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Matt from TN · 02-08-2006, 05:53 PM

1959 Recap

The Pirates continued to trade off their veteran players, sending 3B Ike Walker to San Francisco and pitcher Bud Ulrich to Cincinnati. The biggest news though was the surprising domino trade in May that sent 1B prospect Jack Long from the White Sox to the Reds, only to see him flipped to the Cubs for ace Randy Leibermann. That trade gave the Reds a dominant mound duo as Liebermann teamed with Hank Makris.

With ten days left in the season, those Reds led the Dodgers, who were playing without 2B Brett Evans since early June, by 4 games. Los Angeles defeated the Giants 9-2 on September 16th, but a 5-4 10th inning loss the next day was a major setback. The Dodgers went 1-2 that series, but the Reds also went 1-2 against the Phillies with their only victory coming in the 10th inning of the final game. The Reds then were swept at San Francisco, by a combined 26-3 score, and the Dodgers won 2 of 3 at Pittsburgh. Now just two games back with three games remaining, the Dodgers hosted the Cardinals while the Reds hosted Milwaukee. Both teams won on September 23rd, and a 3-2 11-inning win by the Reds the next day clinched the pennant.

Also making news was the fact that the Giants improved from a second consecutive last place finish and a 59-95 record in 1958 to finish 3rd at 83-71 this season. A big reason for the turnaround was the play of youngsters like catcher Cameron Hobbs (.282, 27 HR, 109 RBI), 1B Shigeo Oh (.284, 20 HR, 74 RBI), 2B Chippy Gaines (.270, 66 RBI), LF Wendell Aldwin (.279, 24 HR, 72 RBI), CF Jed Williams (.290, 18 HR, 85 RBI) and pitcher Theo Torbett (9-10, 3.60). Veterans made an impact too. Spring acquisition Matty Jackson went 12-14 with a 4.18 ERA, and May addition Ike Walker hit .314 with 24 HR and 81 RBI. 37-year-old SS Rex Seelinger also finished 5th in the league with a .335 average.

In the AL, Yankees great Carpenter Erickson reached a milestone with his 200th victory, an 8-4 win over Detroit. The team also added pitcher Jack Garvin from the Cubs in July. A month later, they acquired catcher Paul Hennings, pitcher Les Kramer and 1B prospect Henry Laurence from the Phillies. That same month, Erickson no-hit the Tigers for 6 innings before rain halted the game. After an hour delay, he returned to the mound and amazingly completed the no-hitter.

New York, Cleveland, Baltimore and Chicago battled deep into September for the pennant. At the beginning of the month, the Yankees led the Indians by 1 game, the Orioles by 2.5 and the White Sox by 4. From September 2-4, the Yankees swept the Orioles at Yankee Stadium, all but eliminating them from the race. Meanwhile the Indians won 2-of-3 from the White Sox. Cleveland then won 9 of their next 11 games, and the Yankees won just one fewer. So with a week remaining, the two teams found themselves tied.

The Yankees lost two consecutive games - one at Chicago and one at Kansas City - before winning their final two games against the A's. The Indians lost one game at Boston but then swept the Orioles at home, giving Cleveland a one-game lead with just three days left. On September 23rd, the Indians scored 7 runs in the 8th inning and one in the 9th, but still lost 11-9 to the Red Sox. With the bases loaded and one out in the 9th, catcher Jude Enright and pinch hitter Sherm Rorabeck both struck out. On the same day, the Yankees beat Chicago 8-3 behind Roosevelt Wurth to tie Cleveland for first.

The next day, New York and Bourbon Allen Jr. beat the White Sox 6-2. In Cleveland, the Indians were down 2-1 with two outs in the 9th. Pinch hitter Robbie Delcambre walked and another pinch hitter, Ron Vando, singled off Emilio Lobos. RF Andrew Vamos singled Delcambre home from third to tie the game. Then SS Myron Lilly grounded out to end the inning. In the top of the 10th, Morgan Cuellar walked to the mound and got the first two outs. Then 1B James Klock walked. Wes Middendorf came in to pitch and gave up a RBI single to pinch hitter Hal Breault Jr. Down 3-2, the Indians got the leadoff batter on base with a walk, and Boston brought Don Sinton in to pitch. He enduced a 6-4-3 double play off the bat of LF Paul Lett. CF Earl Taylor kept the game alive with a single, but 1B Jerry Tuggle flied out to end the game.

