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1959 National League  Previous Year / Next Year Expanded Standings Team W L WL% GB LosAngls LAD 88 68 .564 -- Milwkee MLN 86 70 .551 2.0 SanFranc SFG 83 71 .539 4.0 Pittsbgh PIT 78 76 .506 9.0 ChicagoC CHC 74 80 .481 13.0 Cincnnti CIN 74 80 .481 13.0 St.Louis STL 71 83 .461 16.0 Phildlpa PHI 64 90 .416 23.0 Race Charts from BaseballRace.com: NL 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 -
  Players: Batting - Pitching - Fielding -
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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
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 CIN  4.96   764  154  5288  1448  258  34  161  499   763  .274  .336  .427   65   28 105  5.49  4.43
 MLN  4.61   724  157  5388  1426  216  36  177  488   765  .265  .326  .417   41   14 112  4.43  4.79
 SFG  4.58   705  154  5281  1377  239  35  167  473   875  .261  .322  .414   81   34 106  4.40  4.75
 LAD  4.52   705  156  5282  1360  196  46  148  591   891  .257  .332  .396   84   51  96  4.65  4.38
 CHC  4.34   673  155  5296  1321  209  44  163  498   911  .249  .314  .398   32   19  99  4.36  4.32
 PIT  4.20   651  155  5369  1414  230  42  112  442   715  .263  .319  .384   32   26  94  4.52  3.88
 STL  4.16   641  154  5317  1432  244  49  118  485   747  .269  .330  .400   65   53  98  4.75  3.57
 PHI  3.86   599  155  5109  1237  196  38  113  498   858  .242  .309  .362   39   46  85  4.05  3.68
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 Tot  4.40  5462 1240 42330 11015 1788 324 1159 3974  6525  .260  .325  .400  439  271

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
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 SFG  3.98   613  154  3.47  1376  1279   8.3   500  3.2  139   873   52    11    12  23 109  3.52  4.44
 MLN  3.97   623  157  3.51  1400  1406   9.0   429  2.7  128   775   69    18    18  18 101  3.47  4.47
 LAD  4.29   670  156  3.79  1411  1317   8.4   614  3.9  157  1077   43    14    14  26 111  4.27  4.32
 PIT  4.39   680  155  3.90  1393  1432   9.2   418  2.7  134   730   48     6     7  17  99  4.34  4.44
 CHC  4.44   688  155  4.01  1391  1337   8.6   519  3.3  152   765   30    10    11  25  98  4.27  4.60
 PHI  4.68   725  155  4.27  1354  1357   8.8   474  3.1  150   769   54     8     8  15  96  4.54  4.82
 CIN  4.79   738  154  4.31  1357  1460   9.5   456  3.0  162   690   44     6     7  26  94  4.77  4.82
 STL  4.71   725  154  4.34  1363  1427   9.3   564  3.7  137   846   36     8     8  21  97  4.66  4.75
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 TOT  4.40  5462 1240  3.95 11045 11015   9.0  3974  3.2 1159  6525  376          85 171

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 
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------
 LAD  114  154  .981   .703  2,071,045  26,552   82-74  46-32 42-36 107 107 28.2 25.9   3   6  46 Alston
 MLN  123  138  .979   .703  1,749,112  22,141   89-67  49-29 37-41  92  90 29.4 30.2   5  11  39 Haney
 SFG  152  118  .974   .711  1,422,130  18,469   87-67  42-35 41-36  98  96 26.2 28.4   3   7  36 Rigney
 PIT  154  165  .975   .695  1,359,917  17,661   74-80  47-30 31-46  99  98 27.9 28.7   2   8  23 Murtaugh
 CHC  140  142  .977   .713    858,255  11,146   75-79  38-39 36-41  99 100 29.0 26.3   2   4  33 Scheffing
 CIN  126  157  .978   .695    801,298  10,406   79-75  43-34 31-46 104 103 27.9 28.8   1   6  35 Smith and Hutchinson
 STL  146  158  .975   .684    929,953  12,077   68-86  42-35 29-48 106 107 28.1 26.0   2  12  38 Hemus
 PHI  154  132  .973   .701    802,815  10,293   64-90  37-40 27-50 101 104 28.8 27.4   3   2  12 Sawyer
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------

