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	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Milwaukee Braves	92	62	0.597	—	48–29	44–33
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	70	0.545	8	49–28	35–42
San Francisco Giants	80	74	0.519	12	44–33	36–41
Cincinnati Redlegs	76	78	0.494	16	40–37	36–41
Chicago Cubs	72	82	0.468	20	35–42	37–40
St. Louis Cardinals	72	82	0.468	20	39–38	33–44
Los Angeles Dodgers	71	83	0.461	21	39–38	32–45
Philadelphia Phillies	69	85	0.448	23	35–42	34–43

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

Notes

↑ Ellis Burton at Baseball-Reference
↑ Lee Tate at Baseball-Reference
↑ Curt Flood at Baseball-Reference
↑ Ray Katt at Baseball-Reference
↑ Phil Paine at Baseball-Reference
↑ Jim Brosnan at Baseball-Reference
↑ Johnny O'Brien at Baseball-Reference
↑ Morrie Martin at Baseball-Reference
↑ Solly Hemus at Baseball-Reference
↑ 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 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City New York Washington

National League	Chicago Cincinnati Los Angeles Milwaukee Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco

1958 All-Star Game 1958 World Series

St. Louis Cardinals

Based in St. Louis, Missouri

Franchise

History

Ballparks

Robison Field Sportsman's Park Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Stadium

Spring training	Whittington Park Herald Park West End Park McKechnie Field City Island Ball Park Al Lang Stadium Roger Dean Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr.
General Manager: John Mozeliak
Manager: Mike Matheny

Minors

AAA: Memphis Redbirds
AA: Springfield Cardinals
A Adv.: Palm Beach Cardinals
A: Peoria Chiefs
Short A: State College Spikes
Rookie Adv.: Johnson City Cardinals
Rookie: Gulf Coast League Cardinals; Dominican Summer League Cardinals

World Series
Championships

pre-MLB	1885 1886

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League pennants

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Division titles

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Wild card titles

All Star Games hosted

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