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Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD   AUTO  1-RUN    L34   MANAGER(S)
Chicago NL    CHN 102  52 .662 ----    2    1    1  42-13  30-25  30-14  30-18  21-13   Alan Boodman
Milwaukee     MLN  91  63 .591 11.0    5    2    4  35-20  29-26  27-17  20-23  20-14   Jeff Tripodi
San Francisco SFN  90  64 .584 12.0    9    3    6  33-22  28-27  29-15  33-21  17-17   Larry Reeves
Los Angeles   LAN  88  66 .571 14.0    4    5    5  35-20  27-28  26-18  20-25  22-12   Robert Rescigno
Cincinnati    CIN  78  76 .506 24.0    3   13   14  27-28  30-25  21-23  29-25  23-11   Larry Cupp
Pittsburgh    PIN  64  90 .416 38.0   12    9    8  22-33  24-31  18-26  23-17  12-22   Dennis Van Langen
St. Louis     SLN  59  95 .383 43.0   13   11    3  18-37  15-40  26-18  21-25   9-25   Mike Rescigno
OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 14 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L34 - W-L records at Home & on the Road (owner-play only), during autoplay, in one-run games, and over the final 34 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (4-2):   New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs

1959 AL | NL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 CHN  5.07   781  5285  1438  269  46  183  499   706  .272  .336  .444   45   14   55   28   82   44  124
 CIN  5.01   771  5435  1468  229  29  196  585   852  .270  .341  .431   76   25   44   28   75   47  135
 LAN  4.89   753  5261  1388  220  51  144  570   749  .264  .337  .407  124   46   28   32   79   46  118
 MLN  4.88   751  5332  1425  218  30  201  543   808  .267  .339  .432   40   14   51   50   62   36  160
 SFN  4.31   664  5264  1315  202  34  174  518   782  .250  .318  .400   31   15   67   24   63   35  137
 PIN  3.60   554  5226  1297  205  37   97  446   792  .248  .307  .357   27   26   40   16   93   37  127
 SLN  3.47   535  5192  1242  150  33  141  430   748  .239  .300  .362   31   34   24   31   62   30  131
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.46  4809 36995  9573 1493 260 1136 3591  5437  .259  .326  .405  374  174  309  209  516  275  932

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 CHN  3.45   532  3.17  1378  1180  138   485   817  27  15  32  .310  776  617  .795
 MLN  3.49   538  3.07  1394  1280  134   356   655  70   8  24  .195  783  558  .713
 SFN  3.67   565  3.31  1394  1223  130   490   837  28  10  49  .305  776  539  .695
 LAN  3.89   599  3.55  1381  1287  150   424   927  44  13  28  .429  734  513  .699
 PIN  4.73   728  4.02  1383  1456  128   492   710  12   8  32  .351  757  518  .684
 SLN  4.94   760  4.50  1365  1443  162   554   751  14   7  28  .413  839  603  .719
 CIN  5.01   772  4.41  1402  1482  197   559   754  16   7  32  .361  820  511  .623
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.17  4494  3.72  9699  9351 1039  3360  5451 211  68 225       5485 3859  .704

League Awards
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.
Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting

  1. Willie Mays  (572)
  2. Ernie Banks  (570)
  3. Hank Aaron  (550)
  4. Rocky Colavito  (481)
  5. Ken Boyer  (455)
  6. Charlie Maxwell  (434)
  7. Frank Robinson  (432)
  8. Eddie Yost  (414)
  9. Wally Moon  (405)
  10. Vada Pinson  (402)

  11. Woodie Held  (393)
  12. Sherm Lollar  (385)
  13. Orlando Cepeda  (376)
  14. Charlie Neal  (376)
  15. Gus Bell  (367)
  16. Johnny Temple  (363)
  17. Del Crandall  (358)
  18. Frank Malzone  (345)
  19. Willie Kirkland  (335)
  20. Gil Hodges  (323)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Camilo Pascual  (321)
  2. Johnny Antonelli  (258)
  3. Don Drysdale  (246)
  4. Jim Owens  (237)
  5. Milt Pappas  (214)
  6. Gerry Staley  (191)
  7. Warren Spahn  (182)
  8. Sam Jones  (180)
  9. Hoyt Wilhelm  (178)
  10. Bobby Locke  (167)

  11. Lew Burdette  (160)
  12. Dave Hillman  (157)
  13. Cal McLish  (156)
  14. Gene Conley  (153)
  15. Vern Law  (149)
  16. Mike McCormick  (149)
  17. Bob Buhl  (143)
  18. Stan Williams  (126)
  19. Don Elston  (120)
  20. Robin Roberts  (120)

All Stars
Hank Aaron
Johnny Antonelli
Ernie Banks
Ken Boyer
Smoky Burgess
Orlando Cepeda
Rocky Colavito
Joe Cunningham
Tito Francona
Sherm Lollar
Frank Malzone
Charlie Maxwell
Willie Mays
Bill Mazeroski
Jim Owens
Milt Pappas
Camilo Pascual
Vada Pinson
Frank Robinson
Warren Spahn
Gerry Staley
Johnny Temple
Hoyt Wilhelm
Eddie Yost

