1958 Philadelphia Phillies season

1958  Philadelphia Phillies
League	National League
Ballpark	Connie Mack Stadium
City	Philadelphia
Owners	R. R. M. Carpenter Jr.
General managers	Roy Hamey
Managers	Mayo Smith, Eddie Sawyer
Television	WRCV WVUE
Radio	WIP (By Saam, Claude Haring, Gene Kelly)
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The 1958 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 76th in franchise history. The Phillies finished the season in last place in the National League. It was the Phillies third losing season in five seasons, and their fourth losing season during the 1950s.

Offseason

• December 11, 1957: Dave Philley was purchased by the Phillies from the Detroit Tigers. ^[1]

Spring training

Following their off-season move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, the Dodgers played their first game as the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Phillies at Miami Stadium in the 1958 spring training opener on March 8, 1958. The Phillies won 7 to 4. ^[2]

Regular season

With the move of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants to California prior to the 1958 season, the Phillies became the closest National League club to New York City, and in response, contracted to broadcast 78 games into the New York metropolitan television market to fill the void in National League games on TV in New York. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Al Helfer and Rex Barney called the games for New York's WOR-TV. ^[6] However, due to competition with games at Yankee Stadium, Phillies games were not able to match the audience for Yankee broadcasts, and thus, they stopped broadcasting games in the New York television market in the 1959 season. ^[7]

On July 22 with the team sporting a 39–44 record General Manager Roy Hamey fired Manager Mayo Smith rehiring Eddie Sawyer, who led the team to the 1950 World Series. ^[8]

Season standings

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Milwaukee Braves	92	62	0.597	—	48–29	44–33
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	70	0.545	8	49–28	35–42
San Francisco Giants	80	74	0.519	12	44–33	36–41
Cincinnati Redlegs	76	78	0.494	16	40–37	36–41
Chicago Cubs	72	82	0.468	20	35–42	37–40
St. Louis Cardinals	72	82	0.468	20	39–38	33–44
Los Angeles Dodgers	71	83	0.461	21	39–38	32–45
Philadelphia Phillies	69	85	0.448	23	35–42	34–43

Record vs. opponents

1958 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	CHC	CIN	LAD	MIL	PHI	PIT	SFG	STL
Chicago	—	10–12	11–11	10–12	13–9	9–13	12–10	7–15
Cincinnati	12–10	—	11–11	5–17	15–7	10–12	11–11	12–10
Los Angeles	11–11	11–11	—	14–8	10–12	8–14	6–16	11–11
Milwaukee	12–10	17–5	8–14	—	13–9	11–11	16–6	15–7
Philadelphia	9–13	7–15	12–10	9–13	—	12–10	8–14	12–10
Pittsburgh	13–9	12–10	14–8	11–11	10–12	—	12–10	12–10
San Francisco	10–12	11–11	16–6	6–16	14–8	10–12	—	13–9
St. Louis	15–7	10–12	11–11	7–15	10–12	10–12	9–13	—

Notable transactions

• April 15, 1958: Ramón Conde was acquired by the Phillies from the Kansas City Athletics. ^[9]
• June 8, 1958: Danny Cater was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. ^[10]
• June 13, 1958: Joe Lonnett was traded by the Phillies to the Milwaukee Braves for Carl Sawatski. ^[11]
• July 9, 1958: John Boozer was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. ^[12]
• July 21, 1958: Dwight Siebler was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. ^[13]
• August 15, 1958: Ramón Conde was purchased from the Phillies by the Los Angeles Dodgers. ^[9]
• September 29, 1958: Solly Hemus was traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Gene Freese. ^[14]

