1959 Baseball Cards
Vintage EraComplete guide to 1959 MLB baseball cards — rookie cards, notable sets, player debuts, and current collectible values.
1959
MLB Season
91
Players Debuted
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Notable Card Sets
Vintage Era Context
1959 falls in the Vintage Era of baseball cards (pre-1981). Cards from this period were printed in smaller quantities and have survived decades with natural attrition — making high-grade copies genuinely scarce and valuable.
1959 MLB Debuts 91 players
G
George Altman
Debut 1959-04-11
S
Sparky Anderson
Debut 1959-04-10
R
Rudy Arias
Debut 1959-04-10
J
Jim Bailey
Debut 1959-09-10
J
Jim Baxes
Debut 1959-04-11
G
Gary Blaylock
Debut 1959-04-10
M
Marshall Bridges
Debut 1959-06-17
E
Ernie Broglio
Debut 1959-04-11
J
Jim Bronstad
Debut 1959-06-07
B
Bob Bruce
Debut 1959-09-14
D
Duke Carmel
Debut 1959-09-10
C
Cam Carreon
Debut 1959-09-27
J
Joe Christopher
Debut 1959-05-26
G
Gordy Coleman
Debut 1959-09-19
C
Cliff Cook
Debut 1959-09-09
C
Chuck Cottier
Debut 1959-04-17
M
Mike Cuellar
Debut 1959-04-18
J
Jerry Davie
Debut 1959-04-14
T
Tommy Davis
Debut 1959-09-22
S
Steve Demeter
Debut 1959-07-29
D
Don Dillard
Debut 1959-04-24
D
Dan Dobbek
Debut 1959-09-09
E
Ed Donnelly
Debut 1959-08-01
B
Bob Duliba
Debut 1959-08-11
D
Don Eaddy
Debut 1959-04-24
E
Eddie Fisher
Debut 1959-06-22
J
Jack Fisher
Debut 1959-04-14
M
Mark Freeman
Debut 1959-04-18
J
John Gabler
Debut 1959-09-18
B
Bob Gibson
Debut 1959-04-15
B
Bob Giggie
Debut 1959-04-18
B
Buddy Gilbert
Debut 1959-09-09
D
Don Gile
Debut 1959-09-25
E
Eli Grba
Debut 1959-07-10
F
Fred Green
Debut 1959-04-15
P
Pumpsie Green
Debut 1959-07-21
B
Bob Hartman
Debut 1959-04-26
J
Joe Hicks
Debut 1959-09-18
T
Tom Hughes
Debut 1959-09-13
K
Ken Hunt
Debut 1959-09-10
A
Al Jackson
Debut 1959-05-31
B
Ben Johnson
Debut 1959-09-06
J
Jim Kaat
Debut 1959-08-02
E
Ed Keegan
Debut 1959-08-24
E
Evans Killeen
Debut 1959-09-07
J
Jack Kralick
Debut 1959-04-15
M
Marty Kutyna
Debut 1959-09-19
G
Gene Leek
Debut 1959-04-22
Showing 48 of 91 players who debuted in 1959.