NL Final Standings and League Leaders

 September 28, 1959

The 1959 NL regular season is complete. Milwaukee wins the Pennant. Here are the final standings and the League Leaders (Hank Aaron wins the Triple Crown):

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Milwaukee MLN           99  55  .643 ----  *WON*   86  68 .558   86  70 .551
1959 Los Angeles LAN         87  67  .565 12.0          86  68 .558   88  68 .564
1959 Cincinnati CIN          85  69  .552 14.0          74  80 .481   74  80 .481
1959 San Francisco SFN       81  73  .526 18.0          83  71 .539   83  71 .539
1959 Pittsburgh PIN          74  80  .481 25.0          78  76 .506   78  76 .506
1959 Chicago CHN             72  82  .468 27.0          74  80 .481   74  80 .481
1959 St. Louis SLN           60  94  .390 39.0          71  83 .461   71  83 .461
1959 Philadelphia PHN        58  96  .377 41.0          64  90 .416   64  90 .416
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
CHN     72   82  .468 36-41 36-41 18-26 54-56  9-11 20-27     5-5     Lost 1
CIN     85   69  .552 45-32 40-37 23-22 62-47  6- 5 26-23     4-6     Lost 2
LAN     87   67  .565 46-31 41-36 15-11 72-56  7- 5 24-18     6-4     Won 1
MLN     99   55  .643 55-22 44-33 19-19 80-36 14- 5 32-18     6-4     Won 1
PHN     58   96  .377 30-47 28-49 20-35 38-61  7- 7 22-29     3-7     Lost 1
PIN     74   80  .481 40-37 34-43 16-23 58-57  3- 7 26-23     7-3     Won 3
SFN     81   73  .526 42-35 39-38 16-15 65-58  9-12 26-25     4-6     Won 1
SLN     60   94  .390 28-49 32-45 14-41 46-53  6- 9 15-28     6-4     Lost 1
TOTAL  616  616  .500
HOME   322  294  .523
ROAD   294  322  .477
LEFT   141  192  .423
RIGHT  475  424  .528
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
CHN      8- 8 15-16  9-17 12-16 16-12 12-13    630   663  -33
CIN      6- 9 19-12 17-11 15-13 16-13 12-11    839   769  +70
LAN     11- 6 13-18 16-14 21- 6 14-12 12-11    718   642  +76
MLN     12- 1 20-11 18-11 18- 8 16-15 15- 9    729   546 +183
PHN      4-10 11-21 10-16 10-18 16-17  7-14    578   784 -206
PIN      6- 8 14-19 15-15 12-15 17-11 10-12    659   691  -32
SFN      9- 7 18-11 15-16 13-13 15-14 11-12    651   591  +60
SLN      5-12 13-15 14-14  9-21  7-23 12- 9    673   791 -118

1959 National League Leaders                                  Date: 9/28/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 MLN  99  55    H.Aaron   MLN .354  H.Aaron   MLN   51  H.Aaron   MLN  130
1959 LAN  87  67    F.Robinso CIN .330  E.Banks   CHN   47  G.Bell    CIN  112
1959 CIN  85  69    J.Cunning SLN .326  E.Mathews MLN   46  E.Mathews MLN  112
1959 SFN  81  73    J.Temple  CIN .321  K.Boyer   SLN   37  K.Boyer   SLN  111
1959 PIN  74  80    B.Bruton  MLN .311  O.Cepeda  SFN   36  E.Banks   CHN  106
1959 CHN  72  82
1959 SLN  60  94    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 PHN  58  96    W.Spahn   MLN   23  R.Face    PIN   13  S.Miller  SFN 2.50
                    L.Burdett MLN   22  D.Elston  CHN    9  B.Buhl    MLN 2.63
                    D.Drysdal LAN   20  B.Lawrenc CIN    8  V.Law     PIN 2.86
                    V.Law     PIN   17  B.Henry   CHN    7  S.Jones   SFN 3.03
                    OTHERS TIED W   16  L.McDanie SLN    7  H.Haddix  PIN 3.05
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    D.Newcomb CIN    9  J.Gilliam LAN   24  D.Drysdal LAN  228
                    S.Burgess PIN    8  D.Blasing SLN   24  J.Antonel SFN  178
                    D.Blasing SLN    8  V.Pinson  CIN   22  S.Jones   SFN  174
                    E.Averill CHN    6  T.Taylor  CHN   20  S.Koufax  LAN  171
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  F.Robinso CIN   19  J.Podres  LAN  168

1959 NL League Leaders: Aaron's TC Bid

 September 19, 1959

  Milwaukee's Hank Aaron looked like he had a lock on a Triple Crown season. But Aaron has suddenly gone cold at the plate and has hit only 3 HR's in September so far. Meanwhile, Chicago's Ernie Banks continues to mash big flies at a steady rate. He's now only 1 HR behind Hank. 

