1958 Cleveland Indians season

1958 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1932)
Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	William R. Daley
General manager(s)	Frank Lane
Manager(s)	Bobby Bragan, Joe Gordon
Local television	WEWS-TV
Local radio	WERE (1300)
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Offseason

December 4, 1957: Early Wynn and Al Smith were traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Minnie Miñoso and Fred Hatfield.^[1]
January 29, 1958: Mickey Vernon was selected off waivers by the Indians from the Boston Red Sox.^[2]
February 18, 1958: Hank Aguirre and Jim Hegan were traded by the Indians to the Detroit Tigers for Jay Porter and Hal Woodeshick.^[3]
February 25, 1958: Pete Mesa (minors) was traded by the Indians to the Washington Senators for Milt Bolling.^[4]
March 27, 1958: Vito Valentinetti and Milt Bolling were traded by the Indians to the Detroit Tigers for Pete Wojey and $20,000.^[5]
Prior to 1958 season (exact date unknown)
- Doc Edwards was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.^[6]
- Jim Weaver was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.^[7]

Regular season

May 17, 1958: Carroll Hardy hit his first major league home run when he pinch hit for Roger Maris in the 11th inning of a 4–4 tie against the Chicago White Sox.^[8]
Indians manager Bobby Bragan was fired after 67 games, the shortest stint (at the time) for a Cleveland Indians manager.^[9]

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	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

Record vs. opponents

1958 American League Records Sources:
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

June 12, 1958: Chico Carrasquel was traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for Billy Hunter.^[10]
June 15, 1958: Roger Maris, Dick Tomanek and Preston Ward were traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for Woodie Held and Vic Power.^[11]
July 2, 1958: Bob Lemon was released by the Indians.^[12]
July 2, 1958: Morrie Martin was selected off waivers by the Indians from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[13]
August 4, 1958: Randy Jackson was purchased by the Indians from the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[14]
August 23, 1958: Hoyt Wilhelm was selected off waivers from the Indians by the Baltimore Orioles.^[15]

Roster

1958 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

39 Gary Bell

48 Dick Brodowski

32 Chuck Churn

37 Jim Constable

34 Don Ferrarese

25 Mike Garcia

33 Mudcat Grant

37 Bob Kelly

21 Bob Lemon

32 Morrie Martin

22 Cal McLish

12 Don Mossi

20 Ray Narleski

35 Steve Ridzik

27 Herb Score

29 Dick Tomanek

26 Hoyt Wilhelm

28 Hal Woodeshick

Catchers

11 Dick Brown

15 Russ Nixon

4 Jay Porter

Infielders

2 Earl Averill, Jr.

1 Bobby Ávila

17 Chico Carrasquel

38 Billy Harrell

7 Fred Hatfield

7 Billy Hunter

2 Randy Jackson

16 Billy Moran

10 Vic Power

16 Larry Raines

8 Mickey Vernon

36 Preston Ward

23 Vic Wertz

Outfielders

6 Rocky Colavito

14 Larry Doby

31 Gary Geiger

29 Rod Graber

30 Carroll Hardy

3 Woodie Held

5 Roger Maris

9 Minnie Miñoso

Other batters

18 Hal Naragon

Manager

2 Bobby Bragan

35 Joe Gordon

Coaches

43 Mel Harder (Pitching)

42 Red Kress

40 Bill Lobe (Bullpen)

44 Eddie Stanky

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
1B	Vernon, MickeyMickey Vernon	119	355	104	.293	8	55
LF	Miñoso, MinnieMinnie Miñoso	149	556	168	.302	24	80

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
Geiger, GaryGary Geiger	91	195	45	.231	1	6
Maris, RogerRoger Maris	51	182	41	.225	9	27
Carrasquel, ChicoChico Carrasquel	49	156	40	.225	9	27
Cash, NormNorm Cash		8	2	.000	0	0
Held, WoodieWoodie Held	67	144	28	.194	3	17
Porter, JayJay Porter	40	85	17	.200	4	19
Hatfield, FredFred Hatfield	3	8	1	.125	0	1

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
Bell, GaryGary Bell	33	182	12	10	3.31	110

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
Grant, MudcatMudcat Grant	44	204	10	11	3.84	111
Ferrarese, DonDon Ferrarese	28	94.2	3	4	3.71	62
Woodeshick, HalHal Woodeshick	14	71.2	6	6	3.64	27
Tomanek, DickDick Tomanek	18	57.2	2	3	5.62	42

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	ERA	SO
Churn, ChuckChuck Churn	6	0	6.23	4
Brodowski, DickDick Brodowski	5	1	0.00	12
Geiger, GaryGary Geiger	1	0	9.00	2

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	San Diego Padres	Pacific Coast League	Catfish Metkovich
AA	Mobile Bears	Southern Association	Mel McGaha
A	Reading Indians	Eastern League	Clyde McCullough
B	Burlington Indians	Carolina League	Pinky May
C	Minot Mallards	Northern League	Ken Landenberger
D	Cocoa Indians	Florida State League	Paul O'Dea
D	North Platte Indians	Nebraska State League	Mark Wylie
D	Batavia Indians	New York–Penn League	Don Richmond

Notes

↑ Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Mickey Vernon page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Jay Porter page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Milt Bolling page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Vito Valentinetti page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Doc Edwards page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Jim Weaver page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, p. 96, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4165-8928-0
↑ Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, p. 97
↑ Chico Carrasquel page at Baseball Reference
↑ Roger Maris page at Baseball Reference
↑ Bob Lemon page at Baseball Reference
↑ Morrie Martin page at Baseball Reference
↑ Randy Jackson page at Baseball Reference
↑ Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, NC: Baseball America, 2007

References

1958 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City New York Washington

National League	Chicago Cincinnati Los Angeles Milwaukee Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco

1958 All-Star Game 1958 World Series

Cleveland Indians

Formerly the Grand Rapids Rustlers, Cleveland Lake Shores, Cleveland Bluebirds, and Cleveland Naps
Based in Cleveland, Ohio

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Key personnel

Owner: Larry Dolan
Chairman/CEO: Paul Dolan
President: Chris Antonetti
General manager: Mike Chernoff
Manager: Terry Francona

Postseason appearances (11)

Division championships (7)

American League pennants (5)

World Series championships (2)

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