August 1, 1959
The month of July is in the books for this 1959 NL season. The Milwaukee Braves continue to sail along in 1st place, playing at a .687 clip. The Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds and even the San Francisco Giants are having fine seasons but are all still double digits behind the 1st place Braves. LA had a great July going a league best 21-6, but they only gained 2.5 games because Milwaukee was 18-8.
Hank Aaron (.360 BA, 36 HR, 90 RBI) is a big reason Milwaukee is enjoying such success. He's still in a good position to win the Triple Crown, leading the 3 categories by a fairly high margin. While the Braves offense has been good, their pitching staff is even better. They are the best in the league. Warren Spahn (17-6), Lew Burdette (15-8), and Bob Buhl (10-3, 1.95 ERA) head a good group.
LA has had mediocre hitting and very good pitching. Cincinnati is just the opposite. They have the best offense in the NL, but their pitching is mediocre. The Dodger's Don Drysdale (16-60, 2.18 ERA, 161 K's) may be the best pitcher in the league. The Red's Gus Bell (.332 BA, 15 HR, 75 RBI) would be pushing for league MVP if it weren't for Aaron. As would teammate Frank Robinson (.320 BA, 24 HR, 69 RBI).
Like stated earlier, the San Francisco Giants are having a good season. They've had the 2nd best pitching in the NL. Pittsburgh, Chicago, and St. Louis have struggled this year. The Philadelphia Phillies are the league doormat.
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 National League
ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL
WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT
1959 Milwaukee MLN 68 31 .687 ---- 43 55 44 .556 86 70 .551
1959 Los Angeles LAN 61 44 .581 10.0 58 47 .552 88 68 .564
1959 Cincinnati CIN 57 45 .559 12.5 47 55 .461 74 80 .481
1959 San Francisco SFN 55 47 .539 14.5 57 45 .559 83 71 .539
1959 Pittsburgh PIN 47 57 .452 23.5 50 54 .481 78 76 .506
1959 Chicago CHN 44 57 .436 25.0 50 51 .495 74 80 .481
1959 St. Louis SLN 41 62 .398 29.0 49 54 .476 71 83 .461
1959 Philadelphia PHN 35 65 .350 33.5 42 58 .420 64 90 .416
OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
CHN 44 57 .436 22-24 22-33 12-18 32-39 5- 8 13-21 4-6 Lost 1
CIN 57 45 .559 33-20 24-25 11-15 46-30 4- 4 17-16 6-4 Won 6
LAN 61 44 .581 31-22 30-22 11- 7 50-37 6- 3 18-11 7-3 Won 1
MLN 68 31 .687 39-14 29-17 16-13 52-18 13- 2 25- 9 8-2 Won 1
PHN 35 65 .350 19-32 16-33 11-27 24-38 3- 7 15-20 5-5 Lost 3
PIN 47 57 .452 25-29 22-28 11-16 36-41 3- 6 16-16 3-7 Won 2
SFN 55 47 .539 28-23 27-24 10- 8 45-39 7- 8 14-19 6-4 Lost 1
SLN 41 62 .398 18-29 23-33 8-28 33-34 4- 7 12-18 1-9 Lost 9
TOTAL 408 408 .500
HOME 215 193 .527
ROAD 193 215 .473
LEFT 90 132 .405
RIGHT 318 276 .535
TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ RUNS AGNST DIFF
CHN 8- 8 15-16 9-17 12-16 0- 0 0- 0 401 435 -34
CIN 6- 9 19-12 17-11 15-13 0- 0 0- 0 572 516 +56
LAN 11- 6 13-18 16-14 21- 6 0- 0 0- 0 479 426 +53
MLN 12- 1 20-11 18-11 18- 8 0- 0 0- 0 461 342 +119
PHN 4-10 11-21 10-16 10-18 0- 0 0- 0 368 528 -160
PIN 6- 8 14-19 15-15 12-15 0- 0 0- 0 434 478 -44
SFN 9- 7 18-11 15-16 13-13 0- 0 0- 0 451 378 +73
SLN 5-12 13-15 14-14 9-21 0- 0 0- 0 460 523 -63
League Leaders for 1959 National League Date: 8/1/1959
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1959 MLN 68 31 H.Aaron MLN .360 H.Aaron MLN 36 H.Aaron MLN 90
1959 LAN 61 44 G.Bell CIN .332 E.Banks CHN 29 G.Bell CIN 75
1959 CIN 57 45 D.Stuart PIN .327 K.Boyer SLN 25 K.Boyer SLN 70
1959 SFN 55 47 C.Neal LAN .322 F.Robinso CIN 24 F.Robinso CIN 69
1959 PIN 47 57 J.Cunning SLN .322 O.Cepeda SFN 24 OTHERS TIED W 68
1959 CHN 44 57
1959 SLN 41 62 WINS SAVES ERA
1959 PHN 35 65 W.Spahn MLN 17 R.Face PIN 10 B.Buhl MLN 1.95
D.Drysdal LAN 16 D.Elston CHN 6 D.Drysdal LAN 2.18
L.Burdett MLN 15 T.Acker CIN 6 L.Burdett MLN 2.80
J.Antonel SFN 13 C.Labine LAN 6 V.Law PIN 2.83
B.Friend PIN 12 OTHERS TIED W 5 S.Jones SFN 2.90
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
H.Aaron MLN 13 J.Gilliam LAN 19 D.Drysdal LAN 161
B.White SLN 7 D.Blasing SLN 18 J.Antonel SFN 125
G.Green SLN 7 T.Taylor CHN 17 L.Jackson SLN 119
A.Dark CHN 6 V.Pinson CIN 13 S.Jones SFN 115
J.Cunning SLN 5 B.Bruton MLN 13 S.Koufax LAN 109
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