1959 Chicago Cubs Organizational Leaders

1959 Chicago Cubs Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

PlayerTeamLevelHits2B3BHR
Bob WillFort Worth CatsAAA20332511
Lou JacksonLancaster Red Roses, Fort Worth CatsA, AAA18136127
Ken WaltersFort Worth CatsAAA17624221
Ron SantoSan Antonio MissionsAA16535311
Jesse WhiteCarlsbad PotashesD1526102
Lou JohnsonLancaster Red Roses, San Antonio MissionsA, AA151231413
Jim WoodsLancaster Red RosesA151241220
J C HartmanSan Antonio MissionsAA1501735
Lee HandleySan Antonio MissionsAA14827214
Emil SyngelFort Worth CatsAAA1451865

Batting Average Leaders

PlayerTeamLevelAvg.HitsAB
Bob WillFort Worth CatsAAA.336203605
Lou JacksonLancaster Red Roses, Fort Worth CatsA, AAA.330181549
Bertrand GladneyMorristown CubsD.32983252
Ron SantoSan Antonio MissionsAA.327165505
Billy WilliamsSan Antonio Missions, Fort Worth CatsAA, AAA.327128392
Lee HandleySan Antonio MissionsAA.322148460
Lou JohnsonLancaster Red Roses, San Antonio MissionsA, AA.319151474
John KreuterLancaster Red RosesA.313131419
Jesse WhiteCarlsbad PotashesD.312152487
Emil SyngelFort Worth CatsAAA.305145476

Home Run Leaders


Doubles Leaders

PlayerTeamLevel2B
Lou JacksonFort Worth Cats, Lancaster Red RosesA, AAA36
Ron SantoSan Antonio MissionsAA35
John KreuterLancaster Red RosesA32
Bob WillFort Worth CatsAAA32
Jerry KindallFort Worth CatsAAA31
Sammy DrakeBurlington Bees, San Antonio MissionsAA, B30
Gil CarterCarlsbad PotashesD29
Lee HandleySan Antonio MissionsAA27
Ben BrownCarlsbad PotashesD26
Frank DeMossParis LakersD26
Billy WilliamsSan Antonio Missions, Fort Worth CatsAA, AAA26

Triples Leaders

PlayerTeamLevel3B
Lou JohnsonSan Antonio Missions, Lancaster Red RosesA, AA14
Lou JacksonLancaster Red RosesA12
Jim WoodsLancaster Red RosesA12
Nelson MathewsParis Lakers, Morristown CubsD10
Jesse RogersLancaster Red RosesA10
Jesse WhiteCarlsbad PotashesD10
Daniel CombsParis LakersD9
Frank DeMossParis LakersD9
Sammy DrakeBurlington Bees, San Antonio MissionsAA, B9
John GrayParis LakersD9
Murray HallCarlsbad PotashesD9

RBI Leaders

PlayerTeamLevelRBI
Gil CarterCarlsbad PotashesD117
Ken WaltersFort Worth CatsAAA92
Jim WoodsLancaster Red RosesA89
Lou JohnsonLancaster Red Roses, San Antonio MissionsA, AA88
Ben BrownCarlsbad PotashesD87
Ron SantoSan Antonio MissionsAA87
John TrinceriMorristown Cubs, Carlsbad PotashesD85
Billy WilliamsSan Antonio Missions, Fort Worth CatsAA, AAA84
Daniel CombsParis LakersD82
Craig SorensenCarlsbad Potashes, Lancaster Red RosesA, D81

Wins Leaders


ERA Leaders

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Shutout Leaders


Strikeout Leaders




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