| Boston Red Sox | |
| Season: | 1958 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | Fenway Park |
| City: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record: | 79–75 (.513) |
| League Place: | 3rd (13 GB) |
| 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) |
| Espntn: | bos |
| Brtn: | 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.
| 24 | SS | |
| 3 | 1B | |
| 10 | Gene Stephens | LF |
| 4 | RF | |
| 11 | 3B | |
| 37 | CF | |
| 7 | Ken Aspromonte | 2B |
| 8 | C | |
| 18 | P | |
| 1958 Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches (First base) (Third base) (Pitching) (Hitting) | ||||||
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 | 102 | 328 | 85 | .259 | 6 | 35 | ||
| 1B | 122 | 431 | 102 | .237 | 20 | 69 | ||
| 2B | 147 | 568 | 183 | .322 | 8 | 59 | ||
| SS | 136 | 497 | 118 | .237 | 12 | 43 | ||
| 3B | 155 | 627 | 185 | .295 | 15 | 87 | ||
| LF | 129 | 411 | 135 | .328 | 26 | 85 | ||
| CF | 130 | 417 | 99 | .237 | 8 | 48 | ||
| RF | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | 270 | 59 | .219 | 9 | 25 | ||
| 57 | 167 | 35 | .210 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 50 | 136 | 27 | .199 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 68 | 118 | 26 | .220 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 61 | 88 | 14 | .159 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 46 | 72 | 9 | .125 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 27 | 56 | 18 | .321 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 39 | 56 | 15 | .268 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 227.1 | 12 | 12 | 3.72 | 124 | ||
| 32 | 199.1 | 13 | 9 | 3.57 | 103 | ||
| 31 | 160.0 | 14 | 8 | 3.38 | 82 | ||
| 30 | 149.1 | 8 | 9 | 4.94 | 71 | ||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 110.2 | 4 | 6 | 4.96 | 49 | ||
| 17 | 66.2 | 4 | 3 | 3.78 | 43 | ||
| 16 | 65.2 | 4 | 2 | 3.84 | 38 | ||
| 10 | 54.1 | 3 | 4 | 3.31 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 52.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.47 | 31 | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3.00 | 26 | |
| 52 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3.62 | 53 | |
| 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.78 | 16 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 7 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 | |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Minneapolis, Waterloo
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