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title="Milwaukee Braves (1953–65)">Milwaukee Braves</a> (4–3); <a href="/wiki/Bob_Turley" title="Bob Turley">Bob Turley</a>, MVP</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1958 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>, July 8 at <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Baltimore)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)">Memorial Stadium</a>: American League, 4–3</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_champions">Other champions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Other champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1958_College_World_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 College World Series">College World Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">USC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Japan_Series" title="1958 Japan Series">1958 Japan Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Nishitetsu Lions</a> over <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> (4–3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Little_League_World_Series" title="1958 Little League World Series">Little League World Series</a>: Industrial, <a href="/wiki/Monterrey" title="Monterrey">Monterrey</a>, Mexico</li></ul> <p><b>Winter Leagues</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1958_Caribbean_Series" title="1958 Caribbean Series">1958 Caribbean Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/Marianao_(Cuban_League_baseball_club)" class="mw-redirect" title="Marianao (Cuban League baseball club)">Tigres de Marianao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_League" title="Cuban League">Cuban League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Marianao_(Cuban_League_baseball_club)" class="mw-redirect" title="Marianao (Cuban League baseball club)">Tigres de Marianao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Dominican Professional Baseball League">Dominican Republic League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Leones_del_Escogido" title="Leones del Escogido">Leones del Escogido</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_Pacific_League" title="Mexican Pacific League">Mexican Pacific League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Venados_de_Mazatl%C3%A1n" title="Venados de Mazatlán">Venados de Mazatlán</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panamanian_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Panamanian Professional Baseball League">Panamanian League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Carta_Vieja_Yankees" title="Carta Vieja Yankees">Carta Vieja Yankees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Baseball_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerto Rico Baseball League">Puerto Rican League</a>: <a href="/wiki/Criollos_de_Caguas_(baseball)" title="Criollos de Caguas (baseball)">Criollos de Caguas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Venezuelan 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Yankees">New York Yankees</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">AL</a>); <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Haddix" title="Harvey Haddix">Harvey Haddix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Redlegs" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Redlegs">Cincinnati Redlegs</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">NL</a>)</li> <li>(C) <a href="/wiki/Sherm_Lollar" title="Sherm Lollar">Sherm Lollar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> (AL); <a href="/wiki/Del_Crandall" title="Del Crandall">Del Crandall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a> (NL)</li> <li>(1B) <a href="/wiki/Victor_Pellot" class="mw-redirect" title="Victor Pellot">Vic Power</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Athletics" title="Kansas City Athletics">Kansas City Athletics</a>/<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> (AL); <a 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</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">AVG</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a> BOS</td> <td>.328</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richie_Ashburn" title="Richie Ashburn">Richie Ashburn</a> PHI</td> <td>.350 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">HR</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Mantle</a> NY</td> <td>42</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Banks" title="Ernie Banks">Ernie Banks</a> CHC</td> <td>47 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Jensen" title="Jackie Jensen">Jackie Jensen</a> BOS</td> <td>122</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Banks" title="Ernie Banks">Ernie Banks</a> CHC</td> <td>129 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">Wins</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Turley" title="Bob Turley">Bob Turley</a> NY</td> 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standings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Central League final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="60%" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="35%"><a href="/wiki/Central_League" title="Central League">Central League</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Games_played" title="Games played">G</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Tie_(draw)" title="Tie (draw)">T</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="7%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>77</td> <td>52</td> <td>1</td> <td>.596</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Osaka_Tigers" class="mw-redirect" title="Osaka Tigers">Osaka Tigers</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>72</td> <td>58</td> <td>0</td> <td>.554</td> <td>5.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>66</td> <td>59</td> <td>5</td> <td>.527</td> <td>9.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Kokutetsu_Swallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Kokutetsu Swallows">Kokutetsu Swallows</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>58</td> <td>68</td> <td>4</td> <td>.462</td> <td>17.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Carp" class="mw-redirect" title="Hiroshima Carp">Hiroshima Carp</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>54</td> <td>68</td> <td>8</td> <td>.446</td> <td>19.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Taiyo_Whales" class="mw-redirect" title="Taiyo Whales">Taiyo Whales</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>51</td> <td>73</td> <td>6</td> <td>.415</td> <td>23.5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pacific_League_final_standings">Pacific League final standings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Pacific League final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="60%" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="35%"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League">Pacific League</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Games_played" title="Games played">G</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Tie_(draw)" title="Tie (draw)">T</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="7%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="5%"><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Nishitetsu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Nishitetsu Lions">Nishitetsu Lions</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>78</td> <td>47</td> <td>5</td> <td>.619</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Nankai_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Nankai Hawks">Nankai Hawks</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>77</td> <td>48</td> <td>5</td> <td>.612</td> <td>1.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="Hankyu Braves">Hankyu Braves</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>73</td> <td>51</td> <td>6</td> <td>.585</td> <td>4.5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Daimai_Orions" class="mw-redirect" title="Daimai Orions">Daimai Orions</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>62</td> <td>63</td> <td>5</td> <td>.496</td> <td>16.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Toei_Flyers" class="mw-redirect" title="Toei Flyers">Toei Flyers</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>57</td> <td>70</td> <td>3</td> <td>.450</td> <td>22.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Kintetsu_Pearls" class="mw-redirect" title="Kintetsu Pearls">Kintetsu Pearls</a> </th> <td>130</td> <td>29</td> <td>97</td> <td>4</td> <td>.238</td> <td>49.5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 21 – For one season, the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> will enjoy an exclusive <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> television deal in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>. With NL fans in Gotham reeling over the loss of their teams—the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(MLB)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (MLB)">New York Giants</a>—they will be able to see 78 Senior Circuit contests, including those the Phillies play against the Dodgers and Giants, on <a href="/wiki/WWOR-TV" title="WWOR-TV">WOR–TV</a>. Veteran announcer <a href="/wiki/Al_Helfer" title="Al Helfer">Al Helfer</a> will handle play-by-play.</li> <li>January 24 – Mary Louise Smith, widow of late pharmaceutical executive and <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Dodgers</a>' co-owner <a href="/wiki/John_L._Smith_(pharmaceutical_executive)" title="John L. Smith (pharmaceutical executive)">John L. Smith</a>, sells her 25 percent share in the club to <a href="/wiki/Walter_O%27Malley" title="Walter O'Malley">Walter O'Malley</a>, who now holds 75 percent of the team's stock.</li> <li>January 28 – <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> catcher <a href="/wiki/Roy_Campanella" title="Roy Campanella">Roy Campanella</a> suffers a broken neck in an early morning auto accident on <a href="/wiki/Long_Island" title="Long Island">Long Island</a>. His spinal column is nearly severed and his legs are permanently paralyzed. Only 36 years old, Campanella will never play for the Dodgers in Los Angeles, but he will be elected to the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> in 1969, his #39 uniform will be retired, and he will work for the team as a goodwill ambassador from 1977 until his death in 1993.</li> <li>January 29 – The Cleveland Indians claim <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Vernon" title="Mickey Vernon">Mickey Vernon</a> off waivers from the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 4 – The <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> fails to elect any new members for the first time since <a href="/wiki/1950_in_baseball" title="1950 in baseball">1950</a>.</li> <li>February 6 – <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a> signs a one-year contract with the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>. Reports on the worth of the contract estimate from $135,000 to $150,000. Either way, Williams becomes the highest paid player in major league history.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March 5 – Six-foot, seven-inch (2.01 m) <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a> outfielder <a href="/wiki/Frank_Howard_(baseball)" title="Frank Howard (baseball)">Frank Howard</a> enters professional baseball by signing a free agent contract with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>.</li> <li>March 30 – The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> sell the contract of left-hander <a href="/wiki/Dick_Littlefield" title="Dick Littlefield">Dick Littlefield</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a>. The deal cements Littlefield's status as one of the most well-traveled players of the <a href="/wiki/Reserve_clause" title="Reserve clause">reserve clause</a> era that restricted player movement: counting his brief time on the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>' 1956–1957 winter roster (via a trade nullified by <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a>'s retirement), the Braves are Littlefield's tenth MLB team, representing 63 percent of the 16 franchises in existence in 1958.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 1 – After acquiring him in the offseason, the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> trade future Hall-of-Fame outfielder <a href="/wiki/Larry_Doby" title="Larry Doby">Larry Doby</a> and pitcher <a href="/wiki/Don_Ferrarese" title="Don Ferrarese">Don Ferrarese</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> in exchange for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Bud_Daley" title="Bud Daley">Bud Daley</a> and outfielders <a href="/wiki/Gene_Woodling" title="Gene Woodling">Gene Woodling</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dick_Williams" title="Dick Williams">Dick Williams</a>. Doby has spent 1956 and 1957 with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>; this trade reunites him with the city and team where he broke the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_color_line" title="Baseball color line">color line</a> in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> in July 1947, won a <a href="/wiki/1948_World_Series" title="1948 World Series">World Series</a>, and spent the first nine seasons of his AL career.</li> <li>April 15 – In the first Major League Baseball game played on the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="West Coast of the United States">West Coast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_G%C3%B3mez_(baseball)" title="Rubén Gómez (baseball)">Rubén Gómez</a> of the homestanding <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> hurls an 8–0 <a href="/wiki/Shutout" title="Shutout">shutout</a> against the visiting <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. Giants' shortstop <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Spencer" title="Daryl Spencer">Daryl Spencer</a> hits the first MLB home run on the Pacific Coast. A park-record 23,192 fans pack <a href="/wiki/Seals_Stadium" title="Seals Stadium">Seals Stadium</a>, a minor league facility that will house the Giants in 1958–1959, to witness the historic game.