1958 Milwaukee Braves season

1958 Milwaukee Braves
1958 NL Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 92–62 (.597)
League place 1st
Other information
Owner(s) Louis R. Perini
General manager(s) John J. Quinn
Manager(s) Fred Haney
Local television none
Local radio WEMP
WTMJ
(Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh)
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The 1958 Milwaukee Braves season was the sixth in Milwaukee and the 88th overall season of the franchise. The Braves finished first in the National League with a 92–62 record and returned to the World Series for the second consecutive year, losing to the New York Yankees in seven games. The Braves set a Major League record which still stands for the fewest players caught stealing in a season, with 8.[1]

Offseason

Regular season

Season summary

The core of the Braves team was once again Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Joe Adcock, Warren Spahn, and Lew Burdette. Also, outfielder Bill Bruton came back from his season-ending injury in 1957 to play in 100 games. Aaron led the team with 196 hits, 109 runs scored, and 95 runs batted in, and Mathews led the team with 31 home runs.

However, in 1958 the Braves' third starting pitcher, Bob Buhl, was injured after pitching in just 11 games (winning five), which put even more pressure on Spahn, Burdette, and their manager Fred Haney to be able to win. Also, because of injuries, Adcock played in only 105 games, and Wes Covington played in just 90. Red Schoendienst played in just 106 games, including many as just a pinch hitter, and it was discovered the next year that he had tuberculosis. In this difficult situation, Spahn posted a 22–11 record in 290 innings pitched and 23 complete games, and Burdette had a 20–10 record in 275 innings.

The Braves repeated as the National League champions, this time by a margin of eight games over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The New York Yankees again won the American League, hence the two teams faced off against each other again in the World Series. The Braves roared ahead by winning three of the first four games for a 3–1 lead in the series. However, the Yankees regrouped and won games five, six, and seven—the final two in Milwaukee County Stadium, the Braves' home stadium—to win the World Championship.

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Milwaukee Braves 9262 0.597 — 48–29 44–33
Pittsburgh Pirates 8470 0.545 8 49–28 35–42
San Francisco Giants 8074 0.519 12 44–33 36–41
Cincinnati Redlegs 7678 0.494 16 40–37 36–41
Chicago Cubs 7282 0.468 20 35–42 37–40
St. Louis Cardinals 7282 0.468 20 39–38 33–44
Los Angeles Dodgers 7183 0.461 21 39–38 32–45
Philadelphia Phillies 6985 0.448 23 35–42 34–43

Record vs. opponents

1958 National League Records

Sources:
Team CHC CIN LAD MIL PHI PIT SF STL
Chicago—10–1211–1110–1213–99–1312–107–15
Cincinnati12–10—11–115–1715–710–1211–1112–10
Los Angeles 11–1111–11—14–810–128–146–1611–11
Milwaukee12–1017–58–14—13–911–1116–615–7
Philadelphia9–137–1512–109–13—12–108–1412–10
Pittsburgh13–912–1014–811–1110–12—12–1012–10
San Francisco10–1211–1116–66–1614–810–12—13–9
St. Louis15–710–1211–117–1510–1210–129–13—

Opening Day lineup

Red Schoendienst2B
Bob HazleRF
Eddie Mathews3B
Hank AaronCF
Frank Torre1B
Harry HanebrinkLF
Johnny LoganSS
Del CrandallC
Warren SpahnP

Notable transactions

Roster

1958 Milwaukee Braves
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
CDel Crandall131427116.2721863
1BFrank Torre138372115.309655
2BRed Schoendienst106427112.262124
SSJohnny Logan145530120.2261153
3BEddie Mathews149536137.2513177
LFWes Covington9029497.3302474
CFBill Bruton10032591.280328
RFHank Aaron153601196.3263095

