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1958 Cincinnati Reds

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Contents

  • 1 Summary
  • 2 Roster and Statistics
  • 3 Batting Leaders
  • 4 Pitching Leaders


[edit] Summary

The 1958 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 76-78. They scored 695 runs and belted 123 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. The offense was powered by Frank Robinson, who led the team with 31 home runs and 83 RBI. Johnny Temple led the team with 166 hits for a .306 average.

The team allowed 621 runs and had a team ERA of 3.73. Bob Purkey was the winningest pitcher, with 17 games won. Joe Nuxhall racked up 111 strkeouts to lead the team.

[edit] Roster and Statistics

Player Name Pos G AB R H HR RBI SB OBP SLG OPS AVG
Infielders
Steve Bilko 1B 31 87 12 23 4 17 0 .330 .494 .824 .264
George Crowe 1B 111 345 31 95 7 61 1 .348 .400 .748 .275
Walt Dropo 1B 63 162 18 47 7 31 0 .335 .488 .823 .290
Dee Fondy 1B 89 124 23 27 1 11 7 .246 .266 .512 .218
Alex Grammas SS 105 216 25 47 0 12 2 .329 .255 .584 .218
Fred Hatfield 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bobby Henrich SS 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Don Hoak 3B 114 417 51 109 6 50 6 .333 .376 .709 .261
Roy McMillan SS 145 393 48 90 1 25 5 .312 .298 .610 .229
Johnny Temple 2B 141 542 82 166 3 47 15 .405 .402 .807 .306
Outfielders
Gus Bell OF 112 385 42 97 10 46 2 .314 .382 .696 .252
Chuck Coles OF 5 11 0 2 0 2 0 .308 .273 .581 .182
Jim Fridley OF 5 9 2 2 0 1 0 .222 .444 .666 .222
Jerry Lynch OF 122 420 58 131 16 68 1 .338 .498 .836 .312
Eddie Miksis OF 69 50 15 7 0 4 1 .218 .140 .358 .140
Danny Morejon OF 12 26 4 5 0 1 1 .400 .192 .592 .192
Vada Pinson OF 27 96 20 26 1 8 2 .352 .375 .727 .271
Frank Robinson OF 148 554 90 149 31 83 10 .350 .504 .854 .269
Bob Thurman OF 94 178 23 41 4 20 1 .320 .382 .702 .230
Pete Whisenant OF 85 203 33 48 11 40 3 .292 .463 .755 .236
Catchers
Ed Bailey C 112 360 39 90 11 59 2 .337 .411 .748 .250
Smoky Burgess C 99 251 28 71 6 31 0 .343 .410 .753 .283
Dutch Dotterer C 11 28 1 7 1 2 0 .300 .393 .693 .250
Team Totals - - 5273 695 1359 123 649 61 .326 .389 .715 .258


Player Name G GS IP W L Win % SV SO BB ERA WHIP
Pitchers
Tom Acker 38 10 124.7 4 3 .571 1 90 43 4.55 1.355
Hersh Freeman 3 0 7.7 0 0 .000 0 7 5 3.52 1.169
Harvey Haddix 29 26 184 8 7 .533 0 110 43 3.52 1.272
Lefty Hayden 3 0 3.7 0 0 .000 0 3 1 4.91 1.622
Jay Hook 1 1 3 0 1 .000 0 5 2 12.00 1.667
Hal Jeffcoat 49 0 75 6 8 .429 9 35 26 3.72 1.360
Alex Kellner 18 7 82 7 3 .700 0 42 20 2.30 1.146
Bob Kelly 2 1 2 0 0 .000 0 1 3 4.50 3.000
Johnny Klippstein 12 4 33 3 2 .600 1 22 14 4.91 1.545
Brooks Lawrence 46 23 181 8 13 .381 5 74 55 4.13 1.376
Turk Lown 11 0 11.7 0 2 .000 0 9 12 5.40 2.051
Don Newcombe 20 18 133.3 7 7 .500 1 53 28 3.85 1.403
Joe Nuxhall 36 26 175.7 12 11 .522 0 111 63 3.79 1.320
Jim O'Toole 1 1 7 0 1 .000 0 4 5 1.29 1.286
Orlando Pena 9 0 15 1 0 1.000 3 11 4 .60 0.933
Bob Purkey 37 34 250 17 11 .607 0 70 49 3.60 1.232
Charlie Rabe 9 1 18.7 0 3 .000 0 10 9 4.34 1.818
Willard Schmidt 41 2 69.3 3 5 .375 0 41 33 2.86 1.342
Ted Wieand 1 0 2 0 0 .000 0 2 0 9.00 2.000
Bill Wight 7 0 6.7 0 1 .000 0 5 4 4.05 1.642
Team Totals 373 154 1385.5 76 78 .494 20 705 419 3.73 1.329

[edit] Batting Leaders

Category
Games Frank Robinson 148
At Bats Frank Robinson 554
Plate Appearances (approx.) Johnny Temple 652
Batting Average Johnny Temple .306
On-Base % Johnny Temple .405
Slugging % Frank Robinson .504
OPS Frank Robinson .854
Runs Frank Robinson 90
Hits Johnny Temple 166
Total Bases Frank Robinson 279
Doubles Johnny Temple 31
Triples Frank Robinson and Johnny Temple 6
Home Runs Frank Robinson 31
RBI Frank Robinson 83
Walks Johnny Temple 91
Strikeouts Frank Robinson 80
Stolen Bases Johnny Temple 15
Caught Stealing Don Hoak and Johnny Temple 8
Sacrifice Hits Johnny Temple 17
Sacrifice Flies Gus Bell, George Crowe, and Pete Whisenant 5
Grounded into Double Plays Frank Robinson 13

[edit] Pitching Leaders

Category
Wins Bob Purkey 17
Losses Brooks Lawrence 13
Saves Hal Jeffcoat 9
Won-Loss % Bob Purkey .607
ERA Harvey Haddix 3.52
WHIP Bob Purkey 1.232
Innings Pitched Bob Purkey 250
Games Hal Jeffcoat 49
Games Started Bob Purkey 34
Strikeouts Joe Nuxhall 111
Complete Games Bob Purkey 17
Shutouts Bob Purkey 3
Batters Faced Bob Purkey 1040
Earned Runs Allowed Bob Purkey 100
Hits Allowed Bob Purkey 259
Walks Allowed Joe Nuxhall 63
Home Runs Allowed Harvey Haddix 28
Doubles Allowed Bob Purkey 53
Triples Allowed Harvey Haddix 5
Wild Pitches Johnny Klippstein 4
Hit Batsmen Harvey Haddix 7
Double Plays Induced Brooks Lawrence 21

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