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1958
|
1960
Baltimore Orioles
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All Teams
American League Batting Leaders (1959)
AL Batting
|
AL Pitching
|
AL Fielding
|
NL Batting
|
NL Pitching
|
NL Fielding
|
Top
Batting Average
1.
Tito Francona
(
CLE
)
.363
2.
Harvey Kuenn
(
DET
)
.353
3.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
.327
4.
Pete Runnels
(
BOS
)
.314
5.
Nellie Fox
(
CHW
)
.306
6.
Minnie Minoso
(
CLE
)
.302
7.
Bobby Richardson
(
NYY
)
.301
8.
Bill Tuttle
(
KCA
)
.300
8.
Gene Woodling
(
BAL
)
.300
10.
Bill Skowron
(
NYY
)
.298
Home Runs
1.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
42
1.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
42
3.
Jim Lemon
(
WSH
)
33
4.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
31
4.
Charlie Maxwell
(
DET
)
31
6.
Bob Allison
(
WSH
)
30
7.
Woodie Held
(
CLE
)
29
8.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
28
9.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
27
10.
Gus Triandos
(
BAL
)
25
Runs Batted In
1.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
112
2.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
111
3.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
105
4.
Jim Lemon
(
WSH
)
100
5.
Charlie Maxwell
(
DET
)
95
6.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
94
7.
Frank Malzone
(
BOS
)
92
7.
Minnie Minoso
(
CLE
)
92
9.
Bob Cerv
(
KCA
)
87
10.
Bob Allison
(
WSH
)
85
On-Base Average
1.
Eddie Yost
(
DET
)
.435
2.
Pete Runnels
(
BOS
)
.415
3.
Tito Francona
(
CLE
)
.414
4.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
.410
5.
Harvey Kuenn
(
DET
)
.402
5.
Gene Woodling
(
BAL
)
.402
7.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
.390
8.
Nellie Fox
(
CHW
)
.380
9.
Minnie Minoso
(
CLE
)
.377
10.
Ted Williams
(
BOS
)
.372
Slugging Percentage
1.
Tito Francona
(
CLE
)
.566
2.
Bill Skowron
(
NYY
)
.539
3.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
.530
4.
Bob Nieman
(
BAL
)
.528
5.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
.516
6.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
.514
7.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
.512
8.
Jim Lemon
(
WSH
)
.510
9.
Harvey Kuenn
(
DET
)
.501
10.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
.492
Runs Scored
1.
Eddie Yost
(
DET
)
115
2.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
104
3.
Vic Power
(
CLE
)
102
4.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
101
5.
Harvey Kuenn
(
DET
)
99
6.
Luis Aparicio
(
CHW
)
98
6.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
98
8.
Pete Runnels
(
BOS
)
95
9.
Minnie Minoso
(
CLE
)
92
10.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
90
On-Base Plus Slugging
1.
Tito Francona
(
CLE
)
.980
2.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
.940
3.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
.904
4.
Harvey Kuenn
(
DET
)
.903
5.
Bob Nieman
(
BAL
)
.895
6.
Bill Skowron
(
NYY
)
.888
7.
Eddie Yost
(
DET
)
.871
8.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
.870
9.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
.864
10.
Gene Woodling
(
BAL
)
.857
Isolated Power
1.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
.274
2.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
.255
3.
Bill Skowron
(
NYY
)
.241
4.
Bob Nieman
(
BAL
)
.236
5.
Jim Lemon
(
WSH
)
.231
6.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
.229
7.
Jim Baxes
(
CLE
/
LAD
)
.227
8.
Bob Allison
(
WSH
)
.221
9.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
.215
10.
Woodie Held
(
CLE
)
.214
Steals
1.
Luis Aparicio
(
CHW
)
56
2.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
21
3.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
20
3.
Jim Landis
(
CHW
)
20
5.
Bob Allison
(
WSH
)
13
6.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
10
6.
Bill Tuttle
(
KCA
)
10
8.
Gary Geiger
(
BOS
)
9
8.
Lenny Green
(
WSH
/
BAL
)
9
8.
Al Pilarcik
(
BAL
)
9
Hits
1.
Harvey Kuenn
(
DET
)
198
2.
Nellie Fox
(
CHW
)
191
3.
Pete Runnels
(
BOS
)
176
4.
Minnie Minoso
(
CLE
)
172
4.
Vic Power
(
CLE
)
172
6.
Frank Malzone
(
BOS
)
169
7.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
167
8.
Luis Aparicio
(
CHW
)
157
9.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
154
10.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
151
Doubles
1.
Harvey Kuenn
(
DET
)
42
2.
Nellie Fox
(
CHW
)
34
2.
Frank Malzone
(
BOS
)
34
4.
Pete Runnels
(
BOS
)
33
4.
