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Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey |
Manager(s) | Pinky Higgins |
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WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Bob Murphy, Bill Crowley) |
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The 1958 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing third in the American League with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses, thirteen games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. It would also be the last time the Red Sox finished a season above .500, until their American League pennant-winning Impossible Dream season of 1967.
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Offseason
- January 23, 1958: Norm Zauchin and Albie Pearson were traded by the Red Sox to the Washington Senators for Pete Runnels.[1]
- January 29, 1958: Mickey Vernon was selected off waivers from the Red Sox by the Cleveland Indians.[2]
- Prior to 1958 season: Galen Cisco was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 92 | 62 | .597 | -- |
Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 10 |
Boston Red Sox | 79 | 75 | .513 | 13 |
Cleveland Indians | 77 | 76 | .503 | 14.5 |
Detroit Tigers | 77 | 77 | .500 | 15 |
Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 79 | .484 | 17.5 |
Kansas City Athletics | 73 | 81 | .474 | 19 |
Washington Senators | 61 | 93 | .396 | 31 |
Opening day lineup
24 | Don Buddin | SS |
3 | Pete Runnels | 1B |
10 | Gene Stephens | LF |
4 | Jackie Jensen | RF |
11 | Frank Malzone | 3B |
37 | Jimmy Piersall | CF |
7 | Ken Aspromonte | 2B |
8 | Pete Daley | C |
18 | Frank Sullivan | P |
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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2B | Runnels, PetePete Runnels | 147 | 568 | 183 | .322 | 8 | 59 |
SS | Buddin, DonDon Buddin | 136 | 497 | 118 | .237 | 12 | 43 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Stephens, GeneGene Stephens | 134 | 270 | 59 | .219 | 9 | 25 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Brewer, TomTom Brewer | 33 | 227.1 | 12 | 12 | 3.72 | 124 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Smith, BobBob Smith | 17 | 66.2 | 4 | 3 | 3.78 | 43 |
Bowsfield, TedTed Bowsfield | 16 | 65.2 | 4 | 2 | 3.84 | 38 |
Baumann, FrankFrank Baumann | 10 | 52.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.47 | 31 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Susce, GeorgeGeorge Susce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
- Jackie Jensen, Outfield, American League MVP
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Minneapolis, Waterloo[4]
Notes
- ^ Norm Zauchin page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Galen Cisco page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1958 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1958 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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