1959 Chicago Cubs Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 74-80
Finished 5th in the NL
Attendance: 845,249, Avg. 11,905
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Bob Scheffing (74-80)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1959 Chicago Cubs Statistics
1959 Chicago Cubs Roster

The Chicago Cubs of the National League ended the 1959 season with a record of 74 wins and 80 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.

The Cubs scored 673 runs and conceded 688 runs. Ernie Banks walloped 45 home runs for Chicago and drove in 143 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .304 average. Glen Hobbie topped the team with 16 wins, and Bill Henry recorded a 2.68 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Bob Scheffing coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 666
Regular Season Runs Against: 681

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 11, 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Chicago Cubs 6 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 12, 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 1-1 0-0 1-1
April 14, 1959 Chicago Cubs 5 at San Francisco Giants 2 W 1-1 1-0 2-1
April 15, 1959 Chicago Cubs 1 at San Francisco Giants 7 L 1-1 1-1 2-2
April 16, 1959 Chicago Cubs 11 at San Francisco Giants 3 W 1-1 2-1 3-2
April 17, 1959 Chicago Cubs 9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 1-1 3-1 4-2
April 18, 1959 Chicago Cubs 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8 L 1-1 3-2 4-3
April 19, 1959 Chicago Cubs 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8 L 1-1 3-3 4-4
April 21, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 2-1 3-3 5-4
April 22, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 2-2 3-3 5-5
April 23, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 6 W 3-2 3-3 6-5
April 24, 1959 San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 3-3 3-3 6-6
April 25, 1959 San Francisco Giants 3 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 4-3 3-3 7-6
April 26, 1959 San Francisco Giants 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 4-4 3-3 7-7
April 29, 1959 Chicago Cubs 8 at Cincinnati Redlegs 18 L 4-4 3-4 7-8
April 30, 1959 Chicago Cubs 3 at Cincinnati Redlegs 2 W 4-4 4-4 8-8
May 1, 1959 Chicago Cubs 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 4-4 4-5 8-9
May 2, 1959 Chicago Cubs 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 4-4 5-5 9-9
May 3, 1959 Chicago Cubs 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 4-4 6-5 10-9
May 3, 1959 Chicago Cubs 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 4-4 6-6 10-10
May 4, 1959 Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 4-4 6-7 10-11
May 5, 1959 Chicago Cubs 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 4-4 7-7 11-11
May 6, 1959 Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 4-4 8-7 12-11
May 7, 1959 Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 4-4 8-8 12-12
May 8, 1959 Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 4-4 9-8 13-12
May 9, 1959 Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 L 4-4 9-9 13-13
May 10, 1959 Chicago Cubs 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 W 4-4 10-9 14-13
May 10, 1959 Chicago Cubs 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 L 4-4 10-10 14-14
May 11, 1959 Milwaukee Braves 8 at Chicago Cubs 1 L 4-5 10-10 14-15
May 12, 1959 Milwaukee Braves 3 at Chicago Cubs 7 W 5-5 10-10 15-15
May 13, 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs 0 at Chicago Cubs 10 W 6-5 10-10 16-15
May 14, 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs 2 at Chicago Cubs 0 L 6-6 10-10 16-16
May 16, 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 7-6 10-10 17-16
May 17, 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Chicago Cubs 7 W 8-6 10-10 18-16
May 17, 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 8-7 10-10 18-17
May 19, 1959 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Chicago Cubs 8 W 9-7 10-10 19-17
May 20, 1959 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Chicago Cubs 7 W 10-7 10-10 20-17
May 21, 1959 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Chicago Cubs 0 L 10-8 10-10 20-18
May 22, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 1 L 10-9 10-10 20-19
May 23, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 1 L 10-10 10-10 20-20
May 24, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 10-11 10-10 20-21
May 25, 1959 Chicago Cubs 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 10-11 11-10 21-21
May 27, 1959 Chicago Cubs 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 L 10-11 11-11 21-22
May 28, 1959 Chicago Cubs 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 10-11 12-11 22-22
May 29, 1959 Chicago Cubs 9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 10-11 13-11 23-22
