1959 National League Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders

1958 NL / 1960 NL / 1959 AL / 1959 MLB Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders

League Awards

Batting stats are G BA/OBP/SLG Pitching stats are W-L ERA, SO.

Award-Winners Complete Voting Results

Most Valuable Player Award	Ernie Banks (ML) CHC 155 G .304/.374/.596
Cy Young Award	Early Wynn (ML) CHW 22-10, 3.17, 179 SO
Rookie of the Year Award	Willie McCovey (ML) SFG 52 G .354/.429/.656
Batting Champion (highest BA as recognized at time) (List of Winners)	Hank Aaron MLN 154 G .355/.401/.636
ERA Pitching Champion (lowest ERA as recognized at time) (List of Winners)	Sam Jones (ML) SFG 21-15 (4 SV), 2.83, 209 SO
TSN Pitcher of the Year	Sam Jones (ML) SFG 21-15 (4 SV), 2.83, 209 SO

(ML) - Award for both leagues

Gold Glove Winners (history)

Pitcher	Harvey Haddix (ML)
Catcher	Del Crandall (ML)
First Base	Gil Hodges (ML)
Second Base	Charlie Neal (ML)
Third Base	Ken Boyer (ML)
Shortstop	Roy McMillan (ML)
LeftField	Jackie Brandt (ML)
CenterField	Willie Mays (ML)
RightField	Hank Aaron (ML)

League All-Stars

All Star Directory · (* - indicates they played)

First of Two All-Star Games / Box Score and Play-by-Play
Starters P. Don Drysdale (LAD) C. Del Crandall (MLN) 1B. Orlando Cepeda (SFG) 2B. Johnny Temple (CIN) 3B. Eddie Mathews (MLN) SS. Ernie Banks (CHC) LF. Wally Moon (LAD) CF. Willie Mays (SFG) RF. Hank Aaron (MLN)	Johnny Antonelli* (SFG) Ken Boyer* (STL) Lew Burdette* (MLN) Smoky Burgess (PIT) Gene Conley (PHI) Joe Cunningham (STL) Don Elston* (CHC) Roy Face* (PIT) Dick Groat* (PIT)	Bill Mazeroski* (PIT) Vinegar Bend Mizell (STL) Stan Musial* (STL) Vada Pinson (CIN) Frank Robinson (CIN) Hal Smith (STL) Warren Spahn (MLN) Bill White (STL)

Second of Two All-Star Games / Box Score and Play-by-Play
Starters P. Don Drysdale (LAD) C. Del Crandall (MLN) 1B. Stan Musial (STL) 2B. Johnny Temple (CIN) 3B. Ken Boyer (STL) SS. Ernie Banks (CHC) LF. Wally Moon (LAD) CF. Willie Mays (SFG) RF. Hank Aaron (MLN)	Johnny Antonelli (SFG) Lew Burdette (MLN) Smoky Burgess* (PIT) Orlando Cepeda (SFG) Gene Conley* (PHI) Joe Cunningham* (STL) Don Elston (CHC) Roy Face* (PIT) Jim Gilliam* (LAD)	Dick Groat* (PIT) Sam Jones* (SFG) Johnny Logan (MLN) Eddie Mathews* (MLN) Bill Mazeroski (PIT) Vinegar Bend Mizell (STL) Charlie Neal* (LAD) Vada Pinson* (CIN) Frank Robinson* (CIN)	Hal Smith* (STL) Warren Spahn (MLN) Bill White (STL)

NL Other Leaders

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Wins Above Replacement--all s c a p y
1.	Banks (CHC)	9.9
2.	Aaron (MLN)	8.4
3.	Mathews (MLN)	8.0
4.	Mays (SFG)	7.4
5.	Boyer (STL)	7.1
6.	Jackson (STL)	6.6
7.	Newcombe (CIN)	6.4
8.	Pinson (CIN)	6.3
	Law (PIT)	6.3
10.	Drysdale (LAD)	6.0

Oldest s c a p y
1.	Slaughter (MLN)	born 1916-04-27
2.	Sauer (SFG)	born 1917-03-17
3.	Thurman (CIN)	born 1917-05-14
4.	Grissom (STL)	born 1918-03-31
5.	Vernon (MLN)	born 1918-04-22
6.	Singleton (CHC)	born 1918-06-26
7.	Philley (PHI)	born 1920-05-16
8.	Hegan (PHI)	born 1920-08-03
9.	Byerly (SFG)	born 1920-10-26
10.	Musial (STL)	born 1920-11-21

Youngest s c a p y
1.	McCarver (STL)	born 1941-10-16
2.	Osteen (CIN)	born 1939-08-09
3.	Keegan (PHI)	born 1939-07-08
4.	Davis (LAD)	born 1939-03-21
5.	Miller (STL)	born 1939-02-18
6.	Henrich (CIN)	born 1938-12-24
7.	McCormick (SFG)	born 1938-09-29
8.	Pinson (CIN)	born 1938-08-11
9.	Pavletich (CIN)	born 1938-07-13
10.	Fairly (LAD)	born 1938-07-12

For batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1954, so all leaders are since 1954. Explanation of min. requirements

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