1959 Chicago Cubs
[edit] Summary
The 1959 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 74-80. They scored 673 runs and belted 163 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. The offense was powered by Ernie Banks, who led the team with 45 home runs, 143 RBI, and 179 hits.
The team allowed 688 runs and had a team ERA of 4.01. Glen Hobbie led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 138 strikeouts. Don Elston led the team with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Adams | 1B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ernie Banks | SS | 155 | 589 | 97 | 179 | 45 | 143 | 2 | .374 | .596 | .970 | .304 |
| Al Dark | 3B | 136 | 477 | 60 | 126 | 6 | 45 | 1 | .342 | .386 | .728 | .264 |
| Don Eaddy | 3B | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Johnny Goryl | 2B | 25 | 48 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .264 | .354 | .618 | .188 |
| Randy Jackson | 3B | 41 | 74 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .341 | .378 | .719 | .243 |
| Dale Long | 1B | 110 | 296 | 34 | 70 | 14 | 37 | 0 | .306 | .432 | .738 | .236 |
| Jim Marshall | 1B | 108 | 294 | 39 | 74 | 11 | 40 | 0 | .324 | .405 | .729 | .252 |
| Art Schult | 1B | 42 | 118 | 17 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .320 | .381 | .701 | .271 |
| Tony Taylor | 2B | 150 | 624 | 96 | 175 | 8 | 38 | 23 | .331 | .393 | .724 | .280 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Altman | OF | 135 | 420 | 54 | 103 | 12 | 47 | 1 | .312 | .383 | .695 | .245 |
| Chick King | OF | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Walt Moryn | OF | 117 | 381 | 41 | 89 | 14 | 48 | 0 | .316 | .386 | .702 | .234 |
| Irv Noren | OF | 65 | 156 | 27 | 50 | 4 | 19 | 2 | .384 | .462 | .846 | .321 |
| Bobby Thomson | OF | 122 | 374 | 55 | 97 | 11 | 52 | 1 | .322 | .398 | .720 | .259 |
| Lee Walls | OF | 120 | 354 | 43 | 91 | 8 | 33 | 0 | .342 | .393 | .735 | .257 |
| Billy Williams | OF | 18 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .176 | .212 | .388 | .152 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Earl Averill | C | 74 | 186 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 34 | 0 | .298 | .452 | .750 | .237 |
| Cal Neeman | C | 44 | 105 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .241 | .267 | .508 | .162 |
| Sammy Taylor | C | 110 | 353 | 41 | 95 | 13 | 43 | 1 | .336 | .428 | .764 | .269 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Lou Jackson | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5296 | 673 | 1321 | 163 | 635 | 32 | .314 | .398 | .711 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Anderson | 37 | 36 | 235.3 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 0 | 113 | 77 | 4.13 | 1.368 | |||
| John Buzhardt | 31 | 10 | 101.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 33 | 29 | 4.97 | 1.343 | |||
| Art Ceccarelli | 18 | 15 | 102 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 56 | 37 | 4.76 | 1.294 | |||
| Ed Donnelly | 9 | 0 | 14.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3.14 | 1.888 | |||
| Moe Drabowsky | 31 | 23 | 141.7 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 0 | 70 | 75 | 4.13 | 1.503 | |||
| Dick Drott | 8 | 6 | 27.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 5.93 | 1.868 | |||
| Don Elston | 65 | 0 | 97.7 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 13 | 82 | 46 | 3.32 | 1.259 | |||
| Bill Henry | 65 | 0 | 134.3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 12 | 115 | 26 | 2.68 | 1.020 | |||
| Dave Hillman | 39 | 24 | 191 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 0 | 88 | 43 | 3.53 | 1.157 | |||
| Glen Hobbie | 46 | 33 | 234 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0 | 138 | 106 | 3.69 | 1.325 | |||
| Ben Johnson | 4 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2.16 | 1.257 | |||
| Morrie Martin | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19.29 | 2.609 | |||
| Seth Morehead | 11 | 2 | 18.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4.82 | 1.765 | |||
| Taylor Phillips | 7 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 7.56 | 1.976 | |||
| Bob Porterfield | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.37 | 2.698 | |||
| Joe Schaffernoth | 5 | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8.22 | 1.948 | |||
| Elmer Singleton | 21 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 2.72 | 1.209 | |||
| Bob Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 81.00 | 10.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 405 | 155 | 1391 | 74 | 80 | .481 | 25 | 765 | 519 | 4.01 | 1.334 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ernie Banks | 155 |
| At Bats | Tony Taylor | 624 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tony Taylor | 688 |
| Batting Average | Ernie Banks | .304 |
| On-Base % | Ernie Banks | .374 |
| Slugging % | Ernie Banks | .596 |
| OPS | Ernie Banks | .970 |
| Runs | Ernie Banks | 97 |
| Hits | Ernie Banks | 179 |
| Total Bases | Ernie Banks | 351 |
| Doubles | Tony Taylor | 30 |
| Triples | Al Dark | 9 |
| Home Runs | Ernie Banks | 45 |
| RBI | Ernie Banks | 143 |
| Walks | Ernie Banks | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Tony Taylor | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | Tony Taylor | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | Tony Taylor | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Al Dark | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ernie Banks | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ernie Banks | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Glen Hobbie | 16 |
| Losses | Bob Anderson and Glen Hobbie | 13 |
| Saves | Don Elston | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Don Elston | .556 |
| ERA | Dave Hillman | 3.53 |
| WHIP | Dave Hillman | 1.157 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Anderson | 235.3 |
| Games | Don Elston and Bill Henry | 65 |
| Games Started | Bob Anderson | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Glen Hobbie | 138 |
| Complete Games | Glen Hobbie | 10 |
| Shutouts | Glen Hobbie | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Anderson | 1004 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Anderson | 108 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Anderson | 245 |
| Walks Allowed | Glen Hobbie | 106 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Anderson and Moe Drabowsky | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Glen Hobbie | 34 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Anderson | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Glen Hobbie | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Glen Hobbie | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Anderson | 23 |
