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1958 St. Louis Cardinals season

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Record
  
72–82 (.468)

Owner(s)
  
August "Gussie" Busch

Start date
  
1958

Local radio
  
KMOX

League place
  
5th

Stats
  
ESPN.com BB-reference

General manager
  
Bing Devine

Local television
  
KTVI

Managers
  
Fred Hutchinson, Stan Hack

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1957 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 1958 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 77th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 67th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 72–82 during the season and finished 5th in the National League.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 2, 1957: 1957 minor league draft
  • Ellis Burton was drafted by the Cardinals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • Lee Tate was drafted by the Cardinals from the San Francisco Giants.
  • December 5, 1957: Marty Kutyna, Ted Wieand, and Willard Schmidt were traded by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Curt Flood and Joe Taylor.

    • Regular season

    Third baseman Ken Boyer won a Gold Glove this year.

    Notable transactions

  • April 2, 1958: Jim King was traded by the Cardinals to the San Francisco Giants for Ray Katt.
  • April 19, 1958: Phil Paine was selected off waivers by the Cardinals from the Milwaukee Braves.
  • May 20, 1958: Alvin Dark was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Brosnan.
  • June 15, 1958: Dick Schofield and cash were traded by the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Johnny O'Brien and Gene Freese.
  • July 2, 1958: Morrie Martin was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Cleveland Indians.
  • September 29, 1958: Gene Freese was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Solly Hemus.

    • 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: Nuevo Laredo, Dothan

    References

    1958 St. Louis Cardinals season Wikipedia
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