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1958 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Since 1932) Cleveland, Ohio (Since 1901)
1958 Information
Owner(s)	William R. Daley
General Manager(s)	Frank Lane
Manager(s)	Bobby Bragan, Joe Gordon
Local television	WEWS-TV (Bill McColgan, Ken Coleman)
Local radio	WERE (Bob Neal, Jimmy Dudley)

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

Offseason

December 4, 1957: Early Wynn and Al Smith were traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Minnie Miñoso and Fred Hatfield.^[1]
Prior to 1958 season: Jim Weaver was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.^[2]
January 29, 1958: Mickey Vernon was selected off waivers by the Indians from the Boston Red Sox.^[3]
February 18, 1958: Hank Aguirre and Jim Hegan were traded by the Indians to the Detroit Tigers for J. W. Porter and Hal Woodeshick.^[4]
February 25, 1958: Pete Mesa (minors) was traded by the Indians to the Washington Senators for Milt Bolling.^[5]
March 27, 1958: Vito Valentinetti and Milt Bolling were traded by the Indians to the Detroit Tigers for Pete Wojey and $20,000.^[6]
Prior to 1958 Season: Doc Edwards was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent. ^[7]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	92	62	.597	--
Chicago White Sox	82	72	.532	10
Boston Red Sox	79	75	.513	13
Cleveland Indians	77	76	.503	14.5
Detroit Tigers	77	77	.500	15
Baltimore Orioles	74	79	.484	17.5
Kansas City Athletics	73	81	.474	19
Washington Senators	61	93	.396	31

Notable transactions

June 12, 1958: Chico Carrasquel was traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for Billy Hunter.^[8]
June 15, 1958: Roger Maris, Dick Tomanek and Preston Ward were traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for Woodie Held and Vic Power.^[9]
July 2, 1958: Bob Lemon was released by the Indians.^[10]
July 2, 1958: Morrie Martin was selected off waivers by the Indians from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[11]
August 4, 1958: Randy Jackson was purchased by the Indians from the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[12]
August 23, 1958: Hoyt Wilhelm was selected off waivers from the Indians by the Baltimore Orioles.^[13]

Roster

1958 Cleveland Indians roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

18 Hal Naragon

Manager

2 Bobby Bragan
35 Joe Gordon

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B	Vernon, MickeyMickey Vernon	119	355	104	.293	8	55
LF	Miñoso, MinnieMinnie Miñoso	149	556	168	.302	24	80

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Geiger, GaryGary Geiger	91	195	45	.231	1	6
Maris, RogerRoger Maris	51	182	41	.225	9	27
Carrasquel, ChicoChico Carrasquel	49	156	40	.225	9	27
Held, WoodieWoodie Held	67	144	28	.194	3	17
Hatfield, FredFred Hatfield	3	8	1	.125	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bell, GaryGary Bell	33	182	12	10	3.31	110

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Grant, MudcatMudcat Grant	44	204	10	11	3.84	111
Ferrarese, DonDon Ferrarese	28	94.2	3	4	3.71	62
Tomanek, DickDick Tomanek	18	57.2	2	3	5.62	42

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Brodowski, DickDick Brodowski	5	1	0	0	0.00	12
Geiger, GaryGary Geiger	1	0	0	0	9.00	2

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	San Diego Padres	Pacific Coast League	Catfish Metkovich
AA	Mobile Bears	Southern Association	Mel McGaha
A	Reading Indians	Eastern League	Clyde McCullough
B	Burlington Indians	Carolina League	Pinky May
C	Minot Mallards	Northern League	Ken Landenberger
D	Cocoa Indians	Florida State League	Paul O'Dea
D	North Platte Indians	Nebraska State League	Mark Wylie
D	Batavia Indians	New York-Penn League	Don Richmond

Notes

^ Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference
^ Jim Weaver page at Baseball Reference
^ Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference
^ J. W. Porter page at Baseball Reference
^ Milt Bolling page at Baseball Reference
^ Vito Valentinetti page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/edwardo01.shtml
^ Chico Carrasquel page at Baseball Reference
^ Roger Maris page at Baseball Reference
^ Bob Lemon page at Baseball Reference
^ Morrie Martin page at Baseball Reference
^ Randy Jackson page at Baseball Reference
^ Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

References

1958 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • New York • Washington

National League	Chicago • Cincinnati • Los Angeles • Milwaukee • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis

1958 All-Star Game • 1958 World Series

Cleveland Indians

Formerly the Grand Rapids Rustlers, Cleveland Bluebirds, Cleveland Blues, Cleveland Bronchos and the Cleveland Naps • Based in Cleveland, Ohio

The Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • Award winners

Ballparks

League Park • Cleveland Municipal Stadium • Jacobs/Progressive Field
Spring Training: Henley Field • Terry Park Ballfield • Clearwater Athletic Field • Hi Corbett Field • Chain of Lakes Park • Goodyear Ballpark

Culture and Lore

Chief Wahoo • John Adams • The Catch • Ten Cent Beer Night • Curse of Rocky Colavito • Cleveland Sports Curse • Major League • "Cleveland Rocks" • Bat Burglary • Bug Game

Important Figures

Nap Lajoie • Addie Joss • Ray Chapman • Tris Speaker • Stan Coveleski • Joe Sewell • Mel Harder • Earl Averill • Hal Trosky • Bob Feller • Lou Boudreau • Bob Lemon • Bill Veeck • Al Rosen • Larry Doby • Mike Garcia • Early Wynn • Herb Score • Rocky Colavito • Mudcat Grant • Sam McDowell • Luis Tiant • Mike Hargrove • Sandy Alomar, Jr. • Jim Thome • Kenny Lofton • Omar Vizquel • Manny Ramirez • Albert Belle • Charles Nagy • Grady Sizemore • Travis Hafner • CC Sabathia • Victor Martinez • Cliff Lee

Retired Numbers

3 • 5 • 14 • 18 • 19 • 21 • 42 • 455

Key Personnel

Owner: Larry Dolan • General Manager: Mark Shapiro • Manager: Manny Acta

World Series
Champions (2)

1920 • 1948

American League
Pennants (5)

1920 • 1948 • 1954 • 1995 • 1997

Division
Championships

Central: 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2007 • Wild Card: none

Minor League
Affiliates

AAA: Columbus Clippers • AA: Akron Aeros • A: Kinston Indians • Lake County Captains • Mahoning Valley Scrappers • Rookie: Arizona League Indians • DSL Indians

Other Assets

SportsTime Ohio

Media

TV: SportsTime Ohio • WKYC • Radio: WTAM • Announcers: Tom Hamilton • Mike Hegan • Matt Underwood • Rick Manning

Seasons (110)

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