Dick Williams
(
KCA
)
33
6.
Minnie Minoso
(
CLE
)
32
7.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
31
7.
Vic Power
(
CLE
)
31
9.
Bubba Phillips
(
CHW
)
27
10.
Jim Landis
(
CHW
)
26
Triples
1.
Bob Allison
(
WSH
)
9
2.
Gil McDougald
(
NYY
)
8
3.
Tony Kubek
(
NYY
)
7
3.
Harvey Kuenn
(
DET
)
7
3.
Jim Landis
(
CHW
)
7
3.
Roger Maris
(
KCA
)
7
7.
Nellie Fox
(
CHW
)
6
7.
Elston Howard
(
NYY
)
6
7.
Vic Power
(
CLE
)
6
7.
Bobby Richardson
(
NYY
)
6
Walks
1.
Eddie Yost
(
DET
)
135
2.
Pete Runnels
(
BOS
)
95
3.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
93
4.
Don Buddin
(
BOS
)
92
5.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
90
6.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
88
7.
Charlie Maxwell
(
DET
)
81
8.
Jim Landis
(
CHW
)
78
8.
Gene Woodling
(
BAL
)
78
10.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
72
Sacrifice Hits
1.
Tony Kubek
(
NYY
)
13
1.
Jim Landis
(
CHW
)
13
1.
Al Pilarcik
(
BAL
)
13
4.
Bob Boyd
(
BAL
)
12
5.
Luis Aparicio
(
CHW
)
11
5.
Dick Williams
(
KCA
)
11
7.
Bob Shaw
(
CHW
)
10
7.
Bobby Richardson
(
NYY
)
10
9.
Nellie Fox
(
CHW
)
9
9.
Hal Brown
(
BAL
)
9
Total Bases
1.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
301
2.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
282
3.
Harvey Kuenn
(
DET
)
281
4.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
278
5.
Bob Allison
(
WSH
)
275
6.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
271
6.
Jim Lemon
(
WSH
)
271
8.
Minnie Minoso
(
CLE
)
267
9.
Frank Malzone
(
BOS
)
264
10.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
263
Games Played
1.
Nellie Fox
(
CHW
)
156
2.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
154
2.
Frank Malzone
(
BOS
)
154
4.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
153
5.
Luis Aparicio
(
CHW
)
152
6.
Don Buddin
(
BOS
)
151
7.
Bob Allison
(
WSH
)
150
8.
Jim Landis
(
CHW
)
149
9.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
148
9.
Minnie Minoso
(
CLE
)
148
At Bats
1.
Nellie Fox
(
CHW
)
624
2.
Luis Aparicio
(
CHW
)
612
3.
Frank Malzone
(
BOS
)
604
4.
Vic Power
(
CLE
)
595
5.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
588
6.
Bob Allison
(
WSH
)
570
6.
Minnie Minoso
(
CLE
)
570
8.
Harvey Kuenn
(
DET
)
561
9.
Pete Runnels
(
BOS
)
560
10.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
546
Plate Appearances
1.
Nellie Fox
(
CHW
)
707
2.
Luis Aparicio
(
CHW
)
675
3.
Eddie Yost
(
DET
)
671
4.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
664
5.
Frank Malzone
(
BOS
)
657
6.
Pete Runnels
(
BOS
)
656
7.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
647
8.
Minnie Minoso
(
CLE
)
644
9.
Vic Power
(
CLE
)
641
10.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
638
Strikeouts
1.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
126
2.
Woodie Held
(
CLE
)
118
3.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
116
4.
Don Buddin
(
BOS
)
99
4.
Jim Lemon
(
WSH
)
99
6.
Bob Allison
(
WSH
)
92
7.
Charlie Maxwell
(
DET
)
91
8.
Bob Cerv
(
KCA
)
87
9.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
86
10.
Willie Tasby
(
BAL
)
80
Strikeout Percent
1.
Nellie Fox
(
CHW
)
2.1%
2.
Bob Boyd
(
BAL
)
3.4%
3.
Vic Power
(
CLE
)
3.7%
4.
Bobby Richardson
(
NYY
)
4.3%
5.
Hal Naragon
(
WSH
/
CLE
)
4.6%
6.
Luis Aparicio
(
CHW
)
6.5%
7.
Frank House
(
KCA
)
6.6%
7.
Harvey Kuenn
(
DET
)
6.6%
9.
Billy Martin
(
CLE
)
7.4%
9.
Bubba Phillips
(
CHW
)
7.4%
Steal Success
1.
Frank Malzone
(
BOS
)
100.0%
2.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
87.5%
3.
Don Buddin
(
BOS
)
85.7%
4.
Eddie Yost
(
DET
)
81.8%
5.