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1959 National League                 Date: 9/19/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 MLN  93  53    H.Aaron   MLN .355  H.Aaron   MLN   48  H.Aaron   MLN  119
1959 CIN  84  64    F.Robinso CIN .332  E.Banks   CHN   47  G.Bell    CIN  110
1959 LAN  82  64    J.Cunning SLN .324  E.Mathews MLN   43  K.Boyer   SLN  108
1959 SFN  79  67    J.Temple  CIN .324  K.Boyer   SLN   36  E.Banks   CHN  104
1959 PIN  69  78    K.Boyer   SLN .312  OTHERS TIED W   34  F.Robinso CIN  104
1959 CHN  68  78
1959 PHN  56  91    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 SLN  55  91    W.Spahn   MLN   22  R.Face    PIN   11  B.Buhl    MLN 2.38
                    L.Burdett MLN   20  D.Elston  CHN    9  H.Haddix  PIN 2.80
                    D.Drysdal LAN   19  B.Lawrenc CIN    8  V.Law     PIN 2.93
                    OTHERS TIED W   16  B.Henry   CHN    7  S.Jones   SFN 2.98
                                        L.McDanie SLN    7  D.Drysdal LAN 3.02
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    E.Kasko   CIN   10  J.Gilliam LAN   22  D.Drysdal LAN  212
                    A.Schult  CHN    8  V.Pinson  CIN   21  S.Koufax  LAN  167
                    D.Newcomb CIN    8  D.Blasing SLN   21  J.Antonel SFN  167
                    J.Logan   MLN    7  T.Taylor  CHN   20  S.Jones   SFN  166
                    L.Maye    MLN    7  F.Robinso CIN   19  J.Podres  LAN  154

1959 NL League Leaders

 September 1, 1959

  Here are the NL League Leaders in some of the top categories. Milwaukee's Hank Aaron (.354, 45, 111) continues his quest for the Triple Crown. He and his teammates Eddie Mathews (36, 91) and Billy Bruton (.312) lead the Brave's powerful offensive attack. The pitching staff is also the best in the NL. Warren Spahn, Lew Burdette and Bob Buhl head that mound corps.

  Cincinnati's Frank Robinson (.327 BA) and Gus Bell (.323 BA, 103RBI) have shown prowess at the plate. Chicago SS Ernie Banks is 2nd in the NL in homers (39) while being a top-notch fielder. St. Louis Cardinal 3rd baseman Ken Boyer is another top-notch fielder who is 4th in homers (30) and 3rd in RBI (94).

 LA's Don Drysdale (19 W, 2.52 ERA, 202 K's) may be the top pitcher in the NL as he is close to netting the pitching Triple Crown. 

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1959 National League                 Date: 9/1/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 MLN  84  46    H.Aaron   MLN .354  H.Aaron   MLN   45  H.Aaron   MLN  111
1959 LAN  75  56    F.Robinso CIN .327  E.Banks   CHN   39  G.Bell    CIN  103
1959 CIN  73  58    J.Cunning SLN .327  E.Mathews MLN   36  K.Boyer   SLN   94
1959 SFN  70  61    G.Bell    CIN .323  K.Boyer   SLN   30  E.Mathews MLN   91
1959 PIN  64  68    B.Bruton  MLN .312  O.Cepeda  SFN   29  W.Post    PHN   90
1959 CHN  60  69
1959 PHN  51  82    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 SLN  48  85    W.Spahn   MLN   20  R.Face    PIN   11  B.Buhl    MLN 2.35
                    D.Drysdal LAN   19  D.Elston  CHN    8  D.Drysdal LAN 2.52
                    L.Burdett MLN   19  OTHERS TIED W    6  V.Law     PIN 2.87
                    V.Law     PIN   15                      L.Burdett MLN 2.91
                    OTHERS TIED W   14                      G.Hobbie  CHN 2.93
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    V.Pinson  CIN   14  J.Gilliam LAN   21  D.Drysdal LAN  202
                    J.Adcock  MLN   10  D.Blasing SLN   21  J.Antonel SFN  155
                    N.Larker  LAN    9  F.Robinso CIN   19  S.Koufax  LAN  152
                    G.Green   SLN    7  T.Taylor  CHN   18  S.Jones   SFN  148
                    OTHERS TIED W    6  V.Pinson  CIN   16  J.Podres  LAN  135

1959 NL Standings and League Leaders

 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

1959 NL Standings and League Leaders

 July 16, 1959

  The Milwaukee Braves are still holding a large lead in the NL as we reach the middle of July. The Los Angeles Dodgers have been hot so far this month (10-2) and have moved into 3rd place.

