Record vs. opponents Notable transactions April 13, 1959: Bobby Del Greco was purchased by the Phillies from the New York Yankees. June 5, 1959: Gary Kroll was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. June 6, 1959: Willie Jones was traded by the Phillies to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Bolger and cash. Game log |- style="background:#bfb" | 1 || April 10 || Reds || 2–1 || Robin Roberts (1–0) || Don Newcombe (0–1) || None || 22,189 || 1–0 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 11 || Reds || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 12 || Reds || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 12 || Reds || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); |- style="background:#fbb" | 2 || April 14 || @ Braves || 3–4 || Don McMahon (1–0) || Turk Farrell (0–1) || None || 42,081 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 16 || @ Braves || 3–7 || Lew Burdette (2–0) || Jack Meyer (0–1) || None || 11,186 || 1–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 4 || April 17 || @ Reds || 5–1 || Ray Semproch (1–0) || Brooks Lawrence (0–1) || None || 8,376 || 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 5 || April 18 || @ Reds || 14–9 || Al Schroll (1–0) || Don Newcombe (0–2) || None || 2,890 || 3–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 6 || April 19 || @ Reds || 5–12 || Bob Mabe (1–0) || Jim Owens (0–1) || None || 8,091 || 3–3 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 20 || @ Pirates || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain, wet grounds); |- style="background:#fbb" | 7 || April 22 || Braves || 0–2 || Lew Burdette (3–0) || Robin Roberts (1–1) || None || 14,228 || 3–4 |- style="background:#bfb" | 8 || April 23 || Braves || 4–3 || Ray Semproch (2–0) || Juan Pizarro (0–1) || None || 8,689 || 4–4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 9 || April 24 || Pirates || 5–8 || Roy Face (2–0) || Al Schroll (1–1) || None || 15,675 || 4–5 |- style="background:#fbb" | 10 || April 25 || Pirates || 2–4 || Harvey Haddix (1–0) || Seth Morehead (0–1) || None || 6,678 || 4–6 |- style="background:#fbb" | 11 || April 26 || Pirates || 2–9 || Vern Law (2–1) || Don Cardwell (0–1) || None || || 4–7 |- style="background:#bfb" | 12 ||