The 1958 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 74 wins and 79 losses, 17.5 games behind the AL and World Series champion New York Yankees. The team was managed by Paul Richards, and played their home games at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, which hosted the All-Star Game that season. During the 1958 season, Gus Triandos hit 30 home runs, setting a Baltimore Orioles franchise record (since broken) for most home runs in one season.100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.179
Offseason March 24, 1958: Foster Castleman was purchased by the Orioles from the San Francisco Giants for $30,000.Foster Castleman page at Baseball-Reference
Regular season On June 6, 1958, Orioles president James Keelty Jr. reached agreement with Miami Marlins president George B. Storer to move the Orioles' spring training home from Scottsdale, Arizona to Miami Stadium for the 1959 spring training season.
On September 20, pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm struck out eight batters while throwing a no-hitter against the New York Yankees. It was the first no-hitter in Baltimore Orioles history, as Gus Triandos contributed a home run in the 1–0 win.100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.212
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 16, 1958: Eddie Miksis was released by the Orioles.Eddie Miksis page at Baseball Reference August 23, 1958: Hoyt Wilhelm was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the Cleveland Indians.Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1958 Baltimore Orioles 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 C Gus Triandos 137 474 116 .245 30 79 1B 125 401 124 .309 7 36 2B Billy Gardner 151 560 126 .225 3 33 SS Willy Miranda 102 214 43 .201 1 8 3B Brooks Robinson 145 463 110 .238 3 32 LF Bob Nieman 105 366 119 .325 16 60 CF Jim Busby 113 215 51 .237 3 19 RF Al Pilarcik 141 379 92 .243 1 24
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 Gene Woodling 133 413 114 .276 15 65 Dick Williams 128 409 113 .276 4 32 48 200 34 .170 3 14 Jim Marshall 85 191 41 .215 5 19 Joe Ginsberg 61 109 23 .211 3 16 Lenny Green 69 91 21 .231 0 4 Joe Taylor 36 77 21 .273 2 9 Willie Tasby 18 50 10 .200 1 1 19 20 7 .350 0 3 Ron Hansen 12 19 0 .000 0 1 Jerry Adair 11 19 2 .105 0 0 14 12 2 .167 1 1 7 11 5 .455 1 4 Bert Hamric 8 8 1 .125 0 0 3 2 0 .000 0 0 Frank Zupo 1 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 34 236.1 12 15 2.89 161 Arnie Portocarrero 32 204.2 15 11 3.25 90 19 96.2 7 5 3.07 44
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 Billy O'Dell 41 221.1 14 11 2.97 137 Milt Pappas 31 135.1 10 10 4.06 72 26 118.1 6 9 3.88 68 Billy Loes 32 114.0 3 9 3.63 44 21 49.2 1 3 4.35 26 9 40.2 1 3 1.99 35
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 George Zuverink 45 2 2 7 3.39 22 Ken Lehman 31 2 1 0 3.48 36 Jerry Walker 6 0 0 0 6.97 6 Lou Sleater 6 1 0 0 12.86 5 Ron Moeller 4 0 0 0 4.15 3
Farm system
Notes
References
1958 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1958 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com