Sparky Anderson 1959 Game by Game Batting Logs

Sparky Anderson appeared in 152 Major League games during the 1959 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Anderson appeared in, specifically relating to his 1959 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Anderson started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"He (Sparky Anderson) really believes he made a winning team out of Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, George Foster and Davey Concepcion by teaching them the virtues of shiny shoes and clean upper lips." - Bill James in Sport Magazine (1982)
Sparky Anderson 1959 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Sparky Anderson Stats

04-10-1959 *vs Reds4010001000000.250.250.2502b
04-14-1959 *at Braves5020000000000.333.333.3332b
04-16-1959 *at Braves4000000000000.231.231.2312b
04-17-1959 *at Reds5220000002000.278.278.2782b
04-18-1959 *at Reds6110002001000.250.250.2502b
04-19-1959 *at Reds3110000200000.259.310.2592b
04-22-1959 *vs Braves3010000001000.267.313.2672b
04-24-1959vs Pirates0000000000000.267.313.2672b
04-25-1959 *vs Pirates3000000002000.242.286.2422b
04-26-1959 *vs Pirates2000000110000.229.289.2292b
04-26-1959vs Pirates1000000000000.222.282.2222b
04-29-1959vs Dodgers0000000000000.222.282.2222b
04-30-1959 *vs Dodgers1100000201000.216.310.2162b
 April 1959 Totals
37 5 8 0 0 0 3 5 1 7 0 0 0 .216 .310 .216 -
05-01-1959 *vs Cubs4010000002000.220.304.2202b
05-02-1959 *vs Cubs3000000000000.205.286.2052b
05-03-1959 *vs Cubs4000000000000.188.264.1882b
05-03-1959 *vs Cubs3210000101000.196.281.1962b
05-05-1959 *vs Cardinals3000000000000.185.267.1852b
05-06-1959 *vs Cardinals3100000000000.175.254.1752b
05-07-1959 *at Pirates4000000000000.164.239.1642b
05-08-1959 *at Pirates5110001000000.167.236.1672b
05-09-1959 *at Pirates4010000001000.171.237.1712b
05-10-1959 *at Pirates4010000000000.176.238.1762b
05-10-1959 *at Pirates3110102100000.182.250.2082b
05-11-1959 *at Dodgers1000000000000.179.247.2052b
05-12-1959 *at Dodgers2000000001000.175.241.2002b
05-13-1959 *at Giants0000000200000.175.258.2002b
05-14-1959 *at Giants3000000001000.169.250.1932b
05-15-1959 *at Cardinals3100000000000.163.242.1862b
05-19-1959 *at Cubs3220000100000.180.263.2022b
05-20-1959 *at Cubs2000000000000.176.257.1982b
05-21-1959 *at Cubs4111000000000.179.257.2112b
05-22-1959 *vs Braves2010000000000.186.262.2162b
05-23-1959 *vs Braves3120000100000.200.279.2302b
05-24-1959 *vs Braves2011002200000.206.296.2452b
05-24-1959 *vs Braves3010000000000.210.297.2482b
05-25-1959 *vs Braves2000000000000.206.292.2432b
05-26-1959 *at Reds3000000000000.200.285.2362b
05-27-1959 *at Reds3010001000000.204.286.2392b
05-28-1959 *at Reds4000000000000.197.277.2312b
05-29-1959 *at Braves4010000001000.198.276.2312b
05-30-1959 *at Braves4020000001000.208.283.2402b
05-31-1959 *at Braves4010000001000.209.282.2402b
05-31-1959 *at Braves3000000001000.205.276.2352b
 May 1959 Totals
95 10 19 2 1 0 6 8 0 10 0 0 0 .200 .262 .242 -
06-03-1959 *vs Cubs4021000001000.213.282.2502b
06-04-1959 *vs Cubs2000000000000.210.278.2462b
06-06-1959 *vs Cardinals4000000000000.204.271.2392b
06-07-1959 *vs Cardinals5120000001000.211.275.2452b
