1959 Cincinnati Reds Roster

The 1959 Cincinnati Reds team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1959 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1959 Cincinnati Reds Opening Day starters list, a 1959 Cincinnati Reds salary list, a 1959 Cincinnati Reds uniform number breakdown and a 1959 Cincinnati Reds primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1959 Cincinnati Reds



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Roster
Schedule
40 Tom Acker 6-04 215 Right Right 1930-03-07
47 Luis Arroyo 5-08 190 Left Left 1927-02-18
41 Jim Bailey 6-02½ 210 Left Both 1934-12-16
42 Jim Brosnan 6-04 210 Right Right 1929-10-24
32 Mike Cuellar 5-11 175 Left Left 1937-05-08
47 Jay Hook 6-02 182 Right Left 1936-11-18
42 Hal Jeffcoat 5-10½ 185 Right Right 1924-09-06
46 Brooks Lawrence 6-00 205 Right Right 1925-01-30
35 Bob Mabe 5-11 165 Right Right 1929-10-08
36 Don Newcombe 6-04 225 Right Left 1926-06-14
39 Joe Nuxhall 6-03 219 Left Left 1928-07-30
31 Jim O'Toole 6-00 198 Left Both 1937-01-10
32 Claude Osteen 5-11 173 Left Left 1939-08-09
43 Orlando Pena 5-11 154 Right Right 1933-11-17
37 Bob Purkey 6-02 195 Right Right 1929-07-14
47 Don Rudolph 5-11 195 Left Left 1931-08-16
44 Willard Schmidt 6-01 187 Right Right 1928-05-29
6 Ed Bailey 6-02 205 Right Left 1931-04-15
9 Dutch Dotterer 6-00 209 Right Right 1931-11-11
18 Cliff Cook 6-00 188 Right Right 1936-08-20
18 Walt Dropo 6-05 220 Right Right 1923-01-30
17 Bobby Henrich 6-01 185 Right Right 1938-12-24
14, 23 Willie Jones 6-01 192 Right Right 1925-08-16
10 Eddie Kasko 6-00 180 Right Right 1932-06-27
19 Whitey Lockman 6-01 175 Right Left 1926-07-25
11 Roy McMillan 5-11 170 Right Right 1929-07-17
20 Frank Robinson 6-01 195 Right Right 1935-08-31
16 Johnny Temple 5-11 175 Right Right 1927-08-08
15 Frank Thomas 6-03 205 Right Right 1929-06-11
25 Gus Bell 6-02 196 Right Left 1928-11-15
23 Del Ennis 6-00 195 Right Right 1925-06-08
22 Buddy Gilbert 6-03 195 Right Left 1935-07-26
24 Jerry Lynch 6-01 189 Right Left 1930-07-17
12 Jim Pendleton 6-00 185 Right Right 1924-01-07
28 Vada Pinson 5-11 181 Left Left 1938-08-11
27 Johnny Powers 6-00 190 Right Left 1929-07-08
29 Pete Whisenant 6-02 200 Right Right 1929-12-14
8 Don Pavletich 5-11 209 Right Right 1938-07-13
22 Bob Thurman 6-01 205 Left Left 1917-05-14
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The 1959 Cincinnati Reds played 154 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 80 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Crosley Field (Park Factors: 103/103) where 801,298 fans witnessed their 1959 Reds finish the season with a .481 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1959 Cincinnati Reds Opening Day starters list, a 1959 Cincinnati Reds salary list, a 1959 Cincinnati Reds uniform number breakdown and a 1959 Cincinnati Reds primary starters list:

1959 Cincinnati Reds
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1959 Cincinnati Reds
Most Games by Position

C Ed Bailey (117)
1B Frank Robinson (125)
2B Johnny Temple (149)
3B Willie Jones (68)
SS Eddie Kasko (84)
LF Jerry Lynch (97)
CF Vada Pinson (154)
RF Gus Bell (141)
  
SP Jay Hook
SP Don Newcombe
SP Joe Nuxhall
SP Jim O'Toole
SP Bob Purkey
  
RP Tom Acker
RP Jim Brosnan
RP Orlando Pena
RP Willard Schmidt
CL Brooks Lawrence


1959 Cincinnati Reds
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1959 Cincinnati Reds
Uniform Numbers

#6 Ed Bailey
#8 Don Pavletich
#9 Dutch Dotterer
#10 Eddie Kasko
#11 Roy McMillan
#12 Jim Pendleton
#14 Willie Jones
#15 Frank Thomas
#16 Johnny Temple
#17 Bobby Henrich
#18 Cliff Cook
#18 Walt Dropo
#19 Whitey Lockman
#20 Frank Robinson
#22 Buddy Gilbert
#22 Bob Thurman
#23 Del Ennis
#23 Willie Jones
#24 Jerry Lynch
#25 Gus Bell
#27 Johnny Powers
#28 Vada Pinson
#29 Pete Whisenant
#31 Jim O'Toole
#32 Mike Cuellar
#32 Claude Osteen
#35 Bob Mabe
#36 Don Newcombe
#37 Bob Purkey
#39 Joe Nuxhall
#40 Tom Acker
#41 Jim Bailey
#42 Jim Brosnan
#42 Hal Jeffcoat
#43 Orlando Pena
#44 Willard Schmidt
#46 Brooks Lawrence
#47 Luis Arroyo
#47 Jay Hook
#47 Don Rudolph

Did you know that a 1959 Cincinnati Reds Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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