| 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| Owners | Powel Crosley Jr. |
| General managers | Gabe Paul |
| Managers | Birdie Tebbetts,Jimmy Dykes |
| Television | WLW (George Bryson,Frank McCormick) |
| Radio | WKRC (Waite Hoyt,Jack Moran) |
The1958Cincinnati Redlegs season consisted of the Redlegs finishing in fourth place in theNational League (NL) standings with a record of 76–78, 16 games behind theMilwaukee Braves. The Redlegs played their home games atCrosley Field, and drew 788,582 fans, eighth and last in the NL.[1] The season started withBirdie Tebbetts managing the club, but after the Redlegs went 52–61, Tebbetts was replaced in August byJimmy Dykes, who went 24–17 the rest of the way. This was the final season the team was known as the "Redlegs." The club reverted to its traditional "Reds" nickname the following year.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | .597 | — | 48–29 | 44–33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70 | .545 | 8 | 49–28 | 35–42 |
| San Francisco Giants | 80 | 74 | .519 | 12 | 44–33 | 36–41 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 76 | 78 | .494 | 16 | 40–37 | 36–41 |
| Chicago Cubs | 72 | 82 | .468 | 20 | 35–42 | 37–40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | .468 | 20 | 39–38 | 33–44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 71 | 83 | .461 | 21 | 39–38 | 32–45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | .448 | 23 | 35–42 | 34–43 |
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| Team | CHC | CIN | LAD | MIL | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
| Chicago | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 11–11 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 11–11 | |||||
| Milwaukee | 12–10 | 17–5 | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 9–13 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 8–14 | 12–10 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–12 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 6–16 | 14–8 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| St. Louis | 15–7 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — | |||||
| 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 | Ed Bailey | 112 | 360 | 90 | .250 | 11 | 59 |
| 1B | George Crowe | 111 | 345 | 95 | .275 | 7 | 61 |
| 2B | Johnny Temple | 141 | 542 | 166 | .306 | 3 | 47 |
| SS | Roy McMillan | 145 | 393 | 90 | .229 | 1 | 25 |
| 3B | Don Hoak | 114 | 417 | 109 | .261 | 6 | 50 |
| LF | Frank Robinson | 148 | 554 | 149 | .269 | 31 | 83 |
| CF | Gus Bell | 112 | 385 | 97 | .252 | 10 | 46 |
| RF | Jerry Lynch | 122 | 420 | 131 | .312 | 16 | 68 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Burgess | 99 | 251 | 71 | .283 | 6 | 31 |
| Alex Grammas | 105 | 216 | 47 | .218 | 0 | 12 |
| Pete Whisenant | 85 | 203 | 48 | .236 | 11 | 40 |
| Bob Thurman | 94 | 178 | 41 | .230 | 4 | 20 |
| Walt Dropo | 63 | 162 | 47 | .290 | 7 | 31 |
| Dee Fondy | 89 | 124 | 27 | .218 | 1 | 11 |
| Vada Pinson | 27 | 96 | 26 | .271 | 1 | 8 |
| Steve Bilko | 31 | 87 | 23 | .264 | 4 | 17 |
| Eddie Miksis | 69 | 50 | 7 | .140 | 0 | 4 |
| Dutch Dotterer | 11 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Morejón | 12 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Coles | 9 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Fridley | 5 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Henrich | 5 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Hatfield | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Purkey | 37 | 250.0 | 17 | 11 | 3.60 | 70 |
| Harvey Haddix | 29 | 184.0 | 8 | 7 | 3.52 | 110 |
| Joe Nuxhall | 36 | 175.2 | 12 | 11 | 3.79 | 111 |
| Don Newcombe | 20 | 133.1 | 7 | 7 | 3.85 | 53 |
| Jim O'Toole | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.29 | 4 |
| Jay Hook | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Lawrence | 46 | 181.0 | 8 | 13 | 4.13 | 74 |
| Tom Acker | 38 | 124.2 | 4 | 3 | 4.55 | 90 |
| Alex Kellner | 18 | 82.0 | 7 | 3 | 2.30 | 42 |
| Johnny Klippstein | 12 | 33.0 | 3 | 2 | 4.91 | 22 |
| Charlie Rabe | 9 | 18.2 | 0 | 3 | 4.34 | 10 |
| Bob Kelly | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Jeffcoat | 49 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3.72 | 35 |
| Willard Schmidt | 41 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.86 | 41 |
| Turk Lown | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 | 9 |
| Orlando Peña | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 | 11 |
| Bill Wight | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.05 | 5 |
| Hersh Freeman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 7 |
| Gene Hayden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 3 |
| Ted Wieand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
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