May 30, 1959 Chicago Cubs 2 at San Francisco Giants 5 L 10-11 13-12 23-23
May 31, 1959 Chicago Cubs 3 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 10-11 13-13 23-24
June 3, 1959 Chicago Cubs 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 10-11 13-14 23-25
June 4, 1959 Chicago Cubs 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 10-11 14-14 24-25
June 5, 1959 Chicago Cubs 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 10-11 15-14 25-25
June 6, 1959 Chicago Cubs 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 10-11 16-14 26-25
June 7, 1959 Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 10-11 17-14 27-25
June 7, 1959 Chicago Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 10-11 18-14 28-25
June 8, 1959 Chicago Cubs 5 at Milwaukee Braves 9 L 10-11 18-15 28-26
June 9, 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs 4 at Chicago Cubs 8 W 11-11 18-15 29-26
June 10, 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 11-12 18-15 29-27
June 11, 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs 8 at Chicago Cubs 0 L 11-13 18-15 29-28
June 12, 1959 Milwaukee Braves 7 at Chicago Cubs 9 W 12-13 18-15 30-28
June 13, 1959 Milwaukee Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 12-14 18-15 30-29
June 14, 1959 Milwaukee Braves 0 at Chicago Cubs 6 W 13-14 18-15 31-29
June 16, 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 13-15 18-15 31-30
June 17, 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 14-15 18-15 32-30
June 18, 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 14-16 18-15 32-31
June 19, 1959 Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 14-17 18-15 32-32
June 20, 1959 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 14-18 18-15 32-33
June 21, 1959 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 15-18 18-15 33-33
June 23, 1959 Chicago Cubs 3 at Cincinnati Redlegs 1 W 15-18 19-15 34-33
June 24, 1959 Chicago Cubs 0 at Cincinnati Redlegs 5 L 15-18 19-16 34-34
June 25, 1959 Chicago Cubs 6 at Cincinnati Redlegs 2 W 15-18 20-16 35-34
June 26, 1959 Chicago Cubs 1 at Milwaukee Braves 11 L 15-18 20-17 35-35
June 27, 1959 Chicago Cubs 7 at Milwaukee Braves 1 W 15-18 21-17 36-35
June 28, 1959 Chicago Cubs 1 at Milwaukee Braves 2 L 15-18 21-18 36-36
June 30, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Chicago Cubs 1 L 15-19 21-18 36-37
July 1, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 6 W 16-19 21-18 37-37
July 2, 1959 San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 10 W 17-19 21-18 38-37
July 3, 1959 San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 0 L 17-20 21-18 38-38
July 4, 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 18-20 21-18 39-38
July 4, 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 18-21 21-18 39-39
July 5, 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 18-22 21-18 39-40
July 5, 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 18-23 21-18 39-41
July 9, 1959 Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 18-23 21-19 39-42
July 10, 1959 Chicago Cubs 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 18-23 21-20 39-43
July 11, 1959 Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 18-23 22-20 40-43
July 12, 1959 Chicago Cubs 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 18-23 23-20 41-43
July 12, 1959 Chicago Cubs 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 18-23 23-21 41-44
July 14, 1959 Milwaukee Braves 5 at Chicago Cubs 10 W 19-23 23-21 42-44
July 15, 1959 Milwaukee Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 20-23 23-21 43-44
July 16, 1959 Milwaukee Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 21-23 23-21 44-44
July 17, 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs 0 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 22-23 23-21 45-44
July 18, 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs 5 at Chicago Cubs 1 L 22-24 23-21 45-45
July 20, 1959 Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 22-24 23-22 45-46
July 21, 1959 Chicago Cubs 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 22-24 24-22 46-46
July 22, 1959 Chicago Cubs 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W 22-24 25-22 47-46
July 23, 1959 Chicago Cubs 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 22-24 25-23 47-47
July 24, 1959 Chicago Cubs 5 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 22-24 25-24 47-48
July 25, 1959 Chicago Cubs 5 at San Francisco Giants 3 W 22-24 26-24 48-48
July 26, 1959 Chicago Cubs 7 at San Francisco Giants 3 W 22-24 27-24 49-48
July 28, 1959 Chicago Cubs 5 at Milwaukee Braves 4 W 22-24 28-24 50-48
July 29, 1959 Chicago Cubs 5 at Milwaukee Braves 8 L 22-24 28-25 50-49
July 30, 1959 Chicago Cubs 2 at Milwaukee Braves 6 L 22-24 28-26 50-50
July 31, 1959 Chicago Cubs 4 at Cincinnati Redlegs 5 L 22-24 28-27 50-51
August 1, 1959 Chicago Cubs 3 at Cincinnati Redlegs 12 L 22-24 28-28 50-52
