1958 Cincinnati Redlegs

76-78 • .494 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs went 76-78 (.494) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 695 runs, allowed 621, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Frank Robinson (31 HR, 83 RBI) and Bob Purkey (17-11, 3.60 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

76 Wins
78 Losses
.494 Win %
4th Rank
695 R 621 RA
Diff +74

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695 Runs Scored
621 Runs Allowed
+74 Run Diff
778K Attendance

📈 vs. 1958 NL Average

Batting Avg .257 1% below the 1958 league average (.261)
OBP .330 1% above the 1958 league average (.327)
SLG .388 4% below the 1958 league average (.405)
Team ERA 3.73 6% better than the 1958 league average (3.95)
Runs Scored 695 3% above the 1958 league average (677 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 778,052
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Avg per Game 10,104

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1958

Batting Avg

1 Don Newcombe 0.350 2 Jerry Lynch 0.312 3 Johnny Temple 0.306 4 Walt Dropo 0.290 5 Smoky Burgess 0.283

Home Runs

1 Frank Robinson 31 2 Jerry Lynch 16 3 Ed Bailey 11 4 Pete Whisenant 11 5 Gus Bell 10

RBI

1 Frank Robinson 83 2 Jerry Lynch 68 3 George Crowe 61 4 Ed Bailey 59 5 Don Hoak 50
1958 Cincinnati Redlegs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank Robinson 148 554 90 149 25 6 31 83 62 80 10 0.269
Johnny Temple 141 542 82 166 31 6 3 47 91 41 15 0.306
Jerry Lynch 122 420 58 131 20 5 16 68 18 54 1 0.312
Don Hoak 114 417 51 109 30 0 6 50 43 36 6 0.261
Roy McMillan 145 393 48 90 18 3 1 25 47 33 5 0.229
Gus Bell 112 385 42 97 16 2 10 46 36 40 2 0.252
Ed Bailey 112 360 39 90 23 1 11 59 47 61 2 0.250
George Crowe 111 345 31 95 12 5 7 61 41 51 1 0.275
Smoky Burgess 99 251 28 71 12 1 6 31 22 20 0 0.283
Alex Grammas 105 216 25 47 8 0 0 12 34 24 2 0.218
Pete Whisenant 85 203 33 48 9 2 11 40 18 37 3 0.236
Bob Thurman 94 178 23 41 7 4 4 20 20 38 1 0.230
Walt Dropo 63 162 18 47 7 2 7 31 12 31 0 0.290
Dee Fondy 89 124 23 27 1 1 1 11 5 27 7 0.218
Vada Pinson 27 96 20 26 7 0 1 8 11 18 2 0.271
Steve Bilko 31 87 12 23 4 2 4 17 10 20 0 0.264
Bob Purkey 37 81 9 9 2 0 1 4 6 42 0 0.111
Joe Nuxhall 36 62 4 13 1 0 0 5 1 13 1 0.210
Harvey Haddix 42 61 11 11 4 0 1 1 8 18 0 0.180
Don Newcombe 39 60 9 21 1 0 1 9 8 10 0 0.350
Brooks Lawrence 46 53 1 6 0 0 0 3 5 13 1 0.113
Eddie Miksis 69 50 15 7 0 0 0 4 5 5 1 0.140
Tom Acker 38 30 5 2 0 0 0 1 5 16 0 0.067
Dutch Dotterer 11 28 1 7 1 0 1 2 2 4 0 0.250
Alex Kellner 18 28 5 10 0 0 0 6 2 6 0 0.357
Danny Morejon 12 26 4 5 0 0 0 1 9 2 1 0.192
Chuck Coles 5 11 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.182
Willard Schmidt 41 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.091
Jim Fridley 5 9 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.222
Hal Jeffcoat 50 9 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.556
Johnny Klippstein 12 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.125
Charlie Rabe 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bobby Henrich 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jim O'Toole 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Hersh Freeman 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fred Hatfield 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Hook 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Turk Lown 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Hayden 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Kelly 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Orlando Peña 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Wieand 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Wight 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1958

ERA

1 Alex Kellner 2.30 2 Willard Schmidt 2.86 3 Harvey Haddix 3.52 4 Bob Purkey 3.60 5 Hal Jeffcoat 3.72

Wins

1 Bob Purkey 17 2 Joe Nuxhall 12 3 Harvey Haddix 8 4 Brooks Lawrence 8 5 Alex Kellner 7

Strikeouts

1 Joe Nuxhall 111 2 Harvey Haddix 110 3 Tom Acker 90 4 Brooks Lawrence 74 5 Bob Purkey 70
1958 Cincinnati Redlegs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Purkey 17 11 3.60 37 34 0 250.0 259 100 49 70
Harvey Haddix 8 7 3.52 29 26 0 184.0 191 72 43 110
Brooks Lawrence 8 13 4.13 46 23 5 181.0 194 83 55 74
Joe Nuxhall 12 11 3.79 36 26 0 175.2 169 74 63 111
Don Newcombe 7 7 3.85 20 18 1 133.1 159 57 28 53
Tom Acker 4 3 4.55 38 10 1 124.2 126 63 43 90
Alex Kellner 7 3 2.30 18 7 0 82.0 74 21 20 42
Hal Jeffcoat 6 8 3.72 49 0 9 75.0 76 31 26 35
Willard Schmidt 3 5 2.86 41 2 0 69.1 60 22 33 41
Johnny Klippstein 3 2 4.91 12 4 1 33.0 37 18 14 22
Charlie Rabe 0 3 4.34 9 1 0 18.2 25 9 9 10
Orlando Peña 1 0 0.60 9 0 3 15.0 10 1 4 11
Turk Lown 0 2 5.40 11 0 0 11.2 12 7 12 9
Hersh Freeman 0 0 3.52 3 0 0 7.2 4 3 5 7
Jim O'Toole 0 1 1.29 1 1 0 7.0 4 1 5 4
Bill Wight 0 1 4.05 7 0 0 6.2 7 3 4 5
Gene Hayden 0 0 4.91 3 0 0 3.2 5 2 1 3
Jay Hook 0 1 12.00 1 1 0 3.0 3 4 2 5
Bob Kelly 0 0 4.50 2 1 0 2.0 3 1 3 1
Ted Wieand 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 4 2 0 2

👥 Roster (43)

Tom Acker Ed Bailey Gus Bell Steve Bilko Smoky Burgess Chuck Coles George Crowe Dutch Dotterer Walt Dropo Dee Fondy Hersh Freeman Jim Fridley +31 more

43 players

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The 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs in brief

The 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs finished 76-78, a .494 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL. The run column shows 695 for and 621 against. The team batting average of .257 was 1% below the 1958 league mark of .261. The Cincinnati Redlegs staff finished with a 3.73 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.95. The 695 runs scored compare with a league average of 677 per club, 3% more.

Attendance at Crosley Field totaled 778,052 for the year. For power, Frank Robinson led the way with 31 homers. The hits leader was Johnny Temple with 166. On the mound, Bob Purkey won 17 games to lead the staff. Joe Nuxhall struck out 111, the most on the club. The 1958 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs

What was the 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs record?
The 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs finished 76-78 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs in home runs?
Frank Robinson led the 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs with 31 home runs.
What was the 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs team ERA?
The 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs posted a team ERA of 3.73.
Did the 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs win the World Series?
No. The 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs play?
The 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Robinson (31 HR, 83 RBI) and Bob Purkey (17-11, 3.60 ERA).
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