1959 Cincinnati Reds Roster (40-man)

1958 Season 1960 Season

Record: 74-80-0, Finished 5th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Mayo Smith (35-45) and Fred Hutchinson (39-35)

General Manager: Gabe Paul

Ballpark: Crosley Field

Attendance: 801,298 (7th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103
One-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103

Pythagorean W-L: 79-75, 764 Runs, 738 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Tom Acker	29	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Mar 7, 1930	4	37	0	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	$10,000
Luis Arroyo	32	pr PR	L	L	5' 8"	178	Feb 18, 1927	4	10	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Ed Bailey	28	us US	L	R	6' 2"	205	Apr 15, 1931	7	121	110	121	117	0	117	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	3.8	$18,000
Jim Bailey	24	us US	B	L	6' 2"	210	Dec 16, 1934	1st	3	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$6,000
Gus Bell	30	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Nov 15, 1928	10	148	137	148	145	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	141	145	6	0	1.3	$17,000
Jim Brosnan	29	us US	R	R	6' 4"	197	Oct 24, 1929	5	26	9	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Cliff Cook	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Aug 20, 1936	1st	9	5	9	9	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.4
Mike Cuellar	22	cu CU	L	L	6' 0"	165	May 8, 1937	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Dutch Dotterer	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	209	Nov 11, 1931	3	52	44	52	51	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.4
Walt Dropo	36	us US	R	R	6' 5"	220	Jan 30, 1923	11	26	9	26	23	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.3	$2,000
Del Ennis	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Jun 8, 1925	14	5	3	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	2	0	-0.2
Buddy Gilbert	23	us US	L	R	6' 3"	195	Jul 26, 1935	1st	7	6	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	1	0	0.3
Bobby Henrich	20	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Dec 24, 1938	3	14	0	14	6	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	9	-0.1
Jay Hook	22	us US	L	R	6' 2"	182	Nov 18, 1936	3	19	15	19	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	$8,000
Hal Jeffcoat	34	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Sep 6, 1924	12	17	0	17	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Willie Jones	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	188	Aug 16, 1925	13	72	64	72	68	0	0	0	0	68	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.1
Eddie Kasko	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 27, 1931	3	118	90	118	114	0	0	0	2	31	84	0	0	0	0	2	9	1.0
Brooks Lawrence	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	205	Jan 30, 1925	6	43	14	43	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Whitey Lockman	32	us US	L	R	6' 1"	175	Jul 25, 1926	14	52	13	52	28	0	0	20	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	2	-0.1
Jerry Lynch	28	us US	L	R	6' 1"	185	Jul 17, 1930	6	117	94	117	98	0	0	0	0	0	0	98	0	0	98	23	0	1.3
Bob Mabe	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Oct 8, 1929	2	18	1	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.4
Roy McMillan	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Jul 17, 1929	9	79	72	79	73	0	0	0	0	0	73	0	0	0	0	0	6	1.5
Don Newcombe	33	us US	L	R	6' 4"	220	Jun 14, 1926	11	61	29	61	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	6.6
Joe Nuxhall	30	us US	L	L	6' 3"	195	Jul 30, 1928	9	28	21	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Jim O'Toole	22	us US	B	L	6' 0"	190	Jan 10, 1937	2	29	19	29	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1
Claude Osteen	19	us US	L	L	5' 11"	160	Aug 9, 1939	2	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Don Pavletich	20	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Jul 13, 1938	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Orlando Peña	25	cu CU	R	R	5' 11"	154	Nov 17, 1933	2	46	8	46	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Jim Pendleton	35	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Jan 7, 1924	8	65	23	65	41	0	0	0	0	16	3	24	0	0	24	21	7	-0.1
Vada Pinson	20	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Aug 11, 1938	2	154	154	154	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	154	0	154	0	0	6.5		All-Star
John Powers	29	us US	L	R	6' 1"	185	Jul 8, 1929	5	43	2	43	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	5	39	0	0.2
Bob Purkey	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	175	Jul 14, 1929	6	38	33	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Frank Robinson HOF	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	183	Aug 31, 1935	4	146	145	146	145	0	0	125	0	0	0	40	0	0	40	0	1	5.8		All-Star
Don Rudolph	27	us US	L	L	5' 11"	195	Aug 16, 1931	3	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Willard Schmidt	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	187	May 29, 1928	7	36	4	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Johnny Temple	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Aug 8, 1927	8	149	149	149	149	0	0	0	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0		All-Star
Frank Thomas	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Jun 11, 1929	9	108	95	108	102	0	0	14	0	64	0	33	0	0	33	11	0	-1.7
Bob Thurman	42	us US	L	L	6' 1"	205	May 14, 1917	8	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.0
Pete Whisenant	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Dec 14, 1929	6	36	17	36	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	16	21	16	0	0.1
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Mayo Smith	44	us US	Jan 17, 1915	Manager	Apr 9	Jul 5
Fred Hutchinson	39	us US	Aug 12, 1919	Manager	Jul 9	Sep 27
Reggie Otero	43	cu CU	Sep 7, 1915		Apr 9	Sep 27
Cot Deal	36	us US	Jan 23, 1923	Coach	Apr 9	Sep 27
Clyde King	35	us US	May 23, 1924	Coach	Apr 9	Sep 27
Wally Moses	48	us US	Oct 8, 1910	Coach	Apr 9	Sep 27
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date