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1959 American League Team Statistics and Standings

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AL Detailed Standings

Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 CHW 94 60 .610 --- 4.3 3.8 86-68 7 47-30 47-30 12-3 35-15 65-42 29-18 28-16 66-44
2 CLE 89 65 .578 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.2 86-68 2 43-34 46-31 7-6 30-24 76-55 13-10 18-26 71-39
3 NYY 79 75 .513 15.0 25.0 4.4 4.2 80-74 -1 40-37 39-38 10-10 23-24 60-57 19-18 20-24 59-51
4 DET 76 78 .494 18.0 34.0 4.6 4.8 74-80 1 41-36 35-42 3-9 17-27 58-66 18-12 31-35 45-43
5 BOS 75 79 .487 19.0 38.0 4.7 4.5 80-74 -5 43-34 32-45 7-6 25-25 64-66 11-13 29-37 46-42
6 BAL 74 80 .481 20.0 43.0 3.6 4.0 70-84 3 38-39 36-41 7-7 25-19 55-57 19-23 33-33 41-47
7 KCA 66 88 .429 28.0 91.0 4.4 4.9 69-85 -3 37-40 29-48 5-7 21-27 53-69 13-19 22-44 44-44
8 WSH 63 91 .409 31.0 112.0 4.0 4.6 67-87 -4 34-43 29-48 5-8 11-26 56-80 7-11 19-47 44-44
Avg 77 77 .500 4.4 4.4 77-77 40-36 36-40 7-7 23-23 60-61 16-15 25-32 52-44

Postseason

WorldSeries (4-2):   Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago White Sox

Team & League Standard Batting

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Tm #Bat BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
BAL 39 30.0 3.55 155 5883 5208 550 1240 182 23 109 514 36 24 536 690 .238 .310 .345 .655 82 1795 126 20 88 31 36
BOS 41 28.9 4.71 154 5985 5225 726 1335 248 28 125 678 68 25 626 810 .256 .335 .385 .721 95 2014 120 23 65 46 31
CHW 37 29.8 4.29 156 6054 5297 669 1325 220 46 97 620 113 53 580 634 .250 .327 .364 .691 91 1928 107 49 84 44 45
CLE 40 28.6 4.84 154 5860 5288 745 1390 216 25 167 682 33 36 433 721 .263 .321 .408 .729 102 2157 119 39 60 40 25
DET 34 28.7 4.63 154 5948 5211 713 1346 196 30 160 667 34 17 580 735 .258 .335 .400 .735 97 2082 101 44 73 40 31
KCA 38 28.5 4.42 154 5885 5264 681 1383 231 43 117 637 34 24 481 780 .263 .326 .390 .716 95 2051 124 33 69 38 32
NYY 36 28.3 4.43 155 5980 5379 687 1397 224 40 153 651 45 22 457 828 .260 .319 .402 .721 101 2160 101 30 76 38 37
WSH 38 27.1 4.02 154 5734 5092 619 1205 173 32 163 580 51 34 517 881 .237 .308 .379 .688 88 1931 127 26 64 35 20
LgAvg 35 28.7 4.36 155 5916 5246 674 1328 211 33 136 629 52 29 526 760 .253 .323 .384 .707 94 2015 116 33 72 39 32
281 28.7 4.36 1236 47329 41964 5390 10621 1690 267 1091 5029 414 235 4210 6079 .253 .323 .384 .707 94 16118 925 264 579 312 257