  Milwaukee's Hank Aaron is still making a bid for the Triple Crown (.360 BA, 31 HR 74 RBI) and Warren Spahn (14-3) has been the top pitcher in the league.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Milwaukee MLN           56  27  .675 ----    61    46  37 .554   86  70 .551
1959 Cincinnati CIN          49  38  .563  9.0          38  49 .437   74  80 .481
1959 Los Angeles LAN         50  40  .556  9.5          50  40 .556   88  68 .564
1959 San Francisco SFN       46  40  .535 11.5          49  37 .570   83  71 .539
1959 Pittsburgh PIN          42  48  .467 17.5          48  42 .533   78  76 .506
1959 St. Louis SLN           38  49  .437 20.0          42  45 .483   71  83 .461
1959 Chicago CHN             38  49  .437 20.0          43  44 .494   74  80 .481
1959 Philadelphia PHN        28  56  .333 28.5          31  53 .369   64  90 .416
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
CHN     38   49  .437 21-22 17-27 10-15 28-34  4- 6 10-17     4-6     Lost 1
CIN     49   38  .563 27-17 22-21 10-13 39-25  4- 4 14-15     4-6     Won 1
LAN     50   40  .556 24-20 26-20  9- 7 41-33  4- 3 13- 9     8-2     Won 4
MLN     56   27  .675 29-12 27-15 13-11 43-16 11- 2 21- 8     6-4     Won 1
PHN     28   56  .333 17-28 11-28  9-21 19-35  3- 6 11-17     3-7     Lost 3
PIN     42   48  .467 23-26 19-22 10-14 32-34  3- 5 14-14     6-4     Lost 2
SFN     46   40  .535 22-18 24-22  8- 6 38-34  7- 8 12-14     4-6     Won 1
SLN     38   49  .437 16-25 22-24  6-23 32-26  4- 6 10-11     5-5     Lost 1
TOTAL  347  347  .500
HOME   179  168  .516
ROAD   168  179  .484
LEFT    75  110  .405
RIGHT  272  237  .534
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
CHN      8- 8 15-16  9-17  6- 8  0- 0  0- 0    354   382  -28
CIN      6- 9 19-12 17-11  7- 6  0- 0  0- 0    501   442  +59
LAN     11- 6 13-18 16-14 10- 2  0- 0  0- 0    397   379  +18
MLN     12- 1 20-11 18-11  6- 4  0- 0  0- 0    384   295  +89
PHN      4-10 11-21 10-16  3- 9  0- 0  0- 0    302   450 -148
PIN      6- 8 14-19 15-15  7- 6  0- 0  0- 0    389   403  -14
SFN      9- 7 18-11 15-16  4- 6  0- 0  0- 0    383   322  +61
SLN      5-12 13-15 14-14  6- 8  0- 0  0- 0    411   448  -37

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1959 National League                 Date: 7/16/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 MLN  56  27    H.Aaron   MLN .360  H.Aaron   MLN   31  H.Aaron   MLN   74
1959 CIN  49  38    G.Bell    CIN .338  E.Banks   CHN   23  G.Bell    CIN   64
1959 LAN  50  40    J.Cunning SLN .336  E.Mathews MLN   22  W.Mays    SFN   63
1959 SFN  46  40    D.Stuart  PIN .332  W.Mays    SFN   22  E.Mathews MLN   62
1959 PIN  42  48    K.Boyer   SLN .322  K.Boyer   SLN   21  K.Boyer   SLN   61
1959 SLN  38  49
1959 CHN  38  49    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 PHN  28  56    W.Spahn   MLN   14  R.Face    PIN    8  B.Buhl    MLN 1.94
                    D.Drysdal LAN   13  D.Elston  CHN    6  D.Drysdal LAN 2.36
                    L.Burdett MLN   12  T.Acker   CIN    6  S.Jones   SFN 2.54
                    L.Jackson SLN   11  C.Labine  LAN    6  H.Haddix  PIN 2.77
                    J.Antonel SFN   11  E.Broglio SLN    5  V.Law     PIN 2.78
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    D.Dottere CIN   10  J.Gilliam LAN   18  D.Drysdal LAN  134
                    J.Koppe   PHN   10  D.Blasing SLN   16  S.Koufax  LAN  109
                    G.Green   SLN    7  T.Taylor  CHN   15  J.Antonel SFN  105
                    OTHERS TIED W    6  B.Bruton  MLN   11  S.Jones   SFN  103
                                        B.White   SLN   10  L.Jackson SLN  100

