1958 Washington Senators season

The 1958 Washington Senators won 61 games, lost 93, and finished in eighth place in the American League, 31 games behind the New York Yankees. They were managed by Cookie Lavagetto and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

1958 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes)
General manager(s)Calvin Griffith
Manager(s)Cookie Lavagetto
Local televisionWTTG
Local radioWWDC (FM)
(Chuck Thompson, Bob Wolff, Bailey Goss)
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Offseason

Regular season

Pedro Ramos led the American League in losses.[3]

Season standings
American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 9262 0.597 — 44–33 48–29
Chicago White Sox 8272 0.532 10 47–30 35–42
Boston Red Sox 7975 0.513 13 49–28 30–47
Cleveland Indians 7776 0.503 14½ 42–34 35–42
Detroit Tigers 7777 0.500 15 43–34 34–43
Baltimore Orioles 7479 0.484 17½ 46–31 28–48
Kansas City Athletics 7381 0.474 19 43–34 30–47
Washington Senators 6193 0.396 31 33–44 28–49

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—

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster
1958 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders 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
1BNorm Zauchin9630369.2281537

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
Ossie Álvarez8719641.20905

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

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

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
Joe Albanese60004.503

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Red Marion
A Charlotte Hornets Sally League Gene Verble
B Fox Cities Foxes Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Pete Suder
C Missoula Timberjacks Pioneer League Jack McKeon
D Fort Walton Beach Jets Alabama–Florida League Nesbit Wilson and Vince Magi
D Gainesville G-Men Florida State League Buddy Leftridge and Red Dulaney
D Superior Senators Nebraska State League Hal Keller
D Elmira Pioneers New York–Penn League Mel Kerestes and Packy Rogers

References
  1. Senators, Bosox trade 3 players
  2. Milt Bolling page at Baseball-Reference
  3. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 348, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  4. Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference
  5. Al Cicotte page at Baseball Reference
  6. Vito Valentinetti page at Baseball Reference
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