1958 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1958 throughout the world.  

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See also

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Sources

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Contents 1 Champions 1.1 Major League Baseball 1.2 Other champions 2 Awards and honors 3 MLB Statistical Leaders 4 Major League Baseball final standings 4.1 American League final standings 4.2 National League final standings 5 Events 5.1 January-March 5.2 April-June 5.3 July-September 5.4 October-December 6 Movies 7 Births 8 Deaths

[edit] Champions

[edit] Major League Baseball

• World Series: New York Yankees over Milwaukee Braves (4-3); Bob Turley, MVP
• All-Star Game, July 8 at Memorial Stadium: American League, 4-3

[edit] Other champions

• Caribbean World Series: Marianao (Cuba)
• College World Series: USC
• Japan Series: Nishitetsu Lions over Yomiuri Giants (4-3)
• Little League World Series: Industrial, Monterrey, Mexico

[edit] Awards and honors

• Most Valuable Player:
  • AL: Jackie Jensen, Boston Red Sox
  • NL: Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs

• Cy Young Award: Bob Turley, New York Yankees

• Rookie of the Year:
  • AL: Albie Pearson, Washington Senators
  • NL: Orlando Cepeda, San Francisco Giants

[edit] MLB Statistical Leaders

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Ted Williams BOS .328 Richie Ashburn PHI .350 HR Mickey Mantle NYY 42 Ernie Banks CHC 47 RBI Jackie Jensen BOS 122 Ernie Banks CHC 129 Wins Bob Turley NYY 21 Bob Friend PIT Warren Spahn MLN 22 ERA Whitey Ford NYY 2.01 Stu Miller SFG 2.47

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] American League final standings

American League Club Wins Losses Win %   GB 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

[edit] National League final standings

National League Club Wins Losses Win %   GB Milwaukee Braves 92 62 .597 -- Pittsburgh Pirates 84 70 .545 8 San Francisco Giants 80 74 .519 12 Cincinnati Reds 76 78 .494 16 Chicago Cubs 72 82 .468 20 St. Louis Cardinals 72 82 .468 20 Los Angeles Dodgers 71 83 .461 21 Philadelphia Phillies 69 85 .448 23

[edit] Events

[edit] January-March

• January 29 - Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella suffers a broken neck in an early morning auto accident on Long Island. His spinal column is nearly severed and his legs are permanently paralyzed. Campanella will never play for the Dodgers after their move to Los Angeles, although a newspaper story (showing a picture of him wearing a Brooklyn cap) describes him as being of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• February 4 - The Baseball Hall of Fame fails to elect any new members for the first time since 1950.

[edit] April-June

• April 15 - In the first Major League Baseball game played on the West Coast, Ruben Gomez of the San Francisco Giants hurls an 8-0 shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Giants' shortstop Daryl Spencer hits the first Major League home run on the Pacific Coast. A park-record 23,192 fans pack Seals Stadium to witness the historic game.

• April 25 - The Dodgers set a record for the most fans at a regular season night game as 60,635 attend a game at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Los Angeles beats the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3.

• May 13 - Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals hits number 3000.

• May 23 - Willie Mays hits 200th career home run helping San Francisco Giants beat Milwaukee Braves 5-3.

[edit] July-September

• July 20 - Jim Bunning of the Detroit Tigers no-hits the Boston Red Sox 3-0 at Fenway Park, striking out 12 along the way.
• September 14 - The New York Yankees sweep a doubleheader against the Kansas City Athletics, 5-3 and 12-7 (14 innings), clinching their fourth straight American League pennant.
• September 20- Hoyt Wilhelm of the Baltimore Orioles strikes out eight while throwing a no-hitter against the New York Yankees.
• September 21 - The Milwaukee Braves clinch their second consecutive National League pennant with a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, thus ensuring a Yankees-Braves World Series for the second straight year.

[edit] October-December

• October 8 - The New York Yankees win the 1958 World Series handily as Moose Skowron's 3-run home run off Milwaukee Braves pitcher Lew Burdette in the 8th inning puts the game on ice, 6-2. The Yankees became only the second team to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the World Series (the 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates were the first to do it). Milwaukee's Eddie Mathews strikes out for the 11th time, a record that will stand until 1980, when broken by Willie Wilson of the Kansas City Royals. The Braves' 53 strikeouts are also a new World Series record. This is Casey Stengel's 7th world championship, tying him with Joe McCarthy for the most Series won.

[edit] Movies

• Damn Yankees

[edit] Births

• January 20 - Bill Scherrer
• February 21 - Alan Trammell
• April 29 - Steve Crawford
• June 15 - Wade Boggs
• August 5 - Reid Nichols
• August 19 - Gary Gaetti
• August 23- Julio Franco
• September 16 - Orel Hershiser
• November 28 - Dave Righetti
• December 25 - Rickey Henderson

[edit] Deaths

• January 23 - Walter Lonergan, 72, shortstop for the 1911 Boston Red Sox
• March 28 - Chuck Klein, 53, slugging right fielder, primarily with the Philadelphia Phillies, who was named the NL's MVP in 1932 and won the Triple Crown one year later; the 7th player to hit 300 home runs, winning four league titles
• April 14 - John Freeman, 57, outfielder for the 1927 Boston Red Sox
• April 20 - Chet Nourse, 70, pitcher for the 1909 Boston Red Sox
• June 9 - John Fick, 37, pitcher for the 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays
• August 1 - Ike Boone, 61, an outfielder for the New York Giants, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, and Brooklyn Dodgers between 1922 and 1932, who posted an ML career average of .321, compiled a .370 BA for the highest minor league all-time, and set a professional baseball record in 1929 collecting 553 total bases while playing in the Pacific Coast League
• November 21 - Mel Ott, 49, Hall of Fame outfielder and 12-time All-Star for the New York Giants who held National League career record for home runs (511), leading league 6 times
• November 27 - Harry G. Salsinger, 71, sportswriter for the Detroit News for over 50 years
• December 8 - Tris Speaker, 70, Hall of Fame center fielder known for spectacular defense as well as superlative batting, becoming the second player to compile over 3,500 hits and posting a .345 career average
• December 31 - Jack Doyle, 89, 17 year playing career includes a one time stint as manager of the New York Giants.