1959 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics
Team Record: 69-85
Finished 8th in the IL
Manager: Dixie Walker (0-0), Lou Kahn (0-0)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ballpark: Maple Leaf Stadium
Attendance: 207,505, Avg. 2,695
The Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League ended the 1959 season with a record of 69 wins and 85 losses, finishing eighth in the IL.
The Maple Leafs scored 651 runs and surrendered 743 runs, most in the circuit. Jim King led Toronto with 20 home runs, while Joe Altobelli, Archie Wilson and Dave Pope each walloped 15 or more, too. Archie Wilson drove in 100 runs and topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .296 clip. Bob Chakales paced the squad with 13 wins, and Pat Scantlebury registered a 3.07 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Ron Negray, Eric Rodin, George Susce, Joe Altobelli, Rudy Minarcin, Jim King, Larry Raines, Bob Chakales, Dick Brodowski, Tim Thompson, Dave Pope, Mike Goliat, Charlie Rabe, Joe Presko, Bob Wilson, Archie Wilson, Pat Scantlebury, Frank Funk, Ed Blake, Héctor Rodríguez, Don Johnson, Hal Woodeshick, Ron Henry, Jack Crimian, Ray Crone, Stan Jok, Joey Amalfitano and Joe Margoneri were all players from the 1959 Toronto Maple Leafs who played in the Majors during their careers.
Dixie Walker and Lou Kahn served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Chakales | 13 | 10 | .565 | 4.04 | 34 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 216.0 | 228 | 114 | 97 | 24 | 68 | 6 | 117 | 7 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Pat Scantlebury | 12 | 5 | .706 | 3.07 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 167.0 | 158 | 63 | 57 | 12 | 59 | 18 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Al Pehanick | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.12 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 147.0 | 111 | 56 | 51 | 6 | 64 | 9 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Don Johnson | 7 | 15 | .318 | 5.10 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 150.0 | 170 | 98 | 85 | 19 | 54 | 5 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Frank Funk | 6 | 10 | .375 | 3.71 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 119.0 | 115 | 57 | 49 | 13 | 39 | 5 | 80 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Hal Woodeshick | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.50 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 44.0 | 48 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Dick Brodowski | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.50 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 56 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| George Susce | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.25 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 72.0 | 96 | 55 | 42 | 20 | 26 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Jack Crimian | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.68 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 57.0 | 71 | 39 | 36 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rudy Minarcin | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ed Blake | 1 | 6 | .143 | 7.76 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 64 | 47 | 44 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stan Jok | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ron Negray | 21 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Hannah | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eric Rodin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wade Browning | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Joe Margoneri | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ray Crone | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Joe Presko | 0 | 3 | .000 | 10 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Charlie Rabe | 0 | 3 | .000 | 7.00 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 51 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 59 | 78 | .431 | 4.37 | 354 | 127 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1120.0 | 1168 | 623 | 544 | 122 | 435 | 61 | 655 | 34 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Raines | 146 | 647 | 589 | 79 | 167 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 32 | 47 | 111 | .284 | .336 | .367 | .703 | 216 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Archie Wilson | 150 | 588 | 561 | 70 | 166 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 100 | 3 | 18 | 37 | .296 | .317 | .460 | .777 | 258 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Joe Altobelli | 148 | 565 | 518 | 71 | 131 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 61 | 3 | 43 | 68 | .253 | .312 | .407 | .719 | 211 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Dave Pope | 129 | 501 | 455 | 62 | 125 | 30 | 3 | 16 | 69 | 5 | 37 | 85 | .275 | .330 | .459 | .789 | 209 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Joey Amalfitano | 115 | 440 | 380 | 62 | 117 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 55 | 44 | .308 | .394 | .445 | .839 | 169 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Jim King | 137 | 458 | 408 | 59 | 113 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 67 | 4 | 37 | 49 | .277 | .342 | .475 | .818 | 194 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Héctor Rodríguez | 132 | 463 | 414 | 48 | 106 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 37 | 53 | .256 | .318 | .353 | .671 | 146 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Tim Thompson | 104 | 380 | 347 | 41 | 89 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 24 | 36 | .256 | .313 | .415 | .728 | 144 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Stan Jok | 112 | 307 | 275 | 25 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 25 | 37 | .244 | .310 | .313 | .623 | 86 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Ron Henry | 48 | 159 | 149 | 14 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 32 | .221 | .258 | .322 | .580 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Pat Scantlebury | 68 | 83 | 77 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .325 | .350 | .455 | .805 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Hannah | 37 | 91 | 84 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 17 | .179 | .231 | .226 | .457 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Chakales | 35 | 81 | 77 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .169 | .177 | .247 | .424 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Eric Rodin | 15 | 44 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .190 | .227 | .286 | .513 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Johnson | 32 | 55 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .163 | .192 | .204 | .396 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Susce | 25 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .227 | .280 | .227 | .507 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hal Woodeshick | 8 | 16 | 16 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Blake | 19 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .174 | .269 | .348 | .617 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Funk | 47 | 37 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .114 | .162 | .143 | .305 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Crone | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Wade Browning | 12 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .250 | .438 | .583 | 1.021 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Joe Presko | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Crimian | 20 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Rabe | 18 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Brodowski | 26 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .077 | .250 | .077 | .327 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Pehanick | 33 | 48 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | .000 | .043 | .000 | .043 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rudy Minarcin | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1638 | 5094 | 4628 | 578 | 1210 | 189 | 43 | 109 | 522 | 55 | 0 | 359 | 692 | .261 | .316 | .392 | .708 | 1812 | 0 | 25 | 53 | 29 | 56 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Altobelli | 1B | 148 | 1244 | 87 | 13 | 115 | .990 | 8.993 | ||||
| Joey Amalfitano | 2B | 103 | 240 | 274 | 9 | 62 | .983 | 4.990 | ||||
| Larry Raines | 2B | 49 | 110 | 144 | 12 | 29 | .955 | 5.184 | ||||
| Stan Jok | 3B | 93 | 64 | 153 | 10 | 14 | .956 | 2.333 | ||||
| Bob Wilson | 3B | 59 | 33 | 92 | 17 | 7 | .880 | 2.119 | ||||
| Héctor Rodríguez | 3B | 31 | 17 | 51 | 4 | 6 | .944 | 2.194 | ||||
| Tim Thompson | C | 92 | 448 | 56 | 10 | 8 | .981 | 5.478 | 9 | |||
| Ron Henry | C | 46 | 267 | 22 | 6 | 6 | .980 | 6.283 | 4 | |||
| Joe Hannah | C | 36 | 140 | 20 | 5 | 4 | .970 | 4.444 | 2 | |||
| Archie Wilson | OF | 144 | 260 | 12 | 6 | 1 | .978 | 1.889 | ||||
| Jim King | OF | 124 | 249 | 14 | 4 | 4 | .985 | 2.121 | ||||
| Dave Pope | OF | 122 | 245 | 11 | 5 | 4 | .981 | 2.098 | ||||
| Héctor Rodríguez | OF | 29 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .949 | 1.931 | ||||
| Eric Rodin | OF | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.300 | ||||
| Pat Scantlebury | P | 57 | 10 | 37 | 3 | 5 | .940 | .825 | ||||
| Frank Funk | P | 46 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .923 | .522 | ||||
| Bob Chakales | P | 34 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 5 | .911 | 1.206 | ||||
| Al Pehanick | P | 33 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 2 | .955 | 1.273 | ||||
| Don Johnson | P | 32 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 3 | .926 | .781 | ||||
| Dick Brodowski | P | 25 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .889 | .320 | ||||
| Ron Negray | P | 21 | .000 | |||||||||
| Jack Crimian | P | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .867 | .650 | ||||
| George Susce | P | 19 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .789 | ||||
| Charlie Rabe | P | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .467 | ||||
| Joe Presko | P | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .200 | ||||
| Ed Blake | P | 10 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 1.500 | ||||
| Hal Woodeshick | P | 8 | .000 | |||||||||
| Wade Browning | P | 8 | .000 | |||||||||
| Rudy Minarcin | P | 6 | .000 | |||||||||
| Ray Crone | P | 5 | .000 | |||||||||
| Joe Margoneri | P | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| Eric Rodin | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Stan Jok | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Joe Hannah | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Larry Raines | SS | 93 | 157 | 275 | 35 | 60 | .925 | 4.645 | ||||
| Héctor Rodríguez | SS | 61 | 117 | 155 | 12 | 31 | .958 | 4.459 | ||||
| Totals | 1594 | 3717 | 1548 | 169 | 373 | .969 | 3.303 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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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