1958 Chicago Cubs

72-82 • .468 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1958 Chicago Cubs went 72-82 (.468) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 709 runs, allowed 725, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ernie Banks (47 HR, 129 RBI) and Glen Hobbie (10-6, 3.74 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

72 Wins
82 Losses
.468 Win %
5th Rank
709 R 725 RA
Diff -16

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709 Runs Scored
725 Runs Allowed
-16 Run Diff
993K Attendance

📈 vs. 1958 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 1% above the 1958 league average (.261)
OBP .330 1% above the 1958 league average (.327)
SLG .425 5% above the 1958 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.22 7% worse than the 1958 league average (3.95)
Runs Scored 709 5% above the 1958 league average (677 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 993,992
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Avg per Game 12,908

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1958

Batting Avg

1 Ernie Banks 0.313 2 Lee Walls 0.304 3 Al Dark 0.295 4 Bobby Thomson 0.283 5 Bobby Adams 0.281

Home Runs

1 Ernie Banks 47 2 Walt Moryn 26 3 Lee Walls 24 4 Bobby Thomson 21 5 Dale Long 20

RBI

1 Ernie Banks 129 2 Bobby Thomson 82 3 Walt Moryn 77 4 Dale Long 75 5 Lee Walls 72
1958 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ernie Banks 154 617 119 193 23 11 47 129 52 87 4 0.313
Bobby Thomson 152 547 67 155 27 5 21 82 56 76 0 0.283
Lee Walls 136 513 80 156 19 3 24 72 47 62 4 0.304
Walt Moryn 143 512 77 135 26 7 26 77 62 83 1 0.264
Tony Taylor 140 497 63 117 15 3 6 27 40 93 21 0.235
Dale Long 142 480 68 130 26 4 20 75 66 64 2 0.271
Al Dark 114 464 54 137 16 4 3 43 29 23 1 0.295
Sammy Taylor 96 301 30 78 12 2 6 36 27 46 2 0.259
Johnny Goryl 83 219 27 53 9 3 4 14 27 34 0 0.242
Cal Neeman 76 201 30 52 7 0 12 29 21 41 0 0.259
Jim Bolger 84 120 15 27 4 1 1 11 9 20 0 0.225
Chuck Tanner 73 103 10 27 6 0 4 17 9 10 1 0.262
Bobby Adams 62 96 14 27 4 4 0 4 6 15 2 0.281
Jim Marshall 26 81 12 22 2 0 5 11 12 13 1 0.272
Dick Drott 39 55 6 15 0 0 0 6 3 18 0 0.273
Taylor Phillips 39 54 2 3 0 0 0 2 3 24 0 0.056
Glen Hobbie 55 48 3 7 0 0 0 1 1 26 0 0.146
Moe Drabowsky 22 45 3 7 1 0 0 3 0 11 0 0.156
Dave Hillman 32 41 4 6 2 0 0 3 0 20 0 0.146
John Briggs 20 35 3 9 1 1 0 6 0 14 0 0.257
Lou Jackson 24 35 5 6 2 1 1 6 1 9 0 0.171
El Tappe 17 28 2 6 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0.214
Moe Thacker 11 24 4 6 1 0 2 3 1 7 0 0.250
Paul Smith 18 20 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.150
Marcelino Solis 15 20 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.250
Jim Brosnan 8 19 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.105
Bob Anderson 17 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.118
Bill Henry 44 17 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.235
Don Elston 69 14 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.357
John Buzhardt 6 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.125
Frank Ernaga 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.125
Chick King 8 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.250
Gene Fodge 16 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jerry Kindall 3 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Footer Johnson 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Mayer 19 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Dolan Nichols 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bob Will 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.250
Gabe Gabler 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Gordon Massa 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dick Ellsworth 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hersh Freeman 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Morgan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Freddy Rodriguez 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Elmer Singleton 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Turk Lown 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1958

ERA

1 Don Elston 2.88 2 Bill Henry 2.88 3 Jim Brosnan 3.14 4 Dave Hillman 3.15 5 Glen Hobbie 3.74

Wins

1 Glen Hobbie 10 2 Moe Drabowsky 9 3 Don Elston 9 4 Dick Drott 7 5 Taylor Phillips 7

Strikeouts

1 Dick Drott 127 2 Taylor Phillips 102 3 Glen Hobbie 91 4 Don Elston 84 5 Moe Drabowsky 77
1958 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Taylor Phillips 7 10 4.76 39 27 1 170.1 178 90 79 102
Glen Hobbie 10 6 3.74 55 16 2 168.1 163 70 93 91
Dick Drott 7 11 5.43 39 31 0 167.1 156 101 99 127
Moe Drabowsky 9 11 4.51 22 20 0 125.2 118 63 73 77
Dave Hillman 4 8 3.15 31 16 1 125.2 132 44 31 65
Don Elston 9 8 2.88 69 0 10 97.0 75 31 39 84
John Briggs 5 5 4.52 20 17 0 95.2 99 48 45 46
Bill Henry 5 4 2.88 44 0 6 81.1 63 26 17 58
Bob Anderson 3 3 3.97 17 8 0 65.2 61 29 29 51
Marcelino Solis 3 3 6.06 15 4 0 52.0 74 35 20 15
Jim Brosnan 3 4 3.14 8 8 0 51.2 41 18 29 24
Dolan Nichols 0 4 5.01 24 0 1 41.1 46 23 16 9
Gene Fodge 1 1 4.76 16 4 0 39.2 47 21 11 15
John Buzhardt 3 0 1.85 6 2 0 24.1 16 5 7 9
Ed Mayer 2 2 3.80 19 0 1 23.2 15 10 16 14
Hersh Freeman 0 1 8.31 9 0 0 13.0 23 12 3 7
Freddy Rodriguez 0 0 7.36 7 0 2 7.1 8 6 5 5
Elmer Singleton 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 4.2 1 0 1 2
Turk Lown 0 0 4.50 4 0 0 4.0 2 2 3 4
Dick Ellsworth 0 1 15.43 1 1 0 2.1 4 4 3 0

👥 Roster (46)

Bobby Adams Bob Anderson Ernie Banks Jim Bolger John Briggs Jim Brosnan John Buzhardt Al Dark Moe Drabowsky Dick Drott Dick Ellsworth Don Elston +34 more

46 players

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The 1958 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1958 Chicago Cubs finished 72-82, a .468 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 709 runs and allowed 725, a run differential of -16. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .265, 1% better than the league's .261. The staff ERA of 4.22 was 7% worse than the league average of 3.95. The 709 runs scored compare with a league average of 677 per club, 5% more.

Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 993,992 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Ernie Banks, who hit 47. The pitching staff's wins leader was Glen Hobbie (10). The strikeout leader was Dick Drott with 127. Don Elston saved 10 games. In all, the roster shows 46 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1958 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1958 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1958 Chicago Cubs finished 72-82 (.468 win pct).
Who led the 1958 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Ernie Banks led the 1958 Chicago Cubs with 47 home runs.
What was the 1958 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1958 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.22.
Did the 1958 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1958 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1958 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1958 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1958 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ernie Banks (47 HR, 129 RBI) and Glen Hobbie (10-6, 3.74 ERA).
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