1958 Baltimore Orioles season
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1958 Baltimore Orioles season
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| Owner(s) | Jerold Hoffberger, Clarence Miles | |
| General manager(s) | Paul Richards | |
| Manager(s) | Paul Richards | |
| Local television | WJZ-TV | |
| Local radio | WBAL (AM) (Ernie Harwell, Herb Carneal) |
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The 1958 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 74 wins and 79 losses, 17.5 games behind the AL and World Series champion New York Yankees. The team was managed by Paul Richards, and played their home games at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, which hosted the All-Star Game that season.
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Offseason
- March 24, 1958: Foster Castleman was purchased by the Orioles from the San Francisco Giants for $30,000.[1]
Regular season
On June 6, 1958, Orioles president James Keelty, Jr. reached agreement with Miami Marlins president George B. Storer to move the Orioles' spring training home from Scottsdale, Arizona to Miami Stadium for the 1959 spring training season.[2]
On September 20, pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm struck out eight batters while throwing a no-hitter against the New York Yankees.
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 92 | 62 | .597 | -- |
| Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 10 |
| Boston Red Sox | 79 | 75 | .513 | 13 |
| Cleveland Indians | 77 | 76 | .503 | 14.5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 77 | 77 | .500 | 15 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 79 | .484 | 17.5 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 73 | 81 | .474 | 19 |
| Washington Senators | 61 | 93 | .396 | 31 |
Notable transactions
- May 16, 1958: Eddie Miksis was released by the Orioles.[3]
- August 23, 1958: Hoyt Wilhelm was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the Cleveland Indians.[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
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 |
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| 1B | Bob Boyd | 125 | 401 | 124 | .309 | 7 | 36 |
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 |
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| Foster Castleman | 48 | 200 | 34 | .170 | 3 | 14 |
| Bob Hale | 19 | 20 | 7 | .350 | 0 | 3 |
| Chuck Oertel | 14 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Burke | 7 | 11 | 5 | .455 | 1 | 4 |
| Eddie Miksis | 3 | 2 | 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 |
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| Jack Harshman | 34 | 236.1 | 12 | 15 | 2.89 | 161 |
| Hal Brown | 19 | 96.2 | 7 | 5 | 3.07 | 44 |
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 |
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| Connie Johnson | 26 | 118.1 | 6 | 9 | 3.88 | 68 |
| Charlie Beamon | 21 | 49.2 | 1 | 3 | 4.35 | 26 |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 9 | 40.2 | 1 | 3 | 1.99 | 35 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
Notes
- ^ Foster Castleman page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Associated Press (1957-06-07). "Orioles Select Miami in Spring". St. Petersburg Times. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19580607&id=K_INAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TXYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5305,3286327. Retrieved 2009-06-09.[dead link]
- ^ Eddie Miksis page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1958 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
- 1958 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
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