1959 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1959 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1959 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1959 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1959 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1959 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1959 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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15 Frank Baumann 6-01 210 Left Left 1933-07-01
28 Ted Bowsfield 6-01 190 Left Right 1935-01-10
23 Tom Brewer 6-01 175 Right Right 1931-09-03
19 Jerry Casale 6-02 200 Right Right 1933-09-27
28 Nelson Chittum 6-01 180 Right Right 1933-03-25
14 Ike Delock 5-11 175 Right Right 1929-11-11
20 Mike Fornieles 5-11 172 Right Right 1932-01-18
39 Jack Harshman 6-02 185 Left Left 1927-07-12
39 Billy Hoeft 6-03 205 Left Left 1932-05-17
17 Leo Kiely 6-02 180 Left Left 1929-11-30
42 Herb Moford 6-01 175 Right Right 1928-08-06
27 Bill Monbouquette 5-11 195 Right Right 1936-08-11
30 Al Schroll 6-02 210 Right Right 1932-03-22
39 Dave Sisler 6-04 200 Right Right 1931-10-16
18 Frank Sullivan 6-06½ 215 Right Right 1930-01-23
26 Murray Wall 6-03 185 Right Right 1926-09-19
28 Ted Wills 6-02 200 Left Left 1934-02-09
26 Earl Wilson 6-03 216 Right Right 1934-10-02
8 Pete Daley 6-00 195 Right Right 1930-01-14
35 Don Gile 6-06 220 Right Right 1935-04-19
16 Haywood Sullivan 6-04 215 Right Right 1930-12-15
22 Sammy White 6-03 195 Right Right 1928-07-07
12 Bobby Avila 5-10 175 Right Right 1924-04-02
24 Don Buddin 5-11 178 Right Right 1934-05-05
1 Billy Consolo 5-11 180 Right Right 1934-08-18
25 Dick Gernert 6-03 210 Right Right 1928-09-28
12 Pumpsie Green 6-00 175 Right Both 1933-10-27
12 Ted Lepcio 5-10 177 Right Right 1929-07-28
1 Jim Mahoney 6-00 175 Right Right 1934-05-26
11 Frank Malzone 5-10 180 Right Right 1930-02-28
1 Herb Plews 5-11 160 Right Left 1928-06-14
3 Pete Runnels 6-00 170 Right Left 1928-01-28
6 Vic Wertz 6-00 186 Right Left 1925-02-09
7 Jim Busby 6-01 175 Right Right 1927-01-08
37 Gary Geiger 6-00 168 Right Left 1937-04-04
4 Jackie Jensen 5-11 190 Right Right 1927-03-09
2 Marty Keough 6-00 180 Left Left 1935-04-14
39 Jerry Mallett 6-05 208 Right Right 1935-09-18
30 Bill Renna 6-03 218 Right Right 1924-10-14
10 Gene Stephens 6-03½ 175 Right Left 1933-01-20
9 Ted Williams 6-03 205 Right Left 1918-08-30


The 1959 Boston Red Sox played 154 games during the regular season, won 75 games, lost 79 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 105/105) where 984,102 fans witnessed their 1959 Red Sox finish the season with a .487 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1959 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1959 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1959 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1959 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1959 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1959 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Sammy White (119)
1B Dick Gernert (75)
2B Pete Runnels (101)
3B Frank Malzone (154)
SS Don Buddin (150)
LF Ted Williams (76)
CF Marty Keough (69)
RF Jackie Jensen (142)
  
SP Tom Brewer
SP Jerry Casale
SP Ike Delock
SP Bill Monbouquette
SP Frank Sullivan
  
RP Nelson Chittum
RP Leo Kiely
CL Mike Fornieles


1959 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Ted Williams $125,000.00


1959 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Billy Consolo
#1 Jim Mahoney
#1 Herb Plews
#2 Marty Keough
#3 Pete Runnels
#4 Jackie Jensen
#6 Vic Wertz
#7 Jim Busby
#8 Pete Daley
#9 Ted Williams
#10 Gene Stephens
#11 Frank Malzone
#12 Bobby Avila
#12 Pumpsie Green
#12 Ted Lepcio
#14 Ike Delock
#15 Frank Baumann
#16 Haywood Sullivan
#17 Leo Kiely
#18 Frank Sullivan
#19 Jerry Casale
#20 Mike Fornieles
#22 Sammy White
#23 Tom Brewer
#24 Don Buddin
#25 Dick Gernert
#26 Murray Wall
#26 Earl Wilson
#27 Bill Monbouquette
#28 Ted Bowsfield
#28 Nelson Chittum
#28 Ted Wills
#30 Bill Renna
#30 Al Schroll
#35 Don Gile
#37 Gary Geiger
#39 Jack Harshman
#39 Billy Hoeft
#39 Jerry Mallett
#39 Dave Sisler
#42 Herb Moford

Did you know that a 1959 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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