1959 Washington Senators

63-91 • .409 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1959 Washington Senators went 63-91 (.409) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 619 runs, allowed 701, and played home games at Griffith Stadium II. Team leaders included Harmon Killebrew (42 HR, 105 RBI) and Camilo Pascual (17-10, 2.64 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

63 Wins
91 Losses
.409 Win %
8th Rank
619 R 701 RA
Diff -82

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619 Runs Scored
701 Runs Allowed
-82 Run Diff
615K Attendance

📈 vs. 1959 AL Average

Batting Avg .236 7% below the 1959 league average (.253)
OBP .308 5% below the 1959 league average (.322)
SLG .379 1% below the 1959 league average (.384)
Team ERA 4.01 4% worse than the 1959 league average (3.86)
Runs Scored 619 8% below the 1959 league average (674 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 615,890
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Avg per Game 7,998

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1959

Batting Avg

1 Camilo Pascual 0.302 2 Jim Lemon 0.279 3 Julio Becquer 0.268 4 Bob Allison 0.261 5 Faye Throneberry 0.251

Home Runs

1 Harmon Killebrew 42 2 Jim Lemon 33 3 Bob Allison 30 4 Roy Sievers 21 5 Faye Throneberry 10

RBI

1 Harmon Killebrew 105 2 Jim Lemon 100 3 Bob Allison 85 4 Roy Sievers 49 5 Faye Throneberry 42
1959 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bob Allison 150 570 83 149 18 9 30 85 60 92 13 0.261
Harmon Killebrew 153 546 98 132 20 2 42 105 90 116 3 0.242
Jim Lemon 147 531 73 148 18 3 33 100 46 99 5 0.279
Roy Sievers 115 385 55 93 19 0 21 49 53 62 1 0.242
Faye Throneberry 117 327 36 82 11 2 10 42 33 61 6 0.251
Reno Bertoia 90 308 33 73 10 0 8 29 29 48 2 0.237
Ron Samford 91 237 23 53 13 0 5 22 11 29 1 0.224
Ken Aspromonte 70 225 31 55 12 0 2 14 26 39 2 0.244
Julio Becquer 108 220 20 59 12 5 1 26 8 17 3 0.268
Billy Consolo 79 202 25 43 5 3 0 10 36 54 1 0.213
Hal Naragon 71 195 12 47 3 2 0 11 8 9 0 0.241
Lenny Green 88 190 29 46 6 1 2 15 20 15 9 0.242
Clint Courtney 72 189 19 44 4 1 2 18 20 19 0 0.233
Jay Porter 37 106 8 24 4 0 1 10 11 16 0 0.226
Camilo Pascual 32 86 10 26 2 0 0 3 5 11 0 0.302
Albie Pearson 25 80 9 15 1 0 0 2 14 3 1 0.188
Pedro Ramos 45 75 7 11 1 1 1 2 4 38 1 0.147
Norm Zauchin 19 71 11 15 4 0 3 4 7 14 2 0.211
Ed FitzGerald 19 62 5 12 3 0 0 5 4 8 0 0.194
Dan Dobbek 16 60 8 15 1 2 1 5 5 13 0 0.250
Russ Kemmerer 37 60 1 8 1 0 0 5 6 25 0 0.133
Johnny Schaive 16 59 3 9 2 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.153
Zoilo Versalles 29 59 4 9 0 0 1 1 4 15 1 0.153
Bill Fischer 34 54 2 7 0 0 0 3 2 13 0 0.130
Steve Korcheck 22 51 3 8 2 0 0 4 5 13 0 0.157
Herb Plews 27 40 4 9 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0.225
Tex Clevenger 50 23 2 4 1 0 0 4 5 9 0 0.174
Chuck Stobbs 41 19 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.105
Hal Griggs 37 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.056
Jose Valdivielso 24 14 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.286
John Romonosky 20 11 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.182
Hal Woodeshick 32 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Dick Hyde 37 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jack Kralick 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Kaat 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom McAvoy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Murray Wall 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ralph Lumenti 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Malkmus 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vito Valentinetti 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1959

ERA

1 Camilo Pascual 2.64 2 Chuck Stobbs 2.98 3 John Romonosky 3.29 4 Hal Woodeshick 3.69 5 Tex Clevenger 3.91

Wins

1 Camilo Pascual 17 2 Pedro Ramos 13 3 Bill Fischer 9 4 Tex Clevenger 8 5 Russ Kemmerer 8

Strikeouts

1 Camilo Pascual 185 2 Pedro Ramos 95 3 Russ Kemmerer 89 4 Tex Clevenger 71 5 Bill Fischer 62
1959 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Camilo Pascual 17 10 2.64 32 30 0 238.2 202 70 69 185
Pedro Ramos 13 19 4.16 37 35 0 233.2 233 108 52 95
Russ Kemmerer 8 17 4.50 37 28 0 206.0 221 103 71 89
Bill Fischer 9 11 4.28 34 29 0 187.1 211 89 43 62
Tex Clevenger 8 5 3.91 50 7 8 117.1 114 51 51 71
Hal Griggs 2 8 5.25 37 10 2 97.2 103 57 52 43
Chuck Stobbs 1 8 2.98 41 7 7 90.2 82 30 24 50
Hal Woodeshick 2 4 3.69 31 3 0 61.0 58 25 36 30
Dick Hyde 2 5 4.97 37 0 4 54.1 56 30 27 29
John Romonosky 1 0 3.29 12 2 0 38.1 36 14 19 22
Jack Kralick 0 0 6.57 6 0 0 12.1 13 9 6 7
Vito Valentinetti 0 2 10.13 7 1 0 10.2 16 12 10 7
Jim Kaat 0 2 12.60 3 2 0 5.0 7 7 4 2
Ralph Lumenti 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 0 1 2
Tom McAvoy 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.2 1 0 2 0
Murray Wall 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 1.1 3 1 0 0

👥 Roster (40)

Bob Allison Ken Aspromonte Julio Becquer Reno Bertoia Tex Clevenger Billy Consolo Clint Courtney Dan Dobbek Bill Fischer Ed FitzGerald Lenny Green Hal Griggs +28 more

40 players

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The 1959 Washington Senators in brief

The 1959 Washington Senators finished 63-91, a .409 winning percentage, placing 8th in the AL. Runs came in at 619 scored against 701 allowed (-82). The team batting average of .236 was 7% below the 1959 league mark of .253. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 4.01 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.86. Measured against the 674-run league average, the offense was 8% behind.

The home park, Griffith Stadium II, recorded 615,890 in attendance, about 7,998 a game. Harmon Killebrew led the club in home runs with 42. The hits leader was Bob Allison with 149. Camilo Pascual led the pitchers with 17 wins. The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1959 Washington Senators

What was the 1959 Washington Senators record?
The 1959 Washington Senators finished 63-91 (.409 win pct).
Who led the 1959 Washington Senators in home runs?
Harmon Killebrew led the 1959 Washington Senators with 42 home runs.
What was the 1959 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1959 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.01.
Did the 1959 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1959 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1959 Washington Senators play?
The 1959 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium II.
Who led the 1959 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harmon Killebrew (42 HR, 105 RBI) and Camilo Pascual (17-10, 2.64 ERA).
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