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1959 Chicago White Sox

American League
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Season
1959
League
American League
Division
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W-L Record
94-60 (.610)   GBL: --
Div/Lg/MLB Rank
1 / 1 / 1
General Manager
Charlie Comiskey
Manager
Al Lopez
Attendance
1,423,144 (Rank: 5)
Ballpark
Comiskey Park
Playoffs
Lost World Series (Dodgers)
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Batting Statistics

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Glossary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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#playerageposbagabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfiwdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so_bbab_hrdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levhilvlmlb yearsstat years
2Nellie Fox312BL156624841913462705671137958624371642149.306.380.389.769.196.083.3089.921.82312.00312.00 MLB1947-19651947-1965
11Luis Aparicio25SSR1526129815718565156135340311711120368629128.257.316.332.648.232.075.2647.735.83102.00102.00 MLB1956-19731956-1973
1Jim Landis25OFR14951578140267560209786881395519562338102.272.370.379.749.280.107.29912.5210.91103.00103.00 MLB1957-19671957-1967
10Sherm Lollar34CR1405056313422322844355499256272285764787.265.345.451.796.297.186.2559.558.5122.9522.95 MLB1946-19631946-1963
16Al Smith31OFR1294726511216417557546745513101875293775.237.311.396.707.261.159.2498.7013.9927.7627.76 MLB1953-19641953-1964
5Bubba Phillips313BR11737943100271540112728441781444153367.264.319.380.699.187.116.2746.516.7575.8075.80 MLB1955-19641955-1964
17Earl Torgeson351BL12727740615394576625501417993441744.220.359.357.716.365.137.24018.0215.9930.7830.78 MLB1947-19611947-1961
6Billy Goodman333BL104268216714112830192022004862911651.250.304.321.625.153.071.2676.536.87268.00268.00 MLB1947-19621947-1962
3Jim McAnany22OFR6721022589302721192611042732311246.276.339.348.687.167.072.3158.2311.260.000.00
1955-  UDFA  -CHA
MLB1958-19621958-1962
7Jim Rivera37OFL8017718399441953111910331681921722.220.266.384.650.237.164.2235.739.9044.2544.25 MLB1952-19611952-1961
20John Romano24CR5312620375152501231813003591531126.294.407.468.875.349.174.31115.0311.7625.2025.20
1954-  UDFA  -CHA
MLB1958-19671958-1967
38Norm Cash241BL58104162501416111895123039130520.240.372.375.747.308.135.22613.856.9226.0026.00 MLB1958-19741958-1974
9Johnny Callison20OFL491041218303120113201000530118612.173.271.288.559.231.115.18511.0216.9534.6734.67
1957-  UDFA  -CHA
MLB1958-19731958-1973
4,8Ted Kluszewski341BL31101113021210019100113440112525.297.351.396.747.178.099.3118.048.9350.5050.50 MLB1947-19611947-1961
3Del Ennis34OFR269610216027004100000233100813.219.250.344.594.167.125.2264.0010.0048.0048.00 MLB1946-19591946-1959
24Early Wynn39PB379011227028009181210135103913.244.317.389.706.244.145.2828.7417.4845.0045.00 MLB1939-19631939-1963
8Harry Simpson33OFL3875514512130041400001277986.187.228.360.588.227.173.2035.0617.7237.5037.50 MLB1951-19591951-1959
35Bob Shaw26PR477379100200519010002108818.123.179.137.316.082.014.1675.6821.590.000.00 MLB1957-19671957-1967
19Billy Pierce32PL3468313120700713060011881310.191.267.265.532.176.074.2368.6416.050.000.00 MLB1945-19641945-1964
14Sammy Esposito273BR69661211101501111603111158129.167.282.227.509.212.060.20013.5819.7566.0066.00 MLB1952-19631952-1963
26Earl Battey24CR266491412270081300000257259.219.306.391.697.297.172.24511.1118.0632.0032.00 MLB1955-19671955-1967
22Dick Donovan31PL31614840150053203001156953.131.197.246.443.197.115.2507.2546.3861.0061.00 MLB1950-19651950-1965
32Larry Doby35OFL2158114110910213000011760212.241.267.293.560.103.052.3113.3321.670.000.00 MLB1947-19591947-1959
18Barry Latman23PR374736100600440220175515.128.189.149.338.106.021.1337.277.270.000.00 MLB1957-19671957-1967
29Ray Moore33PR2923021000001110100132511.087.125.130.255.087.043.1674.0044.000.000.00 MLB1952-19631952-1963
8Ray Boone351BR92135001510750020083014.238.400.381.781.524.143.23523.3316.6721.0021.00 MLB1948-19601948-1960
4Ron Jackson251BR101433101200101000171621.214.313.500.813.357.286.1546.250.0014.0014.00 MLB1954-19601954-1960
21Gerry Staley38PR671322000000350400022002.154.313.154.467.231.000.25015.0025.000.000.00 MLB1947-19611947-1961
3Lou Skizas27OFR81331000000320000111601.077.250.077.327.231.000.09118.7512.500.000.00 MLB1956-19591956-1959
27Turk Lown35PR601213000000130000031303.250.308.250.558.083.000.3337.6923.080.000.00 MLB1951-19621951-1962
28Joe Hicks26OFL670300000111000003803.429.500.429.929.000.000.50012.5012.500.000.00
1953-  UDFA  -CHA
MLB1959-19631959-1963
15Ken McBride23PR1160100000002000001601.167.167.167.334.000.000.2500.0033.330.000.00
1954-  UDFA  -BOS
MLB1959-19651959-1965
25Rudy Arias28PL3440000000002000000400.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00
1953-  UDFA  -CHA
MLB1959-19591959-1959
32Don Mueller32OFL440200000000000002402.500.500.5001.000.000.000.5000.000.000.000.00 MLB1948-19591948-1959
32J.C. Martin223BL340100010001000001401.250.250.250.500.000.000.3330.0025.000.000.00
1956-  UDFA  -CHA
MLB1959-19721959-1972
36Joe Stanka27PR231100010001000001301.333.333.333.666.000.000.5000.0033.330.000.00
1950-  UDFA  -BRO
MLB1959-19591959-1959
44Cam Carreon21CR110000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1956-  UDFA  -CHA
MLB1959-19661959-1966
Tot:37 Players2022529766913252204697620113535806344984444510719286054363962.250.327.364.691.235.114.2669.5810.471.0954.61
Top 10 in stats for year/league
Top ranked in stat for year/league

