1958 Baltimore Orioles season
- 1958 Baltimore Orioles season
MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt
name = Baltimore Orioles
season = 1958
misc =
current league = American League
y1 = 1901
ballpark = Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1954
city = Baltimore, Maryland
y5 = 1954
owners = Jerold Hoffberger, Clarence Miles
general manager = Paul Richards
managers = Paul Richards
television =WJZ-TV
radio = WBAL (AM)
(Ernie Harwell, Herb Carneal) |
The 1958 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 74 wins and 79 losses, 17½ games behind the AL and World Series champion New York Yankees. The team was managed by Paul Richards, and played their home games at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, which hosted the All-Star Game that season.
On September 20, pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm struck out eight batters, while throwing a no-hitter against the New York Yankees.
Regular Season
eason standings
Transactions
*August 23, 1958: Hoyt Wilhelm was selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Cleveland Indians. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilheho01.shtml Hoyt Wilhelm Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
Roster
Pitching
tarting pitchers
Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]
* Class AAA: Louisville Colonels (American Association; Del Wilber, manager)
* Class AAA: Vancouver Mounties (Pacific Coast League; Charlie Metro, manager)
* Class AA: San Antonio Missions (Texas League; Grady Hatton, manager)
* Class A: Knoxville Smokies (Sally League; George Staller, manager)
* Class B: Wilson Tobs (Carolina League; Bob Hooper and Barney Lutz, managers)
* Class C: Aberdeen Pheasants (Northern League; Barney Lutz and Billy DeMars, managers)
* Class D: Pensacola Dons (Alabama-Florida League; Lou Fitzgerald, manager)
* Class D: Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League; Barney Lutz, Fred Hofmann and Bob Hooper, managers)
* Class D: Dublin Orioles (Georgia-Florida League; Earl Weaver, manager)
References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1958.shtml 1958 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1958&t=BAL 1958 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]
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