1958 Lancaster Red Roses Roster
Team Record: 75-57
Finished 1st in the EL's South Division
Manager: Johnny Pesky (75-57)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Stumpf Field
Attendance: 81,932, Avg. 1,241
Playoffs - Lancaster Red Roses 3 games, York White Roses 1
Finals - Binghamton Triplets 3 games, Lancaster Red Roses 2
The Lancaster Red Roses of the Eastern League ended the 1958 season with a record of 75 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.
The Red Roses led the league with 660 runs. Lancaster yielded 625 runs. Allie Benza paced the squad with 15 home runs Gordon Figard drove in 79 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .309 clip. Gordon Seyfried paced the team with 17 wins, while Ron Nischwitz recorded a 3.49 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Ron Shoop, Steve Kraly, Buck Rodgers, Jim Brady, Bubba Morton, Ron Nischwitz, Jim Proctor, Larry Foster and Gordon Seyfried were all players from the 1958 Lancaster Red Roses who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Johnny Pesky served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Antoine | R | R | March 17, 1935 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Moby Benedict | R | March 29, 1935 | 5'8" | 170 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Allie Benza | R | R | January 8, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jim Brady | L | L | March 2, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Dick Camilli | R | R | August 2, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Richard Colone | L | L | December 7, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Richard Day | L | L | October 9, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Manuel Diaz | R | R | December 12, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Larry Donovan | R | R | January 18, 1934 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| John Fickinger | R | R | October 11, 1933 | 6'3" | 195 | Ashland, PA US |
| Jerry Fields | R | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Gordon Figard | S | R | November 16, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Larry Foster | L | R | December 24, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | Lansing, MI US |
| Steve Kraly | L | L | April 18, 1929 | 5'10" | 152 | Whiting, IN US |
| Norm Manning | R | R | November 13, 1937 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| George McCue | L | L | July 4, 1933 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Hugh McMullan | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Bubba Morton | R | R | December 13, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | Washington, DC US |
| Ron Nischwitz | S | L | July 1, 1937 | 6'3" | 205 | Dayton, OH US |
| Bob Paffel | R | R | February 27, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | Wyandotte, MI US |
| Alfred Paschal | R | R | October 30, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Jim Proctor | R | R | September 9, 1935 | 6'0" | 165 | Brandywine, MD US |
| Jesse Queen | R | R | June 7, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | Cuthbert, GA US |
| John Risch | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Buck Rodgers | S | R | August 16, 1938 | 6'2" | 190 | Delaware, OH US |
| Ron Rozman | R | R | January 18, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Anthony Scariato | L | 5'10" | 182 | |||
| John Schroder | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Gordon Seyfried | R | R | July 4, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Tom Sharkey | R | R | 6'0" | 186 | ||
| Ron Shoop | R | R | September 19, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Rural Valley, PA US |
| William Springfield | R | R | August 5, 1930 | 5'8" | 165 | Roxboro, MA US |
| Bill Thurston | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Vincent Trakan | R | R | 6'2" | 188 | ||
| John Turk | R | R | May 4, 1931 | 6'0" | 200 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Dick Walter | R | R | June 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | Sommerville, MA 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.
