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1959 National League Standings, Stats, and Awards

1960 1959 1958

1959 American League Standings and Stats

1959 Major League Attendance

TeamWLPctRRA
Los Angeles Dodgers8868.564705670 
Milwaukee Braves8670.551724623 
San Francisco Giants8371.539705613 
Pittsburgh Pirates7876.506651680 
Chicago Cubs7480.481673688 
Cincinnati Redlegs7480.481764738 
St. Louis Cardinals7183.461641725 
Philadelphia Phillies6490.416599725 

Postseason
RoundWinnerLoser
WSLos Angeles Dodgers (4)Chicago White Sox (2)

Team Batting
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TeamABRH2B3BHRSOBBHBPSBCSBAOBPSLGOPS
Cincinnati Redlegs528876414482583416176349906528.274.336.427.763
Milwaukee Braves538872414262163617776548804114.265.326.417.742
Los Angeles Dodgers528270513601964614889159108451.257.332.396.728
San Francisco Giants528170513772393516787547308134.261.322.414.736
Chicago Cubs529667313212094416391149803219.249.314.398.712
Pittsburgh Pirates536965114142304211271544203226.263.319.384.704
St. Louis Cardinals531764114322444911874748506553.269.330.400.731
Philadelphia Phillies510959912371963811385849803946.242.309.362.671

Team Pitching
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TeamERAWLSOCGSHOSVHRERHRBB
San Francisco Giants3.4783718735212231279613531139500
Milwaukee Braves3.5186707756918181406623546128429
Los Angeles Dodgers3.79886810774314261317670594157614
Pittsburgh Pirates3.907876730487171432680604134418
Chicago Cubs4.0174807653011251337688620152519
Philadelphia Phillies4.276490769548151357725642150474
Cincinnati Redlegs4.317480690447261460738650162456
St. Louis Cardinals4.347183846368211427725657137564

