1958 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1958 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 72-82. They scored 619 runs and belted 111 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. The offense was powered by Ken Boyer, who led the team with 23 home runs, 90 RBI, and 175 hits.
The team allowed 704 runs and had a team ERA of 4.12. Sam Jones led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 225 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ruben Amaro | SS | 40 | 76 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .276 | .548 | .224 |
| Don Blasingame | 2B | 143 | 547 | 71 | 150 | 2 | 36 | 20 | .343 | .356 | .699 | .274 |
| Ken Boyer | 3B | 150 | 570 | 101 | 175 | 23 | 90 | 11 | .360 | .496 | .856 | .307 |
| Joe Cunningham | 1B | 131 | 337 | 61 | 105 | 12 | 57 | 4 | .449 | .496 | .945 | .312 |
| Al Dark | 3B | 18 | 64 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .318 | .344 | .662 | .297 |
| Gene Freese | SS | 62 | 191 | 28 | 49 | 6 | 16 | 1 | .294 | .419 | .713 | .257 |
| Eddie Kasko | SS | 104 | 259 | 20 | 57 | 2 | 22 | 1 | .277 | .282 | .559 | .220 |
| Stan Musial | 1B | 135 | 472 | 64 | 159 | 17 | 62 | 0 | .423 | .528 | .951 | .337 |
| Johnny O'Brien | SS | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Dick Schofield | SS | 39 | 108 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .348 | .278 | .626 | .213 |
| Lee Tate | SS | 10 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .257 | .539 | .200 |
| Benny Valenzuela | 3B | 10 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .286 | .553 | .214 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ellis Burton | OF | 8 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .324 | .500 | .824 | .233 |
| Del Ennis | OF | 106 | 329 | 22 | 86 | 3 | 47 | 0 | .290 | .350 | .640 | .261 |
| Curt Flood | OF | 121 | 422 | 50 | 110 | 10 | 41 | 2 | .317 | .382 | .699 | .261 |
| Gene Green | OF | 137 | 442 | 47 | 124 | 13 | 55 | 2 | .333 | .423 | .756 | .281 |
| Wally Moon | OF | 108 | 290 | 36 | 69 | 7 | 38 | 2 | .342 | .366 | .708 | .238 |
| Irv Noren | OF | 117 | 178 | 24 | 47 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .327 | .393 | .720 | .264 |
| Bobby Smith | OF | 28 | 88 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .304 | .386 | .690 | .284 |
| Joe Taylor | OF | 18 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .346 | .565 | .911 | .304 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ray Katt | C | 19 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .239 | .268 | .507 | .171 |
| Hobie Landrith | C | 70 | 144 | 9 | 31 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .335 | .306 | .641 | .215 |
| Hal Smith | C | 77 | 220 | 13 | 50 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .272 | .268 | .540 | .227 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5255 | 619 | 1371 | 111 | 570 | 44 | .327 | .380 | .707 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Frank Barnes | 8 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 7.58 | 1.842 | |||
| Jim Brosnan | 33 | 12 | 115 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 7 | 65 | 50 | 3.44 | 1.365 | |||
| Nelson Chittum | 13 | 2 | 29.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6.44 | 1.297 | |||
| Phil Clark | 7 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.52 | 1.818 | |||
| Tom Flanigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Larry Jackson | 49 | 23 | 198 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 8 | 124 | 51 | 3.68 | 1.323 | |||
| Sam Jones | 35 | 35 | 250 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 225 | 107 | 2.88 | 1.244 | |||
| Bob Mabe | 31 | 13 | 111.7 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 74 | 41 | 4.51 | 1.379 | |||
| Sal Maglie | 10 | 10 | 53 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 4.75 | 1.340 | |||
| Morrie Martin | 17 | 0 | 24.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4.74 | 1.255 | |||
| Lindy McDaniel | 26 | 17 | 108.7 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 47 | 31 | 5.80 | 1.564 | |||
| Von McDaniel | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13.50 | 5.000 | |||
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 30 | 29 | 189.7 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 0 | 80 | 91 | 3.42 | 1.418 | |||
| Billy Muffett | 35 | 6 | 84 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5 | 41 | 42 | 4.93 | 1.774 | |||
| Johnny O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22.50 | 4.500 | |||
| Phil Paine | 46 | 0 | 73.3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1 | 45 | 31 | 3.56 | 1.378 | |||
| Bill Smith | 2 | 1 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6.52 | 1.649 | |||
| Chuck Stobbs | 17 | 0 | 39.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 3.63 | 1.360 | |||
| Herm Wehmeier | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Bill Wight | 28 | 1 | 57.3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 18 | 32 | 5.02 | 1.675 | |||
| Team Totals | 394 | 154 | 1381.8 | 72 | 82 | .468 | 25 | 822 | 567 | 4.12 | 1.422 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ken Boyer | 150 |
| At Bats | Ken Boyer | 570 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ken Boyer | 631 |
| Batting Average | Stan Musial | .337 |
| On-Base % | Stan Musial | .423 |
| Slugging % | Stan Musial | .528 |
| OPS | Stan Musial | .951 |
| Runs | Ken Boyer | 101 |
| Hits | Ken Boyer | 175 |
| Total Bases | Ken Boyer | 283 |
| Doubles | Stan Musial | 35 |
| Triples | Don Blasingame | 10 |
| Home Runs | Ken Boyer | 23 |
| RBI | Ken Boyer | 90 |
| Walks | Joe Cunningham | 82 |
| Strikeouts | Curt Flood | 56 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Blasingame | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | Curt Flood | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 5 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ken Boyer | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Gene Green | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Sam Jones | 14 |
| Losses | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 14 |
| Saves | Larry Jackson | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Sam Jones | .519 |
| ERA | Sam Jones | 2.88 |
| WHIP | Sam Jones | 1.244 |
| Innings Pitched | Sam Jones | 250 |
| Games | Larry Jackson | 49 |
| Games Started | Sam Jones | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Sam Jones | 225 |
| Complete Games | Sam Jones | 14 |
| Shutouts | Sam Jones and Vinegar Bend Mizell | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Sam Jones | 1041 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Larry Jackson | 81 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry Jackson | 211 |
| Walks Allowed | Sam Jones | 107 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sam Jones | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Vinegar Bend Mizell | 41 |
| Triples Allowed | Sam Jones | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Larry Jackson, Sam Jones, and Bob Mabe | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Larry Jackson | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Larry Jackson | 21 |
