1958 Cincinnati Reds
[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 |


