1958 Chicago Cubs season
The 1958 Chicago Cubs season was the 87th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 83rd in the National League and the 43rd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 72–82.
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| Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
| General manager(s) | John Holland |
| Manager(s) | Bob Scheffing |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) |
| Local radio | WGN (Jack Quinlan, Lou Boudreau) |
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Offseason
- October 8, 1957: Steve Bilko was purchased from the Cubs by the Cincinnati Redlegs.[1]
- November 16, 1957: Casey Wise was traded by the Cubs to the Milwaukee Braves for Chick King, Ben Johnson, Leonard Williams (minors) and cash.[2]
- December 2, 1957: Tony Taylor was drafted by the Cubs from the San Francisco Giants in the 1957 rule 5 draft.[3]
- December 10, 1957: Tom Poholsky was traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Freddy Rodríguez.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | — | 48–29 | 44–33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 8 | 49–28 | 35–42 |
| San Francisco Giants | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 12 | 44–33 | 36–41 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 16 | 40–37 | 36–41 |
| Chicago Cubs | 72 | 82 | 0.468 | 20 | 35–42 | 37–40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | 0.468 | 20 | 39–38 | 33–44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 21 | 39–38 | 32–45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 23 | 35–42 | 34–43 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | CHC | CIN | LAD | MIL | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
| Chicago | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 11–11 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 11–11 | |||||
| Milwaukee | 12–10 | 17–5 | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 9–13 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 8–14 | 12–10 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–12 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 6–16 | 14–8 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| St. Louis | 15–7 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 3, 1958: Bob Speake and cash were traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Bobby Thomson.[5]
- May 20, 1958: Jim Brosnan was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Alvin Dark.[6]
Roster
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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 | Tony Taylor | 140 | 497 | 117 | .235 | 6 | 27 |
| 3B | Alvin Dark | 114 | 464 | 137 | .295 | 3 | 43 |
| CF | Bobby Thomson | 152 | 547 | 155 | .283 | 21 | 82 |
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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| Lou Jackson | 24 | 35 | 6 | .171 | 1 | 6 |
| Paul Smith | 18 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 1 |
| Chick King | 8 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Footer Johnson | 8 | 5 | 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 Drott | 39 | 167.1 | 7 | 11 | 5.43 | 127 |
| Moe Drabowski | 22 | 125.2 | 9 | 11 | 4.51 | 77 |
| John Briggs | 20 | 95.2 | 5 | 5 | 4.52 | 46 |
| Jim Brosnan | 8 | 51.2 | 3 | 4 | 3.14 | 24 |
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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| Bob Anderson | 17 | 65.2 | 3 | 3 | 3.97 | 51 |
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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| Ed Mayer | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.80 | 14 |
| Freddy Rodríguez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.36 | 5 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Portland Beavers | Pacific Coast League | Tommy Heath and Larry Jansen |
| AA | Fort Worth Cats | Texas League | Lou Klein |
| A | Pueblo Bruins | Western League | Ray Mueller |
| B | Burlington Bees | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Walt Dixon |
| C | Magic Valley Cowboys | Pioneer League | Dick Wilson |
| D | Pulaski Cubs | Appalachian League | Hersh Martin |
| D | Paris Lakers | Midwest League | Verlon Walker |
| D | Carlsbad Potashers | Sophomore League | Tony York |
Notes
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 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
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