Pitching Statistics

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Glossary
 
 
 
 
 
 
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#playeragethwleraggscgshogfgrsviphrerhrbbsowpbkhbwhiph9hr9bb9so9ra9so_bbdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levhilvlmlb yearsstat years
24Early Wynn39R22103.173737145000255.220210690201191795091.267.110.704.196.303.731.50 MLB1939-19631939-1963
35Bob Shaw26R1862.6947268312213230.221772691554893061.178.470.592.113.472.811.65 MLB1957-19671957-1967
19Billy Pierce32L14153.623433122010224.0217989026621142131.258.721.042.494.583.941.84 MLB1945-19641945-1964
22Dick Donovan31R9103.66312951020179.217184731558711051.278.570.752.913.564.211.22 MLB1950-19651950-1965
18Barry Latman23R853.753721523160156.013871651572973141.357.960.874.155.604.101.35 MLB1957-19671957-1967
21Gerry Staley38R852.2467000376714116.11113929525542001.178.590.391.934.183.022.16 MLB1947-19611947-1961
27Turk Lown35R922.896000037601593.17332301242631121.237.041.164.056.083.091.50 MLB1951-19621951-1962
29Ray Moore33R364.1229800221089.28646411046491011.478.631.004.624.924.621.07 MLB1952-19631952-1963
25Rudy Arias28L204.09340001334244.0492320720280011.5710.021.434.095.734.701.40
1953-  UDFA  -CHA
MLB1959-19591959-1959
15Ken McBride23R013.181120049122.220118117122001.637.940.406.754.764.370.71
1954-  UDFA  -BOS
MLB1959-19651959-1965
36Joe Stanka27R103.3820001205.12221430001.133.381.696.755.063.380.75
1950-  UDFA  -BRO
MLB1959-19591959-1959
28Claude Raymond22R009.0030001304.05442211001.7511.254.504.502.259.000.50
1955-  UDFA  -MLN
MLB1959-19711959-1971
15Don Rudolph27L000.0040001413.04000200102.0012.000.006.000.000.000.00 MLB1957-19641957-1964
12Gary Peters22L000.0020001201.02000210004.0018.000.0018.009.000.000.50
1956-  UDFA  -CHA
MLB1959-19721959-1972
Tot:14 Players94603.291561564413112242361425.11297588521129525761214311.288.190.813.324.813.711.45
Top 10 in stats for year/league
Top ranked in stat for year/league

