1958 St. Louis Cardinals season
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| Owner(s) | August "Gussie" Busch | |
| Manager(s) | Fred Hutchinson and Stan Hack | |
| Local television | KTVI | |
| Local radio | KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Joe Garagiola) |
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| Stats | ESPN.com | |
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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 5th in the National League.
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Offseason [edit]
- 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 [edit]
Third baseman Ken Boyer won a Gold Glove this year.
Season standings [edit]
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | -- | .597 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70 | 8 | .545 |
| San Francisco Giants | 80 | 74 | 12 | .519 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 76 | 78 | 16 | .494 |
| Chicago Cubs | 72 | 82 | 20 | .468 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | 20 | .468 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 71 | 83 | 21 | .461 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | 23 | .448 |
Notable transactions [edit]
- 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 [edit]
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
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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| 3B | Ken Boyer | 150 | 570 | 175 | .307 | 23 | 90 |
| CF | Curt Flood | 121 | 422 | 110 | .261 | 10 | 41 |
| RF | Gene Green | 137 | 442 | 124 | .281 | 13 | 55 |
Other batters [edit]
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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| Dick Schofield | 39 | 108 | 23 | .213 | 1 | 8 |
| 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 |
| Johnny O'Brien | 12 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
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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| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 30 | 189.2 | 10 | 14 | 3.42 | 80 |
| Sam Jones | 35 | 250 | 14 | 13 | 2.88 | 225 |
Other pitchers [edit]
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 | 13 | 13 | 3.68 | 124 |
| Jim Brosnan | 33 | 115 | 8 | 4 | 3.44 | 65 |
| Bob Mabe | 31 | 111.2 | 3 | 9 | 4.51 | 74 |
| Billy Muffett | 35 | 84 | 4 | 6 | 4.93 | 41 |
| Nelson Chittum | 13 | 29.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.44 | 13 |
| Frank Barnes | 8 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 7.58 | 17 |
Relief pitchers [edit]
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 |
| Phil Clark | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.52 | 1 |
| Tom Flanigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nuevo Laredo, Dothan[10]
Notes [edit]
- ^ Ellis Burton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Lee Tate page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Curt Flood page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ray Katt page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Phil Paine page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Brosnan page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnny O'Brien page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Morrie Martin page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Solly Hemus page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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