Luis Aparicio
(
CHW
)
81.2%
6.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
80.0%
7.
Harvey Kuenn
(
DET
)
77.8%
8.
Gary Geiger
(
BOS
)
75.0%
8.
Al Pilarcik
(
BAL
)
75.0%
10.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
71.4%
Secondary Average
1.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
.445
2.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
.440
3.
Eddie Yost
(
DET
)
.434
4.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
.417
5.
Earl Torgeson
(
CHW
)
.386
6.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
.381
7.
Gus Triandos
(
BAL
)
.379
8.
Charlie Maxwell
(
DET
)
.367
9.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
.364
10.
Ted Williams
(
BOS
)
.357
Hit By Pitch
1.
Minnie Minoso
(
CLE
)
17
2.
Eddie Yost
(
DET
)
12
3.
Sherm Lollar
(
CHW
)
9
4.
Jim Landis
(
CHW
)
8
5.
Nellie Fox
(
CHW
)
7
5.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
7
5.
Frank Bolling
(
DET
)
7
8.
Gail Harris
(
DET
)
6
8.
Hector Lopez
(
NYY
/
KCA
)
6
8.
Charlie Maxwell
(
DET
)
6
Extra Base Hits
1.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
66
2.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
64
3.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
59
4.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
58
4.
Harvey Kuenn
(
DET
)
58
6.
Bob Allison
(
WSH
)
57
7.
Frank Malzone
(
BOS
)
55
8.
Jim Lemon
(
WSH
)
54
9.
Minnie Minoso
(
CLE
)
53
10.
Woodie Held
(
CLE
)
51
Runs Created
1.
Eddie Yost
(
DET
)
112
2.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
111
3.
Harvey Kuenn
(
DET
)
110
4.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
108
5.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
100
6.
Minnie Minoso
(
CLE
)
99
6.
Pete Runnels
(
BOS
)
99
8.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
98
9.
Nellie Fox
(
CHW
)
97
9.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
97
Runs Created / 27
1.
Tito Francona
(
CLE
)
8.57
2.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
7.95
3.
Harvey Kuenn
(
DET
)
7.86
4.
Eddie Yost
(
DET
)
7.73
5.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
7.49
6.
Gene Woodling
(
BAL
)
7.00
7.
Pete Runnels
(
BOS
)
6.50
8.
Bob Nieman
(
BAL
)
6.41
9.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
6.25
9.
Minnie Minoso
(
CLE
)
6.25
Home Run Percent
1.
Harmon Killebrew
(
WSH
)
7.7%
2.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
7.1%
3.
Gus Triandos
(
BAL
)
6.4%
4.
Jim Lemon
(
WSH
)
6.2%
5.
Jim Baxes
(
CLE
/
LAD
)
6.1%
6.
Charlie Maxwell
(
DET
)
6.0%
7.
Bob Nieman
(
BAL
)
5.8%
8.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
5.7%
9.
Woodie Held
(
CLE
)
5.5%
9.
Roy Sievers
(
WSH
)
5.5%
Intentional Walks
1.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
12
2.
Billy Gardner
(
BAL
)
9
3.
Nellie Fox
(
CHW
)
8
3.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
8
3.
Joe DeMaestri
(
KCA
)
8
6.
Bubba Phillips
(
CHW
)
7
7.
Ted Williams
(
BOS
)
6
7.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
6
7.
Frank House
(
KCA
)
6
7.
Sherm Lollar
(
CHW
)
6
Sacrifice Flies
1.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
12
2.
Bob Cerv
(
KCA
)
11
3.
Frank Malzone
(
BOS
)
10
4.
Jim Landis
(
CHW
)
9
5.
Luis Aparicio
(
CHW
)
7
5.
Lou Berberet
(
DET
)
7
7.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
6
7.
Jim Lemon
(
WSH
)
6
7.
George Strickland
(
CLE
)
6
7.
Dick Williams
(
KCA
)
6
Double Plays (GDP)
1.
Sherm Lollar
(
CHW
)
27
2.
Bob Allison
(
WSH
)
22
3.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
20
4.
Vic Power
(
CLE
)
19
5.
Pete Runnels
(
BOS
)
17
6.
Frank Malzone
(
BOS
)
15
7.
Rocky Bridges
(
DET
)
14
7.
Sammy White
(
BOS
)
14
9.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
13
9.
Bob Cerv
(
KCA
)
13
American League Pitching Leaders (1959)
AL Batting
|
AL Pitching
|
AL Fielding
|
NL Batting
|
NL Pitching
|
NL Fielding
|
Top
Wins
1.
Early Wynn
(
CHW
)
22
2.
Cal McLish
(
CLE
)
19
3.
Bob Shaw
(
CHW
)
18
4.
Jim Bunning
(
DET
)
17
4.
