1958 California League season

1958 California League season
League	California League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 22 – September 7
Number of games	140
Number of teams	8
Regular season
League champions	Fresno Giants
Season MVP	Neil Wilson, Fresno Giants
Playoffs
League champions	Fresno Giants
Runners-up	Visalia Redlegs
CALL seasons
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The 1958 California League was a Class C baseball season played between April 22 and September 7. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, as the top four teams qualified for the playoffs.

The Fresno Giants won the California League championship, defeating the Visalia Redlegs in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

• The Bakersfield Bears ended their affiliation with the Chicago Cubs and began a new affiliation with the Philadelphia Phillies.
• The Fresno Sun Sox began an affiliation with the San Francisco Giants. The club was renamed to the Fresno Giants.
• The San Jose JoSox were renamed to the San Jose Pirates. The club remained affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• The Stockton Ports began an affiliation with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Teams

1958 California League
Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
Bakersfield Bears	Bakersfield, California	Philadelphia Phillies	Sam Lynn Ballpark
Fresno Giants	Fresno, California	San Francisco Giants	John Euless Park
Modesto Reds	Modesto, California	New York Yankees	Del Webb Field
Reno Silver Sox	Reno, Nevada	Los Angeles Dodgers	Moana Stadium
Salinas Packers	Salinas, California	Milwaukee Braves	Salinas Municipal Stadium
San Jose Pirates Las Vegas Wranglers	San Jose, California Las Vegas, Nevada	Pittsburgh Pirates	San Jose Municipal Stadium Cashman Field
Stockton Ports	Stockton, California	St. Louis Cardinals	Billy Hebert Field
Visalia Redlegs	Visalia, California	Cincinnati Redlegs	Recreation Ballpark

Map of teams

Bakersfield

Fresno

Las Vegas

Modesto

Reno

Salinas

San Jose

Stockton

Visalia

California League Teams

Regular season

Summary

• The Fresno Giants finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 1956.
• On May 26, the San Jose Pirates relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada and were renamed to the Las Vegas Wranglers.

Standings

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California League
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Fresno Giants	85	55	.607	–
Bakersfield Bears	84	55	.604	0.5
Stockton Ports	70	68	.507	14
Visalia Redlegs	69	69	.500	15
Modesto Reds	69	70	.496	15.5
Reno Silver Sox	68	69	.496	15.5
San Jose Pirates / Las Vegas Wranglers	54	81	.400	28.5
Salinas Packers	53	85	.384	31

League Leaders

Batting leaders

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Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Thomas Humber, Reno Silver Sox	.378
H	Neil Wilson, Fresno Giants	191
R	Bob Farley, Fresno Giants	128
2B	Neil Wilson, Fresno Giants	50
3B	Bill Fox, Reno Silver Sox	16
HR	Barton Dupon, Bakersfield Bears	40
RBI	Barton Dupon, Bakersfield Bears	136
SB	Bernard Kelly, Stockton Ports	50

Pitching leaders

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Stat	Player	Total
W	Leonardo Ferguson, Modesto Reds	23
ERA	Alvin Spearman, Stockton Ports	2.60
CG	Alvin Spearman, Stockton Ports	28
SHO	Jim Hansen, Stockton Ports	4
IP	Leonardo Ferguson, Modesto Reds	291.0
SO	Leonardo Ferguson, Modesto Reds	302

Playoffs

• The semi-finals were changed to 1 vs. 3 and 2 vs. 4.
• The Fresno Giants won their fourth California League championship, defeating the Visalia Redlegs in four games.

Playoff bracket

	Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Fresno	2
	3	Stockton	1
						1	Fresno	3
						4	Visalia	1
	2	Bakersfield	1
	4	Visalia	2

Awards

California League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Neil Wilson, Fresno Giants

See also

• 1958 Major League Baseball season

References

1. CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed October 10, 2025
2. 1958 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 10, 2025
3. 1958 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 10, 2025

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website