Ernie Banks 1959 Game by Game Batting Logs

Ernie Banks appeared in 155 Major League games during the 1959 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Banks 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 (*), Banks started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"It's a shame that a lot of GREAT ball players never even got a chance to play in the World Series. Players like Ernie Banks. I heard him say once that he'll always have an open feeling in his heart because of not playing in a World Series." - Pitcher Rich Gossage
Ernie Banks 1959 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Ernie Banks Stats

04-11-1959 *vs Dodgers3010000001010.333.333.333ss
04-12-1959 *vs Dodgers4120102000000.429.429.714ss
04-14-1959 *at Giants5220024001000.417.4171.083ss
04-15-1959 *at Giants4010001000000.375.375.875ss
04-16-1959 *at Giants3120002300000.421.500.842ss
04-17-1959 *at Dodgers5110011001000.375.444.833ss
04-18-1959 *at Dodgers4220011110000.393.469.893ss
04-19-1959 *at Dodgers3000001000001.355.417.806ss
04-21-1959 *vs Cardinals4011000001000.343.400.771ss
04-22-1959 *vs Cardinals4020001000000.359.409.744ss
04-23-1959 *vs Cardinals3010002102000.357.417.714ss
04-24-1959 *vs Giants4020001110000.370.434.696ss
04-25-1959 *vs Giants3111001001001.367.421.694ss
04-26-1959 *vs Giants3000000000100.346.410.654ss
04-29-1959 *at Reds4000000001000.321.385.607ss
04-30-1959 *at Reds5130012000000.344.400.656ss
 April 1959 Totals
61 9 21 2 1 5 19 6 2 8 1 1 2 .344 .400 .656 -
05-01-1959 *at Phillies4010000001000.338.392.631ss
05-02-1959 *at Phillies4111003002000.333.385.623ss
05-03-1959 *at Phillies3110012220000.333.398.653ss
05-03-1959 *at Phillies4121000001000.342.402.658ss
05-04-1959 *at Pirates4010000000000.338.396.638ss
05-05-1959 *at Pirates4000000001000.321.379.607ss
05-06-1959 *at Pirates4031001000000.341.394.625ss
05-07-1959 *at Cardinals4120011000000.348.398.652ss
05-08-1959 *at Cardinals4000000100000.333.389.625ss
05-09-1959 *at Cardinals4000000000000.320.375.600ss
05-10-1959 *at Cardinals5210001100000.314.373.581ss
05-10-1959 *at Cardinals4000000110000.303.366.560ss
05-11-1959 *vs Braves3000000100000.295.362.545ss
05-12-1959 *vs Braves3000001100000.287.359.530ss
05-13-1959 *vs Reds5120015000000.292.360.550ss
05-14-1959 *vs Reds3011000000000.293.360.553ss
05-16-1959 *vs Pirates4010000001000.291.357.543ss
05-17-1959 *vs Pirates4000000000000.282.347.527ss
05-17-1959 *vs Pirates4110012000000.281.344.541ss
05-19-1959 *vs Phillies4120001100000.288.353.540ss
05-20-1959 *vs Phillies4221013101000.294.360.566ss
05-21-1959 *vs Phillies4000000000000.286.352.551ss
05-22-1959 *vs Cardinals5020000001010.289.353.546ss
05-23-1959 *vs Cardinals4010001000000.288.351.538ss
05-24-1959 *vs Cardinals4000000002000.281.343.525ss
05-25-1959 *at Cardinals3100001001101.276.339.515ss
05-27-1959 *at Dodgers3110011001100.277.342.530ss
05-28-1959 *at Dodgers3120013210000.284.354.550ss
05-29-1959 *at Dodgers5210000001000.282.350.540ss
05-30-1959 *at Giants4020000000000.287.353.539ss
05-31-1959 *at Giants4111000001000.286.351.538ss
 May 1959 Totals
121 17 31 6 0 7 26 11 4 14 2 1 1 .256 .326 .479 -
06-03-1959 *at Phillies4000000001000.280.344.527ss
06-04-1959 *at Phillies3010000110000.280.347.524ss
