1958 Rochester Red Wings Roster
Team Record: 77-75
Finished 3rd in the IL
Manager: Cot Deal (77-75)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Rochester, New York
Ballpark: Silver Stadium
Attendance: 272,675, Avg. 3,588
Playoffs - Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games, Rochester Red Wings 1
The Rochester Red Wings of the International League ended the 1958 season with a record of 77 wins and 75 losses, finishing third in the IL.
The Red Wings scored 592 runs and yielded 615 runs. Tom Burgess led Rochester with 19 home runs, while Gene Oliver and Don Lassetter walloped 15 or more as well. Don Lassetter drove in 73 runs. Gene Oliver paced all regular hitters by connecting at a .282 clip. Dick Ricketts topped the team with 15 wins, and Gary Blaylock recorded a 3.21 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Frank Verdi, Rubén Amaro, Dick Ricketts, Don Lassetter, Gary Blaylock, Joe McClain, Ray Katt, Lynn Lovenguth, Loren Babe, Tom Burgess, Bill Greason, Neal Watlington, Mel Wright, Gene Oliver, Cot Deal, Duke Carmel, Bob Kuzava, John Mackinson, Johnny O'Brien, Ed Olivares, Roy Smalley, Bob Miller, Lenny Green, Ed Stevens, Cal Browning, Laurin Pepper and Bob Gibson were all players from the 1958 Rochester Red Wings who played in the Majors during their careers.
Cot Deal served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Alomar | R | R | December 11, 1933 | 5'11" | 172 | Santurce, PR |
| Rubén Amaro | R | R | January 6, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX |
| Loren Babe | L | R | January 11, 1928 | 5'10" | 180 | Pisgah, IA US |
| Gary Blaylock | R | R | October 11, 1931 | 6'0" | 196 | Clarkton, MO US |
| Donald Brown | L | L | August 22, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Cal Browning | L | L | March 16, 1938 | 5'11" | 190 | Burns Flat, OK US |
| Tom Burgess | L | L | September 1, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | London, ON CA |
| Duke Carmel | L | L | April 23, 1937 | 6'3" | 202 | New York, NY US |
| Joseph Christian | R | R | May 9, 1931 | 5'10" | 180 | Moon Run, PA US |
| Alex Cosmidis | R | R | September 22, 1928 | 5'7" | 165 | Fayetteville, NC US |
| Cot Deal | S | R | January 23, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | Arapaho, OK US |
| Bob Gibson | R | R | November 9, 1935 | 6'1" | 189 | Omaha, NE US |
| Al Grandcolas | R | R | December 14, 1932 | 6'2" | 175 | Belleville, IL US |
| Bill Greason | R | R | September 3, 1924 | 5'10" | 170 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Lenny Green | L | L | January 6, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Detroit, MI US |
| Ray Katt | R | R | May 9, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | New Braunfels, TX US |
| Bob Kuzava | S | L | May 28, 1923 | 6'2" | 202 | Wyandotte, MI US |
| Don Lassetter | R | R | March 27, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | Newnan, GA US |
| Lynn Lovenguth | L | R | November 29, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Camden, NJ US |
| John Mackinson | R | R | October 29, 1923 | 5'10" | 160 | Orange, NJ US |
| Joe McClain | R | R | May 5, 1933 | 6'0" | 183 | Johnson City, TN US |
| Bob Miller | R | R | February 18, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Wilcy Moore | R | R | July 6, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Johnny O'Brien | R | R | December 11, 1930 | 5'9" | 170 | South Amboy, NJ US |
| Ed Olivares | R | R | November 5, 1937 | 5'11" | 180 | Mayaguez, PR |
| Gene Oliver | R | R | March 22, 1935 | 6'2" | 225 | Moline, IL US |
| Laurin Pepper | R | R | January 18, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | Vaughan, MS US |
| Dick Ricketts | L | R | December 4, 1933 | 6'7" | 215 | Pottstown, PA US |
| Jack Roberts | S | R | September 17, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Kelton Russell | S | L | July 19, 1934 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Roy Smalley | R | R | June 9, 1926 | 6'3" | 190 | Springfield, MO US |
| Ed Stevens | L | L | January 12, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | Galveston, TX US |
| Jorge Talavera | L | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Frank Verdi | R | R | June 2, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Neal Watlington | L | R | December 25, 1922 | 6'0" | 195 | Yanceyville, NC US |
| Mel Wright | R | R | May 11, 1928 | 6'3" | 210 | Manila, AR US |
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.
