1958 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Forbes Field | |
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] | |
Owners | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson, Branch Rickey (minority shareholders) | |
General managers | Joe L. Brown | |
Managers | Danny Murtaugh | |
Television | KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods | |
Radio | KDKA Bob Prince, Paul Long, Jim Woods | |
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The 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 77th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 72nd in the National League. The Pirates finished second in the league standings with a record of 84–70, a 22-game improvement over 1957. They ended the year in the first division for the first time since 1948 and recorded their highest league standing since the 1944 edition also finished in second place. Manager Danny Murtaugh, in his first full season at the Pirates' helm, was voted Major League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News.
Offseason
[edit]- December 2, 1957: Ellis Burton was drafted from the Pirates by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1957 minor league draft.[2]
- December 28, 1957: Dee Fondy was traded by the Pirates to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Ted Kluszewski.[3]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | .597 | — | 48–29 | 44–33 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70 | .545 | 8 | 49–28 | 35–42 |
San Francisco Giants | 80 | 74 | .519 | 12 | 44–33 | 36–41 |
Cincinnati Redlegs | 76 | 78 | .494 | 16 | 40–37 | 36–41 |
Chicago Cubs | 72 | 82 | .468 | 20 | 35–42 | 37–40 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | .468 | 20 | 39–38 | 33–44 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 71 | 83 | .461 | 21 | 39–38 | 32–45 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | .448 | 23 | 35–42 | 34–43 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Game log
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April: 7–5 (Home: 1–3; Away: 6–2)
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May: 15–15 (Home: 11–7; Away: 4–8)
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June: 12–17 (Home: 7–9; Away: 5–8)
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July: 15–12 (Home: 8–3; Away: 7–9)
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August: 21–12 (Home: 10–0; Away: 11–12)
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September: 14–9 (Home: 12–6; Away: 2–3)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member |
Opening Day lineup
[edit]Notable transactions
[edit]- June 15, 1958: Johnny O'Brien and Gene Freese were traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Schofield and cash.[4]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
[edit]= Indicates team leader |
Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 |
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C | Hank Foiles | 104 | 264 | 54 | .205 | 8 | 50 |
1B | Ted Kluszewski | 100 | 301 | 88 | .292 | 4 | 37 |
2B | Bill Mazeroski | 152 | 567 | 156 | .275 | 19 | 68 |
3B | Frank Thomas | 149 | 562 | 158 | .281 | 35 | 109 |
SS | Dick Groat | 151 | 584 | 175 | .300 | 3 | 66 |
LF | Bob Skinner | 144 | 529 | 170 | .321 | 13 | 70 |
CF | Bill Virdon | 144 | 604 | 161 | .267 | 9 | 46 |
RF | Roberto Clemente | 140 | 519 | 150 | .289 | 6 | 50 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
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Dick Stuart | 67 | 254 | 68 | .268 | 16 | 48 |
Román Mejías | 76 | 157 | 42 | .268 | 5 | 19 |
Bill Hall | 51 | 116 | 33 | .284 | 1 | 15 |
Danny Kravitz | 45 | 100 | 24 | .240 | 1 | 5 |
R.C. Stevens | 59 | 90 | 24 | .267 | 7 | 18 |
John Powers | 57 | 82 | 15 | .183 | 2 | 2 |
Gene Baker | 29 | 56 | 14 | .250 | 0 | 7 |
Dick Schofield | 26 | 27 | 4 | .148 | 0 | 2 |
Harry Bright | 15 | 24 | 6 | .250 | 1 | 3 |
Gene Freese | 17 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 1 | 2 |
Hardy Peterson | 2 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Smith | 6 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Pendleton | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny O'Brien | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bob Friend | 38 | 274.0 | 22 | 14 | 3.68 | 135 |
Ron Kline | 32 | 237.1 | 13 | 16 | 3.53 | 109 |
Vern Law | 35 | 202.1 | 14 | 12 | 3.96 | 56 |
Red Witt | 18 | 106.0 | 9 | 2 | 1.61 | 81 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Curt Raydon | 31 | 134.1 | 8 | 4 | 3.62 | 85 |
Bob Porterfield | 37 | 87.2 | 4 | 6 | 3.29 | 39 |
Bennie Daniels | 8 | 27.2 | 0 | 3 | 5.53 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Roy Face | 57 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 2.89 | 47 |
Don Gross | 40 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3.98 | 59 |
Ron Blackburn | 38 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.39 | 31 |
Bob Smith | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.43 | 24 |
George Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 | 2 |
Don Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 |
Eddie O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
Farm system
[edit]San Jose franchised transferred to Las Vegas and renamed, May 26, 1958
Notes
[edit]- ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
- ^ Ellis Burton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ted Kluszewski page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnny O'Brien page at Baseball Reference
References
[edit]- 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.