Frank Lary
(
DET
)
17
4.
Don Mossi
(
DET
)
17
4.
Camilo Pascual
(
WSH
)
17
8.
Whitey Ford
(
NYY
)
16
8.
Gary Bell
(
CLE
)
16
8.
Bud Daley
(
KCA
)
16
Earned Run Average
1.
Ryne Duren
(
NYY
)
1.88
2.
Hoyt Wilhelm
(
BAL
)
2.19
3.
Jerry Staley
(
CHW
)
2.24
4.
Bobby Shantz
(
NYY
)
2.38
5.
Jack Harshman
(
BAL
/
CLE
/
BOS
)
2.59
6.
Camilo Pascual
(
WSH
)
2.64
7.
Jim Perry
(
CLE
)
2.65
8.
Bob Shaw
(
CHW
)
2.69
9.
Jim Coates
(
NYY
)
2.87
10.
Turk Lown
(
CHW
)
2.89
Strikeouts
1.
Jim Bunning
(
DET
)
201
2.
Camilo Pascual
(
WSH
)
185
3.
Early Wynn
(
CHW
)
179
4.
Herb Score
(
CLE
)
147
5.
Hoyt Wilhelm
(
BAL
)
139
6.
Frank Lary
(
DET
)
137
7.
Gary Bell
(
CLE
)
136
8.
Bud Daley
(
KCA
)
125
8.
Don Mossi
(
DET
)
125
10.
Tom Brewer
(
BOS
)
121
Saves
1.
Turk Lown
(
CHW
)
15
2.
Ryne Duren
(
NYY
)
14
2.
Billy Loes
(
BAL
)
14
2.
Jerry Staley
(
CHW
)
14
5.
Mike Fornieles
(
BOS
)
11
6.
Tom Morgan
(
DET
)
9
7.
Tex Clevenger
(
WSH
)
8
8.
Leo Kiely
(
BOS
)
7
8.
Dave Sisler
(
DET
/
BOS
)
7
8.
Chuck Stobbs
(
WSH
)
7
Runners / 9 IP
1.
Jack Harshman
(
BAL
/
CLE
/
BOS
)
8.05
2.
Bobby Shantz
(
NYY
)
9.22
3.
Art Ditmar
(
NYY
)
9.27
4.
Hoyt Wilhelm
(
BAL
)
10.15
5.
Don Mossi
(
DET
)
10.22
5.
Camilo Pascual
(
WSH
)
10.22
7.
Billy O'Dell
(
BAL
)
10.38
8.
Jim Perry
(
CLE
)
10.41
9.
Hal Brown
(
BAL
)
10.43
10.
Jerry Walker
(
BAL
)
10.48
Winning Percentage
1.
Jim Coates
(
NYY
)
.857
2.
Jack Harshman
(
BAL
/
CLE
/
BOS
)
.833
3.
Turk Lown
(
CHW
)
.818
4.
Bob Shaw
(
CHW
)
.750
5.
Cal McLish
(
CLE
)
.704
6.
Bobby Shantz
(
NYY
)
.700
7.
Early Wynn
(
CHW
)
.688
8.
Murry Dickson
(
KCA
)
.667
9.
Don Mossi
(
DET
)
.654
10.
Ike Delock
(
BOS
)
.647
Save Success
1.
Rudy Arias
(
CHW
)
100.0%
1.
Gary Bell
(
CLE
)
100.0%
1.
Tom Brewer
(
BOS
)
100.0%
1.
Dick Brodowski
(
CLE
)
100.0%
1.
Jim Bronstad
(
NYY
)
100.0%
1.
Hal Brown
(
BAL
)
100.0%
1.
Tex Clevenger
(
WSH
)
100.0%
1.
Rip Coleman
(
BAL
/
KCA
)
100.0%
1.
Ryne Duren
(
NYY
)
100.0%
1.
Jack Fisher
(
BAL
)
100.0%
Complete Games
1.
Camilo Pascual
(
WSH
)
17
2.
Don Mossi
(
DET
)
15
2.
Milt Pappas
(
BAL
)
15
4.
Jim Bunning
(
DET
)
14
4.
Early Wynn
(
CHW
)
14
6.
Hoyt Wilhelm
(
BAL
)
13
6.
Cal McLish
(
CLE
)
13
8.
Gary Bell
(
CLE
)
12
8.
Bud Daley
(
KCA
)
12
8.
Billy Pierce
(
CHW
)
12
Shutouts
1.
Camilo Pascual
(
WSH
)
6
2.
Early Wynn
(
CHW
)
5
3.
Milt Pappas
(
BAL
)
4
4.
Hoyt Wilhelm
(
BAL
)
3
4.
Tom Brewer
(
BOS
)
3
4.