06-05-1959 *at Pirates3120013110001.286.353.542ss
06-06-1959 *at Pirates4220201001000.291.356.561ss
06-07-1959 *at Pirates3011002110000.291.358.563ss
06-07-1959 *at Pirates4000000001000.286.352.552ss
06-08-1959 *at Braves4111002000000.285.350.551ss
06-09-1959 *vs Reds3220013100001.290.356.567ss
06-10-1959 *vs Reds4110012000000.290.354.575ss
06-11-1959 *vs Reds4000000000000.284.348.564ss
06-12-1959 *vs Braves4130013001000.293.355.581ss
06-13-1959 *vs Braves4120000000000.296.357.580ss
06-14-1959 *vs Braves4110012001000.296.355.587ss
06-16-1959 *vs Pirates4120011000000.299.357.598ss
06-17-1959 *vs Pirates4130000000000.307.363.601ss
06-18-1959 *vs Pirates4000000101000.302.360.591ss
06-19-1959 *vs Phillies5231013001000.308.365.607ss
06-20-1959 *vs Phillies4010000000000.307.363.602ss
06-21-1959 *vs Phillies3120000100000.311.368.602ss
06-23-1959 *at Reds3020000100000.315.374.603ss
06-24-1959 *at Reds4000000000000.310.369.594ss
06-25-1959 *at Reds4110011000100.309.369.600ss
06-26-1959 *at Braves4010001001000.309.368.595ss
06-27-1959 *at Braves4110012000001.308.365.601ss
06-28-1959 *at Braves3000000101000.304.363.594ss
06-30-1959 *vs Cardinals3010000100000.305.365.591ss
 June 1959 Totals
97 17 33 3 2 9 26 9 3 9 1 0 3 .340 .391 .691 -
07-01-1959 *vs Cardinals4120101100000.307.369.597ss
07-02-1959 *vs Giants4220013000000.310.370.606ss
07-03-1959 *vs Giants4000000000000.306.366.598ss
07-04-1959 *vs Dodgers4000000000000.302.361.590ss
07-04-1959 *vs Dodgers4010000001000.301.360.585ss
07-05-1959 *vs Dodgers4000000103000.297.358.578ss
07-05-1959 *vs Dodgers5130011001000.302.361.588ss
07-09-1959 *at Pirates5000000000000.297.356.578ss
07-10-1959 *at Pirates5220001001000.299.357.575ss
07-11-1959 *at Pirates4220113000000.301.358.590ss
07-12-1959 *at Phillies4110001000000.301.357.586ss
07-12-1959 *at Phillies4010001000000.300.356.582ss
07-14-1959 *vs Braves4222001110000.302.359.587ss
07-15-1959 *vs Braves2100001101001.301.358.583ss
07-16-1959 *vs Braves4120011001000.303.360.591ss
07-17-1959 *vs Reds4011000001000.302.358.590ss
07-18-1959 *vs Reds4000000001000.299.355.583ss
07-20-1959 *at Cardinals4010000002000.298.354.580ss
07-21-1959 *at Cardinals4120011100000.301.357.587ss
07-22-1959 *at Dodgers3110001201000.301.360.585ss
07-23-1959 *at Dodgers4020002000000.303.361.584ss
07-24-1959 *at Giants1000000000000.302.360.582ss
07-25-1959 *at Giants5121001001000.304.361.583ss
07-26-1959 *at Giants3220012201000.306.366.591ss
07-28-1959 *at Braves5120001000000.308.366.589ss
07-29-1959 *at Braves3220024100000.311.370.605ss
07-30-1959 *at Braves4000000000000.307.367.599ss
07-31-1959 *at Reds3020001110000.310.370.599ss
 July 1959 Totals
108 21 35 4 2 8 27 11 2 15 0 0 1 .324 .383 .620 -
08-01-1959 *at Reds4110001000000.309.369.596ss
08-02-1959 *at Reds3011000100000.310.370.596ss
08-04-1959 *vs Phillies4011000000000.309.369.595ss
08-05-1959 *vs Phillies4110011000000.308.368.600ss
08-06-1959 *vs Phillies4111000002000.308.367.599ss
08-07-1959 *vs Pirates3110011101000.308.368.604ss
08-08-1959 *vs Pirates3010000310000.308.372.602ss
08-09-1959 *vs Pirates4110011110000.308.372.606ss
08-11-1959 *vs Dodgers4120013110000.310.375.612ss
08-12-1959 *vs Dodgers4221013100000.311.377.620ss
08-13-1959 *vs Giants2211000420000.312.383.622ss
