1958 Pittsburgh Pirates
LeagueNational League
BallparkForbes Field
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
OwnersJohn W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson, Branch Rickey (minority shareholders)
General managersJoe L. Brown
ManagersDanny Murtaugh
TelevisionKDKA-TV
Bob Prince, Jim Woods
RadioKDKA
Bob Prince, Paul Long, Jim Woods
Seasons

The 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 77th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 72nd in the National League. The Pirates finished second in the league standings with a record of 84–70, a 22-game improvement over 1957. They ended the year in the first division for the first time since 1948 and recorded their highest league standing since the 1944 edition also finished in second place. Manager Danny Murtaugh, in his first full season at the Pirates' helm, was voted Major League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Milwaukee Braves 9262 0.597 48–29 44–33
Pittsburgh Pirates 8470 0.545 8 49–28 35–42
San Francisco Giants 8074 0.519 12 44–33 36–41
Cincinnati Redlegs 7678 0.494 16 40–37 36–41
Chicago Cubs 7282 0.468 20 35–42 37–40
St. Louis Cardinals 7282 0.468 20 39–38 33–44
Los Angeles Dodgers 7183 0.461 21 39–38 32–45
Philadelphia Phillies 6985 0.448 23 35–42 34–43

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
Team CHC CIN LAD MIL PHI PIT SFG STL
Chicago10–1211–1110–1213–99–1312–107–15
Cincinnati12–1011–115–1715–710–1211–1112–10
Los Angeles 11–1111–1114–810–128–146–1611–11
Milwaukee12–1017–58–1413–911–1116–615–7
Philadelphia9–137–1512–109–1312–108–1412–10
Pittsburgh13–912–1014–811–1110–1212–1012–10
San Francisco10–1211–1116–66–1614–810–1213–9
St. Louis15–710–1211–117–1510–1210–129–13