</li> <li>April 17 – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Mathews" title="Eddie Mathews">Eddie Mathews</a> hits two home runs and drove in five runs, to lead the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a> to a 6–1 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> at <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_County_Stadium" title="Milwaukee County Stadium">Milwaukee County Stadium</a>. Mathews had also hit a pair of homers against the Pirates to start the season, as he becomes the first major league player to begin a season with consecutive two-homer games. The mark will be matched by <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a>, who also hit a pair of homers in each of the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> first two games against the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> to start the <a href="/wiki/2002_in_baseball#April" title="2002 in baseball">2002 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>April 18 – Before 78,672 fans at the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a>, a <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> record for a regular-season game, the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Dodgers</a> play host to the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a> in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>' first-ever big-league contest. Veteran hurler <a href="/wiki/Carl_Erskine" title="Carl Erskine">Carl Erskine</a> goes eight innings and rookie third baseman <a href="/wiki/Dick_Gray" title="Dick Gray">Dick Gray</a> hits the Dodgers' first home run in the Coliseum's makeshift, misshapen baseball configuration, as Los Angeles wins, 6–5.</li> <li>April 25 – The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Dodgers</a> draw 60,635, a major-league record for a regular-season night game, to their 5–3 win over the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">LA Coliseum</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 11 – The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> set a National League record by using ten <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">pinch hitters</a> during a <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">doubleheader</a>. Despite <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">walking</a> fourteen batters in game one, St. Louis manages to top the Chicago Cubs, 8–7, and follow in game two with a 6–5 win. The Cardinals will tie their own record against the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> on July 13.</li> <li>May 12 – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a> hits the first <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a> in <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> history. Mays also belts another home run in a 12–3 victory over the rival <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>.</li> <li>May 13 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1958_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1958 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco Giants</a> teammates <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a> and <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Spencer" title="Daryl Spencer">Daryl Spencer</a> each have four <a href="/wiki/Extra-base_hit" title="Extra-base hit">extra-base hits</a> as San Francisco drubs the <a href="/wiki/1958_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1958 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Dodgers</a> in Los Angeles, 16–9. Mays hits two <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a>, two <a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">triples</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Single_(baseball)" title="Single (baseball)">single</a> and <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">drives in</a> four runs, while Spencer has two home runs, a triple, a double and six RBI for a combined 28 <a href="/wiki/Total_bases" title="Total bases">total bases</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a> of the <a href="/wiki/1958_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1958 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> collects his <a href="/wiki/3,000_hit_club" class="mw-redirect" title="3,000 hit club">3,000th career hit</a> when he <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">pinch hit</a> a double off <a href="/wiki/1958_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="1958 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago Cubs</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Moe_Drabowsky" title="Moe Drabowsky">Moe Drabowsky</a> at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a>. The Cardinals win, 5–3.</li></ul></li> <li>May 23 – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a> hits his 200th career home run, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves_(1953%E2%80%9365)" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee Braves (1953–65)">Milwaukee Braves</a>, 5–3.</li> <li>May 31 – Milwaukee Braves sluggers <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Hank Aaron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Mathews" title="Eddie Mathews">Eddie Mathews</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wes_Covington" title="Wes Covington">Wes Covington</a> hit one home run apiece on three consecutive pitches against Pittsburgh Pirates starter <a href="/wiki/Ron_Kline" title="Ron Kline">Ron Kline</a>, as Milwaukee wins, 8–3.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 3: <ul><li>Voters in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> approve "Proposition B" by 25,785 votes (out of 670,000 ballots cast), which enables the Dodgers' acquisition of land in <a href="/wiki/Chavez_Ravine" title="Chavez Ravine">Chavez Ravine</a> to move forward. Privately built and owned <a href="/wiki/Dodger_Stadium" title="Dodger Stadium">Dodger Stadium</a> will be constructed on that site and open in 1962.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> sign 19-year-old amateur free agent pitcher <a href="/wiki/Gaylord_Perry" title="Gaylord Perry">Gaylord Perry</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>June 10 – The disappointing, 21–28 <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>, 12½ games out of the lead and in last place in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>, replace manager <a href="/wiki/Jack_Tighe" title="Jack Tighe">Jack Tighe</a> with <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> skipper <a href="/wiki/Bill_Norman_(baseball)" title="Bill Norman (baseball)">Bill Norman</a>. They will go 56–49 under Norman for the rest of the way and finish fifth in the AL.</li> <li>June 12 – In a <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a>-for-shortstop transaction, the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> trade <a href="/wiki/Chico_Carrasquel" title="Chico Carrasquel">Alfonso "Chico" Carrasquel</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Athletics" title="Kansas City Athletics">Kansas City Athletics</a> for <a href="/wiki/Billy_Hunter_(baseball)" title="Billy Hunter (baseball)">Billy Hunter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>June 15: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chico_Carrasquel" title="Chico Carrasquel">Carresquel</a> goes 5-for-6 with four runs batted in and scores two times, as his <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Athletics" title="Kansas City Athletics">Kansas City Athletics</a> thrash the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>, 17–6, at <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>. <a href="/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_L%C3%B3pez" title="Héctor López">Héctor López</a> collects four RBI, while <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cerv" title="Bob Cerv">Bob Cerv</a> and <a href="/wiki/Frank_House_(baseball)" title="Frank House (baseball)">Frank House</a> add two runs and three RBI a piece. <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Terry" title="Ralph Terry">Ralph Terry</a> is the winning pitcher and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Urban" title="Jack Urban">Jack Urban</a> ears the save, while <a href="/wiki/Willard_Nixon" title="Willard Nixon">Willard Nixon</a> absorbs the loss. It's the fifth five-hit game of Carresquel's career.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> trade outfielder <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Roger Maris</a>, pitcher <a href="/wiki/Dick_Tomanek" title="Dick Tomanek">Dick Tomanek</a> and infielder/outfielder <a href="/wiki/Preston_Ward" title="Preston Ward">Preston Ward</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Athletics" title="Kansas City Athletics">Kansas City Athletics</a> for infielders <a href="/wiki/Woodie_Held" title="Woodie Held">Woodie Held</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vic_Power" title="Vic Power">Vic Power</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>June 26 – After only 67 games as their manager, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bragan" title="Bobby Bragan">Bobby Bragan</a> is replaced by <a href="/wiki/Joe_Gordon" title="Joe Gordon">Joe Gordon</a>, their former standout second baseman, at the helm of the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>. Gordon will post a 46–40 mark as Cleveland finishes fourth in the American League.</li> <li>June 27 – Against the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Senators (1901–60)">Washington Senators</a> at <a href="/wiki/Comiskey_Park" title="Comiskey Park">Comiskey Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Pierce" title="Billy Pierce">Billy Pierce</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> has a <a href="/wiki/Perfect_game_(baseball)" title="Perfect game (baseball)">perfect game</a> broken up with two out in the ninth—by inches. Pinch-hitter <a href="/wiki/Ed_Fitz_Gerald" title="Ed Fitz Gerald">Ed Fitz Gerald</a> hits Pierce's first pitch down the right field line, the ball landing just inside the foul line for a double, the only hit Pierce allows in a 3–0 White Sox victory. The perfect game would have been the first in regular season play since <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Robertson%27s_perfect_game" title="Charlie Robertson's perfect game">that of another White Sox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Robertson" title="Charlie Robertson">Charlie Robertson</a>, in <a href="/wiki/1922_in_baseball" title="1922 in baseball">1922</a>.</li> <li>June 30 – The <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> sign amateur free agent pitcher <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Lolich" title="Mickey Lolich">Mickey Lolich</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 2 – One day after he appears in a game as a pinch hitter, the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> release pitcher <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a>, ending Lemon's major league career, spent entirely with Cleveland.</li> <li>July 8 – At <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Baltimore)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)">Memorial Stadium</a>, home of the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>, the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> defeats the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>, 4–3, in the <a href="/wiki/1958_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1958 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1958 Major League Baseball All-Star Game</a> in the first Midsummer Classic without an extra-base hit.</li> <li>July 19 – The <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a> sign amateur free agent pitcher <a href="/wiki/Phil_Niekro" title="Phil Niekro">Phil Niekro</a>.</li> <li>July 20 – In the first game of a doubleheader at <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bunning" title="Jim Bunning">Jim Bunning</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hits</a> the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> 3–0.</li> <li>July 23 – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Sawyer" title="Eddie Sawyer">Eddie Sawyer</a>, manager of the <a href="/wiki/1950_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="1950 Philadelphia Phillies season">1950 "Whiz Kids"</a>, returns to the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>' helm after a six-year absence, replacing <a href="/wiki/Mayo_Smith" title="Mayo Smith">Mayo Smith</a>. The move fizzles, however, as the Phils drop from a fourth-place tie to eighth and last in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> over the season's final 68 games.</li> <li>July 28 – For the sixth time in his career, <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Mantle</a> hits home runs from both sides of the plate. New York beats the Athletics, 14–7.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August 7 – The <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> sign amateur free agent <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Willie Stargell</a>.</li> <li>August 13 – The <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Redlegs" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Redlegs">Cincinnati Redlegs</a> fire <a href="/wiki/Birdie_Tebbetts" title="Birdie Tebbetts">Birdie Tebbetts</a>, their manager since Opening Day 1954, and veteran coach <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Dykes" title="Jimmy Dykes">Jimmy Dykes</a> takes over as interim skipper. Despite leading the club to a 24–17 mark through the end of the season, Dykes will be passed over for the permanent post when Cincinnati hires <a href="/wiki/Mayo_Smith" title="Mayo Smith">Mayo Smith</a> as its 1959 manager on September 29.