1958 in baseball

Year in baseball
this year = 1958

Champions

Major League Baseball

*World Series: New York Yankees over Milwaukee Braves (4-3); Bob Turley, MVP
*All-Star Game, July 8 at Memorial Stadium: American League, 4-3

Other champions

*Caribbean World Series: Marianao (Cuba)
*College World Series: USC
*Japan Series: Nishitetsu Lions over Yomiuri Giants (4-3)
*Little League World Series: Industrial, Monterrey, Mexico

Awards and honors

*Most Valuable Player:
**AL: Jackie Jensen, Boston Red Sox
**NL: Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs

*Cy Young Award: Bob Turley, New York Yankees

*Rookie of the Year:
**AL: Albie Pearson, Washington Senators
**NL: Orlando Cepeda, San Francisco Giants

MLB Statistical Leaders

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

National League final standings

Events

January-March

*January 29 - Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella suffers a broken neck in an early morning auto accident on Long Island. His spinal column is nearly severed and his legs are permanently paralyzed. Campanella will never play for the Dodgers after their move to Los Angeles, although a newspaper story (showing a picture of him wearing a Brooklyn cap) describes him as being of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

*February 4 - The Baseball Hall of Fame fails to elect any new members for the first time since 1950.

April-June

*April 15 - In the first Major League Baseball game played on the West Coast, Ruben Gomez of the San Francisco Giants hurls an 8-0 shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Giants' shortstop Daryl Spencer hits the first Major League home run on the Pacific Coast. A park-record 23,192 fans pack Seals Stadium to witness the historic game.

*April 25 - The Dodgers set a record for the most fans at a regular season night game as 60,635 attend a game at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Los Angeles beats the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3.

*May 13 - Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals hits number 3000.

*May 23 - Willie Mays hits 200th career home run helping San Francisco Giants beat Milwaukee Braves 5-3.

July-September

*July 8 - At Memorial Stadium, home of the Baltimore Orioles, the American League defeated the National League, 4-3, in the All-Star Game. This was the first All-Star Game without an extra-base hit.
*July 20 - Jim Bunning of the Detroit Tigers no-hits the Boston Red Sox 3-0 at Fenway Park, striking out 12 along the way.
*July 28 - For the sixth time in his career, Mickey Mantle hits home runs from both sides of the plate. New York beats the Athletics, 14-7.
*September 14 - The New York Yankees sweep a doubleheader against the Kansas City Athletics, 5-3 and 12-7 (14 innings), clinching their fourth straight American League pennant.
*September 20 - Hoyt Wilhelm of the Baltimore Orioles strikes out eight while throwing a no-hitter against the New York Yankees, in a 1-0 win. It is the first no-hitter since the franchise's move to Baltimore.
*September 21 - The Milwaukee Braves clinch their second consecutive National League pennant with a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, thus ensuring a Yankees-Braves World Series for the second straight year.

October-December

*October 9 - The New York Yankees defeat the Milwaukee Braves, 6-2, in Game 7 of the World Series to win their eighteenth World Championship, four games to three. Yankees 1B Moose Skowron's 3-run home run off Milwaukee Braves pitcher Lew Burdette in the 8th inning of Game 7 puts the game on ice. The Yankees became only the second team to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the World Series (the 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates were the first to do it). Milwaukee's Eddie Mathews strikes out for the 11th time, a record that will stand until 1980, when broken by Willie Wilson of the Kansas City Royals. The Braves' 53 strikeouts are also a new World Series record. This is Casey Stengel's 7th world championship, tying him with Joe McCarthy for the most Series won. Yankees P Bob Turley is named MVP.

Movies

*"Damn Yankees"

Births

January-February

*January 3 - Brian Allard
*January 5 - Ron Kittle
*January 7 - Carlos Diaz
*January 10 - Pat Keedy
*January 13 - Mike Madden
*January 13 - Gene Roof
*January 20 - Bill Scherrer
*January 24 - Neil Allen
*January 24 - Atlee Hammaker
*January 31 - Rafael Santana
*February 2 - Pat Tabler
*February 6 - Bill Dawley
*February 7 - Ralph Citarella
*February 9 - Pete O'Brien
*February 13 - Frank Williams
*February 17 - Alan Wiggins
*February 18 - Rafael Ramírez
*February 21 - Alan Trammell
*February 23 - Juan Agosto
*February 23 - John Shelby
*February 26 - Darrell Miller

