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1958 Chicago White Sox season

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Manager(s)
  
Al López

Owner(s)
  
Dorothy Comiskey Rigney

General manager(s)
  
Chuck Comiskey/Johnny Rigney

Local television
  
WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)

Local radio
  
WCFL (Bob Elson, Don Wells)

The 1958 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 58th season in the major leagues, and its 59th season overall. They finished with a record 82–72, good enough for second place in the American League, 10 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 4, 1957: Minnie Miñoso and Fred Hatfield were traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Early Wynn and Al Smith.

    • Opening Day lineup

  • Luis Aparicio, ss
  • Nellie Fox, 2b
  • Billy Goodman, 3b
  • Sherm Lollar, c
  • Tito Francona, rf
  • Earl Torgeson, 1b
  • Al Smith, lf
  • Bubba Phillips, cf
  • Billy Pierce, p

    • Notable transactions

  • June 15, 1958: Bill Fischer and Tito Francona were traded by the White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Ray Boone and Bob Shaw.
  • June 24, 1958: Walt Dropo was selected off waivers from the White Sox by the Cincinnati Redlegs.

    • Batting

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

    Pitching

    Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

    Awards

  • Luis Aparicio, Gold Glove Award
  • Sherm Lollar, Gold Glove Award

    • Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Colorado Springs

    References

    1958 Chicago White Sox season Wikipedia
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