1958 National League
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The 1958 season of the National League was the eighty-third season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee Braves | 154 | 92 | 62 | 0 | .597 | -.- | 675 (4.38) | 541 (3.51) | 0.266 | 0.327 | 0.412 | 3.21 | 0.980 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 84 | 70 | 0 | .545 | 8.0 | 662 (4.30) | 607 (3.94) | 0.264 | 0.316 | 0.410 | 3.56 | 0.978 |
| 3 | San Francisco Giants | 154 | 80 | 74 | 0 | .519 | 12.0 | 727 (4.72) | 698 (4.53) | 0.263 | 0.330 | 0.422 | 3.98 | 0.975 |
| 4 | Cincinnati Redlegs | 154 | 76 | 78 | 0 | .494 | 16.0 | 695 (4.51) | 621 (4.03) | 0.258 | 0.330 | 0.389 | 3.73 | 0.983 |
| 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 72 | 82 | 0 | .468 | 20.0 | 619 (4.02) | 704 (4.57) | 0.261 | 0.329 | 0.380 | 4.12 | 0.975 |
| 6 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 72 | 82 | 0 | .468 | 20.0 | 709 (4.60) | 725 (4.71) | 0.265 | 0.327 | 0.426 | 4.22 | 0.975 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 154 | 71 | 83 | 0 | .461 | 21.0 | 668 (4.34) | 761 (4.94) | 0.251 | 0.316 | 0.402 | 4.47 | 0.975 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 69 | 85 | 0 | .448 | 23.0 | 664 (4.31) | 762 (4.95) | 0.266 | 0.336 | 0.400 | 4.32 | 0.978 |
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The National League lost the twenty-fifth midsummer classic at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, MD on Thursday, July 8, 1958 by a score of 4 to 3. The league's manager was Fred Haney.
Postseason[edit]
In the World Series, the National League champion Milwaukee Braves were defeated by the American League's New York Yankees, 4 games to 3.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Ernie Banks, a shortstop with the Chicago Cubs. In the award's voting, he had 283 out of a possible 336 points and 16 first place votes.
The winner of the Cy Young Award, given to the best pitcher in Major League Baseball irrespective of league, was Bob Turley of the New York Yankees (AL). In the award's voting, he had 5 out of a possible 16 points and 5 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Orlando Cepeda, a first baseman with the San Francisco Giants. In the award's voting, he had 21 out of a possible 24 points and 21 first place votes.
Gold Gloves[edit]
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Monthly Awards[edit]
- Player of the Month Award
- April: none
- May: Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants and Stan Musial, St. Louis Cardinals
- June: Frank Thomas, Pittsburgh Pirates
- July: Joey Jay, Milwaukee Braves
- August: Lew Burdette, Milwaukee Braves
- September: Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants
Hall of Fame Game[edit]
The seventeenth annual Hall of Fame Game was played on August 4 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the National League's Philadelphia Phillies lost to the Washington Senators of the American League by a score of 5 to 4.
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
- Al Barlick
- Dusty Boggess
- Ken Burkhart
- Jocko Conlan
- Shag Crawford
- Frank Dascoli
- Vic Delmore
- Hal Dixon
- Augie Donatelli
- Tom Gorman
- Bill Jackowski
- Stan Landes
- Frank Secory
- Vinnie Smith
- Ed Sudol
- Tony Venzon
Further Reading[edit]
- Lincoln A. Mitchell: Baseball Goes West: The Dodgers, the Giants, and the Shaping of the Major Leagues, Kent State University Press, Kent, OH, 2018. ISBN 978-1-60635-359-2
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