1958 Los Angeles Dodgers season
| 1958 Los Angeles Dodgers | |
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| 1st season in Los Angeles | |
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| Owner(s) | Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey |
| General manager(s) | Buzzie Bavasi |
| Manager(s) | Walter Alston |
| Local television | KTTV (11) |
| Local radio |
KWKW René Cárdenas, Miguel Alonzo, Milt Nava |
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The Los Angeles Dodgers took the field before 78,672 fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on April 18, 1958, to usher in the beginning of the team's new life in Los Angeles. It was a rough season, as the Dodgers finished 21 games in back of the pennant-winning Milwaukee Braves in the National League standings, but it was the beginning of the second phase for the team.
Offseason
Spring training
The Dodgers played their first exhibition game as the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 8, 1958. The team faced the Philadelphia Phillies at Miami Stadium. Ron Negray started for the Dodgers and gave up four runs in a 7 to 4 Dodgers loss. The New York Times noted that as much as the game was a historic milestone for the franchise, it was a chance for manager Walter Alston to evaluate players under game conditions, especially catchers, following Roy Campanella's offseason auto accident that ended his career before he could ever play for Los Angeles.[1]
Regular season
- April 23, 1958: Gil Hodges hit his 300th home run, and Pee Wee Reese played his 2,000th game, on the same day that Duke Snider injured his arm before the game trying to throw a ball out of the Los Angeles Coliseum.[2]
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | — | 48–29 | 44–33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 8 | 49–28 | 35–42 |
| San Francisco Giants | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 12 | 44–33 | 36–41 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 16 | 40–37 | 36–41 |
| Chicago Cubs | 72 | 82 | 0.468 | 20 | 35–42 | 37–40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | 0.468 | 20 | 39–38 | 33–44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 21 | 39–38 | 32–45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 23 | 35–42 | 34–43 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- June 15, 1958: The Dodgers traded Don Newcombe to Cincinnati Redlegs for Steve Bilko, Johnny Klippstein and players to be named later. The Redlegs completed the deal by sending Art Fowler and Charlie Rabe to the Dodgers on June 23.[3]
- August 4, 1958: Randy Jackson was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cleveland Indians.[4]
- August 15, 1958: Ramón Conde was purchased by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies.[5]
Roster
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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 |
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| 1B | Hodges, GilGil Hodges | 141 | 475 | 123 | .259 | 22 | 64 |
| C | Roseboro, JohnJohn Roseboro | 114 | 384 | 104 | .271 | 14 | 43 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Bessent, DonDon Bessent | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 | 13 |
| Negray, RonRon Negray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.15 | 2 |
Awards and honors
All-stars
- 1958 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Johnny Podres reserve
- Johnny Roseboro reserve
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montreal
Notes
- ↑ Gordon S. White Jr. (March 9, 1958). "Phillies Triumph Over Dodgers, 7–4". New York Times. p. S1.
- ↑ http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/snidedu01.php[]
- ↑ Don Newcombe at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Randy Jackson at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Ramón Conde at Baseball-Reference
