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1959 Chicago White Sox

94-60 • .610 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1959 Chicago White Sox went 94-60 (.610) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 669 runs, allowed 588, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Sherm Lollar (22 HR, 84 RBI) and Early Wynn (22-10, 3.17 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

94 Wins
60 Losses
.610 Win %
1st Rank
669 R 588 RA
Diff +81

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⚡ Quick Stats

669 Runs Scored
588 Runs Allowed
+81 Run Diff
1,422K Attendance

📈 vs. 1959 AL Average

Batting Avg .250 1% below the 1959 league average (.253)
OBP .327 1% above the 1959 league average (.322)
SLG .363 5% below the 1959 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.29 15% better than the 1959 league average (3.86)
Runs Scored 669 1% below the 1959 league average (674 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,422,862
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Avg per Game 18,241

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1959

Batting Avg

1 Nellie Fox 0.306 2 Ted Kluszewski 0.297 3 John Romano 0.294 4 Jim McAnany 0.276 5 Jim Landis 0.272

Home Runs

1 Sherm Lollar 22 2 Al Smith 17 3 Earl Torgeson 9 4 Luis Aparicio 6 5 Jim Landis 5

RBI

1 Sherm Lollar 84 2 Nellie Fox 70 3 Jim Landis 60 4 Al Smith 55 5 Luis Aparicio 51
1959 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Nellie Fox 156 624 84 191 34 6 2 70 71 13 5 0.306
Luis Aparicio 152 612 98 157 18 5 6 51 53 40 56 0.257
Jim Landis 149 515 78 140 26 7 5 60 78 68 20 0.272
Sherm Lollar 140 505 63 134 22 3 22 84 55 49 4 0.265
Al Smith 129 472 65 112 16 4 17 55 46 74 7 0.237
Bubba Phillips 117 379 43 100 27 1 5 40 27 28 1 0.264
Earl Torgeson 127 277 40 61 5 3 9 45 62 55 7 0.220
Billy Goodman 104 268 21 67 14 1 1 28 19 20 3 0.250
Jim McAnany 67 210 22 58 9 3 0 27 19 26 2 0.276
Jim Rivera 80 177 18 39 9 4 4 19 11 19 5 0.220
John Romano 53 126 20 37 5 1 5 25 23 18 0 0.294
Johnny Callison 49 104 12 18 3 0 3 12 13 20 0 0.173
Norm Cash 58 104 16 25 0 1 4 16 18 9 1 0.240
Ted Kluszewski 31 101 11 30 2 1 2 10 9 10 0 0.297
Del Ennis 26 96 10 21 6 0 2 7 4 10 0 0.219
Early Wynn 37 90 11 22 7 0 2 8 9 18 0 0.244
Harry Simpson 38 75 5 14 5 1 2 13 4 14 0 0.187
Bob Shaw 47 73 7 9 1 0 0 2 5 19 0 0.123
Billy Pierce 34 68 3 13 1 2 0 7 7 13 0 0.191
Sammy Esposito 69 66 12 11 1 0 1 5 11 16 0 0.167
Earl Battey 26 64 9 14 1 2 2 7 8 13 0 0.219
Dick Donovan 31 61 4 8 4 0 1 5 5 32 0 0.131
Larry Doby 21 58 1 14 1 1 0 9 2 13 1 0.241
Barry Latman 37 47 3 6 1 0 0 6 4 4 0 0.128
Ray Moore 29 23 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.087
Ray Boone 9 21 3 5 0 0 1 5 7 5 1 0.238
Ron Jackson 10 14 3 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0.214
Lou Skizas 8 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.077
Gerry Staley 67 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.154
Turk Lown 60 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.250
Joe Hicks 6 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.429
Ken McBride 11 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Rudy Arias 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
J. C. Martin 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Don Mueller 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Joe Stanka 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Cam Carreon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Peters 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Claude Raymond 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Rudolph 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1959

ERA

1 Gerry Staley 2.24 2 Bob Shaw 2.69 3 Turk Lown 2.89 4 Early Wynn 3.17 5 Billy Pierce 3.62

Wins

1 Early Wynn 22 2 Bob Shaw 18 3 Billy Pierce 14 4 Dick Donovan 9 5 Turk Lown 9

Strikeouts

1 Early Wynn 179 2 Billy Pierce 114 3 Barry Latman 97 4 Bob Shaw 89 5 Dick Donovan 71
1959 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Early Wynn 22 10 3.17 37 37 0 255.2 202 90 119 179
Bob Shaw 18 6 2.69 47 26 3 230.2 217 69 54 89
Billy Pierce 14 15 3.62 34 33 0 224.0 217 90 62 114
Dick Donovan 9 10 3.66 31 29 0 179.2 171 73 58 71
Barry Latman 8 5 3.75 37 21 0 156.0 138 65 72 97
Gerry Staley 8 5 2.24 67 0 14 116.1 111 29 25 54
Turk Lown 9 2 2.89 60 0 15 93.1 73 30 42 63
Ray Moore 3 6 4.12 29 8 0 89.2 86 41 46 49
Rudy Arias 2 0 4.09 34 0 2 44.0 49 20 20 28
Ken McBride 0 1 3.18 11 2 1 22.2 20 8 17 12
Joe Stanka 1 0 3.38 2 0 0 5.1 2 2 4 3
Claude Raymond 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 4.0 5 4 2 1
Don Rudolph 0 0 0.00 4 0 1 3.0 4 0 2 0
Gary Peters 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.0 2 0 2 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to LAN 4-2

👥 Roster (40)

Luis Aparicio Rudy Arias Earl Battey Ray Boone Johnny Callison Cam Carreon Norm Cash Larry Doby Dick Donovan Del Ennis Sammy Esposito Nellie Fox +28 more

40 players

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The 1959 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1959 Chicago White Sox won 94 games and lost 60, ending up 1st in the AL. This was a year in which the Chicago White Sox won the pennant. The Chicago White Sox scored 669 runs and allowed 588, a run differential of +81. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .250, 1% worse than the league's .253. Pitchers allowed 3.29 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.86.

The home park, Comiskey Park, recorded 1,422,862 in attendance, about 18,241 a game. For power, Sherm Lollar led the way with 22 homers. Early Wynn led the pitchers with 22 wins. Turk Lown closed out 15 saves. In the World Series, the Chicago White Sox lost to LAN 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1959 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1959 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1959 Chicago White Sox finished 94-60 (.610 win pct).
How did the 1959 Chicago White Sox finish?
The 1959 Chicago White Sox finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1959 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Sherm Lollar led the 1959 Chicago White Sox with 22 home runs.
What was the 1959 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1959 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.29.
Did the 1959 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1959 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1959 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1959 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
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