Gold Gloves
P: Camilo Pascual
C: Del Crandall
1B: Gil Hodges
2B: Charlie Neal
3B: Jim Davenport
SS: Ernie Banks
OF: Willie Mays
OF: Jim Landis
OF: Vada Pinson

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average
Harvey Kuenn.361
Hank Aaron.351
Ernie Banks.330
Joe Cunningham.328
Yogi Berra.324
Jackie Jensen.321
Gene Woodling.317
Pete Runnels.316
Willie Mays.313
Frank Robinson.312
Minnie Minoso.312
Bobby Richardson.307
On Base Percentage
Eddie Yost.443
Gene Woodling.437
Joe Cunningham.428
Harvey Kuenn.414
Jackie Jensen.407
Ernie Banks.406
Hank Aaron.405
Minnie Minoso.400
Pete Runnels.400
Willie Mays.394
Don Hoak.393
Frank Robinson.391
Slugging Percentage
Willie Mays.654
Hank Aaron.647
Ernie Banks.647
Eddie Mathews.596
Jackie Jensen.569
Harmon Killebrew.558
Rocky Colavito.556
Jim Lemon.554
Yogi Berra.537
Frank Robinson.537
Charlie Maxwell.530
Bob Cerv.523
On Base + Slugging
Ernie Banks1.053
Hank Aaron1.052
Willie Mays1.047
Jackie Jensen0.976
Eddie Mathews0.969
Frank Robinson0.928
Harvey Kuenn0.925
Yogi Berra0.907
Gene Woodling0.906
Harmon Killebrew0.905
Eddie Yost0.902
Mickey Mantle0.899
At Bats
Don Blasingame650
Johnny Temple648
Orlando Cepeda645
Dick Groat637
Hank Aaron635
Vic Power629
Pete Runnels623
Vada Pinson622
Frank Malzone620
Ken Boyer619
Luis Aparicio617
Eddie Mathews617
Runs Scored
Willie Mays130
Eddie Mathews129
Hank Aaron123
Ernie Banks120
Mickey Mantle120
Pete Runnels115
Jackie Jensen114
Vada Pinson111
Eddie Yost111
Rocky Colavito110
Wally Moon108
Ken Boyer107
Hits
Hank Aaron223
Harvey Kuenn218
Pete Runnels197
Ernie Banks191
Jackie Jensen189
Willie Mays187
Vada Pinson184
Frank Robinson184
Ken Boyer183
Minnie Minoso182
Eddie Mathews181
Gino Cimoli178
Total Bases
Hank Aaron411
Willie Mays391
Ernie Banks374
Eddie Mathews368
Jackie Jensen335
Rocky Colavito330
Harmon Killebrew318
Ken Boyer317
Frank Robinson316
Harvey Kuenn309
Orlando Cepeda298
Charlie Maxwell298
Doubles
Don Hoak44
Jackie Jensen44
Dick Williams44
Hank Aaron43
Minnie Minoso43
Tony Taylor43
Gino Cimoli42
Willie Mays40
Yogi Berra38
Harvey Kuenn38
Johnny Temple38
Triples
Wally Moon17
Jim Landis12
Alvin Dark11
Eddie Mathews11
Julio Becquer10
Jackie Brandt10
Bobby Richardson10
Harry Anderson9
Gino Cimoli9
Tony Kubek9
Pete Runnels9
Home Runs
Willie Mays52
Harmon Killebrew51
Eddie Mathews51
Rocky Colavito50
Ernie Banks46
Hank Aaron45
Charlie Maxwell45
Ken Boyer38
Jim Lemon37
Jackie Jensen34
Mickey Mantle34
RBI
Ernie Banks142
Rocky Colavito140
Eddie Mathews139
Hank Aaron132
Ken Boyer128
Willie Mays124
Harmon Killebrew119
Charlie Maxwell119
Jackie Jensen118
Gus Bell108
Bob Cerv108
Hector Lopez108
Walks
Eddie Yost145
Gene Woodling113
Don Hoak97
Jim Gilliam96
Mickey Mantle94
Jackie Jensen93
Wally Moon90
Pete Runnels89
Johnny Temple87
Don Blasingame84
Joe Cunningham83
Harmon Killebrew83
Batters Strikeouts
Woodie Held127
Mickey Mantle127
Orlando Cepeda124
Gil Hodges117
Harry Anderson113
Harmon Killebrew109
Frank Robinson107
Joe Koppe104
Gino Cimoli102
Charlie Maxwell98
Jim Lemon96
Willie Kirkland95
Stolen Bases
Luis Aparicio42
Jim Gilliam33
Jim Landis26
Vada Pinson20
Tony Taylor20
Mickey Mantle19
Willie Mays18
Frank Robinson17
Jackie Jensen15
Bill White15
Sherm Lollar14
Caught Stealing
Luis Aparicio18
Earl Torgeson11
Joe Cunningham10
Jim Landis10
Minnie Minoso10
Sparky Anderson8