1959 NL Standings at the All Star Break

 July 6, 1959

  We're at the All Star break in the 1959 NL season. It's about the halfway point of the season. Milwaukee continues to lead the league by a solid margin.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Milwaukee MLN           52  25  .675 ----    69    44  33 .571   86  70 .551
1959 Cincinnati CIN          46  34  .575  7.5          35  45 .438   74  80 .481
1959 Los Angeles LAN         46  38  .548  9.5          47  37 .560   88  68 .564
1959 San Francisco SFN       44  37  .543 10.0          46  35 .568   83  71 .539
1959 Pittsburgh PIN          38  45  .458 17.0          44  39 .530   78  76 .506
1959 St. Louis SLN           34  45  .430 19.0          37  42 .468   71  83 .461
1959 Chicago CHN             34  46  .425 19.5          39  41 .488   74  80 .481
1959 Philadelphia PHN        27  51  .346 25.5          29  49 .372   64  90 .416

League Leaders for 1959 National League                           Date: 7/6/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 MLN  52  25    H.Aaron   MLN .350  H.Aaron   MLN   26  H.Aaron   MLN   64
1959 CIN  46  34    G.Bell    CIN .344  W.Mays    SFN   21  E.Mathews MLN   58
1959 LAN  46  38    J.Cunning SLN .342  E.Mathews MLN   20  W.Mays    SFN   58
1959 SFN  44  37    D.Stuart  PIN .336  K.Boyer   SLN   20  V.Pinson  CIN   57
1959 PIN  38  45    K.Boyer   SLN .329  OTHERS TIED W   19  OTHERS TIED W   56
1959 SLN  34  45
1959 CHN  34  46    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 PHN  27  51    W.Spahn   MLN   14  R.Face    PIN    7  B.Buhl    MLN 1.94
                    D.Drysdal LAN   12  T.Acker   CIN    6  D.Drysdal LAN 2.38
                    L.Burdett MLN   11  C.Labine  LAN    6  S.Jones   SFN 2.46
                    J.Antonel SFN   11  D.Elston  CHN    5  G.Hobbie  CHN 2.82
                    OTHERS TIED W   10  E.Broglio SLN    5  L.Burdett MLN 2.86
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Temple  CIN    8  J.Gilliam LAN   17  D.Drysdal LAN  125
                    D.Stuart  PIN    8  T.Taylor  CHN   15  S.Koufax  LAN  106
                    B.White   SLN    8  D.Blasing SLN   14  J.Antonel SFN  101
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  OTHERS TIED W    9  S.Jones   SFN  101
                                                            OTHERS TIED W   91

1959 NL Standings and League Leaders

 July 1, 1959

  As the calendar is flipped to the month of July, the Milwaukee Braves continue to play at a high level and have increased their lead over the 2nd place Cincinnati Reds to 8.5 games. Milwaukee had the best record in June, going 18-11. While their hitting has been very good, the Braves pitching is what is far superior to any other team in the NL.

  Even with the top hitter in the league, Hank Aaron (.346 BA, 26 HR, 62 RBI), making a bid for the Triple Crown and their other top slugger, Eddie Mathews (20 HR, 56 RBI), it's the Brave's starting pitching that's the most impressive. Warren Spahn (13-2, 3.00 ERA), Lew Burdette (11-6, 2.72 ERA) and Bob Buhl (8-3, 1.94 ERA) head the mound corps. 

  Among others that are having fine seasons are St. Louis Cardinal Ken Boyer (.333 BA, 20 HR, 54 RBI) who is also making a bid for the Triple Crown and San Francisco Giant Willie Mays (.298 BA, 20 HR, 56 RBI). Boyer's teammate Joe Cunningham had been turning heads with his .340 BA and a NL best .425 OBP.  

