1958 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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1958  Los Angeles Dodgers
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day montage.jpg
Home opener at the Coliseum on April 18 and Downtown Parade welcoming the Dodgers
League National League
Ballpark Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
CityLos Angeles
Owners Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey
President Walter O'Malley
General managers Buzzie Bavasi
Managers Walter Alston
Television KTTV (11)
Radio KMPC
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett
KWKW
René Cárdenas, Miguel Alonzo, Milt Nava
  1957 Seasons 1959  

The Los Angeles Dodgers took the field before 78,672 fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on April 18, 1958, to usher in the beginning of the team's new home in Los Angeles. It was a rough season, as the Dodgers finished 21 games in back of the pennant-winning Milwaukee Braves in the National League standings, but it was the beginning of the second phase for the team. Vin Scully and company moved to KTTV (television) and KMPC (radio) from that year onward, and the Dodgers became one of the first teams that commenced Spanish language radio broadcasts for Latinos, with KWKW as the first station to offer a Spanish-language service.

Contents

Offseason

Spring training

The Dodgers played their first exhibition game as the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 8, 1958. The team faced the Philadelphia Phillies at Miami Stadium. Ron Negray started for the Dodgers and gave up four runs in a 7 to 4 Dodgers loss. The New York Times noted that as much as the game was a historic milestone for the franchise, it was a chance for manager Walter Alston to evaluate players under game conditions, especially catchers, following Roy Campanella's offseason auto accident that ended his career before he could ever play for Los Angeles. [1]

Regular season

Opening Day starters
NamePosition
Gino Cimoli Center fielder
Pee Wee Reese Shortstop
Duke Snider Left fielder
Gil Hodges First baseman
Charlie Neal Second baseman
Dick Gray Third baseman
Carl Furillo Right fielder
Rube Walker Catcher
Don Drysdale Starting pitcher
Home opener starters
NamePosition
Jim Gilliam Left fielder
Pee Wee Reese Shortstop
Duke Snider Right fielder
Gil Hodges First baseman
Charlie Neal Second baseman
Dick Gray Third baseman
Gino Cimoli Center fielder
John Roseboro Catcher
Carl Erskine Starting pitcher

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Milwaukee Braves 92620.59748–2944–33
Pittsburgh Pirates 84700.545849–2835–42
San Francisco Giants 80740.5191244–3336–41
Cincinnati Redlegs 76780.4941640–3736–41
Chicago Cubs 72820.4682035–4237–40
St. Louis Cardinals 72820.4682039–3833–44
Los Angeles Dodgers 71830.4612139–3832–45
Philadelphia Phillies 69850.4482335–4234–43

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamCHCCINLADMILPHIPITSFGSTL
Chicago 10–1211–1110–1213–99–1312–107–15
Cincinnati 12–1011–115–1715–710–1211–1112–10
Los Angeles 11–1111–1114–810–128–146–1611–11
Milwaukee 12–1017–58–1413–911–1116–615–7
Philadelphia 9–137–1512–109–1312–108–1412–10
Pittsburgh 13–912–1014–811–1110–1212–1012–10
San Francisco 10–1211–1116–66–1614–810–1213–9
St. Louis 15–710–1211–117–1510–1210–129–13

Notable transactions

Roster

1958 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

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 John Roseboro 114384104.2711443
1B Gil Hodges 141475123.2592264
2B Charlie Neal 140473120.2542265
SS Don Zimmer 127455119.2621760
3B Dick Gray 5819749.249930
LF Jim Gilliam 147555145.261243
CF Duke Snider 106327102.3121558
RF Carl Furillo 122411119.2901883

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Gino Cimoli 10932580.246927
Norm Larker 9925370.277429
Pee Wee Reese 5914733.224417
Joe Pignatano 6314231.218917
Don Demeter 4310620.18958
Elmer Valo 6510125.248114
Steve Bilko 4710121.208718
Bob Lillis 206927.39115
Randy Jackson 356512.18514
Ron Fairly 155315.28328
Rube Walker 25445.11417
Jim Gentile 12304.13304
Frank Howard 8297.24112
Don Miles 8224.18200
Earl Robinson 8153.20000
Bob Wilson 351.20000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Johnny Podres 39210.113153.72143
Stan Williams 27119.0974.0180
Danny McDevitt 1348.1267.4526
Bob Giallombardo 626.1113.7614

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Don Drysdale 44211.212134.17131
Sandy Koufax 40158.211114.48131
Fred Kipp 40102.1665.0158
Carl Erskine 3198.1445.1354
Don Newcombe 1134.1067.8616
Roger Craig 932.0214.5016
Ralph Mauriello 311.2114.6311

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Clem Labine 5266144.1543
Johnny Klippstein 453593.8073
Ed Roebuck 320153.4826
Don Bessent 191003.3313
Babe Birrer 160014.5016
Larry Sherry 500012.462
Ron Negray 40007.152
Jackie Collum 20008.100

Awards and honors

All-stars

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Montreal Royals International League Clay Bryant
AAA St. Paul Saints American Association Max Macon
AA Victoria Rosebuds Texas League Lou Rochelli
A Macon Dodgers South Atlantic League Danny Ozark
A Pueblo Dodgers Western League Ray Mueller
B Green Bay Bluejays Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Pete Reiser
C Great Falls Electrics Pioneer League Stan Wasiak
C Reno Silver Sox California League Ray Perry
D Columbus Foxes Alabama–Florida League Brandy Davis
D Kokomo Dodgers Midwest League Edward Serrano
D Thomasville Dodgers Georgia–Florida League Rudy Rufer
Sam Suplizio

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montreal

Notes

  1. Gordon S. White Jr. (March 9, 1958). "Phillies Triumph Over Dodgers, 7–4". New York Times. p. S1.
  2. Retrosheet box score: 1958-04-15
  3. Retrosheet box score: 1958-04-18
  4. "Duke Snider | the BASEBALL Page". www.thebaseballpage.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  5. Don Newcombe at Baseball-Reference
  6. Randy Jackson at Baseball-Reference
  7. Ramón Conde at Baseball-Reference

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