1959 Philadelphia Phillies

64-90 • .416 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1959 Philadelphia Phillies went 64-90 (.416) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 599 runs, allowed 725, and played home games at Connie Mack Stadium. Team leaders included Gene Freese (23 HR, 70 RBI) and Robin Roberts (15-17, 4.27 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

64 Wins
90 Losses
.416 Win %
8th Rank
599 R 725 RA
Diff -126

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599 Runs Scored
725 Runs Allowed
-126 Run Diff
799K Attendance

📈 vs. 1959 NL Average

Batting Avg .242 7% below the 1959 league average (.260)
OBP .311 4% below the 1959 league average (.324)
SLG .361 10% below the 1959 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.27 8% worse than the 1959 league average (3.95)
Runs Scored 599 12% below the 1959 league average (683 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 799,815
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Avg per Game 10,254

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1959

Batting Avg

1 Granny Hamner 0.297 2 Carl Sawatski 0.293 3 Dave Philley 0.291 4 Ed Bouchee 0.285 5 Willie Jones 0.269

Home Runs

1 Gene Freese 23 2 Wally Post 22 3 Ed Bouchee 15 4 Harry Anderson 14 5 Carl Sawatski 9

RBI

1 Wally Post 94 2 Ed Bouchee 74 3 Gene Freese 70 4 Harry Anderson 63 5 Carl Sawatski 43
1959 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Richie Ashburn 153 564 86 150 16 2 1 20 79 42 9 0.266
Harry Anderson 142 508 50 122 28 6 14 63 43 95 1 0.240
Ed Bouchee 136 499 75 142 29 4 15 74 70 74 0 0.285
Sparky Anderson 152 477 42 104 9 3 0 34 42 53 6 0.218
Wally Post 132 468 62 119 17 6 22 94 36 101 0 0.254
Joe Koppe 126 422 68 110 18 7 7 28 41 80 7 0.261
Gene Freese 132 400 60 107 14 5 23 70 43 61 8 0.268
Dave Philley 99 254 32 74 18 2 7 37 18 27 0 0.291
Carl Sawatski 74 198 15 58 10 0 9 43 32 36 0 0.293
Willie Jones 47 160 23 43 9 1 7 24 19 14 0 0.269
Valmy Thomas 66 140 5 28 2 0 1 7 9 19 1 0.200
Chico Fernandez 45 123 15 26 5 1 0 3 10 11 2 0.211
Harry Hanebrink 57 97 10 25 3 1 1 7 2 12 0 0.258
Joe Lonnett 43 93 8 16 1 0 1 10 14 17 0 0.172
Robin Roberts 35 89 6 17 5 0 0 3 5 23 0 0.191
Bob Bowman 57 79 7 10 0 0 2 5 5 23 0 0.127
Jim Owens 31 75 0 9 1 0 0 6 6 35 0 0.120
Gene Conley 25 67 3 16 2 0 0 5 0 16 0 0.239
Granny Hamner 21 64 10 19 4 0 2 6 5 5 0 0.297
Solly Drake 67 62 10 9 1 0 0 3 8 15 5 0.145
Don Cardwell 26 55 3 3 0 0 1 2 1 28 0 0.055
Jim Hegan 25 51 1 10 1 0 0 8 3 10 0 0.196
Jim Bolger 35 48 1 4 1 0 0 1 3 8 0 0.083
Ray Semproch 30 34 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 16 0 0.176
Ruben Gomez 24 17 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.176
Jack Meyer 47 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.071
Humberto Robinson 31 13 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.231
Taylor Phillips 32 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.091
Turk Farrell 38 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Chris Short 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Al Schroll 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.250
John Easton 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ed Keegan 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Seth Morehead 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Hearn 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Freddy Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Simmons 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1959

ERA

1 Gene Conley 3.00 2 Jim Owens 3.21 3 Humberto Robinson 3.33 4 Jack Meyer 3.36 5 Don Cardwell 4.06

Wins

1 Robin Roberts 15 2 Gene Conley 12 3 Jim Owens 12 4 Don Cardwell 9 5 Jack Meyer 5

Strikeouts

1 Robin Roberts 137 2 Jim Owens 135 3 Don Cardwell 106 4 Gene Conley 102 5 Jack Meyer 71
1959 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Robin Roberts 15 17 4.27 35 35 0 257.1 267 122 35 137
Jim Owens 12 12 3.21 31 30 1 221.1 203 79 73 135
Gene Conley 12 7 3.00 25 22 1 180.0 159 60 42 102
Don Cardwell 9 10 4.06 25 22 0 153.0 135 69 65 106
Ray Semproch 3 10 5.40 30 18 3 111.2 119 67 59 54
Jack Meyer 5 3 3.36 47 1 1 93.2 76 35 53 71
Humberto Robinson 2 4 3.33 31 4 1 73.0 70 27 24 32
Ruben Gomez 3 8 6.10 20 12 1 72.1 90 49 24 37
Taylor Phillips 1 4 5.00 32 3 1 63.0 72 35 31 35
Turk Farrell 1 6 4.74 38 0 6 57.0 61 30 25 31
Chris Short 0 0 8.16 3 2 0 14.1 19 13 10 8
Jim Hearn 0 2 5.73 6 0 0 11.0 15 7 6 1
Seth Morehead 0 2 9.90 3 3 0 10.0 15 11 3 8
Curt Simmons 0 0 4.50 7 0 0 10.0 16 5 0 4
Al Schroll 1 1 8.68 3 0 0 9.1 12 9 6 4
Ed Keegan 0 3 18.00 3 3 0 9.0 19 18 13 3
Bob Bowman 0 1 6.00 5 0 0 6.0 5 4 5 0
Freddy Rodriguez 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 4 3 0 1

👥 Roster (37)

Harry Anderson Sparky Anderson Richie Ashburn Jim Bolger Ed Bouchee Bob Bowman Don Cardwell Gene Conley Solly Drake John Easton Turk Farrell Chico Fernandez +25 more

37 players

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The 1959 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1959 Philadelphia Phillies won 64 games and lost 90, ending up 8th in the NL. With 599 runs scored and 725 given up, the 1959 differential was -126. Against a league average of .260, the 1959 Philadelphia Phillies batted .242. Pitchers allowed 4.27 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.95. Measured against the 683-run league average, the offense was 12% behind. Attendance at Connie Mack Stadium totaled 799,815 for the year.

Gene Freese led the club in home runs with 23. Wally Post led in RBI with 94. The hits leader was Richie Ashburn with 150. Robin Roberts led the pitchers with 15 wins. In all, the roster shows 37 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1958 season and the 1960 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1959 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1959 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1959 Philadelphia Phillies finished 64-90 (.416 win pct).
Who led the 1959 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Gene Freese led the 1959 Philadelphia Phillies with 23 home runs.
What was the 1959 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1959 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.27.
Did the 1959 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1959 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1959 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1959 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Connie Mack Stadium.
Who led the 1959 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gene Freese (23 HR, 70 RBI) and Robin Roberts (15-17, 4.27 ERA).
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