1958 Corpus Christi Giants Roster
Team Record: 77-75
Finished 3rd in the TL
Manager: Ray Murray (77-75)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Ballpark: Schepps Palms
Attendance: 87,774, Avg. 1,155
Playoffs - Corpus Christi Giants 4 games, Houston Buffalos 1
Finals - Corpus Christi Giants 4 games, Austin Senators 1
The Corpus Christi Giants of the Texas League ended the 1958 season with a record of 77 wins and 75 losses, finishing third in the TL.
The Giants scored 760 runs, best in the league. Corpus Christi conceded 728 runs, most in the circuit. Michael Lutz walloped 39 home runs for the squad, while Ray Murray, James Miller and Eric Rodin each added 15 or more as well. Michael Lutz drove in 111 runs. Eric Rodin led all regular batters with a .320 average. Frank Funk topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.6 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Eddie Fisher, Bill Froats, Frank Funk, Rudy Hernández, Ray Murray, Al Papai, Eric Rodin, Jay Van Noy and Spider Wilhelm were all players from the 1958 Corpus Christi Giants who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Ray Murray served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Kenneth Andersen | R | L | October 2, 1935 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Jack Bossard | R | April 21, 1930 | 5'11" | 165 | Blythewood, SC US | |
Tom Bowers | R | R | April 4, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Bob Burr | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
Nelson Daehn | L | R | March 18, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Calvin Dorsey | R | June 25, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Eddie Fisher | R | R | July 16, 1936 | 6'2" | 200 | Shreveport, LA US |
Charles Fowler | R | R | April 27, 1930 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Willie Franco | R | R | November 2, 1932 | 6'1" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
Bill Froats | L | L | October 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | New York, NY US |
Frank Funk | R | R | August 30, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | Washington, DC US |
Melvin Geho | R | R | September 4, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Rudy Hernández | R | R | December 10, 1931 | 6'3" | 185 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
Michael Lutz | R | R | August 29, 1927 | 6'1" | 208 | |
Richard Maibauer | R | R | December 24, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Richard Means | L | L | April 9, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | |
James Miller | L | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Ray Murray | R | R | October 12, 1917 | 6'3" | 204 | Spring Hope, NC US |
Al Papai | R | R | May 7, 1917 | 6'3" | 185 | Divernon, IL US |
James Rice | R | R | September 25, 1933 | 5'10" | 160 | |
Tony Risinger | S | R | March 20, 1935 | 6'0" | 165 | |
Neil Roberts | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Eric Rodin | R | R | February 5, 1930 | 6'2" | 215 | Orange, NJ US |
Juan Senties | L | L | 5'8" | 145 | ||
Dick Sovde | R | R | March 9, 1935 | 6'8" | 200 | |
John Spicuzza | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
Albert Stieglitz | L | R | November 13, 1933 | 6'3" | 205 | Columbia, SC US |
Bill Tosheff | R | R | June 2, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Jay Van Noy | L | R | November 4, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | Garland, UT US |
George Wehmeyer | R | February 24, 1927 | 5'6" | 150 | ||
Bill Wells | R | R | March 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 177 | Des Moines, IA US |
Spider Wilhelm | R | R | May 23, 1929 | 5'9" | 170 | Baltimore, MD US |
Jack Wilkinson | R | R | October 4, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 |
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.