1958 Chicago Cubs season
Major League Baseball team season
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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.
| 1958 Chicago Cubs | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| Record | 72–82 (.468) |
| League place | 5th |
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley |
| General managers | John Holland |
| Managers | Bob Scheffing |
| Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) |
| Radio | WGN (Jack Quinlan, Lou Boudreau) |
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
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | .597 | — | 48–29 | 44–33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70 | .545 | 8 | 49–28 | 35–42 |
| San Francisco Giants | 80 | 74 | .519 | 12 | 44–33 | 36–41 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 76 | 78 | .494 | 16 | 40–37 | 36–41 |
| Chicago Cubs | 72 | 82 | .468 | 20 | 35–42 | 37–40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | .468 | 20 | 39–38 | 33–44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 71 | 83 | .461 | 21 | 39–38 | 32–45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | .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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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Sammy Taylor | 96 | 301 | 78 | .259 | 6 | 36 |
| 1B | Dale Long | 142 | 480 | 130 | .271 | 20 | 75 |
| 2B | Tony Taylor | 140 | 497 | 117 | .235 | 6 | 27 |
| SS | Ernie Banks | 154 | 617 | 193 | .313 | 47 | 129 |
| 3B | Alvin Dark | 114 | 464 | 137 | .295 | 3 | 43 |
| LF | Walt Moryn | 143 | 512 | 135 | .264 | 26 | 77 |
| CF | Bobby Thomson | 152 | 547 | 155 | .283 | 21 | 82 |
| RF | Lee Walls | 136 | 513 | 156 | .304 | 24 | 72 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Goryl | 83 | 219 | 53 | .242 | 4 | 14 |
| Cal Neeman | 76 | 201 | 52 | .259 | 12 | 29 |
| Jim Bolger | 84 | 120 | 27 | .225 | 1 | 11 |
| Chuck Tanner | 73 | 103 | 27 | .262 | 4 | 17 |
| Bobby Adams | 62 | 96 | 27 | .281 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Marshall | 26 | 81 | 22 | .272 | 5 | 11 |
| Lou Jackson | 24 | 35 | 6 | .171 | 1 | 6 |
| El Tappe | 17 | 28 | 6 | .214 | 0 | 4 |
| Moe Thacker | 11 | 24 | 6 | .250 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Smith | 18 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Ernaga | 9 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Chick King | 8 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Kindall | 3 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Footer Johnson | 8 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Will | 6 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Gabler | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Massa | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Morgan | 1 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dick Ellsworth | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 15.43 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Phillips | 39 | 170.1 | 7 | 10 | 4.76 | 102 |
| Glen Hobbie | 55 | 168.1 | 10 | 6 | 3.74 | 91 |
| Dave Hillman | 31 | 125.2 | 4 | 8 | 3.15 | 65 |
| Bob Anderson | 17 | 65.2 | 3 | 3 | 3.97 | 51 |
| Marcelino Solis | 15 | 52.0 | 3 | 3 | 6.06 | 15 |
| Gene Fodge | 16 | 39.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.76 | 15 |
| John Buzhardt | 6 | 24.1 | 3 | 0 | 1.85 | 9 |
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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| Don Elston | 69 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2.88 | 84 |
| Bill Henry | 44 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2.88 | 58 |
| Dolan Nichols | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5.01 | 9 |
| Ed Mayer | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.80 | 14 |
| Hersh Freeman | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.31 | 7 |
| Freddy Rodríguez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.36 | 5 |
| Turk Lown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 |
| Elmer Singleton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |