1958 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1958 American League Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 74–79 (.484) 6th Jerold Hoffberger, Joseph Iglehart Paul Richards Paul Richards WJZ-TV WBAL (AM)(Ernie Harwell, Herb Carneal) 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.Associated Press Orioles Select Miami in Spring https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19580607&id=K_INAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TXYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5305,3286327 St. Petersburg Times June 7, 1957 June 9, 2009 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 Baltimore Orioles Record vs. opponents BAL 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 43 Charlie Beamon 28 Hal Brown 29 Jack Harshman 36 Connie Johnson 39 Ken Lehman 18 Billy Loes 40 Ron Moeller 41 Billy O'Dell 32 Milt Pappas 24 Arnie Portocarrero 19 Lou Sleater 38 Jerry Walker 15 Hoyt Wilhelm 35 George Zuverink Catchers 22 Joe Ginsberg 11 Gus Triandos 42 Frank Zupo Infielders 25 Jerry Adair  1 Bob Boyd  8 Foster Castleman  9 Billy Gardner 20 Bob Hale  3 Ron Hansen 44 Jim Marshall  6 Eddie Miksis  7 Willy Miranda  5 Brooks Robinson Outfielders 17 Leo Burke 33 Jim Busby 21 Lenny Green  4 Bob Nieman 40 Chuck Oertel  2 Al Pilarcik 44 Willie Tasby 27 Joe Taylor 23 Dick Williams 14 Gene Woodling Other batters 20 Bert Hamric Manager 12 Paul Richards Coaches 45 Jimmy Adair 31 Harry Brecheen 26 Lum Harris 37 Eddie Robinson 30 Al Vincent 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 Bob Boyd Bob Boyd (baseball) 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 Foster Castleman 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 Bob Hale Bob Hale (baseball) 19 20 7 .350 0 3 Ron Hansen 12 19 0 .000 0 1 Jerry Adair 11 19 2 .105 0 0 Chuck Oertel 14 12 2 .167 1 1 Leo Burke Leo Burke (baseball) 7 11 5 .455 1 4 Bert Hamric 8 8 1 .125 0 0 Eddie Miksis 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 Jack Harshman 34 236.1 12 15 2.89 161 Arnie Portocarrero 32 204.2 15 11 3.25 90 Hal Brown 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 Connie Johnson Connie Johnson (baseball) 26 118.1 6 9 3.88 68 Billy Loes 32 114.0 3 9 3.63 44 Charlie Beamon 21 49.2 1 3 4.35 26 Hoyt Wilhelm 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 Minor League Baseball AAA Louisville Colonels American Association Del Wilber AAA Vancouver Mounties Pacific Coast League Charlie Metro AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Grady Hatton A Knoxville Smokies Sally League George Staller B Wilson Tobs Carolina League Bob Hooper and Barney Lutz C Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Barney Lutz and Billy DeMars D Pensacola Dons Alabama–Florida League Lou Fitzgerald D Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Barney Lutz, Fred Hofmann and Bob Hooper D Dublin Orioles Georgia–Florida League Earl Weaver Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1958 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1958 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Category:1958 in sports in Maryland Category:Long stubs with short prose