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 Ernie Banks CHC .304/.374/.596 Cy Young Award Early Wynn (ML) CHW 22-10  3.17 179 SO Rookie of the Year Willie McCovey SFG .354/.429/.656 (ML) - Award for both leagues

Gold Glove Winners Pitcher Harvey Haddix Catcher Del Crandall First Base Gil Hodges Second Base Charlie Neal Third Base Ken Boyer Shortstop Roy McMillan Leftfield Jackie Brandt Centerfield Willie Mays Rightfield Hank Aaron

League Leaderboards    Expanded Leaderboard (MLB Leaders) - Glossary
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Batting Average Aaron-MLN .355 Cunningham-STL .345 Cepeda-SFG .317 Pinson-CIN .316 Mays-SFG .313	On-base % Cunningham-STL .453 Aaron-MLN .401 Moon-LAD .394 Robinson-CIN .391 Mathews-MLN .390	Slugging % Aaron-MLN .636 Banks-CHC .596 Mathews-MLN .593 Robinson-CIN .583 Mays-SFG .583	OPS Aaron-MLN 1.037 Mathews-MLN .983 Robinson-CIN .975 Banks-CHC .970 Mays-SFG .964
Games Banks-CHC 155 Hoak-PIT 155 Aaron-MLN 154 Pinson-CIN 154 Ashburn-PHI 153	At Bats Pinson-CIN 648 Aaron-MLN 629 Taylor-CHC 624 Neal-LAD 616 Blasingame-STL 615	Plate Appearances (approx.) Pinson-CIN 706 Temple-CIN 696 Aaron-MLN 693 Blasingame-STL 691 Taylor-CHC 688	Runs Pinson-CIN 131 Mays-SFG 125 Mathews-MLN 118 Aaron-MLN 116 Robinson-CIN 106
Hits Aaron-MLN 223 Pinson-CIN 205 Cepeda-SFG 192 Temple-CIN 186 Mathews-MLN 182	Total Bases Aaron-MLN 400 Mathews-MLN 352 Banks-CHC 351 Mays-SFG 335 Pinson-CIN 330	Doubles Pinson-CIN 47 Aaron-MLN 46 Mays-SFG 43 Cimoli-STL 40 Cepeda-SFG 35 Temple-CIN 35	Triples Moon-LAD 11 Neal-LAD 11 Dark-CHC 9 Pinson-CIN 9 White-STL 9
Home Runs Mathews-MLN 46 Banks-CHC 45 Aaron-MLN 39 Robinson-CIN 36 Mays-SFG 34	RBI Banks-CHC 143 Robinson-CIN 125 Aaron-MLN 123 Bell-CIN 115 Mathews-MLN 114	Bases on Balls Gilliam-LAD 96 Cunningham-STL 88 Moon-LAD 81 Mathews-MLN 80 Ashburn-PHI 79	Strikeouts Post-PHI 101 Cepeda-SFG 100 Pinson-CIN 98 Anderson-PHI 95 Robinson-CIN 93
Stolen Bases Mays-SFG 27 Cepeda-SFG 23 Gilliam-LAD 23 Taylor-CHC 23 Pinson-CIN 21	Singles Blasingame-STL 144 Temple-CIN 137 Aaron-MLN 131 Ashburn-PHI 131 Gilliam-LAD 131	Adjusted OPS+ Aaron-MLN 181 Mathews-MLN 167 Mays-SFG 155 Banks-CHC 155 Robinson-CIN 152	Runs Created Aaron-MLN 156 Mathews-MLN 143 Mays-SFG 131 Banks-CHC 126 Pinson-CIN 124
Adjusted Batting Runs Aaron-MLN 72 Mathews-MLN 55 Mays-SFG 46 Banks-CHC 45 Robinson-CIN 42	Batting Wins Aaron-MLN 6.9 Mathews-MLN 5.3 Banks-CHC 4.4 Mays-SFG 4.4 Robinson-CIN 4.1	Extra-Base Hits Aaron-MLN 92 Mays-SFG 82 Banks-CHC 76 Pinson-CIN 76 Robinson-CIN 71	Times on Base Aaron-MLN 278 Mathews-MLN 265 Pinson-CIN 261 Temple-CIN 260 Gilliam-LAD 252
Offensive Win% Aaron-MLN .793 Mathews-MLN .772 Cunningham-STL .760 Mays-SFG .750 Robinson-CIN .734	Hit By Pitch Robinson-CIN 8 Altman-CHC 7 Banks-CHC 7 Ashburn-PHI 6 Demeter-LAD 6 Taylor-CHC 6	Sac. Hits Neal-LAD 21 Friend-PIT 12 Jones-SFG 11 McCormick-SFG 11 Temple-CIN 11	Sac. Flies Temple-CIN 13 Aaron-MLN 9 Banks-CHC 9 Robinson-CIN 9 Bell-CIN 8
Intentional Walks Banks-CHC 20 Aaron-MLN 17 Anderson-PHI 14 Snider-LAD 13 Taylor-CHC 13	Grounded into Double Plays Crandall-MLN 24 Neal-LAD 22 Groat-PIT 21 Aaron-MLN 19 Cimoli-STL 19	Caught Stealing Blasingame-STL 15 Ashburn-PHI 11 Gilliam-LAD 10 White-STL 10 Anderson-PHI 9 Cepeda-SFG 9 Taylor-CHC 9	Power/Speed Number Mays-SFG 30.1 Cepeda-SFG 24.8 Robinson-CIN 24.0 Pinson-CIN 20.5 Neal-LAD 17.9