</li> <li>August 14 – <a href="/wiki/Vic_Power_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vic Power (baseball)">Vic Power</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> steals home twice during a ten-inning, 10–9 win over the Detroit Tigers. Power's second steal of home is the game-winner—and he swipes only one other base all season long. Accomplished numerous times during the <a href="/wiki/Deadball_era" class="mw-redirect" title="Deadball era">deadball era</a>, no player other than Power has twice stolen home in a game since the 1927 season.</li> <li>August 20 – <a href="/wiki/Dale_Long" title="Dale Long">Dale Long</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> becomes MLB's first left-handed-throwing catcher in 56 years when he moves from his normal first-base position to behind the plate in the ninth inning of the Cubs' 4–2 defeat at the hands of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>. He wears his first-baseman's mitt to handle the offerings of pitcher <a href="/wiki/Bill_Henry_(baseball,_born_1927)" title="Bill Henry (baseball, born 1927)">Bill Henry</a>, a fellow southpaw. Long will repeat this feat 32 days later, on September 21, when he catches one inning against the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a> and allows one <a href="/wiki/Passed_ball" title="Passed ball">passed ball</a> that does not factor in the scoring in a 2–1 Dodger victory. He also records one assist as a catcher.</li> <li>August 23 – At <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nellie_Fox" title="Nellie Fox">Nellie Fox</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> strikes out against <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Ford" title="Whitey Ford">Whitey Ford</a> in the first inning of the White Sox' 7–1 victory over the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>. The strikeout ends Fox's streak of 98 consecutive games without striking out; he had last struck out on May 16 against <a href="/wiki/Dick_Tomanek" title="Dick Tomanek">Dick Tomanek</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 13 – <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a> ace <a href="/wiki/Warren_Spahn" title="Warren Spahn">Warren Spahn</a> becomes the first left-handed pitcher to win twenty or more games nine times, after beating the St. Louis Cardinals 8–2. Previously, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Plank" title="Eddie Plank">Eddie Plank</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Lefty Grove</a> each won twenty or more games, eight times.</li> <li>September 14 – The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> sweep a doubleheader against the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Athletics" title="Kansas City Athletics">Kansas City Athletics</a>, 5–3 and 12–7 (14 innings), clinching their fourth straight <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> <a href="/wiki/Pennant_(sports)" title="Pennant (sports)">pennant</a>.</li> <li>September 16 – <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> owner <a href="/wiki/August_A._Busch_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="August A. Busch Jr.">August A. Busch Jr.</a> fires the reigning <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_Manager_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News Manager of the Year Award">Major League Manager of the Year</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Hutchinson" title="Fred Hutchinson">Fred Hutchinson</a>, with the Redbirds a disappointing 69–75 and sitting in fifth place. Coach <a href="/wiki/Stan_Hack" title="Stan Hack">Stan Hack</a> is named interim pilot, but Busch has earmarked the team's 1959 managerial job for <a href="/wiki/Solly_Hemus" title="Solly Hemus">Solly Hemus</a>, a fiery infielder and ex-Cardinal who's still an active player for the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>. At season's end, the Cardinals reacquire Hemus (for third baseman <a href="/wiki/Gene_Freese" title="Gene Freese">Gene Freese</a>) and name him <a href="/wiki/Player%E2%80%93manager" class="mw-redirect" title="Player–manager">player–manager</a> on September 29.</li> <li>September 20 – At <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Baltimore)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)">Memorial Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hoyt_Wilhelm" title="Hoyt Wilhelm">Hoyt Wilhelm</a> of the Baltimore Orioles <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hits</a> the New York Yankees 1–0, striking out eight along the way. It is the first no-hitter since the franchise's move to Baltimore. Wilhelm had pitched exclusively in relief prior to this season; this was only his ninth career start.</li> <li>September 21 – The <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves" title="Milwaukee Braves">Milwaukee Braves</a> clinch their second consecutive <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> <a href="/wiki/Pennant_(sports)" title="Pennant (sports)">pennant</a> with a 6–5 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Redlegs" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Redlegs">Cincinnati Redlegs</a>, thus ensuring a Yankees vs. Braves World Series for the second straight year.</li> <li>September 28 – In the season finale, <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a> continues his late-September hot streak, homering and doubling in four at-bats and raising his <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> to .328—best in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>. He had been hitting only .314 on September 21 before going on a 12-for-19 (.632) tear. In winning the sixth and final batting title of his career, the 40-year-old Williams nips <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> teammate <a href="/wiki/Pete_Runnels" title="Pete Runnels">Pete Runnels</a>, who finishes second with a .322 mark.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 3 – The <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Redlegs" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Redlegs">Cincinnati Redlegs</a> and <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> pull off a six-player trade in which Cincinnati sends pitcher <a href="/wiki/Alex_Kellner" title="Alex Kellner">Alex Kellner</a>, first baseman <a href="/wiki/George_Crowe" title="George Crowe">George Crowe</a> and shortstop <a href="/wiki/Alex_Grammas" title="Alex Grammas">Alex Grammas</a> to St. Louis for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Bob_Mabe" title="Bob Mabe">Bob Mabe</a>, infielder <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kasko" title="Eddie Kasko">Eddie Kasko</a> and outfielder <a href="/wiki/Del_Ennis" title="Del Ennis">Del Ennis</a>.</li> <li>October 7 – The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> keep dealing, acquiring pitchers <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Broglio" title="Ernie Broglio">Ernie Broglio</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marv_Grissom" title="Marv Grissom">Marv Grissom</a> from the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Billy_Muffett" title="Billy Muffett">Billy Muffett</a>, catcher <a href="/wiki/Hobie_Landrith" title="Hobie Landrith">Hobie Landrith</a> and third baseman <a href="/wiki/Benny_Valenzuela" title="Benny Valenzuela">Benny Valenzuela</a>. Broglio will put up 21- and 18-victory seasons during his 5½ years in St. Louis before becoming a key part of a <a href="/wiki/Brock_for_Broglio" title="Brock for Broglio">famous trade</a> in June 1964.</li> <li>October 9 – The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves_(1953%E2%80%9365)" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee Braves (1953–65)">Milwaukee Braves</a>, 6–2, in the decisive Game 7 of the <a href="/wiki/1958_World_Series" title="1958 World Series">World Series</a> to win their 18th world title. First baseman <a href="/wiki/Moose_Skowron" class="mw-redirect" title="Moose Skowron">Moose Skowron</a>'s three-run home run off Milwaukee pitcher <a href="/wiki/Lew_Burdette" title="Lew Burdette">Lew Burdette</a> in the eighth inning puts the game on ice. The Yankees become only the second team to come back from a 3–1 deficit to win a World Series (the <a href="/wiki/1925_World_Series" title="1925 World Series">1925 Pittsburgh Pirates</a> were the first). Milwaukee's <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Mathews" title="Eddie Mathews">Eddie Mathews</a> strikes out for the 11th time, a record that will stand until <a href="/wiki/1980_World_Series" title="1980 World Series">1980</a>, when broken by <a href="/wiki/Willie_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Willie Wilson (baseball)">Willie Wilson</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>. The Braves' 53 strikeouts are also a new Series record. This is the seventh Fall Classic title for manager <a href="/wiki/Casey_Stengel" title="Casey Stengel">Casey Stengel</a>, tying him with <a href="/wiki/Joe_McCarthy_(manager)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe McCarthy (manager)">Joe McCarthy</a> for most championships. Yankee hurler <a href="/wiki/Bob_Turley" title="Bob Turley">Bob Turley</a> is named the <a href="/wiki/World_Series_MVP_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="World Series MVP Award">MVP</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>November 5 – <a href="/wiki/Lee_MacPhail" title="Lee MacPhail">Lee MacPhail</a>, 41, is named <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">general manager</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> after 14 years in the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>' organization, most recently as director of player personnel. His appointment restricts <a href="/wiki/Paul_Richards_(baseball)" title="Paul Richards (baseball)">Paul Richards</a>, who formerly held the dual role of GM and field manager, to the latter job. MacPhail will oversee the Orioles' rise to pennant contender and he departs the team in November 1965 when the franchise is poised to win its first <a href="/wiki/1966_World_Series" title="1966 World Series">World Series</a>.</li> <li>November 12 – <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Bob_Turley" title="Bob Turley">Bob Turley</a>, who posted a 21–7 record with 168 <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeouts</a> and a 2.97 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a>, wins the MLB Cy Young Award. With only one award given for the two leagues, Turley gathers five votes to four for the previous winner, <a href="/wiki/Warren_Spahn" title="Warren Spahn">Warren Spahn</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves_(1953%E2%80%9365)" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee Braves (1953–65)">Milwaukee Braves</a>, who went 22–11 with 150 strikeouts and a 3.07 ERA.</li> <li>November 20 – The <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> trade pitcher <a href="/wiki/Al_Cicotte" title="Al Cicotte">Al Cicotte</a> and second baseman <a href="/wiki/Billy_Martin" title="Billy Martin">Billy Martin</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> for hurlers <a href="/wiki/Don_Mossi" title="Don Mossi">Don Mossi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ray_Narleski" title="Ray Narleski">Ray Narleski</a> and infielder <a href="/wiki/Ossie_%C3%81lvarez" title="Ossie Álvarez">Ossie Álvarez</a>.</li> <li>November 25 – <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> slugger <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Banks" title="Ernie Banks">Ernie Banks</a>, who batted .313 with 47 home runs and 129 RBI, is named National League MVP. <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a> of the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> is the runner-up, after going .347, 29, 96.</li> <li>November 26 – <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> outfielder <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Jensen" title="Jackie Jensen">Jackie Jensen</a>, who hit .286 with 31 home runs and 122 RBI, is named American League MVP, winning over Cy Young Award winner and World Series MVP <a href="/wiki/Bob_Turley" title="Bob Turley">Bob Turley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> outfielder <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Colavito" title="Rocky Colavito">Rocky Colavito</a> (.303, 41, 113).</li> <li>November 28 : <ul><li>The American League announces that its 1959 Opening Day will be April 9, making it earliest date ever to open the Junior Circuit's regular season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> sign teenage sensation <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Carl Yastrzemski</a> to a reported bonus of $100,000.</li></ul></li> <li>November 30 – Italian baseball commissioner Prince Borghese visits the United States to seek aid in organizing Italian teams.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December 2: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a> president <a href="/wiki/Frank_Shaughnessy" title="Frank Shaughnessy">Frank Shaughnessy</a> reports that club owners are sympathetic to player demands for a pension plan, but says there is no way that $250,000 can be raised to start one.</li> <li>National League president <a href="/wiki/Warren_Giles" title="Warren Giles">Warren Giles</a> says he doubts New York City will get a franchise for several years. He says the NL will reject expansion now, even if assured of a stadium and financial backing.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> acquire two-time All-Star and 2x <a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove_Award" title="Gold Glove Award">Gold Glove Award</a>-winning centerfielder <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Piersall" title="Jimmy Piersall">Jimmy Piersall</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> for first baseman <a href="/wiki/Vic_Wertz" title="Vic Wertz">Vic Wertz</a> and outfielder <a href="/wiki/Gary_Geiger" title="Gary Geiger">Gary Geiger</a>. In a separate trade, Cleveland deals second baseman <a href="/wiki/Bobby_%C3%81vila" title="Bobby Ávila">Bobby Ávila</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Russ_Heman" title="Russ Heman">Russ Heman</a> and cash.