1959 Philadelphia Phillies season
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General managers | John J. Quinn | |
Managers | Eddie Sawyer | |
Television | WFIL | |
Radio | WIP (By Saam, Claude Haring, Gene Kelly) | |
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The 1959
Offseason
In early 1959, Phillies owner
Notable transactions
- December 1, 1958: Johnny O'Brien was drafted by the Phillies from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1958 rule 5 draft.[4]
- December 2, 1958: John Herrnstein was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.[5]
- December 3, 1958: Rubén Amaro.[6]
- December 3, 1958: Jack Sanford was traded by the Phillies to the San Francisco Giants for Rubén Gómez and Valmy Thomas.[7]
- December 23, 1958: Rip Repulski, Jim Golden and Gene Snyder were traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Sparky Anderson.[8]
- March 31, 1959:
- Prior to 1959 season: Miami Marlins after expiration of their minor league working agreement.[9]
Regular season
On April 11, coach Benny Bengough was removed from the coaching staff and reassigned to the front office where he worked in team public relations.[10]
Season standings
National League | W
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 68 | 0.564 | — | 46–32 | 42–36 |
Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 70 | 0.551 | 2 | 49–29 | 37–41 |
San Francisco Giants | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 4 | 42–35 | 41–36 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 9 | 47–30 | 31–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 74 | 80 | 0.481 | 13 | 38–39 | 36–41 |
Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 80 | 0.481 | 13 | 43–34 | 31–46 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 16 | 42–35 | 29–48 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 23 | 37–40 | 27–50 |
Record vs. opponents
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Chicago | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 10–12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13–9 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 11–11 | |||||
Los Angeles | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 14–10 | 17–5 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
Milwaukee | 12–10 | 11–11 | 10–14 | — | 13–9 | 15–7–1 | 12–10 | 13–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | 5–17 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 7–15 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 14–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–12 | 14–8 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 12–10 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 6–16 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 13, 1959: Bobby Del Greco was purchased by the Phillies from the New York Yankees.[11]
- June 5, 1959: Gary Kroll was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.[12]
- June 6, 1959: Cleveland Indians for Jim Bolger and cash.[13]
Game log
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May (11–21)
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July (16–12)
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August (12–21–1)
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Carl Sawatski | 74 | 198 | 58 | .293 | 9 | 43 |
1B | Ed Bouchee | 136 | 499 | 142 | .285 | 15 | 74 |
2B | Sparky Anderson | 152 | 477 | 104 | .218 | 0 | 34 |
SS | Joe Koppe | 126 | 422 | 110 | .261 | 7 | 28 |
3B | Gene Freese | 132 | 400 | 107 | .268 | 23 | 70 |
LF | Harry Anderson | 142 | 508 | 122 | .240 | 14 | 63 |
CF | Richie Ashburn | 153 | 564 | 150 | .266 | 1 | 20 |
RF | Wally Post | 132 | 468 | 119 | .254 | 22 | 94 |
Other batters
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 |
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Dave Philley | 99 | 254 | 74 | .291 | 7 | 37 |
Willie Jones | 47 | 160 | 43 | .269 | 7 | 24 |
Valmy Thomas | 66 | 140 | 28 | .200 | 1 | 7 |
Chico Fernández | 45 | 123 | 26 | .211 | 0 | 3 |
Harry Hanebrink | 57 | 97 | 25 | .258 | 1 | 7 |
Joe Lonnett | 43 | 93 | 16 | .172 | 1 | 10 |
Bob Bowman | 57 | 79 | 10 | .127 | 2 | 5 |
Granny Hamner | 21 | 64 | 19 | .297 | 2 | 6 |
Solly Drake | 67 | 62 | 9 | .145 | 0 | 3 |
Jim Hegan | 25 | 51 | 10 | .196 | 0 | 8 |
Jim Bolger | 35 | 48 | 4 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
John Easton | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Robin Roberts | 35 | 257.1 | 15 | 17 | 4.27 | 137 |
Jim Owens | 31 | 221.1 | 12 | 12 | 3.21 | 135 |
Gene Conley | 25 | 180.0 | 12 | 7 | 3.00 | 102 |
Don Cardwell | 25 | 153.0 | 9 | 10 | 4.06 | 106 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Ray Semproch | 30 | 111.2 | 3 | 10 | 5.40 | 54 |
Rubén Gómez | 20 | 72.1 | 3 | 8 | 6.10 | 37 |
Chris Short | 3 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 | 8.16 | 8 |
Seth Morehead | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.90 | 8 |
Ed Keegan | 3 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 18.00 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Turk Farrell | 38 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4.74 | 31 |
Jack Meyer | 47 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3.36 | 71 |
Taylor Phillips | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5.00 | 35 |
Humberto Robinson | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.33 | 32 |
Curt Simmons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 |
Jim Hearn | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.73 | 1 |
Bob Bowman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 |
Al Schroll | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.68 | 4 |
Freddy Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Kerby Farrell |
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Williamsport Grays | Eastern League
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Frank Lucchesi |
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Asheville Tourists | Sally League | Clyde McCullough |
B
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Des Moines Demons | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Chuck Kress |
C
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Bakersfield Bears
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California League | Paul Owens |
D
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Johnson City Phillies
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Appalachian League | Eddie Lyons |
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Tampa Tarpons | Florida State League | Charlie Gassaway |
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Elmira Pioneers | New York–Penn League | Andy Seminick |
Notes
- ^ Reichler, Joe (April 1, 1959). "'Last Place' Dirty Words to Phillies". Prescott Evening Courier. Associated Press. p. 5.
