1958 Washington Senators season explained

Washington Senators
Season:	1958
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Griffith Stadium
City:	Washington, D.C.
Owners:	Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes)
General Managers:	Calvin Griffith
Managers:	Cookie Lavagetto
Television:	WTTG
Radio:	WWDC (FM) (Chuck Thompson, Bob Wolff, Bailey Goss)
Season List:	List of Minnesota Twins seasons

The 1958 Washington Senators won 61 games, lost 93, and finished in eighth place in the American League, 31 games behind the New York Yankees. They were managed by Cookie Lavagetto and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Offseason

• January 23, 1958: Pete Runnels was traded by the Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Norm Zauchin and Albie Pearson.^[1]
• February 25, 1958: Milt Bolling was traded by the Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Pete Mesa (minors).^[2]

Regular season

Pedro Ramos led the American League in losses.^[3]

Notable transactions

• May 14, 1958: Whitey Herzog was purchased from the Senators by the Kansas City Athletics.^[4]
• May 14, 1958: Al Cicotte was purchased by the Senators from the New York Yankees.^[5]
• June 23, 1958: Al Cicotte was traded by the Senators to the Detroit Tigers for Vito Valentinetti.^[6]

Roster

1958 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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		134	450	113	.251	8	62
1B		96	303	69	.228	15	37
2B		92	253	57	.225	5	27
SS		116	377	99	.263	5	28
3B		134	406	91	.224	8	37
LF		148	550	162	.295	39	108
CF		146	530	146	.275	3	33
RF		142	501	123	.246	26	75

Other batters

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
	111	380	98	.258	2	29
	105	233	50	.215	5	26
	87	196	41	.209	0	5
	86	164	39	.238	0	12
	58	114	30	.263	0	11
	44	87	16	.184	4	7
	41	70	13	.186	0	3
	21	51	4	.078	0	1
	11	35	7	.200	0	0
	13	31	6	.194	0	2
	7	24	6	.250	0	1
	6	9	1	.111	0	1
	5	6	1	.167	0	0
	8	5	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	43	259.1	14	18	4.23	132
	40	224.1	6	15	4.61	111
	31	177.1	8	12	3.15	146
	3	21.0	0	3	3.86	10

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	32	137.0	3	11	5.52	69
	23	95.2	4	6	5.08	33
	19	56.2	2	6	6.04	23
	18	55.1	2	4	6.51	38
	8	28.0	0	3	4.82	14
	15	27.2	0	1	4.88	25
	8	21.0	1	2	8.57	20
	3	7.0	0	0	14.14	1

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	53	10	3	19	1.75	49
	55	9	9	6	4.35	70
	17	2	0	1	6.75	13
	6	0	0	0	4.50	3
	4	0	0	0	6.75	5

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

External links

• 1958 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1958 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19580123&id=ZolaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DkoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4348,4165840&hl=en Senators, Bosox trade 3 players
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bollimi01.shtml Milt Bolling page at Baseball-Reference
3. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 348, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/herzowh01.shtml Whitey Herzog page at Baseball Reference
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cicotal01.shtml Al Cicotte page at Baseball Reference
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/valenvi01.shtml Vito Valentinetti page at Baseball Reference