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1959 Boston Red Sox Pumpsie Green becomes the Red Sox first black player Earl Wilson becomes the Red Sox first black pitcher Major league affiliations American League (Since 1901) Location Fenway Park (Since 1912) Boston, Massachusetts (Since 1901) 1959 Information Owner(s) Tom Yawkey General manager(s) Bucky Harris Manager(s) Pinky Higgins, Rudy York, and Billy Jurges Local television WHDH-TV Local radio WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Bob Murphy, Bill Crowley) Previous season     Next season The 1959 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 5th in the American League with a record of 75 wins and 79 losses, nineteen games behind the AL Champion Chicago White Sox. Contents 1 Offseason 1.1 Notable transactions 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Notable transactions 2.3 Opening day lineup 2.4 Roster 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.1.1 Starters by position 3.1.2 Other batters 3.2 Pitching 3.2.1 Starting pitchers 3.2.2 Other pitchers 3.2.3 Relief pitchers 4 See also 5 Farm system 6 Notes 7 References Offseason 1958 turned out to be Jimmy Piersall’s final season with the Red Sox. On December 2, 1958, Piersall was traded to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Gary Geiger and Vic Wertz.[1] Notable transactions Prior to 1959 season: Mike Page was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.[2] March 9, 1959: Bob Smith was traded by the Red Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Chuck Tanner.[3] Regular season The 1959 season was the year that the color barrier was broken for the Red Sox. Elijah "Pumpsie" Green became the first black player to play for the Red Sox.[4] Later in the season, Earl Wilson became the first black pitcher to play for the Boston Red Sox.[1] Ted Williams would have an off year as he batted below .300.[5] Season standings American League W L Pct. GB Chicago White Sox 94 60 .610 -- Cleveland Indians 89 65 .578 5 New York Yankees 79 75 .513 15 Detroit Tigers 76 78 .494 18 Boston Red Sox 75 79 .487 19 Baltimore Orioles 74 80 .481 20 Kansas City Athletics 66 88 .429 28 Washington Senators 63 91 .409 31 Notable transactions July 26, 1959: Bud Byerly was traded by the Red Sox to the San Francisco Giants for Billy Muffett and cash.[6] September 9, 1959: Chuck Tanner was sold by Red Sox to Cleveland Indians.[3] Opening day lineup 24 Don Buddin SS   3 Pete Runnels 2B 10 Gene Stephens    CF   6 Vic Wertz 1B   4 Jackie Jensen RF 11 Frank Malzone 3B 37 Gary Geiger RF 22 Sammy White C 23 Tom Brewer P Roster 1959 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers 15 Frank Baumann 28 Ted Bowsfield 23 Tom Brewer 19 Jerry Casale 28 Nelson Chittum 14 Ike Delock 20 Mike Fornieles 39 Jack Harshman 39 Billy Hoeft 17 Leo Kiely 42 Herb Moford 27 Bill Monbouquette 30 Al Schroll 39 Dave Sisler 18 Frank Sullivan 26 Murray Wall 28 Ted Wills 26 Earl Wilson Catchers  8 Pete Daley 35 Don Gile 16 Haywood Sullivan 22 Sammy White Infielders 12 Bobby Avila 24 Don Buddin  1 Billy Consolo 25 Dick Gernert 12 Pumpsie Green 12 Ted Lepcio  1 Jim Mahoney 11 Frank Malzone  1 Herb Plews  3 Pete Runnels  6 Vic Wertz Outfielders  7 Jim Busby 37 Gary Geiger  4 Jackie Jensen  2 Marty Keough 39 Jerry Mallett 30 Bill Renna 10 Gene Stephens  9 Ted Williams Manager  5 Pinky Higgins 34 Rudy York 16 Billy Jurges Coaches 32 Del Baker 31 Jack Burns 33 Dave Ferriss 34 Rudy York Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI LF Williams, TedTed Williams 103 272 69 .254 10 43 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Geiger, GaryGary Geiger 120 335 82 .245 11 48 Wertz, VicVic Wertz 94 247 68 .275 7 49 Green, PumpsiePumpsie Green 50 172 40 .233 1 10 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Brewer, TomTom Brewer 36 215.1 10 12 3.76 121 Casale, JerryJerry Casale 31 179.2 13 8 4.31 93 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Baumann, FrankFrank Baumann 26 95.2 6 4 4.05 48 Wilson, EarlEarl Wilson 9 23.2 1 1 6.08 17 Bowsfield, TedTed Bowsfield 5 9 0 1 15.00 4 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO See also List of first black Major League Baseball players by team and date Farm system See also: Minor league baseball Level Team League Manager AAA Minneapolis Millers American Association Gene Mauch A Allentown Red Sox Eastern League Sheriff Robinson B Raleigh Capitals Carolina League Ken Deal D Waterloo Hawks Midwest League Elmer Yoter D Corning Cor-Sox New York-Penn League Len Okrie D Alpine Cowboys Sophomore League Eddie Popowski LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Minneapolis, Waterloo, Alpine[7] Notes ^ a b The Boston Red Sox, Milton Cole and Jim Kaplan, p. 32, World Publications Group, North Dighton, MA, ISBN 1-57215-412-8 ^ Mike Page page at Baseball Reference ^ a b Chuck Tanner Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac ^ The Boston Red Sox, Milton Cole and Jim Kaplan, p. 33 ^ The Boston Red Sox, Milton Cole and Jim Kaplan, p. 31 ^ Billy Muffett page at Baseball Reference ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007 References 1959 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1959 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com v · d · e1959 MLB season by team American League Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • New York • Washington National League Chicago • Cincinnati • Los Angeles • Milwaukee • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis • San Francisco 1959 All-Star Game (1st, 2nd) • 1959 World Series v · d · eBoston Red Sox Based in Boston, Massachusetts Franchise History · Seasons · Records · No-hitters · Players · Owners and executives · Managers · Coaches · Captains · Broadcasters · Opening Day starters · First-round draft picks · Logos and uniforms · Hall of Fame Ballparks Huntington Avenue Grounds · Braves Field · Fenway Park Spring training: Riverside Park · McKechnie Field · Bader Field · Payne Park · Scottsdale Stadium · Chain of Lakes Park · City of Palms Park · JetBlue Park (starting in 2012) Culture and lore Red Sox Nation · Royal Rooters · Curse of the Bambino · Green Monster · Pesky's Pole · Wally the Green Monster · The Impossible Dream · Fisk Waves it Fair · Bucky Dent · Buckner's Blunder · Game 6 · Aaron Boone's Home Run · The Bloody Sock · Victoria Snelgrove · "Idiots" Break the Curse · Manny being Manny · "Tessie" · "Dirty Water" · "Sweet Caroline" · "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" · Good Will Hunting · Fever Pitch · The Town · The Jimmy Fund • Yawkey Way • Golden Outfield • Carl Beane Rivalries New York Yankees Retired numbers 1 · 4 · 6 · 8 · 9 · 14 · 27 Key personnel Owners: New England Sports Ventures (John W. 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