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1959 Eastern League

1959 > Class A > League History
Overall: 561 games, 8 teams, approx. 140 games in season
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Other Years: 1958 / 1960
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1958 / 1960

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1958 / 1960

League Standings

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Springfield Giants	SFG	85	55	.607	--
Allentown Red Sox	BOS	82	59	.582	3.5
Williamsport Grays	PHI	81	60	.574	4.5
Binghamton Triplets	NYY	71	68	.511	13.5
Reading Indians	CLE	71	69	.507	14
York White Roses	STL	59	81	.421	26
Lancaster Red Roses	CHC	57	83	.407	28
Albany Senators	OAK	54	85	.388	30.5

This league's standings, if available, are based on full season team pitching records. Leagues may have have split season and postseason results that are not currently available.

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF
Williamsport Grays	PHI	23.4	5.27	142	5453	4704	748	1230	233	37	133	677	51	609	833	.261	.350	.412	.761	1936	51	51	38
Allentown Red Sox	BOS	24.1	5.02	141	5417	4702	708	1229	217	34	144	637	41	559	987	.261	.343	.414	.757	1946	43	82	31
Binghamton Triplets	NYY	23.2	5.02	140	5402	4783	703	1299	174	53	111	619	51	506	767	.272	.343	.400	.742	1912	30	45	38
Lancaster Red Roses	CHC	23.6	5.02	140	5363	4759	703	1295	211	71	134	629	28	494	932	.272	.345	.431	.776	2050	43	49	18
Springfield Giants	SFG	22.5	4.90	140	5403	4732	686	1307	229	64	64	614	60	530	756	.276	.349	.392	.741	1856	22	74	45
Reading Indians	CLE	23.6	4.68	140	5209	4625	655	1230	174	70	106	588	141	456	743	.266	.334	.403	.736	1862	32	60	36
York White Roses	STL	23.9	4.54	140	5269	4634	636	1193	189	50	115	581	33	494	851	.257	.332	.394	.726	1827	41	61	39
Albany Senators	KCA	24.2	4.38	139	5225	4623	609	1232	205	70	79	552	28	486	748	.266	.338	.392	.731	1814	29	59	28
League Totals		23.6	4.86	1122	42741	37562	5448	10015	1632	449	886	4897	433	4134	6617	.267	.342	.405	.746	15203	291	481	273

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	G	GS	R
Springfield Giants	SFG	22.8	3.73	85	55	.607	140	140	522
Allentown Red Sox	BOS	24.1	4.38	82	59	.582	141	141	618
Williamsport Grays	PHI	22.8	4.58	81	60	.574	142	142	650
Reading Indians	CLE	22.6	4.67	71	69	.507	140	140	654
Binghamton Triplets	NYY	22.3	4.91	71	68	.511	140	140	687
Albany Senators	KCA	24.3	5.45	54	85	.388	139	139	758
York White Roses	STL	21.7	5.48	59	81	.421	140	140	767
Lancaster Red Roses	CHC	23.8	5.66	57	83	.407	140	140	792
League Totals		23.1	4.86	560	560	.500	1122	1122	5448

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Allentown Red Sox	BOS	141	3650	1392	163	116	.969	29	Sheriff Robinson
Springfield Giants	SFG	140	3681	1310	162	110	.969	17	Andy Gilbert
Williamsport Grays	PHI	142	3652	1474	180	136	.966	26	Frank Lucchesi
Reading Indians	CLE	140	3619	1405	181	123	.965	23	Al Hollingsworth
Albany Senators	KCA	139	3561	1378	214	100	.958	26	Al Evans
Binghamton Triplets	NYY	140	3632	1606	241	163	.956	21	Charlie Silvera
Lancaster Red Roses	CHC	140	3586	1478	231	117	.956	29	Nick Cullop
York White Roses	STL	140	3562	1410	235	112	.955	25	Mike Ryba and Ed Lyons
League Totals		1122	28943	11453	1607	977	.962	196

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