1959 Milwaukee Braves Organizational Leaders

1959 Milwaukee Braves Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Howie Bedell	Austin Senators	AA	194	26	13	3
Chuck Buheller	Austin Senators	AA	171	27	1	15
Steve Ryder	Eau Claire Braves	C	169	23	4	12
Al Spangler	Louisville Colonels	AAA	167	23	12	7
Marcial Allen	Wellsville Braves	D	164	31	4	19
Mike Krsnich	Sacramento Solons	AAA	164	34	9	11
Kerry Buckner	Boise Braves	C	162	30	9	12
Ed Charles	Louisville Colonels	AAA	151	28	10	4
Em Lindbeck	Louisville Colonels, Atlanta Crackers	AA, AAA	151	30	8	17
Wally O'Neil	Yakima Bears	B	149	34	7	13

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Billy Smith	Boise Braves	C	.390	120	308
Marcial Allen	Wellsville Braves	D	.356	164	461
Steve Ryder	Eau Claire Braves	C	.346	169	489
Kerry Buckner	Boise Braves	C	.340	162	477
Lee Maye	Louisville Colonels	AAA	.339	118	348
Paul Snyder	Cedar Rapids Braves, Eau Claire Braves	B, C	.334	109	326
Chuck Buheller	Austin Senators	AA	.333	171	513
Wally O'Neil	Yakima Bears	B	.330	149	452
Angelo Colombo	Yakima Bears	B	.326	123	377
Herbert Biedermann	Wellsville Braves	D	.323	42	130

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Corky Withrow	Cedar Rapids Braves, Jacksonville Braves	A, B	27
Tommie Aaron	Eau Claire Braves	C	26
Bruno Terilli	Boise Braves	C	24
Bob Perry	Sacramento Solons	AAA	23
Sidney Goldfader	Cedar Rapids Braves	B	22
William Thompson	Austin Senators	AA	22
Lefty Lewis	Yakima Bears	B	20
Marcial Allen	Wellsville Braves	D	19
Lorne Johnson	Wellsville Braves, Eau Claire Braves	C, D	19
Gene Johnson	Eau Claire Braves	C	19
William Rittman	Jacksonville Braves	A	19

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Amado Samuel	Wellsville Braves	D	36
Mike Krsnich	Sacramento Solons	AAA	34
Wally O'Neil	Yakima Bears	B	34
Merritt Ranew	Jacksonville Braves, Cedar Rapids Braves	A, B	32
Marcial Allen	Wellsville Braves	D	31
Kerry Buckner	Boise Braves	C	30
Em Lindbeck	Louisville Colonels, Atlanta Crackers	AA, AAA	30
Thomas Brown	Boise Braves	C	29
Ed Charles	Louisville Colonels	AAA	28
Chuck Buheller	Austin Senators	AA	27
James Hay	Boise Braves	C	27
Lorne Johnson	Wellsville Braves, Eau Claire Braves	C, D	27
Jack Riley	Midland Braves	D	27

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Howie Bedell	Austin Senators	AA	13
George McCafferty	Wellsville Braves	D	13
Al Spangler	Louisville Colonels	AAA	12
Ed Charles	Louisville Colonels	AAA	10
William Stevens	McCook Braves	D	10
Kerry Buckner	Boise Braves	C	9
Herm Hubbard	Midland Braves	D	9
Mike Krsnich	Sacramento Solons	AAA	9
Lee Maye	Louisville Colonels	AAA	9
Marcos Rodriguez	Midland Braves	D	9

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Herm Hubbard	Midland Braves	D	106
Bruno Terilli	Boise Braves	C	103
Thomas Brown	Boise Braves	C	102
Wally O'Neil	Yakima Bears	B	100
Lorne Johnson	Wellsville Braves, Eau Claire Braves	C, D	96
James Hay	Boise Braves	C	95
Lefty Lewis	Yakima Bears	B	95
Marcial Allen	Wellsville Braves	D	92
Chuck Buheller	Austin Senators	AA	92
Sidney Goldfader	Cedar Rapids Braves	B	92
Corky Withrow	Jacksonville Braves, Cedar Rapids Braves	A, B	92

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Roger Clapp	Boise Braves, Yakima Bears	B, C	23	7
Les Bass	Boise Braves	C	21	3
Bennie Griggs	Wellsville Braves	D	21	7
Georges Maranda	Louisville Colonels	AAA	18	6
Don Nottebart	Louisville Colonels	AAA	18	11
Jim King	Yakima Bears, Wellsville Braves	B, D	17	2
Bob Botz	Jacksonville Braves	A	17	9
Charlie Gorin	Austin Senators	AA	16	7
George Player	Yakima Bears	B	15	7
Carl Greene	Sacramento Solons	AAA	15	10
Hank Hemmerly	Jacksonville Braves, Cedar Rapids Braves	A, B	15	11
Winston Brown	Sacramento Solons	AAA	15	14
Bob Hendley	Atlanta Crackers, Austin Senators	AA	15	15

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Georges Maranda	Louisville Colonels	AAA	2.48	18	6
Bob Botz	Jacksonville Braves	A	2.55	17	9
George Player	Yakima Bears	B	2.66	15	7
Les Bass	Boise Braves	C	2.94	21	3
Charlie Gorin	Austin Senators	AA	2.96	16	7
Roger Clapp	Yakima Bears, Boise Braves	B, C	3.16	23	7
Winston Brown	Sacramento Solons	AAA	3.21	15	14
Hank Hemmerly	Cedar Rapids Braves, Jacksonville Braves	A, B	3.39	15	11
Don Nottebart	Louisville Colonels	AAA	3.52	18	11
Bob Hendley	Atlanta Crackers, Austin Senators	AA	3.56	15	15

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Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Antonio Diaz	Austin Senators	AA	5
Vic Rehm	Louisville Colonels	AAA	5
Winston Brown	Sacramento Solons	AAA	4
Roger Clapp	Yakima Bears	B	4
Tony Cloninger	Boise Braves	C	4
Charlie Gorin	Austin Senators	AA	4
Bob Hartman	Louisville Colonels	AAA	4
Bob Hendley	Austin Senators, Atlanta Crackers	AA	4
Don Nottebart	Louisville Colonels	AAA	4
Les Bass	Boise Braves	C	3
Bob Botz	Jacksonville Braves	A	3
Juan Pizarro	Louisville Colonels	AAA	3
Joe Stanka	Sacramento Solons	AAA	3

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Les Bass	Boise Braves	C	214
Roger Clapp	Yakima Bears, Boise Braves	B, C	207
Tony Cloninger	Cedar Rapids Braves, Boise Braves	B, C	200
Larry Maxie	Cedar Rapids Braves	B	187
Bennie Griggs	Wellsville Braves	D	175
Bob Botz	Jacksonville Braves	A	156
Denny Lemaster	Jacksonville Braves	A	150
Dave Eilers	Midland Braves	D	148
Charlie Gorin	Austin Senators	AA	143
George Player	Yakima Bears	B	143

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