1959 Richmond Virginians Statistics

Playoffs - Richmond Virginians 4 games, Buffalo Bisons 1
Finals - Havana Sugar Kings 4 games, Richmond Virginians 2

The Richmond Virginians of the International League ended the 1959 season with a record of 76 wins and 78 losses, finishing fourth in the IL.

The Virginians scored 592 runs and yielded 615 runs. Deron Johnson led Richmond with 25 home runs, and Frank Leja walloped 15 or more, too. Deron Johnson drove in 90 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .279 clip. Bill Short paced the team with 17 wins, while Johnny James recorded a 2.06 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Bill Stafford, Darrell Johnson, John Gabler, Billy Shantz, Ossie Álvarez, Gordie Windhorn, Jim Pisoni, Mike Baxes, Deron Johnson, Jack McMahan, Johnny James, Jack Reed, Zach Monroe, Eli Grba, Jack Urban, Curt Roberts, Clete Boyer, Ben Flowers, Glenn Cox, Bob Wiesler, Jim Command, Jim Bronstad, Fritz Brickell, Bob Martyn, Frank Leja, Rod Kanehl and Bill Short were all players from the 1959 Richmond Virginians who played in the Majors during their careers.

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Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.

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