1958 Detroit Tigers season
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.
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| Owner(s) | Fred Knorr, John Fetzer |
| General manager(s) | John McHale |
| Manager(s) | Jack Tighe, Bill Norman |
| Local television | WJBK |
| Local radio | WKMH (Van Patrick, Mel Ott) |
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Offseason
- November 20, 1957: Bill Tuttle, Jim Small, Duke Maas, John Tsitouris, Frank House, Kent Hadley and a player to be named later were traded by the Tigers to the Kansas City Athletics for Billy Martin, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan, Lou Skizas, Tim Thompson, and Gus Zernial. The Tigers completed the deal by sending Jim McManus to the Athletics on April 3.[1]
- December 11, 1957: Dave Philley was purchased from the Tigers by the Philadelphia Phillies.[2]
- February 18, 1958: Jay Porter and Hal Woodeshick were traded by the Tigers to the Cleveland Indians for Hank Aguirre and Jim Hegan.[3]
- March 27, 1958: Pete Wojey and $20,000 were traded by the Tigers to the Cleveland Indians for Vito Valentinetti and Milt Bolling.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | 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
- June 15, 1958: Ray Boone and Bob Shaw were traded by the Tigers to the Chicago White Sox for Bill Fischer and Tito Francona.[5]
- June 23, 1958: Vito Valentinetti was traded by the Tigers to the Washington Senators for Al Cicotte.[4]
- June 30, 1958: Mickey Lolich was signed as an amateur free agent by the Tigers.[6]
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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| SS | Billy Martin | 131 | 498 | 127 | .255 | 7 | 42 |
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 |
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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 |
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| Jim Bunning | 35 | 219.2 | 14 | 12 | 3.52 | 177 |
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 |
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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 |
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| Hank Aguirre | 44 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3.75 | 38 |
| Tom Morgan | 39 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3.16 | 32 |
| Mickey McDermott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Birmingham, Valdosta
Notes
- Billy Martin at Baseball Reference
- Dave Philley at Baseball Reference
- Jay Porter at Baseball Reference
- Vito Valentinetti at Baseball Reference
- Ray Boone at Baseball Reference
- Mickey Lolich at Baseball Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1958 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference
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