</li></ul></li> <li>December 3 – The <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> obtain 1957's <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> Rookie of the Year, pitcher <a href="/wiki/Jack_Sanford" title="Jack Sanford">Jack Sanford</a>, from the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_G%C3%B3mez_(baseball)" title="Rubén Gómez (baseball)">Rubén Gómez</a> and catcher <a href="/wiki/Valmy_Thomas" title="Valmy Thomas">Valmy Thomas</a>. In 1962, Sanford's 24 victories will power the Giants to the NL pennant.</li> <li>December 4: <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> trade outfielder <a href="/wiki/Gino_Cimoli" title="Gino Cimoli">Gino Cimoli</a> to the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Phil_Paine" title="Phil Paine">Phil Paine</a> and outfielder <a href="/wiki/Wally_Moon" title="Wally Moon">Wally Moon</a>. The left-handed-hitting Moon becomes a hero in Southern California for his opposite-field homers—called "Moon shots"—at the misshapen <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a>, and a central part of the Dodgers' <a href="/wiki/1959_World_Series" title="1959 World Series">1959 world championship</a> team.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Michigan_University" title="Western Michigan University">Western Michigan University</a> right-hander <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bouton" title="Jim Bouton">Jim Bouton</a> begins his professional baseball career, signing as an amateur free agent with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(20th_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Association (20th century)">American Association</a> expands to 10 teams by admitting the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Buffaloes" title="Houston Buffaloes">Houston Buffaloes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Rangers" title="Dallas Rangers">Dallas Rangers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth_Cats" title="Fort Worth Cats">Fort Worth Cats</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a>. This effectively denudes the Texas League, leaving it with five teams and a vacancy.</li></ul></li> <li>December 23 – The <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> trade three players—pitchers <a href="/wiki/Jim_Golden" title="Jim Golden">Jim Golden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gene_Snyder_(baseball)" title="Gene Snyder (baseball)">Gene Snyder</a> and outfielder <a href="/wiki/Rip_Repulski" title="Rip Repulski">Rip Repulski</a>—to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> for minor-league second baseman <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">George "Sparky" Anderson</a>. While Anderson stumbles in his only MLB season in 1959, batting .218 in 152 games with only 12 <a href="/wiki/Extra-base_hit" title="Extra-base hit">extra-base hits</a>, he will return to the majors in 1970 for a 26-year career as a <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> manager.</li> <li>December 30 – The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Dodgers</a> release team captain, future Hall-of-Fame shortstop and 16-year club veteran <a href="/wiki/Pee_Wee_Reese" title="Pee Wee Reese">Pee Wee Reese</a>. He will remain with the Dodgers as their third-base coach in 1959 (winning a <a href="/wiki/1959_World_Series" title="1959 World Series">World Series</a> ring) before beginning a long career in television as a color man and analyst covering MLB games.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Movies">Movies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Movies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Damn_Yankees_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Damn Yankees (film)">Damn Yankees</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sandlot" title="The Sandlot">The Sandlot</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January_2">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January   3 – <a href="/wiki/Brian_Allard" title="Brian Allard">Brian Allard</a></li> <li>January   5 – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Kittle" title="Ron Kittle">Ron Kittle</a></li> <li>January   7 – <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Diaz_(pitcher)" title="Carlos Diaz (pitcher)">Carlos Diaz</a></li> <li>January   9 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bordley" title="Bill Bordley">Bill Bordley</a></li> <li>January 10 – <a href="/wiki/Pat_Keedy" title="Pat Keedy">Pat Keedy</a></li> <li>January 12 – <a href="/wiki/Rod_Craig" title="Rod Craig">Rod Craig</a></li> <li>January 13 – <a href="/wiki/Gene_Roof" title="Gene Roof">Gene Roof</a></li> <li>January 19 – <a href="/wiki/Rick_Adair" title="Rick Adair">Rick Adair</a></li> <li>January 20 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Scherrer" title="Bill Scherrer">Bill Scherrer</a></li> <li>January 24 – <a href="/wiki/Neil_Allen" title="Neil Allen">Neil Allen</a></li> <li>January 24 – <a href="/wiki/Atlee_Hammaker" title="Atlee Hammaker">Atlee Hammaker</a></li> <li>January 26 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Patterson_(baseball)" title="Mike Patterson (baseball)">Mike Patterson</a></li> <li>January 31 – <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Santana" title="Rafael Santana">Rafael Santana</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February_2">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February   2 – <a href="/wiki/Pat_Tabler" title="Pat Tabler">Pat Tabler</a></li> <li>February   6 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Dawley" title="Bill Dawley">Bill Dawley</a></li> <li>February   7 – <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Citarella" title="Ralph Citarella">Ralph Citarella</a></li> <li>February   9 – <a href="/wiki/Pete_O%27Brien_(first_baseman)" title="Pete O'Brien (first baseman)">Pete O'Brien</a></li> <li>February 12 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Beswick" title="Jim Beswick">Jim Beswick</a></li> <li>February 12 – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Smith_(baseball)" title="Ken Smith (baseball)">Ken Smith</a></li> <li>February 13 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Williams_(pitcher)" title="Frank Williams (pitcher)">Frank Williams</a></li> <li>February 17 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hart_(left-handed_hitter)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Hart (left-handed hitter)">Mike Hart</a></li> <li>February 17 – <a href="/wiki/Alan_Wiggins" title="Alan Wiggins">Alan Wiggins</a></li> <li>February 18 – <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Ram%C3%ADrez_(baseball)" title="Rafael Ramírez (baseball)">Rafael Ramírez</a></li> <li>February 20 – <a href="/wiki/Brian_Snyder" title="Brian Snyder">Brian Snyder</a></li> <li>February 21 – <a href="/wiki/Alan_Trammell" title="Alan Trammell">Alan Trammell</a></li> <li>February 23 – <a href="/wiki/Juan_Agosto" title="Juan Agosto">Juan Agosto</a></li> <li>February 23 – <a href="/wiki/John_Shelby" title="John Shelby">John Shelby</a></li> <li>February 26 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hegman" title="Bob Hegman">Bob Hegman</a></li> <li>February 26 – <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Miller" title="Darrell Miller">Darrell Miller</a></li> <li>February 28 – <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Williams" title="Dallas Williams">Dallas Williams</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March_2">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March   2 – <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Stember" title="Jeff Stember">Jeff Stember</a></li> <li>March   4 – <a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Gray" title="Lorenzo Gray">Lorenzo Gray</a></li> <li>March   7 – <a href="/wiki/Albert_Hall_(baseball)" title="Albert Hall (baseball)">Albert Hall</a></li> <li>March   8 – <a href="/wiki/Nick_Capra" title="Nick Capra">Nick Capra</a></li> <li>March   9 – <a href="/wiki/Brian_Butterfield" title="Brian Butterfield">Brian Butterfield</a></li> <li>March 10 – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Howe_(baseball)" title="Steve Howe (baseball)">Steve Howe</a></li> <li>March 11 – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Ray" title="Larry Ray">Larry Ray</a></li> <li>March 24 – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Hurst" title="Bruce Hurst">Bruce Hurst</a></li> <li>March 26 – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Codiroli" title="Chris Codiroli">Chris Codiroli</a></li> <li>March 29 – <a href="/wiki/Domingo_Ramos" title="Domingo Ramos">Domingo Ramos</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April_2">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April   1 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Kinnunen" title="Mike Kinnunen">Mike Kinnunen</a></li> <li>April   2 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Howard" title="Mike Howard">Mike Howard</a></li> <li>April   3 – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Pettis" title="Gary Pettis">Gary Pettis</a></li> <li>April   6 – <a href="/wiki/Leo_Sutherland" title="Leo Sutherland">Leo Sutherland</a></li> <li>April 11 – <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Calhoun_(baseball)" title="Jeff Calhoun (baseball)">Jeff Calhoun</a></li> <li>April 16 – <a href="/wiki/Rick_Grapenthin" title="Rick Grapenthin">Rick Grapenthin</a></li> <li>April 19 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Hodge" title="Ed Hodge">Ed Hodge</a></li> <li>April 22 – <a href="/wiki/Stefan_Wever" title="Stefan Wever">Stefan Wever</a></li> <li>April 24 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Krueger" title="Bill Krueger">Bill Krueger</a></li> <li>April 24 – <a href="/wiki/Herman_Segelke" title="Herman Segelke">Herman Segelke</a></li> <li>April 25 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Owen_(baseball)" title="Dave Owen (baseball)">Dave Owen</a></li> <li>April 26 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Lyons" title="Bill Lyons">Bill Lyons</a></li> <li>April 29 – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Crawford_(baseball)" title="Steve Crawford (baseball)">Steve Crawford</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May_2">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May   5 – <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Castro_(baseball)" title="José Castro (baseball)">José Castro</a></li> <li>May   5 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Gumpert" title="Dave Gumpert">Dave Gumpert</a></li> <li>May   6 – <a href="/wiki/Keefe_Cato" title="Keefe Cato">Keefe Cato</a></li> <li>May   9 – <a href="/wiki/Doug_Loman" title="Doug Loman">Doug Loman</a></li> <li>May 11 – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Huismann" title="Mark Huismann">Mark Huismann</a></li> <li>May 11 – <a href="/wiki/Walt_Terrell" title="Walt Terrell">Walt Terrell</a></li> <li>May 18 – <a href="/wiki/Andre_David" title="Andre David">Andre David</a></li> <li>May 19 – <a href="/wiki/Fritzie_Connally" title="Fritzie Connally">Fritzie Connally</a></li> <li>May 21 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Runge_(infielder)" title="Paul Runge (infielder)">Paul Runge</a></li> <li>May 23 – <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Norman" title="Nelson Norman">Nelson Norman</a></li> <li>May 24 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Richardt" title="Mike Richardt">Mike Richardt</a></li> <li>May 28 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Doran_(second_baseman)" title="Bill Doran (second baseman)">Bill Doran</a></li> <li>May 28 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Olwine" title="Ed Olwine">Ed Olwine</a></li> <li>May 29 – <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Allen_(baseball)" title="Jamie Allen (baseball)">Jamie Allen</a></li> <li>May 29 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Stenhouse" title="Mike Stenhouse">Mike Stenhouse</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_2">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June   2 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_O%27Connor_(pitcher)" title="Jack O'Connor (pitcher)">Jack O'Connor</a></li> <li>June   4 – <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Jones_(baseball)" title="Ricky Jones (baseball)">Ricky Jones</a></li> <li>June   7 – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Laudner" title="Tim Laudner">Tim Laudner</a></li> <li>June   8 – <a href="/wiki/Carmen_Castillo" title="Carmen Castillo">Carmen Castillo</a></li> <li>June 15 – <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Wade Boggs</a></li> <li>June 17 – <a href="/wiki/Lester_Strode" title="Lester Strode">Lester Strode</a></li> <li>June 19 – <a href="/wiki/Butch_Davis_(baseball,_born_1958)" class="mw-redirect" title="Butch Davis (baseball, born 1958)">Butch Davis</a></li> <li>June 20 – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Huffman" title="Phil Huffman">Phil Huffman</a></li> <li>June 20 – <a href="/wiki/Dickie_Thon" title="Dickie Thon">Dickie Thon</a></li> <li>June 23 – <a href="/wiki/Marty_Barrett_(second_baseman)" title="Marty Barrett (second baseman)">Marty Barrett</a></li> <li>June 24 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Klawitter" title="Tom Klawitter">Tom Klawitter</a></li> <li>June 28 – <a href="/wiki/Clay_Christiansen" title="Clay Christiansen">Clay Christiansen</a></li> <li>June 28 – <a href="/wiki/Rafael_V%C3%A1squez_(baseball)" title="Rafael Vásquez (baseball)">Rafael Vásquez</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_2">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: 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Johnson (designated hitter)">Randy Johnson</a></li> <li>August 16 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Maler" title="Jim