Jerry Casale
(
BOS
)
3
4.
Frank Lary
(
DET
)
3
4.
Don Mossi
(
DET
)
3
4.
Bob Shaw
(
CHW
)
3
4.
Bob Turley
(
NYY
)
3
Starts
1.
Early Wynn
(
CHW
)
37
1.
Paul Foytack
(
DET
)
37
3.
Jim Bunning
(
DET
)
35
3.
Pedro Ramos
(
WSH
)
35
5.
Billy Pierce
(
CHW
)
33
6.
Tom Brewer
(
BOS
)
32
6.
Frank Lary
(
DET
)
32
6.
Cal McLish
(
CLE
)
32
9.
Ned Garver
(
KCA
)
30
9.
Don Mossi
(
DET
)
30
Appearances
1.
Jerry Staley
(
CHW
)
67
2.
Turk Lown
(
CHW
)
60
3.
Tex Clevenger
(
WSH
)
50
4.
Bob Shaw
(
CHW
)
47
5.
Mike Fornieles
(
BOS
)
46
5.
Tom Morgan
(
DET
)
46
7.
Gary Bell
(
CLE
)
44
7.
Jim Perry
(
CLE
)
44
9.
Ray Narleski
(
DET
)
42
10.
Ryne Duren
(
NYY
)
41
Innings Pitched
1.
Early Wynn
(
CHW
)
255.2
2.
Jim Bunning
(
DET
)
249.2
3.
Paul Foytack
(
DET
)
240.1
4.
Camilo Pascual
(
WSH
)
238.2
5.
Cal McLish
(
CLE
)
235.1
6.
Gary Bell
(
CLE
)
234.0
7.
Pedro Ramos
(
WSH
)
233.2
8.
Bob Shaw
(
CHW
)
230.2
9.
Don Mossi
(
DET
)
228.0
10.
Hoyt Wilhelm
(
BAL
)
226.0
Opp. OPS
1.
Jack Harshman
(
BAL
/
CLE
/
BOS
)
.490
2.
Bobby Shantz
(
NYY
)
.500
3.
Camilo Pascual
(
WSH
)
.548
4.
Milt Pappas
(
BAL
)
.567
5.
Ryne Duren
(
NYY
)
.570
6.
Art Ditmar
(
NYY
)
.575
7.
Hoyt Wilhelm
(
BAL
)
.585
8.
Jim Perry
(
CLE
)
.588
9.
Jerry Staley
(
CHW
)
.589
10.
Billy O'Dell
(
BAL
)
.603
Defense Independent ERA
1.
Camilo Pascual
(
WSH
)
2.90
2.
Bobby Shantz
(
NYY
)
3.20
3.
Jerry Staley
(
CHW
)
3.28
4.
Ryne Duren
(
NYY
)
3.31
5.
Milt Pappas
(
BAL
)
3.48
6.
Ralph Terry
(
NYY
/
KCA
)
3.60
7.
John Tsitouris
(
KCA
)
3.64
8.
Mike Garcia
(
CLE
)
3.65
9.
Hoyt Wilhelm
(
BAL
)
3.67
10.
Jack Harshman
(
BAL
/
CLE
/
BOS
)
3.71
Innings / Game
1.
Camilo Pascual
(
WSH
)
7.46
2.
Hoyt Wilhelm
(
BAL
)
7.06
3.
Frank Lary
(
DET
)
6.97
4.
Early Wynn
(
CHW
)
6.91
5.
Cal McLish
(
CLE
)
6.72
6.
Don Mossi
(
DET
)
6.71
7.
Billy Pierce
(
CHW
)
6.59
8.
Milt Pappas
(
BAL
)
6.34
9.
Pedro Ramos
(
WSH
)
6.32
10.
Ned Garver
(
KCA
)
6.29
Opp. Batting Average
1.
Jack Harshman
(
BAL
/
CLE
/
BOS
)
.174
2.
Ryne Duren
(
NYY
)
.178
3.
Bobby Shantz
(
NYY
)
.187
4.
Herb Score
(
CLE
)
.206
5.
Art Ditmar
(
NYY
)
.208
6.
Turk Lown
(
CHW
)
.210
7.
Early Wynn
(
CHW
)
.213
8.
Don Ferrarese
(
CLE
)
.215
8.
Billy O'Dell
(
BAL
)
.215
10.
Hoyt Wilhelm
(
BAL
)
.218
Opp. Slugging
1.
Bobby Shantz
(
NYY
)
.242
2.
Camilo Pascual
(
WSH
)
.270
3.
Milt Pappas
(
BAL
)
.271
4.
Ryne Duren
(
NYY
)
.275
4.
Hal Woodeshick
(
WSH
)
.275
6.
