# 1958 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 1958 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 77th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 67th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 72–82 during the season and finished sixth in the National League.

## Offseason

* December 2, 1957: 1957 minor league draft
** Ellis Burton was drafted by the Cardinals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
** Lee Tate was drafted by the Cardinals from the San Francisco Giants.
* December 5, 1957: Marty Kutyna, Ted Wieand, and Willard Schmidt were traded by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Curt Flood and Joe Taylor.

## Regular season

Third baseman Ken Boyer won a Gold Glove this year.

### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | .597 | — | 48‍–‍29 | 44‍–‍33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70 | .545 | 8 | 49‍–‍28 | 35‍–‍42 |
| San Francisco Giants | 80 | 74 | .519 | 12 | 44‍–‍33 | 36‍–‍41 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 76 | 78 | .494 | 16 | 40‍–‍37 | 36‍–‍41 |
| Chicago Cubs | 72 | 82 | .468 | 20 | 35‍–‍42 | 37‍–‍40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 82 | .468 | 20 | 39‍–‍38 | 33‍–‍44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 71 | 83 | .461 | 21 | 39‍–‍38 | 32‍–‍45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | .448 | 23 | 35‍–‍42 | 34‍–‍43 |

### Record vs. opponents

1958 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | CHC | CIN | LAD | MIL | PHI | PIT | SFG | STL |
| Chicago | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 7–15 |
| Cincinnati | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 |
| Los Angeles | 11–11 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 11–11 |
| Milwaukee | 12–10 | 17–5 | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 15–7 |
| Philadelphia | 9–13 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 8–14 | 12–10 |
| Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 |
| San Francisco | 10–12 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 6–16 | 14–8 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 |
| St. Louis | 15–7 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 2, 1958: Jim King was traded by the Cardinals to the San Francisco Giants for Ray Katt.
* April 19, 1958: Phil Paine was selected off waivers by the Cardinals from the Milwaukee Braves.
* May 20, 1958: Alvin Dark was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Brosnan.
* June 15, 1958: Dick Schofield and cash were traded by the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Johnny O'Brien and Gene Freese.
* July 2, 1958: Morrie Martin was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Cleveland Indians.
* September 29, 1958: Gene Freese was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Solly Hemus.

### Roster
## 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 |
| C | Hal R. Smith | 77 | 220 | 50 | .227 | 1 | 24 |
| 1B | Stan Musial | 135 | 472 | 159 | .337 | 17 | 62 |
| 2B | Don Blasingame | 143 | 547 | 150 | .274 | 2 | 36 |
| SS | Eddie Kasko | 104 | 259 | 57 | .220 | 2 | 22 |
| 3B | Ken Boyer | 150 | 570 | 175 | .307 | 23 | 90 |
| LF | Del Ennis | 106 | 329 | 86 | .261 | 3 | 47 |
| CF | Curt Flood | 121 | 422 | 110 | .261 | 10 | 41 |
| RF | Gene Green | 137 | 442 | 124 | .281 | 13 | 55 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Joe Cunningham | 131 | 337 | 105 | .312 | 12 | 57 |
| Wally Moon | 108 | 290 | 69 | .238 | 7 | 38 |
| Gene Freese | 62 | 191 | 49 | .257 | 6 | 16 |
| Irv Noren | 117 | 178 | 47 | .264 | 4 | 22 |
| Hobie Landrith | 70 | 144 | 31 | .215 | 3 | 13 |
| Dick Schofield | 39 | 108 | 23 | .213 | 1 | 8 |
| Bobby Smith | 28 | 88 | 25 | .284 | 2 | 5 |
| Rubén Amaro | 40 | 76 | 17 | .224 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Dark | 18 | 64 | 19 | .297 | 1 | 5 |
| Ray Katt | 19 | 41 | 7 | .171 | 1 | 4 |
| Lee Tate | 10 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Ellis Burton | 8 | 30 | 7 | .233 | 2 | 4 |
| Joe Taylor | 18 | 23 | 7 | .304 | 1 | 3 |
| Benny Valenzuela | 10 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny O'Brien | 12 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Sam Jones | 35 | 250.0 | 14 | 13 | 2.88 | 225 |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 30 | 189.2 | 10 | 14 | 3.42 | 80 |
| Sal Maglie | 10 | 53.0 | 2 | 6 | 4.75 | 21 |
| Herm Wehmeier | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 4 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Larry Jackson | 49 | 198.0 | 13 | 13 | 3.68 | 124 |
| Jim Brosnan | 33 | 115.0 | 8 | 4 | 3.44 | 65 |
| Bob Mabe | 31 | 111.2 | 3 | 9 | 4.51 | 74 |
| Lindy McDaniel | 26 | 108.2 | 5 | 7 | 5.80 | 47 |
| Billy Muffett | 35 | 84.0 | 4 | 6 | 4.93 | 41 |
| Nelson Chittum | 13 | 29.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.44 | 13 |
| Frank Barnes | 8 | 19.0 | 1 | 1 | 7.58 | 17 |
| Bill Smith | 2 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.52 | 4 |
| Von McDaniel | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Phil Paine | 46 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3.56 | 45 |
| Bill Wight | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5.02 | 18 |
| Chuck Stobbs | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.63 | 25 |
| Morrie Martin | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.74 | 16 |
| Phil Clark | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.52 | 1 |
| Johnny O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 2 |
| Tom Flanigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Omaha Cardinals | American Association | Johnny Keane |
| AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Cot Deal |
| AA | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | Mexican League | Jose Ramos |
| AA | Houston Buffaloes | Texas League | Harry Walker |
| A | York White Roses | Eastern League | Joe Schultz |
| B | Winston-Salem Red Birds | Carolina League | Vern Benson |
| C | Stockton Ports | California League | Don Pries |
| C | Winnipeg Goldeyes | Northern League | Al Unser |
| C | Billings Mustangs | Pioneer League | Chase Riddle |
| D | Dothan Cardinals | Alabama–Florida League | J. C. Dunn |
| D | Wytheville Cardinals | Appalachian League | Whitey Kurowski |
| D | Daytona Beach Islanders | Florida State League | Homer Ray Wilson |
| D | Albany Cardinals | Georgia–Florida League | Mo Mozzali |
| D | Keokuk Cardinals | Midwest League | Frank Calo |
| D | Hobbs Cardinals | Sophomore League | Wayne Wallace |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nuevo Laredo, Dothan