Fielding Statistics

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Glossary
playerageposggsinnpoaedptctscfpctsbcssb%rfgrfirf9itm_shrpl_shrtm_rk
Sherm Lollar34C1220994.062351514679674.993005.50.686.1079.287.11
John Romano24C380285.21691645189185.979004.90.655.8424.771.72
Earl Battey24C200141.2921011103102.990005.10.726.5013.076.93
Cam Carreon21C104.03000331.000003.00.756.750.6100.04
Totals25.8C18101425887771020974964.990005.30.686.09
Earl Torgeson351B1030710.0717371358767754.983007.31.069.5666.981.11
Norm Cash241B310226.123114419249245.984007.91.089.7520.153.42
Ted Kluszewski341B290207.0220100132302301.000007.91.1110.0018.893.53
Sherm Lollar341B240184.017717119195194.995008.11.059.4915.617.14
Ray Boone351B6049.0375224442.955007.00.867.713.966.75
Ron Jackson251B5026.03010331311.000006.21.1910.733.250.06
Larry Doby351B2016.0131131514.933007.00.887.881.39.57
Harry Simpson331B107.09010109.900009.01.2911.570.62.68
Totals31.91B201014251434852211715411519.986007.61.079.59
Nellie Fox312B15601,405.23644531093827817.988005.20.585.23101.3100.01
Billy Goodman332B3017.24501991.000003.00.524.711.92.92
Sammy Esposito272B202.0000000.000000.00.000.001.32.93
Totals30.32B1610213684581094836826.988005.10.585.22
Bubba Phillips313B1000791.0902021513307292.951002.90.373.3264.985.51
Billy Goodman333B740496.0571351010202192.950002.60.393.4848.171.22
Sammy Esposito273B450127.22225114847.979001.00.373.3329.265.23
J.C. Martin223B207.2021032.667001.00.282.501.366.74
Al Smith313B103.0000000.000000.00.000.000.60.85
Totals28.83B222014251693642724560533.952002.40.373.37
Luis Aparicio25SS15201,338.22824602387765742.970004.90.554.9998.7100.01
Sammy Esposito27SS14086.21732155049.980003.50.575.129.120.32
Totals26.0SS1660882994922492815791.971004.80.565.00
Jim Landis25OF14801,301.24201032433430.993002.90.332.9796.199.31
Al Smith31OF12801,145.2283862297291.980002.30.252.2983.199.22
Jim Rivera37OF690435.2755238280.976001.20.181.6544.886.33
Jim McAnany22OF670542.1106644116112.966001.70.211.8643.5100.04
Johnny Callison20OF410271.0543105857.983001.40.211.8926.683.75
Del Ennis34OF250183.0282303330.909001.20.161.4816.296.26
Bubba Phillips31OF230154.23700037371.000001.60.242.1614.919.77
Harry Simpson33OF120105.0180101918.947001.50.171.547.831.68
Larry Doby35OF12094.0201112221.955001.80.222.017.857.18
Lou Skizas27OF6026.16100771.000001.20.272.413.975.010
Joe Hicks26OF4016.23100441.000001.00.252.222.666.711
Totals29.2OF53501831105037211211081087.981002.00.252.29
Gerry Staley38P670116.1719232826.929000.40.222.0243.5100.01
Turk Lown35P60093.1221102423.958000.40.252.2239.0100.02
Bob Shaw26P470230.21746236563.969001.30.272.4630.5100.03
Barry Latman23P370156.0513111918.947000.50.121.0424.0100.04
Early Wynn39P370255.2639224745.957001.20.181.5924.0100.04
Rudy Arias28P34044.03100013131.000000.40.302.6622.1100.06
Billy Pierce32P340224.01140245351.962001.50.232.0522.1100.06
Dick Donovan31P310179.21126414137.902001.20.211.8620.1100.08
Ray Moore33P29089.2314101817.944000.60.191.7218.8100.09
Ken McBride23P11022.20910109.900000.80.413.657.1100.010
Don Rudolph27P403.01101221.000000.50.676.002.6100.011
Claude Raymond22P304.00100111.000000.30.252.251.9100.012
Joe Stanka27P205.1000000.000000.00.000.001.3100.013
Gary Peters22P201.0000000.000000.00.000.001.3100.013
Totals29.0P39801425662391615321305.950000.80.211.93

