1959 Chicago Cubs Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 74-80
Finished 5th in the NL
Attendance: 858,255, Avg. 11,905
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Bob Scheffing (74-80)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1959 Chicago Cubs StatisticsTeam Record: 74-80
Finished 5th in the NL
Attendance: 858,255, Avg. 11,905
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Manager: Bob Scheffing (74-80)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1959 Chicago Cubs Roster
The Chicago Cubs of the National League ended the 1959 season with a record of 74 wins and 80 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.
The Cubs scored 673 runs and conceded 688 runs. Ernie Banks walloped 45 home runs for Chicago and drove in 143 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .304 average. Glen Hobbie topped the team with 16 wins, and Bill Henry recorded a 2.68 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Bob Scheffing coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 666
Regular Season Runs Against: 681
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 11, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 12, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 14, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 5 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| April 15, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 1 at San Francisco Giants 7 | L | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 16, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 11 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 17, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 | W | 1-1 | 3-1 | 4-2 | ||
| April 18, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8 | L | 1-1 | 3-2 | 4-3 | ||
| April 19, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8 | L | 1-1 | 3-3 | 4-4 | ||
| April 21, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 2-1 | 3-3 | 5-4 | ||
| April 22, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 2-2 | 3-3 | 5-5 | ||
| April 23, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 3-2 | 3-3 | 6-5 | ||
| April 24, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 3-3 | 3-3 | 6-6 | ||
| April 25, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 4-3 | 3-3 | 7-6 | ||
| April 26, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 4-4 | 3-3 | 7-7 | ||
| April 29, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 8 at Cincinnati Redlegs 18 | L | 4-4 | 3-4 | 7-8 | ||
| April 30, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Cincinnati Redlegs 2 | W | 4-4 | 4-4 | 8-8 | ||
| May 1, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 4-4 | 4-5 | 8-9 | ||
| May 2, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 4-4 | 5-5 | 9-9 | ||
| May 3, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 4-4 | 5-6 | 9-10 | ||
| May 3, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 4-4 | 6-6 | 10-10 | ||
| May 4, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | L | 4-4 | 6-7 | 10-11 | ||
| May 5, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 4-4 | 7-7 | 11-11 | ||
| May 6, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | W | 4-4 | 8-7 | 12-11 | ||
| May 7, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 4-4 | 8-8 | 12-12 | ||
| May 8, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 4-4 | 9-8 | 13-12 | ||
| May 9, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 | L | 4-4 | 9-9 | 13-13 | ||
| May 10, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 4-4 | 10-9 | 14-13 | ||
| May 10, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | L | 4-4 | 10-10 | 14-14 | ||
| May 11, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 8 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 4-5 | 10-10 | 14-15 | ||
| May 12, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 3 at Chicago Cubs 7 | W | 5-5 | 10-10 | 15-15 | ||
| May 13, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 0 at Chicago Cubs 10 | W | 6-5 | 10-10 | 16-15 | ||
| May 14, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 2 at Chicago Cubs 0 | L | 6-6 | 10-10 | 16-16 | ||
| May 16, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 7-6 | 10-10 | 17-16 | ||
| May 17, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Chicago Cubs 7 | W | 8-6 | 10-10 | 18-16 | ||
| May 17, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 8-7 | 10-10 | 18-17 | ||
| May 19, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Chicago Cubs 8 | W | 9-7 | 10-10 | 19-17 | ||
| May 20, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Chicago Cubs 7 | W | 10-7 | 10-10 | 20-17 | ||
| May 21, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Chicago Cubs 0 | L | 10-8 | 10-10 | 20-18 | ||
| May 22, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 10-9 | 10-10 | 20-19 | ||
| May 23, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 10-10 | 10-10 | 20-20 | ||
| May 24, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 10-11 | 10-10 | 20-21 | ||
| May 25, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 10-11 | 11-10 | 21-21 | ||
| May 27, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 | L | 10-11 | 11-11 | 21-22 | ||
| May 28, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 | W | 10-11 | 12-11 | 22-22 | ||
| May 29, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 | W | 10-11 | 13-11 | 23-22 | ||
| May 30, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 2 at San Francisco Giants 5 | L | 10-11 | 13-12 | 23-23 | ||
| May 31, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at San Francisco Giants 6 | L | 10-11 | 13-13 | 23-24 | ||
