| 1958 Boston Red Sox | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | |||
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
| Record | 79–75 (.513) | |||
| League place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Tom Yawkey | |||
| President | Tom Yawkey | |||
| General managers | Joe Cronin | |||
| Managers | Pinky Higgins | |||
| Television | WHDH-TV | |||
| Radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy,Bob Murphy,Bill Crowley) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The1958 Boston Red Sox season was the 58th season in the franchise'sMajor League Baseball history. TheRed Sox finished third in theAmerican League (AL) with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses, 13games behind the AL andWorld Series championNew York Yankees. It would be the last time the Red Sox finished a season above .500, until their "Impossible Dream" season of1967.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 92 | 62 | .597 | — | 44–33 | 48–29 |
| Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 10 | 47–30 | 35–42 |
| Boston Red Sox | 79 | 75 | .513 | 13 | 49–28 | 30–47 |
| Cleveland Indians | 77 | 76 | .503 | 14½ | 42–34 | 35–42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 77 | 77 | .500 | 15 | 43–34 | 34–43 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 79 | .484 | 17½ | 46–31 | 28–48 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 73 | 81 | .474 | 19 | 43–34 | 30–47 |
| Washington Senators | 61 | 93 | .396 | 31 | 33–44 | 28–49 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | NYY | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 10–12 | 9–13–1 | 10–11 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 15–7 | |||||
| Boston | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 9–13–1 | 14–8 | |||||
| Chicago | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | — | 12–10 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 16–6 | |||||
| Cleveland | 11–10 | 10–12 | 10–12 | — | 14–8 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 15–7 | |||||
| Detroit | 12–10 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 9–13 | |||||
| Kansas City | 10–12 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 10–12 | — | 9–13 | 12–10–2 | |||||
| New York | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | |||||
| Washington | 7–15 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 10–12–2 | 10–12 | — | |||||
| 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 |
| 1958 Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches
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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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| 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 |
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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| 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 |
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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| 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 |
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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| Mike Fornieles | 37 | 110.2 | 4 | 6 | 4.96 | 49 |
| Bob Smith | 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 | 10 | 52.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.47 | 31 |
| Willard Nixon | 10 | 43.1 | 1 | 7 | 6.02 | 15 |
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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| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Minneapolis, Waterloo
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