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1958 Cincinnati Redlegs season

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Owner(s)
  
Powel Crosley, Jr.

General manager(s)
  
Gabe Paul

Manager(s)
  
Birdie Tebbetts, Jimmy Dykes

Local television
  
WLW(George Bryson, Frank McCormick)

Local radio
  
WKRC(Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran)

The 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs season consisted of the Redlegs finishing in fourth place in the National League standings with a record of 76–78, 16 games behind the Milwaukee Braves. The Redlegs played their home games at Crosley Field. The season started with Birdie Tebbetts managing the club, but after the Redlegs went 52–61, Tebbetts was replaced in August by Jimmy Dykes, who went 24–17 the rest of the way.

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Offseason

  • October 8, 1957: Steve Bilko was purchased by the Redlegs from the Chicago Cubs.
  • December 5, 1957: Curt Flood and Joe Taylor were traded by the Redlegs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Marty Kutyna, Ted Wieand, and Willard Schmidt.
  • December 28, 1957: Ted Kluszewski was traded by the Redlegs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dee Fondy.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 21, 1958: Diego Seguí was released by the Redlegs.
  • May 17, 1958: Eddie Miksis was signed as a free agent by the Redlegs.
  • June 15, 1958: Steve Bilko, Johnny Klippstein and players to be named later were traded by the Redlegs to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Don Newcombe. The Redlegs completed the deal by sending Art Fowler and Charlie Rabe to the Dodgers on June 23.
  • June 24, 1958: Walt Dropo was selected off waivers by the Redlegs from the Chicago White Sox.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Relief pitchers

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

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Geneva

    References

    1958 Cincinnati Redlegs season Wikipedia
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