Season Roster

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#playerageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levsalary
11Luis Aparicio25SS5-9160RR1934-04-29Maracaibo,VZMLB1956-19731956-1973
25Rudy Arias28P5-10165LL1931-06-06Las Vilas,CUMLB1959-19591959-1959
1953-  UDFA  -CHA
26Earl Battey24C6-1205RR1935-01-05Los Angeles,CAMLB1955-19671955-1967
8Ray Boone353B-SS6-1188RR1923-07-27San Diego,CAMLB1948-19601948-1960
9Johnny Callison20OF5-10175LR1939-03-12Qualls,OKMLB1958-19731958-1973
1957-  UDFA  -CHA
44Cam Carreon21C6-0198RR1937-08-06Colton,CAMLB1959-19661959-1966
1956-  UDFA  -CHA
38Norm Cash241B6-0190LL1934-11-10Justiceburg,TXMLB1958-19741958-1974
32Larry Doby35OF6-1180LR1923-12-13Camden,SCMLB1947-19591947-1959
22Dick Donovan31P6-3205LR1927-12-07Boston,MAMLB1950-19651950-1965
3Del Ennis34OF6-0195RR1925-06-08Philadelphia,PAMLB1946-19591946-1959
14Sammy Esposito273B-SS5-9165RR1931-12-15Chicago,ILMLB1952-19631952-1963
2Nellie Fox312B5-9150LR1927-12-25St. Thomas,PAMLB1947-19651947-1965
6Billy Goodman332B-1B5-11165LR1926-03-22Concord,NCMLB1947-19621947-1962
28Joe Hicks26OF6-0180LR1933-04-07Ivy,VAMLB1959-19631959-1963
1953-  UDFA  -CHA
4Ron Jackson251B6-7225RR1933-10-22Kalamazoo,MIMLB1954-19601954-1960
4,8Ted Kluszewski341B6-2225LL1924-09-10Argo,ILMLB1947-19611947-1961
1Jim Landis25OF6-1180RR1934-03-09Fresno,CAMLB1957-19671957-1967
18Barry Latman23P6-3210RR1936-05-21Los Angeles,CAMLB1957-19671957-1967
10Sherm Lollar34C6-1185RR1924-08-23Durham,ARMLB1946-19631946-1963
27Turk Lown35P6-1185RR1924-05-30Brooklyn,NYMLB1951-19621951-1962
32J.C. Martin22C6-2200LR1936-12-13Axton,VAMLB1959-19721959-1972
1956-  UDFA  -CHA
3Jim McAnany22OF5-10196RR1936-09-04Los Angeles,CAMLB1958-19621958-1962
1955-  UDFA  -CHA
15Ken McBride23P6-0195RR1935-08-12Huntsville,ALMLB1959-19651959-1965
1954-  UDFA  -BOS
29Ray Moore33P6-1205RR1926-06-01Meadows,MDMLB1952-19631952-1963
32Don Mueller32OF6-0185LR1927-04-14St. Louis,MOMLB1948-19591948-1959
12Gary Peters22P6-2200LL1937-04-21Grove City,PAMLB1959-19721959-1972
1956-  UDFA  -CHA
5Bubba Phillips313B-OF5-9180RR1928-02-24West Point,MSMLB1955-19641955-1964
19Billy Pierce32P5-10160LL1927-04-02Detroit,MIMLB1945-19641945-1964
28Claude Raymond22P5-10175RR1937-05-07St. Jean,QCMLB1959-19711959-1971
1955-  UDFA  -MLN
7Jim Rivera37OF6-0196LL1921-07-22New York,NYMLB1952-19611952-1961
#playerageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levsalary
20John Romano24C5-11205RR1934-08-23Hoboken,NJMLB1958-19671958-1967
1954-  UDFA  -CHA
15Don Rudolph27P5-11195LL1931-08-16Baltimore,MDMLB1957-19641957-1964
35Bob Shaw26P6-2195RR1933-06-29Bronx,NYMLB1957-19671957-1967
8Harry Simpson33OF-1B6-1180LR1925-12-03Atlanta,GAMLB1951-19591951-1959
3Lou Skizas27OF-3B5-11175RR1932-06-02Chicago,ILMLB1956-19591956-1959
16Al Smith31OF-3B6-0191RR1928-02-07Kirkwood,MOMLB1953-19641953-1964
21Gerry Staley38P6-0195RR1920-08-21Brush Prairie,WAMLB1947-19611947-1961
36Joe Stanka27P6-5201RR1931-07-23Hammon,OKMLB1959-19591959-1959
1950-  UDFA  -BRO
17Earl Torgeson351B6-3180LL1924-01-01Snohomish,WAMLB1947-19611947-1961
24Early Wynn39P6-0200BR1920-01-06Hartford,ALMLB1939-19631939-1963
40 record(s)
Listing of all players with at least 1 appearance during the selected season.