Maler">Jim Maler</a></li> <li>August 18 – <a href="/wiki/Don_Crow" title="Don Crow">Don Crow</a></li> <li>August 19 – <a href="/wiki/Luis_DeLe%C3%B3n" title="Luis DeLeón">Luis DeLeón</a></li> <li>August 19 – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Gaetti" title="Gary Gaetti">Gary Gaetti</a></li> <li>August 23 – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Franco" title="Julio Franco">Julio Franco</a></li> <li>August 31 – <a href="/wiki/Von_Hayes" title="Von Hayes">Von Hayes</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_2">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September   4 – <a href="/wiki/Rod_Booker" title="Rod Booker">Rod Booker</a></li> <li>September   4 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Householder" title="Paul Householder">Paul Householder</a></li> <li>September   7 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Schroeder_(baseball)" title="Bill Schroeder (baseball)">Bill Schroeder</a></li> <li>September 11 – <a href="/wiki/Brad_Lesley" title="Brad Lesley">Brad Lesley</a></li> <li>September 11 – <a href="/wiki/Don_Slaught" title="Don Slaught">Don Slaught</a></li> <li>September 16 – <a href="/wiki/Orel_Hershiser" title="Orel Hershiser">Orel Hershiser</a></li> <li>September 17 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Waddell_(baseball)" title="Tom Waddell (baseball)">Tom Waddell</a></li> <li>September 18 – <a href="/wiki/Scott_Holman_(baseball)" title="Scott Holman (baseball)">Scott Holman</a></li> <li>September 18 – <a href="/wiki/Roger_Mason_(baseball)" title="Roger Mason (baseball)">Roger Mason</a></li> <li>September 20 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Siwy" title="Jim Siwy">Jim Siwy</a></li> <li>September 22 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Sax" title="Dave Sax">Dave Sax</a></li> <li>September 24 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Acker" title="Jim Acker">Jim Acker</a></li> <li>September 25 – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Mathis" title="Ron Mathis">Ron Mathis</a></li> <li>September 25 – <a href="/wiki/Larry_White" title="Larry White">Larry White</a></li> <li>September 28 – <a href="/wiki/Pete_Filson" title="Pete Filson">Pete Filson</a></li> <li>September 28 – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Layne" title="Jerry Layne">Jerry Layne</a></li> <li>September 28 – <a href="/wiki/Rob_Manfred" title="Rob Manfred">Rob Manfred</a></li> <li>September 28 – <a href="/wiki/Ronn_Reynolds" title="Ronn Reynolds">Ronn Reynolds</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_2">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October   3 – <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Sconiers" title="Daryl Sconiers">Daryl Sconiers</a></li> <li>October   5 – <a href="/wiki/Randy_Bush" title="Randy Bush">Randy Bush</a></li> <li>October   5 – <a href="/wiki/Brent_Gaff" title="Brent Gaff">Brent Gaff</a></li> <li>October 25 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Romano" title="Tom Romano">Tom Romano</a></li> <li>October 25 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Von_Ohlen" title="Dave Von Ohlen">Dave Von Ohlen</a></li> <li>October 26 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Vande_Berg" title="Ed Vande Berg">Ed Vande Berg</a></li> <li>October 26 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Wills_(baseball)" title="Frank Wills (baseball)">Frank Wills</a></li> <li>October 31 – <a href="/wiki/Ray_Soff" title="Ray Soff">Ray Soff</a></li> <li>October 31 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Zuvella" title="Paul Zuvella">Paul Zuvella</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November_2">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>November   1 – <a href="/wiki/Rich_Thompson_(pitcher,_born_1958)" title="Rich Thompson (pitcher, born 1958)">Rich Thompson</a></li> <li>November   2 – <a href="/wiki/Willie_McGee" title="Willie McGee">Willie McGee</a></li> <li>November   5 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bishop_(baseball)" title="Mike Bishop (baseball)">Mike Bishop</a></li> <li>November   5 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Wiedenbauer" title="Tom Wiedenbauer">Tom Wiedenbauer</a></li> <li>November   7 – <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Patterson" title="Reggie Patterson">Reggie Patterson</a></li> <li>November   8 – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Moore_(pitcher)" title="Bobby Moore (pitcher)">Bobby Moore</a></li> <li>November   8 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Wilmet" title="Paul Wilmet">Paul Wilmet</a></li> <li>November 10 – <a href="/wiki/Omar_Minaya" title="Omar Minaya">Omar Minaya</a></li> <li>November 13 – <a href="/wiki/Dan_Petry" title="Dan Petry">Dan Petry</a></li> <li>November 16 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Serna" title="Paul Serna">Paul Serna</a></li> <li>November 18 – <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Pastornicky" title="Cliff Pastornicky">Cliff Pastornicky</a></li> <li>November 19 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Winters" title="Mike Winters">Mike Winters</a></li> <li>November 21 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Mason_(baseball)" title="Mike Mason (baseball)">Mike Mason</a></li> <li>November 22 – <a href="/wiki/Lee_Guetterman" title="Lee Guetterman">Lee Guetterman</a></li> <li>November 22 – <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Wright_(baseball)" title="Ricky Wright (baseball)">Ricky Wright</a></li> <li>November 25 – <a href="/wiki/Chico_Walker" title="Chico Walker">Chico Walker</a></li> <li>November 27 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Scioscia" title="Mike Scioscia">Mike Scioscia</a></li> <li>November 28 – <a href="/wiki/Pat_Murphy_(baseball_coach)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pat Murphy (baseball coach)">Pat Murphy</a></li> <li>November 28 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Righetti" title="Dave Righetti">Dave Righetti</a></li> <li>November 30 – <a href="/wiki/Toby_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Toby Hernández">Toby Hernández</a></li> <li>November 30 – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Shields_(baseball)" title="Steve Shields (baseball)">Steve Shields</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December_2">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December   3 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Martin_(catcher)" title="Mike Martin (catcher)">Mike Martin</a></li> <li>December   5 – <a href="/wiki/Scott_Munninghoff" title="Scott Munninghoff">Scott Munninghoff</a></li> <li>December 10 – <a href="/wiki/Dom_Chiti" title="Dom Chiti">Dom Chiti</a></li> <li>December 16 – <a href="/wiki/Rondin_Johnson" title="Rondin Johnson">Rondin Johnson</a></li> <li>December 16 – <a href="/wiki/Ted_Wilborn" title="Ted Wilborn">Ted Wilborn</a></li> <li>December 18 – <a href="/wiki/Scott_Nielsen" title="Scott Nielsen">Scott Nielsen</a></li> <li>December 22 – <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Glenn Wilson (baseball)">Glenn Wilson</a></li> <li>December 22 – <a href="/wiki/George_Wright_(outfielder)" title="George Wright (outfielder)">George Wright</a></li> <li>December 23 – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Leary_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tim Leary (baseball)">Tim Leary</a></li> <li>December 25 – <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Davis_(outfielder)" title="Gerry Davis (outfielder)">Gerry Davis</a></li> <li>December 25 – <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January_3">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 10 – <a href="/wiki/John_Terry_(baseball)" title="John Terry (baseball)">John Terry</a>, 80, pitcher who played with the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> in 1902 and for the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_St._Louis_Browns" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a> in 1903.</li> <li>January 12 – <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Webb" title="Lefty Webb">Lefty Webb</a>, 72, pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/1910_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1910 Pittsburgh Pirates season">1910 Pittsburgh Pirates</a>.</li> <li>January 14 – <a href="/wiki/Percy_Miller_(pitcher)" title="Percy Miller (pitcher)">Percy Miller</a>, 60, southpaw pitcher and first baseman who played for at least nine Negro leagues teams (primarily the St. Louis Stars and Nashville Elite Giants) between 1921 and 1937; managed the Detroit Stars of the Negro American League for part of the 1937 season.</li> <li>January 23 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Baldwin_(baseball)" title="Harry Baldwin (baseball)">Harry Baldwin</a>, 57, pitcher who played from 1924 to 1925 for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a>.</li> <li>January 23 – <a href="/wiki/Walter_Lonergan" title="Walter Lonergan">Walter Lonergan</a>, 72, shortstop for the <a href="/wiki/1911_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1911 Boston Red Sox season">1911 Boston Red Sox</a>.</li> <li>January 23 – <a href="/wiki/Al_Tedrow" title="Al Tedrow">Al Tedrow</a>, 66, who pitched in four games for the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Naps</a> in 1914.</li> <li>January 24 – <a href="/wiki/Admiral_Schlei" title="Admiral Schlei">Admiral Schlei</a>, 80, catcher for the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a> over eight seasons from 1904 to 1911.</li> <li>January 31 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_O%27Donnell" title="Harry O'Donnell">Harry O'Donnell</a>, 63, backup catcher for the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> in <a href="/wiki/1927_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="1927 Philadelphia Phillies season">its 1927 season</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February_3">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February   1 – <a href="/wiki/Mysterious_Walker" title="Mysterious Walker">Mysterious Walker</a>, 73, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Chicago" title="University of Chicago">University of Chicago</a> three-sport athlete with colorful personality, who later pitched for three major league teams from 1910 to 1913 before jumping to the outlaw <a href="/wiki/Federal_League" title="Federal League">Federal League</a> in 1914–15, whose unusual moniker came after debuting professionally in the minors with the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Seals_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco Seals (baseball)">PCL San Francisco Seals</a>, because he refused to take the field until umpires banished photographers, apparently trying to get away from public scrutiny, although curiously attracting attention as a ballplayer.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>February   2 – <a href="/wiki/Johnnie_Vivens" title="Johnnie Vivens">Johnnie Vivens</a>, 61, pitcher for the 1929 St. Louis Stars of the Negro National League.</li> <li>February   4 – <a href="/wiki/Ted_Turner_(baseball)" title="Ted Turner (baseball)">Ted Turner</a>, 85, pitcher who appeared in just one game for the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> in <a href="/wiki/1920_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="1920 Chicago Cubs season">its 1920 season</a>.</li> <li>February   9 – <a href="/wiki/Cowboy_Jones" title="Cowboy Jones">Cowboy Jones</a>, 83, 19th century pitcher who played with the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Spiders" title="Cleveland Spiders">Cleveland Spiders</a> in 1898 and for the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals</a> over three seasons from 1899 to 1901.</li> <li>February 10 – <a href="/wiki/Elmer_Jacobs" title="Elmer Jacobs">Elmer Jacobs</a>, 65, <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitcher</a> who played for six different clubs in a span of nine seasons from 1914 to 1927, being named the <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a> starter for the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> in 1917 and the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> in 1919.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>February 28 – <a href="/wiki/Henry_Smoyer" title="Henry Smoyer">Henry Smoyer</a>, 67, <a href="/wiki/Utility_player" title="Utility player">utility man</a> who played in 1912 for the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a> of the American League.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March_3">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March   9 – <a href="/wiki/Skel_Roach" title="Skel Roach">Skel Roach</a>, 86, German-born pitcher for the Chicago Orphans during the 1899 season, who also spent nine seasons in the Minors Leagues between 1895 and 1905, and was hired as baseball coach by the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">University of Michigan</a> in 1903.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>March 10 – <a href="/wiki/Leon_Cadore" title="Leon Cadore">Leon Cadore</a>, 68, starting pitcher for the Brooklyn Robins, Chicago White Sox and New York Giants over ten seasons from 1915 to 1924, who shares an MLB record for the most innings pitched in a single game while pitching for Brooklyn in 1920, when he joined fellow Boston Braves starter <a href="/wiki/Joe_Oeschger" title="Joe Oeschger">Joe Oeschger</a> to pitch 26 <a href="/wiki/Inning" title="Inning">innings</a> without relief, which eventually ended in darkness and a 1–1 tie.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>March 10 – <a href="/wiki/Earl_Williams_(1920s_catcher)" title="Earl Williams (1920s catcher)">Earl Williams</a>, 55, backup catcher for the 1928 Boston Braves.</li> <li>March 17 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Blewett" title="Bob Blewett">Bob Blewett</a>, 80, pitcher who played with the New York Giants in its 1902 season.