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 GAME and STANDINGS

 September 15, 1959

  The Milwaukee Braves clinched the NL Pennant today in dramatic fashion as Joey Jay pitched a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

BOXSCORE: 1959 Milwaukee Braves At 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers         9/15/1959
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Bruton CF         4  0  0  0 .311     J.Gilliam 3B        3  0  0  0 .264  
  E.Mathews 3B        4  1  2  1 .278     C.Neal 2B           3  0  0  0 .310  
  H.Aaron RF          3  0  1  0 .355     W.Moon RF           3  0  0  0 .293  
  J.Adcock 1B         4  0  1  0 .291     D.Snider CF         2  0  0  0 .229  
  E.Slaughter LF      4  0  0  0 .143     N.Larker LF         3  0  0  0 .300  
A-A.Pafko LF          0  0  0  0 .174     G.Hodges 1B         3  0  0  0 .273  
  J.Logan SS          4  1  1  0 .286     J.Roseboro C        3  0  0  0 .219  
  D.Crandall C        4  0  2  0 .280     M.Wills SS          2  0  0  0 .263  
  F.Mantilla 2B       2  0  0  1 .140   B-R.Fairly PH         1  0  0  0 .233  
  J.Jay P             3  0  0  0 .080     R.Craig P           2  0  0  0 .154  
                                        C-D.Demeter PH        1  0  0  0 .220  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  7  2                 Totals      26  0  0  0
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Slaughter In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Wills In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Craig In 9th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 1 1  0 0 0  -  2  7  0
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  0
 
Braves (93-51)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Jay WIN(6-9)            9       0   0   0   2   4   0   3.50
Totals                    9       0   0   0   2   4   0
 
Dodgers (81-63)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Craig LOSS(10-4)        9       7   2   2   1   5   1   2.41
Totals                    9       7   2   2   1   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 17,387 DATE- Tuesday, September 15th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:12
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 6  Dodgers: 1
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1  Dodgers: 0
DOUBLES- E.Mathews(21st), J.Logan(16th)
HOME RUNS- E.Mathews(43rd)
RBIs- E.Mathews(103rd), F.Mantilla(17th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- F.Mantilla
WALKS- H.Aaron, J.Gilliam, D.Snider
HIT BY PITCH- F.Mantilla
STRIKE OUTS- B.Bruton, J.Adcock-2, J.Jay-2, J.Roseboro-2, R.Craig-2
GIDP- C.Neal
RLISP 2-out- E.Slaughter, J.Roseboro
TEAM RISP- Braves: 1 for 3  Dodgers: 0 for 2
 
Joey Jay(6-9) thrilled the fans at Memorial Coliseum as he crafted a no-hit
masterpiece against the Los Angeles Dodgers.  The Milwaukee Braves won by a
final score of 2 to 0.
 
Jay was obviously at the top of his game as he set the Los Angeles batters
down like so many dominoes.  He walked 2 Los Angeles batters.  The Milwaukee
players and coaches started to leave Jay alone with his thoughts after the
game reached the 7th inning.  By the time the 9th inning rolled around, you
could hear a pin drop every time he went to his wind-up - and an explosion
after every out.  Milwaukee took care of Los Angeles with no trouble in the
bottom of the 9th.  
 
Roger Craig(10-4) absorbed the loss.  What a show!' Fred Haney said.  'Jay was
great out there -- I'm happy that he got it.'

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 National League 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Milwaukee MLN           93  51  .646 ----  *WON*   79  65 .549   86  70 .551
1959 Cincinnati CIN          83  63  .568 11.0          71  75 .486   74  80 .481
1959 Los Angeles LAN         81  63  .563 12.0          79  65 .549   88  68 .564
1959 San Francisco SFN       77  67  .535 16.0          81  63 .563   83  71 .539
1959 Pittsburgh PIN          67  77  .465 26.0          73  71 .507   78  76 .506
1959 Chicago CHN             66  76  .465 26.0          68  74 .479   74  80 .481
1959 St. Louis SLN           55  90  .379 38.5          66  79 .455   71  83 .461
1959 Philadelphia PHN        55  90  .379 38.5          60  85 .414   64  90 .416