Game log

1958 Game Log: 84–70 (Home: 49–28; Away: 35–42)
April: 7–5 (Home: 1–3; Away: 6–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 15@ Braves4–3 (14)Blackburn (1–0)ConleyRaydon (1)43,3391–0
2April 17@ Braves1–6BurdetteLaw (0–1)12,8541–1
3April 18Redlegs1–4PurkeyKline (0–1)Jeffcoat34,0321–2
4April 19Redlegs6–9HaddixSmith (0–1)Jeffcoat12,1711–3
5April 20Redlegs4–3Friend (1–0)Schmidt15,1422–3
6April 22Braves2–5BuhlKline (0–2)6,9912–4
7April 23@ Phillies1–8SanfordBlackburn (1–1)7,6682–5
8April 24@ Phillies7–4Friend (2–0)SimmonsFace (1)7,4563–5
9April 25@ Redlegs4–3Law (1–1)HaddixFace (2)7,7444–5
10April 26@ Redlegs8–4Gross (1–0)Rabe3,2915–5
11April 29@ Dodgers7–1Friend (3–0)Erskine19,7786–5
12April 30@ Dodgers3–1Kline (1–2)Drysdale13,8907–5
May: 15–15 (Home: 11–7; Away: 4–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
13May 1@ Dodgers8–3Law (2–1)NewcombeBlackburn (1)16,5038–5
14May 2@ Dodgers5–9PodresPerez (0–1)Labine22,9408–6
15May 3@ Dodgers3–1Friend (4–0)KippFace (3)16,2889–6
16May 4@ Giants6–2Kline (2–2)AntonelliFace (4)10–6
17May 4@ Giants3–4 (10)WorthingtonFace (0–1)22,72110–7
18May 5@ Giants11–10Law (3–1)GomezGross (1)5,50611–7
19May 6@ Giants0–7McCormickDaniels (0–1)10,84911–8
20May 7@ Giants6–8WorthingtonFriend (4–1)Grissom8,05211–9
21May 9Phillies1–0 (12)Kline (3–2)Roberts21,30412–9
22May 10Phillies14–4Law (4–1)Semproch11,80713–9
23May 11Phillies10–4Friend (5–1)Sanford14–9
24May 11Phillies1–0 (11)Porterfield (1–0)Simmons20,54415–9
25May 13Redlegs6–3Kline (4–2)LawrenceGross (2)24,12316–9
26May 14Redlegs5–4Law (5–1)Rabe24,10217–9
27May 15Redlegs4–9KlippsteinFriend (5–2)Jeffcoat12,02217–10
28May 16@ Phillies2–6SimmonsPorterfield (1–1)12,40117–11
29May 17@ Phillies3–4RobertsDaniels (0–2)6,26217–12
30May 18@ Phillies4–6SanfordKline (4–3)Farrell17–13
31May 18@ Phillies2–6SemprochLaw (5–2)19,06817–14
32May 20Cubs12–3Friend (6–2)Drott15,84818–14
33May 21Cubs1–5PhillipsPorterfield (1–2)5,39318–15
34May 23Cardinals3–2Kline (5–3)MizellGross (3)29,36919–15
35May 24Cardinals6–1Friend (7–2)Jackson13,33020–15
36May 25Giants2–5GomezLaw (5–3)20–16
37May 25Giants1–6MonzantRaydon (0–1)35,79720–17
38May 27Dodgers5–3Kline (6–3)DrysdaleBlackburn (2)15,70521–17
39May 28Dodgers1–7KoufaxFriend (7–3)14,32021–18
40May 30Braves4–7McMahonFace (0–2)Trowbridge21–19
41May 30Braves12–6Gross (2–0)Robinson32,42822–19
42May 31Braves3–8SpahnKline (6–4)17,59622–20
June: 12–17 (Home: 7–9; Away: 5–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
43June 1Braves5–1 (8)Friend (8–3)Conley17,48523–20
44June 2@ Redlegs2–8NuxhallSmith (0–2)2,82723–21
45June 3@ Cardinals4–8JacksonRaydon (0–2)11,46523–22
46June 4@ Cardinals3–6BrosnanKline (6–5)Muffett12,26423–23
47June 5@ Cardinals3–4MizellFriend (8–4)7,57023–24
48June 6@ Cubs1–6DrottLaw (5–4)4,56723–25
49June 7@ Cubs8–6 (10)Face (1–2)NicholsSmith (1)14,48724–25
50June 8@ Cubs0–4DrabowskyKline (6–6)15,67024–26
51June 10@ Giants5–4Friend (9–4)Monzant16,62125–26
52June 11@ Giants14–6Law (6–4)GomezFace (5)7,91226–26
53June 12@ Giants2–1Raydon (1–2)Giel9,27327–26
54June 13@ Dodgers4–5LabineKline (6–7)27,74827–27
55June 14@ Dodgers2–4PodresFriend (9–5)35,34527–28
56June 15@ Dodgers12–1Law (7–4)Newcombe30,75228–28
57June 17Giants6–1Raydon (2–2)AntonelliFace (6)27,76329–28
58June 18Giants1–2 (10)GielFriend (9–6)Grissom21,51229–29
59June 19Giants6–5Kline (7–7)WorthingtonGross (4)8,47430–29
60June 20Dodgers2–1Witt (1–0)Koufax21,61431–29
61June 21Dodgers11–7Face (2–2)Roebuck6,63332–29
62June 22Dodgers1–4KippFriend (9–7)Klippstein32–30
63June 22Dodgers2–3 (10)KoufaxPorterfield (1–3)30,10932–31
64June 23Cardinals5–7BrosnanGross (2–1)Jackson13,52932–32
65June 24Cardinals1–2PaineKline (7–8)15,89932–33
66June 25Cardinals1–3MizellWitt (1–1)15,37532–34
67June 26Cardinals2–6McDanielLaw (7–5)Jackson5,04832–35
68June 27Cubs1–3DrabowskyFriend (9–8)Henry17,02632–36
69June 28Cubs7–3Raydon (3–2)DrottPorterfield (1)8,41333–36
70June 29Cubs4–3Face (3–2)Phillips34–36
71June 29Cubs3–8BriggsGross (2–2)Henry28,96834–37
July: 15–12 (Home: 8–3; Away: 7–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
72July 1Phillies2–4SemprochFriend (9–9)17,99034–38
73July 3@ Redlegs2–0Witt (2–1)NuxhallFace (7)11,70735–38
74July 4@ Redlegs3–4KellnerKline (7–9)35–39
75July 4@ Redlegs3–8PurkeyLaw (7–6)15,99935–40
76July 5@ Braves4–2Friend (10–9)BurdetteFace (8)23,83336–40
77July 6@ Braves0–2JayRaydon (3–3)26,28836–41
78July 10@ Cubs7–8PhillipsLaw (7–7)Henry35,00036–42
79July 11@ Cubs7–2Kline (8–9)Drabowsky8,07037–42
