1958 Washington Senators season
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Owner(s) | Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) |
General manager(s) | Calvin Griffith |
Manager(s) | Cookie Lavagetto |
Local television | WTTG |
Local radio |
WWDC (FM) (Chuck Thompson, Bob Wolff, Bailey Goss) |
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The 1958 Washington Senators won 61 games, lost 93, and finished in eighth place in the American League, 31 games behind the New York Yankees. They were managed by Cookie Lavagetto and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
- January 23, 1958: Pete Runnels was traded by the Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Norm Zauchin and Albie Pearson.[1]
- February 25, 1958: Milt Bolling was traded by the Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Pete Mesa (minors).[2]
Regular season
Pedro Ramos led the American League in losses.[3]
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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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
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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 14, 1958: Whitey Herzog was purchased from the Senators by the Kansas City Athletics.[4]
- May 14, 1958: Al Cicotte was purchased by the Senators from the New York Yankees.[5]
- June 23, 1958: Al Cicotte was traded by the Senators to the Detroit Tigers for Vito Valentinetti.[6]
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 | Zauchin, NormNorm Zauchin | 96 | 303 | 69 | .228 | 15 | 37 |
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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Álvarez, OssieOssie Álvarez | 87 | 196 | 41 | .209 | 0 | 5 |
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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Albanese, JoeJoe Albanese | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern Association | Red Marion |
A | Charlotte Hornets | Sally League | Gene Verble |
B | Fox Cities Foxes | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Pete Suder |
C | Missoula Timberjacks | Pioneer League | Jack McKeon |
D | Fort Walton Beach Jets | Alabama–Florida League | Nesbit Wilson and Vince Magi |
D | Gainesville G-Men | Florida State League | Buddy Leftridge and Red Dulaney |
D | Superior Senators | Nebraska State League | Hal Keller |
D | Elmira Pioneers | New York–Penn League | Mel Kerestes and Packy Rogers |
References
- ↑ Senators, Bosox trade 3 players
- ↑ Milt Bolling page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 348, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ↑ Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Al Cicotte page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Vito Valentinetti page at Baseball Reference
External links
- 1958 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
- 1958 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com