06-07-1959 *vs Cardinals4010000000000.212.274.2452b
06-09-1959 *vs Dodgers3000000001000.208.269.2402b
06-10-1959 *vs Dodgers3000000001000.204.265.2362b
06-11-1959 *vs Dodgers3000000000000.200.260.2312b
06-12-1959 *vs Giants2000000000000.198.257.2282b
06-13-1959 *vs Giants2010000001000.201.260.2322b
06-14-1959vs Giants0100000000000.201.260.232pr,2b
06-14-1959vs Giants0000000000000.201.260.2322b
06-16-1959 *at Cardinals4010000000000.202.260.2322b
06-17-1959at Cardinals1000000000000.201.258.2312b
06-19-1959 *at Cubs4010001000000.202.258.2312b
06-20-1959 *at Cubs4110001001000.203.258.2322b
06-21-1959 *at Cubs3000000001000.200.254.2282b
06-22-1959 *at Dodgers3010000002000.202.255.2302b
06-23-1959 *at Dodgers3000000000000.199.251.2262b
06-24-1959 *at Dodgers4110000000000.200.251.2262b
06-25-1959 *at Dodgers3000000000000.197.248.2232b
06-26-1959 *at Giants3010000000000.199.249.2242b
06-27-1959 *at Giants2000000100010.197.250.2222b
06-28-1959 *at Giants3010000000010.199.251.2242b
06-30-1959 *vs Pirates3010000001000.201.252.2252b
 June 1959 Totals
72 4 14 1 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 2 0 .194 .205 .208 -
07-01-1959 *vs Pirates4010000001000.202.252.2262b
07-02-1959vs Reds1100000100000.201.254.225pr,2b
07-02-1959 *vs Reds2000000001000.199.252.2232b
07-03-1959 *vs Reds2000000000000.197.250.2212b
07-04-1959 *vs Braves3110000000000.199.251.2222b
07-05-1959 *vs Braves2000000000000.197.249.2202b
07-09-1959 *vs Cardinals5120001000000.202.252.2242b
07-09-1959 *vs Cardinals2000000000000.200.250.2222b
07-10-1959 *vs Cardinals2000000200000.198.254.2202b
07-11-1959 *vs Cardinals3020000100000.204.262.2262b
07-12-1959 *vs Cubs4110000001000.205.262.2262b
07-12-1959 *vs Cubs3010002000000.207.263.2282b
07-16-1959 *vs Giants3000000101000.204.263.2252b
07-16-1959 *vs Giants2000000100000.202.263.2232b
07-17-1959 *vs Dodgers3000000000000.200.260.2202b
07-18-1959 *vs Dodgers3010002000000.202.261.2222b
07-19-1959 *vs Dodgers4030002000000.210.268.2302b
07-19-1959 *vs Dodgers2010001000000.213.270.2322b
07-21-1959 *at Pirates3010001000010.214.271.2332b
07-22-1959 *at Pirates5000000000000.210.266.2292b
07-24-1959 *at Reds3000000000000.208.263.2262b
07-25-1959 *at Reds4020000001000.212.266.2302b
07-26-1959 *at Reds3010000001000.213.267.2322b
07-26-1959 *at Reds5130001000000.220.273.2382b
07-28-1959 *at Giants3100000200000.218.275.2362b
07-29-1959 *at Giants3000000000000.216.272.2332b
07-30-1959 *at Giants3000000000000.213.269.2312b
07-31-1959 *at Dodgers2000000101000.212.270.2292b
 July 1959 Totals
84 6 20 0 0 0 10 9 0 7 0 1 0 .238 .312 .238 -
08-01-1959 *at Dodgers1000000200000.211.274.2282b
08-02-1959 *at Dodgers3000000000000.209.271.2262b
08-04-1959 *at Cubs4020000000000.213.274.2302b
08-05-1959 *at Cubs4020001000000.217.277.2332b
08-06-1959 *at Cubs4010000000000.217.277.2342b
08-07-1959 *at Cardinals3010000100000.218.279.2352b
08-08-1959 *at Cardinals3110001000000.219.280.2352b
08-08-1959 *at Cardinals5000000002000.216.276.2322b
08-09-1959 *at Cardinals4100000100000.213.275.2292b
08-09-1959 *at Cardinals4010001000001.214.274.2292b
08-11-1959 *vs Pirates3110000100000.215.276.2302b
08-12-1959 *vs Pirates3010000100000.216.279.2312b
