1958 Baltimore Orioles
[edit] Summary
The 1958 Baltimore Orioles finished with a record of 74-79. They scored 521 runs and belted 108 home runs to go along with a .241 batting average. The offense was powered by Gus Triandos, who led the team with 30 home runs and 79 RBI. Billy Gardner led the team with 126 hits for a .225 average.
The team allowed 575 runs and had a team ERA of 3.40. Leading the team in wins was Arnie Portocarrero, with 15. Jack Harshman struck out 161 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Adair | SS | 11 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .105 | .255 | .105 |
| Bob Boyd | 1B | 125 | 401 | 58 | 124 | 7 | 36 | 1 | .350 | .439 | .789 | .309 |
| Foster Castleman | SS | 98 | 200 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 14 | 2 | .242 | .240 | .482 | .170 |
| Billy Gardner | 2B | 151 | 560 | 32 | 126 | 3 | 33 | 2 | .271 | .298 | .569 | .225 |
| Bob Hale | 1B | 19 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .409 | .450 | .859 | .350 |
| Ron Hansen | SS | 12 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .048 | .000 | .048 | .000 |
| Jim Marshall | 1B | 85 | 191 | 17 | 41 | 5 | 19 | 3 | .280 | .346 | .626 | .215 |
| Eddie Miksis | SS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Willie Miranda | SS | 102 | 214 | 15 | 43 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .250 | .243 | .493 | .201 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | 145 | 463 | 31 | 110 | 3 | 32 | 1 | .292 | .305 | .597 | .238 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Leo Burke | OF | 7 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .500 | .818 | 1.318 | .455 |
| Jim Busby | OF | 113 | 215 | 32 | 51 | 3 | 19 | 6 | .320 | .330 | .650 | .237 |
| Lenny Green | OF | 69 | 91 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .297 | .275 | .572 | .231 |
| Bob Nieman | OF | 105 | 366 | 56 | 119 | 16 | 60 | 2 | .395 | .522 | .917 | .325 |
| Chuck Oertel | OF | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .417 | .648 | .167 |
| Al Pilarcik | OF | 141 | 379 | 40 | 92 | 1 | 24 | 7 | .320 | .306 | .626 | .243 |
| Willie Tasby | OF | 18 | 50 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .310 | .320 | .630 | .200 |
| Joe Taylor | OF | 36 | 77 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .333 | .403 | .736 | .273 |
| Dick Williams | OF | 128 | 409 | 36 | 113 | 4 | 32 | 0 | .336 | .347 | .683 | .276 |
| Gene Woodling | OF | 133 | 413 | 57 | 114 | 15 | 65 | 4 | .378 | .429 | .807 | .276 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Ginsberg | C | 61 | 109 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .302 | .303 | .605 | .211 |
| Gus Triandos | C | 137 | 474 | 59 | 116 | 30 | 79 | 1 | .327 | .456 | .783 | .245 |
| Frank Zupo | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bert Hamric | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5111 | 521 | 1233 | 108 | 492 | 33 | .305 | .350 | .655 | .241 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Charlie Beamon | 21 | 3 | 49.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 4.35 | 1.368 | |||
| Hal Brown | 19 | 17 | 96.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1 | 44 | 20 | 3.07 | 1.200 | |||
| Jack Harshman | 34 | 29 | 236.3 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 4 | 161 | 75 | 2.89 | 1.181 | |||
| Connie Johnson | 26 | 17 | 118.3 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 1 | 68 | 32 | 3.88 | 1.251 | |||
| Ken Lehman | 31 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 3.48 | 1.323 | |||
| Billy Loes | 32 | 10 | 114 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 5 | 44 | 44 | 3.63 | 1.316 | |||
| Ron Moeller | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.15 | 2.093 | |||
| Billy O'Dell | 41 | 25 | 221.3 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 8 | 137 | 51 | 2.97 | 1.139 | |||
| Milt Pappas | 31 | 21 | 135.3 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 72 | 48 | 4.06 | 1.353 | |||
| Arnie Portocarrero | 32 | 27 | 204.7 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 2 | 90 | 57 | 3.25 | 1.124 | |||
| Lou Sleater | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12.86 | 2.286 | |||
| Jerry Walker | 6 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6.97 | 2.039 | |||
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 9 | 4 | 40.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 1.99 | 0.860 | |||
| George Zuverink | 45 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 3.39 | 1.319 | |||
| Team Totals | 337 | 154 | 1369.6 | 74 | 79 | .484 | 28 | 749 | 403 | 3.40 | 1.227 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Billy Gardner | 151 |
| At Bats | Billy Gardner | 560 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Billy Gardner | 607 |
| Batting Average | Gene Woodling | .276 |
| On-Base % | Gene Woodling | .378 |
| Slugging % | Gus Triandos | .456 |
| OPS | Gene Woodling | .807 |
| Runs | Gus Triandos | 59 |
| Hits | Billy Gardner | 126 |
| Total Bases | Gus Triandos | 216 |
| Doubles | Billy Gardner | 28 |
| Triples | Bob Boyd | 5 |
| Home Runs | Gus Triandos | 30 |
| RBI | Gus Triandos | 79 |
| Walks | Gene Woodling | 66 |
| Strikeouts | Gus Triandos | 65 |
| Stolen Bases | Al Pilarcik | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | Bob Nieman | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dick Williams | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Gus Triandos | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Gus Triandos | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Arnie Portocarrero | 15 |
| Losses | Jack Harshman | 15 |
| Saves | Billy O'Dell | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Arnie Portocarrero | .577 |
| ERA | Jack Harshman | 2.89 |
| WHIP | Arnie Portocarrero | 1.124 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Harshman | 236.3 |
| Games | George Zuverink | 45 |
| Games Started | Jack Harshman | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Harshman | 161 |
| Complete Games | Jack Harshman | 17 |
| Shutouts | Jack Harshman, Billy O'Dell, and Arnie Portocarrero | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Jack Harshman | 975 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Harshman | 76 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Harshman | 204 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Harshman | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Harshman | 20 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jack Harshman and Billy O'Dell | 35 |
| Triples Allowed | Billy O'Dell | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Harshman | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Billy Loes | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jack Harshman | 24 |
