1959 St. Louis Cardinals season

1959 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 71–83 (.461)
League place 7th
Other information
Owner(s) August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s) Bing Devine
Manager(s) Solly Hemus
Local television KPLR
Local radio KMOX
(Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Joe Garagiola)
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The 1959 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 78th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 68th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 71–83 during the season and finished seventh in the National League, 16 games behind the NL pennant and World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason

Regular season

Season summary

The Cardinals played the league's best baseball from early May into late July, during which time they went 40–30. In the end, pitching failed the Redbirds. Their 4.34 ERA was ranked worst in the National League.

There were some bright spots to the season. Larry Jackson and Lindy McDaniel, who found success and saved 15 games after an early-season move to the bullpen, each won a team-high 14 games. Also, third baseman Ken Boyer won a Gold Glove this year.

Right fielder Joe Cunningham led the National League in on-base percentage at .453 and batted .345 to finish second to Hank Aaron for the National League batting title.

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 88 68 0.564 46–32 42–36
Milwaukee Braves 86 70 0.551 2 49–29 37–41
San Francisco Giants 83 71 0.539 4 42–35 41–36
Pittsburgh Pirates 78 76 0.506 9 47–30 31–46
Chicago Cubs 74 80 0.481 13 38–39 36–41
Cincinnati Reds 74 80 0.481 13 43–34 31–46
St. Louis Cardinals 71 83 0.461 16 42–35 29–48
Philadelphia Phillies 64 90 0.416 23 37–40 27–50

Record vs. opponents

1959 National League Records

Sources:
Team CHC CIN LAD MIL PHI PIT SF STL
Chicago 9–13 11–11 10–12 10–12–1 12–10 12–10 10–12
Cincinnati 13–9 13–9 11–11 9–13 9–13 8–14 11–11
Los Angeles 11–11 9–13 14–10 17–5 11–11 14–8 12–10
Milwaukee 12–10 11–11 10–14 13–9 15–7–1 12–10 13–9
Philadelphia 12–10–1 13–9 5–17 9–13 9–13 9–13 7–15
Pittsburgh 10–12 13–9 11–11 7–15–1 13–9 10–12 14–8
San Francisco 10–12 14–8 8–14 10–12 13–9 12–10 16–6
St. Louis 12–10 11–11 10–12 9–13 15–7 8–14 6–16

Notable transactions

Roster

1959 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
CF Cimoli, GinoGino Cimoli 143 519 145 .279 8 72

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Tate, LeeLee Tate 41 50 7 .140 1 4
Essegian, ChuckChuck Essegian 17 39 7 .179 0 5
Carmel, DukeDuke Carmel 10 23 3 .130 0 3
O'Rourke, CharlieCharlie O'Rourke 2 2 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Broglio, ErnieErnie Broglio 35 181.1 7 12 4.72 133
Hughes, TomTom Hughes 2 4 0 2 15.75 2

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Blaylock, GaryGary Blaylock 26 100 4 5 5.13 61
Bridges, MarshallMarshall Bridges 27 76 6 3 4.26 76
Blaylock, BobBob Blaylock 3 9 0 1 4.00 3

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Brosnan, JimJim Brosnan 20 1 3 2 4.91 18
Grissom, MarvMarv Grissom 3 0 0 0 22.50 0

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Omaha Cardinals American Association Joe Schultz
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Cot Deal and Clyde King
AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Vern Benson
A York White Roses Eastern League Mike Ryba and Ed Lyons
B Winston-Salem Red Birds Carolina League Al Unser
C Winnipeg Goldeyes Northern League Chase Riddle
C Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Whitey Kurowski
D Dothan Cardinals Alabama–Florida League J. C. Dunn
D Wytheville Cardinals Appalachian League Don Pries
D Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Homer Ray Wilson
D Keokuk Cardinals Midwest League Frank Calo
D Hobbs Cardinals Sophomore League Thurman Tucker

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winnipeg, Billings[13]

References

External links

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