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1959 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
name	Boston Red Sox
season	1959
league	American League
ballpark	Fenway Park
city	Boston
record	75–79 (.487)
league_place	5th
owners	Tom Yawkey
president	Tom Yawkey
general_managers	Bucky Harris
managers	Pinky Higgins, Rudy York, and Billy Jurges
television	WHDH-TV
radio	WHDH-AM 850
(Curt Gowdy, Bob Murphy, Bill Crowley)
espntn	bos
brtn	BOS

(Curt Gowdy, Bob Murphy, Bill Crowley) The 1959 Boston Red Sox season was the 59th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League (AL) with a record of 75 wins and 79 losses, 19 games behind the AL champion Chicago White Sox.

Offseason

1958 turned out to be Jimmy Piersall's final season with the Red Sox. On December 2, 1958, Piersall was traded to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Gary Geiger and Vic Wertz.

Notable transactions

Prior to 1959 season: Mike Page was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.
March 9, 1959: Bob Smith was traded by the Red Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Chuck Tanner.

Regular season

The 1959 season was the year that the color barrier was broken for the Red Sox. On July 21, Elijah "Pumpsie" Green became the first black player to play for the Red Sox. A week later, Earl Wilson became the first black pitcher to play for the team.
Ted Williams would have an off year in his penultimate season, as he batted below .300.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

July 26, 1959: Bud Byerly was traded by the Red Sox to the San Francisco Giants for Billy Muffett and cash.
September 9, 1959: Chuck Tanner was sold by Red Sox to Cleveland Indians.

Opening day lineup

Roster

1959 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers

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
C	Sammy White	119	377	107	.284	1	42
1B	Dick Gernert	117	298	78	.262	11	42
2B	Pete Runnels	147	560	176	.314	6	57
SS	Don Buddin	151	485	117	.241	10	53
3B	Frank Malzone	154	604	169	.280	19	92
LF		103	272	69	.254	10	43
CF	Marty Keough	96	251	61	.243	7	27
RF	Jackie Jensen	148	535	148	.277	28	112

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
	120	335	82	.245	11	48
Gene Stephens	92	270	75	.278	3	39
	94	247	68	.275	7	49
	50	172	40	.233	1	10
Pete Daley	65	169	38	.225	1	11
Jim Busby	61	102	23	.225	1	5
Bobby Ávila	22	45	11	.244	3	6
Jim Mahoney	31	23	3	.130	1	4
Bill Renna	14	22	2	.091	0	2
Jerry Mallett	4	15	4	.267	0	1
Billy Consolo	10	14	3	.214	0	0
Herb Plews	13	12	1	.083	0	0
Don Gile	3	10	2	.200	0	1
Ted Lepcio	3	3	1	.333	0	1
Haywood Sullivan	4	2	0	.000	0	0

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
	36	215.1	10	12	3.76	121
	31	179.2	13	8	4.31	93
Frank Sullivan	30	177.2	9	11	3.95	107
Ted Wills	9	56.1	2	6	5.27	24

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
Bill Monbouquette	34	151.2	7	7	4.15	87
Ike Delock	28	134.1	11	6	2.95	55
	26	95.2	6	4	4.05	48
Al Schroll	14	46.0	1	4	4.70	26
Jack Harshman	8	24.2	2	3	6.57	14
	9	23.2	1	1	6.08	17
Billy Hoeft	5	17.2	0	3	5.60	8
	5	9.0	0	1	15.00	4
Herb Moford	4	8.2	0	2	11.42	7

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
Mike Fornieles	46	5	3	11	3.07	54
Leo Kiely	41	3	3	7	4.20	30
Murray Wall	26	2	5	3	5.51	14
Nelson Chittum	21	3	0	0	1.19	12
Dave Sisler	3	0	0	0	6.75	3

Awards and honors

Jackie Jensen, Gold Glove Award (OF)
Frank Malzone, Gold Glove Award (3B)

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Minneapolis, Waterloo, Alpine Source:

References

(2009). "The Boston Red Sox: An Illustrated History". World Publications Group.
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pagemi01.shtml Mike Page] at ''Baseball-Reference''
[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=tannech01 Chuck Tanner Trades and Transactions] by Baseball Almanac
(2009). "The Boston Red Sox: An Illustrated History". World Publications Group.
(2009). "The Boston Red Sox: An Illustrated History". World Publications Group.
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/muffebi01.shtml Billy Muffett] at ''Baseball-Reference''
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
(1959). "Boston Red Sox Official Profile, Photo and Data Book".

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