1959 Boston Red Sox

75-79 • .487 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1959 Boston Red Sox went 75-79 (.487) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 726 runs, allowed 696, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Jackie Jensen (28 HR, 112 RBI) and Jerry Casale (13-8, 4.31 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

75 Wins
79 Losses
.487 Win %
5th Rank
726 R 696 RA
Diff +30

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726 Runs Scored
696 Runs Allowed
+30 Run Diff
990K Attendance

📈 vs. 1959 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 1% above the 1959 league average (.253)
OBP .335 4% above the 1959 league average (.322)
SLG .385 equal to the 1959 league average (.384)
Team ERA 4.17 8% worse than the 1959 league average (3.86)
Runs Scored 726 8% above the 1959 league average (674 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 990,103
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Avg per Game 12,858

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1959

Batting Avg

1 Pete Runnels 0.314 2 Sammy White 0.284 3 Frank Malzone 0.280 4 Gene Stephens 0.278 5 Jackie Jensen 0.277

Home Runs

1 Jackie Jensen 28 2 Frank Malzone 19 3 Gary Geiger 11 4 Dick Gernert 11 5 Don Buddin 10

RBI

1 Jackie Jensen 112 2 Frank Malzone 92 3 Pete Runnels 57 4 Don Buddin 53 5 Vic Wertz 49
1959 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank Malzone 154 604 90 169 34 2 19 92 42 58 6 0.280
Pete Runnels 147 560 95 176 33 6 6 57 95 48 6 0.314
Jackie Jensen 148 535 101 148 31 0 28 112 88 67 20 0.277
Don Buddin 151 485 75 117 24 1 10 53 92 99 6 0.241
Sammy White 119 377 34 107 13 4 1 42 23 39 4 0.284
Gary Geiger 120 335 45 82 10 4 11 48 21 55 9 0.245
Dick Gernert 117 298 41 78 14 1 11 42 52 49 1 0.262
Ted Williams 103 272 32 69 15 0 10 43 52 27 0 0.254
Gene Stephens 92 270 34 75 13 1 3 39 29 33 5 0.278
Marty Keough 96 251 40 61 13 5 7 27 26 40 3 0.243
Vic Wertz 94 247 38 68 13 0 7 49 22 32 0 0.275
Pumpsie Green 50 172 30 40 6 3 1 10 29 22 4 0.233
Pete Daley 65 169 9 38 7 0 1 11 13 31 1 0.225
Jim Busby 61 102 16 23 8 0 1 5 5 18 0 0.225
Tom Brewer 47 72 7 8 0 0 1 5 1 16 2 0.111
Frank Sullivan 30 60 2 12 1 0 0 4 1 15 0 0.200
Jerry Casale 31 59 7 10 2 0 3 9 5 21 0 0.169
Ike Delock 28 47 1 3 0 0 1 2 3 24 0 0.064
Bill Monbouquette 35 46 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 28 0 0.065
Bobby Avila 22 45 7 11 0 0 3 6 6 11 0 0.244
Frank Baumann 26 29 0 6 0 1 0 3 2 13 0 0.207
Jim Mahoney 31 23 10 3 0 0 1 4 3 7 0 0.130
Bill Renna 14 22 2 2 0 0 0 2 5 9 0 0.091
Mike Fornieles 46 19 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.158
Ted Wills 9 16 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.250
Jerry Mallett 4 15 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.267
Billy Consolo 10 14 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.214
Herb Plews 13 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.083
Don Gile 3 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.200
Al Schroll 14 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0.111
Leo Kiely 41 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Earl Wilson 9 8 0 4 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0.500
Jack Harshman 9 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.143
Murray Wall 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Nelson Chittum 21 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Billy Hoeft 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ted Lepcio 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Dave Sisler 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Haywood Sullivan 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Ted Bowsfield 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Herb Moford 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1959

ERA

1 Nelson Chittum 1.19 2 Ike Delock 2.95 3 Mike Fornieles 3.07 4 Tom Brewer 3.76 5 Frank Sullivan 3.95

Wins

1 Jerry Casale 13 2 Ike Delock 11 3 Tom Brewer 10 4 Frank Sullivan 9 5 Bill Monbouquette 7

Strikeouts

1 Tom Brewer 121 2 Frank Sullivan 107 3 Jerry Casale 93 4 Bill Monbouquette 87 5 Ike Delock 55
1959 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Brewer 10 12 3.76 36 32 2 215.1 219 90 88 121
Jerry Casale 13 8 4.31 31 26 0 179.2 162 86 89 93
Frank Sullivan 9 11 3.95 30 26 1 177.2 172 78 67 107
Bill Monbouquette 7 7 4.15 34 17 0 151.2 165 70 33 87
Ike Delock 11 6 2.95 28 17 0 134.1 120 44 62 55
Frank Baumann 6 4 4.05 26 10 1 95.2 96 43 55 48
Mike Fornieles 5 3 3.07 46 0 11 82.0 77 28 29 54
Ted Wills 2 6 5.27 9 8 0 56.1 68 33 24 24
Leo Kiely 3 3 4.20 41 0 7 55.2 67 26 18 30
Al Schroll 1 4 4.70 14 5 0 46.0 47 24 22 26
Murray Wall 1 4 5.40 15 0 3 31.2 31 19 15 8
Nelson Chittum 3 0 1.19 21 0 0 30.1 29 4 11 12
Jack Harshman 2 3 6.57 8 2 0 24.2 29 18 10 14
Earl Wilson 1 1 6.08 9 4 0 23.2 21 16 31 17
Billy Hoeft 0 3 5.60 5 3 0 17.2 22 11 8 8
Ted Bowsfield 0 1 15.00 5 2 0 9.0 16 15 9 4
Herb Moford 0 2 11.42 4 2 0 8.2 10 11 6 7
Dave Sisler 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 6.2 9 5 1 3

👥 Roster (41)

Bobby Avila Frank Baumann Ted Bowsfield Tom Brewer Don Buddin Jim Busby Jerry Casale Nelson Chittum Billy Consolo Pete Daley Ike Delock Mike Fornieles +29 more

41 players

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The 1959 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1959 Boston Red Sox finished 75-79, a .487 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL. Runs came in at 726 scored against 696 allowed (+30). At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .255, 1% better than the league's .253. The staff ERA of 4.17 was 8% worse than the league average of 3.86. Measured against the 674-run league average, the offense was 8% ahead.

The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 990,103 in attendance, about 12,858 a game. Jackie Jensen topped the Boston Red Sox with 28 home runs. Pete Runnels collected the most hits, 176. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jerry Casale (13). Tom Brewer struck out 121, the most on the club. The saves leader was Mike Fornieles with 11.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1959 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1959 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1959 Boston Red Sox finished 75-79 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1959 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Jackie Jensen led the 1959 Boston Red Sox with 28 home runs.
What was the 1959 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1959 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.17.
Did the 1959 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1959 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1959 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1959 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1959 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jackie Jensen (28 HR, 112 RBI) and Jerry Casale (13-8, 4.31 ERA).
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