1959 American League Rookie of the Year Award

The winner of the 1959 American League Rookie of the Year Award was Bob Allison of the Washington Senators.

Award Voting

Player	Team	Points	Points Share (Max Points)	First Votes		AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG		W - L	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	ERA
Bob Allison	Washington Senators	18	0.750 (24)	18		570	83	149	30	85	13	60	92	0.261	0.333	0.482		Did not pitch
Jim Perry	Cleveland Indians	5	0.208 (24)	5		50	5	15	0	5	0	0	3	0.300	0.300	0.340		12 - 10	4	153.0	122	10	55	79	2.65
Russ Snyder	Kansas City Athletics	1	0.042 (24)	1		243	41	76	3	21	6	19	29	0.313	0.367	0.420		Did not pitch

Preceded by 1958

Rookie of the Year Award National 1959

Succeeded by 1960