Now up by one game, the Yankees needed a win to clinch. They scored four early runs off Cornelius Grant and went on to win 5-3. Erickson earned his 21st win and Bernard Client got his 19th save.

Matt Perly (1600) and Ray Kress (1500) hit 2-run homers just 2 days apart to break into some hard to reach territory on the RBI list. Both are among the top 20 all-time in runs driven in. Possibly the most amazing performance of the year was a 17-strikeout game by Indians flamethrower Lukas Dietrich. Lukas reached 17 K's in just 7.2 innings, recording nearly triple the amount of strikeouts as opposed to "regular" outs. Arnie Stewart slammed his 300th homerun off of Red Sox pitcher Lee Gardner just before the All-Star break. Then John "Dirtbag" Degal joined him after taking new Yankee Harvey Gaunt deep. Late in the year, longtime Red Ted McMurray sent one deep off of the Giants to join that same 300 HR club. Cal Granger of the A's reached a mark that only two men in history have crossed - 200 saves. He closed the door on the Senators on August 25th to hit the mark.

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American League Standings 
  
New York         96  58 .623 -
Cleveland        95  59 .617 1.0
Baltimore        89  65 .578 7.0
Chicago (A)      87  67 .565 9.0
Kansas City      76  78 .494 20.0
Detroit          69  85 .448 27.0
Boston           58  96 .377 38.0
Washington       46 108 .299 50.0
 
National League Standings 
 
Cincinnati       98  56 .636 -
Los Angeles      95  59 .617 3.0
San Francisco    83  71 .539 15.0
Milwaukee        80  74 .519 18.0
St. Louis        78  76 .506 20.0
Philadelphia     63  91 .409 35.0
Chicago (N)      60  94 .390 38.0
Pittsburgh       59  95 .383 39.0

AL AVG
.363 Ken Whitt, BAL
.345 Will Miller Jr., NYA
.322 Jerry Tuggle, CLE

NL AVG
.382 Abraham Noel, LAD
.350 Chris Bland, STL
.341 John Surette, MLN

AL HOMERUNS
49 John Degal, BAL
48 Charlton Brown, KCA
45 Arnie Stewart, NYA

NL HOMERUNS
40 Chris Kobeck, LAD
38 Irving Korr, PHI
35 Abe Arsenault, PHI
35 Abraham Noel, LAD

AL RBI
133 Arnie Stewart, NYA
124 John Degal, BAL
119 Paul Lett, CLE

NL RBI
114 Abraham Noel, LAD
109 Cameron Hobbs, SFG
108 Chris Kobeck,LAD

AL STEALS
51 Mike Kreitenberg, BOS
43 Will Miller Jr., NYA
40 Lucien Arbour, BOS

NL STEALS
39 Leo Emig, LAD
33 Asa Booker, PHI
32 Ben Cook, CIN

AL ERA
2.71 Carpenter Erickson, NYA
2.84 Herman Labombard, CLE
2.96 Bourbon Allen Jr., NYA

NL ERA
2.62 Joe Helton, LAD
2.67 Randy Liebermann, CIN
2.93 Maximo Matamoros, PHI

AL WINS
24 John Nolting, BAL
23 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE
21 Herman Labombard, CLE
21 Carpenter Erickson, NYA

NL WINS
23 Joe Helton, LAD
22 Brad De la Garza, LAD
22 Al Guthrie, MLN

AL STRIKEOUTS
328 Lukas Dietrich, CLE
257 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE
254 Carpenter Erickson, NYA

NL STRIKEOUTS
297 Joe Helton, LAD
252 Randy Liebermann, CIN
243 Louis Schmit, STL

