1959 Carolina League Leaders
1959 Carolina League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1959 Carolina League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carl Yastrzemski | Raleigh Capitals | .377 | 170 | 451 |
George Watts | Wilson Tobs | .323 | 109 | 337 |
Thomas Agosta | Raleigh Capitals | .314 | 124 | 395 |
Richard Carter | Greensboro Yankees | .312 | 105 | 336 |
Dan Briner | Durham Bulls | .298 | 132 | 443 |
Carlos Dore | Winston-Salem Red Birds | .295 | 120 | 407 |
Fred Whitfield | Winston-Salem Red Birds | .293 | 129 | 441 |
Bill Williamson | Alamance Indians | .293 | 105 | 358 |
James Gilchrist | Winston-Salem Red Birds | .288 | 96 | 333 |
Don Lock | Greensboro Yankees | .283 | 139 | 492 |
Tom Tresh | Greensboro Yankees | .281 | 86 | 306 |
Mike White | Alamance Indians | .281 | 119 | 424 |
Dick Hergenrader | Raleigh Capitals | .273 | 105 | 385 |
Mike Shannon | Winston-Salem Red Birds | .273 | 95 | 348 |
Leo Smith | Durham Bulls | .272 | 131 | 482 |
Dean Robbins | Raleigh Capitals | .270 | 114 | 422 |
Dick McAuliffe | Durham Bulls | .267 | 84 | 315 |
Glen Merklen | Greensboro Yankees | .266 | 127 | 477 |
Gene Elliott | Alamance Indians | .265 | 119 | 449 |
Larry Elliot | Wilson Tobs | .265 | 125 | 472 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carl Yastrzemski | Raleigh Capitals | 170 | 34 | 6 | 15 |
Don Lock | Greensboro Yankees | 139 | 27 | 7 | 30 |
Dan Briner | Durham Bulls | 132 | 16 | 2 | 4 |
Leo Smith | Durham Bulls | 131 | 21 | 9 | 13 |
Elder White | Wilson Tobs | 131 | 24 | 3 | 12 |
Fred Whitfield | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 129 | 19 | 3 | 25 |
Glen Merklen | Greensboro Yankees | 127 | 14 | 6 | 23 |
Larry Elliot | Wilson Tobs | 125 | 20 | 2 | 25 |
Thomas Agosta | Raleigh Capitals | 124 | 19 | 6 | 6 |
Carlos Dore | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 120 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
---|---|---|---|---|
Phillip Kliewer | Durham Bulls | 2.09 | 9 | 6 |
Bill Spanswick | Raleigh Capitals | 2.49 | 15 | 4 |
Benny Rich | Wilson Tobs | 2.66 | 6 | 7 |
Jim Weaver | Alamance Indians | 3.05 | 9 | 5 |
Frank Carpin | Greensboro Yankees | 3.24 | 12 | 9 |
Garry Holmes | Alamance Indians | 3.24 | 8 | 6 |
Sam McIntyre | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 3.26 | 12 | 9 |
Dick Sheldon | Durham Bulls | 3.27 | 9 | 7 |
James Turk | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 3.31 | 6 | 9 |
Bob Veale | Wilson Tobs | 3.49 | 12 | 5 |
George Moton | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 3.53 | 11 | 12 |
Robert Doig | Raleigh Capitals | 3.62 | 5 | 4 |
Edwin Binder | Raleigh Capitals | 3.77 | 9 | 5 |
Gordie Richardson | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 3.78 | 11 | 8 |
Merlin Nippert | Raleigh Capitals | 3.86 | 5 | 4 |
Robert Riesener | Greensboro Yankees | 3.88 | 6 | 7 |
Ben Tench | Raleigh Capitals | 3.94 | 8 | 6 |
Aaron Flores | Wilson Tobs | 4.04 | 10 | 9 |
Chuck Behrends | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 4.13 | 7 | 3 |
Warren Hodgdon | Raleigh Capitals | 4.20 | 13 | 5 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders