My friend Chuck Lucas is doing a replay of the 1959 season. ‘Luke’ is a manager in a league I’m in, the IAL. He’s also a big baseball history buff and a huge White Sox fan.
So I guess it’s no surprise that he chose the year 1959 to replay. I mean I’m a Cub fan so by the same token, I would probably choose… ummm, err, anyway, back to Chuck and his 1959 replay.
Chuck is replaying both National and American leagues. Right now, he is pretty much at the halfway point, specifically, June 30. Here are the standings:
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National League |
Wins |
Losses |
PCT |
GB |
| 1 |
Milwaukee Braves |
45 |
28 |
.616 |
0 |
| 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
44 |
33 |
.571 |
3 |
| 3 |
Cincinnati Reds |
41 |
33 |
.554 |
4 1/2 |
| 4 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
41 |
37 |
.526 |
6 1/2 |
| 5 |
San Francisco Giants |
39 |
37 |
.513 |
7 1/2 |
| 6 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
36 |
37 |
.493 |
9 |
| 7 |
Chicago Cubs |
31 |
42 |
.425 |
14 |
| 8 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
21 |
51 |
.292 |
23 1/2 |
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298 |
298 |
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American League |
Wins |
Losses |
PCT |
GB |
| 1 |
Chicago White Sox |
52 |
20 |
.722 |
0 |
| 2 |
Detroit Tigers |
42 |
32 |
.568 |
11 |
| 3 |
Kansas City A’s |
35 |
35 |
.500 |
16 |
| 4 |
Baltimore Orioles |
35 |
38 |
.479 |
17 1/2 |
| 5 |
Boston Red Sox |
32 |
39 |
.451 |
19 1/2 |
| 6 |
Cleveland Indians |
31 |
39 |
.443 |
20 |
| 7 |
New York Yankees |
30 |
42 |
.417 |
22 |
| 8 |
Washington Senators |
30 |
42 |
.417 |
22 |
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287 |
287 |
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No surprise in the AL. I’d accuse Chuck of bias if the White Sox weren’t as good as they were in real life in 1959. Actual NL champs Dodgers have a ways to go to catch the first place Braves who actually placed second in 1959.
Chuck’s keeping pretty much every stat category. For space reasons, I’m posting just a selection of categories for each league below.
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National League
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American League
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| Player (200AB) |
AVG |
Tm |
| Blasingame, D. |
.346 |
STL |
| Mays, W. |
.344 |
SFG |
| Stuart, D. |
.328 |
PIT |
| Aaron, H. |
.320 |
MIL |
| Neal, C. |
.317 |
LAD |
| Robinson, F. |
.316 |
CIN |
| Cepeda, O. |
.314 |
SFG |
| Temple, J. |
.307 |
CIN |
| Logan, J. |
.307 |
Mil |
| Banks, E. |
.306 |
CHC |
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| Player |
AVG |
Tm |
| Kuenn |
.413 |
DET |
| Fox, N. |
.325 |
CWS |
| Minoso |
.316 |
CLE |
| Woodling, G. |
.301 |
BAL |
| Malzone, F. |
.296 |
BOS |
| Aparicio, L. |
.290 |
CWS |
| Runnels |
.286 |
BOS |
| Skowron, M. |
.285 |
NYY |
| Bolling |
.285 |
Det |
| Skowron, M. |
.285 |
NYY |
| Maxwell, C. |
.286 |
DET |
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| Player |
HR |
Tm |
| Robinson, F. |
32 |
CIN |
| Stuart, D. |
22 |
PIT |
| Mathews, E. |
21 |
MIL |
| Aaron, H. |
19 |
MIL |
| Mays, W. |
18 |
SFG |
| Demeter, D. |
15 |
LAD |
| Banks, E. |
14 |
CHC |
| Crandall, D. |
14 |
MIL |
| Long, D. |
13 |
CHC |
| Bell, G. |
13 |
CIN |
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| Player |
HR |
Tm |
| Held, W. |
17 |
CLE |
| Lemon, J. |
17 |
WAS |
| Nieman |
15 |
BAL |
| Skowron, M. |
14 |
NYY |
| Malzone, F. |
13 |
BOS |
| Lollar, S. |
13 |
CWS |
| Bolling |
13 |
DET |
| Allison, B. |
12 |
WAS |
| Colavito |
10 |
CLE |
| Minoso |
10 |
CLE |
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| Player |
RBI |
Tm |
| Robinson, F. |
86 |
CIN |
| Aaron, H. |
