1959 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1959 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 64-90. They scored 599 runs and belted 113 home runs to go along with a .242 batting average. Gene Freese led the team in home runs with 23. Wally Post knocked in 94 runs. Richie Ashburn led the team with 150 hits for a .266 average.
The team allowed 725 runs and had a team ERA of 4.27. Robin Roberts led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 137 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sparky Anderson | 2B | 152 | 477 | 42 | 104 | 0 | 34 | 6 | .282 | .249 | .531 | .218 |
| Ed Bouchee | 1B | 136 | 499 | 75 | 142 | 15 | 74 | 0 | .375 | .449 | .824 | .285 |
| Chico Fernandez | SS | 45 | 123 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .269 | .268 | .537 | .211 |
| Gene Freese | 3B | 132 | 400 | 60 | 107 | 23 | 70 | 8 | .343 | .500 | .843 | .268 |
| Granny Hamner | SS | 21 | 64 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .348 | .453 | .801 | .297 |
| Harry Hanebrink | 2B | 57 | 97 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .273 | .340 | .613 | .258 |
| Willie Jones | 3B | 47 | 160 | 23 | 43 | 7 | 24 | 0 | .343 | .469 | .812 | .269 |
| Joe Koppe | SS | 126 | 422 | 68 | 110 | 7 | 28 | 7 | .327 | .386 | .713 | .261 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Harry Anderson | OF | 142 | 508 | 50 | 122 | 14 | 63 | 1 | .304 | .402 | .706 | .240 |
| Richie Ashburn | OF | 153 | 564 | 86 | 150 | 1 | 20 | 9 | .360 | .307 | .667 | .266 |
| Jim Bolger | OF | 35 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .135 | .104 | .239 | .083 |
| Bob Bowman | OF | 57 | 79 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .176 | .203 | .379 | .127 |
| Solly Drake | OF | 67 | 62 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .243 | .161 | .404 | .145 |
| Dave Philley | OF | 99 | 254 | 32 | 74 | 7 | 37 | 0 | .339 | .461 | .800 | .291 |
| Wally Post | OF | 132 | 468 | 62 | 119 | 22 | 94 | 0 | .310 | .457 | .767 | .254 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jim Hegan | C | 25 | 51 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .232 | .216 | .448 | .196 |
| Joe Lonnett | C | 43 | 93 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .284 | .215 | .499 | .172 |
| Carl Sawatski | C | 74 | 198 | 15 | 58 | 9 | 43 | 0 | .392 | .480 | .872 | .293 |
| Valmy Thomas | C | 66 | 140 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .253 | .236 | .489 | .200 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| John Easton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5109 | 599 | 1237 | 113 | 560 | 39 | .308 | .362 | .670 | .242 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Bowman | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Don Cardwell | 25 | 22 | 153 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 106 | 65 | 4.06 | 1.307 | |||
| Gene Conley | 25 | 22 | 180 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 1 | 102 | 42 | 3.00 | 1.117 | |||
| Turk Farrell | 38 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 4.74 | 1.509 | |||
| Ruben Gomez | 20 | 12 | 72.3 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 1 | 37 | 24 | 6.10 | 1.577 | |||
| Jim Hearn | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5.73 | 1.909 | |||
| Ed Keegan | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18.00 | 3.556 | |||
| Jack Meyer | 47 | 1 | 93.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | 71 | 53 | 3.36 | 1.377 | |||
| Seth Morehead | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9.90 | 1.800 | |||
| Jim Owens | 31 | 30 | 221.3 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 1 | 135 | 73 | 3.21 | 1.247 | |||
| Taylor Phillips | 32 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 35 | 31 | 5.00 | 1.635 | |||
| Robin Roberts | 35 | 35 | 257.3 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 0 | 137 | 35 | 4.27 | 1.174 | |||
| Humberto Robinson | 31 | 4 | 73 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 32 | 24 | 3.33 | 1.288 | |||
| Freddy Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Al Schroll | 3 | 0 | 9.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8.68 | 1.935 | |||
| Ray Semproch | 30 | 18 | 111.7 | 3 | 10 | .231 | 3 | 54 | 59 | 5.40 | 1.594 | |||
| Chris Short | 3 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 8.16 | 2.028 | |||
| Curt Simmons | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.600 | |||
| Team Totals | 345 | 155 | 1353.9 | 64 | 90 | .416 | 15 | 769 | 474 | 4.27 | 1.352 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Richie Ashburn | 153 |
| At Bats | Richie Ashburn | 564 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Richie Ashburn | 660 |
| Batting Average | Ed Bouchee | .285 |
| On-Base % | Ed Bouchee | .375 |
| Slugging % | Wally Post | .457 |
| OPS | Ed Bouchee | .824 |
| Runs | Richie Ashburn | 86 |
| Hits | Richie Ashburn | 150 |
| Total Bases | Ed Bouchee | 224 |
| Doubles | Ed Bouchee | 29 |
| Triples | Joe Koppe | 7 |
| Home Runs | Gene Freese | 23 |
| RBI | Wally Post | 94 |
| Walks | Richie Ashburn | 79 |
| Strikeouts | Wally Post | 101 |
| Stolen Bases | Richie Ashburn | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Richie Ashburn | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Richie Ashburn | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ed Bouchee | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Sparky Anderson | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Robin Roberts | 15 |
| Losses | Robin Roberts | 17 |
| Saves | Turk Farrell | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Gene Conley | .632 |
| ERA | Gene Conley | 3.00 |
| WHIP | Gene Conley | 1.117 |
| Innings Pitched | Robin Roberts | 257.3 |
| Games | Jack Meyer | 47 |
| Games Started | Robin Roberts | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Robin Roberts | 137 |
| Complete Games | Robin Roberts | 19 |
| Shutouts | Gene Conley | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Robin Roberts | 1075 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 122 |
| Hits Allowed | Robin Roberts | 267 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Owens | 73 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 34 |
| Doubles Allowed | Robin Roberts | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Owens and Robin Roberts | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Owens | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Robin Roberts | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim Owens | 21 |
