1958 Boston Red Sox

79-75 • .513 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1958 Boston Red Sox went 79-75 (.513) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 697 runs, allowed 691, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Jackie Jensen (35 HR, 122 RBI) and Ike Delock (14-8, 3.38 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

79 Wins
75 Losses
.513 Win %
3rd Rank
697 R 691 RA
Diff +6

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697 Runs Scored
691 Runs Allowed
+6 Run Diff
1,083K Attendance

📈 vs. 1958 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 1% above the 1958 league average (.254)
OBP .338 5% above the 1958 league average (.321)
SLG .400 5% above the 1958 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.92 4% worse than the 1958 league average (3.77)
Runs Scored 697 8% above the 1958 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,083,850
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Avg per Game 14,075

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1958

Batting Avg

1 Ted Williams 0.328 2 Pete Runnels 0.322 3 Pete Daley 0.321 4 Frank Malzone 0.295 5 Jackie Jensen 0.286

Home Runs

1 Jackie Jensen 35 2 Ted Williams 26 3 Dick Gernert 20 4 Frank Malzone 15 5 Don Buddin 12

RBI

1 Jackie Jensen 122 2 Frank Malzone 87 3 Ted Williams 85 4 Dick Gernert 69 5 Pete Runnels 59
1958 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank Malzone 155 627 76 185 30 2 15 87 33 53 1 0.295
Pete Runnels 147 568 103 183 32 5 8 59 87 49 1 0.322
Jackie Jensen 154 548 83 157 31 0 35 122 99 65 9 0.286
Don Buddin 136 497 74 118 25 2 12 43 82 106 0 0.237
Dick Gernert 122 431 59 102 19 1 20 69 59 78 2 0.237
Jim Piersall 130 417 55 99 13 5 8 48 42 43 12 0.237
Ted Williams 129 411 81 135 23 2 26 85 98 49 1 0.328
Sammy White 102 328 25 85 15 3 6 35 21 37 1 0.259
Gene Stephens 134 270 38 59 10 1 9 25 22 46 1 0.219
Lou Berberet 57 167 11 35 5 3 2 18 31 32 0 0.210
Ted Lepcio 50 136 10 27 3 0 6 14 12 47 0 0.199
Marty Keough 68 118 21 26 3 3 1 9 7 29 1 0.220
Billy Klaus 61 88 5 14 4 0 1 7 5 16 0 0.159
Tom Brewer 42 82 9 16 2 0 0 4 3 19 0 0.195
Billy Consolo 46 72 13 9 2 1 0 5 6 14 0 0.125
Frank Sullivan 32 67 6 11 1 0 0 3 5 18 0 0.164
Pete Daley 27 56 10 18 2 1 2 8 7 11 0 0.321
Bill Renna 39 56 5 15 5 0 4 18 6 14 0 0.268
Ike Delock 31 48 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 20 0 0.062
Dave Sisler 30 46 4 9 1 1 0 3 2 11 0 0.196
Mike Fornieles 37 29 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.207
Murray Wall 52 28 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0.107
Ted Bowsfield 17 26 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.154
Bob Smith 17 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0.105
Bill Monbouquette 10 17 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.176
Willard Nixon 10 17 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.294
Ken Aspromonte 6 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.125
Frank Baumann 10 14 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.214
Leo Kiely 47 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Bud Byerly 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Al Schroll 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Duane Wilson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jerry Casale 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Porterfield 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Susce 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1958

ERA

1 Bud Byerly 1.78 2 Leo Kiely 3.00 3 Bill Monbouquette 3.31 4 Ike Delock 3.38 5 Frank Sullivan 3.57

Wins

1 Ike Delock 14 2 Frank Sullivan 13 3 Tom Brewer 12 4 Dave Sisler 8 5 Murray Wall 8

Strikeouts

1 Tom Brewer 124 2 Frank Sullivan 103 3 Ike Delock 82 4 Dave Sisler 71 5 Murray Wall 53
1958 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Brewer 12 12 3.72 33 32 0 227.1 227 94 93 124
Frank Sullivan 13 9 3.57 32 29 3 199.1 216 79 49 103
Ike Delock 14 8 3.38 31 19 2 160.0 155 60 56 82
Dave Sisler 8 9 4.94 30 25 0 149.1 157 82 79 71
Murray Wall 8 9 3.62 52 1 10 114.1 109 46 33 53
Mike Fornieles 4 6 4.96 37 7 1 110.2 123 61 33 49
Leo Kiely 5 2 3.00 47 0 12 81.0 77 27 18 26
Bob Smith 4 3 3.78 17 7 0 66.2 61 28 45 43
Ted Bowsfield 4 2 3.84 16 10 0 65.2 58 28 36 38
Bill Monbouquette 3 4 3.31 10 8 0 54.1 52 20 20 30
Frank Baumann 2 2 4.47 10 7 0 52.1 56 26 27 31
Willard Nixon 1 7 6.02 10 8 0 43.1 48 29 11 15
Bud Byerly 1 2 1.78 18 0 0 30.1 31 6 7 16
Al Schroll 0 0 4.50 5 0 0 10.0 6 5 4 7
Duane Wilson 0 0 5.68 2 2 0 6.1 10 4 7 3
Bob Porterfield 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 4.0 3 2 0 1
Jerry Casale 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 1 0 2 3
George Susce 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 2.0 6 4 1 0

👥 Roster (35)

Ken Aspromonte Frank Baumann Lou Berberet Ted Bowsfield Tom Brewer Don Buddin Bud Byerly Jerry Casale Billy Consolo Pete Daley Ike Delock Mike Fornieles +23 more

35 players

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The 1958 Boston Red Sox in brief

A 79-75 record (.513) put the 1958 Boston Red Sox 3rd in the AL. The Boston Red Sox scored 697 runs and allowed 691, a run differential of +6. Against a league average of .254, the 1958 Boston Red Sox batted .255. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 3.92 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.77. The 1958 Boston Red Sox outscored the average club by 8% (697 against 645).

The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 1,083,850 in attendance, about 14,075 a game. The home run leader was Jackie Jensen, who hit 35. The hits leader was Frank Malzone with 185. Ike Delock was the top winner, with 14 victories. The strikeout leader was Tom Brewer with 124. Leo Kiely closed out 12 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1958 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1958 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1958 Boston Red Sox finished 79-75 (.513 win pct).
Who led the 1958 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Jackie Jensen led the 1958 Boston Red Sox with 35 home runs.
What was the 1958 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1958 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.92.
Did the 1958 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1958 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1958 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1958 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1958 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jackie Jensen (35 HR, 122 RBI) and Ike Delock (14-8, 3.38 ERA).
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