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
Joe Adcock10532088.2751954
Félix Mantilla8522650.221719
Andy Pafko9516439.238323
Harry Hanebrink6313325.188410
Mel Roach4413642.309310
Del Rice4312127.22318
Casey Wise317114.19700
Bob Hazle205610.17905
Eddie Haas9145.35701
Carl Sawatski10101.10001
Joe Koppe1694.44400
Hawk Taylor481.12500
John DeMerit332.66700
Bob Roselli110.00000

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
Warren Spahn3829022113.07150
Lew Burdette40275.120102.91113
Bob Buhl1173523.4527

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
Bob Rush28147.11063.4284
Carl Willey23140972.7074
Juan Pizarro1696.2642.7084
Joey Jay1896.2752.1474
Gene Conley2672064.8853
Bob Trowbridge2755133.9331

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
Don McMahon387283.6837
Humberto Robinson192413.0226
Ernie Johnson153118.1013
Dick Littlefield40114.267

1958 World Series

Game 1

October 1, 1958, at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
New York (A) 000 120 000 0 381
Milwaukee (N) 000 200 010 1 4100
W: Warren Spahn (1–0)  L: Ryne Duren (0–1)
HR: NYY – Bill Skowron (1), Hank Bauer (1)

Game 2

October 2, 1958, at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 100 100 003 570
Milwaukee (N) 710 000 23x 13151
W: Lew Burdette (1–0)  L: Bob Turley (0–1)
HR: NYY – Mickey Mantle (1, 2), Hank Bauer (2)    MIL – Bill Bruton (1), Lew Burdette (1)

Game 3

October 4, 1958, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee (N) 000 000 000 060
New York (A) 000 020 20x 440
W: Don Larsen (1–0)   L: Bob Rush (0–1)
HR: NYY – Hank Bauer (3)

Game 4

October 5, 1958, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee (N) 000 001 110 390
New York (A) 000 000 000 021
W: Warren Spahn (2–0)   L: Whitey Ford (0–1)

Game 5

October 6, 1958, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee (N) 000 000 000 050
New York (A) 001 006 00x 7100
W: Bob Turley (1–1)   L: Lew Burdette (1–1)
HR: NYY – Gil McDougald (1)

Game 6

October 8, 1958, at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
New York (A) 100 001 000 2 4101
Milwaukee (N) 110 000 000 1 3104
W: Ryne Duren (1–1)  L: Warren Spahn (2–1)   S: Bob Turley (1)
HR: NYY – Hank Bauer (4), Gil McDougald (2)

Game 7

October 9, 1958, at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 020 000 040 680
Milwaukee (N) 100 001 000 252
W: Bob Turley (2–1)  L: Lew Burdette (1–2)
HR: NYY – Bill Skowron (2)    MIL – Del Crandall (1)

Awards and honors

1958 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Starters: Hank Aaron, Del Crandall, and Warren Spahn
Reserves: Eddie Mathews, Don McMahon

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Wichita Braves American Association Ben Geraghty
AAA Sacramento Solons Pacific Coast League Sibby Sisti
AA Atlanta Crackers Southern Association Bud Bates
AA Austin Senators Texas League Peanuts Lowrey
A Jacksonville Braves Sally League Joe Just and Chuck Buheller
A Topeka Hawks Western League George McQuinn
B Cedar Rapids Braves Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Alex Monchak
B Yakima Bears Northwest League Hub Kittle
C Salinas Packers California League Vic Marasco and Al Forthmann
C Eau Claire Braves Northern League Gordon Maltzberger
C Boise Braves Pioneer League Billy Smith
D Waycross Braves Georgia–Florida League Everett Robinson
D McCook Braves Nebraska State League Bill Steinecke
D Wellsville Braves New York–Penn League Harry Minor
D Midland Braves Sophomore League Travis Jackson, Earle Halstead and Ernie White

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Cedar Rapids, Yakima, Boise, Midland

Notes

  1. ↑ "Caught Stealing: Single Season Team Records". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ Claude Raymond page at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Manny Jiménez page at Baseball-Reference
  4. ↑ Carl Sawatski 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.
  • Milwaukee Braves team page at Baseball Reference
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