Jack Harshman
(
BAL
/
CLE
/
BOS
)
.277
7.
Hoyt Wilhelm
(
BAL
)
.291
8.
Jim Perry
(
CLE
)
.297
9.
Jerry Staley
(
CHW
)
.300
10.
John Tsitouris
(
KCA
)
.304
Opp. On-Base
1.
Jack Harshman
(
BAL
/
CLE
/
BOS
)
.213
2.
Bobby Shantz
(
NYY
)
.258
3.
Art Ditmar
(
NYY
)
.267
4.
Camilo Pascual
(
WSH
)
.278
5.
Billy O'Dell
(
BAL
)
.280
6.
Chuck Stobbs
(
WSH
)
.282
7.
Hal Brown
(
BAL
)
.283
7.
Don Mossi
(
DET
)
.283
9.
Jerry Staley
(
CHW
)
.289
10.
Jim Perry
(
CLE
)
.291
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1.
Ryne Duren
(
NYY
)
11.27
2.
Herb Score
(
CLE
)
8.23
3.
Jim Bunning
(
DET
)
7.25
4.
Tom Sturdivant
(
KCA
/
NYY
)
7.16
5.
Pete Burnside
(
DET
)
7.11
6.
Camilo Pascual
(
WSH
)
6.98
7.
Bob Turley
(
NYY
)
6.47
8.
Early Wynn
(
CHW
)
6.30
9.
Bobby Shantz
(
NYY
)
6.27
10.
Mike Garcia
(
CLE
)
6.13
Hits / 9 IP
1.
Ryne Duren
(
NYY
)
5.75
2.
Bobby Shantz
(
NYY
)
6.08
3.
Jack Harshman
(
BAL
/
CLE
/
BOS
)
6.27
4.
Don Ferrarese
(
CLE
)
6.87
5.
Herb Score
(
CLE
)
6.89
6.
Art Ditmar
(
NYY
)
6.95
7.
Turk Lown
(
CHW
)
7.04
8.
Hoyt Wilhelm
(
BAL
)
7.09
9.
Early Wynn
(
CHW
)
7.11
10.
Jim Perry
(
CLE
)
7.18
Walks / 9 IP
1.
Tom Morgan
(
DET
)
1.75
2.
Hal Brown
(
BAL
)
1.76
3.
Jack Harshman
(
BAL
/
CLE
/
BOS
)
1.77
4.
Frank Lary
(
DET
)
1.86
5.
Ned Garver
(
KCA
)
1.88
6.
Don Mossi
(
DET
)
1.93
6.
Jerry Staley
(
CHW
)
1.93
8.
Bill Monbouquette
(
BOS
)
1.96
9.
Pedro Ramos
(
WSH
)
2.00
10.
Bill Fischer
(
WSH
)
2.07
Hit Batters
1.
Johnny Kucks
(
KCA
/
NYY
)
12
2.
Jim Bunning
(
DET
)
11
2.
Bud Daley
(
KCA
)
11
2.
Frank Lary
(
DET
)
11
5.
Hoyt Wilhelm
(
BAL
)
10
6.
Early Wynn
(
CHW
)
9
6.
Pedro Ramos
(
WSH
)
9
8.
Art Ditmar
(
NYY
)
8
9.
Frank Sullivan
(
BOS
)
7
10.
Tom Morgan
(
DET
)
6
Homers Allowed
1.
Jim Bunning
(
DET
)
37
2.
Paul Foytack
(
DET
)
34
3.
Pedro Ramos
(
WSH
)
29
4.
Gary Bell
(
CLE
)
28
4.
Herb Score
(
CLE
)
28
6.
Cal McLish
(
CLE
)
26
6.
Billy Pierce
(
CHW
)
26
8.
Bud Daley
(
KCA
)
24
8.
Ray Herbert
(
KCA
)
24
10.
Mudcat Grant
(
CLE
)
23
American League Fielding Leaders (1959)
AL Batting
|
AL Pitching
|
AL Fielding
|
NL Batting
|
NL Pitching
|
NL Fielding
|
Top
Fielding Average
1.
Hoyt Wilhelm
(
BAL
)
1.000
1.
Rudy Arias
(
CHW
)
1.000
1.
Pete Burnside
(
DET
)
1.000
1.
Ryne Duren
(
NYY
)
1.000
1.
Gary Geiger
(
BOS
)
1.000
1.
Leo Kiely
(
BOS
)
1.000
1.
Billy Loes
(
BAL
)
1.000
1.
Bill Monbouquette
(
BOS
)
1.000
1.
Tom Morgan
(
DET
)
1.000
1.
Camilo Pascual
(
WSH
)
1.000
Outfield Assists
1.
Bill Tuttle
(
KCA
)
17
2.
Minnie Minoso
(
CLE
)
14
3.
Willie Tasby
(
BAL
)
13
4.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
12
5.
Jim Landis
(
CHW
)
9
6.
Bob Cerv
(
KCA
)
8
6.
Al Smith
(
CHW
)
8
8.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
7
8.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
7
8.
Gene Stephens
(
BOS
)
7
Fielding Average (P)
1.
Hoyt Wilhelm
(
BAL
)
1.000
1.
Rudy Arias
(
CHW
)
1.000
1.
Gary Blaylock
(
NYY
/
STL
)
1.000
1.
Jim Bronstad
(
NYY
)
1.000
1.
Pete Burnside
(
DET
)
1.000
1.
Nelson Chittum
(
BOS
)
1.000
1.
Al Cicotte
(
CLE
)
1.000
1.
Jerry Davie
(
DET
)
1.000
1.
Ryne Duren
(
NYY
)
1.000
1.
Don Ferrarese
(
CLE
)
1.000
Fielding Average (C)
1.
Yogi Berra
(
NYY
)
.997
2.
Dick Brown
(
CLE
)
.996
2.
Pete Daley
(
BOS
)
.996
4.
Joe Ginsberg
(
BAL
)
.993
4.
Sherm Lollar
(
CHW
)
.993
4.
Hal Naragon
(
WSH
/
CLE
)
.993
4.
Jay Porter
(
STL
/
WSH
)
.993
8.
Elston Howard
(
NYY
)
.992
9.
Sammy White
(
BOS
)
.990
10.
Lou Berberet
(
DET
)
.989
Fielding Average (1B)
1.
Ted Kluszewski
(
CHW
/
PIT
)
1.000
1.
Pete Runnels
(
BOS
)
1.000
3.
Tito Francona
(
CLE
)
.997
4.
Dick Gernert
(
BOS
)
.995
4.
Vic Power
(
CLE
)
.995
6.
Gail Harris
(
DET
)
.992
6.
Vic Wertz
(
BOS
)
.992
6.
Dick Williams
(
KCA
)
.992
9.
Bill Skowron
(
NYY
)
.991
10.
Julio Becquer
(
WSH
)
.990
Fielding Average (2B)
1.
Billy Martin
(
CLE
)
.997
2.
Gil McDougald
(
NYY
)
.989
3.
Nellie Fox
(
CHW
)
.988
4.
Frank Bolling
(
DET
)
.987
5.
Jerry Lumpe
(
KCA
/
NYY
)
.986
6.
Pete Runnels
(
BOS
)
.982
7.
Billy Gardner
(
BAL
)
.976
8.
Pumpsie Green
(
BOS
)
.972
8.
Wayne Terwilliger
(
KCA
)
.972
10.
Reno Bertoia
(
WSH
)
.971
Fielding Average (3B)
1.
Woodie Held
(
CLE
)
.984
2.
Sammy Esposito
(
CHW
)
.979
3.
George Strickland
(
CLE
)
.971
4.
Eddie Yost
(
DET
)
.962
5.
Jim Finigan
(
BAL
)
.959
6.
Dick Williams
(
KCA
)
.957
7.
Brooks Robinson
(
BAL
)
.955
7.
Billy Klaus
(
BAL
)
.955
9.
Frank Malzone
(
BOS
)
.953
9.
Hal Smith
(
KCA
)
.953
Fielding Average (SS)
1.
Gil McDougald
(
NYY
)
.975
2.
Willy Miranda
(
BAL
)
.974
3.
Luis Aparicio
(
CHW
)
.970
3.
Chico Carrasquel
(
BAL
)
.970
3.
Billy Klaus
(
BAL
)
.970
6.
Tony Kubek
(
NYY
)
.968
7.
Jerry Lumpe
(
KCA
/
NYY
)
.967
8.
Woodie Held
(
CLE
)
.962
8.
Coot Veal
(
DET
)
.962
10.
Joe DeMaestri
(
KCA
)
.957
Fielding Average (LF)
1.
Gary Geiger
(
BOS
)
1.000
1.
Russ Snyder
(
KCA
)
1.000
3.
Norm Siebern
(
NYY
)
.993
4.
Charlie Maxwell
(
DET
)
.987
5.
Minnie Minoso
(
CLE
)
.985
5.
Al Smith
(
CHW
)
.985
7.
Johnny Callison
(
CHW
)
.982
8.
Bob Cerv
(
KCA
)
.980
9.
Gene Stephens
(
BOS
)
.978
10.
Jim Lemon
(
WSH
)
.975
Fielding Average (CF)
1.
Mickey Mantle
(
NYY
)
.995
2.
Marty Keough
(
BOS
)
.994
3.
Jim Landis
(
CHW
)
.993
4.
Al Kaline
(
DET
)
.988
5.
