1958 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox 1958 American League Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts 79–75 (.513) 3rd Tom Yawkey Tom Yawkey Joe Cronin Pinky Higgins WHDH-TV WHDH-AM 850(Curt Gowdy, Bob Murphy, Bill Crowley) bos BOS The 1958 Boston Red Sox season was the 58th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League (AL) with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses, 13 games behind the AL and World Series champion New York Yankees. It would be the last time the Red Sox finished a season above .500, until their "Impossible Dream" season of 1967. Offseason January 23, 1958: Norm Zauchin and Albie Pearson were traded by the Red Sox to the Washington Senators for Pete Runnels.Norm Zauchin page at Baseball Reference January 29, 1958: Mickey Vernon was selected off waivers from the Red Sox by the Cleveland Indians.Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1958 season: Galen Cisco was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.Galen Cisco page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents BOS Opening day lineup 24 Don Buddin SS  3 Pete Runnels 1B10 Gene Stephens    LF  4 Jackie Jensen RF11 Frank Malzone 3B37 Jimmy Piersall CF  7 Ken Aspromonte    2B  8 Pete Daley C18 Frank Sullivan P Roster 1958 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers 15 Frank Baumann 28 Ted Bowsfield 23 Tom Brewer 15 Bud Byerly 19 Jerry Casale 14 Ike Delock 20 Mike Fornieles 17 Leo Kiely 27 Bill Monbouquette 21 Willard Nixon 19 Bob Porterfield 29 Al Schroll 39 Dave Sisler 28 Bob Smith 18 Frank Sullivan 27 George Susce 26 Murray Wall 15 Duane Wilson Catchers 36 Lou Berberet  8 Pete Daley 22 Sammy White Infielders  7 Ken Aspromonte 24 Don Buddin  1 Billy Consolo 25 Dick Gernert 35 Billy Klaus 12 Ted Lepcio 11 Frank Malzone  3 Pete Runnels Outfielders  4 Jackie Jensen  2 Marty Keough 37 Jimmy Piersall 30 Bill Renna 38 Gene Stephens  9 Ted Williams Manager  5 Pinky Higgins Coaches 32 Del Baker (First base) 31 Jack Burns (Third base) 33 Dave Ferriss (Pitching) 34 Paul Schreiber (Hitting) Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 C Sammy White 102 328 85 .259 6 35 1B Dick Gernert 122 431 102 .237 20 69 2B Pete Runnels 147 568 183 .322 8 59 SS Don Buddin 136 497 118 .237 12 43 3B Frank Malzone 155 627 185 .295 15 87 LF Ted Williams 129 411 135 .328 26 85 CF Jim Piersall 130 417 99 .237 8 48 RF Jackie Jensen 154 548 157 .286 35 122 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 Gene Stephens 134 270 59 .219 9 25 Lou Berberet 57 167 35 .210 2 18 Ted Lepcio 50 136 27 .199 6 14 Marty Keough 68 118 26 .220 1 9 Billy Klaus 61 88 14 .159 1 7 Billy Consolo 46 72 9 .125 0 5 Pete Daley 27 56 18 .321 2 8 Bill Renna 39 56 15 .268 4 18 Ken Aspromonte 6 16 2 .125 0 0 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 Tom Brewer 33 227.1 12 12 3.72 124 Frank Sullivan 32 199.1 13 9 3.57 103 Ike Delock 31 160.0 14 8 3.38 82 Dave Sisler 30 149.1 8 9 4.94 71 Duane Wilson 2 6.1 0 0 5.68 3 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 Mike Fornieles 37 110.2 4 6 4.96 49 Bob Smith Bob Smith (pitcher born 1927) 17 66.2 4 3 3.78 43 Ted Bowsfield 16 65.2 4 2 3.84 38 Bill Monbouquette 10 54.1 3 4 3.31 30 Frank Baumann Frank Baumann (baseball) 10 52.1 2 2 4.47 31 Willard Nixon 10 43.1 1 7 6.02 15 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 Leo Kiely 47 5 2 12 3.00 26 Murray Wall 52 8 9 9 3.62 53 Bud Byerly 18 1 2 0 1.78 16 Al Schroll 5 0 0 0 4.50 7 Bob Porterfield 2 0 0 0 4.50 1 Jerry Casale 2 0 0 0 0.00 3 George Susce George Susce (pitcher) 2 0 0 0 18.00 0 Awards and honors Jackie Jensen, American League MVP Jimmy Piersall, Gold Glove Award (OF) Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Minneapolis Millers American Association Gene Mauch AA Memphis Chicks Southern Association Sheriff Robinson A Allentown Red Sox Eastern League Eddie Popowski B Raleigh Capitals Carolina League Len Okrie D Waterloo Hawks Midwest League Ken Deal D Lexington Red Sox Nebraska State League Jack Kaiser D Corning Red Sox New York–Penn League Elmer Yoter LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Minneapolis, Waterloo Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007https://archive.org/details/bostonredsoxpres1958bost/page/2/mode/2up Boston Red Sox Press-Radio-TV Guide January 23, 1958 2 March 13, 2021 Wayback Machine References 30em External links 1958 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1958 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Category:1950s in Boston