1958 Modesto Reds Roster
Team Record: 69-70
Finished 5th in the CL
Manager: Dee Phillips (69-70)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Modesto, California
Ballpark: Del Webb Field
Attendance: 40,760, Avg. 586
The Modesto Reds of the California League ended the 1958 season with a record of 69 wins and 70 losses, finishing fifth in the CL.
The Reds tallied 719 runs and conceded 657 runs. Warren Lavorel paced Modesto with 18 home runs and accounted for 94 RBI. Dick Bogard led all regular batters with a .295 average. Leonardo Ferguson earned 23 wins on the mound for the squad and a team-best 3 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1958 Modesto Reds who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Dee Phillips, Marino Pieretti, Phil Mudrock, Pete Mikkelsen, Hal Reniff and Rich Barry.
Dee Phillips served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Adams | R | R | March 20, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Rex Babcock | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Rich Barry | R | R | September 12, 1940 | 6'4" | 205 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Dick Berardino | R | R | July 2, 1937 | 6'1" | 190 | Cambridge, MA US |
| Dick Bogard | L | R | February 10, 1937 | 5'11" | 175 | Mount Pleasant, MS US |
| Bill Burgess | R | R | October 15, 1937 | 5'10" | 172 | |
| Roger Chaney | L | L | February 22, 1940 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| John Christiansen | L | R | July 7, 1938 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Frank Cornell | R | R | March 17, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Leonardo Ferguson | R | R | April 23, 1939 | 5'11" | 150 | Guabito, PA |
| Joseph Gaggero | S | R | 6'4" | 168 | ||
| Lewis Gentry | R | 6'1" | 193 | |||
| Lewis Halbert | L | 6'1" | 199 | |||
| Hugh Hendry | R | R | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| LeRoy Johnson | L | L | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| John Kopp | R | R | 6'0" | 183 | ||
| Raymond Kunze | R | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Warren Lavorel | L | L | 6'2" | 210 | Oakland, CA US | |
| Carroll Lee | ||||||
| Donovan Lewis | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Harry Mayo | L | L | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Pete Mikkelsen | R | R | October 25, 1939 | 6'2" | 210 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Phil Mudrock | R | R | January 12, 1937 | 6'1" | 190 | Louisville, CO US |
| Richard Muffick | R | 6'0" | 178 | |||
| Ed Olsen | R | R | June 10, 1935 | 6'1" | 182 | Salem, MA US |
| James Oros | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Dee Phillips | R | R | June 8, 1919 | 6'0" | 176 | Corsicana, TX US |
| Marino Pieretti | R | R | September 23, 1920 | 5'7" | 153 | Luccia, IT |
| Hal Reniff | R | R | July 2, 1938 | 6'0" | 215 | Warren, OH US |
| Allen Reynolds | July 1, 1935 | |||||
| Richard Rubio | L | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Gerald Sutton | ||||||
| Robert Sutton | R | R | June 3, 1938 | 6'1" | 190 | Garden Grove, CA US |
| David Weeks | R | 6'0" | 168 | |||
| John Zanze | L | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Dale Zeigler | L | L | 6'1" | 185 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