  The 2nd place Reds have the highest scoring offense in the NL by a large margin: 418 RS vs. 343 for the Giants. It's been a complete team effort for Cincinnati with no real standout player. Vada Pinson, Frank Robinson, Gus Bell, Jerry Lynch, Roy McMillan and Johnny Temple have all contributed in various ways. 4th place LA's pitcher Don Drysdale (11-6, 2.40 ERA, 117 K) is one of the best in the league.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Milwaukee MLN           50  23  .685 ----    73    42  31 .575   86  70 .551
1959 Cincinnati CIN          42  32  .568  8.5          33  41 .446   74  80 .481
1959 San Francisco SFN       42  34  .553  9.5          43  33 .566   83  71 .539
1959 Los Angeles LAN         40  38  .513 12.5          43  35 .551   88  68 .564
1959 Pittsburgh PIN          35  42  .455 17.0          40  37 .519   78  76 .506
1959 St. Louis SLN           32  41  .438 18.0          35  38 .479   71  83 .461
1959 Chicago CHN             32  41  .438 18.0          36  37 .493   74  80 .481
1959 Philadelphia PHN        25  47  .347 24.5          26  46 .361   64  90 .416
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
CHN     32   41  .438 18-16 14-25  8-15 24-26  4- 5  9-14     2-8     Lost 7
CIN     42   32  .568 25-14 17-18  8-10 34-22  3- 4 13-13     7-3     Lost 1
LAN     40   38  .513 24-20 16-18  7- 7 33-31  4- 3 12- 9     6-4     Lost 1
MLN     50   23  .685 26-11 24-12 11-11 39-12 11- 2 18- 7     6-4     Won 4
PHN     25   47  .347 14-19 11-28  8-18 17-29  3- 5  9-15     3-7     Lost 1
PIN     35   42  .455 17-20 18-22 10-10 25-32  3- 5 11-13     6-4     Won 1
SFN     42   34  .553 22-18 20-16  7- 5 35-29  7- 7 12-12     5-5     Won 1
SLN     32   41  .438 14-20 18-21  6-18 26-23  2- 6  8- 9     6-4     Won 1
TOTAL  298  298  .500
HOME   160  138  .537
ROAD   138  160  .463
LEFT    65   94  .409
RIGHT  233  204  .533
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
CHN      8- 8 15-16  9-17  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    298   318  -20
CIN      6- 9 19-12 17-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    418   367  +51
LAN     11- 6 13-18 16-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    319   332  -13
MLN     12- 1 20-11 18-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    334   254  +80
PHN      4-10 11-21 10-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    258   374 -116
PIN      6- 8 14-19 15-15  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    338   346   -8
SFN      9- 7 18-11 15-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    343   280  +63
SLN      5-12 13-15 14-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    334   371  -37

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1959 National League                 Date: 7/1/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 MLN  50  23    H.Aaron   MLN .346  H.Aaron   MLN   26  H.Aaron   MLN   62
1959 CIN  42  32    J.Cunning SLN .340  E.Mathews MLN   20  E.Mathews MLN   56
1959 SFN  42  34    K.Boyer   SLN .333  K.Boyer   SLN   20  W.Mays    SFN   56
1959 LAN  40  38    G.Bell    CIN .328  W.Mays    SFN   20  K.Boyer   SLN   54
1959 PIN  35  42    B.Bruton  MLN .327  OTHERS TIED W   17  V.Pinson  CIN   53
1959 SLN  32  41
1959 CHN  32  41    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 PHN  25  47    W.Spahn   MLN   13  T.Acker   CIN    6  B.Buhl    MLN 1.94
                    D.Drysdal LAN   11  C.Labine  LAN    5  D.Drysdal LAN 2.40
                    L.Burdett MLN   11  R.Face    PIN    5  S.Jones   SFN 2.56
                    J.Antonel SFN   11  E.Broglio SLN    5  L.Burdett MLN 2.72
                    OTHERS TIED W   10  OTHERS TIED W    4  V.Law     PIN 2.86
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    V.Pinson  CIN   13  T.Taylor  CHN   15  D.Drysdal LAN  117
                    J.Cunning SLN   11  J.Gilliam LAN   15  S.Koufax  LAN  104
                    D.Kravitz PIN    8  D.Blasing SLN   13  S.Jones   SFN   96
                    O.Cepeda  SFN    8  B.Bruton  MLN    9  J.Antonel SFN   94
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  OTHERS TIED W    8  J.Podres  LAN   91
 

1959 NL Standings and League Leaders

 June 15, 1959

  It's halfway through the month of June in the NL. The Milwaukee Braves are still in 1st place and are pulling away from the pack. The Brave's pitching has been outstanding and their hitting has been very good. Warren Spahn is 12-0 and Hank Aaron (.335, 20, 52) continues to make a bid for the Triple Crown. St. Louis Cardinal 3rd baseman, Ken Boyer (.332, 18, 49), is making a bid himself. Boyer's teammate Joe Cunningham is hitting .348, tied with Cincinnati's Gus Bell for best BA in the NL.

