1958 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1958 National League Busch Stadium I St. Louis, Missouri 72–82 (.468) 5th August "Gussie" Busch Bing Devine Fred Hutchinson, Stan Hack KTVI KMOX(Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Joe Garagiola) stl stl 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 STL 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 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 Bobby Gene 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 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 Ken Boyer 150 570 175 .307 23 90 LF Del Ennis 106 329 86 .261 3 47 CF Curt Flood 121 422 110 .261 10 41 RF Gene Green Gene Green (baseball) 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 Dick Schofield Ducky Schofield 39 108 23 .213 1 8 Bobby Smith 28 88 25 .284 2 5 Rubén Amaro Rubén Amaro, Sr. 40 76 17 .224 0 0 Alvin Dark 18 64 19 .297 1 5 Ray Katt 19 41 7 .171 1 4 Lee Tate 10 35 7 .200 0 1 Ellis Burton 8 30 7 .233 2 4 Joe Taylor Joe Taylor (outfielder) 18 23 7 .304 1 3 Benny Valenzuela 10 14 3 .214 0 0 Johnny 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 Sam Jones Sam Jones (baseball) 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 Larry Jackson baseball 49 198.0 13 13 3.68 124 Jim Brosnan 33 115.0 8 4 3.44 65 Bob Mabe 31 111.2 3 9 4.51 74 Lindy McDaniel 26 108.2 5 7 5.80 47 Billy Muffett 35 84.0 4 6 4.93 41 Nelson Chittum 13 29.1 0 1 6.44 13 Frank Barnes Frank Barnes (right-handed pitcher) 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 Phil Paine 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 Phil Clark Phil Clark (pitcher) 7 0 1 1 3.52 1 Johnny O'Brien 1 0 0 0 22.50 2 Tom Flanigan Tom Flanigan (baseball) 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 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 2 External links 1958 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1958 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St. Louis Cardinals