| June 3, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 10-11 | 13-14 | 23-25 | ||
| June 4, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 10-11 | 14-14 | 24-25 | ||
| June 5, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 10-11 | 15-14 | 25-25 | ||
| June 6, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 10-11 | 16-14 | 26-25 | ||
| June 7, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 10-11 | 17-14 | 27-25 | ||
| June 7, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | W | 10-11 | 18-14 | 28-25 | ||
| June 8, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Milwaukee Braves 9 | L | 10-11 | 18-15 | 28-26 | ||
| June 9, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 4 at Chicago Cubs 8 | W | 11-11 | 18-15 | 29-26 | ||
| June 10, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 11-12 | 18-15 | 29-27 | ||
| June 11, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 8 at Chicago Cubs 0 | L | 11-13 | 18-15 | 29-28 | ||
| June 12, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 7 at Chicago Cubs 9 | W | 12-13 | 18-15 | 30-28 | ||
| June 13, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 12-14 | 18-15 | 30-29 | ||
| June 14, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 0 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 13-14 | 18-15 | 31-29 | ||
| June 16, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 13-15 | 18-15 | 31-30 | ||
| June 17, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 14-15 | 18-15 | 32-30 | ||
| June 18, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 14-16 | 18-15 | 32-31 | ||
| June 19, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Chicago Cubs 7 | L | 14-17 | 18-15 | 32-32 | ||
| June 20, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 14-18 | 18-15 | 32-33 | ||
| June 21, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 15-18 | 18-15 | 33-33 | ||
| June 23, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Cincinnati Redlegs 1 | W | 15-18 | 19-15 | 34-33 | ||
| June 24, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Cincinnati Redlegs 5 | L | 15-18 | 19-16 | 34-34 | ||
| June 25, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Cincinnati Redlegs 2 | W | 15-18 | 20-16 | 35-34 | ||
| June 26, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Milwaukee Braves 11 | L | 15-18 | 20-17 | 35-35 | ||
| June 27, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Milwaukee Braves 1 | W | 15-18 | 21-17 | 36-35 | ||
| June 28, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Milwaukee Braves 2 | L | 15-18 | 21-18 | 36-36 | ||
| June 30, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 15-19 | 21-18 | 36-37 | ||
| July 1, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 16-19 | 21-18 | 37-37 | ||
| July 2, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 10 | W | 17-19 | 21-18 | 38-37 | ||
| July 3, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 0 | L | 17-20 | 21-18 | 38-38 | ||
| July 4, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 18-20 | 21-18 | 39-38 | ||
| July 4, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 18-21 | 21-18 | 39-39 | ||
| July 5, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 18-22 | 21-18 | 39-40 | ||
| July 5, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 18-23 | 21-18 | 39-41 | ||
| July 9, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 18-23 | 21-19 | 39-42 | ||
| July 10, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | L | 18-23 | 21-20 | 39-43 | ||
| July 11, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 18-23 | 22-20 | 40-43 | ||
| July 12, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | W | 18-23 | 23-20 | 41-43 | ||
| July 12, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 18-23 | 23-21 | 41-44 | ||
| July 14, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 5 at Chicago Cubs 10 | W | 19-23 | 23-21 | 42-44 | ||
| July 15, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 20-23 | 23-21 | 43-44 | ||
| July 16, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 21-23 | 23-21 | 44-44 | ||
| July 17, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 0 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 22-23 | 23-21 | 45-44 | ||
| July 18, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 5 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 22-24 | 23-21 | 45-45 | ||
| July 20, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 22-24 | 23-22 | 45-46 | ||
| July 21, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 22-24 | 24-22 | 46-46 | ||
| July 22, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | W | 22-24 | 25-22 | 47-46 | ||
| July 23, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 | L | 22-24 | 25-23 | 47-47 | ||
| July 24, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 5 at San Francisco Giants 6 | L | 22-24 | 25-24 | 47-48 | ||
| July 25, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 5 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 22-24 | 26-24 | 48-48 | ||
| July 26, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 7 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 22-24 | 27-24 | 49-48 | ||
| July 28, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Milwaukee Braves 4 | W | 22-24 | 28-24 | 50-48 | ||
| July 29, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Milwaukee Braves 8 | L | 22-24 | 28-25 | 50-49 | ||
| July 30, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Milwaukee Braves 6 | L | 22-24 | 28-26 | 50-50 | ||
| July 31, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Cincinnati Redlegs 5 | L | 22-24 | 28-27 | 50-51 | ||
| August 1, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Cincinnati Redlegs 12 | L | 22-24 | 28-28 | 50-52 | ||