1959 NL Standings

 September 15, 1959

  The Milwaukee Braves magic # is down to 1. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Milwaukee MLN           92  51  .643 ----     1    79  64 .552   86  70 .551
1959 Los Angeles LAN         81  62  .566 11.0          78  65 .545   88  68 .564
1959 Cincinnati CIN          82  63  .566 11.0          71  74 .490   74  80 .481
1959 San Francisco SFN       77  66  .538 15.0          80  63 .559   83  71 .539
1959 Pittsburgh PIN          67  77  .465 25.5          73  71 .507   78  76 .506
1959 Chicago CHN             66  76  .465 25.5          68  74 .479   74  80 .481
1959 Philadelphia PHN        55  89  .382 37.5          60  84 .417   64  90 .416
1959 St. Louis SLN           54  90  .375 38.5          65  79 .451   71  83 .461
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
CHN     66   76  .465 31-37 35-39 17-25 49-51  8-11 18-27     4-6     Lost 1
CIN     82   63  .566 45-30 37-33 21-20 61-43  5- 5 26-19     7-3     Won 1
LAN     81   62  .566 45-29 36-33 13-11 68-51  7- 5 24-16     5-5     Lost 1
MLN     92   51  .643 53-21 39-30 18-19 74-32 14- 5 30-16     7-3     Won 2
PHN     55   89  .382 29-44 26-45 19-34 36-55  7- 7 22-28     4-6     Lost 4
PIN     67   77  .465 37-35 30-42 15-21 52-56  3- 7 22-22     2-8     Lost 5
SFN     77   66  .538 40-31 37-35 15-13 62-53  9-11 23-24     7-3     Lost 1
SLN     54   90  .375 22-45 32-45 12-39 42-51  6- 8 14-27     5-5     Won 1

1959 NL Standings

 September 1, 1959

  The Milwaukee Braves head into the last month of the 1959 MLB season still holding a commanding edge on 1st place. They've been in 1st since the 2nd week of the season. LA, Cincinnati, and San Francisco have made small attempts at challenging the Braves but all have come up short.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Milwaukee MLN           84  46  .646 ----    15    70  60 .538   86  70 .551
1959 Los Angeles LAN         75  56  .573  9.5          72  59 .550   88  68 .564
1959 Cincinnati CIN          73  58  .557 11.5          63  68 .481   74  80 .481
1959 San Francisco SFN       70  61  .534 14.5          73  58 .557   83  71 .539
1959 Pittsburgh PIN          64  68  .485 21.0          70  62 .530   78  76 .506
1959 Chicago CHN             60  69  .465 23.5          62  67 .481   74  80 .481
1959 Philadelphia PHN        51  82  .383 34.5          54  79 .406   64  90 .416
1959 St. Louis SLN           48  85  .361 37.5          61  72 .459   71  83 .461
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
CHN     60   69  .465 29-32 31-37 13-23 47-46  6-11 17-25     7-3     Won 2
CIN     73   58  .557 41-28 32-30 17-19 56-39  4- 5 22-18     6-4     Lost 1
LAN     75   56  .573 39-23 36-33 12-10 63-46  7- 3 20-15     4-6     Won 3
MLN     84   46  .646 47-18 37-28 18-18 66-28 14- 4 28-15     4-6     Lost 2
PHN     51   82  .383 27-43 24-39 18-33 33-49  5- 7 19-25     4-6     Lost 2
PIN     64   68  .485 37-35 27-33 14-18 50-50  3- 6 22-17     6-4     Won 2
SFN     70   61  .534 33-26 37-35 14-11 56-50  9- 9 20-22     5-5     Lost 3
SLN     48   85  .361 22-45 26-40  9-35 39-50  5- 8 13-24     3-7     Won 1
TOTAL  525  525  .500
HOME   275  250  .524
ROAD   250  275  .476
LEFT   115  167  .408
RIGHT  410  358  .534
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
CHN      8- 8 15-16  9-17 12-16 16-12  0- 0    530   555  -25
CIN      6- 9 19-12 17-11 15-13 16-13  0- 0    722   665  +57
LAN     11- 6 13-18 16-14 21- 6 14-12  0- 0    616   530  +86
MLN     12- 1 20-11 18-11 18- 8 16-15  0- 0    610   465 +145
PHN      4-10 11-21 10-16 10-18 16-17  0- 0    511   681 -170
PIN      6- 8 14-19 15-15 12-15 17-11  0- 0    586   605  -19
SFN      9- 7 18-11 15-16 13-13 15-14  0- 0    558   503  +55
SLN      5-12 13-15 14-14  9-21  7-23  0- 0    580   709 -129

1959 NL Standings

 August 15, 1959

  It's halfway through the month of August in the 1959 season and the Milwaukee Braves still hold the top spot in the NL. But the large lead they've had for most of the season has dwindled to 5.5 games over the 2nd place Los Angeles Dodgers. LA has really heated up. After going a league best 21-6 in July, they are a league best 8-2 so far in August.

