1959 St. Louis Cardinals

71-83 • .461 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1959 St. Louis Cardinals went 71-83 (.461) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 641 runs, allowed 725, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Ken Boyer (28 HR, 94 RBI) and Larry Jackson (14-13, 3.30 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

71 Wins
83 Losses
.461 Win %
7th Rank
641 R 725 RA
Diff -84

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641 Runs Scored
725 Runs Allowed
-84 Run Diff
929K Attendance

📈 vs. 1959 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 3% above the 1959 league average (.260)
OBP .331 2% above the 1959 league average (.324)
SLG .400 equal to the 1959 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.34 10% worse than the 1959 league average (3.95)
Runs Scored 641 6% below the 1959 league average (683 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 929,953
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Avg per Game 12,077

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1959

Batting Avg

1 Joe Cunningham 0.345 2 Dick Gray 0.314 3 Ken Boyer 0.309 4 Bill White 0.302 5 George Crowe 0.301

Home Runs

1 Ken Boyer 28 2 Stan Musial 14 3 Hal Smith 13 4 Bill White 12 5 Gino Cimoli 8

RBI

1 Ken Boyer 94 2 Gino Cimoli 72 3 Bill White 72 4 Joe Cunningham 60 5 Hal Smith 50
1959 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Blasingame 150 615 90 178 26 7 1 24 67 42 15 0.289
Ken Boyer 149 563 86 174 18 5 28 94 67 77 12 0.309
Gino Cimoli 143 519 61 145 40 7 8 72 37 83 7 0.279
Bill White 138 517 77 156 33 9 12 72 34 61 15 0.302
Joe Cunningham 144 458 65 158 28 6 7 60 88 47 2 0.345
Hal Smith 142 452 35 122 15 3 13 50 15 28 2 0.270
Alex Grammas 131 368 43 99 14 2 3 30 38 26 3 0.269
Stan Musial 115 341 37 87 13 2 14 44 60 25 0 0.255
Curt Flood 121 208 24 53 7 3 7 26 16 35 2 0.255
Gene Oliver 68 172 14 42 9 0 6 28 7 41 3 0.244
George Crowe 77 103 14 31 6 0 8 29 5 12 0 0.301
Wally Shannon 47 95 5 27 5 0 0 5 0 12 0 0.284
Ray Jablonski 60 87 11 22 4 0 3 14 8 19 1 0.253
Larry Jackson 54 80 9 9 1 0 0 2 2 25 0 0.113
Vinegar Bend Mizell 31 75 7 14 1 1 0 7 3 29 0 0.187
Gene Green 30 74 8 14 6 0 1 3 5 18 0 0.189
Ernie Broglio 35 61 3 6 0 0 0 4 3 18 0 0.098
Bobby Smith 43 60 11 13 1 1 1 7 1 9 0 0.217
Dick Gray 36 51 9 16 1 0 1 6 6 8 3 0.314
Lee Tate 41 50 5 7 1 1 1 4 5 7 0 0.140
Chuck Essegian 17 39 2 7 2 1 0 5 1 13 0 0.179
Gary Blaylock 31 34 4 4 0 0 2 4 0 17 0 0.118
Jay Porter 23 33 5 7 3 0 1 2 1 4 0 0.212
Lindy McDaniel 62 29 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 16 0 0.034
Bob Gibson 21 26 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.115
Ray Katt 15 24 0 7 2 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.292
Tim McCarver 8 24 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.167
Bob Miller 11 24 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 13 0 0.208
Marshall Bridges 27 23 3 5 1 0 1 4 1 6 0 0.217
Duke Carmel 10 23 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 6 0 0.130
Dick Ricketts 12 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.056
Solly Hemus 24 17 2 4 2 0 0 1 8 2 0 0.235
Alex Kellner 12 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.222
Irv Noren 8 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.125
Jim Brosnan 20 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.286
Chick King 5 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.429
Joe Durham 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Duliba 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dean Stone 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Hal Jeffcoat 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jim O'Rourke 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Blaylock 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Hughes 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Howie Nunn 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Smith 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Urban 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Cheney 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Clark 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marv Grissom 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1959

