1959 St. Louis Cardinals season

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1959 St. Louis Cardinals
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1892)
Location
Busch Stadium I (Since 1920) St. Louis, Missouri (Since 1882)
1959 Information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
Manager(s)	Solly Hemus
Local television	KPLR
Local radio	KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Joe Garagiola)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference

The St. Louis Cardinals 1959 season was the team's 78th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 68th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 71-83 during the season and finished 7th in the National League.

Third baseman Ken Boyer won a Gold Glove this year.

Contents 1 Season Recap 2 Standings 2.1 Roster 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.1.1 Other batters 3.2 Starting pitchers 3.2.1 Other pitchers 3.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 4 External links

[edit] Season Recap

They Redbirds played the league's best baseball from early May into late July, during which time they went went 40-30.

But pitching failed the Redbirds. Their 4.34 ERA was ranked worst in the National League. Larry Jackson and Lindyt McDaniel, who found success and sved 15 games after an early-season move to the bullpen, each won a team-high 14 games.

[edit] Standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	68	--	.564
Milwaukee Braves	86	70	2	.551
San Francisco Giants	83	71	4	.539
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	76	9	.506
Chicago Cubs	74	80	13	.481
Cincinnati Redlegs	74	80	13	.481
St. Louis Cardinals	71	83	16	.461
Philadelphia Phillies	64	90	23	.416

[edit] Roster

1959 St. Louis Cardinals roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] External links

• 1959 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1959 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

v • d • e 1959 MLB season by team American League Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • New York • Washington National League Chicago • Cincinnati • Los Angeles • Milwaukee • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis 1959 All-Star Game (1st, 2nd) • 1959 World Series

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