1959 Chicago White Sox Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 94-60
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,422,862, Avg. 20,924
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2
Manager: Al Lopez (94-60)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1959 Chicago White Sox Roster
1959 Chicago White Sox Results

The Chicago White Sox of the American League ended the 1959 season with a record of 94 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the AL.

The White Sox conceded 588 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Chicago tallied 669 runs. Sherm Lollar paced the team with 22 home runs, while Al Smith walloped 20 or more as well. Sherm Lollar drove in 84 runs. Nellie Fox led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .306. Early Wynn topped the squad with 22 wins, and Bob Shaw as well added 15 or more victories as well Bob Shaw earned a 2.69 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Al Lopez coached the team. The 1959 Chicago White Sox won the League Championship Series.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Early Wynn2210.6883.17373701450255.7202106902011951799051076
Bob Shaw186.7502.69472612833230.721772691554589603949
Billy Pierce1415.4833.62343301220224.0217989026624114312934
Turk Lown92.8182.8960037001593.37332301242463211391
Dick Donovan910.4743.6631290510179.717184731558371501768
Gerry Staley85.6152.24670370014116.31113929525954002471
Barry Latman85.6153.7537213520156.013871651572397413675
Ray Moore36.3334.12298200089.78646411046349101389
Rudy Arias201.0004.093401300244.0492320720728100200
Joe Stanka101.0003.382010005.3222141300022
Don Rudolph000.004010013.0400021001014
Gary Peters000.002010001.020002010007
Claude Raymond009.003010004.0544220100119
Ken McBride01.0003.18112400122.720118117012002105
Totals9460.6103.293981561124413361425.3129758852112952545761314216020

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Nellie Fox15671662484191346270567113.306.380.389.77024367958
Luis Aparicio1526866129815718565156135340.257.316.332.6472031131171
Jim Landis149623515781402675602097868.272.370.379.749195581395
Sherm Lollar140576505631342232284435549.265.345.451.796228279256
Al Smith129529472651121641755754674.237.311.396.707187105513
Bubba Phillips11741537943100271540112728.264.319.380.69914484417
Billy Goodman1042912682167141128301920.250.304.321.6258642200
Earl Torgeson127344277406153945766255.220.359.357.7169970141
Jim McAnany67231210225893027211926.276.339.348.6877321104
Jim Rivera80192177183994419531119.220.266.384.6506811033
John Romano53153126203751525012318.294.407.468.8755931300
Ted Kluszewski3111210111302121001910.297.351.396.7474040113
Norm Cash5813010416250141611189.240.372.375.7473905123
Early Wynn37103901122702800918.244.317.389.7063511210
Del Ennis26100961021602700410.219.250.344.5943320000
Johnny Callison49118104121830312011320.173.271.288.5603051000
Larry Doby216058114110910213.241.267.293.5601710000
Earl Battey267264914122700813.219.306.391.6962500000
Harry Simpson3879755145121300414.187.228.360.5882710000
Billy Pierce348168313120700713.191.267.265.5311810600
Sammy Esposito69816612111015011116.167.282.227.5091510311
Bob Shaw47887379100200519.123.179.137.31610201000
Dick Donovan31696148401500532.131.197.246.4431510300
Barry Latman3755473610060044.128.189.149.338710220
Ray Boone930213500151075.238.400.381.781800020
Joe Hicks6870300000111.429.500.429.929300000
Turk Lown6013121300000013.250.308.250.558300000
Ron Jackson1016143310120010.214.313.500.813711000
Don Mueller4440200000000.500.500.5001.000200000
Gerry Staley6720132200000035.154.313.154.466200400
Ray Moore29252302100000111.087.125.130.255310100
Joe Stanka2331100010001.333.333.333.667100000
J. C. Martin3440100010001.250.250.250.500100000
Ken McBride11660100000002.167.167.167.333100000
Lou Skizas816133100000032.077.250.077.327110000
Cam Carreon1110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Rudy Arias34440000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Don Rudolph4000000000000000000
Gary Peters2000000000000000000
Claude Raymond3000000000000000000
Totals2031605452976691325220469762011353580634.250.327.364.691192810749844445


