1959 NL Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The Milwaukee Braves led the NL in home runs in 1959, with 177, 10 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 8 NL teams is 144.9.
Led the NL in 1959
Milwaukee Braves
157 games
177
Home Runs
10 clear of San Francisco Giants
| # | Team | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Milwaukee Braves
|
157 | 177 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
154 | 167 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 163 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
154 | 161 |
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
156 | 148 |
| NL average | 144.9 | ||
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 118 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 113 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | 112 |
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.