Team & League Standard Pitching

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Tm #Pitch PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG tmSHO cgSHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
BAL 15 27.5 4.01 74 80 .481 3.56 155 155 110 45 15 12 30 1400.1 1290 621 554 111 476 40 735 30 4 36 5857 106 1.261 8.3 0.7 3.1 4.7 1.54
BOS 18 26.7 4.52 75 79 .487 4.17 154 154 116 38 9 8 25 1364.0 1386 696 632 135 589 33 724 26 3 38 5938 96 1.448 9.1 0.9 3.9 4.8 1.23
CHW 14 31.6 3.77 94 60 .610 3.29 156 156 112 44 13 13 36 1425.1 1297 588 521 129 525 45 761 31 4 21 6020 115 1.278 8.2 0.8 3.3 4.8 1.45
CLE 16 27.1 4.19 89 65 .578 3.75 154 154 96 58 7 6 23 1383.2 1230 646 576 148 635 33 799 24 3 45 5929 99 1.348 8.0 1.0 4.1 5.2 1.26
DET 17 28.4 4.75 76 78 .494 4.20 154 154 101 53 9 9 24 1360.0 1327 732 635 177 432 18 829 45 5 24 5786 96 1.293 8.8 1.2 2.9 5.5 1.92
KCA 20 28.5 4.94 66 88 .429 4.35 154 154 110 44 8 8 21 1360.2 1452 760 658 148 492 24 703 46 3 41 5962 92 1.429 9.6 1.0 3.3 4.6 1.43
NYY 17 28.4 4.17 79 75 .513 3.60 155 155 117 38 15 11 28 1399.0 1281 647 560 120 594 29 836 28 5 30 5976 101 1.340 8.2 0.8 3.8 5.4 1.41
WSH 16 26.7 4.55 63 91 .409 4.01 154 154 108 46 10 10 21 1360.0 1358 701 606 123 467 35 694 34 9 37 5861 98 1.342 9.0 0.8 3.1 4.6 1.49
LgAvg 15 28.1 4.36 77 77 .500 3.86 155 155 109 46 26 1382 1328 674 593 136 526 32 760 33 5 34 5916 100 1.342 8.6 0.9 3.4 5.0 1.44
122 28.1 4.36 616 616 .500 3.86 1236 1236 870 366 208 11053.0 10621 5391 4742 1091 4210 257 6081 264 36 272 47329 100 1.342 8.6 0.9 3.4 5.0 1.44

Team & League Standard Fielding

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Tm #Fld R/G DefEff G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch PB WP SB CS CS%
BAL 40 4.01 .717 155 1395 12596.0 6109 4202 1760 147 163 .976 9.8 0.9 10.8 -9.6 20.8 -4 10 -7 49 35 40 40 50%
BOS 41 4.52 .700 154 1385 12267.0 5922 4092 1699 131 167 .978 19.5 1.9 12.5 5.6 6.9 4 1 2 13 35 37 34 48%
CHW 39 3.77 .725 156 1404 12828.0 6155 4273 1752 130 141 .979 79.3 7.4 74.3 41.6 32.7 6 -3 2 10 21 56 37 40%
CLE 39 4.19 .730 154 1386 12453.0 5862 4150 1585 127 138 .978 59.8 5.8 58.8 19.7 39.1 2 0 -1 6 44 59 38 39%
DET 36 4.75 .714 154 1386 12240.0 5719 4080 1515 124 131 .978 11.3 1.1 6.3 18.1 -11.7 2 0 3 14 24 45 35 44%
KCA 42 4.94 .691 154 1386 12249.0 5914 4086 1669 159 156 .973 -25.3 -2.5 -33.3 -30.7 -2.3 16 -2 -6 15 41 50 31 38%
NYY 37 4.17 .716 155 1395 12591.0 6056 4195 1730 131 160 .978 19.0 1.8 13.0 9.3 3.5 -5 5 6 11 30 42 36 46%
WSH 39 4.55 .704 154 1386 12240.0 6036 4087 1787 162 140 .973 -56.0 -5.5 -16.0 -13.6 -2.6 -18 -8 -14 19 37 85 27 24%
LgAvg 36 4.36 .712 155 1390 12433 5972 4146 1687 139 150 .977 15 0 16 5 11 0 0 -1 17 33 52 35 40%
289 4.36 .712 1236 11123 99464.0 47773 33165 13497 1111 1196 .977 117.4 1.4 126.4 40.4 86.4 3 3 -15 137 267 414 278 40%
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