wilson finished the 1959 season with a perfect record of 18–0 and won their first inter-high baseball championship. sherman rees coached the team. in the final game of the season, the tigers defeated coolidge 8–1 at griffith stadium; lefty sam swindells (8–0) pitched, and ss marty gorewitz batted 4 for 4. swindells would go on to be named the "daily news" 1960 baseball player of the year.