80July 12@ Cardinals0–2MizellFriend (10–10)12,95637–43
81July 13@ Cardinals10–8Blackburn (2–1)JacksonLaw (1)27,84438–43
82July 13@ Cardinals8–6Law (8–7)Stobbs27,84439–43
83July 15@ Dodgers6–2Kline (9–9)DrysdaleGross (5)20,82740–43
84July 16@ Dodgers7–4Friend (11–10)KippFace (9)19,70641–43
85July 17@ Dodgers3–5WilliamsWitt (2–2)Labine18,67741–44
86July 18@ Giants4–5MillerLaw (8–8)Grissom22,77041–45
87July 19@ Giants4–5MonzantPorterfield (1–4)Antonelli19,68541–46
88July 20@ Giants3–7GielFriend (11–11)Gomez22,81441–47
89July 23Dodgers11–3Kline (10–9)Williams42–47
90July 23Dodgers6–3Friend (12–11)LabineFace (10)18,93843–47
91July 24Dodgers5–3Witt (3–2)WilliamsFace (11)7,43744–47
92July 25Giants10–0Raydon (4–3)Miller30,54545–47
93July 26Giants0–1AntonelliLaw (8–9)Grissom15,54945–48
94July 27Giants2–1 (14)Gross (3–2)Monzant46–48
95July 27Giants4–3Porterfield (2–4)Giel31,71847–48
96July 29Cubs6–4Friend (13–11)BriggsFace (12)20,32548–48
97July 30Cubs7–1 (8)Witt (4–2)PhillipsPorterfield (2)20,86949–48
98July 31Cubs4–5 (8)HobbieGross (3–3)Henry13,06049–49
August: 21–12 (Home: 10–0; Away: 11–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
99August 1Cardinals2–0Kline (11–9)Mabe27,86250–49
100August 2Cardinals1–0Law (9–9)Jones15,02851–49
101August 3Cardinals2–0Friend (14–11)Maglie52–49
102August 3Cardinals2–1Witt (5–2)Mizell53–49
103August 4@ Braves4–3Raydon (5–3)PizarroFace (13)24,09654–49
104August 5@ Braves1–6BurdetteKline (11–10)25,54554–50
105August 6@ Braves1–2WilleyLaw (9–10)28,76054–51
106August 7@ Braves2–3SpahnFriend (14–12)24,52554–52
107August 8Redlegs1–0Witt (6–2)Nuxhall26,04055–52
108August 9Redlegs5–2Raydon (6–3)KellnerFace (14)13,12256–52
109August 10Redlegs3–2 (10)Gross (4–3)Jeffcoat57–52
110August 10Redlegs4–3Face (4–2)Lawrence26,42658–52
111August 11Braves6–4Friend (15–12)SpahnFace (15)38,93859–52
112August 12Braves10–0Witt (7–2)Rush36,86760–52
113August 13@ Phillies10–9Smith (1–2)MeyerLaw (2)19,13261–52
114August 15@ Redlegs1–6PurkeyKline (11–11)11,27761–53
115August 16@ Redlegs13–4Friend (16–12)LawrencePorterfield (3)9,56462–53
116August 17@ Redlegs3–4AckerPorterfield (2–5)62–54
117August 17@ Redlegs5–7NuxhallGross (4–4)Newcombe17,41662–55
118August 19@ Cubs4–3Raydon (7–3)PhillipsPorterfield (4)12,92963–55
119August 20@ Cubs4–2Kline (12–11)HillmanFace (16)64–55
120August 20@ Cubs1–5 (5)DrottFriend (16–13)20,97464–56
121August 21@ Cubs3–5DrabowskyLaw (9–11)Hobbie10,02764–57
122August 22@ Cubs8–2Witt (8–2)SolisLaw (3)8,50765–57
123August 23@ Cubs6–1Porterfield (3–5)Phillips16,09766–57
124August 24@ Cardinals8–4Friend (17–13)MizellFace (17)67–57
125August 24@ Cardinals8–12BrosnanGross (4–5)Wight25,63067–58
126August 25@ Cardinals1–7JacksonKline (12–12)9,46467–59
127August 26@ Cardinals5–3Gross (5–5)JonesFace (18)13,27168–59
128August 27@ Cardinals14–1Law (10–11)Chittum10,46769–59
129August 29@ Braves3–2Friend (18–13)SpahnGross (6)35,64270–59
130August 30@ Braves1–9BurdetteRaydon (7–4)28,64870–60
131August 31@ Braves0–2WilleyKline (12–13)32,87070–61
September: 14–9 (Home: 12–6; Away: 2–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
132September 1Phillies5–2Law (11–11)Sanford71–61
133September 1Phillies0–9SimmonsPorterfield (3–6)25,43871–62
134September 2Phillies3–2Friend (19–13)Cardwell9,91172–62
135September 3@ Redlegs4–7SchmidtGross (5–6)Pena7,91772–63
136September 5Braves1–0 (10)Witt (9–2)Willey30,31973–63
137September 6Braves7–6Smith (2–2)RobinsonFace (19)23,39274–63
138September 7Braves1–3SpahnKline (12–14)74–64
139September 7Braves4–1Law (12–11)BurdetteFace (20)36,56775–64
140September 8Redlegs4–1Raydon (8–4)AckerGross (7)11,57776–64
141September 9Giants2–1Face (5–2)Jones32,25077–64
142September 10Giants6–4 (10)Friend (20–13)Grissom20,26078–64
143September 12Dodgers3–7CraigKline (12–15)21,26778–65
144September 13Dodgers9–4Law (13–11)MaurielloPorterfield (5)14,25979–65
145September 14Cubs5–4Porterfield (4–6)HillmanBlackburn (3)80–65
146September 14Cubs6–2Friend (21–13)Phillips23,16081–65
147September 16Cardinals3–1Kline (13–15)Mabe25,97782–65
148September 19@ Phillies4–2Friend (22–13)Cardwell8,49883–65
149September 20@ Phillies4–3Law (14–11)RobertsSmith (2)4,21784–65
150September 22@ Phillies2–3 (14)MeyerKline (13–16)84–66
151September 22@ Phillies0–1SanfordDaniels (0–3)5,60584–67
152September 26Phillies2–3RobertsFriend (22–14)12,00084–68
153September 27Phillies3–7CardwellLaw (14–12)9,10484–69
154September 28Phillies4–6 (10)MeyerGross (5–7)33,10984–70
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster

