| 1958 Kansas City Athletics | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Owners | Arnold Johnson |
| General managers | George Selkirk |
| Managers | Harry Craft |
| 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 seventh in the American League with a record of 73 wins and 81 losses, 19 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees.
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | — | 44–33 | 48–29 |
| Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 10 | 47–30 | 35–42 |
| Boston Red Sox | 79 | 75 | 0.513 | 13 | 49–28 | 30–47 |
| Cleveland Indians | 77 | 76 | 0.503 | 14½ | 42–34 | 35–42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 77 | 77 | 0.500 | 15 | 43–34 | 34–43 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 79 | 0.484 | 17½ | 46–31 | 28–48 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 19 | 43–34 | 30–47 |
| Washington Senators | 61 | 93 | 0.396 | 31 | 33–44 | 28–49 |
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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 | — | |||||
| 1958 Kansas City Athletics | |||||||||
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| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Harry Chiti | 103 | 295 | 79 | .268 | 9 | 44 |
| 1B | Vic Power | 52 | 205 | 62 | .302 | 4 | 27 |
| 2B | Héctor López | 151 | 564 | 147 | .261 | 17 | 73 |
| SS | Joe DeMaestri | 139 | 442 | 97 | .219 | 6 | 38 |
| 3B | Hal W. Smith | 99 | 315 | 86 | .273 | 5 | 46 |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Ward | 81 | 268 | 68 | .254 | 6 | 24 |
| Mike Baxes | 73 | 231 | 49 | .212 | 0 | 8 |
| Bob Martyn | 95 | 226 | 59 | .261 | 2 | 23 |
| Harry Simpson | 78 | 212 | 56 | .264 | 7 | 27 |
| Frank House | 76 | 202 | 51 | .252 | 4 | 24 |
| Chico Carrasquel | 59 | 160 | 34 | .213 | 2 | 13 |
| Woodie Held | 47 | 131 | 28 | .214 | 4 | 16 |
| Whitey Herzog | 88 | 96 | 23 | .240 | 0 | 9 |
| Billy Hunter | 22 | 58 | 9 | .155 | 2 | 11 |
| Kent Hadley | 3 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Klimchock | 2 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Melton | 9 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Small | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt Graff | 5 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; 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 | 201.0 | 12 | 11 | 4.03 | 72 |
| Jack Urban | 30 | 132.0 | 8 | 11 | 5.93 | 54 |
| Alex Kellner | 7 | 33.2 | 0 | 2 | 5.88 | 22 |
| John Tsitouris | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Herbert | 42 | 175.0 | 8 | 8 | 3.50 | 108 |
| Bob Grim | 26 | 113.2 | 7 | 6 | 3.56 | 54 |
| Murry Dickson | 27 | 99.0 | 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 |
| Bob Davis | 8 | 31.0 | 0 | 4 | 7.84 | 22 |
| Wally Burnette | 12 | 28.1 | 1 | 1 | 3.49 | 11 |
| Howie Reed | 3 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.87 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gorman | 50 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3.51 | 44 |
| Dick Tomanek | 36 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3.61 | 50 |
| Walt Craddock | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.89 | 22 |
| Virgil Trucks | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.05 | 15 |
| Glenn Cox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 1 |
| Ken Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
| Carl Duser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
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