1959 Philadelphia Phillies Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 64-90
Finished 8th in the NL
Attendance: 799,815, Avg. 13,112
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Manager: Eddie Sawyer (64-90)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1959 Philadelphia Phillies Statistics
1959 Philadelphia Phillies Results

The Philadelphia Phillies of the National League ended the 1959 season with a record of 64 wins and 90 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.

The Phillies tallied 599 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 725 runs. Gene Freese paced Philadelphia with 23 home runs, while Ed Bouchee and Wally Post walloped 20 or more also. Wally Post drove in 94 runs. Ed Bouchee led batters with significant playing time with a .285 average. Robin Roberts topped the team with 15 wins, and Gene Conley recorded a 3.00 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Eddie Sawyer coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Harry AndersonLFLRSeptember 10, 19316'3"205North East, MD USA
Sparky Anderson2BRRFebruary 22, 19345'9"170Bridgewater, SD USA
Richie AshburnCFLRMarch 19, 19275'10"170Tilden, NE USA
Jim BolgerLFRRFebruary 23, 19326'2"180Cincinnati, OH USA
Ed Bouchee1BLLMarch 7, 19336'0"200Livingston, MT USA
Bob BowmanOFRRMay 10, 19316'1"195Laytonville, CA USA
Don CardwellPRRDecember 7, 19356'4"210Winston-Salem, NC USA
Gene ConleyPRRNovember 10, 19306'8"225Muskogee, OK USA
Solly DrakeLFBROctober 23, 19306'0"170Little Rock, AR USA
John EastonPRRMarch 4, 19336'2"185Trenton, NJ USA
Turk FarrellPRRApril 8, 19346'4"215Boston, MA USA
Chico FernandezSSRRMarch 2, 19326'0"165La Habana, La Cuba
Gene Freese3BRRJanuary 8, 19345'11"175Wheeling, WV USA
Ruben GomezPRRJuly 13, 19276'0"170Arroyo, P.R.
Granny HamnerSSRRApril 26, 19275'10"163Richmond, VA USA
Harry Hanebrink2BLRNovember 12, 19276'0"165St. Louis, MO USA
Jim HearnPRRApril 11, 19216'3"205Atlanta, GA USA
Jim HeganCRRAugust 3, 19206'2"195Lynn, MA USA
Willie Jones3BRRAugust 16, 19256'1"188Dillon, SC USA
Ed KeeganPRRJuly 8, 19396'3"165Camden, NJ USA
Joe KoppeSSRROctober 19, 19305'10"165Detroit, MI USA
Joe LonnettCRRFebruary 7, 19275'10"180Beaver Falls, PA USA
Jack MeyerPRRMarch 23, 19326'1"175Philadelphia, PA USA
Seth MoreheadPLLAugust 15, 19346'0"195Houston, TX USA
Jim OwensPRRJanuary 16, 19345'11"180Gifford, PA USA
Dave PhilleyRFBRMay 16, 19206'0"188Paris, TX USA
Taylor PhillipsPLLJune 18, 19335'11"185Atlanta, GA USA
Wally PostRFRRJuly 9, 19296'1"190St. Wendelin, OH USA
Robin RobertsPBRSeptember 30, 19266'0"190Springfield, IL USA
Humberto RobinsonPRRJune 25, 19306'1"155Colon, Co Panama
Freddy RodriguezPRRApril 29, 19246'0"180La Habana, La Cuba
Carl SawatskiCLRNovember 4, 19275'10"210Shickshinny, PA USA
Al SchrollPRRMarch 22, 19326'2"210New Orleans, LA USA
Ray SemprochPRRJanuary 7, 19315'11"180Cleveland, OH USA
Chris ShortPRLSeptember 19, 19376'4"205Milford, DE USA
Curt SimmonsPLLMay 19, 19295'11"175Egypt, PA USA
Valmy ThomasCRROctober 21, 19255'9"165Santurce, P.R.



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