| 1958 Chicago Cubs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Record | 72–82 (.468) | |||
| League place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |||
| General managers | John Holland | |||
| Managers | Bob Scheffing | |||
| Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse,Vince Lloyd) | |||
| Radio | WGN (Jack Quinlan,Lou Boudreau) | |||
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The1958 Chicago Cubs season was the 87th season of theChicago Cubs franchise, the 83rd in theNational League and the 43rd atWrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 72–82.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | .597 | — | 48–29 | 44–33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70 | .545 | 8 | 49–28 | 35–42 |
| San Francisco Giants | 80 | 74 | .519 | 12 | 44–33 | 36–41 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 76 | 78 | .494 | 16 | 40–37 | 36–41 |
| Chicago Cubs | 72 | 82 | .468 | 20 | 35–42 | 37–40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | .468 | 20 | 39–38 | 33–44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 71 | 83 | .461 | 21 | 39–38 | 32–45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | .448 | 23 | 35–42 | 34–43 |
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| Team | CHC | CIN | LAD | MIL | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
| Chicago | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 11–11 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 11–11 | |||||
| Milwaukee | 12–10 | 17–5 | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 9–13 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 8–14 | 12–10 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–12 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 6–16 | 14–8 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| St. Louis | 15–7 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — | |||||
| 1958 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Sammy Taylor | 96 | 301 | 78 | .259 | 6 | 36 |
| 1B | Dale Long | 142 | 480 | 130 | .271 | 20 | 75 |
| 2B | Tony Taylor | 140 | 497 | 117 | .235 | 6 | 27 |
| SS | Ernie Banks | 154 | 617 | 193 | .313 | 47 | 129 |
| 3B | Alvin Dark | 114 | 464 | 137 | .295 | 3 | 43 |
| LF | Walt Moryn | 143 | 512 | 135 | .264 | 26 | 77 |
| CF | Bobby Thomson | 152 | 547 | 155 | .283 | 21 | 82 |
| RF | Lee Walls | 136 | 513 | 156 | .304 | 24 | 72 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Goryl | 83 | 219 | 53 | .242 | 4 | 14 |
| Cal Neeman | 76 | 201 | 52 | .259 | 12 | 29 |
| Jim Bolger | 84 | 120 | 27 | .225 | 1 | 11 |
| Chuck Tanner | 73 | 103 | 27 | .262 | 4 | 17 |
| Bobby Adams | 62 | 96 | 27 | .281 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Marshall | 26 | 81 | 22 | .272 | 5 | 11 |
| Lou Jackson | 24 | 35 | 6 | .171 | 1 | 6 |
| El Tappe | 17 | 28 | 6 | .214 | 0 | 4 |
| Moe Thacker | 11 | 24 | 6 | .250 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Smith | 18 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Ernaga | 9 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Chick King | 8 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Kindall | 3 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Footer Johnson | 8 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Will | 6 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Gabler | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Massa | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Morgan | 1 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Drott | 39 | 167.1 | 7 | 11 | 5.43 | 127 |
| Moe Drabowski | 22 | 125.2 | 9 | 11 | 4.51 | 77 |
| John Briggs | 20 | 95.2 | 5 | 5 | 4.52 | 46 |
| Jim Brosnan | 8 | 51.2 | 3 | 4 | 3.14 | 24 |
| Dick Ellsworth | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 15.43 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Phillips | 39 | 170.1 | 7 | 10 | 4.76 | 102 |
| Glen Hobbie | 55 | 168.1 | 10 | 6 | 3.74 | 91 |
| Dave Hillman | 31 | 125.2 | 4 | 8 | 3.15 | 65 |
| Bob Anderson | 17 | 65.2 | 3 | 3 | 3.97 | 51 |
| Marcelino Solis | 15 | 52.0 | 3 | 3 | 6.06 | 15 |
| Gene Fodge | 16 | 39.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.76 | 15 |
| John Buzhardt | 6 | 24.1 | 3 | 0 | 1.85 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Elston | 69 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2.88 | 84 |
| Bill Henry | 44 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2.88 | 58 |
| Dolan Nichols | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5.01 | 9 |
| Ed Mayer | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.80 | 14 |
| Hersh Freeman | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.31 | 7 |
| Freddy Rodríguez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.36 | 5 |
| Turk Lown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 |
| Elmer Singleton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |