1959 New York Yankees

79-75 • .513 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1959 New York Yankees went 79-75 (.513) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 687 runs, allowed 647, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Mickey Mantle (31 HR, 75 RBI) and Whitey Ford (16-10, 3.04 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

79 Wins
75 Losses
.513 Win %
3rd Rank
687 R 647 RA
Diff +40

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687 Runs Scored
647 Runs Allowed
+40 Run Diff
1,656K Attendance

📈 vs. 1959 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 3% above the 1959 league average (.253)
OBP .319 1% below the 1959 league average (.322)
SLG .401 5% above the 1959 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.60 7% better than the 1959 league average (3.86)
Runs Scored 687 2% above the 1959 league average (674 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,656,010
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Avg per Game 21,506

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1959

Batting Avg

1 Bobby Richardson 0.301 2 Bill Skowron 0.298 3 Mickey Mantle 0.285 4 Yogi Berra 0.284 5 Hector Lopez 0.283

Home Runs

1 Mickey Mantle 31 2 Yogi Berra 19 3 Elston Howard 18 4 Hector Lopez 16 5 Bill Skowron 15

RBI

1 Mickey Mantle 75 2 Elston Howard 73 3 Yogi Berra 69 4 Hector Lopez 69 5 Bill Skowron 59
1959 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mickey Mantle 144 541 104 154 23 4 31 75 93 126 21 0.285
Tony Kubek 132 512 67 143 25 7 6 51 24 46 3 0.279
Yogi Berra 131 472 64 134 25 1 19 69 43 38 1 0.284
Bobby Richardson 134 469 53 141 18 6 2 33 26 20 5 0.301
Elston Howard 125 443 59 121 24 6 18 73 20 57 0 0.273
Gil McDougald 127 434 44 109 16 8 4 34 35 40 0 0.251
Hector Lopez 112 406 60 115 16 2 16 69 28 54 3 0.283
Norm Siebern 120 380 52 103 17 0 11 53 41 71 3 0.271
Hank Bauer 114 341 44 81 20 0 9 39 33 54 4 0.238
Bill Skowron 74 282 39 84 13 5 15 59 20 47 1 0.298
Marv Throneberry 80 192 27 46 5 0 8 22 18 51 0 0.240
Clete Boyer 47 114 4 20 2 0 0 3 6 23 1 0.175
Andy Carey 41 101 11 26 1 0 3 9 7 17 1 0.257
Enos Slaughter 74 99 10 17 2 0 6 21 13 19 1 0.172
Art Ditmar 38 76 6 15 4 0 1 11 0 10 1 0.197
Whitey Ford 35 65 6 15 4 0 1 6 12 11 0 0.231
Johnny Blanchard 49 59 6 10 1 0 2 4 7 12 0 0.169
Don Larsen 29 47 8 12 2 0 0 8 7 15 0 0.255
Bob Turley 33 46 3 4 0 0 0 1 5 18 0 0.087
Jerry Lumpe 18 45 2 10 0 0 0 2 6 7 0 0.222
Ralph Terry 24 41 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.098
Duke Maas 38 40 3 5 0 0 0 1 3 15 0 0.125
Fritz Brickell 18 39 4 10 1 0 1 4 1 10 0 0.256
Bobby Shantz 40 23 4 5 2 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.217
Jim Coates 37 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 0.095
Jim Pisoni 17 17 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 9 0 0.176
Ryne Duren 41 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.000
Eli Grba 19 14 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.214
Ken Hunt 6 12 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.333
Gordie Windhorn 7 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
John Gabler 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Sturdivant 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jim Bronstad 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Gary Blaylock 15 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Mark Freeman 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Johnny Kucks 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Zach Monroe 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1959

ERA

1 Ryne Duren 1.88 2 Bobby Shantz 2.38 3 Jim Coates 2.87 4 Art Ditmar 2.90 5 Whitey Ford 3.04

Wins

1 Whitey Ford 16 2 Duke Maas 14 3 Art Ditmar 13 4 Bob Turley 8 5 Bobby Shantz 7

Strikeouts

1 Whitey Ford 114 2 Bob Turley 111 3 Art Ditmar 96 4 Ryne Duren 96 5 Don Larsen 69
1959 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Whitey Ford 16 10 3.04 35 29 1 204.0 194 69 89 114
Art Ditmar 13 9 2.90 38 25 1 202.0 156 65 52 96
Bob Turley 8 11 4.32 33 22 0 154.1 141 74 83 111
Duke Maas 14 8 4.43 38 21 4 138.0 149 68 53 67
Ralph Terry 3 7 3.39 24 16 0 127.1 130 48 30 55
Don Larsen 6 7 4.33 25 18 3 124.2 122 60 76 69
Jim Coates 6 1 2.87 37 4 0 100.1 89 32 36 64
Bobby Shantz 7 3 2.38 33 4 3 94.2 64 25 33 66
Ryne Duren 3 6 1.88 41 0 14 76.2 49 16 43 96
Eli Grba 2 5 6.44 19 6 0 50.1 52 36 39 23
Jim Bronstad 0 3 5.22 16 3 2 29.1 34 17 13 14
Gary Blaylock 0 1 3.51 15 1 0 25.2 30 10 15 20
Tom Sturdivant 0 2 4.97 7 3 0 25.1 20 14 9 16
John Gabler 1 1 2.79 3 1 0 19.1 21 6 10 11
Johnny Kucks 0 1 8.64 9 1 0 16.2 21 16 9 9
Mark Freeman 0 0 2.57 1 1 0 7.0 6 2 2 4
Zach Monroe 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 3.1 3 2 2 1

👥 Roster (37)

Hank Bauer Yogi Berra Johnny Blanchard Gary Blaylock Clete Boyer Fritz Brickell Jim Bronstad Andy Carey Jim Coates Art Ditmar Ryne Duren Whitey Ford +25 more

37 players

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The 1959 New York Yankees in brief

A 79-75 record (.513) put the 1959 New York Yankees 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 687 scored against 647 allowed (+40). Against a league average of .253, the 1959 New York Yankees batted .259. Pitchers allowed 3.60 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.86. The 687 runs scored compare with a league average of 674 per club, 2% more.

The home park, Yankee Stadium I, recorded 1,656,010 in attendance, about 21,506 a game. Mickey Mantle led the club in home runs with 31. Whitey Ford was the top winner, with 16 victories. The saves leader was Ryne Duren with 14. The 1959 roster runs to 37 players. The 1958 season and the 1960 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1959 New York Yankees

What was the 1959 New York Yankees record?
The 1959 New York Yankees finished 79-75 (.513 win pct).
Who led the 1959 New York Yankees in home runs?
Mickey Mantle led the 1959 New York Yankees with 31 home runs.
What was the 1959 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1959 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.60.
Did the 1959 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1959 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1959 New York Yankees play?
The 1959 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1959 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mickey Mantle (31 HR, 75 RBI) and Whitey Ford (16-10, 3.04 ERA).
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