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1959 American League  Previous Year / Next Year Expanded Standings Team W L WL% GB ChicagoW CHW 94 60 .610 -- Clvlnd CLE 89 65 .578 5.0 NewYorkY NYY 79 75 .513 15.0 Detroit DET 76 78 .494 18.0 BostonRS BOS 75 79 .487 19.0 Bltmore BAL 74 80 .481 20.0 KansasCy KCA 66 88 .429 28.0 Washngtn WSH 63 91 .409 31.0 Race Charts from BaseballRace.com: AL Postseason World Series (4-2):   Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago White Sox BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this league (what's this?)

1959 AL | NL League Yearly Summary - Expanded Standings: AL | NL - Expanded Leaderboards: AL | ML | NL -
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League Splits - Bat: ML-NL-AL - Pitch: ML-NL-AL

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    G    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS  OPS+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 CLE  4.84   745  154  5288  1390  216  25  167  433   721  .263  .319  .408   33   36 107  4.49  5.18
 BOS  4.71   726  154  5225  1335  248  28  125  626   810  .256  .335  .385   68   25 102  5.25  4.18
 DET  4.63   713  154  5211  1346  196  30  160  580   737  .258  .333  .400   34   17 103  5.21  4.05
 NYY  4.43   687  155  5379  1397  224  40  153  457   828  .260  .318  .402   45   22 107  3.81  5.05
 KCA  4.42   681  154  5264  1383  231  43  117  481   780  .263  .324  .390   34   24 100  4.70  4.14
 CHW  4.29   669  156  5297  1325  220  46   97  580   634  .250  .324  .364  113   53  96  4.01  4.56
 WSH  4.02   619  154  5092  1205  173  32  163  517   881  .237  .307  .379   51   34  94  3.99  4.05
 BAL  3.55   551  155  5208  1240  182  23  109  536   690  .238  .309  .345   36   24  91  3.33  3.78
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 Tot  4.36  5391 1236 41964 10621 1690 267 1091 4210  6081  .253  .323  .384  414  235

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA    G   ERA    IP    H    H/G    BB  BB/G  HR    SO   CG  cgSHO tmSHO  SV ERA+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 CHW  3.77   588  156  3.29  1425  1297   8.3   525  3.4  129   761   44    13    13  36 115  3.49  4.05
 BAL  4.01   621  155  3.56  1400  1290   8.3   476  3.1  111   735   45    12    15  30 106  3.83  4.18
 NYY  4.17   647  155  3.60  1399  1281   8.3   594  3.8  120   836   38    11    15  28 101  3.96  4.38
 CLE  4.19   646  154  3.75  1383  1230   8.0   635  4.1  148   799   58     6     7  23  99  4.10  4.29
 WSH  4.55   701  154  4.01  1360  1358   8.8   467  3.0  123   694   46    10    10  21  98  4.68  4.43
 BOS  4.52   696  154  4.17  1364  1386   9.0   589  3.8  135   724   38     8     9  25  96  4.62  4.42
 DET  4.75   732  154  4.20  1360  1327   8.6   432  2.8  177   829   53     9     9  24  96  5.34  4.17
 KCA  4.94   760  154  4.35  1360  1452   9.4   492  3.2  148   703   44     8     8  21  92  5.01  4.86
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 TOT  4.36  5391 1236  3.86 11051 10621   8.6  4210  3.4 1091  6081  366          86 208

League Miscellaneous Stats    Glossary

 Tm    E   DP  Fldg% DefEff Attendance  Att/G    pW-pL  hmW-L rdW-L BPF PPF AgeB AgeP HOF  AS aAS Managers 
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------
 CHW  130  141  .979   .724  1,423,144  18,245   86-68  47-30 47-30  99  98 29.7 31.6   4   9  39 Lopez
 CLE  127  138  .978   .729  1,497,976  19,454   87-67  43-34 46-31  97  96 28.6 27.1   0   7  29 Gordon
 NYY  131  160  .978   .716  1,552,030  20,156   81-73  40-37 39-38  96  94 28.3 28.4   4  14  45 Stengel
 DET  124  131  .978   .713  1,221,221  15,860   75-79  41-36 35-42 106 105 28.7 28.4   3   5  25 Norman and Dykes
 BOS  130  167  .978   .699    984,102  12,781   80-74  43-34 32-45 104 104 28.9 26.7   1   6  21 Higgins, York, and Jurges
 BAL  147  163  .976   .716    891,926  11,435   69-85  38-39 36-41  97  98 30.0 27.5   2   7  35 Richards
 KCA  159  156  .973   .689    963,683  12,515   69-85  37-40 29-48 102 104 28.5 28.5   1   3  20 Craft
 WSH  162  140  .973   .703    615,372   7,992   68-86  34-43 29-48 100 102 27.1 26.7   1   7  22 Lavagetto
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------

League Awards
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Batting stats are BA/OBP/SLG.
Pitching stats are W-L ERA.

