) |
— |
7,897 |
40–38
|
80 |
July 2 |
Braves |
4–3 (10) |
Law (9–5) |
McMahon |
— |
28,282 |
41–38
|
81 |
July 3 |
Braves |
0–6 |
Pizarro |
Witt (0–6) |
— |
34,093 |
41–39
|
82 |
July 4 |
Reds |
4–3 |
Friend (4–10) |
Nuxhall |
— |
16,548 |
42–39
|
83 |
July 5 |
Reds |
7–5 |
Haddix (7–6) |
Lawrence |
Face (9) |
|
43–39
|
84 |
July 5 |
Reds |
3–2 (11) |
Kline (7–6) |
Pena |
— |
22,622 |
44–39
|
85 |
July 9 |
Cubs |
4–3 (10) |
Face (13–0) |
Henry |
— |
22,080 |
45–39
|
86 |
July 10 |
Cubs |
7–6 (11) |
Daniels (5–6) |
Elston |
— |
25,360 |
46–39
|
87 |
July 11 |
Cubs |
1–5 |
Hillman |
Kline (7–7) |
— |
15,110 |
46–40
|
88 |
July 12 |
Cardinals |
6–5 (10) |
Face (14–0) |
McDaniel |
— |
|
47–40
|
89 |
July 12 |
Cardinals |
6–8 (10) |
McDaniel |
Porterfield (0–1) |
— |
25,530 |
47–41
|
90 |
July 14 |
Dodgers |
9–1 |
Law (10–5) |
Podres |
— |
30,199 |
48–41
|
91 |
July 15 |
Dodgers |
0–3 |
Drysdale |
Friend (4–11) |
— |
28,268 |
48–42
|
92 |
July 17 |
Giants |
1–4 |
Jones |
Kline (7–8) |
— |
33,220 |
48–43
|
93 |
July 18 |
Giants |
3–4 |
Fisher |
Haddix (7–7) |
McCormick |
20,577 |
48–44
|
94 |
July 19 |
Giants |
3–2 |
Law (11–5) |
Miller |
— |
27,992 |
49–44
|
95 |
July 21 |
Phillies |
2–4 |
Roberts |
Friend (4–12) |
— |
25,960 |
49–45
|
96 |
July 22 |
Phillies |
4–11 |
Conley |
Kline (7–9) |
— |
17,024 |
49–46
|
97 |
July 24 |
@ Braves |
0–8 |
Pizarro |
Haddix (7–8) |
— |
27,708 |
49–47
|
98 |
July 25 |
@ Braves |
0–3 |
Burdette |
Law (11–6) |
— |
25,295 |
49–48
|
99 |
July 26 |
@ Braves |
0–4 |
Spahn |
Friend (4–13) |
— |
|
49–49
|
100 |
July 26 |
@ Braves |
1–2 |
Buhl |
Witt (0–7) |
McMahon |
39,420 |
49–50
|
101 |
July 27 |
@ Braves |
2–5 |
Jay |
Kline (7–10) |
— |
15,817 |
49–51
|
102 |
July 28 |
@ Dodgers |
4–9 |
Williams |
Blackburn (1–1) |
— |
23,493 |
49–52
|
103 |
July 29 |
@ Dodgers |
0–2 |
Craig |
Law (11–7) |
— |
24,324 |
49–53
|
104 |
July 30 |
@ Dodgers |
5–4 (12) |
Daniels (6–6) |
Williams |
Gross (1) |
24,221 |
50–53
|
105 |
July 31 |
@ Giants |
3–4 |
Sanford |
Haddix (7–9) |
— |
22,371 |
50–54
|
|
August: 20–8 (Home: 15–3; Away: 5–5)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
106 |
August 1 |
@ Giants |
5–9 |
Byerly |
Daniels (6–7) |
Miller |
21,567 |
50–55
|
107 |
August 2 |
@ Giants |
3–5 |
Antonelli |
Porterfield (0–2) |
— |
22,653 |
50–56
|
108 |
August 4 |
@ Cardinals |
7–3 |
Law (12–7) |
Gibson |
— |
10,971 |
51–56
|
109 |
August 5 |
@ Cardinals |
0–3 |
Broglio |
Friend (4–14) |
— |
8,079 |
51–57
|
110 |
August 6 |
@ Cardinals |
18–2 |
Haddix (8–9) |
Jackson |
— |
8,503 |
52–57
|
111 |
August 7 |
@ Cubs |
0–4 |
Drabowsky |
Kline (7–11) |
— |
7,434 |
52–58
|
112 |
August 8 |
@ Cubs |
4–3 (14) |
Gross (1–0) |
Donnelly |
— |
5,693 |
53–58
|
113 |
August 9 |
@ Cubs |
5–3 (10) |
Face (15–0) |
Elston |
— |
19,138 |
54–58
|
114 |
August 11 |
@ Phillies |
4–6 |
Cardwell |
Friend (4–15) |
Farrell |
12,127 |
54–59
|
115 |
August 12 |
@ Phillies |
6–2 |
Haddix (9–9) |
Roberts |
— |
11,163 |
55–59
|
116 |
August 14 |
Braves |
2–1 |
Law (13–7) |
Jay |
— |
26,873 |
56–59
|
117 |
August 15 |
Braves |
10–8 |
Kline (8–11) |
Burdette |
Green (1) |
34,478 |
57–59
|
118 |
August 16 |
Braves |
2–1 |
Friend (5–15) |
Pizarro |
Porterfield (1) |
|
58–59
|
119 |
August 16 |
