1959 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 88–68 (.564), 1st place in National League
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Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1959 Art Fowler 36 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
1959 Bob Lillis 30 48 7 11 2 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 .229 .275 .271 .545
1959 Carl Erskine 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 Carl Furillo 50 94 8 27 4 0 0 13 7 11 0 0 .287 .330 .330 .660
1959 Charlie Neal 151 637 103 177 30 11 19 83 43 86 17 6 .278 .327 .449 .776
1959 Chuck Churn 14 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
1959 Chuck Essegian 24 46 6 14 6 0 1 5 4 11 0 0 .304 .360 .500 .860
1959 Clem Labine 56 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 Danny McDevitt 39 48 4 5 1 0 0 3 0 17 0 0 .104 .122 .125 .247
1959 Dick Gray 21 53 8 8 1 0 2 4 6 12 0 0 .151 .237 .283 .520
1959 Don Demeter 139 374 55 95 11 1 18 70 16 87 5 6 .254 .292 .433 .725
1959 Don Drysdale 46 99 9 15 1 1 4 12 4 31 0 1 .152 .183 .303 .486
1959 Don Zimmer 97 253 21 41 7 1 4 28 37 56 3 1 .162 .271 .245 .516
1959 Duke Snider 126 375 59 114 11 2 23 88 58 71 1 5 .304 .395 .528 .923
1959 Frank Howard 9 21 2 3 0 1 1 6 2 9 0 0 .143 .217 .381 .598
1959 Gene Snyder 11 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .000 .222 .000 .222
1959 Gil Hodges 124 416 57 114 19 2 25 80 58 92 3 2 .274 .365 .510 .874
1959 Jim Gilliam 145 556 91 156 18 4 3 34 96 25 23 10 .281 .385 .344 .728
1959 Jim Baxes 11 33 4 10 1 0 2 5 4 7 1 0 .303 .395 .515 .910
1959 Joe Pignatano 52 143 17 33 4 1 1 11 21 15 1 0 .231 .337 .294 .631
1959 John Roseboro 118 402 39 92 14 7 10 38 52 69 7 5 .229 .319 .373 .692
1959 Johnny Podres 34 68 4 16 1 0 0 4 6 13 0 0 .235 .293 .250 .543
1959 Johnny Klippstein 28 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
1959 Larry Sherry 23 33 3 7 0 0 2 5 1 6 0 0 .212 .235 .394 .629
1959 Maury Wills 83 245 27 63 5 2 0 7 13 27 7 3 .257 .295 .294 .588
1959 Norm Larker 108 319 37 90 14 1 8 49 26 25 0 1 .282 .336 .408 .744
1959 Norm Sherry 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
1959 Rip Repulski 53 95 11 24 4 0 2 14 13 23 0 1 .253 .339 .358 .697
1959 Roger Craig 29 56 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 28 0 0 .054 .070 .054 .124
1959 Ron Fairly 118 250 27 58 12 1 4 23 31 29 0 4 .232 .317 .336 .653
1959 Sandy Koufax 35 56 3 6 3 0 0 0 2 29 0 0 .107 .138 .161 .299
1959 Sandy Amoros 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
1959 Solly Drake 9 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
1959 Stan Williams 35 37 3 7 0 0 0 3 3 15 0 0 .189 .250 .189 .439
1959 Tommy Davis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 Wally Moon 145 551 93 164 26 11 19 74 81 64 15 6 .298 .389 .488 .878
– – 156 5,382 705 1,360 196 46 148 667 591 891 84 51 .253 .328 .389 .717

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1959 Art Fowler 36 61.0 3 4 2 0 0 70 39 36 23 0 47 0 0 0 0 5.31 1.52
1959 Bill Harris 1 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80
1959 Carl Erskine 10 23.1 0 3 1 0 0 33 22 20 13 0 15 3 0 0 0 7.71 1.97
1959 Chuck Churn 14 30.2 3 2 1 0 0 28 17 17 10 1 24 0 0 0 0 4.99 1.24
1959 Clem Labine 56 84.2 5 10 9 0 0 91 39 37 25 1 37 0 0 0 0 3.93 1.37
1959 Danny McDevitt 39 145.0 10 8 4 0 0 149 83 64 51 14 106 22 0 6 2 3.97 1.38
1959 Don Drysdale 44 270.2 17 13 2 0 0 237 113 104 93 18 242 36 0 15 4 3.46 1.22
1959 Fred Kipp 2 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.88
1959 Gene Snyder 11 26.1 1 1 0 0 0 32 19 16 20 0 20 2 0 0 0 5.47 1.97
1959 Johnny Podres 34 195.0 14 9 0 0 0 192 93 89 74 3 145 29 0 6 2 4.11 1.36
1959 Johnny Klippstein 28 45.2 4 0 2 0 0 48 31 30 33 2 30 0 0 0 0 5.91 1.77
1959 Larry Sherry 23 94.1 7 2 3 0 0 75 27 23 43 2 72 9 0 1 1 2.19 1.25
1959 Roger Craig 29 152.2 11 5 0 0 0 122 49 35 45 1 76 17 0 7 4 2.06 1.09
1959 Sandy Koufax 35 153.1 8 6 2 0 0 136 74 69 92 0 173 23 0 6 1 4.05 1.49
1959 Stan Williams 35 124.2 5 5 0 0 0 102 64 55 86 9 89 15 0 2 0 3.97 1.51
– – 156 1,411.2 88 68 26 0 0 1,317 670 595 614 51 1,077 156 0 43 14 3.79 1.37