59 |
MIL |
| Banks, E. |
57 |
CHC |
| Mathews, E. |
56 |
MIL |
| Pinson, V. |
53 |
CIN |
| Mays, W. |
52 |
SFG |
| Cepeda, O. |
52 |
SFG |
| Stuart, D. |
45 |
PIT |
| Moryn, M. |
44 |
CHC |
| Boyer, K. |
44 |
STL |
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| Player |
RBI |
Tm |
| Lemon, J. |
55 |
WAS |
| Skowron |
55 |
NYY |
| Malzone, F. |
53 |
BOS |
| Lollar, S. |
47 |
CWS |
| Maxwell |
46 |
DET |
| Fox, N. |
45 |
CWS |
| Colavito |
44 |
CLE |
| Jensen |
41 |
BOS |
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| Player |
SB |
Tm |
| Mays, W. |
17 |
SFG |
| Taylor, T. |
14 |
CHC |
| Gilliam, J. |
11 |
LAD |
| Pinson, V. |
9 |
CIN |
| Temple |
8 |
CIN |
| Cepeda, O. |
7 |
SFG |
| Moon, W. |
7 |
LAD |
| Hoak, D. |
7 |
STL |
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| Player |
SB |
Tm |
| Aparicio, L. |
35 |
CWS |
| Landis, J. |
13 |
CWS |
| Mantle, M. |
7 |
NYY |
| Allison, B. |
6 |
WAS |
| Fox |
5 |
CWS |
| Kuenn |
5 |
DET |
| Jensen |
5 |
BOS |
| Power |
5 |
CLE |
| Lemon |
5 |
WAS |
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| Player |
ERA |
Tm |
| Spahn, W. |
2.44 |
MIL |
| Haddix, H. |
2.44 |
PIT |
| Antonelli, J. |
2.59 |
SFG |
| Newcombe |
2.61 |
CIN |
| Drysdale, D. |
2.66 |
LAD |
| Conley, G. |
2.67 |
PHL |
| McCormick |
2.81 |
SFG |
| Law, V. |
2.88 |
PIT |
| Sanford, J. |
2.90 |
SFG |
| Podres |
3.05 |
LAD |
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| Player |
ERA |
Tm |
| Herbert, R. |
2.02 |
KCA |
| Shaw, B. |
2.17 |
CWS |
| Lary, F. |
2.26 |
DET |
| Pierce, B. |
2.35 |
CWS |
| Wilhelm, H. |
2.38 |
BAL |
| Ditmar, A. |
2.53 |
NYY |
| Pascual, C. |
2.63 |
WAS |
| McLish |
2.66 |
CLE |
| Garver |
2.79 |
KCA |
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| Player |
W |
Tm |
| Newcombe |
12 |
CIN |
| Law, V. |
11 |
PIT |
| Spahn |
11 |
MIL |
| Blaylock |
10 |
STL |
| Antonelli |
10 |
SFG |
| Burdette |
10 |
MIL |
| Drysdale, D. |
9 |
LAD |
| Friend |
9 |
PIT |
| Jones |
9 |
SFG |
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| Player |
W |
Tm |
| Pierce, B. |
13 |
CWS |
| Lary, F. |
11 |
DET |
| Wilhelm, H. |
10 |
BAL |
| Ramos, P. |
10 |
WAS |
| Mossi |
9 |
DET |
| Shaw, B. |
9 |
CWS |
| Wynn, E. |
9 |
CWS |
| Bunning |
9 |
DET |
| Ford |
8 |
NYY |
| Herbert, R. |
8 |
KCA |
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I smile when I see the AL stolen base category. It pretty much mirrors actual stats. Luis Aparicio with 35 and that’s about it. He pretty much had the corner on the market on steals in the league.
I’m noting that Don Blasingame is hitting way over his projected. He hit .289 in 1959 and leads the NL in Chuck’s replay with a .346 average.
Nice job, Chuck! Keep us informed and have fun with the All-Star game which has to be around the corner.
Thomas Nelshoppen
I am an IT consultant by day and an APBA media mogul by night. My passions are baseball (specifically
Illini baseball), photography and of course, APBA.
I have been fortunate to be part of the basic game Illowa APBA League since 1980 as well as a frequent participant of the Chicagoland APBA Tournament. I am slogging through a 1966 NL replay and hope to finish before I die.
My friend Chuck Lucas is doing a replay of the 1959 season. ‘Luke’ is a manager in a league I’m in, the IAL. He’s also a big baseball history buff and a huge White Sox fan. 
A great read. Still have that 1959 season. The original.
Played the National League with friends as a kid in ’60-61.
Tough to win with Dodgers. Giants get McCovey to come up in mid-season. Rookie of the year.
Blaylock has 10 wins. Wow! As I recall he wad a Grade D. Cleveland’s Tito Francona had 399 ABs. Needed one more for a batting avg title to beat out Kuenn.
I think the Davenport card had an error.
Thanks for stirring up great memories.