| 1958 Kansas City Athletics | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Owners | Arnold Johnson |
| General managers | George Selkirk |
| Managers | Harry Craft |
| Radio | KMBC (Merle Harmon, Ed Edwards) |
The 1958 Kansas City Athletics season was the team's fourth in Kansas City and the 58th in the American League. The season involved the A's finishing seventh in the American League with a record of 73 wins and 81 losses, 19 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees.
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Offseason
- November 20, 1957: Billy Martin, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan, Lou Skizas, Tim Thompson, and Gus Zernial were traded by the Athletics to the Detroit Tigers for Bill Tuttle, Jim Small, Duke Maas, John Tsitouris, Frank House, and Kent Hadley, and a player to be named later. The Tigers completed the deal by sending Jim McManus to the Athletics on April 3, 1958.[1]
- December 2, 1957: Harry Chiti was drafted by the Athletics from the New York Yankees in the 1957 rule 5 draft.[2]
- December 2, 1957: Ramón Conde was drafted by the Athletics from the San Francisco Giants in the 1957 minor league draft.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | — | 44–33 | 48–29 |
| Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 10 | 47–30 | 35–42 |
| Boston Red Sox | 79 | 75 | 0.513 | 13 | 49–28 | 30–47 |
| Cleveland Indians | 77 | 76 | 0.503 | 14½ | 42–34 | 35–42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 77 | 77 | 0.500 | 15 | 43–34 | 34–43 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 79 | 0.484 | 17½ | 46–31 | 28–48 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 19 | 43–34 | 30–47 |
| Washington Senators | 61 | 93 | 0.396 | 31 | 33–44 | 28–49 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 15, 1958: Ramón Conde was acquired from the Athletics by the Philadelphia Phillies.[3]
- May 14, 1958: Whitey Herzog was purchased by the Athletics from the Washington Senators.[4]
- June 12, 1958: Billy Hunter was traded by the Athletics to the Cleveland Indians for Chico Carrasquel.[5]
- June 15, 1958: Woodie Held and Vic Power were traded by the Athletics to the Cleveland Indians for Roger Maris, Dick Tomanek and Preston Ward.[6]
Roster
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Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Harry Chiti | 103 | 295 | 79 | .268 | 9 | 44 |
| 1B | Vic Power | 52 | 205 | 62 | .302 | 4 | 27 |
| 2B | Héctor López | 151 | 564 | 147 | .261 | 17 | 73 |
| SS | Joe DeMaestri | 139 | 442 | 97 | .219 | 6 | 38 |
| 3B | Hal W. Smith | 99 | 315 | 86 | .273 | 5 | 46 |
| LF | Bob Cerv | 141 | 515 | 157 | .305 | 38 | 104 |
| CF | Bill Tuttle | 148 | 511 | 118 | .231 | 11 | 51 |
| RF | Roger Maris | 99 | 401 | 99 | .247 | 19 | 53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Ward | 81 | 268 | 68 | .254 | 6 | 24 |
| Mike Baxes | 73 | 231 | 49 | .212 | 0 | 8 |
| Bob Martyn | 95 | 226 | 59 | .261 | 2 | 23 |
| Harry Simpson | 78 | 212 | 56 | .264 | 7 | 27 |
| Frank House | 76 | 202 | 51 | .252 | 4 | 24 |
| Chico Carrasquel | 59 | 160 | 34 | .213 | 2 | 13 |
| Woodie Held | 47 | 131 | 28 | .214 | 4 | 16 |
| Whitey Herzog | 88 | 96 | 23 | .240 | 0 | 9 |
| Billy Hunter | 22 | 58 | 9 | .155 | 2 | 11 |
| Kent Hadley | 3 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Klimchock | 2 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Melton | 9 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Small | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt Graff | 5 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Terry | 40 | 216.2 | 11 | 13 | 4.24 | 134 |
| Ned Garver | 31 | 201.0 | 12 | 11 | 4.03 | 72 |
| Jack Urban | 30 | 132.0 | 8 | 11 | 5.93 | 54 |
| Alex Kellner | 7 | 33.2 | 0 | 2 | 5.88 | 22 |
| John Tsitouris | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Herbert | 42 | 175.0 | 8 | 8 | 3.50 | 108 |
| Bob Grim | 26 | 113.2 | 7 | 6 | 3.56 | 54 |
| Murry Dickson | 27 | 99.0 | 9 | 5 | 3.27 | 46 |
| Bud Daley | 26 | 70.2 | 3 | 2 | 3.31 | 39 |
| Duke Maas | 10 | 55.1 | 4 | 5 | 3.90 | 19 |
| Bob Davis | 8 | 31.0 | 0 | 4 | 7.84 | 22 |
| Wally Burnette | 12 | 28.1 | 1 | 1 | 3.49 | 11 |
| Howie Reed | 3 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.87 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gorman | 50 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3.51 | 44 |
| Dick Tomanek | 36 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3.61 | 50 |
| Walt Craddock | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.89 | 22 |
| Virgil Trucks | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.05 | 15 |
| Glenn Cox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 1 |
| Ken Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
| Carl Duser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Phil Cavarretta |
| AA | Little Rock Travelers | Southern Association | Les Peden |
| A | Albany Senators | Eastern League | Al Evans |
| B | Rochester/Winona A's | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Burl Storie and Lew Krausse, Sr. |
| C | Pocatello Athletics | Pioneer League | Billy Capps |
| D | Selma Cloverleafs | Alabama–Florida League | Tommy Giordano |
| D | Grand Island Athletics | Nebraska State League | Art Mazmanian |
| D | Plainview Athletics | Sophomore League | Vince Plumbo |
Rochester franchise moved to Winona, June 29, 1958[8]
References
- ^ Billy Martin page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Harry Chiti page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Ramón Conde page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Hunter goes to Indians for Chico
- ^ Roger Maris page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1958 Kansas City Athletics Statistics".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1958 Kansas City Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1958 Kansas City Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
This page was last edited on 13 March 2024, at 18:53