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Standings

 
Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Los Angeles Dodgers8868.564--Walter Alston
Milwaukee Braves8670.5512.0Fred Haney
San Francisco Giants8371.5394.0Bill Rigney
Pittsburgh Pirates7876.5069.0Danny Murtaugh
Cincinnati Reds7480.48113.0Fred Hutchinson
Mayo Smith
Chicago Cubs7480.48113.0Bob Scheffing
St. Louis Cardinals7183.46116.0Solly Hemus
Philadelphia Phillies6490.41623.0Eddie Sawyer

Playoff teams in bold.

Team Information

Team NameAttendance
Chicago Cubs858,255
Cincinnati Reds801,298
Los Angeles Dodgers2,071,045
Milwaukee Braves1,749,112
Philadelphia Phillies802,815
Pittsburgh Pirates1,359,917
San Francisco Giants1,422,130
St. Louis Cardinals929,953


Player Register


Aaron, Hank (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Acker, Tom (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Adams, Bobby (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Adcock, Joe (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Alou, Felipe (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Altman, George (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Amoros, Sandy (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Anderson, Bob (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Anderson, Harry (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Anderson, Sparky (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Antonelli, Johnny (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Arroyo, Luis (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Ashburn, Richie (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Averill, Earl (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Avila, Bobby (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Bailey, Ed (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Bailey, Jim (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Banks, Ernie (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Barclay, Curt (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Baxes, Jim (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Bell, Gus (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Blackburn, Ron (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Blasingame, Don (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Blaylock, Bob (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Blaylock, Gary (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Bolger, Jim (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Boone, Ray (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Bouchee, Ed (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Bowman, Bob (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Boyer, Ken (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Brandt, Jackie (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Bressoud, Eddie (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Bridges, Marshall (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Bright, Harry (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Broglio, Ernie (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Brosnan, Jim (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds , St. Louis Cardinals
Bruton, Bill (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Buhl, Bob (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Burdette, Lew (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Burgess, Smoky (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Buzhardt, John (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Byerly, Bud (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Cardwell, Don (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Carmel, Duke (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Ceccarelli, Art (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Cepeda, Orlando (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Cheney, Tom (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Christopher, Joe (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Churn, Chuck (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Cimoli, Gino (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Clark, Phil (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Clemente, Roberto (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Conley, Gene (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Cook, Cliff (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Cottier, Chuck (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Covington, Wes (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Craig, Roger (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Crandall, Del (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Crowe, George (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Cuellar, Mike (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Cunningham, Joe (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Daniels, Bennie (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Dark, Alvin (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Davenport, Jim (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Davis, Tommy (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
DeMerit, John (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Demeter, Don (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Donnelly, Ed (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Dotterer, Dutch (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Drabowsky, Moe (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Drake, Solly (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers , Philadelphia Phillies
Dropo, Walt (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Drott, Dick (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Drysdale, Don (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Duliba, Bob (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Durham, Joe (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Eaddy, Don (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Easton, John (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Elston, Don (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Ennis, Del (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Erskine, Carl (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Essegian, Chuck (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers , St. Louis Cardinals
Face, Roy (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Fairly, Ron (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Farrell, Turk (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Fernandez, Chico (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Fisher, Eddie (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Flood, Curt (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Foiles, Hank (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Fowler, Art (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Freese, Gene (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Friend, Bob (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Furillo, Carl (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Gibson, Bob (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Giel, Paul (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Giggie, Bob (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Gilbert, Buddy (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Gilliam, Jim (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Gomez, Ruben (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Goryl, Johnny (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Grammas, Alex (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Gray, Dick (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals , Los Angeles Dodgers
Green, Fred (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Green, Gene (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Grissom, Marv (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Groat, Dick (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Gross, Don (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Haddix, Harvey (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Hall, Dick (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Hamlin, Ken (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Hamner, Granny (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Hanebrink, Harry (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Harris, Bill (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Hartman, Bob (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Hearn, Jim (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Hegan, Jim (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies , San Francisco Giants
Hemus, Solly (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Henrich, Bobby (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Henry, Bill (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Hillman, Dave (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Hoak, Don (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Hobbie, Glen (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Hodges, Gil (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Hook, Jay (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Howard, Frank (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Hughes, Tom (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Jablonski, Ray (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Jackson, Al (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Jackson, Larry (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Jackson, Lou (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Jackson, Randy (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Jay, Joey (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Jeffcoat, Hal (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds , St. Louis Cardinals
Johnson, Ben (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Jones, Gordon (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Jones, Sam (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Jones, Willie (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds , Philadelphia Phillies
Kasko, Eddie (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Katt, Ray (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Keegan, Ed (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Kellner, Alex (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