Coaching Staff

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Glossary
playerjobposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infototal jobs
Al LopezManagerC5-11165RR1908-08-20Tampa,FLMLB1928-19471928-194717
Don GutteridgeFirst Base Coach2B5-11165RR1912-06-19Pittsburg,KSMLB1936-19481936-194816
Tony CuccinelloThird Base Coach2B-3B5-7160RR1907-11-08Long Island City,NYMLB1930-19451930-194521
Ray BerresBullpen CoachC5-9170RR1907-08-31Kenosha,WIMLB1934-19451934-194519
Charlie ComiskeyGeneral Manager1B6-0180RR1859-08-15Chicago,ILMLB1882-18941882-18944
Johnny CooneyAssistant CoachOF-P5-10165RL1901-03-18Cranston,RIMLB1921-19441921-194419
6 record(s)

Affiliates

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Glossary
yearteam nameleaguelevelgwlwpctgblrfradiffranklgrkmanagerballparkplayoffs
1959Chicago White SoxALMLB1549460.610-6695888111Al LopezComiskey ParkLost World Series (Dodgers)
TotalsFull Organization1549460.61066958881

Award Winners

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Glossary
yearplayerawardaward notes
1959Luis AparicioAmerican League Gold GloveSS
1959Nellie FoxAmerican League Most Valuable Player
1959Nellie FoxAmerican League Gold Glove2B
1959Sherm LollarAmerican League Gold GloveC
1959Early WynnMajor League Cy Young Award
5 record(s)

Awards Voting

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Glossary
playerageyearawardteamrank1st placesharepoints
Nellie Fox311959AL-MVPChicago White Sox11688295
Early Wynn391959MLB-CYChicago White Sox1138113
Luis Aparicio251959AL-MVPChicago White Sox2876255
Bob Shaw261959MLB-CYChicago White Sox3161
Early Wynn391959AL-MVPChicago White Sox3037123
Jim Landis251959AL-MVPChicago White Sox702066
Sherm Lollar341959AL-MVPChicago White Sox901344
Bob Shaw261959AL-MVPChicago White Sox20028
Gerry Staley381959AL-MVPChicago White Sox28001
9 record(s)
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