1958 Washington Senators season

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.

1958 Washington Senators
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkGriffith Stadium
CityWashington, D.C.
OwnersCalvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes)
General managersCalvin Griffith
ManagersCookie Lavagetto
TelevisionWTTG
RadioWWDC (FM)
(Chuck Thompson, Bob Wolff, Bailey Goss)
← 1957 Seasons 1959 →

Offseason

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Regular season

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Pedro Ramos led the American League in losses.[3]

Season standings

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American League
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

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BAL BOS CHW 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


Opening Day lineup

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Notable transactions

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Roster

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1958 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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

Other batters

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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

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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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

Other pitchers

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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

Relief pitchers

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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

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
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

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  1. ^ Senators, Bosox trade 3 players
  2. ^ Milt Bolling page at Baseball-Reference
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Al Cicotte page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Vito Valentinetti page at Baseball Reference
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