1959 Boston Red Sox Roster

American League (AL)
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 Statistics
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
Bobby Avila2BRRApril 2, 19245'10"175Veracruz, Ve Mexico
Frank BaumannPLLJuly 1, 19336'0"205St. Louis, MO USA
Ted BowsfieldPRLJanuary 10, 19356'1"190Vernon, BC CAN
Tom BrewerPRRSeptember 3, 19316'1"175Wadesboro, NC USA
Don BuddinSSRRMay 5, 19345'11"178Turbeville, SC USA
Jim BusbyCFRRJanuary 8, 19276'1"175Kenedy, TX USA
Jerry CasalePRRSeptember 27, 19336'2"200Brooklyn, NY USA
Nelson ChittumPRRMarch 25, 19336'1"180Harrisonburg, VA USA
Billy ConsoloSSRRAugust 18, 19345'11"180Cleveland, OH USA
Pete DaleyCRRJanuary 14, 19306'0"195Grass Valley, CA USA
Ike DelockPRRNovember 11, 19295'11"175Highland Park, MI USA
Mike FornielesPRRJanuary 18, 19325'11"155La Habana, La Cuba
Gary GeigerCFLRApril 4, 19376'0"168Sand Ridge, IL USA
Dick Gernert1BRRSeptember 28, 19286'3"209Reading, PA USA
Don GileCRRApril 19, 19356'6"220Modesto, CA USA
Pumpsie Green2BBROctober 27, 19336'0"175Boley, OK USA
Jack HarshmanPLLJuly 12, 19276'2"178San Diego, CA USA
Billy HoeftPLLMay 17, 19326'3"180Oshkosh, WI USA
Jackie JensenRFRRMarch 9, 19275'11"190San Francisco, CA USA
Marty KeoughCFLLApril 14, 19346'0"180Oakland, CA USA
Leo KielyPLLNovember 30, 19296'2"180Hoboken, NJ USA
Ted Lepcio2BRRJuly 28, 19295'10"177Utica, NY USA
Jim MahoneySSRRMay 26, 19346'0"175Englewood, NJ USA
Jerry MallettCFRRSeptember 18, 19356'5"208Bonne Terre, MO USA
Frank Malzone3BRRFebruary 28, 19305'10"180Bronx, NY USA
Herb MofordPRRAugust 6, 19286'1"175Brooksville, KY USA
Bill MonbouquettePRRAugust 11, 19365'11"190Medford, MA USA
Herb Plews2BLRJune 14, 19285'11"160Helena, MT USA
Bill RennaLFRROctober 14, 19246'3"218Hanford, CA USA
Pete Runnels2BLRJanuary 28, 19286'0"170Lufkin, TX USA
Al SchrollPRRMarch 22, 19326'2"210New Orleans, LA USA
Dave SislerPRROctober 16, 19316'4"200St. Louis, MO USA
Gene StephensLFLRJanuary 20, 19336'3"175Gravette, AR USA
Frank SullivanPRRJanuary 23, 19306'6"215Hollywood, CA USA
Haywood SullivanCRRDecember 15, 19306'4"210Donalsonville, GA USA
Murray WallPRRSeptember 19, 19266'3"185Dallas, TX USA
Vic Wertz1BLRFebruary 9, 19256'0"186York, PA USA
Sammy WhiteCRRJuly 7, 19276'3"195Wenatchee, WA USA
Ted WilliamsLFLRAugust 30, 19186'3"205San Diego, CA USA
Ted WillsPLLFebruary 9, 19346'2"200Fresno, CA USA
Earl WilsonPRROctober 2, 19346'3"216Ponchatoula, LA USA



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