1958 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1958 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 69-85. They scored 664 runs and belted 124 home runs to go along with a .266 batting average. The offense was powered by Harry Anderson, who led the team with 23 home runs and 97 RBI. Richie Ashburn led the team with 215 hits for a .350 average.
The team allowed 762 runs and had a team ERA of 4.32. Robin Roberts led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 130 strikeouts. Turk Farrell was the team's best fireman, with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Bouchee | 1B | 89 | 334 | 55 | 86 | 9 | 39 | 1 | .355 | .425 | .780 | .257 |
| Chico Fernandez | SS | 148 | 522 | 38 | 120 | 6 | 51 | 12 | .280 | .318 | .598 | .230 |
| Granny Hamner | 3B | 35 | 133 | 18 | 40 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .340 | .444 | .784 | .301 |
| Solly Hemus | 2B | 105 | 334 | 53 | 95 | 8 | 36 | 3 | .390 | .416 | .806 | .284 |
| Pancho Herrera | 3B | 29 | 63 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .347 | .365 | .712 | .270 |
| Willie Jones | 3B | 118 | 398 | 52 | 108 | 14 | 60 | 1 | .351 | .420 | .771 | .271 |
| Ted Kazanski | 2B | 95 | 289 | 21 | 66 | 3 | 35 | 2 | .291 | .315 | .606 | .228 |
| Roy Smalley | SS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bobby Young | 2B | 32 | 60 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .246 | .333 | .579 | .233 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Harry Anderson | OF | 140 | 515 | 80 | 155 | 23 | 97 | 0 | .373 | .524 | .897 | .301 |
| Richie Ashburn | OF | 152 | 615 | 98 | 215 | 2 | 33 | 30 | .440 | .441 | .881 | .350 |
| Bob Bowman | OF | 91 | 184 | 31 | 53 | 8 | 24 | 0 | .343 | .500 | .843 | .288 |
| Chuck Essegian | OF | 39 | 114 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .317 | .456 | .773 | .246 |
| Dave Philley | OF | 91 | 207 | 30 | 64 | 3 | 31 | 1 | .357 | .444 | .801 | .309 |
| Wally Post | OF | 110 | 379 | 51 | 107 | 12 | 62 | 0 | .340 | .449 | .789 | .282 |
| Rip Repulski | OF | 85 | 238 | 33 | 58 | 13 | 40 | 0 | .296 | .479 | .775 | .244 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jimmie Coker | C | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Jim Hegan | C | 25 | 59 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .270 | .322 | .592 | .220 |
| Joe Lonnett | C | 17 | 50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .180 | .347 | .140 |
| Stan Lopata | C | 86 | 258 | 36 | 64 | 9 | 33 | 0 | .391 | .388 | .779 | .248 |
| Carl Sawatski | C | 60 | 183 | 12 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .300 | .344 | .644 | .230 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Mack Burk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5363 | 664 | 1424 | 124 | 630 | 51 | .335 | .400 | .735 | .266 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| John Anderson | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7.88 | 1.875 | |||
| Don Cardwell | 16 | 14 | 107.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 77 | 37 | 4.51 | 1.263 | |||
| Bob Conley | 2 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.56 | 1.205 | |||
| Don Erickson | 9 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4.63 | 1.709 | |||
| Turk Farrell | 54 | 0 | 94 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 11 | 73 | 40 | 3.35 | 1.319 | |||
| Johnny Gray | 15 | 0 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 4.15 | 1.503 | |||
| Warren Hacker | 9 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7.41 | 1.882 | |||
| Jim Hearn | 39 | 1 | 73.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 33 | 27 | 4.17 | 1.569 | |||
| Angelo LiPetri | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.25 | 1.500 | |||
| Hank Mason | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.80 | 1.800 | |||
| Jack Meyer | 37 | 5 | 90.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 2 | 87 | 33 | 3.59 | 1.218 | |||
| Bob Miller | 17 | 0 | 22.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 11.69 | 2.018 | |||
| Seth Morehead | 27 | 11 | 92.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 54 | 26 | 5.85 | 1.593 | |||
| Jim Owens | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2.57 | 1.286 | |||
| Tom Qualters | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Robin Roberts | 35 | 34 | 269.7 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 0 | 130 | 51 | 3.24 | 1.190 | |||
| Jack Sanford | 38 | 27 | 186.3 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 0 | 106 | 81 | 4.44 | 1.492 | |||
| Ray Semproch | 36 | 30 | 204.3 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 0 | 92 | 58 | 3.92 | 1.317 | |||
| Curt Simmons | 29 | 27 | 168.3 | 7 | 14 | .333 | 1 | 78 | 40 | 4.38 | 1.402 | |||
| Team Totals | 375 | 154 | 1396.8 | 69 | 85 | .448 | 15 | 778 | 446 | 4.32 | 1.379 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Richie Ashburn | 152 |
| At Bats | Richie Ashburn | 615 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Richie Ashburn | 725 |
| Batting Average | Richie Ashburn | .350 |
| On-Base % | Richie Ashburn | .440 |
| Slugging % | Harry Anderson | .524 |
| OPS | Harry Anderson | .897 |
| Runs | Richie Ashburn | 98 |
| Hits | Richie Ashburn | 215 |
| Total Bases | Richie Ashburn | 271 |
| Doubles | Harry Anderson | 34 |
| Triples | Richie Ashburn | 13 |
| Home Runs | Harry Anderson | 23 |
| RBI | Harry Anderson | 97 |
| Walks | Richie Ashburn | 97 |
| Strikeouts | Harry Anderson | 95 |
| Stolen Bases | Richie Ashburn | 30 |
| Caught Stealing | Richie Ashburn | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Chico Fernandez | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Chico Fernandez | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Chico Fernandez and Stan Lopata | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Robin Roberts | 17 |
| Losses | Robin Roberts and Curt Simmons | 14 |
| Saves | Turk Farrell | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Robin Roberts | .548 |
| ERA | Robin Roberts | 3.24 |
| WHIP | Robin Roberts | 1.190 |
| Innings Pitched | Robin Roberts | 269.7 |
| Games | Turk Farrell | 54 |
| Games Started | Robin Roberts | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Robin Roberts | 130 |
| Complete Games | Robin Roberts | 21 |
| Shutouts | Jack Sanford and Ray Semproch | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Robin Roberts | 1116 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 97 |
| Hits Allowed | Robin Roberts | 270 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Sanford | 81 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 30 |
| Doubles Allowed | Robin Roberts | 47 |
| Triples Allowed | Ray Semproch and Curt Simmons | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Meyer | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ray Semproch | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ray Semproch | 18 |
