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1959 Chicago Cubs
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (Since 1916) Chicago, Illinois (Since 1871)
1959 Information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)	John Holland
Manager(s)	Bob Scheffing
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
Local radio	WGN (Jack Quinlan, Lou Boudreau)
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The 1959 Chicago Cubs season was the team's 84th season in the National League. The Cubs finished with a record of 74 wins and 80 losses, good for a fifth-place tie with the Cincinnati Reds, thirteen games behind the NL and World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and records
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

Offseason

January 23, 1959: Jim Bolger and John Briggs were traded by the Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Earl Averill and Morrie Martin.^[1]
March 9, 1959: Chuck Tanner was traded by the Cubs to the Boston Red Sox for Bob Smith.^[2]
Prior to 1959 season: Dick Burwell was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[3]

Regular season

Ernie Banks became the first shortstop in the history of the NL to win the MVP award in back to back seasons.^[4]

Season 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 Reds	74	80	13	.481
St. Louis Cardinals	71	83	16	.461
Philadelphia Phillies	64	90	23	.416

Notable transactions

May 4, 1959: Bob Smith was traded by the Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Randy Jackson.^[5]

Roster

1959 Chicago Cubs

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

22,42 Lou Jackson

Manager

25 Bob Scheffing

Coaches

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
C	Taylor, SammySammy Taylor	110	353	95	.269	13	43
2B	Taylor, TonyTony Taylor	150	624	175	.280	8	38
3B	Dark, AlvinAlvin Dark	136	477	126	.264	6	45
SS	Banks, ErnieErnie Banks	155	589	179	.304	45	143
RF	Walls, LeeLee Walls	120	354	91	.257	8	33

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
Thomson, BobbyBobby Thomson	122	374	97	.259	11	52
Marshall, JimJim Marshall	108	294	74	.252	11	40
Averill, EarlEarl Averill	74	186	44	.237	10	34
Jackson, RandyRandy Jackson	41	74	18	.243	1	10
Williams, BillyBilly Williams	18	33	5	.152	0	2
Jackson, LouLou Jackson	6	4	1	.250	0	1
Eaddy, DonDon Eaddy	15	1	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
Anderson, BobBob Anderson	37	235.1	12	13	4.13	113
Drabowsky, MoeMoe Drabowsky	31	141.2	5	10	4.13	70
Ceccarelli, ArtArt Ceccarelli	18	102	5	5	4.76	56
Drott, DickDick Drott	8	27.1	1	2	5.93	15

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
Buzhardt, JohnJohn Buzhardt	31	101.1	4	5	4.97	33
Johnson, BenBen Johnson	4	16.2	0	0	2.16	6

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
Elston, DonDon Elston	65	10	8	13	3.32	82
Henry, BillBill Henry	65	9	8	12	2.68	115
Donnelly, EdEd Donnelly	9	1	1	0	3.14	6
Martin, MorrieMorrie Martin	3	0	0	0	19.29	1
Smith, BobBob Smith	1	0	0	0	81.00	0

Awards and records

Ernie Banks, National League MVP

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Fort Worth Cats	American Association	Lou Klein
AA	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	Grady Hatton
A	Lancaster Red Roses	Eastern League	Nick Cullop
B	Burlington Bees	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Ray Mueller
D	Morristown Cubs	Appalachian League	Red Hayworth
D	Paris Lakers	Midwest League	Verlon Walker
D	Carlsbad Potashers	Sophomore League	Walt Dixon

Notes

^ Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference
^ Chuck Tanner Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac
^ Dick Burwell page at Baseball Reference
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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Chicago Cubs

Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans • Based in Chicago, Illinois

Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Players • Managers • Owners and executives • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • First-round draft picks

Ballparks

23rd Street Grounds • Lakefront Park • West Side Park I • South Side Park • West Side Park II • Wrigley Field
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Lore

Babe Ruth's called shot • The Inning • Gatorade Glove Play • Homer in the Gloamin' • The Sandberg Game • Fall of '69 • Sandy Koufax's perfect game • Home Run Chase • Brock for Broglio • Merkle's Boner • Worst to First • Monday Saves the Flag • College of Coaches • Ken Hubbs incident • Billy Jurges incident • Game 163

Culture

Steve Bartman • Curse of the Billy Goat • Ex-Cubs Factor • Tinker to Evers to Chance • Rookie of the Year • This Old Cub • Ronnie Woo Woo • Grant DePorter • Wrigley Rooftops • Cubby Bear • Wrigleyville • Wayne Messmer • Yosh Kawano • Mike Royko • Holy Cow! • Wrigley Company • Hey Hey Holy Mackerel • Bill Holden • Bleacher Bums • The Heckler • Arne Harris • Voice of Chicago • Billy Sianis • "Go, Cubs, Go" • The Natural • Pat and Ron Show • "All the Way" • Cubs Win Flag • Brant Brown • JDRF • Addison Red Line Station • Sheridan Red Line Station • Taking Care of Business • Billy Goat Tavern • Heel Click • Winter Classic • Clark Street • Addison Street • Radio Network • "Let's Play Two!" • Mr. Cub • A League of Their Own • Take Me Out to the Ball Game • I.O. • The Cubs Fan's Guide To Happiness • Pat Pieper • The Cubby Bear • Great Chicago Fire • Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse • Bohemian National Cemetery Columbarium

Rivalries

Milwaukee Brewers • St. Louis Cardinals • Chicago White Sox

Retired numbers

10 • 14 • 23 • 26 • 31 • 31 • 42 • Hey Hey!

Key personnel

Owner: Family of Joe Ricketts; operated by Tom Ricketts • President of Baseball Operations: Theo Epstein • General Manager: Jed Hoyer • Manager: Dale Sveum

World Series
Championships (4)

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Division
Championships

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Wild Card	1998

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affiliates

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