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1959 Art Fowler P 36 2 12 1 15 0 .933 0.39
1959 Bill Harris P 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1959 Carl Erskine P 10 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 0.40
1959 Chuck Churn P 14 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 0.57
1959 Clem Labine P 56 9 18 0 27 2 1.000 0.48
1959 Danny McDevitt P 39 11 22 4 37 2 .892 0.85
1959 Don Drysdale P 44 18 48 3 69 4 .957 1.50
1959 Fred Kipp P 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 1.00
1959 Gene Snyder P 11 1 2 1 4 1 .750 0.27
1959 Johnny Podres P 34 6 37 2 45 5 .956 1.26
1959 Johnny Klippstein P 28 2 7 2 11 0 .818 0.32
1959 Larry Sherry P 23 3 11 1 15 1 .933 0.61
1959 Roger Craig P 29 19 18 1 38 2 .974 1.28
1959 Sandy Koufax P 35 4 16 1 21 1 .952 0.57
1959 Stan Williams P 35 6 21 0 27 1 1.000 0.77
1959 Joe Pignatano C 49 322 17 1 340 8 7 6 46.2% .997 6.92
1959 John Roseboro C 117 848 54 8 910 10 17 25 59.5% .991 7.71
1959 Norm Sherry C 2 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.0% 1.000 2.00
1959 Gil Hodges 1B 113 891 66 8 965 77 .992 8.47
1959 Norm Larker 1B 55 456 42 5 503 53 .990 9.05
1959 Wally Moon 1B 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1959 Charlie Neal 2B 151 386 413 9 808 110 .989 5.29
1959 Don Zimmer 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1959 Jim Gilliam 2B 8 16 13 1 30 2 .967 3.62
1959 Dick Gray 3B 11 4 20 0 24 2 1.000 2.18
1959 Don Zimmer 3B 5 5 13 0 18 0 1.000 3.60
1959 Gil Hodges 3B 4 5 8 0 13 3 1.000 3.25
1959 Jim Gilliam 3B 132 121 245 16 382 18 .958 2.77
1959 Jim Baxes 3B 10 11 29 2 42 2 .952 4.00
1959 Bob Lillis SS 20 27 52 7 86 10 .919 3.95
1959 Charlie Neal SS 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1959 Don Zimmer SS 88 115 226 10 351 43 .972 3.87
1959 Maury Wills SS 82 121 220 12 353 39 .966 4.16
1959 Chuck Essegian LF 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 1.25
1959 Duke Snider LF 2 7 0 1 8 0 .875 3.50
1959 Frank Howard LF 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 1.75
1959 Jim Gilliam LF 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 1.33
1959 Norm Larker LF 23 34 5 0 39 0 1.000 1.70
1959 Rip Repulski LF 16 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 1.06
1959 Ron Fairly LF 7 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 0.86
1959 Wally Moon LF 125 185 9 3 197 2 .985 1.55
1959 Don Demeter CF 124 221 5 4 230 1 .983 1.82
1959 Duke Snider CF 54 74 1 2 77 0 .974 1.39
1959 Rip Repulski CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1959 Ron Fairly CF 24 30 3 2 35 1 .943 1.37
1959 Solly Drake CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1959 Wally Moon CF 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 1.25
1959 Carl Furillo RF 25 23 0 2 25 0 .920 0.92
1959 Chuck Essegian RF 6 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 1.00
1959 Duke Snider RF 69 73 1 1 75 1 .987 1.07
1959 Frank Howard RF 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 1.50
1959 Jim Gilliam RF 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1959 Norm Larker RF 7 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 0.86
1959 Rip Repulski RF 13 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 0.92
1959 Ron Fairly RF 63 62 5 2 69 0 .971 1.06
1959 Solly Drake RF 3 2 0 1 3 0 .667 0.67
1959 Wally Moon RF 32 35 4 1 40 0 .975 1.22
– – 156 4,236 1,680 114 6,030 401 24 31 56.4% .981 37.92

