1958 Springfield Giants Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 68-65
Finished 1st in the EL's North Division
Manager: Andy Gilbert (68-65)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Springfield, Massachusetts
Ballpark: Pynchon Park
Attendance: 84,974, Avg. 1,278
1958 Springfield Giants Statistics

The Springfield Giants of the Eastern League ended the 1958 season with a record of 68 wins and 65 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.

The Giants led the league with just 544 runs allowed. Springfield scored 562 runs. John Weekly paced the team with 11 home runs José Pagán drove in 77 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .298 clip. Dick LeMay and Julio Navarro paced the squad with 13 wins each, while Chester Vincent registered a 1.73 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1958 Springfield Giants who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Julio Navarro, Charlie Dees, John Weekly, Bob Perry, José Pagán, Verle Tiefenthaler, Jim Duffalo, Rudy Hernández, Dick LeMay, Roger McCardell, Ernie Bowman and Roy Wright.

Andy Gilbert served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Gilbert BassettiRRAugust 22, 19346'2"195
Ernie BowmanRRJuly 28, 19355'10"160Johnson City, TN US
Louis CaputoRRJune 17, 19355'9"175
George CaseRRJanuary 14, 19355'10"185Winsted, CT US
Donald CassidyRRJanuary 17, 19356'0"185
Ron CooperLRJanuary 17, 19355'11"180
Vic DavisRRJanuary 26, 19366'0"160
Charlie DeesLLJune 24, 19356'1"173Birmingham, AL US
William DeJesusRRMarch 13, 19356'1"165, PR
Robert DennisonRRNovember 21, 19336'0"185
Jim DuffaloRRNovember 25, 19356'1"175Helvetia, PA US
Patrick EnosRRAugust 18, 19355'10"185White Plains, NY US
Charles GarivaltisR6'0"177
Rudy HernándezRRDecember 10, 19316'3"185Santiago, Santiago DO
Ed HerstekRRJuly 10, 19366'2"192
Reggie LeeRLOctober 20, 19336'0"171Philadelphia, PA US
Dick LeMayLLAugust 28, 19386'3"190Cincinnati, OH US
Jack LewisRR5'10"185
Roger McCardellRRAugust 29, 19326'0"200Gorsuch Mills, MD US
Julio NavarroRRJanuary 9, 19346'0"175Vieques, PR
José PagánRRMay 5, 19355'9"160Barceloneta, PR
Pete PavlickRRJanuary 16, 19265'10"180Bayonne, NJ US
Bob PerryRRSeptember 14, 19346'2"180New Bern, NC US
Jack PollittLLJanuary 1, 19325'10"175
Frank ReveiraRROctober 24, 19355'8"205
John SpicuzzaR6'0"195
Verle TiefenthalerLRJuly 11, 19376'1"190Brenda, IA US
Chester VincentLL6'1"175
John WeeklyRRJune 14, 19376'0"200Waterproof, LA US
Roy WrightRRSeptember 26, 19336'2"170Buchtel, OH 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.




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