1959 Chicago Cubs

74-80 • .481 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1959 Chicago Cubs went 74-80 (.481) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 673 runs, allowed 688, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ernie Banks (45 HR, 143 RBI) and Glen Hobbie (16-13, 3.69 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 %
5th Rank
673 R 688 RA
Diff -15

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673 Runs Scored
688 Runs Allowed
-15 Run Diff
845K Attendance

📈 vs. 1959 NL Average

Batting Avg .249 4% below the 1959 league average (.260)
OBP .316 3% below the 1959 league average (.324)
SLG .397 1% below the 1959 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.01 2% worse than the 1959 league average (3.95)
Runs Scored 673 1% below the 1959 league average (683 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 845,249
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Avg per Game 10,977

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1959

Batting Avg

1 Irv Noren 0.321 2 Ernie Banks 0.304 3 Tony Taylor 0.280 4 Art Schult 0.271 5 Sammy Taylor 0.269

Home Runs

1 Ernie Banks 45 2 Dale Long 14 3 Walt Moryn 14 4 Sammy Taylor 13 5 George Altman 12

RBI

1 Ernie Banks 143 2 Bobby Thomson 52 3 Walt Moryn 48 4 George Altman 47 5 Al Dark 45
1959 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Taylor 150 624 96 175 30 8 8 38 45 86 23 0.280
Ernie Banks 155 589 97 179 25 6 45 143 64 72 2 0.304
Al Dark 136 477 60 126 22 9 6 45 55 50 1 0.264
George Altman 135 420 54 103 14 4 12 47 34 80 1 0.245
Walt Moryn 117 381 41 89 14 1 14 48 44 66 0 0.234
Bobby Thomson 122 374 55 97 15 2 11 52 35 50 1 0.259
Lee Walls 120 354 43 91 18 3 8 33 42 73 0 0.257
Sammy Taylor 110 353 41 95 13 2 13 43 35 47 1 0.269
Dale Long 110 296 34 70 10 3 14 37 31 53 0 0.236
Jim Marshall 108 294 39 74 10 1 11 40 33 39 0 0.252
Earl Averill 74 186 22 44 10 0 10 34 15 39 0 0.237
Irv Noren 65 156 27 50 6 2 4 19 13 24 2 0.321
Art Schult 42 118 17 32 7 0 2 14 7 14 0 0.271
Cal Neeman 44 105 7 17 2 0 3 9 11 23 0 0.162
Bob Anderson 37 80 6 6 1 0 0 3 3 34 0 0.075
Glen Hobbie 46 79 3 9 1 0 0 2 2 30 0 0.114
Randy Jackson 41 74 7 18 5 1 1 10 11 10 0 0.243
Dave Hillman 42 60 0 9 0 0 0 3 6 32 0 0.150
Johnny Goryl 25 48 1 9 3 1 1 6 5 3 1 0.188
Moe Drabowsky 31 45 2 5 1 0 0 2 2 20 0 0.111
Art Ceccarelli 18 33 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 16 0 0.091
Billy Williams 18 33 0 5 0 1 0 2 1 7 0 0.152
Bill Henry 65 31 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 0.194
John Buzhardt 31 29 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 15 0 0.069
Don Elston 65 19 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.211
Dick Drott 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.125
Elmer Singleton 21 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Lou Jackson 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Ben Johnson 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Taylor Phillips 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chick King 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Schaffernoth 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bobby Adams 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Seth Morehead 11 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Don Eaddy 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Porterfield 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Donnelly 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Morrie Martin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1959

ERA

1 Bill Henry 2.68 2 Elmer Singleton 2.72 3 Don Elston 3.32 4 Dave Hillman 3.53 5 Glen Hobbie 3.69

Wins

1 Glen Hobbie 16 2 Bob Anderson 12 3 Don Elston 10 4 Bill Henry 9 5 Dave Hillman 8

Strikeouts

1 Glen Hobbie 138 2 Bill Henry 115 3 Bob Anderson 113 4 Dave Hillman 88 5 Don Elston 82
1959 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Anderson 12 13 4.13 37 36 0 235.1 245 108 77 113
Glen Hobbie 16 13 3.69 46 33 0 234.0 204 96 106 138
Dave Hillman 8 11 3.53 39 24 0 191.0 178 75 43 88
Moe Drabowsky 5 10 4.13 31 23 0 141.2 138 65 75 70
Bill Henry 9 8 2.68 65 0 12 134.1 111 40 26 115
Art Ceccarelli 5 5 4.76 18 15 0 102.0 95 54 37 56
John Buzhardt 4 5 4.97 31 10 0 101.1 107 56 29 33
Don Elston 10 8 3.32 65 0 13 97.2 77 36 46 82
Elmer Singleton 2 1 2.72 21 1 0 43.0 40 13 12 25
Dick Drott 1 2 5.93 8 6 0 27.1 25 18 26 15
Seth Morehead 0 1 4.82 11 2 0 18.2 25 10 8 9
Ben Johnson 0 0 2.16 4 2 0 16.2 17 4 4 6
Taylor Phillips 0 2 7.56 7 2 0 16.2 22 14 11 5
Ed Donnelly 1 1 3.14 9 0 0 14.1 18 5 9 6
Joe Schaffernoth 1 0 8.22 5 1 0 7.2 11 7 4 3
Bob Porterfield 0 0 11.37 4 0 0 6.1 14 8 3 0
Morrie Martin 0 0 19.29 3 0 0 2.1 5 5 1 1
Bob Smith 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0.2 5 6 2 0

👥 Roster (39)

Bobby Adams George Altman Bob Anderson Earl Averill Ernie Banks John Buzhardt Art Ceccarelli Al Dark Ed Donnelly Moe Drabowsky Dick Drott Don Eaddy +27 more

39 players

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The 1959 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 1959 the Chicago Cubs posted a 74-80 mark (.481) and finished 5th in the NL. The run column shows 673 for and 688 against. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .249, 4% worse than the league's .260. Pitchers allowed 4.01 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.95. League clubs averaged 683 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 1% fewer.

Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 845,249 fans came through the gates. Ernie Banks led the club in home runs with 45. Glen Hobbie led the pitchers with 16 wins. The saves leader was Don Elston with 13. The 1959 roster runs to 39 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1958 season and the 1960 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1959 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1959 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1959 Chicago Cubs finished 74-80 (.481 win pct).
Who led the 1959 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Ernie Banks led the 1959 Chicago Cubs with 45 home runs.
What was the 1959 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1959 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.01.
Did the 1959 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1959 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1959 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1959 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1959 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ernie Banks (45 HR, 143 RBI) and Glen Hobbie (16-13, 3.69 ERA).
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