League Leaders
Batters
Batting Average
1.Hank Aaron - ML1.355
2.Joe Cunningham - SLN.345
3.Orlando Cepeda - SFN.317
4.Willie Mays - SFN.313
5.Ken Boyer - SLN.309
6.Eddie Mathews - ML1.306
7.Ernie Banks - CHN.304
8.Wally Moon - LAN.302
9.Bill White - SLN.302
10.Don Hoak - PIT.294
On Base Percent.
1.Joe Cunningham - SLN.453
2.Hank Aaron - ML1.401
3.Wally Moon - LAN.394
4.Eddie Mathews - ML1.390
5.Jim Gilliam - LAN.387
6.Ken Boyer - SLN.384
7.Willie Mays - SFN.381
8.Ed Bouchee - PHI.375
9.Ernie Banks - CHN.374
10.Don Hoak - PIT.374
Slugging Percent.
1.Hank Aaron - ML1.636
2.Ernie Banks - CHN.596
3.Eddie Mathews - ML1.593
4.Willie Mays - SFN.583
5.Orlando Cepeda - SFN.522
6.Ken Boyer - SLN.508
7.Wally Moon - LAN.495
8.Joe Cunningham - SLN.478
9.Willie Kirkland - SFN.475
10.Bill White - SLN.470
OPS
1.Hank Aaron - ML11.037
2.Eddie Mathews - ML1.983
3.Ernie Banks - CHN.970
4.Willie Mays - SFN.964
5.Joe Cunningham - SLN.931
6.Ken Boyer - SLN.892
7.Wally Moon - LAN.890
8.Orlando Cepeda - SFN.878
9.Ed Bouchee - PHI.824
10.Bill White - SLN.814
Hits
1.Hank Aaron - ML1223
2.Vada Pinson - CIN205
3.Orlando Cepeda - SFN192
4.Johnny Temple - CIN186
5.Eddie Mathews - ML1182
6.Willie Mays - SFN180
7.Ernie Banks - CHN179
8.Don Blasingame - SLN178
9.Charlie Neal - LAN177
10.Tony Taylor - CHN175
Runs
1.Vada Pinson - CIN131
2.Willie Mays - SFN125
3.Eddie Mathews - ML1118
4.Hank Aaron - ML1116
5.Frank Robinson - CIN106
6.Charlie Neal - LAN103
7.Johnny Temple - CIN102
8.Ernie Banks - CHN97
9.Tony Taylor - CHN96
10.Wally Moon - LAN93
Home Runs
1.Eddie Mathews - ML146
2.Ernie Banks - CHN45
3.Hank Aaron - ML139
4.Frank Robinson - CIN36
5.Willie Mays - SFN34
6.Ken Boyer - SLN28
7.Orlando Cepeda - SFN27
Dick Stuart - PIT27
9.Joe Adcock - ML125
Gil Hodges - LAN25
Runs Batted In
1.Ernie Banks - CHN143
2.Frank Robinson - CIN125
3.Hank Aaron - ML1123
4.Gus Bell - CIN115
5.Eddie Mathews - ML1114
6.Orlando Cepeda - SFN105
7.Willie Mays - SFN104
8.Ken Boyer - SLN94
Wally Post - PHI94
10.Duke Snider - LAN88
Doubles
1.Vada Pinson - CIN47
2.Hank Aaron - ML146
3.Willie Mays - SFN43
4.Gino Cimoli - SLN40
5.Orlando Cepeda - SFN35
Johnny Temple - CIN35
7.Bill White - SLN33
8.Frank Robinson - CIN31
9.Charlie Neal - LAN30
Tony Taylor - CHN30
Triples
1.Wally Moon - LAN11
Charlie Neal - LAN11
3.Vada Pinson - CIN9
Alvin Dark - CHN9
Bill White - SLN9
6.Tony Taylor - CHN8
Eddie Mathews - ML18
8.Joe Koppe - PHI7
Dick Groat - PIT7
Gino Cimoli - SLN7
Roberto Clemente - PIT7
Hank Aaron - ML17
Don Blasingame - SLN7
Johnny Roseboro - LAN7
Games
1.Ernie Banks - CHN155
Don Hoak - PIT155
3.Hank Aaron - ML1154
Vada Pinson - CIN154
