1959 Milwaukee Braves

86-70 • .551 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1959 Milwaukee Braves went 86-70 (.551) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 724 runs, allowed 623, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Eddie Mathews (46 HR, 114 RBI) and Lew Burdette (21-15, 4.07 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

86 Wins
70 Losses
.551 Win %
2nd Rank
724 R 623 RA
Diff +101

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⚡ Quick Stats

724 Runs Scored
623 Runs Allowed
+101 Run Diff
1,739K Attendance

📈 vs. 1959 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 2% above the 1959 league average (.260)
OBP .326 equal to the 1959 league average (.324)
SLG .416 4% above the 1959 league average (.399)
Team ERA 3.51 11% better than the 1959 league average (3.95)
Runs Scored 724 6% above the 1959 league average (683 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,739,724
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Avg per Game 22,021

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1959

Batting Avg

1 Hank Aaron 0.355 2 Eddie Mathews 0.306 3 Lee Maye 0.300 4 Joe Adcock 0.292 5 Johnny Logan 0.291

Home Runs

1 Eddie Mathews 46 2 Hank Aaron 39 3 Joe Adcock 25 4 Del Crandall 21 5 Johnny Logan 13

RBI

1 Hank Aaron 123 2 Eddie Mathews 114 3 Joe Adcock 76 4 Del Crandall 72 5 Johnny Logan 50
1959 Milwaukee Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hank Aaron 154 629 116 223 46 7 39 123 51 54 8 0.355
Eddie Mathews 148 594 118 182 16 8 46 114 80 71 2 0.306
Del Crandall 150 518 65 133 19 2 21 72 46 48 5 0.257
Bill Bruton 133 478 72 138 22 6 6 41 35 54 13 0.289
Johnny Logan 138 470 59 137 17 0 13 50 57 45 1 0.291
Joe Adcock 115 404 53 118 19 2 25 76 32 77 0 0.292
Wes Covington 103 373 38 104 17 3 7 45 26 41 0 0.279
Frank Torre 115 263 23 60 15 1 1 33 35 12 0 0.228
Felix Mantilla 103 251 26 54 5 0 3 19 16 31 6 0.215
Bobby Avila 51 172 29 41 3 2 3 19 24 31 3 0.238
Andy Pafko 71 142 17 31 8 2 1 15 14 15 0 0.218
Lee Maye 51 140 17 42 5 1 4 16 7 26 2 0.300
Johnny O'Brien 44 116 16 23 4 0 1 8 11 15 0 0.198
Lew Burdette 52 104 14 21 7 1 0 8 3 36 0 0.202
Warren Spahn 40 104 11 24 1 0 2 8 3 28 0 0.231
Mickey Vernon 74 91 8 20 4 0 3 14 7 20 0 0.220
Casey Wise 22 76 11 13 2 0 1 5 10 5 0 0.171
Bob Buhl 31 70 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 38 0 0.057
Stan Lopata 25 48 0 5 0 0 0 4 3 13 0 0.104
Juan Pizarro 29 41 2 5 2 0 0 5 2 14 0 0.122
Carl Willey 26 39 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 22 0 0.103
Joey Jay 34 35 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 15 0 0.086
Bob Rush 31 32 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0.188
Mel Roach 19 31 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.097
Del Rice 13 29 3 6 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.207
Chuck Cottier 10 24 1 3 1 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.125
Jim Pisoni 9 24 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.167
Joe Morgan 13 23 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.217
Enos Slaughter 11 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.167
Ray Boone 13 15 3 3 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0.200
Al Spangler 6 12 3 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0.417
Don McMahon 60 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.222
John DeMerit 11 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.200
Bob Trowbridge 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Red Schoendienst 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Giggie 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Hartman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1959

ERA

1 Bob Rush 2.40 2 Don McMahon 2.57 3 Bob Buhl 2.86 4 Warren Spahn 2.96 5 Juan Pizarro 3.77

Wins

1 Lew Burdette 21 2 Warren Spahn 21 3 Bob Buhl 15 4 Joey Jay 6 5 Juan Pizarro 6

Strikeouts

1 Warren Spahn 143 2 Juan Pizarro 126 3 Bob Buhl 105 4 Lew Burdette 105 5 Joey Jay 88
1959 Milwaukee Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Warren Spahn 21 15 2.96 40 36 0 292.0 282 96 70 143
Lew Burdette 21 15 4.07 41 39 1 289.2 312 131 38 105
Bob Buhl 15 9 2.86 31 25 0 198.0 181 63 74 105
Joey Jay 6 11 4.09 34 19 0 136.1 130 62 64 88
Juan Pizarro 6 2 3.77 29 14 0 133.2 117 56 70 126
Carl Willey 5 9 4.15 26 15 0 117.0 126 54 31 51
Bob Rush 5 6 2.40 31 9 0 101.1 102 27 23 64
Don McMahon 5 3 2.57 60 0 15 80.2 81 23 37 55
Bob Trowbridge 1 0 5.93 16 0 1 30.1 45 20 10 22
Bob Giggie 1 0 4.05 13 0 1 20.0 24 9 10 15
Bob Hartman 0 0 27.00 3 0 0 1.2 6 5 2 1

👥 Roster (37)

Hank Aaron Joe Adcock Bobby Avila Ray Boone Bill Bruton Bob Buhl Lew Burdette Chuck Cottier Wes Covington Del Crandall John DeMerit Bob Giggie +25 more

37 players

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The 1959 Milwaukee Braves in brief

The 1959 Milwaukee Braves won 86 games and lost 70, ending up 2nd in the NL. Runs came in at 724 scored against 623 allowed (+101). At the plate the Milwaukee Braves hit .264, 2% better than the league's .260. The Milwaukee Braves staff finished with a 3.51 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.95. The 724 runs scored compare with a league average of 683 per club, 6% more.

County Stadium was home in 1959, drawing a total attendance of 1,739,724. Eddie Mathews topped the Milwaukee Braves with 46 home runs. Hank Aaron led in RBI with 123. The pitching staff's wins leader was Lew Burdette (21). The strikeout leader was Warren Spahn with 143. Don McMahon closed out 15 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1959 Milwaukee Braves

What was the 1959 Milwaukee Braves record?
The 1959 Milwaukee Braves finished 86-70 (.551 win pct).
Who led the 1959 Milwaukee Braves in home runs?
Eddie Mathews led the 1959 Milwaukee Braves with 46 home runs.
What was the 1959 Milwaukee Braves team ERA?
The 1959 Milwaukee Braves posted a team ERA of 3.51.
Did the 1959 Milwaukee Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1959 Milwaukee Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1959 Milwaukee Braves play?
The 1959 Milwaukee Braves played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1959 Milwaukee Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eddie Mathews (46 HR, 114 RBI) and Lew Burdette (21-15, 4.07 ERA).
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