1959 NL Wins by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games won
The Los Angeles Dodgers led the NL in wins in 1959, with 88, 2 ahead of the Milwaukee Braves. The average across 8 NL teams is 77.3.
Led the NL in 1959
Los Angeles Dodgers
156 games
88
Wins
2 clear of Milwaukee Braves
| # | Team | G | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
156 | 88 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
157 | 86 |
| 3 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
154 | 83 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | 78 |
| NL average | 77.3 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 74 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
154 | 74 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 71 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 64 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.