1958 Washington Senators season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Senators 1958 American League Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C. 61 93 y 8th Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) Calvin Griffith Cookie Lavagetto WTTG WWDC (FM) (Chuck Thompson, Bob Wolff, Bailey Goss) List of Minnesota Twins seasons The 1958 Washington Senators won 61 games, lost 93, and finished in eighth place in the American League, 31 games behind the New York Yankees. They were managed by Cookie Lavagetto and played home games at Griffith Stadium. Offseason January 23, 1958: Pete Runnels was traded by the Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Norm Zauchin and Albie Pearson.Senators, Bosox trade 3 players February 25, 1958: Milt Bolling was traded by the Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Pete Mesa (minors).Milt Bolling page at Baseball-Reference Regular season Pedro Ramos led the American League in losses.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 348, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings Washington Senators Record vs. opponents WSH Opening Day lineup Notable transactions May 14, 1958: Whitey Herzog was purchased from the Senators by the Kansas City Athletics.Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference May 14, 1958: Al Cicotte was purchased by the Senators from the New York Yankees.Al Cicotte page at Baseball Reference June 23, 1958: Al Cicotte was traded by the Senators to the Detroit Tigers for Vito Valentinetti.Vito Valentinetti page at Baseball Reference Roster 1958 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers 27 Joe Albanese 11 Bud Byerly 21 Al Cicotte 12 Tex Clevenger 34 Jim Constable 26 Bill Fischer 24 Hal Griggs 35 Dick Hyde 16 Russ Kemmerer 27 Ralph Lumenti 17 Camilo Pascual 28 Pedro Ramos 21 John Romonosky 21 Jack Spring 18 Chuck Stobbs 11 Vito Valentinetti 21 Bob Wiesler Catchers  9 Lou Berberet 14 Clint Courtney  8 Ed Fitz Gerald 10 Steve Korcheck Infielders 22 Ossie Álvarez  4 Ken Aspromonte 29 Julio Bécquer 31 Rocky Bridges  3 Harmon Killebrew  7 Bobby Malkmus 25 Herb Plews 29 Johnny Schaive 34 Jerry Snyder  1 Eddie Yost  5 Norm Zauchin Outfielders 15 Bob Allison 32 Neil Chrisley 30 Whitey Herzog 23 Jim Lemon  6 Albie Pearson  2 Roy Sievers 30 Faye Throneberry Manager 51 Cookie Lavagetto Coaches 55 Boom-Boom Beck 53 Ellis Clary 54 Billy Jurges 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 Clint Courtney 134 450 113 .251 8 62 1B Norm Zauchin 96 303 69 .228 15 37 2B Ken Aspromonte 92 253 57 .225 5 27 SS Rocky Bridges 116 377 99 .263 5 28 3B Eddie Yost 134 406 91 .224 8 37 LF Roy Sievers 148 550 162 .295 39 108 CF Albie Pearson 146 530 146 .275 3 33 RF Jim Lemon 142 501 123 .246 26 75 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 Herb Plews 111 380 98 .258 2 29 Neil Chrisley 105 233 50 .215 5 26 Ossie Álvarez 87 196 41 .209 0 5 Julio Bécquer 86 164 39 .238 0 12 Ed Fitz Gerald 58 114 30 .263 0 11 Faye Throneberry 44 87 16 .184 4 7 Bobby Malkmus 41 70 13 .186 0 3 Steve Korcheck 21 51 4 .078 0 1 Bob Allison 11 35 7 .200 0 0 Harmon Killebrew 13 31 6 .194 0 2 Johnny Schaive 7 24 6 .250 0 1 Jerry Snyder 6 9 1 .111 0 1 Lou Berberet 5 6 1 .167 0 0 Whitey Herzog 8 5 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 Pedro Ramos 43 259.1 14 18 4.23 132 Russ Kemmerer 40 224.1 6 15 4.61 111 Camilo Pascual 31 177.1 8 12 3.15 146 Bill Fischer 3 21.0 0 3 3.86 10 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 Hal Griggs 32 137.0 3 11 5.52 69 Vito Valentinetti 23 95.2 4 6 5.08 33 Chuck Stobbs 19 56.2 2 6 6.04 23 John Romonosky 18 55.1 2 4 6.51 38 Al Cicotte 8 28.0 0 3 4.82 14 Jim Constable 15 27.2 0 1 4.88 25 Ralph Lumenti 8 21.0 1 2 8.57 20 Jack Spring 3 7.0 0 0 14.14 1 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 Dick Hyde 53 10 3 19 1.75 49 Tex Clevenger 55 9 9 6 4.35 70 Bud Byerly 17 2 0 1 6.75 13 Joe Albanese 6 0 0 0 4.50 3 Bob Wiesler 4 0 0 0 6.75 5 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Red Marion A Charlotte Hornets Sally League Gene Verble B Fox Cities Foxes Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Pete Suder C Missoula Timberjacks Pioneer League Jack McKeon D Fort Walton Beach Jets Alabama–Florida League Nesbit Wilson and Vince Magi D Gainesville G-Men Florida State League Buddy Leftridge and Red Dulaney D Superior Senators Nebraska State League Hal Keller D Elmira Pioneers New York–Penn League Mel Kerestes and Packy Rogers References 2 External links 1958 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1958 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) seasons Washington Senators season Category:1958 in sports in Washington, D.C.