1958 Boston Red Sox season
The 1958 Boston Red Sox season was the 58th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses, thirteen games behind the AL and World Series champion New York Yankees. It would be the last time the Red Sox finished a season above.500, until their "Impossible Dream" season of 1967.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
2B | | 147 | 568 | 183 | .322 | 8 | 59 |
SS | | 136 | 497 | 118 | .237 | 12 | 43 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 134 | 270 | 59 | .219 | 9 | 25 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 31 | 160 | 14 | 8 | 3.38 | 82 |
| 33 | 227.1 | 12 | 12 | 3.72 | 124 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 17 | 66.2 | 4 | 3 | 3.78 | 43 |
| 16 | 65.2 | 4 | 2 | 3.84 | 38 |
| 10 | 52.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.47 | 31 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Minneapolis, Waterloo