Braves |
2–5 |
Spahn |
Daniels (6–8) |
— |
24,518 |
58–60
|
120 |
August 17 |
Cubs |
7–6 |
Green (1–0) |
Henry |
— |
12,815 |
59–60
|
121 |
August 19 |
Cardinals |
4–2 |
Law (14–7) |
Gibson |
— |
19,075 |
60–60
|
122 |
August 20 |
Cardinals |
3–1 |
Friend (6–15) |
Broglio |
— |
8,059 |
61–60
|
123 |
August 21 |
Dodgers |
5–6 |
Podres |
Kline (8–12) |
Koufax |
24,678 |
61–61
|
124 |
August 22 |
Dodgers |
2–0 |
Daniels (7–8) |
Craig |
Gross (2) |
10,260 |
62–61
|
125 |
August 23 |
Dodgers |
9–2 |
Haddix (10–9) |
Drysdale |
— |
|
63–61
|
126 |
August 23 |
Dodgers |
4–3 (10) |
Face (16–0) |
Drysdale |
— |
25,173 |
64–61
|
127 |
August 24 |
Giants |
6–0 |
Friend (7–15) |
Jones |
— |
23,617 |
65–61
|
128 |
August 25 |
Giants |
5–12 |
Antonelli |
Kline (8–13) |
— |
29,927 |
65–62
|
129 |
August 26 |
Giants |
5–4 (10) |
Kline (9–13) |
Miller |
— |
20,244 |
66–62
|
130 |
August 28 |
Phillies |
9–0 |
Law (15–7) |
Keegan |
— |
20,926 |
67–62
|
131 |
August 29 |
Phillies |
11–1 |
Friend (8–15) |
Roberts |
— |
9,714 |
68–62
|
132 |
August 30 |
Phillies |
2–1 |
Haddix (11–9) |
Robinson |
— |
|
69–62
|
133 |
August 30 |
Phillies |
7–6 (10) |
Face (17–0) |
Farrell |
— |
20,015 |
70–62
|
|
September: 8–14 (Home: 3–2; Away: 5–12)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record
|
134 |
September 2 |
@ Reds |
3–6 |
O'Toole |
Law (15–8) |
— |
|
70–63
|
135 |
September 2 |
@ Reds |
1–2 |
Newcombe |
Friend (8–16) |
— |
13,014 |
70–64
|
136 |
September 4 |
@ Phillies |
0–3 |
Owens |
Haddix (11–10) |
— |
13,136 |
70–65
|
137 |
September 5 |
@ Phillies |
7–6 |
Porterfield (1–2) |
Farrell |
Daniels (1) |
5,993 |
71–65
|
138 |
September 6 |
@ Phillies |
1–2 |
Roberts |
Law (15–9) |
— |
9,684 |
71–66
|
139 |
September 7 |
@ Braves |
1–5 |
Burdette |
Friend (8–17) |
— |
|
71–67
|
140 |
September 7 |
@ Braves |
1–4 |
Buhl |
Daniels (7–9) |
— |
26,910 |
71–68
|
141 |
September 9 |
@ Giants |
2–7 |
Sanford |
Haddix (11–11) |
Miller |
22,768 |
71–69
|
142 |
September 10 |
@ Giants |
5–3 |
Law (16–9) |
Antonelli |
— |
14,130 |
72–69
|
143 |
September 11 |
@ Dodgers |
4–5 |
Churn |
Face (17–1) |
— |
|
72–70
|
144 |
September 11 |
@ Dodgers |
0–4 |
Sherry |
Green (1–1) |
— |
48,526 |
72–71
|
145 |
September 13 |
@ Dodgers |
4–3 |
Kline (10–13) |
Churn |
— |
20,176 |
73–71
|
146 |
September 16 |
@ Cubs |
3–2 |
Law (17–9) |
Anderson |
— |
|
74–71
|
147 |
September 16 |
@ Cubs |
2–4 |
Elston |
Friend (8–18) |
— |
1,366 |
74–72
|
148 |
September 17 |
@ Cardinals |
7–0 |
Haddix (12–11) |
Jackson |
— |
4,970 |
75–72
|
149 |
September 19 |
Reds |
4–3 (12) |
Face (18–1) |
Lawrence |
— |
8,406 |
76–72
|
150 |
September 20 |
Reds |
10–1 |
Law (18–9) |
Brosnan |
— |
21,068 |
77–72
|
151 |
September 21 |
Braves |
6–8 |
Spahn |
Friend (8–19) |
McMahon |
17,205 |
77–73
|
152 |
September 22 |
Braves |
3–5 |
Pizarro |
Haddix (12–12) |
McMahon |
17,658 |
77–74
|
153 |
September 23 |
Braves |
5–4 |
Kline (11–13) |
Jay |
Face (10) |
20,502 |
78–74
|
154 |
September 26 |
@ Reds |
6–7 |
Purkey |
Gross (1–1) |
— |
4,703 |
78–75
|
155 |
September 27 |
@ Reds |
7–9 |
Nuxhall |
Green (1–2) |
Purkey |
15,522 |
78–76
|
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member
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