Staley was named to the 1952 and 1953 National League All-Star Teams and the 1960 American League All-Star Team. He finished 28th in voting for the AL\'s 1959 MVP Award after leading the League in games (67) and games finished (37) and having an 8–5 record and 14 saves in 116⅓ innings, with 54 strikeouts and a 2.24 earned run average.\n', '

He finished 23rd in voting for the 1960 MVP Award for having a 13–8 record in 64 games and 115⅓ innings, with 10 saves,14 blown saves, 52 strikeouts and a 2.42 ERA. The 14 Blown Saves was a record and only 4 other pitchers ever had 14 Blown Saves in 1 Season.\n', '

He led the NL in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (8.09) in 1949, and led the NL in hit batsmen in 1952 (7) and 1953 (17).\n', '

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