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 sixth in the National League.
Offseason December 2, 1957: 1957 minor league draft Ellis Burton was drafted by the Cardinals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.Ellis Burton at Baseball-Reference Lee Tate was drafted by the Cardinals from the San Francisco Giants.Lee Tate at Baseball-Reference 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.Curt Flood at Baseball-Reference
Regular season Third baseman Ken Boyer won a Gold Glove this year.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 2, 1958: Jim King was traded by the Cardinals to the San Francisco Giants for Ray Katt.Ray Katt at Baseball-Reference April 19, 1958: Phil Paine was selected off waivers by the Cardinals from the Milwaukee Braves.Phil Paine at Baseball-Reference May 20, 1958: Alvin Dark was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Brosnan.Jim Brosnan at Baseball-Reference June 15, 1958: Dick Schofield and cash were traded by the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Johnny O'Brien and Gene Freese.Johnny O'Brien at Baseball-Reference July 2, 1958: Morrie Martin was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Cleveland Indians.Morrie Martin at Baseball-Reference September 29, 1958: Gene Freese was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Solly Hemus.Solly Hemus at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1958 St. Louis Cardinals 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 C Hal R. Smith 77 220 50 .227 1 24 1B Stan Musial 135 472 159 .337 17 62 2B Don Blasingame 143 547 150 .274 2 36 SS Eddie Kasko 104 259 57 .220 2 22 3B 150 570 175 .307 23 90 LF Del Ennis 106 329 86 .261 3 47 CF 121 422 110 .261 10 41 RF 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 Joe Cunningham 131 337 105 .312 12 57 Wally Moon 108 290 69 .238 7 38 Gene Freese 62 191 49 .257 6 16 Irv Noren 117 178 47 .264 4 22 Hobie Landrith 70 144 31 .215 3 13 39 108 23 .213 1 8 Bobby Smith 28 88 25 .284 2 5 40 76 17 .224 0 0 18 64 19 .297 1 5 19 41 7 .171 1 4 10 35 7 .200 0 1 8 30 7 .233 2 4 18 23 7 .304 1 3 Benny Valenzuela 10 14 3 .214 0 0 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 35 250.0 14 13 2.88 225 Vinegar Bend Mizell 30 189.2 10 14 3.42 80 Sal Maglie 10 53.0 2 6 4.75 21 Herm Wehmeier 3 6.0 0 1 13.50 4
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 49 198.0 13 13 3.68 124 33 115.0 8 4 3.44 65 31 111.2 3 9 4.51 74 Lindy McDaniel 26 108.2 5 7 5.80 47 35 84.0 4 6 4.93 41 13 29.1 0 1 6.44 13 8 19.0 1 1 7.58 17 Bill Smith 2 9.2 0 1 6.52 4 Von McDaniel 2 2.0 0 0 13.50 0
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 46 5 1 1 3.56 45 Bill Wight 28 3 0 2 5.02 18 Chuck Stobbs 17 1 3 1 3.63 25 Morrie Martin 17 3 1 0 4.74 16 7 0 1 1 3.52 1 Johnny O'Brien 1 0 0 0 22.50 2 1 0 0 0 9.00 0
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nuevo Laredo, DothanJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1958 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1958 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com