Game log

Legend
	Phillies win
	Phillies loss
	Postponement
Bold	Phillies team member

1958 Game Log [15] Overall Record: 69–85
April (5–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 15 @ Redlegs 5–4 Ray Semproch (1–0) Bill Wight (0–1) None 32,849 1–0 2 April 18 Braves 2–4 Bob Buhl (1–0) Jack Sanford (0–1) Don McMahon (1) 31,624 1–1 3 April 19 Braves 0–5 Warren Spahn (1–0) Curt Simmons (0–1) None 8,579 1–2 4 April 20 Braves 3–2 Robin Roberts (1–0) Bob Rush (0–1) None 16,366 2–2 5 April 21 Redlegs 2–4 (14) Hal Jeffcoat (1–0) Jim Hearn (0–1) Johnny Klippstein (1) 11,764 2–3 6 April 23 Pirates 8–1 Jack Sanford (1–1) Ron Blackburn (1–1) None 7,668 3–3 7 April 24 Pirates 4–7 Bob Friend (2–0) Curt Simmons (0–2) Roy Face (1) 7,456 3–4 8 April 25 @ Braves 0–4 Bob Rush (1–1) Robin Roberts (1–1) None 15,891 3–5 9 April 26 @ Braves 2–4 Bob Buhl (3–0) Ray Semproch (1–1) None 15,391 3–6 10 April 27 @ Braves 6–2 Jack Sanford (2–1) Lew Burdette (1–2) None 18,408 4–6 11 April 29 @ Giants 7–4 Curt Simmons (1–2) Ramón Monzant (2–2) Turk Farrell (1) 6,801 5–6 12 April 30 @ Giants 1–10 Johnny Antonelli (2–1) Robin Roberts (1–2) None 7,886 5–7
May (13–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 13 May 1 @ Giants 7–0 Ray Semproch (2–1) Rubén Gómez (2–1) None 6,728 6–7 14 May 2 @ Giants 2–4 Mike McCormick (1–0) Jack Sanford (2–2) Marv Grissom (2) 13,486 6–8 15 May 3 @ Giants 4–2 Curt Simmons (2–2) Ramón Monzant (2–3) Turk Farrell (2) 13,073 7–8 16 May 4 (1) @ Dodgers 7–8 Don Bessent (1–0) Robin Roberts (1–3) Ed Roebuck (2) see 2nd game 7–9 17 May 4 (2) @ Dodgers 2–15 Danny McDevitt (1–2) Warren Hacker (0–1) None 38,453 7–10 18 May 5 @ Dodgers 8–3 Ray Semproch (3–1) Don Drysdale (0–5) None 18,075 8–10 19 May 6 @ Dodgers 6–7 (14) Don Drysdale (1–5) Turk Farrell (0–1) None 15,799 8–11 20 May 7 @ Dodgers 9–3 Curt Simmons (3–2) Fred Kipp (1–2) None 8,192 9–11 21 May 9 @ Pirates 0–1 (12) Ron Kline (3–2) Robin Roberts (1–4) None 21,304 9–12 22 May 10 @ Pirates 4–14 Vern Law (4–1) Ray Semproch (3–2) None 11,807 9–13 23 May 11 (1) @ Pirates 4–10 Bob Friend (5–1) Jack Sanford (2–3) None see 2nd game 9–14 24 May 11 (2) @ Pirates 0–1 (11) Bob Porterfield (1–0) Curt Simmons (3–3) None 20,544 9–15 25 May 13 Braves 5–2 Robin Roberts (2–4) Bob Buhl (4–2) None 13,906 10–15 26 May 14 Braves 1–4 Warren Spahn (6–0) Ray Semproch (3–3) None 13,803 10–16 – May 15 Braves Postponed (rain); [16] [17] [18] Makeup: August 10 as a traditional double-header 27 May 16 Pirates 6–2 Curt Simmons (4–3) Bob Porterfield (1–1) None 12,401 11–16 28 May 17 Pirates 4–3 Robin Roberts (3–4) Bennie Daniels (0–2) None 6,262 12–16 29 May 18 (1) Pirates 6–4 Jack Sanford (3–3) Ron Kline (4–3) Turk Farrell (3) see 2nd game 13–16 30 May 18 (2) Pirates 6–2 Ray Semproch (4–3) Vern Law (5–2) None 19,068 14–16 31 May 20 Cardinals 0–5 Lindy McDaniel (3–3) Curt Simmons (4–4) None 14,669 14–17 32 May 21 Cardinals 1–0 Robin Roberts (4–4) Sam Jones (3–4) None 16,621 15–17 33 May 22 Cubs 4–7 Moe Drabowsky (2–4) Jack Sanford (3–4) Don Elston (2) 5,819 15–18 34 May 23 Cubs 4–11 Glen Hobbie (3–4) Ray Semproch (4–4) None 10,664 15–19 35 May 24 Cubs 5–4 Turk Farrell (1–1) Don Elston (5–1) None 5,210 16–19 – May 25 Dodgers Postponed (rain); [19] Makeup: July 27 as a traditional double-header 36 May 26 Dodgers 1–2 Carl Erskine (3–2) Robin Roberts (4–5) None 12,807 16–20 37 May 27 Giants 5–1 Jack Sanford (4–4) Stu Miller (1–1) None 15,718 17–20 38 May 28 Giants 6–7 Marv Grissom (4–1) Turk Farrell (1–2) None 10,561 17–21 39 May 30 Redlegs 1–10 Harvey Haddix (3–3) Curt Simmons (4–5) None 11,129 17–22 40 May 31 Redlegs 5–4 Robin Roberts (5–5) Joe Nuxhall (1–2) None 6,641 18–22
June (13–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 41 June 1 (1) Redlegs 1–2 Bob Purkey (6–1) Jack Sanford (4–5) None see 2nd game 18–23 42 June 1 (2) Redlegs 11–12 (13) [a] Joe Nuxhall (2–2) Turk Farrell (1–3) None 20,028 18–24 43 June 3 @ Cubs 4–12 Taylor Phillips (4–0) Curt Simmons (4–6) None 5,071 18–25 44 June 4 @ Cubs 5–11 Moe Drabowsky (3–5) Robin Roberts (5–6) None 5,289 18–26 45 June 5 @ Cubs 7–6 Ray Semproch (5–4) Don Elston (6–3) Turk Farrell (4) 3,046 19–26 46 June 6 @ Cardinals 1–3 Sam Jones (4–6) Seth Morehead (0–1) None 17,559 19–27 47 June 7 @ Cardinals 15–6 Curt Simmons (5–6) Lindy McDaniel (3–5) None 10,839 20–27 48 June 8 (1) @ Cardinals 5–6 (10) Billy Muffett (3–1) Jack Meyer (0–1) None see 2nd game 20–28 49 June 8 (2) @ Cardinals 6–4 (14) Turk Farrell (2–3) Lindy McDaniel (3–6) None 22,022 21–28 50 June 10 @ Dodgers 3–2 Ray Semproch (6–4) Don Newcombe (0–5) None 19,671 22–28 51 June 11 @ Dodgers 4–7 Don Drysdale (3–8) Jim Hearn (0–2) None 16,236 22–29 52 June 12 @ Dodgers 4–3 Turk Farrell (3–3) Stan Williams (1–1) None 9,899 23–29 53 June 13 @ Giants 1–6 Johnny Antonelli (6–4) Robin Roberts (5–7) None 18,068 23–30 54 June 14 @ Giants 3–2 Ray Semproch (7–4) Ramón Monzant (4–6) None 16,363 24–30 55 June 15 @ Giants 1–3 Al Worthington (5–2) Curt Simmons (5–7) None 22,462 24–31 56 June 17 Dodgers 9–6 Jack Sanford (5–5) Clem Labine (3–2) Turk Farrell (5) 16,823 25–31 57 June 18 Dodgers 0–3 Stan Williams (2–1) Robin Roberts (5–8) None 11,399 25–32 58 June 19 Dodgers 9–3 Ray Semproch (8–4) Johnny Podres (7–5) None 13,506 26–32 59 June 20 Giants 5–4 Jim Hearn (1–2) Rubén Gómez (5–6) None 14,877 27–32 – June 21 Giants Postponed (rain); [20] Makeup: July 24 as a traditional double-header 60 June 22 (1) Giants 4–5 (14) Johnny Antonelli (7–5) Ray Semproch (8–5) None see 2nd game 27–33 61 June 22 (2) Giants 3–2 [b] Robin Roberts (6–8) Rubén Gómez (5–7) None 30,454 28–33 62 June 24 Cubs 0–3 John Briggs (1–0) Jack Sanford (5–6) None 21,656 28–34 63 June 25 Cubs 5–4 (10) Turk Farrell (4–3) Don Elston (6–5) None 11,796 29–34 64 June 27 Cardinals 5–4 (11) Turk Farrell (5–3) Billy Muffett (3–2) None 24,918 30–34 65 June 28 Cardinals 1–8 Sal Maglie (3–1) Curt Simmons (5–8) None 11,010 30–35 66 June 29 (1) Cardinals 5–4 (13) Jack Meyer (1–1) Larry Jackson (5–4) None see 2nd game 31–35 67 June 29 (2) Cardinals 3–4 [c] Vinegar Bend Mizell (6–6) Jack Sanford (5–7) Jim Brosnan (1) 27,554 31–36
