1958 Baltimore Orioles season

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1958  Baltimore Orioles
League American League
Ballpark Memorial Stadium
City Baltimore, Maryland
Record74–79 (.484)
League place6th
Owners Jerold Hoffberger, Joseph Iglehart
General managers Paul Richards
Managers Paul Richards
Television WJZ-TV
Radio WBAL (AM)
(Ernie Harwell, Herb Carneal)
  1957 Seasons 1959  

The 1958 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 74 wins and 79 losses, 17.5 games behind the AL and World Series champion New York Yankees. The team was managed by Paul Richards, and played their home games at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, which hosted the All-Star Game that season. During the 1958 season, Gus Triandos hit 30 home runs, setting a Baltimore Orioles franchise record (since broken) for most home runs in one season. [1]

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

On June 6, 1958, Orioles president James Keelty, Jr. reached agreement with Miami Marlins president George B. Storer to move the Orioles' spring training home from Scottsdale, Arizona to Miami Stadium for the 1959 spring training season. [3]

On September 20, pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm struck out eight batters while throwing a no-hitter against the New York Yankees. It was the first no-hitter in Baltimore Orioles history, as Gus Triandos contributed a home run in the 1–0 win. [4]

Season standings

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 9262.59744334829
Chicago White Sox 8272.5321047303542
Boston Red Sox 7975.5131349283047
Cleveland Indians 7776.50314½42343542
Detroit Tigers 7777.5001543343443
Baltimore Orioles 7479.48417½46312848
Kansas City Athletics 7381.4741943343047
Washington Senators 6193.3963133442849

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBALBOSCWSCLEDETKCANYYWSH
Baltimore 10–129–13–110–1110–1212–108–1415–7
Boston 12–1010–1212–1010–1212–109–13–114–8
Chicago 13–9–112–1012–1010–1212–107–1516–6
Cleveland 11–1010–1210–1214–810–127–1515–7
Detroit 12–1012–1012–108–1412–1012–109–13
Kansas City 10–1210–1210–1212–1010–129–1312–10–2
New York 14–813–9–115–715–710–1213–912–10
Washington 7–158–146–167–1513–910–12–210–12

Notable transactions

Roster

1958 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Gus Triandos 137474116.2453079
1B Bob Boyd 125401124.309736
2B Billy Gardner 151560126.225333
SS Willy Miranda 10221443.20118
3B Brooks Robinson 145463110.238332
LF Bob Nieman 105366119.3251660
CF Jim Busby 11321551.237319
RF Al Pilarcik 14137992.243124

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Gene Woodling 133413114.2761565
Dick Williams 128409113.276432
Foster Castleman 4820034.170314
Jim Marshall 8519141.215519
Joe Ginsberg 6110923.211316
Lenny Green 699121.23104
Joe Taylor 367721.27329
Willie Tasby 185010.20011
Bob Hale 19207.35003
Ron Hansen 12190.00001
Jerry Adair 11192.10500
Chuck Oertel 14122.16711
Leo Burke 7115.45514
Bert Hamric 881.12500
Eddie Miksis 320.00000
Frank Zupo 120.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Jack Harshman 34236.112152.89161
Arnie Portocarrero 32204.215113.2590
Hal Brown 1996.2753.0744

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Billy O'Dell 41221.114112.97137
Milt Pappas 31135.110104.0672
Connie Johnson 26118.1693.8868
Billy Loes 32114.0393.6344
Charlie Beamon 2149.2134.3526
Hoyt Wilhelm 940.2131.9935

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
George Zuverink 452273.3922
Ken Lehman 312103.4836
Jerry Walker 60006.976
Lou Sleater 610012.865
Ron Moeller 40004.153

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Louisville Colonels American Association Del Wilber
AAA Vancouver Mounties Pacific Coast League Charlie Metro
AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Grady Hatton
A Knoxville Smokies Sally League George Staller
B Wilson Tobs Carolina League Bob Hooper and Barney Lutz
C Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Barney Lutz and Billy DeMars
D Pensacola Dons Alabama–Florida League Lou Fitzgerald
D Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Barney Lutz, Fred Hofmann and Bob Hooper
D Dublin Orioles Georgia–Florida League Earl Weaver

Notes

  1. 100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.179
  2. Foster Castleman page at Baseball-Reference
  3. "Orioles Select Miami in Spring". St. Petersburg Times . Associated Press. June 7, 1957. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
  4. 100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.212
  5. Eddie Miksis page at Baseball Reference
  6. Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference

References