At Bats per Strikeout Gilliam-LAD 22.1 Groat-PIT 16.9 Temple-CIN 15.0 Blasingame-STL 14.6 Ashburn-PHI 13.4	At Bats per Home Run Mathews-MLN 12.9 Banks-CHC 13.1 Robinson-CIN 15.0 Aaron-MLN 16.1 Hodges-LAD 16.5	Outs Neal-LAD 489 Taylor-CHC 479 Groat-PIT 466 Blasingame-STL 462 Pinson-CIN 460	ERA Jones-SFG 2.83 Miller-SFG 2.84 Buhl-MLN 2.86 Spahn-MLN 2.96 Law-PIT 2.98
Wins Burdette-MLN 21 Jones-SFG 21 Spahn-MLN 21 Antonelli-SFG 19 Face-PIT 18 Law-PIT 18	Won-Loss % Face-PIT .947 Craig-LAD .688 Law-PIT .667 Antonelli-SFG .655 Conley-PHI .632	BB + H per IP (WHIP) Haddix-PIT 1.061 Newcombe-CIN 1.095 Conley-PHI 1.117 Law-PIT 1.120 Antonelli-SFG 1.145	Hits Allowed/9IP Haddix-PIT 7.58 Jones-SFG 7.71 Hobbie-CHC 7.85 Drysdale-LAD 7.88 Antonelli-SFG 7.88
Bases on Balls/9IP Newcombe-CIN 1.09 Burdette-MLN 1.18 Roberts-PHI 1.22 Purkey-CIN 1.78 Law-PIT 1.79	Strikeouts/9IP Drysdale-LAD 8.05 Jones-SFG 6.95 Podres-LAD 6.69 Broglio-STL 6.60 McCormick-SFG 6.02	Games Elston-CHC 65 Henry-CHC 65 McDaniel-STL 62 McMahon-MLN 60 Miller-SFG 59	Saves McDaniel-STL 15 McMahon-MLN 15 Elston-CHC 13 Henry-CHC 12 Face-PIT 10 Lawrence-CIN 10
Innings Spahn-MLN 292.0 Burdette-MLN 289.7 Antonelli-SFG 282.0 Drysdale-LAD 270.7 Jones-SFG 270.7	Strikeouts Drysdale-LAD 242 Jones-SFG 209 Koufax-LAD 173 Antonelli-SFG 165 McCormick-SFG 151	Games Started Burdette-MLN 39 Antonelli-SFG 38 Jackson-STL 37 Anderson-CHC 36 Drysdale-LAD 36 Spahn-MLN 36	Comp. Games Spahn-MLN 21 Burdette-MLN 20 Law-PIT 20 Roberts-PHI 19 Antonelli-SFG 17 Newcombe-CIN 17
Shutouts Antonelli-SFG 4 Buhl-MLN 4 Burdette-MLN 4 Craig-LAD 4 Drysdale-LAD 4 Jones-SFG 4 Spahn-MLN 4	Home Runs Allow. Burdette-MLN 38 Roberts-PHI 34 Antonelli-SFG 29 Drysdale-LAD 26 Haddix-PIT 26 Pena-CIN 26	Bases On Balls Allow. Jones-SFG 109 Hobbie-CHC 106 Drysdale-LAD 93 Koufax-LAD 92 Broglio-STL 89 Mizell-STL 89	Hits Allowed Burdette-MLN 312 Spahn-MLN 282 Jackson-STL 271 Friend-PIT 267 Roberts-PHI 267
SO to Walk Roberts-PHI 3.91 Newcombe-CIN 3.70 Haddix-PIT 3.04 Burdette-MLN 2.76 Drysdale-LAD 2.60	Losses Friend-PIT 19 Purkey-CIN 18 Roberts-PHI 17 McCormick-SFG 16 Burdette-MLN 15 Jones-SFG 15 Spahn-MLN 15	Earned Runs Allow. Burdette-MLN 131 Roberts-PHI 122 Anderson-CHC 108 Friend-PIT 105 Drysdale-LAD 104	Wild Pitches McDaniel-STL 10 Hobbie-CHC 9 Kline-PIT 9 McCormick-SFG 9 Broglio-STL 8 O'Toole-CIN 8 Owens-PHI 8 Podres-LAD 8
Hit Batsmen Drysdale-LAD 18 McDevitt-LAD 14 Williams-LAD 9 Jones-SFG 8 Mizell-STL 8 Pizarro-MLN 8	Batters Faced Spahn-MLN 1203 Burdette-MLN 1193 Antonelli-SFG 1150 Jones-SFG 1148 Drysdale-LAD 1142	Games Finished Elston-CHC 49 McMahon-MLN 49 Face-PIT 47 McDaniel-STL 47 Henry-CHC 35	Adjusted ERA+ Conley-PHI 137 Jones-SFG 134 Miller-SFG 133 Law-PIT 130 Newcombe-CIN 129
Oldest Player Slaughter-MLN 1916-04-27 (43) Sauer-SFG 1917-03-17 (42) Thurman- 1917-05-14 (42) Grissom-STL 1918-03-31 (41) Vernon-MLN 1918-04-22 (41)	Youngest Player McCarver-STL 1941-10-16 (17) Osteen-CIN 1939-08-09 (19) Keegan-PHI 1939-07-08 (19) Davis- 1939-03-21 (20) Miller-STL 1939-02-18 (20)