5.Richie Ashburn - PHI153
6.Sparky Anderson - PHI152
Daryl Spencer - SFN152
8.Willie Mays - SFN151
Charlie Neal - LAN151
Orlando Cepeda - SFN151
At-Bats
1.Vada Pinson - CIN648
2.Hank Aaron - ML1629
3.Tony Taylor - CHN624
4.Charlie Neal - LAN616
5.Don Blasingame - SLN615
6.Orlando Cepeda - SFN605
7.Johnny Temple - CIN598
8.Eddie Mathews - ML1594
9.Dick Groat - PIT593
10.Ernie Banks - CHN589
Walks
1.Jim Gilliam - LAN96
2.Joe Cunningham - SLN88
3.Wally Moon - LAN81
4.Eddie Mathews - ML180
5.Richie Ashburn - PHI79
6.Johnny Temple - CIN72
7.Don Hoak - PIT71
8.Ed Bouchee - PHI70
9.Frank Robinson - CIN69
10.Bob Skinner - PIT67
Ken Boyer - SLN67
Don Blasingame - SLN67
Strike Outs
1.Wally Post - PHI101
2.Orlando Cepeda - SFN100
3.Vada Pinson - CIN98
4.Harry Anderson - PHI95
5.Frank Robinson - CIN93
6.Gil Hodges - LAN92
7.Don Demeter - LAN87
8.Dick Stuart - PIT86
Tony Taylor - CHN86
Charlie Neal - LAN86
Sac Hits
1.Charlie Neal - LAN21
2.Bob Friend - PIT12
3.Sam Jones - SFN11
Mike McCormick - SFN11
Johnny Temple - CIN11
6.Bill Mazeroski - PIT10
7.Del Crandall - ML19
Jim Davenport - SFN9
Dick Groat - PIT9
10.Don Drysdale - LAN8
Wally Moon - LAN8
Norm Larker - LAN8
Sac Flies
1.Johnny Temple - CIN13
2.Frank Robinson - CIN9
Hank Aaron - ML19
Ernie Banks - CHN9
5.Gus Bell - CIN8
6.Dick Stuart - PIT7
Tony Taylor - CHN7
8.Frank Thomas - CIN6
Smoky Burgess - PIT6
Joe Adcock - ML16
Don Hoak - PIT6
Willie Mays - SFN6
Stolen Bases
1.Willie Mays - SFN27
2.Tony Taylor - CHN23
Orlando Cepeda - SFN23
Jim Gilliam - LAN23
5.Vada Pinson - CIN21
6.Frank Robinson - CIN18
7.Charlie Neal - LAN17
8.Wally Moon - LAN15
Bill White - SLN15
Don Blasingame - SLN15
Intent. Walks
1.Ernie Banks - CHN20
2.Hank Aaron - ML117
3.Harry Anderson - PHI14
4.Duke Snider - LAN13
Sammy Taylor - CHN13
6.Bill Virdon - PIT11
Johnny Roseboro - LAN11
Carl Sawatski - PHI11
Stan Musial - SLN11
10.Orlando Cepeda - SFN10
Hit by Pitch
1.Frank Robinson - CIN8
2.George Altman - CHN7
Ernie Banks - CHN7
4.Richie Ashburn - PHI6
Don Demeter - LAN6
Tony Taylor - CHN6
7.Lee Walls - CHN5
Gene Freese - PHI5
Orlando Cepeda - SFN5
Joe Cunningham - SLN5
Harry Anderson - PHI5
Ed Bouchee - PHI5
Roman Mejias - PIT5
GIDP
1.Del Crandall - ML124
2.Charlie Neal - LAN22
3.Dick Groat - PIT21
4.Gino Cimoli - SLN19
Hank Aaron - ML119
6.Ernie Banks - CHN18
Don Hoak - PIT18
8.Frank Robinson - CIN16
Bill Mazeroski - PIT16
10.Sparky Anderson - PHI15
Caught Stealing
1.Don Blasingame - SLN15
2.Richie Ashburn - PHI11
3.Jim Gilliam - LAN10
Bill White - SLN10
5.Tony Taylor - CHN9
Orlando Cepeda - SFN9
Sparky Anderson - PHI9
8.Frank Robinson - CIN8
9.Bob Skinner - PIT7
Joe Koppe - PHI7