</li> <li>March 20 – <a href="/wiki/Gene_Dale" title="Gene Dale">Gene Dale</a>, 68, who pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds in a span of four seasons from 1911 to 1916.</li> <li>March 23 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Kelley_(baseball)" title="Harry Kelley (baseball)">Harry Kelley</a>, 52, pitcher who played for the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics in all or part of six seasons between 1925 and 1939; led American League in games lost (21) in 1937.</li> <li>March 25 – <a href="/wiki/Al_Shaw_(catcher)" title="Al Shaw (catcher)">Al Shaw</a>, 84, English-born catcher who played for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Americans, Chicago White Sox and Boston Doves, in part of four seasons spanning 1901–1909.</li> <li>March 25 – <a href="/wiki/Clarence_Kraft" title="Clarence Kraft">Clarence Kraft</a>, 70, first baseman who appeared in three games for the Boston Braves in the 1914 season.</li> <li>March 28 – <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Klein" title="Chuck Klein">Chuck Klein</a>, 53, Hall of Fame slugging right fielder and two-time All-Star, primarily with the Philadelphia Phillies, who collected a career .320 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> with 300 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> and 1,201 <a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">runs batted in</a> and is the only player in the 20th century to collect <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_hit_records#Five_or_more_seasons_with_200+_hits" title="List of Major League Baseball hit records">200 or more hits in each of his first five full MLB seasons</a>, while winning the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award#Baseball_Writers'_Association_of_America's_Most_Valuable_Player_(1931–present)" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">National League MVP award in 1932</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_(baseball)#Batting" title="Triple Crown (baseball)">Triple Crown in 1933</a>, to accompany his four home run titles, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_single-game_home_run_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball single-game home run leaders">four home runs in one game</a>, two RBI titles, a <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">stolen base</a> title and leading in <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs scored</a> three years in a row, setting a modern National League record with 158 runs in 1930 and leading all outfielders in <a href="/wiki/Assist_(baseball)" title="Assist (baseball)">assists</a> three times, establishing in 1930 a Major League record for outfield assists with 44 which, like his runs scored mark, this record still stands as of the 2017 season.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>March 28 – <a href="/wiki/Gus_Thompson" title="Gus Thompson">Gus Thompson</a>, 80, who pitched with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1903 and for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1906.</li> <li>March 29 – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Archer" title="Jimmy Archer">Jimmy Archer</a>, 74, Irish-born catcher who spent his career with six different teams, primarily for the Chicago Cubs from 1909 through 1917.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April_3">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 10 – <a href="/wiki/Hod_Leverette" class="mw-redirect" title="Hod Leverette">Hod Leverette</a>, 68, pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/1920_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1920 St. Louis Browns season">1920 St. Louis Browns</a>.</li> <li>April 14 – <a href="/wiki/John_Freeman_(baseball)" title="John Freeman (baseball)">John Freeman</a>, 57, <a href="/wiki/Utility_player" title="Utility player">reserve outfielder</a> who played briefly for the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> in <a href="/wiki/1927_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1927 Boston Red Sox season">their 1927 season</a>.</li> <li>April 14 – <a href="/wiki/Red_Smyth" title="Red Smyth">Red Smyth</a>, 65, outfielder who played from 1915 through 1918 with the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Robins" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn Robins">Brooklyn Robins</a> and <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>.</li> <li>April 20 – <a href="/wiki/Chet_Nourse" title="Chet Nourse">Chet Nourse</a>, 70, pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/1909_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1909 Boston Red Sox season">1909 Boston Red Sox</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May_3">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May   3 – <a href="/wiki/Al_Maul" title="Al Maul">Al Maul</a>, 92, 19th century pitcher who played for ten different clubs over 15 seasons spanning 1884–1901, compiling an 84–80 career record in 188 games, while leading the National Leaque with a 2.45 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> in the 1895 season.</li> <li>May   5 – <a href="/wiki/Ollie_Chill" title="Ollie Chill">Ollie Chill</a>, 79, umpire who worked 1,028 American League games (1914–1966, 1919–1922), plus eight games of the 1921 World Series</li> <li>May 14 – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Clingman" title="Billy Clingman">Billy Clingman</a>, 88, 19th century third baseman and shortstop who played for seven teams in a span of ten seasons from 1890 to 1903.</li> <li>May 20 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Bird_(baseball)" title="Frank Bird (baseball)">Frank Bird</a>, 89, 19th century catcher who played in 1892 for the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Browns (NL)">St. Louis Browns</a> of the National League.</li> <li>May 20 – <a href="/wiki/Cotton_Minahan" title="Cotton Minahan">Cotton Minahan</a>, 75, pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/1907_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1907 Cincinnati Reds season">1907 Cincinnati Reds</a>.</li> <li>May 28 – <a href="/wiki/Kid_Nance" title="Kid Nance">Kid Nance</a>, 81, outfielder who played with the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Colonels" title="Louisville Colonels">Louisville Colonels</a> of the National League from 1897 to 1898, and then for the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> of the American League in 1901.</li> <li>May 26 – <a href="/wiki/Del_Wertz" title="Del Wertz">Dwight Wertz</a>, 69, shortstop for the <a href="/wiki/1914_Buffalo_Buffeds_season" title="1914 Buffalo Buffeds season">1914 Buffalo Buffeds</a> of the outlaw <a href="/wiki/Federal_League" title="Federal League">Federal League</a>, who was better known for his professional American football career in the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_League" title="Ohio League">Ohio League</a> over three seasons between 1912 and 1914, where he won three consecutive championship titles while playing for different teams.</li> <li>May 28 – <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Davis_(baseball)" title="Oscar Davis (baseball)">Oscar Davis</a>, 62, infielder/outfielder for the 1926 Dayton Marcos of the Negro National League.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_3">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June   6 – <a href="/wiki/Bert_Daniels" title="Bert Daniels">Bert Daniels</a>, 75, speedy outfielder who played for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Highlanders and Yankees</a> in four seasons from 1910 to 1913, and for the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> in 1914.</li> <li>June   9 – <a href="/wiki/John_Fick" title="John Fick">John Fick</a>, 37, who pitched in four games with the <a href="/wiki/1944_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="1944 Philadelphia Phillies season">1944 Philadelphia Phillies</a>.</li> <li>June 10 – <a href="/wiki/John_Vann_(baseball)" title="John Vann (baseball)">John Vann</a>, 68, catcher who made an appearance as a <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">pinch hitter</a> for the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> in 1913.</li> <li>June 13 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Stankard" title="Tom Stankard">Tom Stankard</a>, 76, infielder for the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> in <a href="/wiki/1904_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1904 Pittsburgh Pirates season">its 1904 season</a>.</li> <li>June 16 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Phillips_(pitcher)" title="Jack Phillips (pitcher)">Jack Phillips</a>, 76, pitcher who appeared in just une game for the <a href="/wiki/1945_New_York_Giants_season" title="1945 New York Giants season">1945 New York Giants</a>.</li> <li>June 23 – <a href="/wiki/George_Boehler" title="George Boehler">George Boehler</a>, 66, valuable <a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">swingman pitcher</a> whose career spanned 20 years including major league stints with the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Robins" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn Robins">Brooklyn Robins</a> over nine seasons from 1912 to 1926, while collecting 20 or more wins in seven minor league seasons, with a career-high 38 wins for the <a href="/wiki/Tulsa_Oilers" title="Tulsa Oilers">Tulsa Oilers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Western_League_(1900%E2%80%931958)" title="Western League (1900–1958)">Western League</a> in 1922.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_3">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July   2 – <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Moore" title="Carlos Moore">Carlos Moore</a>, 51, relief pitcher in four games for the <a href="/wiki/1930_Washington_Senators_season" title="1930 Washington Senators season">1930 Washington Senators</a>.</li> <li>July   2 – <a href="/wiki/Yip_Owens" title="Yip Owens">Yip Owens</a>, 72, Canadian catcher who played for the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Americans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Tip-Tops" title="Brooklyn Tip-Tops">Brooklyn Tip-Tops</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Terrapins" title="Baltimore Terrapins">Baltimore Terrapins</a> in part of four seasons spanning 1905–1915.</li> <li>July   3 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Smith_(outfielder)" title="Paul Smith (outfielder)">Paul Smith</a>, 70, left fielder for the <a href="/wiki/1916_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1916 Cincinnati Reds season">1916 Cincinnati Reds</a>.</li> <li>July   7 – <a href="/wiki/John_Sullivan_(pitcher)" title="John Sullivan (pitcher)">John Sullivan</a>, 64, pitcher who played for the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> in <a href="/wiki/1919_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1919 Chicago White Sox season">its 1919 season</a>.</li> <li>July   8 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_McAfee" title="Bill McAfee">Bill McAfee</a>, 50, pitcher who played for the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Braves (baseball)">Boston Braves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Senators (1901–60)">Washington Senators</a> and <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a> in a span of five seasons from 1930 to 1934.</li> <li>July 13 – <a href="/wiki/Johnie_Watson" title="Johnie Watson">Johnie Watson</a>, 62, outfielder for the Detroit Stars of the Negro National League (1922–1924, 1926).</li> <li>July 22 – <a href="/wiki/Grover_Land" title="Grover Land">Grover Land</a>, 73, catcher who played for the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Naps" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Naps">Cleveland Naps</a> in part of three seasons from 1908 to 1913 before joining the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Tip-Tops" title="Brooklyn Tip-Tops">Brooklyn Tip-Tops</a> in 1914–1915.</li> <li>July 24 – <a href="/wiki/Virgil_Barnes" title="Virgil Barnes">Virgil Barnes</a>, 63, pitcher who played from 1919 through 1928 for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Braves (baseball)">Boston Braves</a>.</li> <li>July 25 – <a href="/wiki/Dizzy_Nutter" title="Dizzy Nutter">Dizzy Nutter</a>, 74, outfielder for the <a href="/wiki/1919_Boston_Braves_season" title="1919 Boston Braves season">1919 Boston Braves</a>.</li> <li>July 26 – <a href="/wiki/Walter_Bernhardt" title="Walter Bernhardt">Walter Bernhardt</a>, 65, pitcher who appeared in one game with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> in 1918.</li> <li>July 27 – <a href="/wiki/Art_Corcoran" class="mw-redirect" title="Art Corcoran">Art Corcoran</a>, 63, two-sport athlete who played as a third baseman for the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> in 1915, and served as a <a href="/wiki/Halfback_(American_football)" title="Halfback (American football)">halfback</a> for five <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> teams over four seasons from 1920 to 1923.</li> <li>July 27 – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Page" title="Phil Page">Phil Page</a>, 52, southpaw pitcher who appeared in 31 games for the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> from 1928 to 1930 and <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> in 1934; minor league manager and scout for the New York Yankees; MLB coach for the Cincinnati Reds from 1947 through 1952.