| August 2, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Cincinnati Redlegs 2 | L | 22-24 | 28-29 | 50-53 | ||
| August 4, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 22-25 | 28-29 | 50-54 | ||
| August 5, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 22-26 | 28-29 | 50-55 | ||
| August 6, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 23-26 | 28-29 | 51-55 | ||
| August 7, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 24-26 | 28-29 | 52-55 | ||
| August 8, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 24-27 | 28-29 | 52-56 | ||
| August 9, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 24-28 | 28-29 | 52-57 | ||
| August 11, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 25-28 | 28-29 | 53-57 | ||
| August 12, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at Chicago Cubs 11 | W | 26-28 | 28-29 | 54-57 | ||
| August 13, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 9 at Chicago Cubs 20 | W | 27-28 | 28-29 | 55-57 | ||
| August 14, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Chicago Cubs 7 | W | 28-28 | 28-29 | 56-57 | ||
| August 15, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 28-29 | 28-29 | 56-58 | ||
| August 16, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 29-29 | 28-29 | 57-58 | ||
| August 17, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | L | 29-29 | 28-30 | 57-59 | ||
| August 19, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 29-29 | 28-31 | 57-60 | ||
| August 20, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 | L | 29-29 | 28-32 | 57-61 | ||
| August 20, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | W | 29-29 | 29-32 | 58-61 | ||
| August 22, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Milwaukee Braves 7 | L | 29-29 | 29-33 | 58-62 | ||
| August 22, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Milwaukee Braves 3 | L | 29-29 | 29-34 | 58-63 | ||
| August 23, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Milwaukee Braves 2 | L | 29-29 | 29-35 | 58-64 | ||
| August 24, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Milwaukee Braves 0 | W | 29-29 | 30-35 | 59-64 | ||
| August 25, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 8 at Cincinnati Redlegs 6 | W | 29-29 | 31-35 | 60-64 | ||
| August 26, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 9 at Cincinnati Redlegs 5 | W | 29-29 | 32-35 | 61-64 | ||
| August 27, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Cincinnati Redlegs 5 | L | 29-29 | 32-36 | 61-65 | ||
| August 28, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 9 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 29-30 | 32-36 | 61-66 | ||
| August 29, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 11 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 29-31 | 32-36 | 61-67 | ||
| August 30, 1959 | Milwaukee Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 30-31 | 32-36 | 62-67 | ||
| September 2, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 30-31 | 32-37 | 62-68 | ||
| September 3, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 5 at San Francisco Giants 8 | L | 30-31 | 32-38 | 62-69 | ||
| September 4, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 2 at San Francisco Giants 1 | W | 30-31 | 33-38 | 63-69 | ||
| September 6, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 | W | 30-31 | 34-38 | 64-69 | ||
| September 6, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0 | W | 30-31 | 35-38 | 65-69 | ||
| September 7, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 | L | 30-31 | 35-39 | 65-70 | ||
| September 9, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 7 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 30-32 | 35-39 | 65-71 | ||
| September 9, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 30-33 | 35-39 | 65-72 | ||
| September 10, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 10 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 30-34 | 35-39 | 65-73 | ||
| September 10, 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs 3 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 31-34 | 35-39 | 66-73 | ||
| September 11, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 32-34 | 35-39 | 67-73 | ||
| September 12, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 32-35 | 35-39 | 67-74 | ||
| September 13, 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Chicago Cubs 8 | W | 33-35 | 35-39 | 68-74 | ||
| September 16, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 33-36 | 35-39 | 68-75 | ||
| September 16, 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 34-36 | 35-39 | 69-75 | ||
| September 17, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 34-37 | 35-39 | 69-76 | ||
| September 18, 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 35-37 | 35-39 | 70-76 | ||
| September 19, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 35-37 | 35-40 | 70-77 | ||
| September 20, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 | L | 35-37 | 35-41 | 70-78 | ||
| September 21, 1959 | Chicago Cubs 12 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 35-37 | 36-41 | 71-78 | ||
| September 22, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 36-37 | 36-41 | 72-78 | ||
| September 23, 1959 | San Francisco Giants 8 at Chicago Cubs 9 | W | 37-37 | 36-41 | 73-78 | ||
| September 25, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 37-38 | 36-41 | 73-79 | ||
| September 26, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Chicago Cubs 12 | W | 38-38 | 36-41 | 74-79 | ||
| September 27, 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 38-39 | 36-41 | 74-80 |
