1958 Baltimore Orioles

74-79 • .484 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1958 Baltimore Orioles went 74-79 (.484) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 521 runs, allowed 575, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Gus Triandos (30 HR, 79 RBI) and Arnie Portocarrero (15-11, 3.25 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

74 Wins
79 Losses
.484 Win %
6th Rank
521 R 575 RA
Diff -54

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521 Runs Scored
575 Runs Allowed
-54 Run Diff
825K Attendance

📈 vs. 1958 AL Average

Batting Avg .241 5% below the 1958 league average (.254)
OBP .308 4% below the 1958 league average (.321)
SLG .350 9% below the 1958 league average (.383)
Team ERA 3.40 10% better than the 1958 league average (3.77)
Runs Scored 521 19% below the 1958 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 825,765
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Avg per Game 10,586

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1958

Batting Avg

1 Bob Nieman 0.325 2 Bob Boyd 0.309 3 Dick Williams 0.276 4 Gene Woodling 0.276 5 Joe Taylor 0.273

Home Runs

1 Gus Triandos 30 2 Bob Nieman 16 3 Gene Woodling 15 4 Bob Boyd 7 5 Jack Harshman 6

RBI

1 Gus Triandos 79 2 Gene Woodling 65 3 Bob Nieman 60 4 Bob Boyd 36 5 Billy Gardner 33
1958 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Gardner 151 560 32 126 28 2 3 33 34 53 2 0.225
Gus Triandos 137 474 59 116 10 0 30 79 60 65 1 0.245
Brooks Robinson 145 463 31 110 16 3 3 32 31 51 1 0.238
Gene Woodling 133 413 57 114 16 1 15 65 66 49 4 0.276
Dick Williams 128 409 36 113 17 0 4 32 37 47 0 0.276
Bob Boyd 125 401 58 124 21 5 7 36 25 24 1 0.309
Al Pilarcik 141 379 40 92 21 0 1 24 42 37 7 0.243
Bob Nieman 105 366 56 119 20 2 16 60 44 57 2 0.325
Jim Busby 113 215 32 51 7 2 3 19 24 37 6 0.237
Willy Miranda 102 214 15 43 6 0 1 8 14 25 1 0.201
Foster Castleman 98 200 15 34 5 0 3 14 16 34 2 0.170
Jim Marshall 85 191 17 41 4 3 5 19 18 30 3 0.215
Joe Ginsberg 61 109 4 23 1 0 3 16 13 14 0 0.211
Lenny Green 69 91 10 21 4 0 0 4 9 10 0 0.231
Jack Harshman 47 82 11 16 1 0 6 14 17 22 0 0.195
Joe Taylor 36 77 11 21 4 0 2 9 7 19 0 0.273
Billy O'Dell 42 72 5 8 2 0 1 1 6 27 2 0.111
Arnie Portocarrero 32 67 4 11 2 0 1 8 2 23 0 0.164
Willie Tasby 18 50 6 10 3 0 1 1 7 15 1 0.200
Milt Pappas 32 42 2 6 2 0 1 3 0 21 0 0.143
Connie Johnson 26 34 1 7 1 0 0 2 2 12 0 0.206
Billy Loes 32 30 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.067
Hal Brown 21 27 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.148
Bob Hale 19 20 2 7 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0.350
Jerry Adair 11 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.105
Ron Hansen 12 19 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.000
Ken Lehman 31 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.071
Chuck Oertel 14 12 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0.167
Leo Burke 7 11 4 5 1 0 1 4 1 2 0 0.455
Hoyt Wilhelm 9 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.091
Charlie Beamon 22 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
George Zuverink 45 9 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0.222
Bert Hamric 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.125
Lou Sleater 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Eddie Miksis 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jerry Walker 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Zupo 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ron Moeller 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1958

ERA

1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.99 2 Jack Harshman 2.89 3 Billy O'Dell 2.97 4 Hal Brown 3.07 5 Arnie Portocarrero 3.25

Wins

1 Arnie Portocarrero 15 2 Billy O'Dell 14 3 Jack Harshman 12 4 Milt Pappas 10 5 Hal Brown 7

Strikeouts

1 Jack Harshman 161 2 Billy O'Dell 137 3 Arnie Portocarrero 90 4 Milt Pappas 72 5 Connie Johnson 68
1958 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Harshman 12 15 2.89 34 29 4 236.1 204 76 75 161
Billy O'Dell 14 11 2.97 41 25 8 221.1 201 73 51 137
Arnie Portocarrero 15 11 3.25 32 27 2 204.2 173 74 57 90
Milt Pappas 10 10 4.06 31 21 0 135.1 135 61 48 72
Connie Johnson 6 9 3.88 26 17 1 118.1 116 51 32 68
Billy Loes 3 9 3.63 32 10 5 114.0 106 46 44 44
Hal Brown 7 5 3.07 19 17 1 96.2 96 33 20 44
George Zuverink 2 2 3.39 45 0 7 69.0 74 26 17 22
Ken Lehman 2 1 3.48 31 1 0 62.0 64 24 18 36
Charlie Beamon 1 3 4.35 21 3 0 49.2 47 24 21 26
Hoyt Wilhelm 1 3 1.99 9 4 0 40.2 25 9 10 35
Jerry Walker 0 0 6.97 6 0 0 10.1 16 8 5 6
Lou Sleater 1 0 12.86 6 0 0 7.0 14 10 2 5
Ron Moeller 0 0 4.15 4 0 0 4.1 6 2 3 3

👥 Roster (38)

Jerry Adair Charlie Beamon Bob Boyd Hal Brown Leo Burke Jim Busby Foster Castleman Billy Gardner Joe Ginsberg Lenny Green Bob Hale Bert Hamric +26 more

38 players

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The 1958 Baltimore Orioles in brief

In 1958 the Baltimore Orioles posted a 74-79 mark (.484) and finished 6th in the AL. The Baltimore Orioles scored 521 runs and allowed 575, a run differential of -54. At the plate the Baltimore Orioles hit .241, 5% worse than the league's .254. The Baltimore Orioles staff finished with a 3.40 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.77. Measured against the 645-run league average, the offense was 19% behind.

Home games were played at Memorial Stadium, where 825,765 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Gus Triandos, who hit 30. The hits leader was Billy Gardner with 126. Arnie Portocarrero was the top winner, with 15 victories. The strikeout leader was Jack Harshman with 161.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1958 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1958 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1958 Baltimore Orioles finished 74-79 (.484 win pct).
Who led the 1958 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Gus Triandos led the 1958 Baltimore Orioles with 30 home runs.
What was the 1958 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1958 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 3.40.
Did the 1958 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1958 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1958 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1958 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1958 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gus Triandos (30 HR, 79 RBI) and Arnie Portocarrero (15-11, 3.25 ERA).
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