1958 Columbus Red Birds Roster
Team Record: 77-77
Finished 4th in the IL
Manager: Clyde King (77-77)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 196,644, Avg. 2,554
Playoffs - Montreal Royals 4 games, Columbus Red Birds 3
The Columbus Red Birds of the International League ended the 1958 season with a record of 77 wins and 77 losses, finishing fourth in the IL.
The Red Birds scored 611 runs and yielded 665 runs. Bill Causion led Columbus with 16 home runs Jim Pendleton drove in 68 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .312 clip. Whammy Douglas paced the team with 16 wins, while Bennie Daniels registered a 2.31 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1958 Columbus Red Birds who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Red Swanson, Dave Wickersham, Laurin Pepper, Ken Hamlin, Joe Gibbon, Bennie Daniels, Don Rowe, Paul Pettit, Hardy Peterson, Whammy Douglas, Gair Allie, Tony Bartirome, George O'Donnell, Johnny Lipon, Red Witt, Lynn Lovenguth, Howie Goss, Luis Arroyo, Jim Pendleton, Jim Baumer, Spook Jacobs, Bob Kelly, Dick Rand and Cholly Naranjo.
Clyde King served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gair Allie | R | R | October 28, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Statesville, NC US |
| Luis Arroyo | L | L | February 18, 1927 | 5'8" | 178 | Penuelas, PR |
| Tony Bartirome | L | L | May 9, 1932 | 5'10" | 155 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Jim Baumer | R | R | January 29, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Bill Causion | L | L | August 30, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Marcos Cobos | R | R | August 13, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Bennie Daniels | L | R | June 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 193 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
| Donald Dobrino | R | R | February 3, 1935 | 6'3" | 205 | Mount Olive, IL US |
| Whammy Douglas | R | R | February 17, 1935 | 6'2" | 185 | Carrboro, NC US |
| Miguel Fernandez | L | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Joe Gibbon | R | L | April 10, 1935 | 6'4" | 200 | Hickory, MS US |
| Howie Goss | R | R | November 1, 1934 | 6'4" | 204 | Wewoka, OK US |
| Ken Hamlin | R | R | May 18, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | Detroit, MI US |
| Spook Jacobs | R | R | November 4, 1925 | 5'8" | 155 | Cheswold, DE US |
| Bob Kelly | R | R | October 4, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Johnny Lipon | R | R | November 10, 1922 | 6'0" | 175 | Martins Ferry, OH US |
| Lynn Lovenguth | L | R | November 29, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Camden, NJ US |
| Stanley Malec | R | R | August 24, 1932 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Cholly Naranjo | L | R | November 25, 1933 | 5'11" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| George O'Donnell | R | R | May 27, 1929 | 6'3" | 175 | Winchester, IL US |
| Bill Onuska | R | R | January 15, 1934 | 5'10" | 195 | Trumbull, CT US |
| Emil Panko | R | R | August 25, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | Yonkers, NY US |
| Jim Pendleton | R | R | January 7, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Charles, MO US |
| Laurin Pepper | R | R | January 18, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | Vaughan, MS US |
| Hardy Peterson | R | R | October 17, 1929 | 6'0" | 205 | Perth Amboy, NJ US |
| Paul Pettit | L | L | November 29, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Dick Rand | R | R | March 7, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | South Gate, CA US |
| Leo Rodriguez | R | R | July 1, 1929 | 5'11" | 185 | Talhualilo, MX |
| Don Rowe | L | L | April 3, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Brawley, CA US |
| Red Swanson | R | R | October 15, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | Baton Rouge, LA US |
| Tony Washington | L | L | January 9, 1937 | 6'2" | 183 | Chicago, IL US |
| Donald Whitcomb | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Dave Wickersham | R | R | September 27, 1935 | 6'3" | 188 | Erie, PA US |
| Red Witt | R | R | November 9, 1931 | 6'3" | 185 | Long Beach, CA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