July (15–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 68 July 1 @ Pirates 4–2 Ray Semproch (9–5) Bob Friend (9–9) None 17,990 32–36 69 July 3 @ Braves 3–1 Robin Roberts (7–8) Carl Willey (2–1) None 17,624 33–36 70 July 4 (1) @ Braves 5–1 Curt Simmons (6–8) Bob Rush (6–4) Turk Farrell (6) see 2nd game 34–36 71 July 4 (2) @ Braves 4–0 Jack Sanford (6–7) Warren Spahn (10–5) None 23,706 35–36 72 July 5 @ Redlegs 8–5 (12) Turk Farrell (6–3) Willard Schmidt (2–3) None 6,954 36–36 73 July 6 (1) @ Redlegs 7–1 Ray Semproch (10–5) Brooks Lawrence (6–4) None see 2nd game 37–36 74 July 6 (2) @ Redlegs 4–11 Joe Nuxhall (6–4) Seth Morehead (0–2) Hal Jeffcoat (8) 14,851 37–37 – July 8 1958 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore 75 July 10 @ Cardinals 13–3 Robin Roberts (8–8) Sal Maglie (3–3) None 17,619 38–37 76 July 11 @ Cardinals 2–6 Sam Jones (6–7) Jack Sanford (6–8) None 16,095 38–38 77 July 12 @ Cubs 12–2 Ray Semproch (11–5) Dick Drott (4–7) None 17,114 39–38 78 July 13 (1) @ Cubs 2–3 John Briggs (3–0) Jack Meyer (1–2) None see 2nd game 39–39 79 July 13 (2) @ Cubs 1–2 Dave Hillman (2–0) Curt Simmons (6–9) None 30,415 39–40 80 July 14 @ Cubs 10–11 (11) Glen Hobbie (7–6) Ray Semproch (11–6) None 5,610 39–41 81 July 15 @ Giants 0–1 Mike McCormick (7–1) Robin Roberts (8–9) None 14,523 39–42 82 July 16 @ Giants 2–9 Johnny Antonelli (10–7) Jack Sanford (6–9) None 10,250 39–43 83 July 17 @ Giants 7–8 Marv Grissom (6–3) Turk Farrell (6–4) None 10,259 39–44 84 July 18 @ Dodgers 6–8 Carl Erskine (4–3) Jack Sanford (6–10) Clem Labine (9) 24,533 39–45 85 July 19 @ Dodgers 6–2 Robin Roberts (9–9) Sandy Koufax (7–4) None 30,962 40–45 86 July 20 @ Dodgers 0–6 Johnny Podres (10–8) Curt Simmons (6–10) None 17,506 40–46 – July 22 Giants Postponed (rain, wet grounds); [21] [22] Makeup: September 12 as a traditional double-header 87 July 23 Giants 2–0 Ray Semproch (12–6) Mike McCormick (7–2) None 23,050 41–46 – July 24 (1) Giants Postponed (rain); [23] Makeup: July 28 as a traditional double-header – July 24 (2) Giants Postponed (rain); [23] Makeup: July 28 as a traditional double-header 88 July 25 Dodgers 3–7 Clem Labine (4–3) Jim Hearn (1–3) Fred Kipp (1) 19,171 41–47 89 July 26 Dodgers 4–10 Sandy Koufax (8–4) Jack Sanford (6–11) None 18,117 41–48 90 July 27 (1) Dodgers 7–4 Robin Roberts (10–9) Stan Williams (6–6) None see 2nd game 42–48 91 July 27 (2) Dodgers 6–2 (10) [d] Jim Hearn (2–3) Fred Kipp (4–5) None 17,666 43–48 92 July 28 (1) Giants 2–3 Mike McCormick (8–2) Turk Farrell (6–5) None see 2nd game 43–49 93 July 28 (2) Giants 1–2 Rubén Gómez (6–7) Jack Meyer (1–3) None 29,805 43–50 94 July 29 Cardinals 3–2 (11) Bob Miller (1–0) Phil Paine (4–1) None 20,894 44–50 95 July 30 Cardinals 5–1 Jack Sanford (7–11) Billy Muffett (3–3) Turk Farrell (7) 14,706 45–50 96 July 31 Cardinals 4–3 Jim Hearn (3–3) Larry Jackson (7–9) Turk Farrell (8) 16,695 46–50
