| 1958 Washington Senators | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington, D.C. |
| Record | 61–93 (.396) |
| League place | 8th |
| Owners | Calvin Griffith(majority owner, withThelma Griffith Haynes) |
| General managers | Calvin Griffith |
| Managers | Cookie Lavagetto |
| Television | WTTG |
| Radio | WWDC (FM) (Chuck Thompson,Bob Wolff, Bailey Goss) |
The1958Washington Senators won 61 games, lost 93, and finished in eighth place in theAmerican League, 31 games behind theNew York Yankees. They were managed byCookie Lavagetto and played home games atGriffith Stadium.
Pedro Ramos led the American League in losses.[3]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Washington Senators | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | 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 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |