1958 Corpus Christi Giants Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
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
1958 Corpus Christi Giants Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Kenneth AndersenRLOctober 2, 19356'2"185
Jack BossardRApril 21, 19305'11"165Blythewood, SC US
Tom BowersRRApril 4, 19346'0"180
Bob BurrR6'0"175
Nelson DaehnLRMarch 18, 19296'0"180
Calvin DorseyRJune 25, 19366'0"185
Eddie FisherRRJuly 16, 19366'2"200Shreveport, LA US
Charles FowlerRRApril 27, 19306'2"185
Willie FrancoRRNovember 2, 19326'1"190San Francisco, CA US
Bill FroatsLLOctober 20, 19306'0"180New York, NY US
Frank FunkRRAugust 30, 19356'0"175Washington, DC US
Melvin GehoRRSeptember 4, 19356'1"185
Rudy HernándezRRDecember 10, 19316'3"185Santiago, Santiago DO
Michael LutzRRAugust 29, 19276'1"208
Richard MaibauerRRDecember 24, 19326'2"195
Richard MeansLLApril 9, 19366'0"180
James MillerLR5'11"170
Ray MurrayRROctober 12, 19176'3"204Spring Hope, NC US
Al PapaiRRMay 7, 19176'3"185Divernon, IL US
James RiceRRSeptember 25, 19335'10"160
Tony RisingerSRMarch 20, 19356'0"165
Neil RobertsRR6'0"185
Eric RodinRRFebruary 5, 19306'2"215Orange, NJ US
Juan SentiesLL5'8"145
Dick SovdeRRMarch 9, 19356'8"200
John SpicuzzaR6'0"195
Albert StieglitzLRNovember 13, 19336'3"205Columbia, SC US
Bill TosheffRRJune 2, 19266'1"185
Jay Van NoyLRNovember 4, 19286'1"200Garland, UT US
George WehmeyerRFebruary 24, 19275'6"150
Bill WellsRRMarch 22, 19296'0"177Des Moines, IA US
Spider WilhelmRRMay 23, 19295'9"170Baltimore, MD US
Jack WilkinsonRROctober 4, 19265'10"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.




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