August 2, 1959 Chicago Cubs 0 at Cincinnati Redlegs 2 L 22-24 28-29 50-53
August 4, 1959 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 L 22-25 28-29 50-54
August 5, 1959 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 22-26 28-29 50-55
August 6, 1959 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 23-26 28-29 51-55
August 7, 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 24-26 28-29 52-55
August 8, 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 24-27 28-29 52-56
August 9, 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 24-28 28-29 52-57
August 11, 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 25-28 28-29 53-57
August 12, 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at Chicago Cubs 11 W 26-28 28-29 54-57
August 13, 1959 San Francisco Giants 9 at Chicago Cubs 20 W 27-28 28-29 55-57
August 14, 1959 San Francisco Giants 5 at Chicago Cubs 7 W 28-28 28-29 56-57
August 15, 1959 San Francisco Giants 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 28-29 28-29 56-58
August 16, 1959 San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 29-29 28-29 57-58
August 17, 1959 Chicago Cubs 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 29-29 28-30 57-59
August 19, 1959 Chicago Cubs 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 29-29 28-31 57-60
August 20, 1959 Chicago Cubs 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 L 29-29 28-32 57-61
August 20, 1959 Chicago Cubs 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 29-29 29-32 58-61
August 22, 1959 Chicago Cubs 2 at Milwaukee Braves 3 L 29-29 29-33 58-62
August 22, 1959 Chicago Cubs 0 at Milwaukee Braves 7 L 29-29 29-34 58-63
August 23, 1959 Chicago Cubs 0 at Milwaukee Braves 2 L 29-29 29-35 58-64
August 24, 1959 Chicago Cubs 3 at Milwaukee Braves 0 W 29-29 30-35 59-64
August 25, 1959 Chicago Cubs 8 at Cincinnati Redlegs 6 W 29-29 31-35 60-64
August 26, 1959 Chicago Cubs 9 at Cincinnati Redlegs 5 W 29-29 32-35 61-64
August 27, 1959 Chicago Cubs 0 at Cincinnati Redlegs 5 L 29-29 32-36 61-65
August 28, 1959 Milwaukee Braves 9 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 29-30 32-36 61-66
August 29, 1959 Milwaukee Braves 11 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 29-31 32-36 61-67
August 30, 1959 Milwaukee Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 6 W 30-31 32-36 62-67
September 2, 1959 Chicago Cubs 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 L 30-31 32-37 62-68
September 3, 1959 Chicago Cubs 5 at San Francisco Giants 8 L 30-31 32-38 62-69
September 4, 1959 Chicago Cubs 2 at San Francisco Giants 1 W 30-31 33-38 63-69
September 6, 1959 Chicago Cubs 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0 W 30-31 34-38 64-69
September 6, 1959 Chicago Cubs 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 30-31 35-38 65-69
September 7, 1959 Chicago Cubs 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 L 30-31 35-39 65-70
September 9, 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs 7 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 30-32 35-39 65-71
September 9, 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 30-33 35-39 65-72
September 10, 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs 3 at Chicago Cubs 6 W 31-33 35-39 66-72
September 10, 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs 10 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 31-34 35-39 66-73
September 11, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 32-34 35-39 67-73
September 12, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 32-35 35-39 67-74
September 13, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Chicago Cubs 8 W 33-35 35-39 68-74
September 16, 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 34-35 35-39 69-74
September 16, 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 34-36 35-39 69-75
September 17, 1959 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 34-37 35-39 69-76
September 18, 1959 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 35-37 35-39 70-76
September 19, 1959 Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 35-37 35-40 70-77
September 20, 1959 Chicago Cubs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 L 35-37 35-41 70-78
September 21, 1959 Chicago Cubs 12 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 35-37 36-41 71-78
September 22, 1959 San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 36-37 36-41 72-78
September 23, 1959 San Francisco Giants 8 at Chicago Cubs 9 W 37-37 36-41 73-78
September 25, 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 37-38 36-41 73-79
September 26, 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Chicago Cubs 12 W 38-38 36-41 74-79
September 27, 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Chicago Cubs 1 L 38-39 36-41 74-80


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