who had the best era in the al in 1959

Hoyt Wilhelm had the best ERA in the AL in a season in 1959, with an ERA of 2.19.

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1Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
2.19
1959
BAL BAL
32
15
11
.577
27
139
13
3
0
226.0
178
55
64
13
77
10
2
3
902
5
5.54
3.07
1.81
0.52
15.4
8.5
1.13
.249
2.55
60
3.22
86
7.09
13.3
2Camilo Pascual
C. Pascual
2.64
1959
WSH WSH
32
17
10
.630
30
185
17
6
0
238.2
202
70
80
10
69
3
1
7
984
5
6.98
2.60
2.68
0.38
18.8
7.0
1.14
.268
3.02
67
2.44
61
7.62
41.3
3Bob Shaw
B. Shaw
2.69
1959
CWS CWS
47
18
6
.750
26
89
8
3
3
230.2
217
69
72
15
54
6
12
5
949
3
3.47
2.11
1.65
0.59
9.4
5.7
1.17
.257
2.81
71
3.40
88
8.47
11.9
4Art Ditmar
A. Ditmar
2.90
1959
NYY NYY
38
13
9
.591
25
96
7
1
1
202.0
156
65
75
17
52
8
7
2
810
0
4.28
2.32
1.85
0.76
11.9
6.4
1.03
.218
3.34
79
3.58
96
6.95
3.3
5Jerry Walker
J. Walker
2.92
1959
BAL BAL
30
11
10
.524
22
100
7
2
4
182.0
160
59
68
13
52
3
6
9
736
2
4.95
2.57
1.92
0.64
13.6
7.1
1.16
.259
3.36
80
3.28
88
7.91
9.3
6Billy O'Dell
B. O'Dell
2.93
1959
BAL BAL
38
10
12
.455
24
88
6
2
1
199.1
163
65
74
18
67
1
9
7
826
2
3.97
3.03
1.31
0.81
10.7
8.1
1.15
.222
3.34
80
3.86
103
7.36
-3.3
7Whitey Ford
W. Ford
3.04
1959
NYY NYY
35
16
10
.615
29
114
9
2
2
204.0
194
69
82
13
89
1
4
5
877
5
5.03
3.93
1.28
0.57
13.0
10.1
1.39
.274
3.62
83
3.58
96
8.56
3.3
8Bud Daley
B. Daley
3.16
1959
KCA KCA
39
16
13
.552
29
125
12
2
1
216.1
212
76
90
24
62
11
5
2
911
7
5.20
2.58
2.02
1.00
13.7
6.8
1.27
.273
3.74
80
3.84
95
8.82
5.4
9Early Wynn
E. Wynn
3.17
1959
CWS CWS
37
22
10
.688
37
179
14
5
0
255.2
202
90
106
20
119
9
0
5
1,076
5
6.30
4.19
1.50
0.70
16.6
11.1
1.26
.243
3.73
84
3.66
95
7.11
5.5
10Milt Pappas
M. Pappas
3.27
1959
BAL BAL
33
15
9
.625
27
120
15
4
3
209.1
175
76
82
8
75
4
4
2
858
14
5.16
3.22
1.60
0.34
14.0
8.7
1.19
.257
3.53
89
3.03
81
7.52
16.9
11Don Mossi
D. Mossi
3.36
1959
DET DET
34
17
9
.654
30
125
15
3
0
228.0
210
85
92
20
49
3
2
0
927
2
4.93
1.93
2.55
0.79
13.5
5.3
1.14
.260
3.63
84
3.27
81
8.29
19.7
12Frank Lary
F. Lary
3.55
1959
DET DET
32
17
10
.630
32
137
11
3
0
223.0
225
88
109
23
46
11
0
4
931
2
5.53
1.86
2.98
0.93
14.7
4.9
1.22
.283
4.40
89
3.42
84
9.08
15.7
13Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
