1958 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1958 American League Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio William R. Daley Frank Lane Bobby Bragan, Joe Gordon WEWS-TV(Ken Coleman, Bill McColgan) WERE(Jimmy Dudley, Bob Neal) The 1958 Cleveland Indians season was the 58th season for the franchise, the 44th as the Indians and the 27th season at Cleveland Stadium. They improved upon their 76–77 campaign from the previous season, but missed the playoffs for the 4th consecutive season, finishing the season at 77–76. Offseason December 4, 1957: Early Wynn and Al Smith were traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Minnie Miñoso and Fred Hatfield.Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball-Reference January 29, 1958: Mickey Vernon was selected off waivers by the Indians from the Boston Red Sox.Mickey Vernon page at Baseball-Reference February 18, 1958: Hank Aguirre and Jim Hegan were traded by the Indians to the Detroit Tigers for Jay Porter and Hal Woodeshick.Jay Porter page at Baseball-Reference February 25, 1958: Pete Mesa (minors) was traded by the Indians to the Washington Senators for Milt Bolling.Milt Bolling page at Baseball-Reference March 27, 1958: Vito Valentinetti and Milt Bolling were traded by the Indians to the Detroit Tigers for Pete Wojey and $20,000.Vito Valentinetti page at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1958 season (exact date unknown) Doc Edwards was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.Doc Edwards page at Baseball-Reference Jim Weaver was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.Jim Weaver page at Baseball-Reference Regular season May 17, 1958: Carroll Hardy hit his first major league home run when he pinch hit for Roger Maris in the 11th inning of a 4–4 tie against the Chicago White Sox.Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, p. 96, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010, 978-1-4165-8928-0 June 26, 1958: First-year skipper Bobby Bragan was fired after 67 games, the shortest stint (at the time) for a Cleveland Indians manager.Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, p. 97 Cleveland was 31–36 (.463) and in sixth place at the time. Former Tribe All-Star second baseman Joe Gordon took the reins on June 27, and led the Indians to a 46–40 (.535) mark for the rest of the season. Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions June 12, 1958: Chico Carrasquel was traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for Billy Hunter.Hunter goes to Indians for Chico June 15, 1958: Roger Maris, Dick Tomanek and Preston Ward were traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for Woodie Held and Vic Power.Roger Maris page at Baseball Reference July 2, 1958: Bob Lemon was released by the Indians.Bob Lemon page at Baseball Reference July 2, 1958: Morrie Martin was selected off waivers by the Indians from the St. Louis Cardinals.Morrie Martin page at Baseball Reference August 4, 1958: Randy Jackson was purchased by the Indians from the Los Angeles Dodgers.Randy Jackson page at Baseball Reference August 23, 1958: Hoyt Wilhelm was selected off waivers from the Indians by the Baltimore Orioles.Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position17 Chico Carrasquel SS5 Roger Maris RF9 Minnie Miñoso LF14 Larry Doby CF8 Mickey Vernon 1B15 Russ Nixon C7 Fred Hatfield 3B16 Billy Moran 2B27 Herb Score P "1958 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference" Roster 1958 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 39 Gary Bell 48 Dick Brodowski 32 Chuck Churn 37 Jim Constable 34 Don Ferrarese 25 Mike Garcia 33 Mudcat Grant 37 Bob Kelly 21 Bob Lemon 32 Morrie Martin 22 Cal McLish 12 Don Mossi 20 Ray Narleski 35 Steve Ridzik 27 Herb Score 29 Dick Tomanek 26 Hoyt Wilhelm 28 Hal Woodeshick Catchers 11 Dick Brown 15 Russ Nixon  4 Jay Porter Infielders  2 Earl Averill, Jr.  1 Bobby Ávila 17 Chico Carrasquel 38 Billy Harrell  7 Fred Hatfield  7 Billy Hunter  2 Randy Jackson 16 Billy Moran 10 Vic Power 16 Larry Raines  8 Mickey Vernon 36 Preston Ward 23 Vic Wertz Outfielders  6 Rocky Colavito 14 Larry Doby 31 Gary Geiger 29 Rod Graber 30 Carroll Hardy  3 Woodie Held  5 Roger Maris  9 Minnie Miñoso Other batters 18 Hal Naragon Manager  2 Bobby Bragan 35 Joe Gordon Coaches 43 Mel Harder (Pitching) 42 Red Kress (First Base) 40 Bill Lobe (Bullpen) 44 Eddie Stanky (Third Base) 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 Russ Nixon 113 376 113 .301 9 46 1B Mickey Vernon 119 355 104 .293 8 55 2B Bobby Ávila 113 375 95 .253 5 30 SS Billy Hunter 76 190 37 .195 0 9 3B Vic Power 93 385 122 .317 12 53 LF Minnie Miñoso 149 556 168 .302 24 80 CF Larry Doby 89 247 70 .285 13 45 RF Rocky Colavito 143 489 148 .303 41 113 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 Billy Moran 115 257 58 .226 1 18 Billy Harrell 101 229 50 .218 7 19 Gary Geiger 91 195 45 .231 1 6 Roger Maris 51 182 41 .225 9 27 Dick Brown 68 173 41 .237 7 20 Chico Carrasquel 49 156 40 .225 9 27 Preston Ward 48 148 50 .338 4 21 Woodie Held 67 144 28 .194 3 17 Randy Jackson 29 91 22 .242 4 13 Jay Porter 40 85 17 .200 4 19 Earl Averill Jr. 17 55 10 .182 2 7 Carroll Hardy 27 49 10 .204 1 6 Vic Wertz 25 43 12 .279 3 12 Larry Raines 7 9 0 .000 0 0 Hal Naragon 9 9 3 .333 0 0 Rod Graber 4 8 1 .125 0 0 Fred Hatfield 3 8 1 .125 0 1 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 Cal McLish 39 225.2 16 8 2.99 97 Gary Bell baseball 33 182.0 12 10 3.31 110 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 Mudcat Grant 44 204.0 10 11 3.84 111 Ray Narleski 44 183.1 13 10 4.07 102 Don Ferrarese 28 94.2 3 4 3.71 62 Hal Woodeshick 14 71.2 6 6 3.64 27 Dick Tomanek 18 57.2 2 3 5.62 42 Herb Score 12 41.0 2 3 3.95 48 Bob Kelly 13 27.2 0 2 5.20 12 Jim Constable 6 9.1 0 1 11.57 3 Mike Garcia 6 8.0 1 0 9.00 2 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 Hoyt Wilhelm 30 2 7 5 2.49 57 Don Mossi 43 7 8 3 3.90 55 Morrie Martin 14 2 0 1 2.41 5 Bob Lemon 11 0 1 0 5.33 8 Steve Ridzik 6 0 2 0 2.08 6 Chuck Churn 6 0 0 0 6.23 4 Dick Brodowski 5 1 0 0 0.00 12 Rocky Colavito 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Gary Geiger 1 0 0 0 9.00 2 Awards and honors All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA San Diego Padres Pacific Coast League Catfish Metkovich AA Mobile Bears Southern Association Mel McGaha A Reading Indians Eastern League Clyde McCullough B Burlington Indians Carolina League Pinky May C Minot Mallards Northern League Ken Landenberger D Cocoa Indians Florida State League Paul O'Dea D North Platte Indians Nebraska State League Mark Wylie D Batavia Indians New York–Penn League Don Richmond LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Burlington, North PlatteJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes 2 References 1958 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference 1958 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com External links 1958 Cleveland Indians Schedule and Statistics https://web.archive.org/web/20190220235955/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=cle#&season=1958 February 20, 2019 at MLB.com Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleveland Indians