   The San Francisco Giants are in 2nd place, 8 games back and the Cincinnati Reds are 8.5 back. The Giants have been getting a combination of good pitching and hitting. The Reds have the highest scoring offense in the league but their pitching has been mediocre. After the top 3 teams, every other team is below .500. LA's Don Drysdale is the only other pitcher with double digit Wins (10). He's also tops in Strikeouts with 92. Milwaukee's Bob Buhl has the top ERA (2.07). 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Milwaukee MLN           42  17  .712 ----    87    34  25 .576   86  70 .551
1959 San Francisco SFN       35  26  .574  8.0          34  27 .557   83  71 .539
1959 Cincinnati CIN          34  26  .567  8.5          28  32 .467   74  80 .481
1959 Los Angeles LAN         30  32  .484 13.5          32  30 .516   88  68 .564
1959 Chicago CHN             28  32  .467 14.5          31  29 .517   74  80 .481
1959 Pittsburgh PIN          27  35  .435 16.5          33  29 .532   78  76 .506
1959 St. Louis SLN           22  36  .379 19.5          25  33 .431   71  83 .461
1959 Philadelphia PHN        22  36  .379 19.5          23  35 .397   64  90 .416
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
CHN     28   32  .467 14-13 14-19  7-12 21-20  4- 4  8-11     4-6     Lost 4
CIN     34   26  .567 19-12 15-14  6- 8 28-18  2- 3 10-12     7-3     Won 2
LAN     30   32  .484 14-14 16-18  6- 7 24-25  3- 1  9- 7     4-6     Won 1
MLN     42   17  .712 23- 8 19- 9  9- 6 33-11  9- 2 16- 5     7-3     Lost 1
PHN     22   36  .379 14-18  8-18  7-13 15-23  3- 4  9-13     6-4     Lost 1
PIN     27   35  .435 17-20 10-15  8- 7 19-28  2- 3  7-11     4-6     Won 1
SFN     35   26  .574 16-11 19-15  5- 4 30-22  3- 5  8- 9     6-4     Won 1
SLN     22   36  .379  9-18 13-18  5-15 17-21  2- 6  8- 7     3-7     Lost 2
TOTAL  240  240  .500
HOME   126  114  .525
ROAD   114  126  .475
LEFT    53   72  .424
RIGHT  187  168  .527
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
CHN      8- 8 15-16  5- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    248   256   -8
CIN      6- 9 19-12  9- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    344   308  +36
LAN     11- 6 13-18  6- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    257   288  -31
MLN     12- 1 20-11 10- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    280   193  +87
PHN      4-10 11-21  7- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    219   293  -74
PIN      6- 8 14-19  7- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    274   285  -11
SFN      9- 7 18-11  8- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    280   212  +68
SLN      5-12 13-15  4- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    243   310  -67
  

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1959 National League                 Date: 6/15/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 MLN  42  17    J.Cunning SLN .348  H.Aaron   MLN   20  H.Aaron   MLN   52
1959 SFN  35  26    G.Bell    CIN .348  K.Boyer   SLN   18  K.Boyer   SLN   49
1959 CIN  34  26    H.Aaron   MLN .335  F.Robinso CIN   16  E.Mathews MLN   48
1959 LAN  30  32    K.Boyer   SLN .332  E.Mathews MLN   15  V.Pinson  CIN   43
1959 CHN  28  32    B.Bruton  MLN .332  OTHERS TIED W   13  F.Robinso CIN   43
1959 PIN  27  35
1959 SLN  22  36    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 PHN  22  36    W.Spahn   MLN   12  T.Acker   CIN    5  B.Buhl    MLN 2.07
                    D.Drysdal LAN   10  E.Broglio SLN    5  B.Friend  PIN 2.38
                    B.Lawrenc CIN    9  D.Elston  CHN    4  H.Haddix  PIN 2.50
                    J.Antonel SFN    9  R.Face    PIN    4  D.Drysdal LAN 2.52
                    OTHERS TIED W    8  OTHERS TIED W    3  G.Conley  PHN 2.65
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    K.Boyer   SLN   13  T.Taylor  CHN   14  D.Drysdal LAN   92
                    J.Lynch   CIN   11  J.Gilliam LAN   11  S.Koufax  LAN   78
                    V.Thomas  PHN    8  B.Bruton  MLN    8  J.Podres  LAN   75
                    C.Neal    LAN    7  D.Blasing SLN    8  J.Antonel SFN   74 

                    G.Green SLN 7 B.White SLN 8 S.Jones SFN 74  

1959 NL Standings and League Leaders

 June 1, 1959

  The month of May is in the books and the Milwaukee Braves still hold the top spot in the NL. The Braves, who are currently on a 7-game winning streak, continue to get top notch pitching from the likes of Warren Spahn (9-0), Lew Burdette and Bob Buhl. Hanks Aaron (.347, 14, 42), Eddie Matthews and Billy Brutton lead their very potent offense. All these players are in the top 5 of many stat categories. 