1958 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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
CHank Foiles10426454.205850
1BTed Kluszewski10030188.292437
2BBill Mazeroski152567156.2751968
3BFrank Thomas149562158.28135109
SSDick Groat151584175.300366
LFBob Skinner144529170.3211370
CFBill Virdon144604161.267946
RFRoberto Clemente140519150.289650

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
Dick Stuart6725468.2681648
Román Mejías7615742.268519
Bill Hall5111633.284115
Danny Kravitz4510024.24015
R.C. Stevens599024.267718
John Powers578215.18322
Gene Baker295614.25007
Dick Schofield26274.14802
Harry Bright15246.25013
Gene Freese17183.16712
Hardy Peterson262.33300
Paul Smith631.33300
Jim Pendleton331.33300
Johnny O'Brien310.00000

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
Bob Friend38274.022143.68135
Ron Kline32237.113163.53109
Vern Law35202.114123.9656
Red Witt18106.0921.6181

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
Curt Raydon31134.1843.6285
Bob Porterfield3787.2463.2939
Bennie Daniels827.2035.537

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
Roy Face5752202.8947
Don Gross405773.9859
Ron Blackburn382133.3931
Bob Smith352214.4324
George Perez40115.402
Don Williams20006.753
Eddie O'Brien100013.501

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Jets International League Clyde King
AAA Salt Lake City Bees Pacific Coast League Larry Shepard
A Lincoln Chiefs Western League Monty Basgall
B Tri-City Braves Northwest League Ray Hathaway
C Douglas Copper Kings Arizona–Mexico League Bob Clear
C San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers California League Jack Paepke
C Grand Forks Chiefs Northern League James Adlam
D Salem Rebels Appalachian League Lamar Dorton
D Clinton Pirates Midwest League Stan Wentzel and Wally Millies
D San Angelo Pirates Sophomore League Al Kubski
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Douglas
San Jose franchised transferred to Las Vegas and renamed, May 26, 1958

Notes

References

  • 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
  • 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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