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Earl Torgeson1B10368710.0717371358.9839.5587.3200000
Norm Cash1B3125226.323114419.9849.7427.9030000
Ted Kluszewski1B2929207.0220100131.0001.0007.9310000
Sherm Lollar1B2423184.017717119.9959.4898.0830000
Ray Boone1B6549.037522.9557.7147.0000000
Ron Jackson1B5326.0301031.0001.7316.2000000
Larry Doby1B2216.013113.9337.8757.0000000
Harry Simpson1B117.09010.90011.5719.0000000
Nellie Fox2B1561561405.73644531093.9885.2315.2370000
Billy Goodman2B3017.745011.0004.5853.0000000
Sammy Esposito2B202.00000.000.0000000
Bubba Phillips3B10086791.0902021513.9513.3222.9200000
Billy Goodman3B7467496.0571351010.9503.4842.5950000
Sammy Esposito3B453127.7222511.9793.3131.0440000
J. C. Martin3B207.70210.6672.3481.0000000
Al Smith3B103.00000.000.0000000
Sherm LollarC122106994.062351514.9936.1035.525411372742.2
John RomanoC3834285.71691645.9795.8284.8685514630.0
Earl BatteyC2016141.7921011.9906.4805.100155444.4
Cam CarreonC104.030001.0006.7503.0000000
Jim LandisOF1481451301.74201032.9932.9732.9050000
Al SmithOF1281261145.7283862.9802.2862.2730000
Jim McAnanyOF6760542.3106644.9661.8591.6720000
Jim RiveraOF6943435.775523.9761.6531.1590000
Johnny CallisonOF4127271.054310.9831.8931.3900000
Del EnnisOF2524183.028230.9091.4751.2000000
Bubba PhillipsOF2317154.7370001.0002.1531.6090000
Harry SimpsonOF1211105.018010.9471.5431.5000000
Larry DobyOF121094.020111.9552.0111.7500000
Lou SkizasOF6426.361001.0002.3921.1670000
Joe HicksOF4116.731001.0002.1601.0000000
Early WynnP3737255.763922.9571.5841.2160000
Bob ShawP4726230.7174623.9692.4581.3400000
Billy PierceP3433224.0114024.9622.0491.5000000
Dick DonovanP3129179.7112641.9021.8531.1940000
Barry LatmanP3721156.051311.9471.038.4860000
Gerry StaleyP670116.371923.9292.011.3880000
Turk LownP60093.322110.9582.218.3830000
Ray MooreP29889.731410.9441.706.5860000
Rudy AriasP34044.0310001.0002.659.3820000
Ken McBrideP11222.70910.9003.574.8180000
Joe StankaP205.30000.000.0000000
Claude RaymondP304.001001.0002.250.3330000
Don RudolphP403.011011.0006.000.5000000
Gary PetersP201.00000.000.0000000
Luis AparicioSS1521501338.72824602387.9704.9894.8820000
Sammy EspositoSS14686.7173215.9805.0883.5000000
Totals1864140412828.042731752130374.9794.2273.2321021563739.8

Postseason - Pitching:

Player Rnd W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Bob ShawWS11.5002.5722000014.01744320200161
Early WynnWS11.5005.5433000013.019981401000062
Turk LownWS000.003010003.3200010300013
Billy PierceWS000.003000004.0200021300017
Ray MooreWS009.001010001.011110010004
Gerry StaleyWS01.0002.164030018.3822100300031
Dick DonovanWS01.0005.403110018.3455130500031
Totals24.3333.46196600252.0532120712127001219

Postseason - Batting:

Player Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Ted KluszewskiWS6252359103100020.391.440.8261.2661910002
Nellie FoxWS628244930000141.375.464.500.9641200000
Luis AparicioWS629261810001123.308.357.346.703900100
Jim LandisWS626246700011017.292.346.292.638701000
Al SmithWS624201530010044.250.375.400.775820000
Sherm LollarWS624223500150013.227.250.364.614820010
Bubba PhillipsWS310100310000000.300.300.400.700410000
Billy GoodmanWS514131300010005.231.286.231.516301000
Dick DonovanWS3330100000001.333.333.333.667100000
Bob ShawWS2640100000002.250.250.250.500100200
Early WynnWS3550110010002.200.200.400.600200000
John RomanoWS1110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Jim McAnanyWS3650000000010.000.167.000.167000000
Gerry StaleyWS4210000000011.000.500.000.500000000
Sammy EspositoWS2220000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Earl TorgesonWS3211000000010.000.500.000.500000000
Jim RiveraWS514111000000131.000.214.000.214000000
Norm CashWS4440000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Billy PierceWS3000000000000000000
Ray MooreWS1000000000000000000
Turk LownWS3000000000000000000
Totals812251992352100419232033.261.333.372.7057462312

Postseason - Fielding:

Player Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Ted KluszewskiWS1B6651.0583021.0001.7651.167000
Earl TorgesonWS1B101.00000.000.000000
Nellie FoxWS2B6652.01423021.0006.4046.167000
Billy GoodmanWS3B5324.012001.0001.125.600000
Bubba PhillipsWS3B3321.033001.0002.5712.000000
Sammy EspositoWS3B207.010001.0001.286.500000
Sherm LollarWSC6652.0295001.0005.8855.667100
Jim LandisWSCF6652.09010.9001.5581.500000
Al SmithWSLF6545.3100001.0001.9851.667000
Jim McAnanyWSLF116.710001.0001.3501.000000
Bob ShawWSP2214.004001.0002.5712.000000
Early WynnWSP3313.013001.0002.7691.333000
Gerry StaleyWSP408.311001.0002.160.500000
Dick DonovanWSP318.311001.0002.160.667000
Billy PierceWSP304.00010.000.000.000000
Turk LownWSP303.30000.000.000000
Ray MooreWSP101.00000.000.000000
Jim RiveraWSRF5329.3101001.0003.3752.200000
Jim McAnanyWSRF2211.040001.0003.2732.000000
Al SmithWSRF116.70000.000.000000
Bubba PhillipsWSRF105.030001.0005.4003.000000
Luis AparicioWSSS6652.0101622.9294.5004.333000
Totals7654468.01566246.9824.1922.868100




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