Award-Winners Complete Voting Results Most Valuable Player Nellie Fox CHW .306/.380/.389 Cy Young Award Early Wynn (ML) CHW 22-10  3.17 179 SO Rookie of the Year Bob Allison WSH .261/.333/.482 (ML) - Award for both leagues

Gold Glove Winners Pitcher Bobby Shantz Catcher Sherm Lollar First Base Vic Power Second Base Nellie Fox Third Base Frank Malzone Shortstop Luis Aparicio Leftfield Minnie Minoso Centerfield Al Kaline Rightfield Jackie Jensen

League Leaderboards    Expanded Leaderboard (MLB Leaders) - Glossary
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Batting Average Kuenn-DET .353 Kaline-DET .327 Runnels-BOS .314 Fox-CHW .306 Minoso-CLE .302	On-base % Yost-DET .435 Runnels-BOS .415 Kaline-DET .410 Kuenn-DET .402 Woodling-BAL .402	Slugging % Kaline-DET .530 Killebrew-WSH .516 Mantle-NYY .514 Colavito-CLE .512 Lemon-WSH .510	OPS Kaline-DET .940 Mantle-NYY .904 Kuenn-DET .903 Yost-DET .871 Killebrew-WSH .870
Games Fox-CHW 156 Colavito-CLE 154 Malzone-BOS 154 Killebrew-WSH 153 Aparicio-CHW 152	At Bats Fox-CHW 624 Aparicio-CHW 612 Malzone-BOS 604 Power-CLE 595 Colavito-CLE 588	Plate Appearances (approx.) Fox-CHW 716 Aparicio-CHW 686 Yost-DET 675 Colavito-CLE 664 Runnels-BOS 661	Runs Yost-DET 115 Mantle-NYY 104 Power-CLE 102 Jensen-BOS 101 Kuenn-DET 99
Hits Kuenn-DET 198 Fox-CHW 191 Runnels-BOS 176 Minoso-CLE 172 Power-CLE 172	Total Bases Colavito-CLE 301 Killebrew-WSH 282 Kuenn-DET 281 Mantle-NYY 278 Allison-WSH 275	Doubles Kuenn-DET 42 Fox-CHW 34 Malzone-BOS 34 Runnels-BOS 33 Williams-KCA 33	Triples Allison-WSH 9 McDougald-NYY 8 Kubek-NYY 7 Kuenn-DET 7 Landis-CHW 7 Maris-KCA 7
Home Runs Colavito-CLE 42 Killebrew-WSH 42 Lemon-WSH 33 Mantle-NYY 31 Maxwell-DET 31	RBI Jensen-BOS 112 Colavito-CLE 111 Killebrew-WSH 105 Lemon-WSH 100 Maxwell-DET 95	Bases on Balls Yost-DET 135 Runnels-BOS 95 Mantle-NYY 93 Buddin-BOS 92 Killebrew-WSH 90	Strikeouts Mantle-NYY 126 Held-CLE 118 Killebrew-WSH 116 Buddin-BOS 99 Lemon-WSH 99
Stolen Bases Aparicio-CHW 56 Mantle-NYY 21 Jensen-BOS 20 Landis-CHW 20 Allison-WSH 13	Singles Fox-CHW 149 Kuenn-DET 140 Runnels-BOS 131 Aparicio-CHW 128 Power-CLE 125	Adjusted OPS+ Mantle-NYY 151 Kaline-DET 151 Kuenn-DET 141 Woodling-BAL 138 Killebrew-WSH 137	Runs Created Kuenn-DET 117 Mantle-NYY 117 Yost-DET 115 Kaline-DET 114 Killebrew-WSH 103
Adjusted Batting Runs Mantle-NYY 40 Francona-CLE 38 Kaline-DET 38 Yost-DET 35 Kuenn-DET 33	Batting Wins Mantle-NYY 4.0 Francona-CLE 3.8 Kaline-DET 3.8 Yost-DET 3.5 Kuenn-DET 3.3	Extra-Base Hits Colavito-CLE 66 Killebrew-WSH 64 Jensen-BOS 59 Kuenn-DET 58 Mantle-NYY 58	Times on Base Yost-DET 292 Runnels-BOS 272 Fox-CHW 269 Mantle-NYY 249 Kuenn-DET 247
Offensive Win% Kaline-DET .764 Kuenn-DET .762 Yost-DET .745 Mantle-NYY .743 Woodling-BAL .717	Hit By Pitch Minoso-CLE 17 Yost-DET 12 Lollar-CHW 9 Landis-CHW 8 Bolling-DET 7 Fox-CHW 7 Killebrew-WSH 7 Lopez-TOT 7	Sac. Hits Kubek-NYY 13 Landis-CHW 13 Pilarcik-BAL 13 Boyd-BAL 12 Aparicio-CHW 11 Williams-KCA 11	Sac. Flies Jensen-BOS 12 Cerv-KCA 11 Malzone-BOS 10 Landis-CHW 9 Aparicio-CHW 7 Berberet-DET 7