Pitchers
ERA
1.Sam Jones - SFN2.83
2.Stu Miller - SFN2.84
3.Bob Buhl - ML12.86
4.Warren Spahn - ML12.96
5.Vern Law - PIT2.98
6.Gene Conley - PHI3.00
7.Johnny Antonelli - SFN3.10
8.Harvey Haddix - PIT3.13
9.Jack Sanford - SFN3.16
10.Jim Owens - PHI3.21
Wins
1.Lew Burdette - ML121
Sam Jones - SFN21
Warren Spahn - ML121
4.Johnny Antonelli - SFN19
5.Roy Face - PIT18
Vern Law - PIT18
7.Don Drysdale - LAN17
8.Glen Hobbie - CHN16
9.Robin Roberts - PHI15
Bob Buhl - ML115
Jack Sanford - SFN15
Games
1.Don Elston - CHN65
Bill Henry - CHN65
3.Lindy McDaniel - SLN62
4.Don McMahon - ML160
5.Stu Miller - SFN59
6.Roy Face - PIT57
7.Clem Labine - LAN56
8.Sam Jones - SFN50
9.Jack Meyer - PHI47
Mike McCormick - SFN47
Strike Outs
1.Don Drysdale - LAN242
2.Sam Jones - SFN209
3.Sandy Koufax - LAN173
4.Johnny Antonelli - SFN165
5.Mike McCormick - SFN151
6.Harvey Haddix - PIT149
7.Larry Jackson - SLN145
Johnny Podres - LAN145
9.Warren Spahn - ML1143
10.Glen Hobbie - CHN138
Innings
1.Warren Spahn - ML1292.00
2.Lew Burdette - ML1289.67
3.Johnny Antonelli - SFN282.00
4.Don Drysdale - LAN270.67
Sam Jones - SFN270.67
6.Vern Law - PIT266.00
7.Robin Roberts - PHI257.33
8.Larry Jackson - SLN256.00
9.Bob Anderson - CHN235.33
10.Bob Friend - PIT234.67
Games Started
1.Lew Burdette - ML139
2.Johnny Antonelli - SFN38
3.Larry Jackson - SLN37
4.Don Drysdale - LAN36
Bob Anderson - CHN36
Warren Spahn - ML136
7.Bob Friend - PIT35
Sam Jones - SFN35
Robin Roberts - PHI35
10.Bob Purkey - CIN33
Vern Law - PIT33
Glen Hobbie - CHN33
Games Finished
1.Don Elston - CHN49
Don McMahon - ML149
3.Lindy McDaniel - SLN47
Roy Face - PIT47
5.Bill Henry - CHN35
6.Clem Labine - LAN33
7.Stu Miller - SFN29
8.Turk Farrell - PHI27
9.Brooks Lawrence - CIN22
10.Jack Meyer - PHI21
Complete Games
1.Warren Spahn - ML121
2.Lew Burdette - ML120
Vern Law - PIT20
4.Robin Roberts - PHI19
5.Don Newcombe - CIN17
Johnny Antonelli - SFN17
7.Sam Jones - SFN16
8.Don Drysdale - LAN15
9.Harvey Haddix - PIT14
10.Larry Jackson - SLN12
Gene Conley - PHI12
Bob Buhl - ML112
Saves
1.Lindy McDaniel - SLN15
Don McMahon - ML115
3.Don Elston - CHN13
4.Bill Henry - CHN12
5.Roy Face - PIT10
Brooks Lawrence - CIN10
7.Clem Labine - LAN9
8.Stu Miller - SFN8
9.Turk Farrell - PHI6
10.Orlando Pena - CIN5
Shutouts
1.Bob Buhl - ML14
Lew Burdette - ML14
Johnny Antonelli - SFN4
Don Drysdale - LAN4
Roger Craig - LAN4
Sam Jones - SFN4
Warren Spahn - ML14
8.Glen Hobbie - CHN3
Larry Jackson - SLN3
Gene Conley - PHI3
Mike McCormick - SFN3
Ernie Broglio - SLN3
HR Allowed
1.Lew Burdette - ML138
2.Robin Roberts - PHI34
3.Johnny Antonelli - SFN29
4.Don Drysdale - LAN26
Harvey Haddix - PIT26
Orlando Pena - CIN26
7.Don Newcombe - CIN25
Bob Purkey - CIN25
Vern Law - PIT25
10.Mike McCormick - SFN24
Hits Allowed
1.Lew Burdette - ML1312
2.Warren Spahn - ML1282
3.Larry Jackson - SLN271
4.Bob Friend - PIT267
Robin Roberts - PHI267