King, Chick (MLB) - Chicago Cubs , St. Louis Cardinals
Kipp, Fred (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Kirkland, Willie (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Kline, Ron (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Klippstein, Johnny (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Kluszewski, Ted (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Koppe, Joe (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Koufax, Sandy (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Kravitz, Danny (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Labine, Clem (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Landrith, Hobie (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Larker, Norm (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Law, Vern (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Lawrence, Brooks (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Lillis, Bob (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Lockman, Whitey (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Logan, Johnny (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Long, Dale (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Lonnett, Joe (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Lopata, Stan (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Lynch, Jerry (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Mabe, Bob (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Mantilla, Felix (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Marshall, Jim (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Martin, Morrie (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Mathews, Eddie (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Maye, Lee (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Mays, Willie (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Mazeroski, Bill (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
McCardell, Roger (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
McCarver, Tim (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
McCormick, Mike (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
McCovey, Willie (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
McDaniel, Lindy (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
McDevitt, Danny (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
McMahon, Don (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
McMillan, Roy (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Mejias, Roman (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Meyer, Jack (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Miller, Bob (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Miller, Stu (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Mizell, Vinegar Bend (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Moon, Wally (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Morehead, Seth (MLB) - Chicago Cubs , Philadelphia Phillies
Morgan, Joe (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Moryn, Walt (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Muffett, Billy (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Musial, Stan (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Neal, Charlie (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Neeman, Cal (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Nelson, Rocky (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Newcombe, Don (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Noren, Irv (MLB) - Chicago Cubs , St. Louis Cardinals
Nunn, Howie (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Nuxhall, Joe (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
O'Brien, Johnny (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
O'Connell, Danny (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Oliver, Gene (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
O'Rourke, Charlie (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Osteen, Claude (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
O'Toole, Jim (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Owens, Jim (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Pafko, Andy (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Pagan, Jose (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Pavletich, Don (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Pena, Orlando (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Pendleton, Jim (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Peterson, Hardy (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Philley, Dave (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Phillips, Taylor (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies , Chicago Cubs
Pignatano, Joe (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Pinson, Vada (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Pisoni, Jim (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Pizarro, Juan (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Podres, Johnny (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Porter, J.W. (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Porterfield, Bob (MLB) - Chicago Cubs , Pittsburgh Pirates
Post, Wally (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Powers, John (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Purkey, Bob (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Renfroe, Marshall (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Repulski, Rip (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Rhodes, Dusty (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Rice, Del (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Ricketts, Dick (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Roach, Mel (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Roberts, Robin (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Robinson, Frank (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Robinson, Humberto (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Rodgers, Andre (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Rodriguez, Freddy (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Roseboro, Johnny (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Rudolph, Don (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Rush, Bob (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Sanford, Jack (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Sauer, Hank (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Sawatski, Carl (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Schaffernoth, Joe (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Schmidt, Bob (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Schmidt, Willard (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Schoendienst, Red (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Schofield, Dick (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Schroll, Al (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Schult, Art (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Semproch, Ray (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Shannon, Wally (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Sherry, Larry (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Sherry, Norm (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Shipley, Joe (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Short, Chris (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Simmons, Curt (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Simpson, Harry (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Singleton, Elmer (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Skinner, Bob (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Slaughter, Enos (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Smith, Bill (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Smith, Bob (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Smith, Bob (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Smith, Bobby Gene (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Smith, Hal (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Snider, Duke (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Snyder, Gene (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Spahn, Warren (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Spangler, Al (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Speake, Bob (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Spencer, Daryl (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Stevens, R.C. (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Stone, Dean (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Stuart, Dick (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Tate, Lee (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Taylor, Sammy (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Taylor, Tony (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Temple, Johnny (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Thomas, Frank (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Thomas, Valmy (MLB) - Philadelphia Phillies
Thomson, Bobby (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Thurman, Bob (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
Torre, Frank (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Trowbridge, Bob (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Umbricht, Jim (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Urban, Jack (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Vernon, Mickey (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Virdon, Bill (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Wagner, Leon (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Walls, Lee (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Whisenant, Pete (MLB) - Cincinnati Reds
White, Bill (MLB) - St. Louis Cardinals
Willey, Carl (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Williams, Billy (MLB) - Chicago Cubs
Williams, Don (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Williams, Stan (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Wills, Maury (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Wise, Casey (MLB) - Milwaukee Braves
Witt, George (MLB) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Worthington, Al (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Zanni, Dom (MLB) - San Francisco Giants
Zimmer, Don (MLB) - Los Angeles Dodgers