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Box Score and Play-by-Play
Starters P. Don Drysdale (LAD) C. Del Crandall (MLN) 1B. Orlando Cepeda (SFG) 2B. Johnny Temple (CIN) 3B. Eddie Mathews (MLN) SS. Ernie Banks (CHC) LF. Wally Moon (LAD) CF. Willie Mays (SFG) RF. Hank Aaron (MLN)		Johnny Antonelli* (SFG) Ken Boyer* (STL) Lew Burdette* (MLN) Smoky Burgess (PIT) Gene Conley (PHI) Joe Cunningham (STL) Don Elston* (CHC) Roy Face* (PIT) Dick Groat* (PIT)		Bill Mazeroski* (PIT) Vinegar Bend Mizell (STL) Stan Musial* (STL) Vada Pinson (CIN) Frank Robinson (CIN) Hal Smith (STL) Warren Spahn (MLN) Bill White (STL)

Second All-Star Game Box Score and Play-by-Play
Starters P. Don Drysdale (LAD) C. Del Crandall (MLN) 1B. Stan Musial (STL) 2B. Johnny Temple (CIN) 3B. Ken Boyer (STL) SS. Ernie Banks (CHC) LF. Wally Moon (LAD) CF. Willie Mays (SFG) RF. Hank Aaron (MLN)		Johnny Antonelli (SFG) Lew Burdette (MLN) Smoky Burgess* (PIT) Orlando Cepeda (SFG) Gene Conley* (PHI) Joe Cunningham* (STL) Don Elston (CHC) Roy Face* (PIT) Jim Gilliam* (LAD)		Dick Groat* (PIT) Sam Jones* (SFG) Johnny Logan (MLN) Eddie Mathews* (MLN) Bill Mazeroski (PIT) Vinegar Bend Mizell (STL) Charlie Neal* (LAD) Vada Pinson* (CIN) Frank Robinson* (CIN)		Hal Smith* (STL) Warren Spahn (MLN) Bill White (STL)

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