6.Johnny Antonelli - SFN247
7.Bob Anderson - CHN245
Vern Law - PIT245
9.Bob Purkey - CIN241
10.Don Drysdale - LAN237
Walks
1.Sam Jones - SFN109
2.Glen Hobbie - CHN106
3.Don Drysdale - LAN93
4.Sandy Koufax - LAN92
5.Vinegar Bend Mizell - SLN89
Ernie Broglio - SLN89
7.Mike McCormick - SFN86
Stan Williams - LAN86
9.Bob Anderson - CHN77
10.Johnny Antonelli - SFN76
Earned Runs
1.Lew Burdette - ML1131
2.Robin Roberts - PHI122
3.Bob Anderson - CHN108
4.Bob Friend - PIT105
5.Don Drysdale - LAN104
6.Bob Purkey - CIN103
7.Mike McCormick - SFN100
8.Johnny Antonelli - SFN97
9.Glen Hobbie - CHN96
Warren Spahn - ML196
Losses
1.Bob Friend - PIT19
2.Bob Purkey - CIN18
3.Robin Roberts - PHI17
4.Mike McCormick - SFN16
5.Sam Jones - SFN15
Lew Burdette - ML115
Warren Spahn - ML115
8.Bob Anderson - CHN13
Don Drysdale - LAN13
Ron Kline - PIT13
Glen Hobbie - CHN13
Larry Jackson - SLN13
Wild Pitches
1.Lindy McDaniel - SLN10
2.Ron Kline - PIT9
Mike McCormick - SFN9
Glen Hobbie - CHN9
5.Ernie Broglio - SLN8
Jim O'Toole - CIN8
Jim Owens - PHI8
Johnny Podres - LAN8
9.Jack Sanford - SFN7
Larry Jackson - SLN7
Moe Drabowsky - CHN7
Gene Snyder - LAN7
Stan Williams - LAN7
Hit Batters
1.Don Drysdale - LAN18
2.Danny McDevitt - LAN14
3.Stan Williams - LAN9
4.Vinegar Bend Mizell - SLN8
Juan Pizarro - ML18
Sam Jones - SFN8
7.Bob Friend - PIT7
Jack Sanford - SFN7
9.Bob Purkey - CIN6
Glen Hobbie - CHN6
Balks
1.Bob Anderson - CHN3
2.Robin Roberts - PHI2
Jack Sanford - SFN2
Don Drysdale - LAN2
5.Art Fowler - LAN1
Bob Giggie - ML11
Ruben Gomez - PHI1
Bill Henry - CHN1
Ron Kline - PIT1
Sandy Koufax - LAN1
Don McMahon - ML11
Bob Miller - SLN1
Vinegar Bend Mizell - SLN1
Joe Nuxhall - CIN1
Jim O'Toole - CIN1
George Witt - PIT1
Humberto Robinson - PHI1
Art Ceccarelli - CHN1
Ed Donnelly - CHN1
Batters Faced
1.Warren Spahn - ML11203
2.Lew Burdette - ML11193
3.Johnny Antonelli - SFN1150
4.Sam Jones - SFN1148
5.Don Drysdale - LAN1142
6.Larry Jackson - SLN1081
7.Vern Law - PIT1080
8.Robin Roberts - PHI1075
9.Bob Friend - PIT1015
10.Bob Anderson - CHN1004


Awards
Babe Ruth Award - Larry Sherry
Gold Glove - Roy McMillan
Gold Glove - Charlie Neal
Gold Glove - Ken Boyer
Gold Glove - Jackie Brandt
Gold Glove - Del Crandall
Gold Glove - Harvey Haddix
Gold Glove - Gil Hodges
Gold Glove - Hank Aaron
Gold Glove - Willie Mays
MVP - Ernie Banks
Rookie of the Year - Willie McCovey
TSN Pitcher of the Year - Sam Jones

NL All Stars
Hank Aaron
Johnny Antonelli
Ernie Banks
Ken Boyer
Lew Burdette
Smoky Burgess
Orlando Cepeda
Gene Conley
Del Crandall
Joe Cunningham
Don Drysdale
Don Elston
Roy Face
Jim Gilliam
Dick Groat
Sam Jones
Johnny Logan
Eddie Mathews
Willie Mays
Bill Mazeroski
Vinegar Bend Mizell
Wally Moon
Stan Musial
Charlie Neal
Vada Pinson
Frank Robinson
Hal Smith
Warren Spahn
Johnny Temple
Bill White

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