August (12–19) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 97 August 1 Cubs 3–1 Robin Roberts (11–9) Dave Hillman (2–3) None 16,258 47–50 98 August 2 Cubs 5–6 Bill Henry (4–1) Bob Miller (1–1) Don Elston (6) 8,821 47–51 99 August 3 (1) Cubs 8–2 Ray Semproch (13–6) Taylor Phillips (6–6) None see 2nd game 48–51 100 August 3 (2) Cubs 10–12 Marcelino Solis (2–1) Jack Meyer (1–4) Bill Henry (5) 16,211 48–52 101 August 5 @ Redlegs 5–6 Joe Nuxhall (9–7) Turk Farrell (6–6) None 9,107 48–53 102 August 6 @ Redlegs 8–5 Robin Roberts (12–9) Harvey Haddix (7–6) Turk Farrell (9) 8,646 49–53 103 August 7 @ Redlegs 3–2 Don Cardwell (1–0) Bob Purkey (13–7) None 7,341 50–53 104 August 8 Braves 7–6 Turk Farrell (7–6) Don McMahon (6–2) None 25,842 51–53 105 August 9 Braves 5–4 Jim Hearn (4–3) Lew Burdette (11–9) None 24,943 52–53 106 August 10 (1) Braves 7–8 Humberto Robinson (2–3) Jack Meyer (1–5) None see 2nd game 52–54 107 August 10 (2) Braves 3–14 Carl Willey (7–3) Robin Roberts (12–10) Juan Pizarro (1) 32,117 52–55 108 August 11 Redlegs 5–4 (10) Don Cardwell (2–0) Willard Schmidt (2–5) None 14,247 53–55 109 August 12 Redlegs 4–12 Tom Acker (1–2) Ray Semproch (13–7) None 12,926 53–56 110 August 13 Pirates 9–10 Bob Smith (1–2) Jack Meyer (1–6) Vern Law (2) 19,132 53–57 111 August 15 @ Braves 0–1 Carl Willey (8–3) Robin Roberts (12–11) None 35,552 53–58 112 August 16 @ Braves 1–2 Warren Spahn (16–8) Curt Simmons (6–11) None 31,869 53–59 113 August 17 (1) @ Braves 1–5 Juan Pizarro (4–1) Don Cardwell (2–1) None see 2nd game 53–60 114 August 17 (2) @ Braves 1–4 Lew Burdette (13–9) Ray Semproch (13–8) None 39,807 53–61 115 August 19 @ Cardinals 4–5 Bill Wight (3–1) Turk Farrell (7–7) None 17,851 53–62 116 August 20 @ Cardinals 12–2 Robin Roberts (13–11) Billy Muffett (4–5) None 11,928 54–62 117 August 21 @ Cardinals 1–2 Larry Jackson (10–10) Curt Simmons (6–12) None 10,314 54–63 118 August 22 @ Cardinals 1–9 Sam Jones (11–9) Don Cardwell (2–2) None 15,592 54–64 119 August 23 @ Cardinals 4–2 Seth Morehead (1–2) Sal Maglie (3–7) Turk Farrell (10) 14,639 55–64 120 August 24 (1) @ Cubs 13–8 Jim Hearn (5–3) Bill Henry (4–3) Jack Meyer (1) see 2nd game 56–64 121 August 24 (2) @ Cubs 5–3 (8) Jack Sanford (8–11) Dave Hillman (3–6) Curt Simmons (1) 24,572 57–64 122 August 26 @ Cubs 10–3 Robin Roberts (14–11) Moe Drabowsky (9–11) None 9,967 58–64 123 August 27 @ Cubs 2–5 Bob Anderson (1–0) Curt Simmons (6–13) None 9,451 58–65 124 August 29 @ Redlegs 3–5 Bob Purkey (15–8) Don Cardwell (2–3) None 10,283 58–66 125 August 30 @ Redlegs 3–12 Tom Acker (3–2) Seth Morehead (1–3) Brooks Lawrence (3) 5,083 58–67 126 August 31 (1) @ Redlegs 2–6 Harvey Haddix (8–7) Ray Semproch (13–9) None see 2nd game 58–68 127 August 31 (2) @ Redlegs 3–7 Don Newcombe (5–11) Robin Roberts (14–12) None 13,290 58–69
September (11–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 128 September 1 (1) @ Pirates 2–5 Vern Law (11–11) Jack Sanford (8–12) None see 2nd game 58–70 129 September 1 (2) @ Pirates 9–0 Curt Simmons (7–13) Bob Porterfield (3–6) None 25,438 59–70 130 September 2 @ Pirates 2–3 Bob Friend (19–13) Don Cardwell (2–4) None 9,911 59–71 131 September 3 Braves 5–11 Warren Spahn (18–10) Seth Morehead (1–4) None 14,829 59–72 132 September 4 Braves 5–9 (10) Juan Pizarro (5–2) Turk