ERA

1 Alex Kellner 3.16 2 Larry Jackson 3.30 3 Bob Miller 3.31 4 Bob Gibson 3.33 5 Lindy McDaniel 3.82

Wins

1 Larry Jackson 14 2 Lindy McDaniel 14 3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 13 4 Ernie Broglio 7 5 Marshall Bridges 6

Strikeouts

1 Larry Jackson 145 2 Ernie Broglio 133 3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 108 4 Lindy McDaniel 86 5 Marshall Bridges 76
1959 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Jackson 14 13 3.30 40 37 0 256.0 271 94 64 145
Vinegar Bend Mizell 13 10 4.20 31 30 0 201.1 196 94 89 108
Ernie Broglio 7 12 4.72 35 25 0 181.1 174 95 89 133
Lindy McDaniel 14 12 3.82 62 7 15 132.0 144 56 41 86
Gary Blaylock 4 5 5.13 26 12 0 100.0 117 57 43 61
Marshall Bridges 6 3 4.26 27 4 1 76.0 67 36 37 76
Bob Gibson 3 5 3.33 13 9 0 75.2 77 28 39 48
Bob Miller 4 3 3.31 11 10 0 70.2 66 26 21 43
Dick Ricketts 1 6 5.82 12 9 0 55.2 68 36 30 25
Alex Kellner 2 1 3.16 12 4 0 37.0 31 13 10 19
Jim Brosnan 1 3 4.91 20 1 2 33.0 34 18 15 18
Dean Stone 0 1 4.20 18 1 1 30.0 30 14 16 17
Bob Duliba 0 1 2.78 11 0 1 22.2 19 7 12 14
Howie Nunn 2 2 7.59 16 0 0 21.1 23 18 15 20
Hal Jeffcoat 0 1 9.17 11 0 0 17.2 33 18 9 7
Tom Cheney 0 1 6.94 11 2 0 11.2 17 9 11 8
Jack Urban 0 0 9.28 8 0 0 10.2 18 11 7 4
Bob Blaylock 0 1 4.00 3 1 0 9.0 8 4 3 3
Bill Smith 0 0 1.08 6 0 1 8.1 11 1 3 4
Phil Clark 0 1 12.86 7 0 0 7.0 8 10 8 5
Tom Hughes 0 2 15.75 2 2 0 4.0 9 7 2 2
Marv Grissom 0 0 22.50 3 0 0 2.0 6 5 0 0

👥 Roster (49)

Don Blasingame Bob Blaylock Gary Blaylock Ken Boyer Marshall Bridges Ernie Broglio Jim Brosnan Duke Carmel Tom Cheney Gino Cimoli Phil Clark George Crowe +37 more

49 players

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The 1959 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The record for the 1959 St. Louis Cardinals reads 71 wins and 83 losses, good for 7th in the NL. With 641 runs scored and 725 given up, the 1959 differential was -84. Against a league average of .260, the 1959 St. Louis Cardinals batted .269. The staff ERA of 4.34 was 10% worse than the league average of 3.95. Measured against the 683-run league average, the offense was 6% behind.

The home park, Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 929,953 in attendance, about 12,077 a game. The home run leader was Ken Boyer, who hit 28. The hits leader was Don Blasingame with 178. Lindy McDaniel led the pitchers with 14 wins. The strikeout leader was Larry Jackson with 145. The saves leader was Lindy McDaniel with 15.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1959 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1959 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1959 St. Louis Cardinals finished 71-83 (.461 win pct).
Who led the 1959 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Ken Boyer led the 1959 St. Louis Cardinals with 28 home runs.
What was the 1959 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1959 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 4.34.
Did the 1959 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1959 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1959 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1959 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1959 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ken Boyer (28 HR, 94 RBI) and Larry Jackson (14-13, 3.30 ERA).
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