</li> <li>July 28 – <a href="/wiki/Lu_Blue" title="Lu Blue">Lu Blue</a>, 61, World War I veteran who put together a solid 13-year major league career after his discharge, playing first base with the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> from 1921 to 1924, being traded to the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a> in 1927 and staying with them until 1931, when he joined the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> for two years before ending his career with the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> in 1933, collecting a .287/.402/.401 <a href="/wiki/Slash_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Slash line">batting line</a> with a .989 <a href="/wiki/Fielding_average" class="mw-redirect" title="Fielding average">fielding average</a>, being ranked as the 77th best first baseman in Major League history, according to baseball historian <a href="/wiki/Bill_James" title="Bill James">Bill James</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August_3">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August   1 – <a href="/wiki/Ike_Boone" title="Ike Boone">Ike Boone</a>, 61, part-time MLB outfielder who hit a .321/.394/.475 <a href="/wiki/Slash_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Slash line">line</a> with 26 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> and 194 <a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">runs batted in</a> through 356 games with four major-league clubs from 1922 to 1932; nevertheless, Boone is remembered as one of the greatest minor-leaguers of all-time: he led the <a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a> in 1923 with a .402 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> and 125 RBI while playing for the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Bears" title="San Antonio Bears">San Antonio Bears</a>, posting a league-record 35-game hitting streak during the season, as his 241 <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">base hits</a> obliterated the league record; afterwards, Boone played for the <a href="/wiki/Mission_Reds" title="Mission Reds">Mission Reds</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a> in 1929, hitting .407 with 55 homers and 218 RBI, setting a league record with 553 <a href="/wiki/Total_bases" title="Total bases">total bases</a> while delivering 323 hits, two hits short of matching the all-time PCL record for hits in a single season, set by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Strand" title="Paul Strand">Paul Strand</a> with 325 hits; overall, Boone batted .300 or better in 12 of his 14 minors seasons, including .400 or more four times; inducted into the <a href="/wiki/International_League_Hall_of_Fame" title="International League Hall of Fame">International League Hall of Fame</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame">Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August   4 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gamble" title="Bob Gamble">Bob Gamble</a>, 91, 19th-century pitcher who played in 1888 for the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics_(American_Association)" title="Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)">Philadelphia Athletics</a> of the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(19th_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Association (19th century)">American Association</a>.</li> <li>August   8 – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Winchell" title="Fred Winchell">Fred Winchell</a>, 76, Canadian pitcher who appeared in four games for the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Naps</a> in <a href="/wiki/1909_Cleveland_Naps_season" title="1909 Cleveland Naps season">its 1909 season</a>.</li> <li>August 18 – <a href="/wiki/Archie_Stimmel" title="Archie Stimmel">Archie Stimmel</a>, 85, pitcher who played from 1900 through 1902 for the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>.</li> <li>August 22 – <a href="/wiki/Dummy_Taylor" title="Dummy Taylor">Dummy Taylor</a>, 83, the only successful deaf pitcher in Major League Baseball, who was a vital part of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a> in the early years of the 20th Century, helping them clinch three National League pennants and the <a href="/wiki/1905_World_Series" title="1905 World Series">1905 World Series</a> title.</li> <li>August 23 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Breckinridge" title="Bill Breckinridge">Bill Breckinridge</a>, 50, pitcher who played for the <a href="/wiki/1929_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1929 Philadelphia Athletics season">1929 Philadelphia Athletics</a>.</li> <li>August 28 – <a href="/wiki/Jean_Dubuc" title="Jean Dubuc">Jean Dubuc</a>, 69, pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a> in all or part of nine seasons spanning 1908–1919, whose name was mentioned during the <a href="/wiki/Black_Sox_Scandal" title="Black Sox Scandal">Black Sox Scandal</a> investigation in the summer of 1921, but he was neither a participant nor a conspirator in the scandal, even though he was pursued for his guilty knowledge of the fix.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 28 – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Stack" title="Eddie Stack">Eddie Stack</a>, 70, pitcher who played for the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> in a span of five seasons from 1910 to 1914.</li> <li>August 28 – <a href="/wiki/Sid_Womack" title="Sid Womack">Sid Womack</a>, 61, backup catcher for the <a href="/wiki/1926_Boston_Braves_season" title="1926 Boston Braves season">1926 Boston Braves</a>.</li> <li>August 30 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Demaree" title="Frank Demaree">Frank Demaree</a>, 48, two-time All-Star outfielder whose career included stints with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Braves (baseball)">Boston Braves</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> and <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a> over twelve seasons from 1932 to 1944, winning four National League pennants with the Cubs (1932; 1935; 1938) and Cardinals (1943), as well as one American League pennant with the Browns (1944), being also one of four players to reach the <a href="/wiki/30%E2%80%9330_club" title="30–30 club">30–30 club</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a> history (1934), along with Hall of Famer <a href="/wiki/Tony_Lazzeri" title="Tony Lazzeri">Tony Lazzeri</a> (1925), <a href="/wiki/Lefty_O%27Doul" title="Lefty O'Doul">Lefty O'Doul</a> (1927) and <a href="/wiki/Joc_Pederson" title="Joc Pederson">Joc Pederson</a> (2014).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 31 – <a href="/wiki/George_Quellich" title="George Quellich">George Quellich</a>, 55, left fielder who played 13 games for the <a href="/wiki/1931_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1931 Detroit Tigers season">1931 Detroit Tigers</a>, all as a replacement for the team's <a href="/wiki/Slugging_average" class="mw-redirect" title="Slugging average">slugger</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Stone_(baseball)" title="John Stone (baseball)">John Stone</a>, but earned his place in baseball history by setting a record that has never been equaled at any level of professional baseball, with fifteen consecutive hits while playing for the <a href="/wiki/Reading_Fightin_Phils#Early_baseball_in_Reading_(1858–1932)" title="Reading Fightin Phils">Reading Coal Barons</a> of the <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a> in 1929, which included one <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a>, four <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">double</a> and ten <a href="/wiki/Single_(baseball)" title="Single (baseball)">singles</a>. Immediately following the end of his string, Quellich collected 13 hits in his next 18 <a href="/wiki/At-bat" class="mw-redirect" title="At-bat">at-bats</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_3">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September   4 – <a href="/wiki/Red_Killefer" title="Red Killefer">Red Killefer</a>, 73, who spent 35 years in Organized Baseball as a player, coach, manager, team president and owner of a minor league team named after him, being known as a hot-tempered, fiery and passionate <a href="/wiki/Utility_player" title="Utility player">utility man</a> able to play any position but pitcher in a seven-year, major league career with the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Senators (1901–60)">Washington Senators</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a> from 1907 to 1916, and later becoming a successful manager minor league manager for 25 years from 1917 to 1941, while compiling a managerial record of 1,940–1,800 (519), 13th best in minor league history;<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> brother of "Reindeer" <a href="/wiki/Bill_Killefer" title="Bill Killefer">Bill Killefer</a>.</li> <li>September   4 – <a href="/wiki/Ward_Miller_(baseball)" title="Ward Miller (baseball)">Ward Miller</a>, 74, <a href="/wiki/Fourth_outfielder" class="mw-redirect" title="Fourth outfielder">fourth outfielder</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Terriers" title="St. Louis Terriers">St. Louis Terriers</a> and <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a> over part of eight seasons spanning 1909–1917.</li> <li>September   6 – <a href="/wiki/Tommy_de_la_Cruz" title="Tommy de la Cruz">Tommy de la Cruz</a>, 46, Cuban pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/1944_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1944 Cincinnati Reds season">1944 Cincinnati Reds</a>, who was one of many ballplayers to appear only in the majors during World War II.</li> <li>September   6 – <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Hill_(baseball)" title="Hugh Hill (baseball)">Hugh Hill</a>, 79, outfielder who played with the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Naps" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Naps">Cleveland Naps</a> in 1903 and for the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> in 1904.</li> <li>September   7 – <a href="/wiki/Wally_Gilbert" title="Wally Gilbert">Wally Gilbert</a>, 57, third baseman who played from 1928 through 1932 for the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Robins" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn Robins">Brooklyn Robins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>.</li> <li>September 10 – <a href="/wiki/Arlas_Taylor" title="Arlas Taylor">Arlas Taylor</a>, 82, pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/1921_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1921 Philadelphia Athletics season">1921 Philadelphia Athletics</a>.</li> <li>September 15 – <a href="/wiki/Snuffy_Stirnweiss" title="Snuffy Stirnweiss">Snuffy Stirnweiss</a>, 39, two-time All-Star second baseman who played for the New York Yankees between 1943 and 1950, winning three World Series rings with them and the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_batting_champions#American_League" title="List of Major League Baseball batting champions">1945 American League batting championship</a> with a .309 average, leading also the league twice in runs scored, hits, triples and stolen bases, and once in slugging and total bases.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>September 23 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Mundy_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Mundy (baseball)">Bill Mundy</a>, 69, first baseman for the <a href="/wiki/1913_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1913 Boston Red Sox season">1913 Boston Red Sox</a>.</li> <li>September 24 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Jackson_(first_baseman)" title="Bill Jackson (first baseman)">Bill Jackson</a>, 58, outfielder and first baseman who played from 1914 to 1915 for the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Whales" title="Chicago Whales">Chicago Whales</a> club of the outlaw <a href="/wiki/Federal_League" title="Federal League">Federal League</a>.</li> <li>September 26 – <a href="/wiki/Raleigh_Aitchison" title="Raleigh Aitchison">Raleigh Aitchison</a>, 70, pitcher who played for the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers and Robins</a> teams in part of three seasons spanning 1911–1915.</li> <li>September 27 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Berry_(pitcher)" title="Joe Berry (pitcher)">Joe Berry</a>, 53, pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> over four seasons from 1942 to 1946.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_3">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October   2 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Forman_(baseball)" title="Bill Forman (baseball)">Bill Forman</a>, 71, pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Senators (1901–60)">Washington Senators</a> over two seasons from 1909 to 1910.</li> <li>October   7 – <a href="/wiki/Chick_Brandom" title="Chick Brandom">Chick Brandom</a>, 71, pitcher who played with the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> and <a href="/wiki/Newark_Peppers" title="Newark Peppers">Newark Peppers</a> in a span of three seasons from 1908 to 1915.</li> <li>October 11 − <a href="/wiki/Ira_Thomas" title="Ira Thomas">Ira Thomas</a>, 77, catcher who played from 1906 through 1915 for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Highlanders" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Highlanders">New York Highlanders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a>, being also a member of three Athletics clubs that won the World Series from 1910 to 1911 and 1913.</li> <li>October 12 – <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Boone" title="Oscar Boone">Oscar Boone</a>, 47, catcher/first baseman who appeared for the Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers, Baltimore Elite Giants and Chicago American Giants of the Negro leagues between 1939 and 1941.</li> <li>October 20 – <a href="/wiki/Rex_Dawson" title="Rex Dawson">Rex Dawson</a>, 69, pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/1913_Washington_Senators_season" title="1913 Washington Senators season">1913 Washington Senators</a>.</li> <li>October 21 – <a href="/wiki/Lep_Long" title="Lep Long">Lep Long</a>, 70, pitcher who made four game appearances with the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> in <a href="/wiki/1911_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1911 Philadelphia Athletics season">its 1911 season</a>.