Award Winners

Most Valuable Player -  Ernie Banks
Major League Cy Young Award -  Early Wynn
Rookie of the Year -  Willie McCovey
World Series Most Valuable Player -  Larry Sherry

NL Gold Glove Award (C) -  Del Crandall
NL Gold Glove Award (1B) -  Gil Hodges
NL Gold Glove Award (2B) -  Charlie Neal
NL Gold Glove Award (3B) -  Ken Boyer
NL Gold Glove Award (SS) -  Roy McMillan
NL Gold Glove Award (OF) -  Willie Mays
NL Gold Glove Award (OF) -  Jackie Brandt
NL Gold Glove Award (OF) -  Hank Aaron
NL Gold Glove Award (P) -  Harvey Haddix


League Leaders

Batting Average:   Hank Aaron - Milwaukee Braves (.345)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Joe Cunningham - St. Louis Cardinals (.401)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Hank Aaron - Milwaukee Braves (.596)
At Bats:   Vada Pinson - Cincinnati Reds (629)
Runs:   Vada Pinson - Cincinnati Reds (125)
Hits:   Hank Aaron - Milwaukee Braves (205)
Doubles:   Vada Pinson - Cincinnati Reds (47)
Triples:   Charlie Neal - Los Angeles Dodgers, Wally Moon - Los Angeles Dodgers (11)
Home Runs:   Eddie Mathews - Milwaukee Braves (45)
Runs Batted In:   Ernie Banks - Chicago Cubs (125)
Total Bases:   Hank Aaron - Milwaukee Braves (352)
Walks:   Jim Gilliam - Los Angeles Dodgers (88)
Strikeouts:   Wally Post - Philadelphia Phillies (100)
Stolen Bases:   Willie Mays - San Francisco Giants (23)
Hit by Pitch:   Frank Robinson - Cincinnati Reds (7)

Wins:   Warren Spahn - Milwaukee Braves, Sam Jones - San Francisco Giants, Lew Burdette - Milwaukee Braves (19)
Losses:   Bob Friend - Pittsburgh Pirates (18)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Sam Jones - San Francisco Giants (2.83)
Games:   Bill Henry - Chicago Cubs, Don Elston - Chicago Cubs (62)
Complete Games:   Warren Spahn - Milwaukee Braves (21)
Shutouts:   Warren Spahn - Milwaukee Braves, Johnny Antonelli - San Francisco Giants ()
Saves:   Lindy McDaniel - St. Louis Cardinals, Don McMahon - Milwaukee Braves (13)
Innings Pitched:   Warren Spahn - Milwaukee Braves (289.2)
Walks:   Sam Jones - San Francisco Giants (106)
Strikeouts:   Don Drysdale - Los Angeles Dodgers (209)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Harvey Haddix - Pittsburgh Pirates (1.06)
Hits/9 Ip:   Harvey Haddix - Pittsburgh Pirates (7.58)
HR/9 Ip:   Larry Jackson - St. Louis Cardinals (0.46)
Walks/9 Ip:   Don Newcombe - Cincinnati Reds (1.09)
SO/9 Ip:   Don Drysdale - Los Angeles Dodgers (8.05)