1959 Cincinnati Redlegs

74-80 • .481 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs went 74-80 (.481) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 764 runs, allowed 738, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Frank Robinson (36 HR, 125 RBI) and Don Newcombe (13-8, 3.16 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
764 R 738 RA
Diff +26

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764 Runs Scored
738 Runs Allowed
+26 Run Diff
801K Attendance

📈 vs. 1959 NL Average

Batting Avg .273 5% above the 1959 league average (.260)
OBP .337 4% above the 1959 league average (.324)
SLG .426 7% above the 1959 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.31 9% worse than the 1959 league average (3.95)
Runs Scored 764 12% above the 1959 league average (683 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 801,299
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Avg per Game 10,406

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1959

Batting Avg

1 Vada Pinson 0.316 2 Frank Robinson 0.311 3 Johnny Temple 0.311 4 Don Newcombe 0.305 5 Gus Bell 0.293

Home Runs

1 Frank Robinson 36 2 Vada Pinson 20 3 Gus Bell 19 4 Jerry Lynch 17 5 Ed Bailey 12

RBI

1 Frank Robinson 125 2 Gus Bell 115 3 Vada Pinson 84 4 Johnny Temple 67 5 Jerry Lynch 58
1959 Cincinnati Redlegs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vada Pinson 154 648 131 205 47 9 20 84 55 98 21 0.316
Johnny Temple 149 598 102 186 35 6 8 67 72 40 14 0.311
Gus Bell 148 580 59 170 27 2 19 115 29 44 2 0.293
Frank Robinson 146 540 106 168 31 4 36 125 69 93 18 0.311
Ed Bailey 121 379 43 100 13 0 12 40 62 53 2 0.264
Jerry Lynch 117 379 49 102 16 3 17 58 29 50 2 0.269
Frank Thomas 108 374 41 84 18 2 12 47 27 56 0 0.225
Eddie Kasko 118 329 39 93 14 1 2 31 14 38 2 0.283
Roy McMillan 79 246 38 65 14 2 9 24 27 27 0 0.264
Willie Jones 72 233 33 58 12 1 7 31 28 26 0 0.249
Dutch Dotterer 52 161 21 43 7 0 2 17 16 23 0 0.267
Jim Pendleton 65 113 13 29 2 0 3 9 8 18 3 0.257
Don Newcombe 61 105 10 32 2 0 3 21 17 23 0 0.305
Whitey Lockman 52 84 10 22 5 1 0 7 4 6 0 0.262
Pete Whisenant 36 71 13 17 2 0 5 11 8 18 0 0.239
Bob Purkey 38 66 8 11 2 1 1 6 6 34 0 0.167
Joe Nuxhall 28 44 5 11 3 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.250
John Powers 43 43 8 11 2 1 2 4 3 13 0 0.256
Brooks Lawrence 43 40 5 6 1 0 0 3 0 13 0 0.150
Walt Dropo 26 39 4 4 1 0 1 2 4 7 0 0.103
Jim O'Toole 29 37 4 5 0 0 0 3 4 11 0 0.135
Orlando Peña 46 34 3 3 1 0 0 3 5 20 0 0.088
Jay Hook 19 24 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.125
Jim Brosnan 26 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.043
Cliff Cook 9 21 3 8 2 1 0 5 2 8 1 0.381
Buddy Gilbert 7 20 4 3 0 0 2 2 3 4 0 0.150
Del Ennis 5 12 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.333
Willard Schmidt 36 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.083
Tom Acker 37 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.111
Bob Mabe 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Bob Thurman 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.250
Jim Bailey 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bobby Henrich 14 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Luis Arroyo 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Claude Osteen 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Cuellar 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hal Jeffcoat 17 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Don Rudolph 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don Pavletich 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1959

ERA

1 Don Newcombe 3.16 2 Jim Brosnan 3.35 3 Willard Schmidt 3.95 4 Tom Acker 4.12 5 Joe Nuxhall 4.24

Wins

1 Don Newcombe 13 2 Bob Purkey 13 3 Joe Nuxhall 9 4 Jim Brosnan 8 5 Brooks Lawrence 7

Strikeouts

1 Don Newcombe 100 2 Bob Purkey 78 3 Orlando Peña 76 4 Joe Nuxhall 75 5 Jim O'Toole 68
1959 Cincinnati Redlegs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Newcombe 13 8 3.16 30 29 1 222.0 216 78 27 100
Bob Purkey 13 18 4.25 38 33 1 218.0 241 103 43 78
Orlando Peña 5 9 4.76 46 8 5 136.0 150 72 39 76
Joe Nuxhall 9 9 4.24 28 21 1 131.2 155 62 35 75
Jim O'Toole 5 8 5.15 28 19 0 129.1 144 74 73 68
Brooks Lawrence 7 12 4.77 43 14 10 128.1 144 68 45 64
Jim Brosnan 8 3 3.35 26 9 2 83.1 79 31 26 56
Jay Hook 5 5 5.13 17 15 0 79.0 79 45 39 37
Willard Schmidt 3 2 3.95 36 4 0 70.2 80 31 30 40
Tom Acker 1 2 4.12 37 0 2 63.1 57 29 37 45
Bob Mabe 4 2 5.46 18 1 3 29.2 29 18 19 8
Hal Jeffcoat 0 1 3.32 17 0 1 21.2 21 8 10 12
Luis Arroyo 1 0 3.95 10 0 0 13.2 17 6 11 8
Jim Bailey 0 1 6.17 3 1 0 11.2 17 8 6 7
Claude Osteen 0 0 7.04 2 0 0 7.2 11 6 9 3
Don Rudolph 0 0 4.91 5 0 0 7.1 13 4 3 8
Mike Cuellar 0 0 15.75 2 0 0 4.0 7 7 4 5

👥 Roster (39)

Tom Acker Luis Arroyo Ed Bailey Jim Bailey Gus Bell Jim Brosnan Cliff Cook Mike Cuellar Dutch Dotterer Walt Dropo Del Ennis Buddy Gilbert +27 more

39 players

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The 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs in brief

The 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs finished 74-80, a .481 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NL. With 764 runs scored and 738 given up, the 1959 differential was +26. Against a league average of .260, the 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs batted .273. Pitchers allowed 4.31 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.95. The 764 runs scored compare with a league average of 683 per club, 12% more.

Attendance at Crosley Field totaled 801,299 for the year. Frank Robinson topped the Cincinnati Redlegs with 36 home runs. The hits leader was Vada Pinson with 205. The pitching staff's wins leader was Don Newcombe (13). Brooks Lawrence saved 10 games. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs

What was the 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs record?
The 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs finished 74-80 (.481 win pct).
Who led the 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs in home runs?
Frank Robinson led the 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs with 36 home runs.
What was the 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs team ERA?
The 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs posted a team ERA of 4.31.
Did the 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs win the World Series?
No. The 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs play?
The 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Robinson (36 HR, 125 RBI) and Don Newcombe (13-8, 3.16 ERA).
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