1959 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1959 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1959 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1959 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1959 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1959 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1959 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1959 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
24 Bob Blaylock 6-01 185 Right Right 1935-06-28
44 Gary Blaylock 6-00 196 Right Right 1931-10-11
30 Marshall Bridges 6-01 180 Left Both 1931-06-02
32 Ernie Broglio 6-02 200 Right Right 1935-08-27
37 Jim Brosnan 6-04 210 Right Right 1929-10-24
38 Tom Cheney 6-00 180 Right Right 1934-10-14
36 Phil Clark 6-03 210 Right Right 1932-10-03
24 Bob Duliba 5-10 185 Right Right 1935-01-09
58 Bob Gibson 6-01½ 195 Right Right 1935-11-09
42 Marv Grissom 6-03 195 Right Right 1918-03-31
38 Tom Hughes 6-02 180 Right Left 1934-09-13
39 Larry Jackson 6-02 190 Right Right 1931-06-02
36 Hal Jeffcoat 5-10½ 185 Right Right 1924-09-06
34 Alex Kellner 6-00 200 Left Right 1924-08-26
41 Lindy McDaniel 6-03 195 Right Right 1935-12-13
49 Bob Miller 6-01 182 Right Right 1939-02-18
33 Vinegar Bend Mizell 6-03½ 205 Left Right 1930-08-13
57 Howie Nunn 6-00 173 Right Right 1935-10-18
47 Dick Ricketts 6-07 215 Right Left 1933-12-04
30 Bill Smith 6-00 190 Left Left 1934-06-08
45 Dean Stone 6-04 205 Left Left 1930-09-01
24 Jack Urban 5-08 155 Right Right 1928-12-05
9 Ray Katt 6-02 200 Right Right 1927-05-09
51 Tim McCarver 6-01 195 Right Left 1941-10-16
44 JW Porter 6-02 180 Right Right 1933-01-17
2 Hal Smith 5-11 189 Right Right 1931-06-01
11 Don Blasingame 5-10 165 Right Left 1932-03-16
14 Ken Boyer 6-02 200 Right Right 1931-05-20
18 George Crowe 6-02 212 Left Left 1921-03-22
10 Alex Grammas 6-00 178 Right Right 1926-04-03
27 Dick Gray 5-11 165 Right Right 1931-07-11
7 Solly Hemus 5-09 175 Right Left 1923-04-17
16 Ray Jablonski 5-10 183 Right Right 1926-12-17
6 Stan Musial 6-00 175 Left Left 1920-11-21
25 Wally Shannon 6-00 178 Right Left 1933-01-23
19 Lee Tate 5-10 165 Right Right 1932-03-18
20 Duke Carmel 6-03 202 Left Left 1937-04-23
22 Gino Cimoli 6-02 200 Right Right 1929-12-18
28 Joe Cunningham 6-01 190 Left Left 1931-08-27
20 Joe Durham 6-01 186 Right Right 1931-07-31
29 Chuck Essegian 5-11 202 Right Right 1931-08-09
21 Curt Flood 5-09 165 Right Right 1938-01-18
1 Gene Green 6-02 205 Right Right 1933-06-26
25 Chick King 6-02 190 Right Right 1930-11-10
25 Irv Noren 6-00 190 Left Left 1924-11-29
29 Gene Oliver 6-02 225 Right Right 1935-03-22
24 Bobby Gene Smith 5-11 185 Right Right 1934-05-28
12, 26 Bill White 6-00 195 Left Left 1934-01-28
25 Jim O'Rourke 6-02 195 Right Right 1937-06-22
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The 1959 St. Louis Cardinals played 154 games during the regular season, won 71 games, lost 83 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 106/107) where 929,953 fans witnessed their 1959 Cardinals finish the season with a .461 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1959 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1959 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1959 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1959 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1959 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1959 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Hal Smith (141)
1B Stan Musial (90)
2B Don Blasingame (150)
3B Ken Boyer (143)
SS Alex Grammas (130)
LF Bill White (86)
CF Curt Flood (103)
RF Joe Cunningham (109)
  
SP Ernie Broglio
SP Larry Jackson
SP Vinegar Bend Mizell
  
RP Marshall Bridges
RP Jim Brosnan
CL Lindy McDaniel


1959 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Stan Musial $100,000.00
Curt Flood $12,000.00


1959 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Gene Green
#2 Hal Smith
#6 Stan Musial
#7 Solly Hemus
#9 Ray Katt
#10 Alex Grammas
#11 Don Blasingame
#12 Bill White
#14 Ken Boyer
#16 Ray Jablonski
#18 George Crowe
#19 Lee Tate
#20 Duke Carmel
#20 Joe Durham
#21 Curt Flood
#22 Gino Cimoli
#24 Bob Blaylock
#24 Bob Duliba
#24 Bobby Gene Smith
#24 Jack Urban
#25 Chick King
#25 Irv Noren
#25 Jim O'Rourke
#25 Wally Shannon
#26 Bill White
#27 Dick Gray
#28 Joe Cunningham
#29 Chuck Essegian
#29 Gene Oliver
#30 Marshall Bridges
#30 Bill Smith
#32 Ernie Broglio
#33 Vinegar Bend Mizell
#34 Alex Kellner
#36 Phil Clark
#36 Hal Jeffcoat
#37 Jim Brosnan
#38 Tom Cheney
#38 Tom Hughes
#39 Larry Jackson
#41 Lindy McDaniel
#42 Marv Grissom
#44 Gary Blaylock
#44 JW Porter
#45 Dean Stone
#47 Dick Ricketts
#49 Bob Miller
#51 Tim McCarver
#57 Howie Nunn
#58 Bob Gibson

Did you know that a 1959 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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