</li> <li>October 26 – <a href="/wiki/Erwin_Renfer" title="Erwin Renfer">Erwin Renfer</a>, 65, pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/1913_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1913 Detroit Tigers season">1913 Detroit Tigers</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November_3">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>November   3 – <a href="/wiki/Heinie_Sand" title="Heinie Sand">Heinie Sand</a>, 61, shortstop who played for the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> in a span of six seasons from 1923 to 1928.</li> <li>November   3 – <a href="/wiki/John_Eubank" title="John Eubank">John Eubank</a>, 86, <a href="/wiki/Swingman#Baseball" title="Swingman">swingman pitcher</a> who played for the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> over three seasons from 1905 to 1907.</li> <li>November   6 – <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Diehl" title="Ernie Diehl">Ernie Diehl</a>, 81, backup outfielder who played for the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Beaneaters" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Beaneaters">Boston Beaneaters</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boston_Beaneaters" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Beaneaters">Boston Doves</a> in part of four seasons spanning 1903–1909.</li> <li>November   6 – <a href="/wiki/Al_Mattern" title="Al Mattern">Al Mattern</a>, 75, pitcher who played for the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Braves (baseball)">Boston Doves, Rustlers and Braves</a> teams from 1908 to 1912.</li> <li>November   9 – <a href="/wiki/Walt_Meinert" title="Walt Meinert">Walt Meinert</a>, 67, right fielder for the <a href="/wiki/1913_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1913 St. Louis Browns season">1913 St. Louis Browns</a>.</li> <li>November 13 – <a href="/wiki/Heinie_Elder" title="Heinie Elder">Heinie Elder</a>, 68, pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> in <a href="/wiki/1913_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1913 Detroit Tigers season">its 1913 season</a>.</li> <li>November 14 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Owens_(baseball)" title="Jack Owens (baseball)">Jack Owens</a>, 50, catcher who played in two games with the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> in 1935.</li> <li>November 15 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Riconda" title="Harry Riconda">Harry Riconda</a>, 61, third baseman who played with the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Braves (baseball)">Boston Braves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Robins" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn Robins">Brooklyn Robins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> in part of six seasons between 1923 and 1930.</li> <li>November 17 – <a href="/wiki/Mort_Cooper" title="Mort Cooper">Mort Cooper</a>, 45, pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Braves (baseball)">Boston Braves</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> over 12 seasons from 1938 to 1949; selected to four National League All-Star teams (1942–1943 and 1945–1946); led NL with 22 wins, 10 <a href="/wiki/Shutouts" class="mw-redirect" title="Shutouts">shutouts</a> and a 1.78 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a> in 1942, earning <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award#Baseball_Writers'_Association_of_America's_Most_Valuable_Player_(1931–present)" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a> honors, while anchoring Cardinals' pitching staff during three consecutive pennant-winning seasons (1942–1944), when he won over 20 games three times and earned two World Series rings (1942, 1944); brother <a href="/wiki/Walker_Cooper" title="Walker Cooper">Walker</a>, an All-Star catcher, was frequently his battery mate.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 20 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Lathrop" title="Bill Lathrop">Bill Lathrop</a>, 67, pitcher who played for the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> in part of two seasons from 1913 to 1914.</li> <li>November 21 – <a href="/wiki/Mel_Ott" title="Mel Ott">Mel Ott</a>, 49, Hall of Fame right fielder and 12-time All-Star who played his 22-season big league career with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a> from 1926 to 1947; jumped from his high school team into the majors as a 17-year-old, and a member of <a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_champions#World_Series_results" title="List of World Series champions">Giants' 1933 World Series champions</a>; led the National League in <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">walks</a> six times, in <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs scored</a>, <a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">triples</a> and <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">outfield double plays</a> twice, and in <a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">runs batted in</a> once, ending his career with a .304/.414/.533 <a href="/wiki/Slash_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Slash line">batting line</a>, 511 home runs, 488 doubles, 2,876 hits, 9,456 runs and 1,860 RBI in 2,730 <a href="/wiki/Games_played" title="Games played">games played</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> also managed Giants from 1942 to July 15, 1948, to a 464–530 (.467) record; becoming a broadcaster, he served on the Detroit Tigers' radio/TV team from 1956 until his death.</li> <li>November 24 – <a href="/wiki/Roy_Corhan" title="Roy Corhan">Roy Corhan</a>, 71, shortstop who played with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> in 1911 and for the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> in 1916.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December_3">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_baseball&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December   4 – <a href="/wiki/Red_Murray" title="Red Murray">Red Murray</a>, 74, right fielder for three National League clubs from 1906 to 1917, whose combination of power, fielding and speed on the bases guided the New York Giants to three pennants from 1911 to 1913, while leading all outfielders in <a href="/wiki/Assist_(baseball)" title="Assist (baseball)">assists</a> in 1909 and 1910, becoming the only outfielder in the <a href="/wiki/Golden_age_of_baseball" title="Golden age of baseball">modern era</a> to accumulate more than 100 assists during the period of 1907 to 1910, and also one of only three players in the same period to finish twice among the top five in <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">stolen bases</a> during the same season (1908–1909), joining <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Honus Wagner</a> (1907–1908) and <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Ty Cobb</a> (1909–1910).<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>December   8 – <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Friberg" title="Bernie Friberg">Bernie Friberg</a>, 59, valuable <a href="/wiki/Utility_player" title="Utility player">utility man</a> who was able to play all <a href="/wiki/Baseball_positions" title="Baseball positions">nine defensive positions</a> in a 14-season career for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox between 1919 and 1933.</li> <li>December   8 – <a href="/wiki/Tris_Speaker" title="Tris Speaker">Tris Speaker</a>, 70, Hall of Fame center fielder highly regarded for both his batting and his fielding in a 22-year career, who earned American League MVP honors in 1912 and led the Boston Red Sox to a World Series title, then another World Series title in 1915, also carrying the Cleveland Indians to its first World Series championship in 1920 as a player/manager, while compiling 3,514 hits and posting a .345 career average –sixth on the all-time list– including 792 doubles –a career record that nobody has surpassed–, and leading the league in putouts seven times and in double plays six times, as his career totals in both categories are still major-league records at his position.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>December   9 – <a href="/wiki/Rube_Vickers" title="Rube Vickers">Rube Vickers</a>, 80, pitcher who played from 1902 through 1909 for the Brooklyn Superbas, Cincinnati Reds, and Philadelphia Athletics.</li> <li>December 10 – <a href="/wiki/Cozy_Dolan_(1910s_outfielder)" title="Cozy Dolan (1910s outfielder)">Cozy Dolan</a>, 75, outfielder/third baseman who played 379 games for six teams, primarily the St. Louis Cardinals, over seven years spanning 1909 to 1922; as coach for 1921–1924 New York Giants, he was a part of four National League and two World Series (1921, 1922) champions, but was suspended for life by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis after being implicated in a scheme to bribe a Philadelphia player to deliberately lose the last game of 1924 season.</li> <li>December 15 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Heitmann" title="Harry Heitmann">Harry Heitmann</a>, 62, pitcher for the 1918 Brooklyn Robins.</li> <li>December 16 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Corum" title="Bill Corum">Bill Corum</a>, 63, New York sportswriter and sportscaster who covered the 1920s Brooklyn Robins and New York Giants and later worked World Series games on radio alongside <a href="/wiki/Red_Barber" title="Red Barber">Red Barber</a>; became best known for announcing the Kentucky Derby and as a key figure in thoroughbred racing.</li> <li>December 16 – <a href="/wiki/Les_Scarsella" title="Les Scarsella">Les Scarsella</a>, 45, first baseman and left fielder who played with the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Bees in part of four seasons between 1935 and 1940.</li> <li>December 24 – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Boyle_(baseball)" title="Jimmy Boyle (baseball)">Jim Boyle</a>, 54, catcher for the New York Giants, who has the distinction of having one of the shortest known Major League Baseball careers, while catching for only one inning in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 20, 1926, without registering an <a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">at bat</a> appearance.</li> <li>December 27 – <a href="/wiki/Julio_Rojo" title="Julio Rojo">Julio Rojo</a>, 64, Cuban-born catcher who was the regular receiver for the Baltimore Black Sox (1923–1927) and New York Lincoln Giants (1928–1929) of the Eastern Colored League.</li> <li>December 30 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Hickman_(baseball,_born_1892)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Hickman (baseball, born 1892)">Jim Hickman</a>, 66, backup outfielder for the Baltimore Terrapins and Brooklyn Robins in four seasons from 1915 to 1919.</li> <li>December 30 – <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Spencer_(baseball)" title="Glenn Spencer (baseball)">Glenn Spencer</a>, 53, pitcher who played from 1928 to 1933 with the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants.</li> <li>December 31 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Doyle_(baseball)" title="Jack Doyle (baseball)">Jack Doyle</a>, 89, Irish-born first baseman whose solid 17-year playing career includes a National League Championship with the Baltimore Orioles in 1896 and two stints as <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">manager</a> of the New York Giants in 1895 and the Washington Senators in 1898, while leading the National League first basemen with 96 <a href="/wiki/Assist_(baseball)" title="Assist (baseball)">assists</a> in 1900 and 1.418 <a href="/wiki/Putout" title="Putout">putouts</a> in 1903, and collecting a career <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_baseball_(S)#slash_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of baseball (S)">slash line</a> of .299/.351/.385 with 971 <a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">runs batted in</a> and 518 <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">stolen bases</a> in 1,569 games.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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Article written by Bill Nowlin. <i>SABR Biography Project</i>. Retrieved on June 30. 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?sid=l112&ymd=20110503&content_id=18575210&vkey=league3">Ike Boone</a>. <i>Pacific Coast League Official Website</i>. <i>MiLB.com</i>. Retrieved on June 30. 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/d3b24f56">Jean Dubuc</a>. Article written by Tom Simon and Guy Waterman. <i>SABR Biography Project</i>. Retrieved on July 1, 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/606f6707">Frank Demaree</a>. Article written by Tom Crisp. <i>SABR Biography Project</i>. Retrieved on July 1, 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.milb.com/documents/2008/01/28/342660/1/Quellich.pdf">George Quellich - International League Hall of Fame Inductee - 2008</a>. <i>MiLB Documents</i>. Retrieved on July 1, 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/1939cba2">Red Killefer</a>. Article written by Charlie Weatherby. <i>SABR Biography Project</i>. Retrieved on July 2, 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/fdca74a3">Snuffy Stirnweiss</a>. Article written by Rob Edelman. <i>SABR Biography Project</i>. Retrieved on July 2, 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/9c707ace">Mort Cooper</a>. Article written by Gregory H. Wolf. <i>SABR Biography Project</i>. Retrieved on July 5, 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/3974a220">Mel Ott</a>. Article written by Fred Stein. <i>SABR Biography Project</i>. Retrieved on July 5, 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/22f8fb88">Red Murray</a>. Article by Cappy Gagnon. <i>SABR Biography Project</i>. Retrieved on March 13, 2018.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/6d9f34bd">Tris Speaker</a>. Article by Don Jensen. <i>SABR Biography Project</i>. 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