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1959 National League Most Valuable Player Award

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The winner of the 1959 National League Most Valuable Player Award was Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs.

[edit] Award Voting

† indicates playoff team
Player Team Points Points Share (Max Points) First Votes AB R H HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG W - L SV IP H HR BB SO ERA
Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs 232.5 0.755 (308) 10.5 589 97 179 45 143 2 64 72 0.304 0.374 0.596 Did not pitch
Eddie Mathews Milwaukee Braves 189.5 0.615 (308) 5.5 594 118 182 46 114 2 80 71 0.306 0.390 0.593 Did not pitch
Hank Aaron Milwaukee Braves 174 0.565 (308) 2 629 116 223 39 123 8 51 54 0.355 0.401 0.636 Did not pitch
Wally Moon Los Angeles Dodgers † 161 0.523 (308) 4 543 93 164 19 74 15 81 64 0.302 0.394 0.495 Did not pitch
Sam Jones San Francisco Giants 130 0.422 (308) 0 85 3 11 0 8 0 3 30 0.129 0.157 0.141 21 - 15 4 270.2 232 18 109 209 2.83
Willie Mays San Francisco Giants 85 0.276 (308) 0 575 125 180 34 104 27 65 58 0.313 0.381 0.583 Did not pitch
Roy Face Pittsburgh Pirates 67 0.218 (308) 0 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.231 0.231 0.231 18 - 1 10 93.1 91 5 25 69 2.70
Charlie Neal Los Angeles Dodgers † 64 0.208 (308) 0 616 103 177 19 83 17 43 86 0.287 0.337 0.464 Did not pitch
Frank Robinson Cincinnati Redlegs 52 0.169 (308) 0 540 106 168 36 125 18 69 93 0.311 0.391 0.583 Did not pitch
Ken Boyer St. Louis Cardinals 37 0.120 (308) 0 563 86 174 28 94 12 67 77 0.309 0.384 0.508 Did not pitch
Del Crandall Milwaukee Braves 27 0.088 (308) 0 518 65 133 21 72 5 46 48 0.257 0.318 0.423 Did not pitch
Lew Burdette Milwaukee Braves 14 0.045 (308) 0 104 14 21 0 8 0 3 36 0.202 0.231 0.288 21 - 15 1 289.2 312 38 38 105 4.07
Roger Craig Los Angeles Dodgers † 12 0.039 (308) 0 52 1 3 0 3 0 1 28 0.058 0.075 0.058 11 - 5 0 152.2 122 13 45 76 2.06
Joe Cunningham St. Louis Cardinals 12 0.039 (308) 0 458 65 158 7 60 2 88 47 0.345 0.453 0.478 Did not pitch
Vada Pinson Cincinnati Redlegs 11 0.036 (308) 0 648 131 205 20 84 21 55 98 0.316 0.371 0.509 Did not pitch
Johnny Temple Cincinnati Redlegs 8 0.026 (308) 0 598 102 186 8 67 14 72 40 0.311 0.380 0.430 Did not pitch
Don Hoak Pittsburgh Pirates 6 0.019 (308) 0 564 60 166 8 65 9 71 75 0.294 0.374 0.399 Did not pitch
Gil Hodges Los Angeles Dodgers † 4 0.013 (308) 0 413 57 114 25 80 3 58 92 0.276 0.367 0.513 Did not pitch
Warren Spahn Milwaukee Braves 3 0.010 (308) 0 104 11 24 2 8 0 3 28 0.231 0.243 0.298 21 - 15 0 292.0 282 21 70 143 2.96
Vern Law Pittsburgh Pirates 3 0.010 (308) 0 96 6 16 1 8 0 3 20 0.167 0.192 0.219 18 - 9 1 266.0 245 25 53 110 2.98
Orlando Cepeda San Francisco Giants 3 0.010 (308) 0 605 92 192 27 105 23 33 100 0.317 0.355 0.522 Did not pitch
Gene Conley Philadelphia Phillies 1 0.003 (308) 0 67 3 16 0 5 0 0 16 0.239 0.250 0.269 12 - 7 1 180.0 159 13 42 102 3.00
Duke Snider Los Angeles Dodgers † 1 0.003 (308) 0 370 59 114 23 88 1 58 71 0.308 0.400 0.535 Did not pitch
Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants 1 0.003 (308) 0 192 32 68 13 38 2 22 35 0.354 0.429 0.656 Did not pitch
Preceded by
1958 		Most Valuable Player Award
American
1959 		Succeeded by
1960
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