1958 Baltimore Orioles season

1958 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 74–79 (.484)
League place 6th
Other information
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.

Offseason

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
New York Yankees9262.597--
Chicago White Sox8272.53210
Boston Red Sox7975.51313
Cleveland Indians7776.50314.5
Detroit Tigers7777.50015
Baltimore Orioles7479.48417.5
Kansas City Athletics7381.47419
Washington Senators6193.39631

Record vs. opponents

1958 American League Records

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC NYY WSH
Baltimore —10–129–13–110–1110–1212–108–1415–7
Boston 12–10—10–1212–1010–1212–109–13–114–8
Chicago 13–9–112–10—12–1010–1212–107–1516–6
Cleveland 11–1010–1210–12—14–810–127–1515–7
Detroit 12–1012–1012–108–14—12–1012–109–13
Kansas City 10–1210–1210–1212–1010–12—9–1312–10–2
New York 14–813–9–115–715–710–1213–9—12–10
Washington 7–158–146–167–1513–910–12–210–12—

Notable transactions

Roster

1958 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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
1BBob Boyd125401124.309736

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
Foster Castleman4820034.170314
Bob Hale19207.35003
Chuck Oertel14121.08311
Leo Burke7115.45514
Eddie Miksis320.00000

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
Jack Harshman34236.112152.89161
Hal Brown1996.2753.0744

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
Connie Johnson26118.1693.8868
Charlie Beamon2149.2134.3526
Hoyt Wilhelm940.2131.9935

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

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Louisville Colonels American Association Del Wilber
AAA Vancouver Mounties Pacific Coast League Charlie Metro
AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Grady Hatton
A Knoxville Smokies Sally League George Staller
B Wilson Tobs Carolina League Bob Hooper and Barney Lutz
C Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Barney Lutz and Billy DeMars
D Pensacola Dons Alabama–Florida League Lou Fitzgerald
D Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Barney Lutz, Fred Hofmann and Bob Hooper
D Dublin Orioles Georgia–Florida League Earl Weaver

Notes

  1. ↑ Foster Castleman page at Baseball-Reference
  2. ↑ "Orioles Select Miami in Spring". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. June 7, 1957. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
  3. ↑ Eddie Miksis page at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference

References

  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: 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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