08-14-1959 *vs Giants4110012000000.312.382.626ss
08-15-1959 *vs Giants1000000101100.311.383.624ss
08-16-1959 *vs Giants2210012100000.312.385.630ss
08-17-1959 *at Pirates4121013002000.314.386.638ss
08-19-1959 *at Phillies3000000102000.311.385.634ss
08-19-1959 *at Phillies6010000002000.309.382.628ss
08-20-1959 *at Phillies4000000000000.307.379.622ss
08-20-1959 *at Phillies4010000100000.306.380.619ss
08-22-1959 *at Braves4000000000000.303.377.614ss
08-22-1959 *at Braves4000000000000.301.374.608ss
08-23-1959 *at Braves4020000000000.303.375.607ss
08-24-1959 *at Braves4000001001000.300.372.602ss
08-25-1959 *at Reds2011001210001.301.374.604ss
08-26-1959 *at Reds5121001001000.302.374.604ss
08-27-1959 *at Reds4000000001000.299.372.599ss
08-28-1959 *vs Braves4000000000000.297.369.594ss
08-29-1959 *vs Braves4110014000000.297.368.597ss
08-30-1959 *vs Braves3110000111000.297.369.596ss
 August 1959 Totals
105 17 26 8 0 9 24 19 7 14 1 0 1 .248 .365 .581 -
09-02-1959 *at Giants4010001000000.296.368.593ss
09-03-1959 *at Giants5121001000000.297.368.593ss
09-04-1959 *at Giants3000000102000.296.368.589ss
09-06-1959 *at Dodgers4110013111000.295.368.593ss
09-06-1959 *at Dodgers5110011001000.294.366.595ss
09-07-1959 *at Dodgers3010000111000.295.367.593ss
09-09-1959 *vs Reds4010001000100.294.368.590ss
09-09-1959 *vs Reds3000000000000.293.366.587ss
09-10-1959 *vs Reds3000000101000.291.365.584ss
09-10-1959 *vs Reds3000000100000.289.364.580ss
09-11-1959 *vs Cardinals3220000101000.291.367.581ss
09-12-1959 *vs Cardinals4000000002000.289.364.576ss
09-13-1959 *vs Cardinals4120015000001.291.365.581ss
09-16-1959 *vs Pirates4010001000000.290.364.579ss
09-16-1959 *vs Pirates4031001000000.294.366.582ss
09-17-1959 *vs Phillies4120011000000.295.367.587ss
09-18-1959 *vs Phillies5020000000000.296.368.585ss
09-19-1959 *at Cardinals4010000001000.296.367.583ss
09-20-1959 *at Cardinals4110000000000.296.366.581ss
09-21-1959 *at Cardinals4340111200000.301.372.592ss
09-22-1959 *vs Giants4020001001000.302.373.592ss
09-23-1959 *vs Giants6230012000000.304.374.596ss
09-25-1959 *vs Dodgers5120012001000.305.374.599ss
09-26-1959 *vs Dodgers4210000000100.304.374.597ss
09-27-1959vs Dodgers1000000000000.304.374.596ph
 September 1959 Totals
97 16 33 2 1 7 21 8 2 12 2 0 1 .340 .398 .598 -
 1959 Yearly Totals 589 97 179 25 6 45 143 64 20 72 7 2 9 .304 .374 .596 -

Ernie Banks 1959 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Ernie Banks appeared in 77 games at home, had 287 at-bats, drove in 73 runs, scored 49 times, had 92 hits (13 doubles / 2 triples / 24 home runs), walked 31 times (8 intentional), struck out 34 times, was hit by a pitcher 4 times, sacrificed 6 times (2 hits & 4 flies), and finished at home with a .320 batting average, .389 on base percentage and .630 slugging average?

On the road, Ernie Banks appeared in 78 games, had 302 at-bats, drove in 70 runs, scored 48 times, had 87 hits (12 doubles / 4 triples / 21 home runs), walked 33 times (12 intentional), struck out 38 times, was hit by a pitcher 3 times, sacrificed 5 times (0 hits & 5 flies), and finished at home with a .288 batting average, .358 on base percentage and .562 slugging average?

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