1958 Baltimore Orioles season

1958 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954)
Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	74–79 (.484)
League place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger, Clarence Miles
General manager(s)	Paul Richards
Manager(s)	Paul Richards
Local television	WJZ-TV
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Ernie Harwell, Herb Carneal)
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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.

Offseason

March 24, 1958: Foster Castleman was purchased by the Orioles from the San Francisco Giants for $30,000.^[1]

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.^[2]

On September 20, pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm struck out eight batters while throwing a no-hitter against the New York Yankees.

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	92	62	.597	--
Chicago White Sox	82	72	.532	10
Boston Red Sox	79	75	.513	13
Cleveland Indians	77	76	.503	14.5
Detroit Tigers	77	77	.500	15
Baltimore Orioles	74	79	.484	17.5
Kansas City Athletics	73	81	.474	19
Washington Senators	61	93	.396	31

Record vs. opponents

1958 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	10–12	9–13–1	10–11	10–12	12–10	8–14	15–7
Boston	12–10	—	10–12	12–10	10–12	12–10	9–13–1	14–8
Chicago	13–9–1	12–10	—	12–10	10–12	12–10	7–15	16–6
Cleveland	11–10	10–12	10–12	—	14–8	10–12	7–15	15–7
Detroit	12–10	12–10	12–10	8–14	—	12–10	12–10	9–13
Kansas City	10–12	10–12	10–12	12–10	10–12	—	9–13	12–10–2
New York	14–8	13–9–1	15–7	15–7	10–12	13–9	—	12–10
Washington	7–15	8–14	6–16	7–15	13–9	10–12–2	10–12	—

Notable transactions

May 16, 1958: Eddie Miksis was released by the Orioles.^[3]
August 23, 1958: Hoyt Wilhelm was selected off waivers by the Orioles from the Cleveland Indians.^[4]

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
1B	Boyd, BobBob Boyd	125	401	124	.309	7	36

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
Castleman, FosterFoster Castleman	48	200	34	.170	3	14
Hale, BobBob Hale	19	20	7	.350	0	3
Oertel, ChuckChuck Oertel	14	12	1	.083	1	1
Burke, LeoLeo Burke	7	11	5	.455	1	4
Miksis, EddieEddie Miksis	3	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
Harshman, JackJack Harshman	34	236.1	12	15	2.89	161
Brown, HalHal 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
Johnson, ConnieConnie Johnson	26	118.1	6	9	3.88	68
Beamon, CharlieCharlie Beamon	21	49.2	1	3	4.35	26
Wilhelm, HoytHoyt 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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

↑ Foster Castleman page at Baseball-Reference
↑ "Orioles Select Miami in Spring". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. June 7, 1957. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
↑ Eddie Miksis page at Baseball Reference
↑ Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1958 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
1958 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

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

Baltimore Orioles

Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns
Based in Baltimore, Maryland

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; West End Park; Coffee Pot Park; Wright Field; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; City Island Ball Park; Miami Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Al Lang Stadium; Fort Lauderdale Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Washington Nationals
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox

Key personnel

Owner: Peter Angelos
Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations: Dan Duquette
Manager: Buck Showalter

World Series
Championships (3)

American League
Championships (7)

American League East
Championships (9)

American League Wild Card
(3)

Minor league
affiliates

Broadcasting

TV: Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
Radio: Orioles Radio Network
Announcers: Gary Thorne; Jim Hunter; Jim Palmer; Rick Dempsey; Mike Bordick

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