Post-Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1959 Carl Furillo 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1959 Charlie Neal 6 27 4 10 2 0 2 6 0 1 1 0 .370 .370 .667 1.037
1959 Chuck Churn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 Chuck Essegian 4 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 .667 .750 2.667 3.417
1959 Clem Labine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 Don Demeter 6 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 .250 .308 .250 .558
1959 Don Drysdale 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 Don Zimmer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 Duke Snider 4 10 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .500 .833
1959 Gil Hodges 6 23 2 9 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 .391 .417 .609 1.025
1959 Jim Gilliam 6 25 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 .240 .296 .240 .536
1959 Joe Pignatano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 John Roseboro 6 23 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .087 .087 .087 .174
1959 Johnny Podres 3 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
1959 Johnny Klippstein 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 Larry Sherry 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
1959 Maury Wills 6 20 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1959 Norm Larker 6 16 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .187 .278 .187 .465
1959 Rip Repulski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
1959 Roger Craig 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 Ron Fairly 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 Sandy Koufax 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 Stan Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 Wally Moon 6 23 3 6 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 .261 .320 .391 .711
– – 6 207 21 53 3 1 7 19 12 27 5 1 .256 .297 .382 .678

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1959 Chuck Churn 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27.00 7.50
1959 Clem Labine 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
1959 Don Drysdale 1 7.0 1 0 0 0 0 11 1 1 4 0 5 1 0 0 0 1.29 2.14
1959 Johnny Podres 2 9.1 1 0 0 0 0 7 5 5 6 1 4 2 0 0 0 4.82 1.39
1959 Johnny Klippstein 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50
1959 Larry Sherry 4 12.2 2 0 2 0 0 8 1 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0.71 0.79
1959 Roger Craig 2 9.1 0 1 0 0 0 15 9 9 5 0 8 2 0 0 0 8.68 2.14
1959 Sandy Koufax 2 9.0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 1.00 0.67
1959 Stan Williams 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00
– – 8 53.0 4 2 2 0 0 52 23 19 20 2 33 6 0 0 0 3.23 1.36

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1959 Chuck Churn P 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1959 Clem Labine P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1959 Don Drysdale P 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1959 Johnny Podres P 2 0 1 0 1 1 1.000 0.50
1959 Johnny Klippstein P 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1959 Larry Sherry P 4 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 1.00
1959 Roger Craig P 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 1.00
1959 Sandy Koufax P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1959 Stan Williams P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1959 Joe Pignatano C 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0% 1.000 1.00
1959 John Roseboro C 6 35 4 0 39 1 0 0 0.0% 1.000 6.50
1959 Gil Hodges 1B 6 53 3 0 56 6 1.000 9.33
1959 Charlie Neal 2B 6 18 19 1 38 7 .974 6.17
1959 Jim Gilliam 3B 6 4 10 0 14 1 1.000 2.33
1959 Don Zimmer SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1959 Maury Wills SS 6 10 21 1 32 3 .969 5.17
1959 Norm Larker LF 3 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 1.67
1959 Wally Moon LF 4 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 2.25
1959 Don Demeter CF 6 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 1.50
1959 Duke Snider CF 3 3 0 2 5 0 .600 1.00
1959 Ron Fairly CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1959 Wally Moon CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1959 Carl Furillo RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1959 Duke Snider RF 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1959 Norm Larker RF 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 2.67
1959 Rip Repulski RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1959 Ron Fairly RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1959 Wally Moon RF 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.67
– – 6 159 69 4 232 19 0 0 .983 38.00

Awards

Player Award Stats
Don Drysdale All-Star (P) 17–13, 2 Sv, 242 SO, 3.46 ERA
Don Drysdale All-Star (P) 17–13, 2 Sv, 242 SO, 3.46 ERA
Jim Gilliam All-Star (2B) .281–3–34, 23 SB
Charlie Neal All-Star (2B) .278–19–83, 17 SB
Wally Moon All-Star (LF) .298–19–74, 15 SB
Wally Moon All-Star (LF) .298–19–74, 15 SB
Gil Hodges Gold Glove (1B) .992 FPct, 8.47 RF
Charlie Neal Gold Glove (2B) .989 FPct, 5.29 RF
Zack Wheat Hall of Fame (LF) -

Frequently asked questions about the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers

Who had the most hits on the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Charlie Neal led the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers with 177 hits in 151 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Wally Moon led the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers with a .298 batting average in 145 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Gil Hodges led the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers with 25 home runs in 124 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Wally Moon led the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers with a .389 on-base percentage (OBP) in 145 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Wally Moon led the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers with a .488 slugging percentage in 145 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Jim Gilliam led the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers with 23 stolen bases in 145 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Don Drysdale had a 3.46 earned-run average (ERA) in 44 games, the lowest on the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Don Drysdale had a 1.22 WHIP in 44 games, the lowest on the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Don Drysdale led the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers with 242 strikeouts in 44 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Don Drysdale led the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers with 17 wins in 44 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Clem Labine led the 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers with 9 saves in 56 games.