Nellie Fox8
Frank Robinson8
Pete Runnels8
Bill White8
Hit by Pitch
Minnie Minoso27
Eddie Yost14
Willie Tasby10
Faye Throneberry10
Richie Ashburn9
Gene Freese9
Harmon Killebrew9
Frank Robinson9
Ernie Banks8
Frank Bolling8
GIDP
Del Crandall28
Vic Power26
Hank Aaron25
Johnny Logan25
Sherm Lollar23
Frank Malzone23
Gino Cimoli22
Willie Mays22
Don Hoak21
Errors
Gene Freese45
Tony Taylor42
Daryl Spencer34
Dick Groat30
Frank Malzone29
Rocky Bridges28
Luis Aparicio27
Harmon Killebrew27
Joe Koppe26
Jim Gilliam25
Woodie Held25
Johnny Temple25
Earned Run Average
Camilo Pascual2.18
Milt Pappas2.52
Jim Owens2.56
Art Ditmar2.69
Mike McCormick2.73
Vinegar Bend Mizell2.74
Bob Buhl2.87
Gene Conley2.93
Johnny Antonelli2.95
Frank Lary3.06
Billy O'Dell3.09
Dick Donovan3.09
Wins
Camilo Pascual23
Don Drysdale22
Warren Spahn21
Lew Burdette20
Art Ditmar20
Harvey Haddix20
Jim Owens20
Johnny Antonelli19
Vern Law18
Early Wynn17
Losses
Bob Anderson19
Gary Bell19
Jim Bunning19
Ray Herbert19
Don Cardwell18
Bud Daley18
Mudcat Grant18
Bill Fischer17
Russ Kemmerer17
Bob Purkey17
Jerry Walker17
Bob Shaw16
Winning Percentage
Harvey Haddix.769
Camilo Pascual.767
Bobby Locke.762
Art Ditmar.741
Whitey Ford.696
Dave Hillman.682
Cal McLish.682
Johnny Antonelli.679
Dick Donovan.667
Jack Fisher.667
Jim Owens.667
Milt Pappas.667
Games Pitched
Jim Brosnan78
Bill Henry77
Tex Clevenger71
Don Ferrarese65
Tom Morgan64
Don Elston61
Jack Fisher61
Orlando Pena61
Murry Dickson60
Al Worthington60
Humberto Robinson59
Larry Sherry59
Games Started
Warren Spahn41
Lew Burdette40
Bob Purkey40
Johnny Antonelli39
Don Drysdale39
Early Wynn39
Jim Bunning38
Glen Hobbie38
Vern Law38
Complete Games
Lew Burdette20
Warren Spahn18
Don Drysdale14
Robin Roberts13
Gene Conley12
Jim Owens12
Camilo Pascual12
Bob Buhl11
Don Newcombe11
Johnny Antonelli9
Games Finished
Bill Henry58
Larry Sherry55
Turk Lown49
Lindy McDaniel47
Gerry Staley46
Ryne Duren45
Roy Face44
Don Elston37
Don Ferrarese37
Hoyt Wilhelm36
Jack Harshman34
Humberto Robinson34
Saves
Gerry Staley35
Ryne Duren31
Bill Henry25
Turk Lown25
Larry Sherry24
Roy Face22
Lindy McDaniel22
Chuck Stobbs19
Hoyt Wilhelm19
Don Elston16
Dave Sisler16
Jack Harshman14
Shutouts
Camilo Pascual6
Whitey Ford5
Jim Owens5
Cal McLish4
Don Drysdale3
Frank Lary3
Vern Law3
Milt Pappas3
Warren Spahn3
Early Wynn3
Innings Pitched
Lew Burdette325.3
Warren Spahn311.0
Johnny Antonelli289.7
Early Wynn288.7
Don Drysdale286.0
Vern Law279.7
Robin Roberts278.0
Jim Bunning268.0
Sam Jones266.3
Bob Shaw257.7
Camilo Pascual252.0
Glen Hobbie250.7
Hits Allowed
Lew Burdette324
Warren Spahn313
Bob Purkey287
Robin Roberts281
Don Mossi276
Vern Law273
Don Newcombe271
Jim Bunning264
Don Drysdale262
Early Wynn259
Bob Shaw258
Home Runs Allowed
Jim Bunning43
Bud Daley43
Robin Roberts43
Bob Purkey36
Lew Burdette35
Herb Score34
Don Newcombe32
Johnny Antonelli31
Cal McLish31
Don Mossi31
Walks Allowed
Early Wynn133
Glen Hobbie125
Gary Bell116
Herb Score115
Mike McCormick101
Jim Bunning99
Sam Jones99
Jerry Casale98
Ernie Broglio92
Don Drysdale92
Don Cardwell91
Pitchers Strikeouts
Don Drysdale247
Early Wynn206
Jim Bunning201
Sam Jones199
Camilo Pascual196
Harvey Haddix176
Johnny Antonelli163
Jim Owens161
Frank Lary151
Glen Hobbie150
Robin Roberts150
Mike McCormick139
  
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