1959 Boston Red Sox roster

32 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1959 MLB season.

1959 Red Sox roster: batting

1959 Boston Red Sox batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Frank Malzone1546049016919926.280.323.760
Pete Runnels147560951766576.314.415.841
Jackie Jensen1485351011482811220.277.372.863
Don Buddin1514857511710536.241.366.723
Sammy White119377341071424.284.324.672
Gary Geiger120335458211489.245.289.686
Dick Gernert117298417811421.262.369.795
Ted Williams103272326910430.254.372.791
Gene Stephens9227034753395.278.353.720
Marty Keough9625140617273.243.320.739
Vic Wertz9424738687490.275.337.750
Pumpsie Green5017230401104.233.350.670
Pete Daley651699381111.225.279.563
Jim Busby611021623150.225.266.599
Jim Mahoney3123103140.130.231.492
Bill Renna142222020.091.259.350
Jerry Mallett41514010.267.313.579
Don Gile31012010.200.250.550
Haywood Sullivan4200000.000.333.333

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1959 Red Sox roster: pitching

1959 Boston Red Sox pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Tom BrewerP363210123.76215.11211.432
Jerry CasaleP31261384.31179.2931.400
Frank SullivanP30269113.95177.21071.351
Bill MonbouquetteP3417774.15151.2871.310
Ike DelockP28171162.95134.1551.350
Frank BaumannP2610644.0595.2481.581
Mike FornielesP460533.0782.0541.2911
Ted WillsP98265.2756.1241.630
Leo KielyP410334.2055.2301.537
Nelson ChittumP210301.1930.1121.320
Earl WilsonP94116.0823.2172.200
Ted BowsfieldP520115.009.042.780
Herb MofordP420211.428.271.850

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.