1958 St. Louis Cardinals season

1958 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Busch Stadium I (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	72–82 (.468)
League place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s)	Bing Devine
Manager(s)	Fred Hutchinson, Stan Hack
Local television	KTVI
Local radio	KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Joe Garagiola)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1958 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 77th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 67th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 72–82 during the season and finished 5th in the National League.

Offseason

• December 2, 1957: 1957 minor league draft
  • Ellis Burton was drafted by the Cardinals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[1]
  • Lee Tate was drafted by the Cardinals from the San Francisco Giants.^[2]
• December 5, 1957: Marty Kutyna, Ted Wieand, and Willard Schmidt were traded by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Curt Flood and Joe Taylor.^[3]

Regular season

Third baseman Ken Boyer won a Gold Glove this year.

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
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

Record vs. opponents

1958 National League Records Sources:
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 2, 1958: Jim King was traded by the Cardinals to the San Francisco Giants for Ray Katt.^[4]
• April 19, 1958: Phil Paine was selected off waivers by the Cardinals from the Milwaukee Braves.^[5]
• May 20, 1958: Alvin Dark was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Brosnan.^[6]
• June 15, 1958: Dick Schofield and cash were traded by the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Johnny O'Brien and Gene Freese.^[7]
• July 2, 1958: Morrie Martin was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Cleveland Indians.^[8]
• September 29, 1958: Gene Freese was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Solly Hemus.^[9]

Roster

1958 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 27 Frank Barnes 37 Jim Brosnan 27 Nelson Chittum 22 Phil Clark 44 Tom Flanigan 39 Larry Jackson 23 Sam Jones 32 Bob Mabe 43 Sal Maglie 25 Morrie Martin 41 Lindy McDaniel 45 Von McDaniel 17 Vinegar Bend Mizell 22 Billy Muffett 44 Phil Paine 30 Bill Smith 38 Chuck Stobbs 37 Herm Wehmeier 45 Bill Wight		Catchers 21 Ray Katt 16 Hobie Landrith 18 Hal Smith Infielders 19 Rubén Amaro  3 Don Blasingame 14 Ken Boyer 28 Joe Cunningham 11 Alvin Dark 24 Gene Freese 10 Eddie Kasko  6 Stan Musial 19 Johnny O'Brien 19 Dick Schofield 19 Lee Tate 24 Benny Valenzuela		Outfielders 11 Ellis Burton  7 Del Ennis 42 Curt Flood 12 Gene Green 20 Wally Moon  8 Irv Noren 15 Bob Smith 21 Joe Taylor		Manager 35 Stan Hack 29 Fred Hutchinson Coaches 35 Stan Hack 33 Al Hollingsworth 34 Terry Moore

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
3B	Boyer, KenKen Boyer	150	570	175	.307	23	90
CF	Flood, CurtCurt Flood	121	422	110	.261	10	41
RF	Green, GeneGene Green	137	442	124	.281	13	55

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
Schofield, DickDick Schofield	39	108	23	.213	1	8
Amaro, RubénRubén Amaro	40	76	17	.224	0	0
Dark, AlvinAlvin Dark	18	64	19	.297	1	5
Katt, RayRay Katt	19	41	7	.171	1	4
Tate, LeeLee Tate	10	35	7	.200	0	1
Burton, EllisEllis Burton	8	30	7	.233	2	4
Taylor, JoeJoe Taylor	18	23	7	.304	1	3
O'Brien, JohnnyJohnny O'Brien	12	2	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
Mizell, Vinegar BendVinegar Bend Mizell	30	189.2	10	14	3.42	80
Jones, SamSam Jones	35	250	14	13	2.88	225

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
Jackson, LarryLarry Jackson	49	198	13	13	3.68	124
Brosnan, JimJim Brosnan	33	115	8	4	3.44	65
Mabe, BobBob Mabe	31	111.2	3	9	4.51	74
Muffett, BillyBilly Muffett	35	84	4	6	4.93	41
Chittum, NelsonNelson Chittum	13	29.1	0	1	6.44	13
Barnes, FrankFrank Barnes	8	19	1	1	7.58	17

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
Paine, PhilPhil Paine	46	5	1	1	3.56	45
Clark, PhilPhil Clark	7	0	1	1	3.52	1
Flanigan, TomTom Flanigan	1	0	0	0	9.00	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Omaha Cardinals	American Association	Johnny Keane
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Cot Deal
AA	Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo	Mexican League	Jose Ramos
AA	Houston Buffaloes	Texas League	Harry Walker
A	York White Roses	Eastern League	Joe Schultz
B	Winston-Salem Red Birds	Carolina League	Vern Benson
C	Stockton Ports	California League	Don Pries
C	Winnipeg Goldeyes	Northern League	Al Unser
C	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Chase Riddle
D	Dothan Cardinals	Alabama–Florida League	J. C. Dunn
D	Wytheville Cardinals	Appalachian League	Whitey Kurowski
D	Daytona Beach Islanders	Florida State League	Homer Ray Wilson
D	Albany Cardinals	Georgia–Florida League	Mo Mozzali
D	Keokuk Cardinals	Midwest League	Frank Calo
D	Hobbs Cardinals	Sophomore League	Wayne Wallace

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nuevo Laredo, Dothan^[10]

Notes

1. Ellis Burton at Baseball-Reference
2. Lee Tate at Baseball-Reference
3. Curt Flood at Baseball-Reference
4. Ray Katt at Baseball-Reference
5. Phil Paine at Baseball-Reference
6. Jim Brosnan at Baseball-Reference
7. Johnny O'Brien at Baseball-Reference
8. Morrie Martin at Baseball-Reference
9. Solly Hemus at Baseball-Reference
10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1958 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1958 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com