Intentional Walks Kaline-DET 12 Gardner-BAL 9 Colavito-CLE 8 DeMaestri-KCA 8 Fox-CHW 8	Grounded into Double Plays Lollar-CHW 27 Allison-WSH 22 Jensen-BOS 20 Power-CLE 19 Runnels-BOS 17	Caught Stealing Aparicio-CHW 13 Power-CLE 13 Minoso-CLE 10 Landis-CHW 9 Allison-WSH 8	Power/Speed Number Mantle-NYY 25.0 Jensen-BOS 23.3 Allison-WSH 18.1 Kaline-DET 14.6 Yost-DET 12.6
At Bats per Strikeout Fox-CHW 48.0 Power-CLE 27.0 Richardson-NYY 23.5 Aparicio-CHW 15.3 Kuenn-DET 15.2	At Bats per Home Run Killebrew-WSH 13.0 Colavito-CLE 14.0 Lemon-WSH 16.1 Maxwell-DET 16.7 Mantle-NYY 17.5	Outs Aparicio-CHW 497 Malzone-BOS 463 Power-CLE 463 Fox-CHW 459 Allison-WSH 458	ERA Wilhelm-BAL 2.19 Pascual-WSH 2.64 Shaw-CHW 2.69 Ditmar-NYY 2.90 Walker-BAL 2.92
Wins Wynn-CHW 22 McLish-CLE 19 Shaw-CHW 18 Bunning-DET 17 Lary-DET 17 Mossi-DET 17 Pascual-WSH 17	Won-Loss % Shaw-CHW .750 McLish-CLE .704 Wynn-CHW .688 Mossi-DET .654 Delock-BOS .647	BB + H per IP (WHIP) Ditmar-NYY 1.030 Wilhelm-BAL 1.128 Pascual-WSH 1.135 Mossi-DET 1.136 O'Dell-BAL 1.154	Hits Allowed/9IP Score-CLE 6.89 Ditmar-NYY 6.95 Wilhelm-BAL 7.09 Wynn-CHW 7.11 O'Dell-BAL 7.36
Bases on Balls/9IP Brown-BAL 1.76 Lary-DET 1.86 Garver-KCA 1.88 Mossi-DET 1.93 Ramos-WSH 2.00	Strikeouts/9IP Score-CLE 8.23 Bunning-DET 7.25 Pascual-WSH 6.98 Turley-NYY 6.47 Wynn-CHW 6.30	Games Staley-CHW 67 Lown-CHW 60 Clevenger-WSH 50 Shaw-CHW 47 Fornieles-BOS 46 Morgan-DET 46	Saves Lown-CHW 15 Duren-NYY 14 Loes-BAL 14 Staley-CHW 14 Fornieles-BOS 11
Innings Wynn-CHW 255.7 Bunning-DET 249.7 Foytack-DET 240.3 Pascual-WSH 238.7 McLish-CLE 235.3	Strikeouts Bunning-DET 201 Pascual-WSH 185 Wynn-CHW 179 Score-CLE 147 Wilhelm-BAL 139	Games Started Foytack-DET 37 Wynn-CHW 37 Bunning-DET 35 Ramos-WSH 35 Pierce-CHW 33	Comp. Games Pascual-WSH 17 Mossi-DET 15 Pappas-BAL 15 Bunning-DET 14 Wynn-CHW 14
Shutouts Pascual-WSH 6 Wynn-CHW 5 Pappas-BAL 4 Brewer-BOS 3 Casale-BOS 3 Lary-DET 3 Mossi-DET 3 Shaw-CHW 3 Turley-NYY 3 Wilhelm-BAL 3	Home Runs Allow. Bunning-DET 37 Foytack-DET 34 Ramos-WSH 29 Bell-CLE 28 Score-CLE 28	Bases On Balls Allow. Wynn-CHW 119 Score-CLE 115 Bell-CLE 105 Casale-BOS 89 Ford-NYY 89	Hits Allowed McLish-CLE 253 Foytack-DET 239 Ramos-WSH 233 Lary-DET 225 Kemmerer-WSH 221
SO to Walk Lary-DET 2.98 Bunning-DET 2.68 Pascual-WSH 2.68 Mossi-DET 2.55 Brown-BAL 2.53	Losses Ramos-WSH 19 Kemmerer-WSH 17 Pierce-CHW 15 Foytack-DET 14 Bunning-DET 13 Daley-KCA 13 Garver-KCA 13	Earned Runs Allow. Foytack-DET 124 Bunning-DET 108 Ramos-WSH 108 Bell-CLE 105 Kemmerer-WSH 103	Wild Pitches Pappas-BAL 14 Score-CLE 14 Brewer-BOS 11 Kemmerer-WSH 10 Bell-CLE 8
Hit Batsmen Kucks-TOT 12 Bunning-DET 11 Daley-KCA 11 Lary-DET 11 Wilhelm-BAL 10	Batters Faced Wynn-CHW 1076 Bunning-DET 1037 McLish-CLE 1021 Bell-CLE 1005 Foytack-DET 1000	Games Finished Lown-CHW 37 Staley-CHW 37 Loes-BAL 31 Duren-NYY 29 Fornieles-BOS 26	Adjusted ERA+ Wilhelm-BAL 173 Pascual-WSH 149 Shaw-CHW 141 Walker-BAL 130 O'Dell-BAL 129
Oldest Player Slaughter-NYY 1916-04-27 (43) Dickson-KCA 1916-08-21 (42) Williams-BOS 1918-08-30 (40) Boyd-BAL 1919-10-01 (39) Wynn-CHW 1920-01-06 (39)	Youngest Player Saverine- 1941-06-02 (18) Versalles-WSH 1939-12-18 (19) Klimchock-KCA 1939-10-15 (19) Pappas-BAL 1939-05-11 (20) Callison-CHW 1939-03-12 (20)

