1959 Washington Senators
63 - 91
1958 / 1960 (Organization)
8th place in the AL (31 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		34 - 43 (.442)
29 - 48 (.377)		 -7.6 wins
-6.4 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 619 / 677 ( -58 )
Allowed/Expected: 701 / 670 ( -31 )
Pyth Record: 68 - 86 (-5)
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Griffith Stadium II
Attendance: 615,372 Avg Att: 7,992 (0.54)
Att Rank: 8 / 8 Lg Avg: 14,805
       
Park Factor: 1.01    
HR Factor: 1.04 R/L HR: 1.09 / 0.87
Notes:


Fielding


Left Field
Jim Lemon
31.3
988
-0.1
Roy Sievers
32.6
113
-0.1
Faye Throneberry
28.0
104
-0.1
Lenny Green
26.5
65
-0.0
Bob Allison
25.0
56
-0.0
Harmon Killebrew
23.0
31
-0.0
Ken Aspromonte
27.8
4
0.0
7
30.5
1360
-0.4

Center Field
Bob Allison 25.0
1145
-0.5
Lenny Green 26.5
108
0.0
Albie Pearson 24.8
97
-0.1
Dan Dobbek 24.6
8
-0.0
Faye Throneberry 28.0
2
-0.0
5
25.1
1360
-0.5


Right Field
Faye Throneberry 28.0
620
-0.4
Jim Lemon 31.3
224
-0.1
Lenny Green 26.5
205
-0.0
Dan Dobbek 24.6
136
-0.1
Albie Pearson 24.8
90
0.1
Bob Allison 25.0
85
0.1
6
27.6
1360
-0.4
Shortstop
Billy Consolo 24.9
561
0.2
Ron Samford 29.3
488
0.0
Zoilo Versalles 19.5
161
0.0
Ken Aspromonte 27.8
89
-0.1
Jose Valdivielso 25.1
59
-0.0
Reno Bertoia 24.5
1
-0.0
6
26.0
1360
0.1
Second Base
Reno Bertoia 24.5
612
-0.3
Ken Aspromonte 27.8
410
-0.6
Johnny Schaive 25.4
138
-0.0
Ron Samford 29.3
128
0.1
Herb Plews 31.0
46
0.0
Billy Consolo 24.9
27
-0.0
6
26.2
1360
-0.9
Third Base
Harmon Killebrew 23.0
1319
-0.3
Reno Bertoia 24.5
41
0.0
2
23.1
1360
-0.3
First Base
Roy Sievers 32.6
784
-0.1
Julio Becquer 27.5
383
0.3
Norm Zauchin 29.6
168
-0.1
Jay Porter 26.5
16
0.0
Ken Aspromonte 27.8
9
-0.0
5
30.7
1360
0.1
 
Catcher
Hal Naragon 30.8
421
-0.5
Clint Courtney 32.3
411
-0.0
Jay Porter 26.5
250
-0.7
Steve Korcheck 26.9
144
-0.0
Ed Fitz Gerald 35.1
134
0.1
5
30.4
1360
-1.1
 
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James