Farrell (7–8) None 14,989 59–73 133 September 5 Redlegs 4–8 Don Newcombe (6–11) Robin Roberts (14–13) Brooks Lawrence (4) 10,530 59–74 134 September 6 Redlegs 2–10 Bob Purkey (16–9) Curt Simmons (7–14) None 5,559 59–75 135 September 7 (1) Redlegs 4–6 Hal Jeffcoat (6–8) Turk Farrell (7–9) None see 2nd game 59–76 136 September 7 (2) Redlegs 2–9 Joe Nuxhall (12–10) Seth Morehead (1–5) Orlando Peña (2) 12,081 59–77 137 September 9 Dodgers 4–3 Jack Sanford (9–12) Sandy Koufax (10–10) Jack Meyer (2) 8,359 60–77 138 September 10 Dodgers 8–6 Robin Roberts (15–13) Don Drysdale (11–13) Don Erickson (1) 5,106 61–77 139 September 11 Dodgers 4–3 Turk Farrell (8–9) Johnny Podres (13–13) None 4,382 62–77 140 September 12 (1) Giants 2–5 Rubén Gómez (9–12) Don Cardwell (2–5) Al Worthington (4) see 2nd game 62–78 141 September 12 (2) Giants 2–19 Johnny Antonelli (15–12) Ray Semproch (13–10) None 16,560 62–79 142 September 13 Giants 5–6 Gordon Jones (3–1) Seth Morehead (1–6) Don Johnson (1) 6,502 62–80 143 September 14 Cardinals 3–6 Sam Jones (13–11) Jack Sanford (9–13) Jim Brosnan (4) 7,802 62–81 144 September 15 Cardinals 6–2 Robin Roberts (16–13) Vinegar Bend Mizell (10–13) None 5,988 63–81 145 September 16 Cubs 8–10 (10) John Buzhardt (1–0) Don Erickson (0–1) Dave Hillman (1) 4,300 63–82 146 September 17 Cubs 2–6 (7) Bob Anderson (3–1) Ray Semproch (13–11) None 2,845 63–83 147 September 19 Pirates 2–4 Bob Friend (22–13) Don Cardwell (2–6) None 8,498 63–84 148 September 20 Pirates 3–4 Vern Law (14–11) Robin Roberts (16–14) Bob Smith (2) 4,217 63–85 – September 21 (1) Pirates Postponed (rain); [24] Makeup: September 22 as a traditional double-header – September 21 (2) Pirates Postponed (rain); [24] Makeup: September 22 as a traditional double-header 149 September 22 (1) Pirates 3–2 (14) Jack Meyer (2–6) Ron Kline (13–16) None see 2nd game 64–85 150 September 22 (2) Pirates 1–0 Jack Sanford (10–13) Bennie Daniels (0–3) None 5,605 65–85 151 September 23 @ Braves 6–5 Jim Owens (1–0) Juan Pizarro (6–4) Turk Farrell (11) 18,639 66–85 152 September 26 @ Pirates 3–2 Robin Roberts (17–14) Bob Friend (22–14) None 12,000 67–85 153 September 27 @ Pirates 7–3 Don Cardwell (3–6) Vern Law (14–12) None 9,104 68–85 154 September 28 @ Pirates 6–4 (10) Jack Meyer (3–6) Don Gross (5–7) None 33,109 69–85
^[a] The second game on June 1 was suspended (Sunday curfew [25] [26] ) in the top of the ninth inning with the score 11–11 and was completed August 11, 1958. [27] [28] ^[b] The second game on June 22 was suspended (Sunday curfew [29] [30] ) in the bottom of the sixth inning with the score 0–1 and was completed July 23, 1958. [31] [32] (The initial completion date of July 22 [33] was postponed by rain. [21] ) ^[c] The second game on June 29 was suspended (Sunday curfew [34] [35] ) in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score 3–4 and was completed July 29, 1958. [36] [37] ^[d] The second game on July 27 was suspended (Sunday curfew [38] [39] ) in the bottom of the sixth inning with the score 2–1 and was completed September 9, 1958. [40] [41]

