1958 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1958 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 71-83. They scored 668 runs and belted 172 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. Gil Hodges and Charlie Neal were tied for the team lead in home runs with 22. Carl Furillo knocked in 83 runs. Jim Gilliam led the team with 145 hits for a .261 average.
The team allowed 761 runs and had a team ERA of 4.47. Johnny Podres led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 143 strikeouts. Clem Labine led the team with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Bilko | 1B | 47 | 101 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 0 | .264 | .465 | .729 | .208 |
| Jim Gentile | 1B | 12 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .235 | .167 | .402 | .133 |
| Dick Gray | 3B | 58 | 197 | 25 | 49 | 9 | 30 | 1 | .327 | .472 | .799 | .249 |
| Gil Hodges | 1B | 141 | 475 | 68 | 123 | 22 | 64 | 8 | .330 | .434 | .764 | .259 |
| Randy Jackson | 3B | 35 | 65 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .243 | .277 | .520 | .185 |
| Bob Lillis | SS | 20 | 69 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .421 | .507 | .928 | .391 |
| Charlie Neal | 2B | 140 | 473 | 87 | 120 | 22 | 65 | 7 | .341 | .438 | .779 | .254 |
| Pee Wee Reese | SS | 59 | 147 | 21 | 33 | 4 | 17 | 1 | .337 | .381 | .718 | .224 |
| Earl Robinson | 3B | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .200 | .450 | .200 |
| Don Zimmer | SS | 127 | 455 | 52 | 119 | 17 | 60 | 14 | .305 | .415 | .720 | .262 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gino Cimoli | OF | 109 | 325 | 35 | 80 | 9 | 27 | 3 | .292 | .366 | .658 | .246 |
| Don Demeter | OF | 43 | 106 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .225 | .349 | .574 | .189 |
| Ron Fairly | OF | 15 | 53 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .350 | .415 | .765 | .283 |
| Carl Furillo | OF | 122 | 411 | 54 | 119 | 18 | 83 | 0 | .343 | .482 | .825 | .290 |
| Jim Gilliam | OF | 147 | 555 | 81 | 145 | 2 | 43 | 18 | .352 | .335 | .687 | .261 |
| Frank Howard | OF | 8 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .379 | .646 | .241 |
| Norm Larker | OF | 99 | 253 | 32 | 70 | 4 | 29 | 1 | .352 | .427 | .779 | .277 |
| Don Miles | OF | 8 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .182 | .399 | .182 |
| Duke Snider | OF | 106 | 327 | 45 | 102 | 15 | 58 | 2 | .371 | .505 | .876 | .312 |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 65 | 101 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .322 | .317 | .639 | .248 |
| Bob Wilson | OF | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Pignatano | C | 63 | 142 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 17 | 4 | .306 | .437 | .743 | .218 |
| John Roseboro | C | 114 | 384 | 52 | 104 | 14 | 43 | 11 | .333 | .456 | .789 | .271 |
| Rube Walker | C | 25 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .200 | .227 | .427 | .114 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5173 | 668 | 1297 | 172 | 627 | 73 | .313 | .402 | .715 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Don Bessent | 19 | 0 | 24.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 3.33 | 1.687 | |||
| Babe Birrer | 16 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4.50 | 1.471 | |||
| Jackie Collum | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.10 | 1.818 | |||
| Roger Craig | 9 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4.50 | 1.313 | |||
| Don Drysdale | 44 | 29 | 211.7 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 0 | 131 | 72 | 4.17 | 1.351 | |||
| Carl Erskine | 31 | 9 | 98.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 54 | 35 | 5.13 | 1.526 | |||
| Bob Giallombardo | 6 | 5 | 26.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 3.76 | 1.673 | |||
| Fred Kipp | 40 | 9 | 102.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 58 | 45 | 5.01 | 1.486 | |||
| Johnny Klippstein | 45 | 0 | 90 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 9 | 73 | 44 | 3.80 | 1.389 | |||
| Sandy Koufax | 40 | 26 | 158.7 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 1 | 131 | 105 | 4.48 | 1.493 | |||
| Clem Labine | 52 | 2 | 104 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 14 | 43 | 33 | 4.15 | 1.394 | |||
| Ralph Mauriello | 3 | 2 | 11.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 4.63 | 1.538 | |||
| Danny McDevitt | 13 | 10 | 48.3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 26 | 31 | 7.45 | 2.112 | |||
| Ron Negray | 4 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7.15 | 1.681 | |||
| Don Newcombe | 11 | 8 | 34.3 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 7.86 | 1.778 | |||
| Johnny Podres | 39 | 31 | 210.3 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 1 | 143 | 78 | 3.72 | 1.360 | |||
| Ed Roebuck | 32 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 3.48 | 1.364 | |||
| Larry Sherry | 5 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12.46 | 3.953 | |||
| Stan Williams | 27 | 21 | 119 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 0 | 80 | 65 | 4.01 | 1.378 | |||
| Team Totals | 438 | 154 | 1368.1 | 71 | 83 | .461 | 31 | 855 | 606 | 4.47 | 1.466 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jim Gilliam | 147 |
| At Bats | Jim Gilliam | 555 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jim Gilliam | 636 |
| Batting Average | Don Zimmer | .262 |
| On-Base % | Jim Gilliam | .352 |
| Slugging % | Charlie Neal | .438 |
| OPS | Charlie Neal | .779 |
| Runs | Charlie Neal | 87 |
| Hits | Jim Gilliam | 145 |
| Total Bases | Charlie Neal | 207 |
| Doubles | Jim Gilliam | 25 |
| Triples | John Roseboro | 9 |
| Home Runs | Gil Hodges and Charlie Neal | 22 |
| RBI | Carl Furillo | 83 |
| Walks | Jim Gilliam | 78 |
| Strikeouts | Don Zimmer | 92 |
| Stolen Bases | Jim Gilliam | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Jim Gilliam | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Zimmer | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Carl Furillo | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Don Zimmer | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Johnny Podres | 13 |
| Losses | Johnny Podres | 15 |
| Saves | Clem Labine | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Stan Williams | .563 |
| ERA | Johnny Podres | 3.72 |
| WHIP | Don Drysdale | 1.351 |
| Innings Pitched | Don Drysdale | 211.7 |
| Games | Clem Labine | 52 |
| Games Started | Johnny Podres | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Podres | 143 |
| Complete Games | Johnny Podres | 10 |
| Shutouts | Johnny Podres and Stan Williams | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Don Drysdale | 913 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Don Drysdale | 98 |
| Hits Allowed | Don Drysdale | 214 |
| Walks Allowed | Sandy Koufax | 105 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Johnny Podres | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Don Drysdale | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Don Drysdale | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Sandy Koufax | 17 |
| Hit Batsmen | Don Drysdale | 14 |
| Double Plays Induced | Johnny Podres | 27 |