- ^ "Phillies' Owner Shows Interest in Jersey Land". New York Times. Associated Press. March 4, 1959. p. 37.
- ^ Costello, Rory. "John J. Quinn". Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ a b Johnny O'Brien at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Herrnstein at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rubén Amaro at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rubén Gómez at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rip Repulski at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Anderson at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Phils Drop Bengough as Coach". New York Times. April 12, 1959.
- ^ Bobby Del Greco at Baseball Reference
- ^ Gary Kroll at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Bolger at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. April 13, 1959. p. 22. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "Today in Baseball". Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. April 13, 1959. p. 21. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. April 21, 1959. p. 22. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ Hernon, Jack (April 21, 1959). "Bucs Nab 1-0 Lead, Rain Cancels Contest: Phillies Load Bases on Kline In First, But Fail to Score". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 22. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. April 28, 1959. p. 20. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball in a Nutshell". Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Sentinel. April 29, 1959. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "Today in Baseball". Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. April 29, 1959. p. 41. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ a b "Nutshell". Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. May 18, 1959. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. June 3, 1959. p. 24. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball in a Nutshell". Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Sentinel. June 6, 1959. p. 6, part 2. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ^ a b "Today in Baseball". Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. July 15, 1959. p. 37. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ a b "Baseball". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. July 15, 1959. p. 24. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "Today in Baseball". Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. July 16, 1959. p. 29. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "Phillies Win On Conley's Three Hitter: Twi-Night Game Called by Curfew In 12th, 7 to 7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Associated Press (AP). August 20, 1959. p. 27. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ a b "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. August 24, 1959. p. 20. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "Phils, Frisco Rained Out". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Associated Press (AP). August 24, 1959. p. 20. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "Giants, Phils Rained Out; Set Replay in S. F." Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. United Press International (UPI). August 24, 1959. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "Giants and Phils Reset Twin Bill". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, WI. August 24, 1959. p. 11. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ a b Lloyd, Larson (August 25, 1959). "Proper Ruling by Giles". Milwaukee, WI: Milwuaukee Sentinel. p. 2, page 2. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 (2)". retrosheet.org. April 26, 1959. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
[Hank] Foiles reached on a fielder's choice [Virdon out at home (pitcher to catcher)]; Bill Virdon and HP umpire Vic Delmore collided at HP; catcher Valmy Thomas ran over and tagged Virdon; Pirates Manager Danny Murtaugh and Don Hoak ejected by 3B umpire Shag Crawford; the Pirates played the game under protest[.]
- ^ "Phils Gain Split, But Bucs Protest". Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. Associated Press (AP). April 27, 1959. pp. 4, 6, part 2. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ "Apr 26, 1959, Pirates at Phillies Play by Play and Box Score". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. April 26, 1959. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Protest Rejected by Giles". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, WI. Associated Press (AP). April 29, 1959. p. 18. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. May 11, 1959. p. 24. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ Hernon, Jack (May 11, 1959). "Phillies Defeat Friend 6-3; Bucs Lead at Curfew, 6-4: Game Suspended in 8th After Burgess Clouts Homer, Double". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. pp. 24, 26. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "May 10, 1959, Phillies at Pirates Play by Play and Box Score". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. May 10, 1959. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "1959 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
References
- 1959 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.