1958 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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1958 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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| Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath | |
| General manager(s) | Joe L. Brown | |
| Manager(s) | Danny Murtaugh | |
| Local television | KDKA-TV Bob Prince |
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| Local radio | KDKA Bob Prince, Paul Long, Jim Woods |
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Offseason
- December 2, 1957: Ellis Burton was drafted from the Pirates by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1957 minor league draft.[1]
- December 28, 1957: Dee Fondy was traded by the Pirates to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Ted Kluszewski.[2]
Regular season
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 |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- June 15, 1958: Johnny O'Brien and Gene Freese were traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Schofield and cash.[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
| = Indicates team leader |
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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| 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
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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| Román Mejías | 76 | 157 | 42 | .268 | 5 | 19 |
| Bill Hall | 51 | 116 | 33 | .284 | 1 | 15 |
| John Powers | 57 | 82 | 15 | .183 | 2 | 2 |
| Dick Schofield | 26 | 27 | 4 | .148 | 0 | 2 |
| Hardy Peterson | 2 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Smith | 6 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny O'Brien | 3 | 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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| Bob Friend | 38 | 274 | 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 |
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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| Bennie Daniels | 8 | 27.2 | 0 | 3 | 5.53 | 7 |
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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| 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
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Columbus Jets | International League | Clyde King |
| AAA | Salt Lake City Bees | Pacific Coast League | Larry Shepard |
| A | Lincoln Chiefs | Western League | Monty Basgall |
| B | Tri-City Braves | Northwest League | Ray Hathaway |
| C | Douglas Copper Kings | Arizona-Mexico League | Bob Clear |
| C | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | California League | Jack Paepke |
| C | Grand Forks Chiefs | Northern League | James Adlam |
| D | Salem Rebels | Appalachian League | Larry Dorton |
| D | Clinton Pirates | Midwest League | Stan Wentzel and Wally Millies |
| D | San Angelo Pirates | Sophomore League | Al Kubski |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Douglas
San Jose franchised transferred to Las Vegas and re-named, May 26, 1958
Notes
References
- 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, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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