| 1958 Baltimore Orioles | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |||
| Record | 74–79 (.484) | |||
| League place | 6th | |||
| Owners | Jerold Hoffberger,Joseph Iglehart | |||
| General managers | Paul Richards | |||
| Managers | Paul Richards | |||
| Television | WJZ-TV | |||
| Radio | WBAL (AM) (Ernie Harwell,Herb Carneal) | |||
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The1958Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 6th in theAmerican League with a record of 74 wins and 79 losses, 17.5 games behind the AL and World Series championNew York Yankees. The team was managed byPaul Richards, and played their home games atBaltimore's Memorial Stadium, which hosted theAll-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.[1]
On June 6, 1958, Orioles presidentJames Keelty Jr. reached agreement withMiami Marlins president George B. Storer to move the Orioles'spring training home fromScottsdale, Arizona toMiami Stadium for the 1959 spring training season.[3]
On September 20, pitcherHoyt Wilhelm struck out eight batters while throwing ano-hitter against the New York Yankees. It was the first no-hitter in Baltimore Orioles history, asGus Triandos contributed a home run in the 1–0 win.[4]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 92 | 62 | .597 | — | 44–33 | 48–29 |
| Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 10 | 47–30 | 35–42 |
| Boston Red Sox | 79 | 75 | .513 | 13 | 49–28 | 30–47 |
| Cleveland Indians | 77 | 76 | .503 | 14½ | 42–34 | 35–42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 77 | 77 | .500 | 15 | 43–34 | 34–43 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 79 | .484 | 17½ | 46–31 | 28–48 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 73 | 81 | .474 | 19 | 43–34 | 30–47 |
| Washington Senators | 61 | 93 | .396 | 31 | 33–44 | 28–49 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | 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 | — | |||||
| 1958 Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 |
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| C | Gus Triandos | 137 | 474 | 116 | .245 | 30 | 79 |
| 1B | Bob Boyd | 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 |
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 | 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 | 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Billy O'Dell | 41 | 221.1 | 14 | 11 | 2.97 | 137 |
| Milt Pappas | 31 | 135.1 | 10 | 10 | 4.06 | 72 |
| Connie Johnson | 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| 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 |
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