1959 Boston Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 75-79
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 990,103, Avg. 13,563
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Pinky Higgins (31-42)
Manager: Rudy York (0-1)
Manager: Billy Jurges (44-36)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1959 Boston Red Sox Results
The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1959 season with a record of 75 wins and 79 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.
The Red Sox plated 726 runs and yielded 696 runs. Jackie Jensen paced Boston with 28 home runs, and Frank Malzone walloped 20 or more, too. Jackie Jensen drove in 112 runs. Pete Runnels led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .314. Jerry Casale topped the squad with 13 wins, while Ike Delock recorded a 2.95 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Pinky Higgins, Rudy York and Billy Jurges coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Bobby Avila | 2B | R | R | April 2, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | Veracruz, Ve Mexico |
Frank Baumann | P | L | L | July 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 205 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Ted Bowsfield | P | R | L | January 10, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Vernon, BC CAN |
Tom Brewer | P | R | R | September 3, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Wadesboro, NC USA |
Don Buddin | SS | R | R | May 5, 1934 | 5'11" | 178 | Turbeville, SC USA |
Jim Busby | CF | R | R | January 8, 1927 | 6'1" | 175 | Kenedy, TX USA |
Jerry Casale | P | R | R | September 27, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Nelson Chittum | P | R | R | March 25, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Harrisonburg, VA USA |
Billy Consolo | SS | R | R | August 18, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | Cleveland, OH USA |
Pete Daley | C | R | R | January 14, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | Grass Valley, CA USA |
Ike Delock | P | R | R | November 11, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Highland Park, MI USA |
Mike Fornieles | P | R | R | January 18, 1932 | 5'11" | 155 | La Habana, La Cuba |
Gary Geiger | CF | L | R | April 4, 1937 | 6'0" | 168 | Sand Ridge, IL USA |
Dick Gernert | 1B | R | R | September 28, 1928 | 6'3" | 209 | Reading, PA USA |
Don Gile | C | R | R | April 19, 1935 | 6'6" | 220 | Modesto, CA USA |
Pumpsie Green | 2B | B | R | October 27, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Boley, OK USA |
Jack Harshman | P | L | L | July 12, 1927 | 6'2" | 178 | San Diego, CA USA |
Billy Hoeft | P | L | L | May 17, 1932 | 6'3" | 180 | Oshkosh, WI USA |
Jackie Jensen | RF | R | R | March 9, 1927 | 5'11" | 190 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Marty Keough | CF | L | L | April 14, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Oakland, CA USA |
Leo Kiely | P | L | L | November 30, 1929 | 6'2" | 180 | Hoboken, NJ USA |
Ted Lepcio | 2B | R | R | July 28, 1929 | 5'10" | 177 | Utica, NY USA |
Jim Mahoney | SS | R | R | May 26, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | Englewood, NJ USA |
Jerry Mallett | CF | R | R | September 18, 1935 | 6'5" | 208 | Bonne Terre, MO USA |
Frank Malzone | 3B | R | R | February 28, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | Bronx, NY USA |
Herb Moford | P | R | R | August 6, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Brooksville, KY USA |
Bill Monbouquette | P | R | R | August 11, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | Medford, MA USA |
Herb Plews | 2B | L | R | June 14, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | Helena, MT USA |
Bill Renna | LF | R | R | October 14, 1924 | 6'3" | 218 | Hanford, CA USA |
Pete Runnels | 2B | L | R | January 28, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Lufkin, TX USA |
Al Schroll | P | R | R | March 22, 1932 | 6'2" | 210 | New Orleans, LA USA |
Dave Sisler | P | R | R | October 16, 1931 | 6'4" | 200 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Gene Stephens | LF | L | R | January 20, 1933 | 6'3" | 175 | Gravette, AR USA |
Frank Sullivan | P | R | R | January 23, 1930 | 6'6" | 215 | Hollywood, CA USA |
Haywood Sullivan | C | R | R | December 15, 1930 | 6'4" | 210 | Donalsonville, GA USA |
Murray Wall | P | R | R | September 19, 1926 | 6'3" | 185 | Dallas, TX USA |
Vic Wertz | 1B | L | R | February 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 186 | York, PA USA |
Sammy White | C | R | R | July 7, 1927 | 6'3" | 195 | Wenatchee, WA USA |
Ted Williams | LF | L | R | August 30, 1918 | 6'3" | 205 | San Diego, CA USA |
Ted Wills | P | L | L | February 9, 1934 | 6'2" | 200 | Fresno, CA USA |
Earl Wilson | P | R | R | October 2, 1934 | 6'3" | 216 | Ponchatoula, LA USA |