1959 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1959 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 71-83. They scored 641 runs and belted 118 home runs to go along with a .269 batting average. The offense was powered by Ken Boyer, who led the team with 28 home runs and 94 RBI. Don Blasingame led the team with 178 hits for a .289 average.
The team allowed 725 runs and had a team ERA of 4.34. Larry Jackson and Lindy McDaniel were tied for the team lead in wins with 14. Larry Jackson struck out 145 batters to lead the team. Lindy McDaniel led the team with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Don Blasingame | 2B | 150 | 615 | 90 | 178 | 1 | 24 | 15 | .361 | .359 | .720 | .289 |
| Ken Boyer | 3B | 149 | 563 | 86 | 174 | 28 | 94 | 12 | .384 | .508 | .892 | .309 |
| George Crowe | 1B | 77 | 103 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 29 | 0 | .330 | .592 | .922 | .301 |
| Alex Grammas | SS | 131 | 368 | 43 | 99 | 3 | 30 | 3 | .337 | .342 | .679 | .269 |
| Dick Gray | SS | 36 | 51 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .386 | .392 | .778 | .314 |
| Solly Hemus | 3B | 24 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .353 | .853 | .235 |
| Ray Jablonski | 3B | 60 | 87 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .313 | .402 | .715 | .253 |
| Stan Musial | 1B | 115 | 341 | 37 | 87 | 14 | 44 | 0 | .364 | .428 | .792 | .255 |
| Wally Shannon | SS | 47 | 95 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .292 | .337 | .629 | .284 |
| Lee Tate | SS | 41 | 50 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .232 | .260 | .492 | .140 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Duke Carmel | OF | 10 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .167 | .174 | .341 | .130 |
| Gino Cimoli | OF | 143 | 519 | 61 | 145 | 8 | 72 | 7 | .327 | .430 | .757 | .279 |
| Joe Cunningham | OF | 144 | 458 | 65 | 158 | 7 | 60 | 2 | .453 | .478 | .931 | .345 |
| Joe Durham | OF | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Chuck Essegian | OF | 17 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .200 | .282 | .482 | .179 |
| Curt Flood | OF | 121 | 208 | 24 | 53 | 7 | 26 | 2 | .305 | .418 | .723 | .255 |
| Gene Green | OF | 30 | 74 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .241 | .311 | .552 | .189 |
| Chick King | OF | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .429 | .804 | .429 |
| Irv Noren | OF | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .250 | .375 | .125 |
| Gene Oliver | OF | 68 | 172 | 14 | 42 | 6 | 28 | 3 | .271 | .401 | .672 | .244 |
| Bobby Smith | OF | 43 | 60 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .230 | .317 | .547 | .217 |
| Bill White | OF | 138 | 517 | 77 | 156 | 12 | 72 | 15 | .344 | .470 | .814 | .302 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ray Katt | C | 15 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .292 | .375 | .667 | .292 |
| Tim McCarver | C | 8 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .208 | .439 | .167 |
| JW Porter | C | 23 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .257 | .394 | .651 | .212 |
| Hal Smith | C | 142 | 452 | 35 | 122 | 13 | 50 | 2 | .295 | .403 | .698 | .270 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jim O'Rourke | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5317 | 641 | 1432 | 118 | 605 | 65 | .328 | .400 | .728 | .269 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Blaylock | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.00 | 1.222 | |||
| Gary Blaylock | 26 | 12 | 100 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 61 | 43 | 5.13 | 1.600 | |||
| Marshall Bridges | 27 | 4 | 76 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | 76 | 37 | 4.26 | 1.368 | |||
| Ernie Broglio | 35 | 25 | 181.3 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 0 | 133 | 89 | 4.72 | 1.451 | |||
| Jim Brosnan | 20 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 4.91 | 1.485 | |||
| Tom Cheney | 11 | 2 | 11.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 6.94 | 2.393 | |||
| Phil Clark | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12.86 | 2.286 | |||
| Bob Duliba | 11 | 0 | 22.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2.78 | 1.366 | |||
| Bob Gibson | 13 | 9 | 75.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 48 | 39 | 3.33 | 1.532 | |||
| Marv Grissom | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Tom Hughes | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15.75 | 2.750 | |||
| Larry Jackson | 40 | 37 | 256 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 145 | 64 | 3.30 | 1.309 | |||
| Hal Jeffcoat | 11 | 0 | 17.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9.17 | 2.373 | |||
| Alex Kellner | 12 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 3.16 | 1.108 | |||
| Lindy McDaniel | 62 | 7 | 132 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 15 | 86 | 41 | 3.82 | 1.402 | |||
| Bob Miller | 11 | 10 | 70.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 43 | 21 | 3.31 | 1.231 | |||
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 31 | 30 | 201.3 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 0 | 108 | 89 | 4.20 | 1.416 | |||
| Howie Nunn | 16 | 0 | 21.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 7.59 | 1.784 | |||
| Dick Ricketts | 12 | 9 | 55.7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 5.82 | 1.759 | |||
| Bill Smith | 6 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.08 | 1.687 | |||
| Dean Stone | 18 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 4.20 | 1.533 | |||
| Jack Urban | 8 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9.28 | 2.336 | |||
| Team Totals | 385 | 154 | 1363.1 | 71 | 83 | .461 | 21 | 846 | 564 | 4.34 | 1.461 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Don Blasingame | 150 |
| At Bats | Don Blasingame | 615 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Don Blasingame | 691 |
| Batting Average | Joe Cunningham | .345 |
| On-Base % | Joe Cunningham | .453 |
| Slugging % | Ken Boyer | .508 |
| OPS | Joe Cunningham | .931 |
| Runs | Don Blasingame | 90 |
| Hits | Don Blasingame | 178 |
| Total Bases | Ken Boyer | 286 |
| Doubles | Gino Cimoli | 40 |
| Triples | Bill White | 9 |
| Home Runs | Ken Boyer | 28 |
| RBI | Ken Boyer | 94 |
| Walks | Joe Cunningham | 88 |
| Strikeouts | Gino Cimoli | 83 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Blasingame and Bill White | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | Don Blasingame | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Blasingame, Gino Cimoli, and Larry Jackson | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bill White | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Gino Cimoli | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Larry Jackson and Lindy McDaniel | 14 |
| Losses | Larry Jackson | 13 |
| Saves | Lindy McDaniel | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Vinegar Bend Mizell | .565 |
| ERA | Larry Jackson | 3.30 |
| WHIP | Larry Jackson | 1.309 |
| Innings Pitched | Larry Jackson | 256 |
| Games | Lindy McDaniel | 62 |
| Games Started | Larry Jackson | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Larry Jackson | 145 |
| Complete Games | Larry Jackson | 12 |
| Shutouts | Ernie Broglio and Larry Jackson | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Larry Jackson | 1081 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ernie Broglio | 95 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry Jackson | 271 |
| Walks Allowed | Ernie Broglio and Vinegar Bend Mizell | 89 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Larry Jackson | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Ernie Broglio | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Lindy McDaniel | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Larry Jackson | 22 |