08-14-1959 *vs Reds5220002001000.219.280.2342b
08-14-1959 *vs Reds4120101000000.222.283.2432b
08-15-1959 *vs Reds3000000000000.220.280.2402b
08-16-1959 *vs Reds4011001100000.220.282.2432b
08-16-1959 *vs Reds4000000003000.218.279.2412b
08-17-1959 *vs Cardinals3000000100000.216.279.2392b
08-18-1959 *vs Cardinals3000000100000.214.278.2372b
08-19-1959 *vs Cubs4000000000000.212.276.2342b
08-19-1959 *vs Cubs5210000100000.212.276.2342b
08-20-1959 *vs Cubs4000000001000.209.274.2312b
08-20-1959 *vs Cubs4100000000000.207.271.2282b
08-21-1959 *vs Giants4010000000000.207.271.2292b
08-21-1959 *vs Giants4011001101000.208.272.2322b
08-22-1959 *vs Giants2000000001010.207.271.2302b
08-24-1959 *vs Dodgers4011000002000.207.271.2332b
08-25-1959 *vs Dodgers4010000000000.208.271.2332b
08-27-1959 *vs Giants3100000100000.206.270.2322b
08-27-1959 *vs Giants3010000000000.207.271.2322b
08-28-1959 *at Pirates3010000000000.208.271.2332b
08-29-1959 *at Pirates4021000000000.211.273.2382b
08-30-1959 *at Pirates3010000101000.212.275.2392b
08-30-1959 *at Pirates4111002100000.212.277.2412b
 August 1959 Totals
122 11 26 5 1 0 10 14 0 12 0 1 1 .213 .292 .270 -
09-01-1959 *at Braves4110000000000.213.277.2422b
09-02-1959 *at Braves5110000002000.212.276.2412b
09-04-1959 *vs Pirates4020000000000.215.278.2432b
09-05-1959 *vs Pirates3010001000010.216.278.2442b
09-06-1959 *vs Pirates2000000000000.215.277.2432b
09-07-1959 *at Reds4010000001000.215.277.2432b
09-09-1959 *at Dodgers3000000000000.214.275.2412b
09-10-1959 *at Dodgers3010000000000.215.275.2422b
09-11-1959 *at Giants3010000001000.215.276.2432b
09-12-1959 *at Giants3010001000000.216.276.2432b
09-13-1959 *at Giants1000000101000.216.277.2432b
09-15-1959 *at Cardinals3000000000000.214.275.2412b
09-17-1959 *at Cubs3121000100000.217.279.2462b
09-18-1959 *at Cubs5000000001000.215.276.2432b
09-19-1959 *vs Braves3010000101000.216.278.2442b
09-20-1959 *vs Braves2120001100001.219.282.2472b
09-22-1959 *vs Reds4120000000000.222.283.2492b
09-22-1959 *vs Reds3110100000100.222.285.2542b
09-25-1959 *at Braves3000000100000.221.285.2532b
09-26-1959 *at Braves3000000000000.219.283.2512b
09-27-1959 *at Braves3000000000000.218.282.2492b
 September 1959 Totals
67 6 17 1 1 0 3 5 0 7 1 1 1 .254 .311 .299 -
 1959 Yearly Totals 477 42 104 9 3 0 34 42 1 53 1 5 2 .218 .282 .249 -

Sparky Anderson 1959 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Sparky Anderson appeared in 77 games at home, had 225 at-bats, drove in 18 runs, scored 22 times, had 51 hits (5 doubles / 2 triples / 0 home runs), walked 23 times (1 intentional), struck out 27 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 3 times (2 hits & 1 flies), and finished at home with a .226 batting average, .3 on base percentage and .266 slugging average?

On the road, Sparky Anderson appeared in 75 games, had 252 at-bats, drove in 16 runs, scored 20 times, had 53 hits (4 doubles / 1 triples / 0 home runs), walked 19 times (0 intentional), struck out 26 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 4 times (3 hits & 1 flies), and finished at home with a .210 batting average, .264 on base percentage and .234 slugging average?

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