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Box Score and Play-by-Play
Starters P. Early Wynn (CHW) C. Gus Triandos (BAL) 1B. Bill Skowron (NYY) 2B. Nellie Fox (CHW) 3B. Harmon Killebrew (WSH) SS. Luis Aparicio (CHW) LF. Minnie Minoso (CLE) CF. Al Kaline (DET) RF. Rocky Colavito (CLE)		Yogi Berra (NYY) Jim Bunning* (DET) Bud Daley* (KCA) Ryne Duren* (NYY) Whitey Ford* (NYY) Harvey Kuenn* (DET) Sherm Lollar* (CHW) Frank Malzone* (BOS) Mickey Mantle* (NYY)		Gil McDougald* (NYY) Billy Pierce (CHW) Vic Power* (CLE) Pete Runnels* (BOS) Roy Sievers* (WSH) Hoyt Wilhelm (BAL) Ted Williams* (BOS)

Second All-Star Game Box Score and Play-by-Play
Starters P. Jerry Walker (BAL) C. Yogi Berra (NYY) 1B. Pete Runnels (BOS) 2B. Nellie Fox (CHW) 3B. Frank Malzone (BOS) SS. Luis Aparicio (CHW) LF. Ted Williams (BOS) CF. Mickey Mantle (NYY) RF. Roger Maris (KCA)		Bob Allison (WSH) Rocky Colavito* (CLE) Bud Daley (KCA) Ryne Duren (NYY) Elston Howard (NYY) Al Kaline* (DET) Harmon Killebrew (WSH) Tony Kubek* (NYY) Harvey Kuenn (DET)		Sherm Lollar* (CHW) Gil McDougald (NYY) Cal McLish* (CLE) Minnie Minoso (CLE) Billy O'Dell* (BAL) Camilo Pascual (WSH) Vic Power* (CLE) Pedro Ramos (WSH) Bobby Richardson (NYY)		Roy Sievers (WSH) Bill Skowron (NYY) Gus Triandos (BAL) Hoyt Wilhelm* (BAL) Gene Woodling* (BAL) Early Wynn* (CHW)

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