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1958 San Francisco Giants season

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Owner(s)
  
Horace Stoneham

Manager(s)
  
Bill Rigney

General manager(s)
  
Chub Feeney

Local television
  
KTVU (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons)

Local radio
  
KSFO (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons)

The 1958 San Francisco Giants season was the franchise's inaugural season in San Francisco, California and 76th season overall. The Giants' home ballpark was Seals Stadium. The team had a record of 80–74 team finishing in third place in the National League standings, twelve games behind the NL Champion Milwaukee Braves.

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Offseason

  • December 2, 1957: Tony Taylor was drafted from the Giants by the Chicago Cubs in the 1957 rule 5 draft.
  • December 2, 1957: 1957 minor league draft
  • Lee Tate was drafted from the Giants by the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • Ramón Conde was drafted from the Giants by the Kansas City Athletics.
  • December 10, 1957: Freddy Rodríguez was traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Tom Poholsky.
  • March 24, 1958: Foster Castleman was purchased from the Giants by the Baltimore Orioles for $30,000.
  • Prior to 1958 season:
  • Dick LeMay was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.
  • Eddie Fisher was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent.

    • Opening day

    The Giants and the now-Los Angeles Dodgers, arch-rivals for 68 years in New York, faced each other in their respective first-ever game on the West Coast. On Tuesday afternoon, April 15, 1958, at Seals Stadium, the Giants' temporary home park, San Francisco blanked Los Angeles, 8–0, behind Rubén Gómez' complete game, six-hit shutout. Gómez fanned six, issued no bases on balls, and went two for four at the plate. Daryl Spencer hit the first home run in San Francisco's MLB history with a solo shot in the fourth inning, and rookie Orlando Cepeda followed with another solo blast one inning later. Willie Mays had two runs batted in. Don Drysdale took the loss for the Dodgers. Attendance at the longtime minor league stadium was a sellout, 23,448.

    Notable transactions

  • April 2, 1958: Ray Katt was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim King.
  • April 3, 1958: Bobby Thomson was traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Bob Speake and cash.
  • May 17, 1958: Nick Testa was released by the Giants.
  • June 3, 1958: Gaylord Perry was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.
  • July 15, 1958: Jim King was acquired from the Giants by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
  • August 25, 1958: Jesús Alou was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.

    • 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

    Awards and honors

  • Orlando Cepeda – National League Rookie of the Year

    • All-Star Game

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Phoenix, Corpus Christi, Fresno

    References

    1958 San Francisco Giants season Wikipedia
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