  The San Francisco Giants have been in 2nd place for most of the month, 5-5 GB, but can't seem to gain any ground on the Braves. Cincinnati, LA and Chicago are the other teams that look to have a shot at the pennant. Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Philadelphia have all struggled this season. 

 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Milwaukee MLN           32  12  .727 ----   105    28  16 .636   86  70 .551
1959 San Francisco SFN       27  18  .600  5.5          26  19 .578   83  71 .539
1959 Cincinnati CIN          25  21  .543  8.0          21  25 .457   74  80 .481
1959 Los Angeles LAN         24  24  .500 10.0          25  23 .521   88  68 .564
1959 Chicago CHN             23  24  .489 10.5          23  24 .489   74  80 .481
1959 Pittsburgh PIN          20  27  .426 13.5          25  22 .532   78  76 .506
1959 St. Louis SLN           18  27  .400 14.5          19  26 .422   71  83 .461
1959 Philadelphia PHN        15  31  .326 18.0          17  29 .370   64  90 .416
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
CHN     23   24  .489 13- 8 10-16  7- 9 16-15  3- 2  5- 8     4-6     Won 1
CIN     25   21  .543 15- 9 10-12  5- 6 20-15  2- 2  9-10     7-3     Won 2
LAN     24   24  .500 13-14 11-10  4- 6 20-18  3- 1  9- 5     5-5     Won 2
MLN     32   12  .727 19- 4 13- 8  6- 3 26- 9  8- 2 12- 4     8-2     Won 7
PHN     15   31  .326  7-13  8-18  3-12 12-19  2- 4  6-11     2-8     Lost 7
PIN     20   27  .426 10-12 10-15  6- 6 14-21  1- 3  6-10     3-7     Lost 2
SFN     27   18  .600 16-11 11- 7  5- 4 22-14  3- 5  6- 8     6-4     Lost 1
SLN     18   27  .400  8-12 10-15  4-13 14-14  2- 5  7- 4     5-5     Lost 2
TOTAL  184  184  .500
HOME   101   83  .549
ROAD    83  101  .451
LEFT    40   59  .404
RIGHT  144  125  .535
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
CHN      8- 8 15-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    206   201   +5
CIN      6- 9 19-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    267   245  +22
LAN     11- 6 13-18  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    198   231  -33
MLN     12- 1 20-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    217   144  +73
PHN      4-10 11-21  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    173   257  -84
PIN      6- 8 14-19  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    204   210   -6
SFN      9- 7 18-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    219   146  +73
SLN      5-12 13-15  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    182   232  -50

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1959 National League                 Date: 6/1/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 MLN  32  12    B.Bruton  MLN .376  H.Aaron   MLN   14  H.Aaron   MLN   42
1959 SFN  27  18    F.Robinso CIN .361  K.Boyer   SLN   13  W.Mays    SFN   38
1959 CIN  25  21    G.Bell    CIN .348  F.Robinso CIN   12  V.Pinson  CIN   36
1959 LAN  24  24    H.Aaron   MLN .347  W.Mays    SFN   12  E.Mathews MLN   36
1959 CHN  23  24    R.Clement PIN .340  E.Mathews MLN   11  OTHERS TIED W   34
1959 PIN  20  27
1959 SLN  18  27    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 PHN  15  31    W.Spahn   MLN    9  T.Acker   CIN    5  J.Antonel SFN 2.03
                    D.Drysdal LAN    8  E.Broglio SLN    4  J.Nuxhall CIN 2.06
                    L.Burdett MLN    7  OTHERS TIED W    3  B.Buhl    MLN 2.10
                    J.Antonel SFN    7                      J.Sanford SFN 2.16
                    OTHERS TIED W    6                      B.Friend  PIN 2.32
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    T.Taylor  CHN   22  T.Taylor  CHN   12  D.Drysdal LAN   75
                    V.Pinson  CIN    9  J.Gilliam LAN    8  J.Podres  LAN   62
                    D.Crandal MLN    7  B.Bruton  MLN    7  S.Koufax  LAN   61
                    G.Green   SLN    7  D.Blasing SLN    7  J.Antonel SFN   61
                    N.Larker  LAN    6  W.Mays    SFN    6  J.Sanford SFN   54

1959 NL Standings and League Leaders

 May 15, 1959

   Halfway through the month of May and the Milwaukee Braves are still in 1st place. After a torrid start (12-1) to the season, the Braves have cooled off a bit this month (8-6). The San Francisco Giants are in 2nd place, 3.5 GB the league leaders. The 3rd place LA Dodgers (17-15) are the only other NL team above .500. 

