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.
Infielders Coaches Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.
= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts October 1, 1959, at Comiskey Park I in Chicago October 2, 1959, at Comiskey Park I in Chicago October 4, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles October 5, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles October 6, 1959, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles October 8, 1959, at Comiskey Park I in Chicago LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Green Bay