1959 Chicago Cubs Roster
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 Results
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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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | 1B | R | R | December 14, 1921 | 5'10" | 160 | Tuolumne, CA USA |
| George Altman | CF | L | R | March 20, 1933 | 6'4" | 200 | Goldsboro, NC USA |
| Bob Anderson | P | R | R | September 29, 1935 | 6'4" | 210 | East Chicago, IN USA |
| Earl Averill | C | R | R | September 9, 1931 | 5'10" | 185 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Ernie Banks | SS | R | R | January 31, 1931 | 6'1" | 180 | Dallas, TX USA |
| John Buzhardt | P | R | R | August 17, 1936 | 6'2" | 195 | Prosperity, SC USA |
| Art Ceccarelli | P | R | L | April 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | New Haven, CT USA |
| Al Dark | 3B | R | R | January 7, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | Comanche, OK USA |
| Ed Donnelly | P | R | R | December 10, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Allen, MI USA |
| Moe Drabowsky | P | R | R | July 21, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | Ozanna, Poland |
| Dick Drott | P | R | R | July 1, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Don Eaddy | 3B | R | R | February 16, 1934 | 5'11" | 165 | Grand Rapids, MI USA |
| Don Elston | P | R | R | April 6, 1929 | 6'0" | 165 | Campbellstown, OH USA |
| Johnny Goryl | 2B | R | R | October 21, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | Cumberland, RI USA |
| Bill Henry | P | L | L | October 15, 1927 | 6'2" | 180 | Alice, TX USA |
| Dave Hillman | P | R | R | September 14, 1927 | 5'11" | 168 | Dungannon, VA USA |
| Glen Hobbie | P | R | R | April 24, 1936 | 6'2" | 195 | Witt, IL USA |
| Lou Jackson | P | L | R | July 26, 1935 | 5'10" | 168 | Riverton, LA USA |
| Randy Jackson | 3B | R | R | February 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 180 | Little Rock, AR USA |
| Ben Johnson | P | R | R | May 16, 1931 | 6'2" | 190 | Greenwood, SC USA |
| Chick King | CF | R | R | November 10, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Paris, TN USA |
| Dale Long | 1B | L | L | February 6, 1926 | 6'4" | 205 | Springfield, MO USA |
| Jim Marshall | 1B | L | L | May 25, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Danville, IL USA |
| Morrie Martin | P | L | L | September 3, 1922 | 6'0" | 173 | Dixon, MO USA |
| Seth Morehead | P | L | L | August 15, 1934 | 6'0" | 195 | Houston, TX USA |
| Walt Moryn | LF | L | R | April 12, 1926 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Paul, MN USA |
| Cal Neeman | C | R | R | February 18, 1929 | 6'1" | 192 | Valmeyer, IL USA |
| Irv Noren | OF | L | L | November 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | Jamestown, NY USA |
| Taylor Phillips | P | L | L | June 18, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Bob Porterfield | P | R | R | August 10, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | Newport, VA USA |
| Joe Schaffernoth | P | R | R | August 6, 1937 | 6'4" | 195 | Trenton, NJ USA |
| Art Schult | 1B | R | R | June 20, 1928 | 6'3" | 210 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Elmer Singleton | P | R | R | June 26, 1918 | 6'2" | 174 | Ogden, UT USA |
| Bob Smith | P | R | L | May 13, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Clarence, MO USA |
| Sammy Taylor | C | L | R | February 27, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | Woodruff, SC USA |
| Tony Taylor | 2B | R | R | December 19, 1935 | 5'9" | 170 | Central Alava, Matanzas Cuba |
| Bobby Thomson | LF | R | R | October 25, 1923 | 6'2" | 180 | Glasgow, Glasgow United Kingdom |
| Lee Walls | RF | R | R | January 6, 1933 | 6'3" | 205 | San Diego, CA USA |
| Billy Williams | LF | L | R | June 15, 1938 | 6'1" | 175 | Whistler, AL USA |