Roster

1958 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers  3 John Anderson 46 Don Cardwell 41 Bob Conley 25 Don Erickson 43 Turk Farrell 38 Johnny Gray 49 Warren Hacker 22 Jim Hearn 50 Angelo LiPetri 19 Hank Mason 42 Jack Meyer 19 Bob Miller 44 Seth Morehead 49 Jim Owens 33 Tom Qualters 36 Robin Roberts 39 Jack Sanford 48 Ray Semproch 28 Curt Simmons		Catchers 27 Jimmie Coker 38 Jim Hegan  8 Joe Lonnett 29 Stan Lopata 58 Carl Sawatski Infielders  5 Ed Bouchee 16,17 Chico Fernández  2 Granny Hamner  4 Solly Hemus 18 Pancho Herrera  6 Willie Jones  7 Ted Kazanski 17 Roy Smalley Jr. 37 Bobby Young		Outfielders  9 Harry Anderson  1 Richie Ashburn 10 Bob Bowman 37 Chuck Essegian 12 Dave Philley 14 Wally Post 15 Rip Repulski Other batters 34 Mack Burk		Manager 24 Mayo Smith 24 Eddie Sawyer Coaches 11 Benny Bengough 32 Wally Moses 31 Bill Posedel 21 Andy Seminick

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Stan Lopata	86	258	64	.248	9	33
1B	Ed Bouchee	89	334	86	.257	9	39
2B	Solly Hemus	105	334	95	.284	8	36
SS	Chico Fernández	146	522	120	.230	6	51
3B	Willie Jones	118	398	108	.271	14	60
LF	Harry Anderson	140	515	155	.301	23	97
CF	Richie Ashburn	152	615	215	.350	2	33
RF	Wally Post	110	379	107	.282	12	62

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
Ted Kazanski	95	289	66	.228	3	35
Rip Repulski	85	238	58	.244	13	40
Dave Philley	91	207	64	.309	3	31
Bob Bowman	91	184	53	.288	8	24
Carl Sawatski	60	183	42	.230	5	12
Granny Hamner	35	133	40	.301	2	18
Chuck Essegian	39	114	28	.246	5	16
Pancho Herrera	29	63	17	.270	1	6
Bobby Young	32	60	14	.233	1	4
Jim Hegan	25	59	13	.220	0	6
Joe Lonnett	17	50	7	.140	0	2
Jimmie Coker	2	6	1	.167	0	0
Roy Smalley Jr.	1	2	0	.000	0	0
Mack Burk	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Robin Roberts	35	269.2	17	14	3.24	130
Ray Semproch	36	204.1	13	11	3.92	92
Jack Sanford	38	186.1	10	13	4.44	106
Curt Simmons	29	168.1	7	14	4.38	78
Don Cardwell	16	107.2	3	6	4.51	77
Bob Conley	2	8.1	0	0	7.56	0
Jim Owens	1	7.0	1	0	2.57	3

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Seth Morehead	27	92.1	1	6	5.85	54
Jack Meyer	37	90.1	3	6	7.88	9
Warren Hacker	9	17.0	0	1	7.41	4
John Anderson	5	16.0	0	0	7.88	9

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
Turk Farrell	54	8	9	11	3.35	73
Jim Hearn	39	5	3	0	4.17	33
Bob Miller	17	1	1	0	11.69	9
Johnny Gray	15	0	0	0	4.15	10
Don Erickson	9	0	1	1	4.63	9
Angelo LiPetri	4	0	0	0	11.25	1
Hank Mason	1	0	0	0	10.80	3
Tom Qualters	1	0	0	0	4.50	0

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• Richie Ashburn, starter, outfield
• Turk Farrell, reserve ^[42]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Miami Marlins	International League	Kerby Farrell
AA	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	Al Widmar and Jim Fanning
A	Williamsport Grays	Eastern League	Dick Carter
B	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	Carolina League	Frank Lucchesi
C	Bakersfield Bears	California League	Paul Owens
D	Johnson City Phillies	Appalachian League	Eddie Lyons
D	Tampa Tarpons	Florida State League	Charlie Gassaway
D	Brunswick Phillies	Georgia–Florida League	Cart Howerton
D	Olean Oilers	New York–Penn League	Benny Zientara

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Johnson City ^[43]

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External links

• 1958 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference