1959 San Francisco Giants

83-71 • .539 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1959 San Francisco Giants went 83-71 (.539) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 705 runs, allowed 613, and played home games at Seals Stadium. Team leaders included Willie Mays (34 HR, 104 RBI) and Sam Jones (21-15, 2.83 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

83 Wins
71 Losses
.539 Win %
3rd Rank
705 R 613 RA
Diff +92

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705 Runs Scored
613 Runs Allowed
+92 Run Diff
1,421K Attendance

📈 vs. 1959 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 equal to the 1959 league average (.260)
OBP .322 1% below the 1959 league average (.324)
SLG .414 4% above the 1959 league average (.399)
Team ERA 3.47 12% better than the 1959 league average (3.95)
Runs Scored 705 3% above the 1959 league average (683 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSeals Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,421,630
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Avg per Game 18,462

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1959

Batting Avg

1 Willie McCovey 0.354 2 Orlando Cepeda 0.317 3 Willie Mays 0.313 4 Felipe Alou 0.275 5 Willie Kirkland 0.272

Home Runs

1 Willie Mays 34 2 Orlando Cepeda 27 3 Willie Kirkland 22 4 Willie McCovey 13 5 Jackie Brandt 12

RBI

1 Orlando Cepeda 105 2 Willie Mays 104 3 Willie Kirkland 68 4 Daryl Spencer 62 5 Jackie Brandt 57
1959 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Orlando Cepeda 151 605 92 192 35 4 27 105 33 100 23 0.317
Willie Mays 151 575 125 180 43 5 34 104 65 58 27 0.313
Daryl Spencer 152 555 59 147 20 1 12 62 58 67 5 0.265
Jim Davenport 123 469 65 121 16 3 6 38 28 65 0 0.258
Willie Kirkland 126 463 64 126 22 3 22 68 42 84 5 0.272
Jackie Brandt 137 429 63 116 16 5 12 57 35 69 11 0.270
Eddie Bressoud 104 315 36 79 17 2 9 26 28 55 0 0.251
Hobie Landrith 109 283 30 71 14 0 3 29 43 23 0 0.251
Felipe Alou 95 247 38 68 13 2 10 33 17 38 5 0.275
Andre Rodgers 71 228 32 57 12 1 6 24 32 50 2 0.250
Willie McCovey 52 192 32 68 9 5 13 38 22 35 2 0.354
Bob Schmidt 71 181 17 44 7 1 5 20 13 24 0 0.243
Leon Wagner 87 129 20 29 4 3 5 22 25 24 0 0.225
Johnny Antonelli 43 101 4 16 2 0 2 10 1 26 0 0.158
Sam Jones 50 85 3 11 1 0 0 8 3 30 0 0.129
Jack Sanford 36 72 6 8 0 0 0 3 6 31 0 0.111
Mike McCormick 47 66 3 7 1 0 0 3 4 22 0 0.106
Danny O'Connell 34 58 6 11 3 0 0 0 5 15 0 0.190
Dusty Rhodes 54 48 1 9 2 0 0 7 5 9 0 0.188
Jose Pagan 31 46 7 8 1 0 0 1 2 8 1 0.174
Stu Miller 59 45 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.044
Jim Hegan 21 30 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.133
Hank Sauer 13 15 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0.067
Al Worthington 42 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.077
Bob Speake 15 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.091
Eddie Fisher 17 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Gordon Jones 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Roger McCardell 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Shipley 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Marshall Renfroe 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Curt Barclay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bud Byerly 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Muffett 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dom Zanni 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1959

ERA

1 Sam Jones 2.83 2 Stu Miller 2.84 3 Johnny Antonelli 3.10 4 Jack Sanford 3.16 5 Al Worthington 3.68

Wins

1 Sam Jones 21 2 Johnny Antonelli 19 3 Jack Sanford 15 4 Mike McCormick 12 5 Stu Miller 8

Strikeouts

1 Sam Jones 209 2 Johnny Antonelli 165 3 Mike McCormick 151 4 Jack Sanford 132 5 Stu Miller 95
1959 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Antonelli 19 10 3.10 40 38 1 282.0 247 97 76 165
Sam Jones 21 15 2.83 50 35 4 270.2 232 85 109 209
Mike McCormick 12 16 3.99 47 31 4 225.2 213 100 86 151
Jack Sanford 15 12 3.16 36 31 1 222.1 198 78 70 132
Stu Miller 8 7 2.84 59 9 8 167.2 164 53 57 95
Al Worthington 2 3 3.68 42 3 2 73.1 68 30 37 45
Gordon Jones 3 2 4.33 31 0 2 43.2 45 21 19 29
Eddie Fisher 2 6 7.88 17 5 1 40.0 57 35 8 15
Joe Shipley 0 0 4.50 10 1 0 18.0 16 9 17 11
Bud Byerly 1 0 1.38 11 0 0 13.0 11 2 5 4
Dom Zanni 0 0 6.55 9 0 0 11.0 12 8 8 11
Billy Muffett 0 0 5.40 5 0 0 6.2 11 4 3 3
Marshall Renfroe 0 0 27.00 1 1 0 2.0 3 6 3 3
Curt Barclay 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0.1 2 2 2 0

👥 Roster (34)

Felipe Alou Johnny Antonelli Curt Barclay Jackie Brandt Eddie Bressoud Bud Byerly Orlando Cepeda Jim Davenport Eddie Fisher Jim Hegan Gordon Jones Sam Jones +22 more

34 players

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The 1959 San Francisco Giants in brief

The 1959 San Francisco Giants won 83 games and lost 71, ending up 3rd in the NL. Runs came in at 705 scored against 613 allowed (+92). Pitchers allowed 3.47 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.95. The 1959 San Francisco Giants outscored the average club by 3% (705 against 683). Home games were played at Seals Stadium, where 1,421,630 fans came through the gates.

Willie Mays topped the San Francisco Giants with 34 home runs. Orlando Cepeda drove in a team-high 105 runs. On the mound, Sam Jones won 21 games to lead the staff. The 1959 roster runs to 34 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1958 season and the 1960 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1959 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1959 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1959 San Francisco Giants finished 83-71 (.539 win pct).
Who led the 1959 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Willie Mays led the 1959 San Francisco Giants with 34 home runs.
What was the 1959 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1959 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.47.
Did the 1959 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1959 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1959 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1959 San Francisco Giants played home games at Seals Stadium.
Who led the 1959 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Mays (34 HR, 104 RBI) and Sam Jones (21-15, 2.83 ERA).
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