1959 Season

16 teams competing in 2 leagues

🏆 Postseason

1959 Bracket
World Series LAN def. CHA (4-2)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1959 Home Run Leaders

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Batting Average

1 Tito Francona 0.363 2 Hank Aaron 0.355 3 Willie McCovey 0.354 4 Harvey Kuenn 0.353 5 Joe Cunningham 0.345

Home Runs

1 Eddie Mathews 46 2 Ernie Banks 45 3 Rocky Colavito 42 4 Harmon Killebrew 42 5 Hank Aaron 39

RBI

1 Ernie Banks 143 2 Frank Robinson 125 3 Hank Aaron 123 4 Gus Bell 115 5 Eddie Mathews 114

Stolen Bases

1 Luis Aparicio 56 2 Willie Mays 27 3 Orlando Cepeda 23 4 Jim Gilliam 23 5 Tony Taylor 23

Hits

1 Hank Aaron 223 2 Vada Pinson 205 3 Harvey Kuenn 198 4 Orlando Cepeda 192 5 Nellie Fox 191

Runs

1 Vada Pinson 131 2 Willie Mays 125 3 Eddie Mathews 118 4 Hank Aaron 116 5 Eddie Yost 115
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1959 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA

1 Nelson Chittum 1.19 2 Dick Brodowski 1.80 3 Ryne Duren 1.88 4 Roger Craig 2.06 5 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.19

Wins

1 Early Wynn 22 2 Lew Burdette 21 3 Sam Jones 21 4 Warren Spahn 21 5 Johnny Antonelli 19

Strikeouts

1 Don Drysdale 242 2 Sam Jones 209 3 Jim Bunning 201 4 Camilo Pascual 185 5 Early Wynn 179

Saves

1 Turk Lown 15 2 Lindy McDaniel 15 3 Don McMahon 15 4 Ryne Duren 14 5 Billy Loes 14

WHIP

1 Jack Harshman 0.89 2 Bill Henry 1.02 3 Bobby Shantz 1.02 4 Art Ditmar 1.03 5 Harvey Haddix 1.06
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📋 Standings

American League

Chicago White Sox ★ 94-60 Cleveland Indians 89-65 New York Yankees 79-75 Detroit Tigers 76-78 Boston Red Sox 75-79 Baltimore Orioles 74-80 Kansas City Athletics 66-88 Washington Senators 63-91

National League

Los Angeles Dodgers ★ 88-68 Milwaukee Braves 86-70 San Francisco Giants 83-71 Pittsburgh Pirates 78-76 Chicago Cubs 74-80 Cincinnati Redlegs 74-80 St. Louis Cardinals 71-83 Philadelphia Phillies 64-90
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