March-April

*March 2 - Jeff Stember
*March 7 - Albert Hall
*March 8 - Nick Capra
*March 10 - Steve Howe
*March 24 - Bruce Hurst
*March 26 - Chris Codiroli
*March 29 - Domingo Ramos
*April 2 - Mike Howard
*April 3 - Gary Pettis
*April 11 - Jeff Calhoun
*April 16 - Rick Grapenthin
*April 22 - Stefan Wever
*April 24 - Bill Krueger
*April 25 - Dave Owen
*April 29 - Steve Crawford

May-June

*May 11 - Walt Terrell
*May 28 - Bill Doran
*May 28 - Ed Olwine
*May 29 - Jamie Allen
*May 29 - Mike Stenhouse
*June 7 - Tim Laudner
*June 8 - Carmen Castillo
*June 15 - Wade Boggs
*June 19 - Butch Davis
*June 20 - Dickie Thon
*June 23 - Marty Barrett
*June 28 - Clay Christiansen

July-August

*July 7 - Glenn Hoffman
*July 7 - Tim Teufel
*July 11 - Mike Fuentes
*July 21 - Dave Henderson
*July 25 - Marc Sullivan
*July 26 - Marty Bystrom
*July 30 - Scott Fletcher
*August 5 - Bob James
*August 5 - Reid Nichols
*August 8 - Alan Fowlkes
*August 9 - Matt Young
*August 12 - Rusty McNealy
*August 15 - Joe Cowley
*August 16 - Jim Maler
*August 18 - Don Crow
*August 18 - Tom Dodd
*August 19 - Gary Gaetti
*August 23- Julio Franco
*August 31 - Von Hayes

eptember-October

*September 4 - Rod Booker
*September 4 - Paul Householder
*September 7 - Bill Schroeder
*September 11 - Brad Lesley
*September 11 - Don Slaught
*September 16 - Orel Hershiser
*September 17 - Tom Waddell
*September 18 - Roger Mason
*September 22 - Dave Sax
*September 24 - Jim Acker
*September 25 - Larry White
*September 28 - Pete Filson
*October 5 - Randy Bush
*October 26 - Ed Vande Berg
*October 26 - Frank Wills
*October 31 - Paul Zuvella

November-December

*November 1 - Rich Thompson
*November 2 - Willie McGee
*November 8 - Bobby Moore
*November 9 - Teddy Higuera
*November 13 - Dan Petry
*November 22 - Lee Guetterman
*November 22 - Ricky Wright
*November 27 - Mike Scioscia
*November 28 - Dave Righetti
*November 30 - Tobías (Toby) Hernández
*November 30 - Steve Shields
*December 15 - Scott Nielsen
*December 16 - Ted Wilborn
*December 16 - Rondin Johnson
*December 22 - Glenn Wilson
*December 22 - George Wright
*December 23 - Tim Leary
*December 25 - Rickey Henderson

Deaths

*January 23 - Walter Lonergan, 72, shortstop for the 1911 Boston Red Sox
*March 28 - Chuck Klein, 53, slugging right fielder, primarily with the Philadelphia Phillies, who was named the NL's MVP in 1932 and won the Triple Crown one year later; the 7th player to hit 300 home runs, winning four league titles
*April 14 - John Freeman, 57, outfielder for the 1927 Boston Red Sox
*April 20 - Chet Nourse, 70, pitcher for the 1909 Boston Red Sox
*June 9 - John Fick, 37, pitcher for the 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays
*August 1 - Ike Boone, 61, an outfielder for the New York Giants, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, and Brooklyn Dodgers between 1922 and 1932, who posted an ML career average of .321, compiled a .370 BA for the highest minor league all-time, and set a professional baseball record in 1929 collecting 553 total bases while playing in the Pacific Coast League
*September 6 - Tommy de la Cruz, 46, Cuban pitcher for the 1944 Cincinnati Reds, and one of many players who only appeared in the majors during World War II
*November 21 - Mel Ott, 49, Hall of Fame outfielder and 12-time All-Star for the New York Giants who held National League career record for home runs (511), leading league 6 times
*November 27 - Harry G. Salsinger, 71, sportswriter for the "Detroit News" for over 50 years
*December 8 - Tris Speaker, 70, Hall of Fame center fielder known for spectacular defense as well as superlative batting, becoming the second player to compile over 3,500 hits and posting a .345 career average
*December 31 - Jack Doyle, 89, 17 year playing career includes a one time stint as manager of the New York Giants.