1959 Milwaukee Braves Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 86-70
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 1,739,724, Avg. 24,163
Ballpark: County Stadium
Manager: Fred Haney (86-70)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1959 Milwaukee Braves Statistics
1959 Milwaukee Braves Results

The Milwaukee Braves of the National League ended the 1959 season with a record of 86 wins and 70 losses, finishing second in the NL.

The Braves scored 724 runs and surrendered 623 runs. Eddie Mathews walloped 46 home runs for Milwaukee, while Joe Adcock, Del Crandall and Hank Aaron each added 20 or more as well. Hank Aaron drove in 123 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .355. Lew Burdette and Warren Spahn led the squad with 21 wins each, and Bob Buhl contributed 15 or more victories as well Bob Buhl earned a 2.86 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Fred Haney coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Hank AaronRFRRFebruary 5, 19346'0"180Mobile, AL USA
Joe Adcock1BRROctober 30, 19276'4"210Coushatta, LA USA
Bobby Avila2BRRApril 2, 19245'10"175Veracruz, Ve Mexico
Ray Boone1BRRJuly 27, 19236'0"172San Diego, CA USA
Bill BrutonCFLRNovember 9, 19256'0"169Panola, AL USA
Bob BuhlPRRAugust 12, 19286'2"180Saginaw, MI USA
Lew BurdettePRRNovember 22, 19266'2"180Nitro, WV USA
Chuck Cottier2BRRJanuary 18, 19365'10"175Delta, CO USA
Wes CovingtonLFLRMarch 27, 19326'1"205Laurinburg, NC USA
Del CrandallCRRMarch 5, 19306'1"180Ontario, CA USA
John DeMeritLFRRJanuary 8, 19366'1"195West Bend, WI USA
Bob GiggiePRRAugust 13, 19336'1"200Dorchester, MA USA
Bob HartmanPRLAugust 28, 19375'11"185Kenosha, WI USA
Joey JayPBRAugust 15, 19356'4"228Middletown, CT USA
Johnny LoganSSRRMarch 23, 19265'11"175Endicott, NY USA
Stan LopataCRRSeptember 12, 19256'2"210Delray, MI USA
Felix Mantilla2BRRJuly 29, 19346'0"160Isabella, P.R.
Eddie Mathews3BLROctober 13, 19316'1"190Texarkana, TX USA
Lee MayeLFLRDecember 11, 19346'2"190Tuscaloosa, AL USA
Don McMahonPRRJanuary 4, 19306'2"215Brooklyn, NY USA
Joe Morgan2BLRNovember 19, 19305'10"170Walpole, MA USA
Johnny O'Brien2BRRDecember 11, 19305'9"170South Amboy, NJ USA
Andy PafkoLFRRFebruary 25, 19216'0"190Boyceville, WI USA
Jim PisoniCFRRAugust 14, 19295'10"169St. Louis, MO USA
Juan PizarroPLLFebruary 7, 19375'11"170Santurce, P.R.
Del RiceCRROctober 27, 19226'2"190Portsmouth, OH USA
Mel Roach2BRRJanuary 25, 19336'1"190Richmond, VA USA
Bob RushPRRDecember 21, 19256'4"205Battle Creek, MI USA
Red Schoendienst2BBRFebruary 2, 19236'0"170Germantown, IL USA
Enos SlaughterLFLRApril 27, 19165'9"180Roxboro, NC USA
Warren SpahnPLLApril 23, 19216'0"172Buffalo, NY USA
Al SpanglerCFLLJuly 8, 19336'0"175Philadelphia, PA USA
Frank Torre1BLLDecember 30, 19316'4"200Brooklyn, NY USA
Bob TrowbridgePRRJune 27, 19306'1"180Hudson, NY USA
Mickey Vernon1BLLApril 22, 19186'2"170Marcus Hook, PA USA
Carl WilleyPRRJune 6, 19316'0"175Cherryfield, ME USA
Casey Wise2BBRSeptember 8, 19326'0"170Lafayette, IN USA