1958 Springfield Giants Roster
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
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 Verle Tiefenthaler, José Pagán, Charlie Dees, Julio Navarro, Bob Perry, John Weekly, Dick LeMay, Jim Duffalo, Rudy Hernández, Ernie Bowman, Roy Wright and Roger McCardell.
Andy Gilbert served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Bassetti | R | R | August 22, 1934 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Ernie Bowman | R | R | July 28, 1935 | 5'10" | 160 | Johnson City, TN US |
| Louis Caputo | R | R | June 17, 1935 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| George Case | R | R | January 14, 1935 | 5'10" | 185 | Winsted, CT US |
| Donald Cassidy | R | R | January 17, 1935 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Ron Cooper | L | R | January 17, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Vic Davis | R | R | January 26, 1936 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Charlie Dees | L | L | June 24, 1935 | 6'1" | 173 | Birmingham, AL US |
| William DeJesus | R | R | March 13, 1935 | 6'1" | 165 | , PR |
| Robert Dennison | R | R | November 21, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Jim Duffalo | R | R | November 25, 1935 | 6'1" | 175 | Helvetia, PA US |
| Patrick Enos | R | R | August 18, 1935 | 5'10" | 185 | White Plains, NY US |
| Charles Garivaltis | R | 6'0" | 177 | |||
| Rudy Hernández | R | R | December 10, 1931 | 6'3" | 185 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Ed Herstek | R | R | July 10, 1936 | 6'2" | 192 | |
| Reggie Lee | R | L | October 20, 1933 | 6'0" | 171 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Dick LeMay | L | L | August 28, 1938 | 6'3" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Jack Lewis | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Roger McCardell | R | R | August 29, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | Gorsuch Mills, MD US |
| Julio Navarro | R | R | January 9, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | Vieques, PR |
| José Pagán | R | R | May 5, 1935 | 5'9" | 160 | Barceloneta, PR |
| Pete Pavlick | R | R | January 16, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Bayonne, NJ US |
| Bob Perry | R | R | September 14, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | New Bern, NC US |
| Jack Pollitt | L | L | January 1, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Frank Reveira | R | R | October 24, 1935 | 5'8" | 205 | |
| John Spicuzza | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Verle Tiefenthaler | L | R | July 11, 1937 | 6'1" | 190 | Brenda, IA US |
| Chester Vincent | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| John Weekly | R | R | June 14, 1937 | 6'0" | 200 | Waterproof, LA US |
| Roy Wright | R | R | September 26, 1933 | 6'2" | 170 | Buchtel, 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.
