1958 Chicago White Sox season
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1958 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Dorothy Comiskey Rigney | |
| General manager(s) | Johnny Rigney, Chuck Comiskey | |
| Manager(s) | Al Lopez | |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) |
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| Local radio | WCFL (Bob Elson, Don Wells) |
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The 1958 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 58th season in the major leagues, and its 59th season overall. They finished with a record 82-72, good enough for second place in the American League, 10 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.
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Offseason
- December 4, 1957: Minnie Miñoso and Fred Hatfield were traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Early Wynn and Al Smith.[1]
Regular season
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 |
Opening Day lineup
- Luis Aparicio, ss
- Nellie Fox, 2b
- Billy Goodman, 3b
- Sherm Lollar, c
- Tito Francona, rf
- Earl Torgeson, 1b
- Al Smith, lf
- Bubba Phillips, cf
- Billy Pierce, p
Notable transactions
- June 15, 1958: Bill Fischer and Tito Francona were traded by the White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Ray Boone and Bob Shaw.[2]
- June 24, 1958: Walt Dropo was selected off waivers from the White Sox by the Cincinnati Redlegs.[3]
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
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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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| Jim McAnany | 5 | 13 | 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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| Dick Donovan | 34 | 248 | 15 | 14 | 3.01 | 127 |
| Early Wynn | 40 | 239.2 | 14 | 16 | 4.13 | 179 |
| Stover McIlwain | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 4 |
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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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 |
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Awards
- Luis Aparicio, Gold Glove Award[4]
- Sherm Lollar, Gold Glove Award[4]
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Indianapolis Indians | American Association | Walker Cooper |
| A | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Western League | Skeeter Scalzi |
| B | Davenport DavSox | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Ira Hutchinson |
| C | Duluth-Superior White Sox | Northern League | Joe Hauser and George Sobek |
| D | Dubuque Packers | Midwest League | Frank Parenti |
| D | Holdrege White Sox | Nebraska State League | George Noga |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Colorado Springs[5]
Notes
- ^ Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ray Boone page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Walt Dropo page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b American League Gold Glove winners at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
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