  Milwaukee's Hank Aaron (.359 BA, 39HR, 98 RBI) is still on a pace to win the Triple Crown. Pitcher Don Drysdale (18-7, 2.54 ERA, 182K) along with improved pitching from Sandy Koufax and Johnny Podres is a big reason the Dodgers have been coming on strong. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Milwaukee MLN           73  39  .652 ----    36    61  51 .545   86  70 .551
1959 Los Angeles LAN         69  46  .600  5.5          63  52 .548   88  68 .564
1959 San Francisco SFN       63  51  .553 11.0          65  49 .570   83  71 .539
1959 Cincinnati CIN          62  53  .539 12.5          55  60 .478   74  80 .481
1959 Pittsburgh PIN          53  62  .461 21.5          56  59 .487   78  76 .506
1959 Chicago CHN             50  63  .442 23.5          56  57 .496   74  80 .481
1959 Philadelphia PHN        44  70  .386 30.0          47  67 .412   64  90 .416
1959 St. Louis SLN           44  74  .373 32.0          55  63 .466   71  83 .461
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
CHN     50   63  .442 26-30 24-33 12-19 38-44  5- 9 14-23     4-6     Lost 2
CIN     62   53  .539 35-24 27-29 13-18 49-35  4- 5 17-17     4-6     Lost 1
LAN     69   46  .600 36-23 33-23 11- 8 58-38  7- 3 19-12     8-2     Won 2
MLN     73   39  .652 41-15 32-24 17-16 56-23 13- 4 25-11     3-7     Lost 1
PHN     44   70  .386 21-34 23-36 14-29 30-41  3- 7 17-21     8-2     Won 1
PIN     53   62  .461 26-29 27-33 12-16 41-46  3- 6 19-16     6-4     Won 2
SFN     63   51  .553 33-26 30-25 13- 9 50-42  9- 8 17-20     7-3     Won 2
SLN     44   74  .373 20-39 24-35  9-32 35-42  5- 7 12-20     1-9     Lost 2
TOTAL  458  458  .500
HOME   238  220  .520
ROAD   220  238  .480
LEFT   101  147  .407
RIGHT  357  311  .534
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
CHN      8- 8 15-16  9-17 12-16  6- 6  0- 0    454   490  -36
CIN      6- 9 19-12 17-11 15-13  5- 8  0- 0    628   592  +36
LAN     11- 6 13-18 16-14 21- 6  8- 2  0- 0    551   464  +87
MLN     12- 1 20-11 18-11 18- 8  5- 8  0- 0    527   405 +122
PHN      4-10 11-21 10-16 10-18  9- 5  0- 0    435   579 -144
PIN      6- 8 14-19 15-15 12-15  6- 5  0- 0    469   517  -48
SFN      9- 7 18-11 15-16 13-13  8- 4  0- 0    492   415  +77
SLN      5-12 13-15 14-14  9-21  3-12  0- 0    514   608  -94

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1959 National League                 Date: 8/15/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 MLN  73  39    H.Aaron   MLN .359  H.Aaron   MLN   39  H.Aaron   MLN   98
1959 LAN  69  46    C.Neal    LAN .323  E.Banks   CHN   33  G.Bell    CIN   86
1959 SFN  63  51    G.Bell    CIN .318  E.Mathews MLN   31  K.Boyer   SLN   83
1959 CIN  62  53    J.Cunning SLN .317  K.Boyer   SLN   29  E.Mathews MLN   80
1959 PIN  53  62    K.Boyer   SLN .316  O.Cepeda  SFN   27  OTHERS TIED W   75
1959 CHN  50  63
1959 PHN  44  70    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 SLN  44  74    D.Drysdal LAN   18  R.Face    PIN   10  B.Buhl    MLN 2.27
                    L.Burdett MLN   17  D.Elston  CHN    7  D.Drysdal LAN 2.54
                    W.Spahn   MLN   17  T.Acker   CIN    6  L.Burdett MLN 2.74
                    OTHERS TIED W   13  C.Labine  LAN    6  S.Jones   SFN 2.76
                                        L.McDanie SLN    6  H.Haddix  PIN 2.77
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Gilliam LAN   12  D.Blasing SLN   20  D.Drysdal LAN  182
                    M.Wills   LAN    9  J.Gilliam LAN   19  J.Antonel SFN  136
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  T.Taylor  CHN   17  S.Jones   SFN  133
                                        OTHERS TIED W   14  S.Koufax  LAN  128
                                                            L.Jackson SLN  128

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