1959 Baltimore Orioles

74-80 • .481 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1959 Baltimore Orioles went 74-80 (.481) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 551 runs, allowed 621, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Gus Triandos (25 HR, 73 RBI) and Milt Pappas (15-9, 3.27 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

74 Wins
80 Losses
.481 Win %
6th Rank
551 R 621 RA
Diff -70

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551 Runs Scored
621 Runs Allowed
-70 Run Diff
892K Attendance

📈 vs. 1959 AL Average

Batting Avg .238 6% below the 1959 league average (.253)
OBP .309 4% below the 1959 league average (.322)
SLG .344 10% below the 1959 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.56 8% better than the 1959 league average (3.86)
Runs Scored 551 18% below the 1959 league average (674 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 892,196
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Avg per Game 11,438

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1959

Batting Avg

1 Gene Woodling 0.300 2 Bob Nieman 0.292 3 Brooks Robinson 0.284 4 Al Pilarcik 0.282 5 Walt Dropo 0.278

Home Runs

1 Gus Triandos 25 2 Bob Nieman 21 3 Gene Woodling 14 4 Willie Tasby 13 5 Walt Dropo 6

RBI

1 Gene Woodling 77 2 Gus Triandos 73 3 Bob Nieman 60 4 Willie Tasby 48 5 Bob Boyd 41
1959 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Tasby 142 505 69 126 16 5 13 48 34 80 3 0.250
Gene Woodling 140 440 63 132 22 2 14 77 78 35 1 0.300
Bob Boyd 128 415 42 110 20 2 3 41 29 14 3 0.265
Billy Gardner 140 401 34 87 13 2 6 27 38 61 2 0.217
Gus Triandos 126 393 43 85 7 1 25 73 65 56 0 0.216
Bob Nieman 118 360 49 105 18 2 21 60 42 55 1 0.292
Chico Carrasquel 114 346 28 77 13 0 4 28 34 41 2 0.223
Billy Klaus 104 321 33 80 11 0 3 25 51 38 2 0.249
Brooks Robinson 88 313 29 89 15 2 4 24 17 37 2 0.284
Al Pilarcik 130 273 37 77 12 1 3 16 30 25 9 0.282
Joe Ginsberg 65 166 14 30 2 0 1 14 21 13 1 0.181
Walt Dropo 62 151 17 42 9 0 6 21 12 20 0 0.278
Albie Pearson 80 138 22 32 4 2 0 6 13 5 4 0.232
Jim Finigan 48 119 14 30 6 0 1 10 9 10 1 0.252
Willy Miranda 65 88 8 14 5 0 0 7 7 16 0 0.159
Milt Pappas 33 79 4 11 1 0 0 2 1 35 0 0.139
Barry Shetrone 33 79 8 16 1 1 0 5 5 9 3 0.203
Hoyt Wilhelm 32 76 2 4 0 0 0 2 5 23 0 0.053
Whitey Lockman 38 69 7 15 1 1 0 2 8 4 0 0.217
Jerry Walker 31 65 4 11 0 0 1 4 1 15 1 0.169
Billy O'Dell 43 60 5 5 0 0 1 2 4 18 1 0.083
Bob Hale 40 54 2 10 3 0 0 7 2 6 0 0.185
Bobby Avila 20 47 1 8 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0.170
Hal Brown 31 42 2 2 0 1 0 1 4 13 0 0.048
Jerry Adair 12 35 3 11 0 1 0 2 1 5 0 0.314
Joe Taylor 14 32 2 5 1 0 1 2 11 5 0 0.156
Lenny Green 27 24 3 7 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0.292
Jack Fisher 27 23 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.130
Arnie Portocarrero 27 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0.000
Fred Valentine 12 19 0 6 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.316
Billy Hoeft 16 12 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.250
Leo Burke 5 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.200
Jack Harshman 15 10 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0.200
Billy Loes 37 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.125
Ernie Johnson 31 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Ron Hansen 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
George Bamberger 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Wes Stock 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Rip Coleman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Saverine 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Zuverink 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1959

ERA

1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.19 2 Jerry Walker 2.92 3 Billy O'Dell 2.93 4 Jack Fisher 3.05 5 Milt Pappas 3.27

Wins

1 Milt Pappas 15 2 Hoyt Wilhelm 15 3 Hal Brown 11 4 Jerry Walker 11 5 Billy O'Dell 10

Strikeouts

1 Hoyt Wilhelm 139 2 Milt Pappas 120 3 Jerry Walker 100 4 Billy O'Dell 88 5 Hal Brown 81
1959 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hoyt Wilhelm 15 11 2.19 32 27 0 226.0 178 55 77 139
Milt Pappas 15 9 3.27 33 27 3 209.1 175 76 75 120
Billy O'Dell 10 12 2.93 38 24 1 199.1 163 65 67 88
Jerry Walker 11 10 2.92 30 22 4 182.0 160 59 52 100
Hal Brown 11 9 3.79 31 21 3 164.0 158 69 32 81
Arnie Portocarrero 2 7 6.80 27 14 0 90.0 107 68 32 23
Jack Fisher 1 6 3.05 27 7 2 88.2 76 30 38 52
Billy Loes 4 7 4.06 37 0 14 64.1 58 29 25 34
Ernie Johnson 4 1 4.11 31 1 1 50.1 57 23 19 29
Jack Harshman 0 6 6.85 14 8 0 47.1 58 36 28 24
Billy Hoeft 1 1 5.71 16 3 0 41.0 50 26 19 30
George Zuverink 0 1 4.15 6 0 0 13.0 15 6 6 1
Wes Stock 0 0 3.55 7 0 1 12.2 16 5 2 8
George Bamberger 0 0 7.56 3 1 1 8.1 15 7 2 2
Rip Coleman 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 4.0 4 0 2 4

👥 Roster (41)

Jerry Adair Bobby Avila George Bamberger Bob Boyd Hal Brown Leo Burke Chico Carrasquel Rip Coleman Walt Dropo Jim Finigan Jack Fisher Billy Gardner +29 more

41 players

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The 1959 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The 1959 Baltimore Orioles won 74 games and lost 80, ending up 6th in the AL. With 551 runs scored and 621 given up, the 1959 differential was -70. Against a league average of .253, the 1959 Baltimore Orioles batted .238. Pitchers allowed 3.56 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.86. League clubs averaged 674 runs that year, so the Baltimore Orioles scored 18% fewer. Memorial Stadium was home in 1959, drawing a total attendance of 892,196.

Gus Triandos topped the Baltimore Orioles with 25 home runs. Gene Woodling led in RBI with 77. On the mound, Milt Pappas won 15 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Hoyt Wilhelm with 139. Billy Loes saved 14 games. In all, the roster shows 41 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1959 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1959 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1959 Baltimore Orioles finished 74-80 (.481 win pct).
Who led the 1959 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Gus Triandos led the 1959 Baltimore Orioles with 25 home runs.
What was the 1959 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1959 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 3.56.
Did the 1959 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1959 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1959 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1959 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1959 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gus Triandos (25 HR, 73 RBI) and Milt Pappas (15-9, 3.27 ERA).
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