1958 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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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, Gene Kelly, Claude Haring) | |
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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
[edit]- December 11, 1957: Dave Philley was purchased by the Phillies from the Detroit Tigers.[1]
Spring training
[edit]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
[edit]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
[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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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
[edit]- 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
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May (13–15)
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July (15–14)
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Roster
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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]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 | 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
[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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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
[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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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
[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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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
[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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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
[edit]- Richie Ashburn, starter, outfield
- Turk Farrell, reserve[42]
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Johnson City[43]
References
[edit]- ^ Dave Philley at Baseball Reference
- ^ White Jr., Gordon S. (March 9, 1958). "Phillies Triumph Over Dodgers, 7–4". New York Times. p. S1.
- ^ "Phils Close Deal for New York TV". The New York Times. January 22, 1958. p. 31.
- ^ Drebinger, John (April 10, 1958). "Yankees Bow to Phillies; Maglie pounded in 12–8 loss". The New York Times.
- ^ "78 Phillies Games on TV Here Due in 1958 Under WOR Deal". The New York Times. October 25, 1957. p. 1.
- ^ Gould, Jack (April 24, 1958). "We Want the Bums!; Phillies Bow as Video Regulars Here, and Brooklyn Was Never Like This". The New York Times. p. 63.
- ^ "Phils Won't Pipe Games Here in '59". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 6, 1958. p. 29.
The Philadelphia Philles won't televise their National League games into New York City next season...The games were piped into New York, often in competition with the American League home games of the New York Yankees...The Phillies' contests were never able to match the audience attracted to Yankee telecasts.
- ^ "Phils Fire Smith and Bring Back Sawyer: Need a Change, GM Hamey Claims: Club Won Pennant Under Eddie In 1950; Was Ousted 2 Years Later". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press (AP). July 23, 1958. p. 16. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ a b Ramón Conde at Baseball Reference
- ^ Danny Cater at Baseball Reference
- ^ Carl Sawatski at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Boozer at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dwight Siebler at Baseball Reference
- ^ Solly Hemus at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1958 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Today In Baseball". Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. May 16, 1958. p. 31. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ Thisted, Red (May 16, 1958). "Braves, Phils Rained Out". Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ Wolf, Bob (May 16, 1958). "Rain Saves Burdette From Phils' Attack". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, WI. p. 13, part 2. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Journal. May 26, 1958. p. 13, part 2. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball in a Nutshell". Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Sentinel. June 22, 1958. p. 1-C. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ a b "Baseball in a Nutshell". Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. July 23, 1958. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. July 23, 1958. p. 16. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ a b "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. July 25, 1958. p. 14. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ a b Hernon, Jack (September 22, 1958). "Bucs, Phils Rained Out; Two Tonight: Kline and Witt Assigned to Hurl Twi-Night Bill". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 22. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. June 2, 1958. p. 20. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ "Reds Win, Then Tie With Phils". Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press (AP). June 2, 1958. p. 4, part 2. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ "Jun 1, 1958, Reds at Phillies Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. June 1, 1958. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds 12, Philadelphia Phillies 11 (2)". retrosheet.org. June 1, 1958. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. June 23, 1958. p. 18. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ "Kirkland HR Wins For Giants in 14th". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Associated Press (AP). June 23, 1958. p. 18. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ "Jun 22, 1958, Giants at Phillies Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. June 22, 1958. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
Game was suspended in the top of the 7th with the score 1-1 and was completed July 23, 1958.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Francisco Giants 2 (2)". retrosheet.org. June 22, 1958. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
Game suspended with 2 out in the bottom of the 6th inning and the score SF 1 PHI 0. Completed 7-23-1958.
- ^ "Baseball Record". Montreal, QC: The Gazette. July 22, 1958. p. 23. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. June 30, 1958. p. 20. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "Phils Nip Cardinals In 13 Innings, 5-4: Meyer Wins First Game Since 1956; Curfew Law Halts Nightcap in 8th". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Associated Press (AP). June 30, 1958. p. 20. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "Jun 29, 1958, Cardinals at Phillies Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. June 29, 1958. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 (2)". retrosheet.org. June 29, 1958. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "The Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. July 28, 1958. p. 18. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
- ^ "Phils Smash Dodgers With Extra Base Hits: Roberts Earns 199th Victory of Career, 7-4; Sawatski Hits Home Run". Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, WI. Associated Press (AP). July 28, 1958. p. 10, part 2. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
- ^ "Jul 27, 1958, Dodgers at Phillies Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. July 27, 1958. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (2)". retrosheet.org. July 27, 1958. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
- ^ "1958 All-Star Game".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007) [1997]. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd, 3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America.