AL SAVES
26 Cal Granger, KCA
25 John Patterson, DET
21 Walter Crawford, CHA

NL SAVES
28 Chris Delp, CIN
26 Sam Van Brunt, SFG
17 Gene Lopez, CHN

02-08-2006, 05:53 PM	#4904
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	1959 Recap The Pirates continued to trade off their veteran players, sending 3B Ike Walker to San Francisco and pitcher Bud Ulrich to Cincinnati. The biggest news though was the surprising domino trade in May that sent 1B prospect Jack Long from the White Sox to the Reds, only to see him flipped to the Cubs for ace Randy Leibermann. That trade gave the Reds a dominant mound duo as Liebermann teamed with Hank Makris. With ten days left in the season, those Reds led the Dodgers, who were playing without 2B Brett Evans since early June, by 4 games. Los Angeles defeated the Giants 9-2 on September 16th, but a 5-4 10th inning loss the next day was a major setback. The Dodgers went 1-2 that series, but the Reds also went 1-2 against the Phillies with their only victory coming in the 10th inning of the final game. The Reds then were swept at San Francisco, by a combined 26-3 score, and the Dodgers won 2 of 3 at Pittsburgh. Now just two games back with three games remaining, the Dodgers hosted the Cardinals while the Reds hosted Milwaukee. Both teams won on September 23rd, and a 3-2 11-inning win by the Reds the next day clinched the pennant. Also making news was the fact that the Giants improved from a second consecutive last place finish and a 59-95 record in 1958 to finish 3rd at 83-71 this season. A big reason for the turnaround was the play of youngsters like catcher Cameron Hobbs (.282, 27 HR, 109 RBI), 1B Shigeo Oh (.284, 20 HR, 74 RBI), 2B Chippy Gaines (.270, 66 RBI), LF Wendell Aldwin (.279, 24 HR, 72 RBI), CF Jed Williams (.290, 18 HR, 85 RBI) and pitcher Theo Torbett (9-10, 3.60). Veterans made an impact too. Spring acquisition Matty Jackson went 12-14 with a 4.18 ERA, and May addition Ike Walker hit .314 with 24 HR and 81 RBI. 37-year-old SS Rex Seelinger also finished 5th in the league with a .335 average. In the AL, Yankees great Carpenter Erickson reached a milestone with his 200th victory, an 8-4 win over Detroit. The team also added pitcher Jack Garvin from the Cubs in July. A month later, they acquired catcher Paul Hennings, pitcher Les Kramer and 1B prospect Henry Laurence from the Phillies. That same month, Erickson no-hit the Tigers for 6 innings before rain halted the game. After an hour delay, he returned to the mound and amazingly completed the no-hitter. New York, Cleveland, Baltimore and Chicago battled deep into September for the pennant. At the beginning of the month, the Yankees led the Indians by 1 game, the Orioles by 2.5 and the White Sox by 4. From September 2-4, the Yankees swept the Orioles at Yankee Stadium, all but eliminating them from the race. Meanwhile the Indians won 2-of-3 from the White Sox. Cleveland then won 9 of their next 11 games, and the Yankees won just one fewer. So with a week remaining, the two teams found themselves tied. The Yankees lost two consecutive games - one at Chicago and one at Kansas City - before winning their final two games against the A's. The Indians lost one game at Boston but then swept the Orioles at home, giving Cleveland a one-game lead with just three days left. On September 23rd, the Indians scored 7 runs in the 8th inning and one in the 9th, but still lost 11-9 to the Red Sox. With the bases loaded and one out in the 9th, catcher Jude Enright and pinch hitter Sherm Rorabeck both struck out. On the same day, the Yankees beat Chicago 8-3 behind Roosevelt Wurth to tie Cleveland for first. The next day, New York and Bourbon Allen Jr. beat the White Sox 6-2. In Cleveland, the Indians were down 2-1 with two outs in the 9th. Pinch hitter Robbie Delcambre walked and another pinch hitter, Ron Vando, singled off Emilio Lobos. RF Andrew Vamos singled Delcambre home from third to tie the game. Then SS Myron Lilly grounded out to end the inning. In the top of the 10th, Morgan Cuellar walked to the mound and got the first two outs. Then 1B James Klock walked. Wes Middendorf came in to pitch and gave up a RBI single to pinch hitter Hal Breault Jr. Down 3-2, the Indians got the leadoff batter on base with a walk, and Boston brought Don Sinton in to pitch. He enduced a 6-4-3 double play off the bat of LF Paul Lett. CF Earl Taylor kept the game alive with a single, but 1B Jerry Tuggle flied out to end the game. Now up by one game, the Yankees needed a win to clinch. They scored four early runs off Cornelius Grant and went on to win 5-3. Erickson earned his 21st win and Bernard Client got his 19th save. Matt Perly (1600) and Ray Kress (1500) hit 2-run homers just 2 days apart to break into some hard to reach territory on the RBI list. Both are among the top 20 all-time in runs driven in. Possibly the most amazing performance of the year was a 17-strikeout game by Indians flamethrower Lukas Dietrich. Lukas reached 17 K's in just 7.2 innings, recording nearly triple the amount of strikeouts as opposed to "regular" outs. Arnie Stewart slammed his 300th homerun off of Red Sox pitcher Lee Gardner just before the All-Star break. Then John "Dirtbag" Degal joined him after taking new Yankee Harvey Gaunt deep. Late in the year, longtime Red Ted McMurray sent one deep off of the Giants to join that same 300 HR club. Cal Granger of the A's reached a mark that only two men in history have crossed - 200 saves. He closed the door on the Senators on August 25th to hit the mark. Code: American League Standings New York 96 58 .623 - Cleveland 95 59 .617 1.0 Baltimore 89 65 .578 7.0 Chicago (A) 87 67 .565 9.0 Kansas City 76 78 .494 20.0 Detroit 69 85 .448 27.0 Boston 58 96 .377 38.0 Washington 46 108 .299 50.0 National League Standings Cincinnati 98 56 .636 - Los Angeles 95 59 .617 3.0 San Francisco 83 71 .539 15.0 Milwaukee 80 74 .519 18.0 St. Louis 78 76 .506 20.0 Philadelphia 63 91 .409 35.0 Chicago (N) 60 94 .390 38.0 Pittsburgh 59 95 .383 39.0 AL AVG .363 Ken Whitt, BAL .345 Will Miller Jr., NYA .322 Jerry Tuggle, CLE NL AVG .382 Abraham Noel, LAD .350 Chris Bland, STL .341 John Surette, MLN AL HOMERUNS 49 John Degal, BAL 48 Charlton Brown, KCA 45 Arnie Stewart, NYA NL HOMERUNS 40 Chris Kobeck, LAD 38 Irving Korr, PHI 35 Abe Arsenault, PHI 35 Abraham Noel, LAD AL RBI 133 Arnie Stewart, NYA 124 John Degal, BAL 119 Paul Lett, CLE NL RBI 114 Abraham Noel, LAD 109 Cameron Hobbs, SFG 108 Chris Kobeck,LAD AL STEALS 51 Mike Kreitenberg, BOS 43 Will Miller Jr., NYA 40 Lucien Arbour, BOS NL STEALS 39 Leo Emig, LAD 33 Asa Booker, PHI 32 Ben Cook, CIN AL ERA 2.71 Carpenter Erickson, NYA 2.84 Herman Labombard, CLE 2.96 Bourbon Allen Jr., NYA NL ERA 2.62 Joe Helton, LAD 2.67 Randy Liebermann, CIN 2.93 Maximo Matamoros, PHI AL WINS 24 John Nolting, BAL 23 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE 21 Herman Labombard, CLE 21 Carpenter Erickson, NYA NL WINS 23 Joe Helton, LAD 22 Brad De la Garza, LAD 22 Al Guthrie, MLN AL STRIKEOUTS 328 Lukas Dietrich, CLE 257 Lex Tjeenk-Willink, CLE 254 Carpenter Erickson, NYA NL STRIKEOUTS 297 Joe Helton, LAD 252 Randy Liebermann, CIN 243 Louis Schmit, STL AL SAVES 26 Cal Granger, KCA 25 John Patterson, DET 21 Walter Crawford, CHA NL SAVES 28 Chris Delp, CIN 26 Sam Van Brunt, SFG 17 Gene Lopez, CHN