1958 Cleveland Indians season

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.
• January 29, 1958: Mickey Vernon was selected off waivers by the Indians from the Boston Red Sox.
• February 18, 1958: Hank Aguirre and Jim Hegan were traded by the Indians to the Detroit Tigers for Jay Porter and Hal Woodeshick.
• February 25, 1958: Pete Mesa (minors) was traded by the Indians to the Washington Senators for Milt Bolling.
• March 27, 1958: Vito Valentinetti and Milt Bolling were traded by the Indians to the Detroit Tigers for Pete Wojey and $20,000.
• Prior to 1958 season (exact date unknown)
  • Doc Edwards was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.
  • Jim Weaver was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.

Regular season

• May 17, 1958: Carroll Hardy hit his first major league home run when he pinch hit for Roger Maris in the 11th inning of a 4–4 tie against the Chicago White Sox.
• June 26, 1958: First-year skipper Bobby Bragan was fired after 67 games, the shortest stint (at the time) for a Cleveland Indians manager. Cleveland was 31–36 (.463) and in sixth place at the time. Former Tribe All-Star second baseman Joe Gordon took the reins on June 27, and led the Indians to a 46–40 (.535) mark for the rest of the season.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• June 12, 1958: Chico Carrasquel was traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for Billy Hunter.
• 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.
• July 2, 1958: Bob Lemon was released by the Indians.
• July 2, 1958: Morrie Martin was selected off waivers by the Indians from the St. Louis Cardinals.
• August 4, 1958: Randy Jackson was purchased by the Indians from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• August 23, 1958: Hoyt Wilhelm was selected off waivers from the Indians by the Baltimore Orioles.

Opening Day Lineup

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Burlington, North Platte

Notes

References

• 1958 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
• 1958 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/minosmi01.shtml Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball-Reference]
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vernomi01.shtml Mickey Vernon page at Baseball-Reference]
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/porteja01.shtml Jay Porter page at Baseball-Reference]
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bollimi01.shtml Milt Bolling page at Baseball-Reference]
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/valenvi01.shtml Vito Valentinetti page at Baseball-Reference]
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/edwardo01.shtml Doc Edwards page at Baseball-Reference]
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/weaveji02.shtml Jim Weaver page at Baseball-Reference]
8. ''Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero'', p. 96, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010, {{ISBN. 978-1-4165-8928-0
9. ''Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero'', p. 97
10. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19580613&id=NOJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=THYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6266,1085942&hl=en Hunter goes to Indians for Chico]
11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marisro01.shtml Roger Maris page at Baseball Reference]
12. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lemonbo01.shtml Bob Lemon page at Baseball Reference]
13. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martimo01.shtml Morrie Martin page at Baseball Reference]
14. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jacksra01.shtml Randy Jackson page at Baseball Reference]
15. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilheho01.shtml Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference]
16. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE195804150.shtml "1958 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference"]
17. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007