3.62
1959
CWS CWS
34
14
15
.483
33
114
12
2
0
224.0
217
90
98
26
62
3
0
4
934
2
4.58
2.49
1.84
1.04
12.2
6.6
1.25
.262
3.94
96
3.90
101
8.72
-1.4
14Cal McLish
C. McLish
3.63
1959
CLE CLE
35
19
8
.704
32
113
13
0
1
235.1
253
95
110
26
72
5
1
6
1,021
4
4.32
2.75
1.57
0.99
11.1
7.1
1.38
.282
4.21
96
4.00
104
9.68
-4
15Dick Donovan
D. Donovan
3.66
1959
CWS CWS
31
9
10
.474
29
71
5
1
0
179.2
171
73
84
15
58
5
0
3
768
1
3.56
2.91
1.22
0.75
9.2
7.6
1.27
.252
4.21
97
3.89
101
8.57
-0.8
16Ned Garver
N. Garver
3.71
1959
KCA KCA
32
10
13
.435
30
61
9
2
1
201.1
214
83
94
22
42
3
1
0
848
4
2.73
1.88
1.45
0.98
7.2
5.0
1.27
.267
4.20
93
4.03
99
9.57
1
17Barry Latman
B. Latman
3.75
1959
CWS CWS
37
8
5
.615
21
97
5
2
0
156.0
138
65
71
15
72
4
3
3
675
3
5.60
4.15
1.35
0.87
14.4
10.7
1.35
.253
4.10
99
4.01
104
7.96
-2.8
18Tom Brewer
T. Brewer
3.76
1959
BOS BOS
36
10
12
.455
32
121
11
3
2
215.1
219
90
96
14
88
2
2
5
927
11
5.06
3.68
1.38
0.59
13.1
9.5
1.43
.292
4.01
93
3.52
85
9.15
14.7
19Hal Brown
H. Brown
3.79
1959
BAL BAL
31
11
9
.550
21
81
2
0
3
164.0
158
69
73
16
32
1
7
5
674
2
4.45
1.76
2.53
0.88
12.0
4.7
1.16
.261
4.01
103
3.43
92
8.67
5.6
20Ralph Terry
R. Terry
3.89
1959
TOT
33
5
11
.313
23
90
7
1
0
173.2
186
75
84
16
49
3
2
6
734
3
4.66
2.54
1.84
0.83
12.3
6.7
1.35
.295
4.35
103
3.60
94
9.64
4.6
21Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
3.89
1959
DET DET
40
17
13
.567
35
201
14
1
1
249.2
220
108
111
37
75
11
4
0
1,037
1
7.25
2.70
2.68
1.33
19.4
7.2
1.18
.257
4.00
98
3.89
96
7.93
4.9
22Frank Sullivan
F. Sullivan
3.95
1959
BOS BOS
30
9
11
.450
26
107
5
2
1
177.2
172
78
86
17
67
7
1
2
751
2
5.42
3.39
1.60
0.86
14.2
8.9
1.35
.280
4.36
97
3.83
93
8.71
6.2
23Gary Bell
G. Bell
4.04
1959
CLE CLE
44
16
11
.593
28
136
12
1
5
234.0
208
105
107
28
105
5
11
4
1,005
8
5.23
4.04
1.30
1.08
13.5
10.4
1.34
.246
4.12
107
4.35
113
8.00
-13.1
24Mudcat Grant
M. Grant
4.14
1959
CLE CLE
38
10
7
.588
19
85
6
1
3
165.1
140
76
80
23
81
2
7
4
699
4
4.63
4.41
1.05
1.25
12.2
11.6
1.34
.230
4.35
109
4.83
125
7.62
-18.3
25Pedro Ramos
P. Ramos
4.16
1959
WSH WSH
37
13
19
.406
35
95
11
0
0
233.2
233
108
127
30
52
9
2
4
978
5
3.66
2.00
1.83
1.16
9.7
5.3
1.22
.256
4.89
106
4.18
104
8.97
-3.9
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