1958 Kansas City Athletics season
| 1958 Kansas City Athletics | |
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| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Owners | Arnold Johnson |
| Managers | Harry Craft |
| Television | none |
| Radio | KMBC (Merle Harmon, Ed Edwards) |
The 1958 Kansas City Athletics season was the team's fourth in Kansas City and the 58th in the American League. The season involved the A's finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 73 wins and 81 losses, 19 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees.
Offseason
- November 20, 1957: Billy Martin, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan, Lou Skizas, Tim Thompson, and Gus Zernial were traded by the Athletics to the Detroit Tigers for Bill Tuttle, Jim Small, Duke Maas, John Tsitouris, Frank House, and Kent Hadley, and a player to be named later. The Tigers completed the deal by sending Jim McManus to the Athletics on April 3, 1958.[1]
- December 2, 1957: Harry Chiti was drafted by the Athletics from the New York Yankees in the 1957 rule 5 draft.[2]
- December 2, 1957: Ramón Conde was drafted by the Athletics from the San Francisco Giants in the 1957 minor league draft.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 92 | 62 | .597 | — | 44–33 | 48–29 |
| Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 10 | 47–30 | 35–42 |
| Boston Red Sox | 79 | 75 | .513 | 13 | 49–28 | 30–47 |
| Cleveland Indians | 77 | 76 | .503 | 14½ | 42–34 | 35–42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 77 | 77 | .500 | 15 | 43–34 | 34–43 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 79 | .484 | 17½ | 46–31 | 28–48 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 73 | 81 | .474 | 19 | 43–34 | 30–47 |
| Washington Senators | 61 | 93 | .396 | 31 | 33–44 | 28–49 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CHW | CLE | DET | KCA | NYY | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 10–12 | 9–13–1 | 10–11 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 15–7 | |||||
| Boston | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 9–13–1 | 14–8 | |||||
| Chicago | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | — | 12–10 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 16–6 | |||||
| Cleveland | 11–10 | 10–12 | 10–12 | — | 14–8 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 15–7 | |||||
| Detroit | 12–10 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 9–13 | |||||
| Kansas City | 10–12 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 10–12 | — | 9–13 | 12–10–2 | |||||
| New York | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | |||||
| Washington | 7–15 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 10–12–2 | 10–12 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 15, 1958: Ramón Conde was acquired from the Athletics by the Philadelphia Phillies.[3]
- May 14, 1958: Whitey Herzog was purchased by the Athletics from the Washington Senators.[4]
- June 12, 1958: Billy Hunter was traded by the Athletics to the Cleveland Indians for Chico Carrasquel.[5]
- June 15, 1958: Woodie Held and Vic Power were traded by the Athletics to the Cleveland Indians for Roger Maris, Dick Tomanek and Preston Ward.[6]
Roster
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Player stats
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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 |
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| C | Harry Chiti | 103 | 295 | 79 | .268 | 9 | 44 |
| 2B | Héctor López | 151 | 564 | 147 | .261 | 17 | 73 |
| LF | Bob Cerv | 141 | 515 | 157 | .305 | 38 | 104 |
| CF | Bill Tuttle | 148 | 511 | 118 | .231 | 11 | 51 |
| RF | Roger Maris | 99 | 401 | 99 | .247 | 19 | 53 |
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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| Frank House | 76 | 202 | 51 | .252 | 4 | 24 |
| Woodie Held | 47 | 131 | 28 | .214 | 4 | 16 |
| Whitey Herzog | 88 | 96 | 23 | .240 | 0 | 9 |
| Kent Hadley | 3 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Small | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Terry | 40 | 216.2 | 11 | 13 | 4.24 | 134 |
| Ned Garver | 31 | 201 | 12 | 11 | 4.03 | 72 |
| John Tsitouris | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games played; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bob Grim | 26 | 113.2 | 7 | 6 | 3.56 | 54 |
| Murry Dickson | 27 | 99 | 9 | 5 | 3.27 | 46 |
| Bud Daley | 26 | 70.2 | 3 | 2 | 3.31 | 39 |
| Duke Maas | 10 | 55.1 | 4 | 5 | 3.90 | 19 |
| Wally Burnette | 12 | 28.1 | 1 | 1 | 3.49 | 11 |
| Bob Davis | 8 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 7.84 | 22 |
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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| Tom Gorman | 50 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3.51 | 44 |
| Walt Craddock | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.89 | 22 |
| Glenn Cox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 1 |
| Carl Duser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Farm system
Rochester franchise moved to Winona, June 29, 1958[8]
References
- ^ Billy Martin page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Harry Chiti page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Ramón Conde page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Hunter goes to Indians for Chico
- ^ Roger Maris page at Baseball Reference
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCA/1958.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007