1959 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 71-83
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 929,953, Avg. 13,478
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Solly Hemus (71-83)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1959 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1959 season with a record of 71 wins and 83 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.
The Cardinals scored 641 runs and yielded 725 runs. Ken Boyer led St. Louis with 28 home runs and recorded 94 runs batted in. Joe Cunningham paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .345 clip. Larry Jackson and Lindy McDaniel topped the team with 14 wins each, while Larry Jackson recorded a 3.30 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Solly Hemus coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Don Blasingame | 2B | L | R | March 16, 1932 | 5'10" | 160 | Corinth, MS USA |
Bob Blaylock | P | R | R | June 28, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | Chattanooga, TN USA |
Gary Blaylock | P | R | R | October 11, 1931 | 6'0" | 196 | Clarkton, MO USA |
Ken Boyer | 3B | R | R | May 20, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Liberty, MO USA |
Marshall Bridges | P | B | L | June 2, 1931 | 6'1" | 165 | Jackson, MS USA |
Ernie Broglio | P | R | R | August 27, 1935 | 6'2" | 200 | Berkeley, CA USA |
Jim Brosnan | P | R | R | October 24, 1929 | 6'4" | 197 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
Duke Carmel | CF | L | L | April 23, 1937 | 6'3" | 202 | New York, NY USA |
Tom Cheney | P | R | R | October 14, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | Morgan, GA USA |
Gino Cimoli | CF | R | R | December 18, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Phil Clark | P | R | R | October 3, 1932 | 6'3" | 210 | Albany, GA USA |
George Crowe | 1B | L | L | March 22, 1921 | 6'2" | 210 | Whiteland, IN USA |
Joe Cunningham | RF | L | L | August 27, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | Paterson, NJ USA |
Bob Duliba | P | R | R | January 9, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | Glen Lyon, PA USA |
Joe Durham | CF | R | R | July 31, 1931 | 6'1" | 186 | Newport News, VA USA |
Chuck Essegian | LF | R | R | August 9, 1931 | 5'11" | 200 | Boston, MA USA |
Curt Flood | CF | R | R | January 18, 1938 | 5'9" | 165 | Houston, TX USA |
Bob Gibson | P | R | R | November 9, 1935 | 6'1" | 189 | Omaha, NE USA |
Alex Grammas | SS | R | R | April 3, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Birmingham, AL USA |
Dick Gray | SS | R | R | July 11, 1931 | 5'11" | 165 | Jefferson, PA USA |
Gene Green | RF | R | R | June 26, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Marv Grissom | P | R | R | March 31, 1918 | 6'3" | 190 | Los Molinos, CA USA |
Solly Hemus | 2B | L | R | April 17, 1923 | 5'9" | 165 | Phoenix, AZ USA |
Tom Hughes | P | L | R | September 13, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | Ancon, Ca Panama |
Ray Jablonski | 3B | R | R | December 17, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | Chicago, IL USA |
Larry Jackson | P | R | R | June 2, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Nampa, ID USA |
Hal Jeffcoat | P | R | R | September 6, 1924 | 5'10" | 185 | West Columbia, SC USA |
Ray Katt | C | R | R | May 9, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | New Braunfels, TX USA |
Alex Kellner | P | R | L | August 26, 1924 | 6'0" | 200 | Tucson, AZ USA |
Chick King | CF | R | R | November 10, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Paris, TN USA |
Tim McCarver | C | L | R | October 16, 1941 | 6'0" | 183 | Memphis, TN USA |
Lindy McDaniel | P | R | R | December 13, 1935 | 6'3" | 195 | Hollis, OK USA |
Bob Miller | P | R | R | February 18, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Vinegar Bend Mizell | P | R | L | August 13, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | Leakesville, MS USA |
Stan Musial | 1B | L | L | November 21, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Donora, PA USA |
Irv Noren | LF | L | L | November 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | Jamestown, NY USA |
Howie Nunn | P | R | R | October 18, 1935 | 6'0" | 173 | Westfield, NC USA |
Jim O'Rourke | P | R | R | June 22, 1937 | 6'2" | 195 | Walla Walla, WA USA |
Gene Oliver | LF | R | R | March 22, 1935 | 6'2" | 225 | Moline, IL USA |
Jay Porter | C | R | R | January 17, 1933 | 6'2" | 180 | Shawnee, OK USA |
Dick Ricketts | P | L | R | December 4, 1933 | 6'7" | 215 | Pottstown, PA USA |
Wally Shannon | SS | L | R | January 23, 1933 | 6'0" | 178 | Cleveland, OH USA |
Bill Smith | P | L | L | June 8, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 | Washington, DC USA |
Bobby Smith | OF | R | R | May 28, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | Hood River, OR USA |
Hal Smith | C | R | R | June 1, 1931 | 5'10" | 186 | Barling, AR USA |
Dean Stone | P | L | L | September 1, 1930 | 6'4" | 205 | Moline, IL USA |
Lee Tate | SS | R | R | March 18, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | Black Rock, AR USA |
Jack Urban | P | R | R | December 5, 1928 | 5'8" | 155 | Omaha, NE USA |
Bill White | 1B | L | L | January 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | Lakewood, FL USA |