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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Notable transactions  




2.4  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Farm system  




5 Notes  




6 References  













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1958 Detroit Tigers
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkBriggs Stadium
CityDetroit, Michigan
OwnersFred Knorr, John Fetzer
General managersJohn McHale
ManagersJack Tighe, Bill Norman
TelevisionWJBK
RadioWKMH
(Van Patrick, Mel Ott)
← 1957 Seasons 1959 →

The 1958 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 77–77, 15 games behind the New York Yankees.

Offseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

  • t
  • e
    • American League     		W L Pct. GB Home Road
    New York Yankees 92 62 0.597 — 44–33 48–29
    Chicago White Sox 82 72 0.532 10 47–30 35–42
    Boston Red Sox 79 75 0.513 13 49–28 30–47
    Cleveland Indians 77 76 0.503 14½ 42–34 35–42
    Detroit Tigers 77 77 0.500 15 43–34 34–43
    Baltimore Orioles 74 79 0.484 17½ 46–31 28–48
    Kansas City Athletics 73 81 0.474 19 43–34 30–47
    Washington Senators 61 93 0.396 31 33–44 28–49

    Record vs. opponents[edit]

    1958 American League record
  • t
  • e

    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
    Team BAL BOS CHW CLE DET KCA NYY WSH
    Baltimore — 10–12 9–13–1 10–11 10–12 12–10 8–14 15–7
    Boston 12–10 — 10–12 12–10 10–12 12–10 9–13–1 14–8
    Chicago 13–9–1 12–10 — 12–10 10–12 12–10 7–15 16–6
    Cleveland 11–10 10–12 10–12 — 14–8 10–12 7–15 15–7
    Detroit 12–10 12–10 12–10 8–14 — 12–10 12–10 9–13
    Kansas City 10–12 10–12 10–12 12–10 10–12 — 9–13 12–10–2
    New York 14–8 13–9–1 15–7 15–7 10–12 13–9 — 12–10
    Washington 7–15 8–14 6–16 7–15 13–9 10–12–2 10–12 —


    Notable transactions[edit]

    Roster[edit]

    1958 Detroit Tigers
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders

    Other batters

    		Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats[edit]

    Batting[edit]

    Starters by position[edit]

    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
    C Red Wilson 103 298 89 .299 3 29
    1B Gail Harris 134 451 123 .273 20 82
    2B Frank Bolling 154 610 164 .269 14 75
    SS Billy Martin 131 498 127 .255 7 42
    3B Reno Bertoia 86 240 56 .233 6 27
    LF Charlie Maxwell 131 397 108 .272 13 65
    CF Harvey Kuenn 139 561 179 .319 8 54
    RF Al Kaline 146 543 170 .313 16 85

    Other batters[edit]

    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
    Coot Veal 58 207 53 .256 0 16
    Ozzie Virgil Sr. 49 193 47 .244 3 19
    Johnny Groth 88 146 41 .281 2 11
    Jim Hegan 45 130 25 .192 1 7
    Gus Zernial 66 124 40 .323 5 23
    Ray Boone 39 114 27 .237 6 20
    Tito Francona 45 69 17 .246 0 10
    Charley Lau 30 68 10 .147 0 6
    Bob Hazle 43 58 14 .241 2 5
    Lou Skizas 23 33 8 .242 1 2
    Milt Bolling 24 31 6 .194 0 0
    Bill Taylor 8 8 3 .375 0 1
    Tim Thompson 4 6 1 .167 0 0
    George Alusik 2 2 0 .000 0 0
    Steve Boros 6 2 0 .000 0 0
    Bobo Osborne 2 2 0 .000 0 0
    Jack Feller 1 0 0 ---- 0 0
    George Thomas 1 0 0 ---- 0 0

    Pitching[edit]

    Starting pitchers[edit]

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

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Frank Lary 39 260.1 16 15 2.90 131
    Paul Foytack 39 230.0 15 13 3.44 135
    Jim Bunning 35 219.2 14 12 3.52 177

    Other pitchers[edit]

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

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Billy Hoeft 36 143.0 10 9 4.15 94
    Herb Moford 25 109.2 4 9 3.61 58
    George Susce 27 90.2 4 3 3.67 42
    Al Cicotte 14 43.0 3 1 3.56 21
    Bob Shaw 11 26.2 1 2 5.06 17
    Herm Wehmeier 7 22.2 1 0 2.38 11

    Relief pitchers[edit]

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

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Hank Aguirre 44 3 4 5 3.75 38
    Tom Morgan 39 2 5 1 3.16 32
    Bill Fischer 22 2 4 2 7.63 16
    Vito Valentinetti 15 1 0 2 3.38 10
    Joe Presko 7 0 0 2 3.38 6
    George Spencer 7 1 0 0 2.70 5
    Lou Sleater 4 0 0 0 6.75 4
    Mickey McDermott 2 0 0 0 9.00 0
    Don Lee 1 0 0 0 9.00 0

    Farm system[edit]

    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Charleston Senators American Association Bill Norman and Bill Adair
    AA Birmingham Barons Southern Association Cal Ermer
    A Lancaster Red Roses Eastern League Johnny Pesky
    A Augusta Tigers Sally League Bill Adair, Stan Charnofsky
    and Wayne Blackburn
    B Durham Bulls Carolina League Chuck Kress
    C Idaho Falls Russets Pioneer League Al Lakeman
    D Montgomery Rebels Alabama–Florida League Schoolboy Rowe and Neil Berry
    D Valdosta Tigers Georgia–Florida League Stubby Overmire
    D Decatur Commodores Midwest League Frank Carswell
    D Erie Sailors New York–Penn League Steve Gromek

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Birmingham, Valdosta

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ Billy MartinatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Dave PhilleyatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Jay PorteratBaseball Reference
  • ^ a b Vito ValentinettiatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Ray BooneatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Mickey LolichatBaseball Reference

    • References[edit]


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