1958 Chicago Cubs season

The 1958 Chicago Cubs season was the 87th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 83rd in the National League and the 43rd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 72–82.

1958 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916) Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)	John Holland
Manager(s)	Bob Scheffing
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
Local radio	WGN (Jack Quinlan, Lou Boudreau)
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Offseason

• October 8, 1957: Steve Bilko was purchased from the Cubs by the Cincinnati Redlegs.[1]
• November 16, 1957: Casey Wise was traded by the Cubs to the Milwaukee Braves for Chick King, Ben Johnson, Leonard Williams (minors) and cash.[2]
• December 2, 1957: Tony Taylor was drafted by the Cubs from the San Francisco Giants in the 1957 rule 5 draft.[3]
• December 10, 1957: Tom Poholsky was traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Freddy Rodríguez.[4]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Milwaukee Braves	92	62	0.597	—	48–29	44–33
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	70	0.545	8	49–28	35–42
San Francisco Giants	80	74	0.519	12	44–33	36–41
Cincinnati Redlegs	76	78	0.494	16	40–37	36–41
Chicago Cubs	72	82	0.468	20	35–42	37–40
St. Louis Cardinals	72	82	0.468	20	39–38	33–44
Los Angeles Dodgers	71	83	0.461	21	39–38	32–45
Philadelphia Phillies	69	85	0.448	23	35–42	34–43

Record vs. opponents

1958 National League Records Sources:
Team	CHC	CIN	LAD	MIL	PHI	PIT	SF	STL
Chicago	—	10–12	11–11	10–12	13–9	9–13	12–10	7–15
Cincinnati	12–10	—	11–11	5–17	15–7	10–12	11–11	12–10
Los Angeles	11–11	11–11	—	14–8	10–12	8–14	6–16	11–11
Milwaukee	12–10	17–5	8–14	—	13–9	11–11	16–6	15–7
Philadelphia	9–13	7–15	12–10	9–13	—	12–10	8–14	12–10
Pittsburgh	13–9	12–10	14–8	11–11	10–12	—	12–10	12–10
San Francisco	10–12	11–11	16–6	6–16	14–8	10–12	—	13–9
St. Louis	15–7	10–12	11–11	7–15	10–12	10–12	9–13	—

Notable transactions

• April 3, 1958: Bob Speake and cash were traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Bobby Thomson.[5]
• May 20, 1958: Jim Brosnan was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Alvin Dark.[6]

Roster

1958 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 32 Bob Anderson 30 John Briggs 23 Jim Brosnan 26 Moe Drabowsky 18 Dick Drott 31 Dick Ellsworth 36 Don Elston 24 Gene Fodge 32 Hersh Freeman 19 Bill Henry 21 Dave Hillman 28 Glen Hobbie 31 Turk Lown 20 Ed Mayer 27 Dolan Nichols 29 Taylor Phillips 22 Freddy Rodríguez 42 Elmer Singleton 20 Marcelino Solis		Catchers 11 Cal Neeman 10 El Tappe 15 Sammy Taylor 19,23 Moe Thacker Infielders 16 Bobby Adams 14 Ernie Banks 17 Alvin Dark  4 Johnny Goryl 23 Jerry Kindall  8 Dale Long 27 Jim Marshall 19 Paul Smith  5 Tony Taylor		Outfielders  3 Jim Bolger 22 Lou Jackson 20 Chick King  7 Walt Moryn  6 Chuck Tanner  9 Bobby Thomson  2 Lee Walls 16 Bob Will Other batters 17 Frank Ernaga 24 Gabe Gabler 12 Footer Johnson 22 Gordon Massa 12 Bobby Morgan		Manager 25 Bob Scheffing Coaches 33 Fred Fitzsimmons 35 Rogers Hornsby 34 George Myatt

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
2B	Tony Taylor	140	497	117	.235	6	27
3B	Alvin Dark	114	464	137	.295	3	43
CF	Bobby Thomson	152	547	155	.283	21	82

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
Lou Jackson	24	35	6	.171	1	6
Paul Smith	18	20	3	.150	0	1
Chick King	8	8	2	.250	0	1
Footer Johnson	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
Dick Drott	39	167.1	7	11	5.43	127
Moe Drabowski	22	125.2	9	11	4.51	77
John Briggs	20	95.2	5	5	4.52	46
Jim Brosnan	8	51.2	3	4	3.14	24

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
Bob Anderson	17	65.2	3	3	3.97	51

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
Ed Mayer	19	2	2	1	3.80	14
Freddy Rodríguez	7	0	0	2	7.36	5

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Tommy Heath and Larry Jansen
AA	Fort Worth Cats	Texas League	Lou Klein
A	Pueblo Bruins	Western League	Ray Mueller
B	Burlington Bees	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Walt Dixon
C	Magic Valley Cowboys	Pioneer League	Dick Wilson
D	Pulaski Cubs	Appalachian League	Hersh Martin
D	Paris Lakers	Midwest League	Verlon Walker
D	Carlsbad Potashers	Sophomore League	Tony York

Notes

1. Steve Bilko page at Baseball Reference
2. Ben Johnson page at Baseball Reference
3. Tony Taylor page at Baseball Reference
4. Tom Poholsky page at Baseball Reference
5. Bob Speake page at Baseball Reference
6. Jim Brosnan page 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 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference