1958 St. Louis Cardinals season
The 1958 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 77th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 67th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 72–82 during the season and finished 6th in the National League.
| 1958 St. Louis Cardinals | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 72–82 (.468) |
| League place | 5th |
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| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch |
| General managers | Bing Devine |
| Managers | Fred Hutchinson, Stan Hack |
| Local television | KTVI |
| Local radio | KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Joe Garagiola) |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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Offseason
- December 2, 1957: 1957 minor league draft
- Ellis Burton was drafted by the Cardinals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[1]
- Lee Tate was drafted by the Cardinals from the San Francisco Giants.[2]
- December 5, 1957: Marty Kutyna, Ted Wieand, and Willard Schmidt were traded by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Curt Flood and Joe Taylor.[3]
Regular season
Third baseman Ken Boyer won a Gold Glove this year.
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | — | 48–29 | 44–33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 8 | 49–28 | 35–42 |
| San Francisco Giants | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 12 | 44–33 | 36–41 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 16 | 40–37 | 36–41 |
| Chicago Cubs | 72 | 82 | 0.468 | 20 | 35–42 | 37–40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | 0.468 | 20 | 39–38 | 33–44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 21 | 39–38 | 32–45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 23 | 35–42 | 34–43 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | CHC | CIN | LAD | MIL | PHI | PIT | SFG | STL | |||||
| Chicago | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 11–11 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 11–11 | |||||
| Milwaukee | 12–10 | 17–5 | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 9–13 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 8–14 | 12–10 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–12 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 6–16 | 14–8 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| St. Louis | 15–7 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 2, 1958: Jim King was traded by the Cardinals to the San Francisco Giants for Ray Katt.[4]
- April 19, 1958: Phil Paine was selected off waivers by the Cardinals from the Milwaukee Braves.[5]
- May 20, 1958: Alvin Dark was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Brosnan.[6]
- June 15, 1958: Dick Schofield and cash were traded by the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Johnny O'Brien and Gene Freese.[7]
- July 2, 1958: Morrie Martin was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Cleveland Indians.[8]
- September 29, 1958: Gene Freese was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Solly Hemus.[9]
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Hal R. Smith | 77 | 220 | 50 | .227 | 1 | 24 |
| 1B | Stan Musial | 135 | 472 | 159 | .337 | 17 | 62 |
| 2B | Don Blasingame | 143 | 547 | 150 | .274 | 2 | 36 |
| SS | Eddie Kasko | 104 | 259 | 57 | .220 | 2 | 22 |
| 3B | Ken Boyer | 150 | 570 | 175 | .307 | 23 | 90 |
| LF | Del Ennis | 106 | 329 | 86 | .261 | 3 | 47 |
| CF | Curt Flood | 121 | 422 | 110 | .261 | 10 | 41 |
| RF | Gene Green | 137 | 442 | 124 | .281 | 13 | 55 |
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 |
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| Joe Cunningham | 131 | 337 | 105 | .312 | 12 | 57 |
| Wally Moon | 108 | 290 | 69 | .238 | 7 | 38 |
| Gene Freese | 62 | 191 | 49 | .257 | 6 | 16 |
| Irv Noren | 117 | 178 | 47 | .264 | 4 | 22 |
| Hobie Landrith | 70 | 144 | 31 | .215 | 3 | 13 |
| Dick Schofield | 39 | 108 | 23 | .213 | 1 | 8 |
| Bobby Smith | 28 | 88 | 25 | .284 | 2 | 5 |
| Rubén Amaro | 40 | 76 | 17 | .224 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Dark | 18 | 64 | 19 | .297 | 1 | 5 |
| Ray Katt | 19 | 41 | 7 | .171 | 1 | 4 |
| Lee Tate | 10 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Ellis Burton | 8 | 30 | 7 | .233 | 2 | 4 |
| Joe Taylor | 18 | 23 | 7 | .304 | 1 | 3 |
| Benny Valenzuela | 10 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny O'Brien | 12 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Sam Jones | 35 | 250.0 | 14 | 13 | 2.88 | 225 |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 30 | 189.2 | 10 | 14 | 3.42 | 80 |
| Sal Maglie | 10 | 53.0 | 2 | 6 | 4.75 | 21 |
| Herm Wehmeier | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 4 |
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 |
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| Larry Jackson | 49 | 198.0 | 13 | 13 | 3.68 | 124 |
| Jim Brosnan | 33 | 115.0 | 8 | 4 | 3.44 | 65 |
| Bob Mabe | 31 | 111.2 | 3 | 9 | 4.51 | 74 |
| Lindy McDaniel | 26 | 108.2 | 5 | 7 | 5.80 | 47 |
| Billy Muffett | 35 | 84.0 | 4 | 6 | 4.93 | 41 |
| Nelson Chittum | 13 | 29.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.44 | 13 |
| Frank Barnes | 8 | 19.0 | 1 | 1 | 7.58 | 17 |
| Bill Smith | 2 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.52 | 4 |
| Von McDaniel | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
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 |
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| Phil Paine | 46 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3.56 | 45 |
| Bill Wight | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5.02 | 18 |
| Chuck Stobbs | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.63 | 25 |
| Morrie Martin | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.74 | 16 |
| Phil Clark | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.52 | 1 |
| Johnny O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 2 |
| Tom Flanigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nuevo Laredo, Dothan[10]
References
- Ellis Burton at Baseball-Reference
- Lee Tate at Baseball-Reference
- Curt Flood at Baseball-Reference
- Ray Katt at Baseball-Reference
- Phil Paine at Baseball-Reference
- Jim Brosnan at Baseball-Reference
- Johnny O'Brien at Baseball-Reference
- Morrie Martin at Baseball-Reference
- Solly Hemus at Baseball-Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
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