
1959 St. Louis Cardinals Organizational Leaders
1959 St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie James | Rochester Red Wings | AAA | 182 | 32 | 13 | 18 |
| Arnaldo Suarez | Winnipeg Goldeyes | C | 160 | 34 | 15 | 2 |
| Fred Whitfield | Winston-Salem Red Birds, Tulsa Oilers | AA, B | 156 | 29 | 3 | 28 |
| Elmer Lindsey | Hobbs Cardinals | D | 155 | 17 | 15 | 8 |
| Teolindo Acosta | Dothan Cardinals | D | 154 | 29 | 7 | 7 |
| Don Branson | Keokuk Cardinals, Billings Mustangs, Omaha Cardinals | AAA, C, D | 154 | 25 | 11 | 9 |
| Rogers Robinson | Winnipeg Goldeyes | C | 153 | 27 | 7 | 15 |
| Billy Harrell | Rochester Red Wings | AAA | 150 | 27 | 9 | 17 |
| Bob Burda | York White Roses, Rochester Red Wings | A, AAA | 149 | 27 | 6 | 7 |
| Ellis Burton | Omaha Cardinals | AAA | 148 | 26 | 6 | 14 |
| Gary Dobereiner | Keokuk Cardinals | D | 148 | 27 | 3 | 11 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim McCarver | Keokuk Cardinals, Rochester Red Wings | AAA, D | .359 | 124 | 345 |
| Joe Patterson | Omaha Cardinals, Keokuk Cardinals | AAA, D | .344 | 109 | 317 |
| John Roth | Billings Mustangs, York White Roses | A, C | .342 | 145 | 424 |
| Teolindo Acosta | Dothan Cardinals | D | .337 | 154 | 457 |
| Mel Nelson | Omaha Cardinals, Tulsa Oilers | AA, AAA | .337 | 34 | 101 |
| John Mason | Wytheville Cardinals | D | .335 | 58 | 173 |
| Gary Dobereiner | Keokuk Cardinals | D | .330 | 148 | 448 |
| Rogers Robinson | Winnipeg Goldeyes | C | .323 | 153 | 474 |
| Reynaldo Oliver | Winnipeg Goldeyes | C | .319 | 79 | 248 |
| Richard Rogers | Billings Mustangs | C | .319 | 97 | 304 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermenio Cortes | York White Roses | A | 30 |
| Chris Krug | Hobbs Cardinals | D | 30 |
| Fred Whitfield | Tulsa Oilers, Winston-Salem Red Birds | AA, B | 28 |
| Duke Carmel | Tulsa Oilers | AA | 23 |
| Jim Hickman | Tulsa Oilers | AA | 22 |
| Harry Watts | Winnipeg Goldeyes | C | 22 |
| Joe Wooten | Winston-Salem Red Birds | B | 22 |
| Kenneth Clark | Hobbs Cardinals, Billings Mustangs | C, D | 21 |
| Jack Damaska | Billings Mustangs, York White Roses | A, C | 20 |
| Lamar Drummonds | Billings Mustangs | C | 19 |
| Gene Green | Rochester Red Wings | AAA | 19 |
| Robert Stolzer | Hobbs Cardinals | D | 19 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnaldo Suarez | Winnipeg Goldeyes | C | 34 |
| Charlie James | Rochester Red Wings | AAA | 32 |
| Teolindo Acosta | Dothan Cardinals | D | 29 |
| Fred Whitfield | Tulsa Oilers, Winston-Salem Red Birds | AA, B | 29 |
| Harry Watts | Winnipeg Goldeyes | C | 28 |
| Bob Burda | Rochester Red Wings, York White Roses | A, AAA | 27 |
| William DiCrosta | York White Roses, Billings Mustangs | A, C | 27 |
| Gary Dobereiner | Keokuk Cardinals | D | 27 |
| Billy Harrell | Rochester Red Wings | AAA | 27 |
| Ben Mateosky | Omaha Cardinals | AAA | 27 |
| Rogers Robinson | Winnipeg Goldeyes | C | 27 |
| Buddy Wood | Dothan Cardinals | D | 27 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Lindsey | Hobbs Cardinals | D | 15 |
| Arnaldo Suarez | Winnipeg Goldeyes | C | 15 |
| Charlie James | Rochester Red Wings | AAA | 13 |
| Bob Sadowski | Omaha Cardinals | AAA | 12 |
| Don Branson | Keokuk Cardinals | D | 11 |
| John Roth | Billings Mustangs | C | 11 |
| James Smith | York White Roses, Winston-Salem Red Birds | A, B | 10 |
| Billy Harrell | Rochester Red Wings | AAA | 9 |
| Louie Brown | Winnipeg Goldeyes | C | 8 |
| Duke Carmel | Tulsa Oilers | AA | 8 |
| Ben Mateosky | Omaha Cardinals | AAA | 8 |
| Walt Matthews | Omaha Cardinals | AAA | 8 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Krug | Hobbs Cardinals | D | 118 |
| Fred Whitfield | Winston-Salem Red Birds, Tulsa Oilers | AA, B | 118 |
| Gary Dobereiner | Keokuk Cardinals | D | 102 |
| Lamar Drummonds | Billings Mustangs | C | 95 |
| Kenneth Clark | Billings Mustangs, Hobbs Cardinals | C, D | 91 |
| Salvador Betancourt | Winnipeg Goldeyes | C | 90 |
| Hermenio Cortes | York White Roses | A | 90 |
| Ben Mateosky | Omaha Cardinals | AAA | 88 |
| Ovidio Maldonado | Daytona Beach Islanders | D | 86 |
| Robert Stolzer | Hobbs Cardinals | D | 86 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Carpenter | Winnipeg Goldeyes, Winston-Salem Red Birds | B, C | 20 | 5 |
| Bob Keegan | Rochester Red Wings | AAA | 18 | 10 |
| Billy Bolding | Daytona Beach Islanders | D | 17 | 13 |
| Lynn Rube | Hobbs Cardinals | D | 16 | 8 |
| Bob Sadowski | Winnipeg Goldeyes | C | 15 | 5 |
| Frank Barnes | Omaha Cardinals | AAA | 15 | 12 |
| Jorge Rapado | Dothan Cardinals | D | 14 | 5 |
| Will Hill | Winnipeg Goldeyes | C | 14 | 6 |
| Gary Groce | Keokuk Cardinals | D | 14 | 10 |
| Von McDaniel | Daytona Beach Islanders | D | 13 | 5 |
| Warren Roddenberry | Keokuk Cardinals | D | 13 | 9 |
| Ray Sadecki | Omaha Cardinals | AAA | 13 | 9 |
| Ted Thiem | Tulsa Oilers | AA | 13 | 9 |
| Cal Browning | Rochester Red Wings | AAA | 13 | 11 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Carpenter | Winston-Salem Red Birds, Winnipeg Goldeyes | B, C | 1.59 | 20 | 5 |
| Jorge Rapado | Dothan Cardinals | D | 2.25 | 14 | 5 |
| Billy Bolding | Daytona Beach Islanders | D | 2.54 | 17 | 13 |
| Bob Sadowski | Tulsa Oilers, Winnipeg Goldeyes | AA, C | 2.63 | 15 | 7 |
| Frank Barnes | Omaha Cardinals | AAA | 2.87 | 15 | 12 |
| Bob Keegan | Rochester Red Wings | AAA | 3.04 | 18 | 10 |
| Von McDaniel | Daytona Beach Islanders | D | 3.49 | 13 | 5 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