Gary Geiger
(
BOS
)
.985
6.
Bill Tuttle
(
KCA
)
.984
7.
Jim Piersall
(
CLE
)
.982
8.
Bob Allison
(
WSH
)
.976
9.
Russ Snyder
(
KCA
)
.973
10.
Tito Francona
(
CLE
)
.971
Fielding Average (RF)
1.
Lenny Green
(
WSH
/
BAL
)
1.000
2.
Gene Woodling
(
BAL
)
.991
3.
Harvey Kuenn
(
DET
)
.990
4.
Rocky Colavito
(
CLE
)
.985
5.
Al Pilarcik
(
BAL
)
.984
6.
Jackie Jensen
(
BOS
)
.980
6.
Jim Rivera
(
CHW
)
.980
8.
Roger Maris
(
KCA
)
.974
9.
Hank Bauer
(
NYY
)
.972
10.
Al Smith
(
CHW
)
.968
Range Factor (P)
1.
Jack Kralick
(
WSH
)
6.00
2.
Dick Hyde
(
WSH
)
4.33
3.
Vito Valentinetti
(
WSH
)
4.09
4.
Ken McBride
(
CHW
)
3.91
5.
Tex Clevenger
(
WSH
)
3.54
6.
Bill Fischer
(
WSH
)
3.37
7.
Bob Smith
(
DET
/
PIT
)
3.27
8.
Tom Sturdivant
(
KCA
/
NYY
)
3.25
9.
Johnny Kucks
(
KCA
/
NYY
)
3.18
10.
Jerry Davie
(
DET
)
3.16
Range Factor (C)
1.
Red Wilson
(
DET
)
7.02
2.
Yogi Berra
(
NYY
)
6.84
3.
Dick Brown
(
CLE
)
6.45
4.
Gus Triandos
(
BAL
)
6.26
5.
Pete Daley
(
BOS
)
6.24
6.
Russ Nixon
(
CLE
)
6.19
7.
Elston Howard
(
NYY
)
6.18
8.
Lou Berberet
(
DET
)
6.16
9.
Sherm Lollar
(
CHW
)
6.15
10.
Harry Chiti
(
KCA
)
6.02
Range Factor (1B)
1.
Julio Becquer
(
WSH
)
11.54
2.
Ray Boone
(
MLN
/
KCA
/
CHW
)
10.78
3.
Roy Sievers
(
WSH
)
10.65
4.
Walt Dropo
(
BAL
/
CIN
)
10.34
5.
Dick Gernert
(
BOS
)
10.33
6.
Elston Howard
(
NYY
)
10.32
7.
Pete Runnels
(
BOS
)
10.29
8.
Bob Boyd
(
BAL
)
10.13
9.
Bill Skowron
(
NYY
)
10.01
10.
Ted Kluszewski
(
CHW
/
PIT
)
10.00
Range Factor (2B)
1.
Wayne Terwilliger
(
KCA
)
6.21
2.
Billy Gardner
(
BAL
)
6.00
3.
Pumpsie Green
(
BOS
)
5.74
4.
Pete Runnels
(
BOS
)
5.73
5.
Jerry Lumpe
(
KCA
/
NYY
)
5.64
6.
Gil McDougald
(
NYY
)
5.51
7.
Ken Aspromonte
(
WSH
)
5.44
8.
Bobby Richardson
(
NYY
)
5.35
9.
Nellie Fox
(
CHW
)
5.29
10.
Hector Lopez
(
NYY
/
KCA
)
5.17
Range Factor (3B)
1.
Billy Goodman
(
CHW
)
3.67
2.
Brooks Robinson
(
BAL
)
3.63
3.
Dick Williams
(
KCA
)
3.57
4.
Andy Carey
(
NYY
)
3.56
5.
Bubba Phillips
(
CHW
)
3.49
6.
Hal Smith
(
KCA
)
3.48
7.
Frank Malzone
(
BOS
)
3.40
8.
Sammy Esposito
(
CHW
)
3.38
9.
Woodie Held
(
CLE
)
3.34
9.
Hector Lopez
(
NYY
/
KCA
)
3.34
Range Factor (SS)
1.
Jim Mahoney
(
BOS
)
6.35
2.
Zoilo Versalles
(
WSH
)
5.93
3.
Billy Consolo
(
WSH
/
BOS
)
5.73
4.
Tony Kubek
(
NYY
)
5.40
5.
Ron Samford
(
WSH
)
5.24
6.
Rocky Bridges
(
DET
)
5.18
7.
Luis Aparicio
(
CHW
)
5.14
8.
Willy Miranda
(
BAL
)
5.12
9.
Billy Klaus
(
BAL
)
5.11
10.
Jerry Lumpe
(
KCA
/
NYY
)
5.10