| Cincinnati Reds | |
| Season: | 1959 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Crosley Field |
| City: | Cincinnati |
| Owners: | Powel Crosley, Jr. |
| General Managers: | Gabe Paul |
| Managers: | Mayo Smith, Fred Hutchinson |
| Television: | WLW (George Bryson, Frank McCormick) |
| Radio: | WKRC (Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran) |
The 1959 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds finishing in a fifth-place tie with the Chicago Cubs in the National League standings, with a record of 74–80, 13 games behind the NL and World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
Prior to the season the club, after calling themselves the Cincinnati Redlegs for the past six seasons, changed its nickname back to the Reds. The Reds played their home games at Crosley Field, where they attracted 801,298 fans, eighth and last in the Senior Circuit.[1]
For the second consecutive season, the Reds played under two managers. Mayo Smith, hired during the previous off-season, managed the Reds to a 35–45 start, seventh in the eight-team league. He was replaced during the first All-Star break by Fred Hutchinson, manager of their Triple-A Seattle Rainiers affiliate, on July 9. Hutchinson then led Cincinnati to a 39–35 record the rest of the way.
| 1959 Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches (Pitching; after 8/4) (Pitching; through 8/3) (Hitting & first base) (Third base) | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 121 | 379 | 100 | .264 | 12 | 40 | ||
| 1B | 146 | 540 | 168 | .311 | 36 | 125 | ||
| 2B | 149 | 598 | 186 | .311 | 8 | 67 | ||
| SS | 118 | 329 | 93 | .283 | 2 | 31 | ||
| 3B | 72 | 233 | 58 | .249 | 7 | 31 | ||
| LF | 117 | 379 | 102 | .269 | 17 | 58 | ||
| CF | 154 | 648 | 205 | .316 | 20 | 84 | ||
| RF | 148 | 580 | 170 | .293 | 19 | 115 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | 374 | 84 | .225 | 12 | 47 | ||
| 79 | 246 | 65 | .264 | 9 | 24 | ||
| 52 | 161 | 43 | .267 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 65 | 113 | 29 | .257 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 52 | 84 | 22 | .262 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 36 | 71 | 17 | .239 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 43 | 43 | 11 | .256 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 26 | 39 | 4 | .103 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 21 | 8 | .381 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 222.0 | 13 | 8 | 3.16 | 100 | ||
| 38 | 218.0 | 13 | 18 | 4.25 | 78 | ||
| 28 | 131.2 | 9 | 9 | 4.24 | 75 | ||
| 28 | 129.1 | 5 | 8 | 5.15 | 68 | ||
| 17 | 79.0 | 5 | 5 | 5.13 | 37 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 136.0 | 5 | 9 | 4.76 | 76 | ||
| 43 | 128.1 | 7 | 12 | 4.77 | 64 | ||
| 26 | 83.1 | 8 | 3 | 3.35 | 56 | ||
| 3 | 11.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.17 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.12 | 45 | ||
| 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.95 | 40 | ||
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5.46 | 8 | ||
| 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.32 | 12 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.95 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.04 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.75 | 5 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
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