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 72Ã¢ÂÂ82 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

Record vs. opponents

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

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