  Milwaukee's Hank Aaron leads the league in BA(.425), HR(10), and RBI(32). Cincinati's Frank Robinson is in the top 5 of those 3 categories. Aaron's teammate's, pitchers Lew Burdette (6-2) and Warren Spahn (6-0), are off to great starts. The Dodger's Don Drysdale (7-2, 2-06 ERA, 55 K) has been the top pitcher overall in the NL. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Milwaukee MLN           20   7  .741 ----   123    17  10 .630   86  70 .551
1959 San Francisco SFN       18  12  .600  3.5          16  14 .533   83  71 .539
1959 Los Angeles LAN         17  15  .531  5.5          18  14 .563   88  68 .564
1959 Cincinnati CIN          14  15  .483  7.0          16  13 .552   74  80 .481
1959 Chicago CHN             15  17  .469  7.5          16  16 .500   74  80 .481
1959 Pittsburgh PIN          13  17  .433  8.5          15  15 .500   78  76 .506
1959 St. Louis SLN           13  19  .406  9.5          12  20 .375   71  83 .461
1959 Philadelphia PHN        11  19  .367 10.5          11  19 .367   64  90 .416
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
CHN     15   17  .469  7- 5  8-12  4- 7 11-10  3- 1  2- 4     2-8     Lost 3
CIN     14   15  .483  9- 8  5- 7  3- 4 11-11  0- 2  3- 7     5-5     Lost 1
LAN     17   15  .531  7- 6 10- 9  2- 5 15-10  1- 0  6- 3     5-5     Won 2
MLN     20    7  .741 12- 4  8- 3  3- 3 17- 4  5- 1  8- 2     5-5     Lost 1
PHN     11   19  .367  4-11  7- 8  3- 9  8-10  2- 3  5- 5     6-4     Lost 3
PIN     13   17  .433  8-10  5- 7  4- 5  9-12  1- 1  4- 6     3-7     Lost 3
SFN     18   12  .600 10- 5  8- 7  3- 1 15-11  3- 2  4- 5     7-3     Won 4
SLN     13   19  .406  7- 8  6-11  4- 9  9-10  0- 5  3- 3     7-3     Won 2
TOTAL  121  121  .500
HOME    64   57  .529
ROAD    57   64  .471
LEFT    26   43  .377
RIGHT   95   78  .549
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
CHN      8- 8  7- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    145   149   -4
CIN      6- 9  8- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    157   157   +0
LAN     11- 6  6- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    139   149  -10
MLN     12- 1  8- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    146    99  +47
PHN      4-10  7- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    116   180  -64
PIN      6- 8  7- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    126   126   +0
SFN      9- 7  9- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    147    95  +52
SLN      5-12  8- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    139   160  -21

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1959 National League                 Date: 5/15/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 MLN  20   7    H.Aaron   MLN .425  H.Aaron   MLN   10  H.Aaron   MLN   32
1959 SFN  18  12    F.Robinso CIN .409  F.Robinso CIN    9  F.Thomas  CIN   29
1959 LAN  17  15    C.Neal    LAN .395  K.Boyer   SLN    9  W.Post    PHN   26
1959 CIN  14  15    B.Bruton  MLN .394  E.Mathews MLN    8  W.Mays    SFN   26
1959 CHN  15  17    D.Stuart  PIN .360  W.Mays    SFN    8  F.Robinso CIN   24
1959 PIN  13  17
1959 SLN  13  19    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 PHN  11  19    D.Drysdal LAN    7  T.Acker   CIN    4  J.Antonel SFN 1.71
                    L.Burdett MLN    6  D.Elston  CHN    3  V.Law     PIN 1.76
                    W.Spahn   MLN    6  E.Singlet CHN    3  D.Drysdal LAN 2.06
                    B.Lawrenc CIN    5  E.Broglio SLN    3  H.Haddix  PIN 2.12
                    OTHERS TIED W    4  OTHERS TIED W    2  J.Nuxhall CIN 2.18
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    T.Taylor  CHN    7  T.Taylor  CHN    6  D.Drysdal LAN   55
                    B.Mazeros PIN    7  J.Gilliam LAN    6  J.Podres  LAN   47
                    L.Walls   CHN    6  D.Blasing SLN    6  J.Sanford SFN   43
                    C.Neal    LAN    6  B.White   SLN    5  J.Antonel SFN   38
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  W.Mays    SFN    5  S.Jones   SFN   37