1958 Philadelphia Phillies season
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1958 Philadelphia Phillies season
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| Owner(s) | R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. | |
| General manager(s) | Roy Hamey | |
| Manager(s) | Mayo Smith, Eddie Sawyer | |
| Local television | WRCV WVUE |
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| Local 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.
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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]
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | -- | .597 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70 | 8 | .545 |
| San Francisco Giants | 80 | 74 | 12 | .519 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 76 | 78 | 16 | .494 |
| Chicago Cubs | 72 | 82 | 20 | .468 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | 20 | .468 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 71 | 83 | 21 | .461 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | 23 | .448 |
Notable transactions
- April 15, 1958: Ramón Conde was acquired by the Phillies from the Kansas City Athletics.[8]
- June 8, 1958: Danny Cater was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.[9]
- June 13, 1958: Joe Lonnett was traded by the Phillies to the Milwaukee Braves for Carl Sawatski.[10]
- July 9, 1958: John Boozer was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.[11]
- July 21, 1958: Dwight Siebler was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.[12]
- August 15, 1958: Ramón Conde was purchased from the Phillies by the Los Angeles Dodgers.[8]
- September 29, 1958: Solly Hemus was traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Gene Freese.[13]
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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| 2B | Solly Hemus | 105 | 334 | 95 | .284 | 8 | 36 |
| SS | Chico Fernández | 146 | 522 | 120 | .230 | 6 | 51 |
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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| Dave Philley | 91 | 207 | 64 | .309 | 3 | 31 |
| Carl Sawatski | 60 | 183 | 42 | .230 | 5 | 12 |
| Pancho Herrera | 29 | 63 | 17 | .270 | 1 | 6 |
| Roy Smalley | 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 |
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| Robin Roberts | 35 | 269.2 | 17 | 14 | 3.24 | 130 |
| Don Cardwell | 16 | 107.2 | 3 | 6 | 4.51 | 77 |
| Bob Conley | 2 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 7.56 | 0 |
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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| Jack Meyer | 37 | 90.1 | 3 | 6 | 7.88 | 9 |
| John Anderson | 5 | 16 | 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 |
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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 |
| Warren Hacker | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.41 | 4 |
| Don Erickson | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.63 | 9 |
| Angelo LiPetri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Richie Ashburn, starter, outfield
- Turk Farrell, reserve[14]
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| 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[15]
References
- ^ Dave Philley page 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: p. 31. January 22, 1958.
- ^ 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: p. 1. October 25, 1957.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Associated Press (December 6, 1958). "Phils Won't Pipe Games Here in '59". The New York Times: 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."
- ^ a b Ramón Conde page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Danny Cater page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Carl Sawatski page at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Boozer page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dwight Siebler page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Solly Hemus page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1958as.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (1997, 2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd, 3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America.
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