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
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 Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (First base) (Third base) (Pitching) (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 147 568 183 .322 8 59 SS 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 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 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 17 66.2 4 3 3.78 43 16 65.2 4 2 3.84 38 Bill Monbouquette 10 54.1 3 4 3.31 30 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 2 0 0 0 18.00 0
Awards and honors Jackie Jensen, American League MVP Jimmy Piersall, Gold Glove Award (OF)
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Minneapolis, Waterloo
Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1958 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1958 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com