1958 Kansas City Athletics

73-81 • .474 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1958 Kansas City Athletics went 73-81 (.474) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 642 runs, allowed 713, and played home games at Municipal Stadium I. Team leaders included Bob Cerv (38 HR, 104 RBI) and Ned Garver (12-11, 4.03 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

73 Wins
81 Losses
.474 Win %
7th Rank
642 R 713 RA
Diff -71

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642 Runs Scored
713 Runs Allowed
-71 Run Diff
919K Attendance

📈 vs. 1958 AL Average

Batting Avg .246 3% below the 1958 league average (.254)
OBP .306 5% below the 1958 league average (.321)
SLG .381 equal to the 1958 league average (.383)
Team ERA 4.15 10% worse than the 1958 league average (3.77)
Runs Scored 642 equal to the 1958 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMunicipal Stadium I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 919,937
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Avg per Game 11,794

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1958

Batting Avg

1 Bob Cerv 0.305 2 Vic Power 0.302 3 Hal Smith 0.273 4 Harry Chiti 0.268 5 Harry Simpson 0.264

Home Runs

1 Bob Cerv 38 2 Roger Maris 19 3 Hector Lopez 17 4 Bill Tuttle 11 5 Harry Chiti 9

RBI

1 Bob Cerv 104 2 Hector Lopez 73 3 Roger Maris 53 4 Bill Tuttle 51 5 Hal Smith 46
1958 Kansas City Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hector Lopez 151 564 84 147 28 4 17 73 49 61 2 0.261
Bob Cerv 141 515 93 157 20 7 38 104 50 82 3 0.305
Bill Tuttle 148 511 77 118 14 9 11 51 74 58 7 0.231
Joe DeMaestri 139 442 32 97 11 1 6 38 16 84 1 0.219
Roger Maris 99 401 61 99 14 3 19 53 28 52 0 0.247
Hal Smith 99 315 32 86 19 2 5 46 25 47 0 0.273
Harry Chiti 103 295 32 79 11 3 9 44 18 48 3 0.268
Preston Ward 81 268 28 68 10 1 6 24 27 36 0 0.254
Mike Baxes 73 231 31 49 10 1 0 8 21 24 1 0.212
Bob Martyn 95 226 25 59 10 7 2 23 26 36 1 0.261
Harry Simpson 78 212 21 56 7 1 7 27 26 33 0 0.264
Vic Power 52 205 35 62 13 4 4 27 7 3 1 0.302
Frank House 76 202 16 51 6 3 4 24 12 13 1 0.252
Chico Carrasquel 59 160 19 34 5 1 2 13 21 15 0 0.212
Woodie Held 47 131 13 28 2 0 4 16 10 28 0 0.214
Whitey Herzog 88 96 11 23 1 2 0 9 16 21 0 0.240
Ralph Terry 40 71 3 14 1 0 0 4 2 14 0 0.197
Ned Garver 31 69 5 12 3 0 0 1 6 16 0 0.174
Billy Hunter 22 58 6 9 1 1 2 11 5 7 1 0.155
Ray Herbert 42 52 4 10 3 0 0 2 5 12 0 0.192
Jack Urban 31 46 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 14 1 0.152
Murry Dickson 28 35 2 9 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0.257
Bob Grim 26 32 2 6 0 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.188
Tom Gorman 50 17 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.118
Duke Maas 10 17 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.176
Bud Daley 26 16 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Dick Tomanek 36 13 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.231
Kent Hadley 3 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.182
Alex Kellner 8 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.091
Lou Klimchock 2 10 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.200
Wally Burnette 12 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.167
Bob Davis 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Dave Melton 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Jim Small 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Walt Craddock 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Howie Reed 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Milt Graff 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Virgil Trucks 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Tsitouris 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Glenn Cox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carl Duser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1958

ERA

1 Murry Dickson 3.27 2 Bud Daley 3.31 3 Ray Herbert 3.50 4 Tom Gorman 3.51 5 Bob Grim 3.56

Wins

1 Ned Garver 12 2 Ralph Terry 11 3 Murry Dickson 9 4 Ray Herbert 8 5 Jack Urban 8

Strikeouts

1 Ralph Terry 134 2 Ray Herbert 108 3 Ned Garver 72 4 Bob Grim 54 5 Jack Urban 54
1958 Kansas City Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ralph Terry 11 13 4.24 40 33 2 216.2 217 102 61 134
Ned Garver 12 11 4.03 31 28 1 201.0 192 90 66 72
Ray Herbert 8 8 3.50 42 16 3 175.0 161 68 55 108
Jack Urban 8 11 5.93 30 24 1 132.0 150 87 51 54
Bob Grim 7 6 3.56 26 14 0 113.2 118 45 41 54
Murry Dickson 9 5 3.27 27 9 1 99.0 99 36 31 46
Tom Gorman 4 4 3.51 50 1 8 89.2 86 35 20 44
Dick Tomanek 5 5 3.61 36 2 5 72.1 69 29 28 50
Bud Daley 3 2 3.31 26 5 0 70.2 67 26 19 39
Duke Maas 4 5 3.90 10 7 1 55.1 49 24 13 19
Walt Craddock 0 3 5.89 23 1 0 36.2 41 24 20 22
Alex Kellner 0 2 5.88 7 6 0 33.2 40 22 8 22
Bob Davis 0 4 7.84 8 4 0 31.0 45 27 12 22
Wally Burnette 1 1 3.49 12 4 0 28.1 29 11 14 11
Virgil Trucks 0 1 2.05 16 0 3 22.0 18 5 15 15
Howie Reed 1 0 0.87 3 1 0 10.1 5 1 4 5
Glenn Cox 0 0 9.82 2 0 0 3.2 6 4 3 1
John Tsitouris 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 3.0 2 1 2 1
Ken Johnson 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 2.1 6 7 3 1
Carl Duser 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 5 1 1 0

👥 Roster (42)

Mike Baxes Wally Burnette Chico Carrasquel Bob Cerv Harry Chiti Glenn Cox Walt Craddock Bud Daley Bob Davis Joe DeMaestri Murry Dickson Carl Duser +30 more

42 players

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The 1958 Kansas City Athletics in brief

A 73-81 record (.474) put the 1958 Kansas City Athletics 7th in the AL. With 642 runs scored and 713 given up, the 1958 differential was -71. Against a league average of .254, the 1958 Kansas City Athletics batted .246. Pitchers allowed 4.15 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.77. The home park, Municipal Stadium I, recorded 919,937 in attendance, about 11,794 a game.

Bob Cerv topped the Kansas City Athletics with 38 home runs. Ned Garver led the pitchers with 12 wins. Ralph Terry struck out 134, the most on the club. The roster section lists 42 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1957 season and the 1959 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1958 Kansas City Athletics

What was the 1958 Kansas City Athletics record?
The 1958 Kansas City Athletics finished 73-81 (.474 win pct).
Who led the 1958 Kansas City Athletics in home runs?
Bob Cerv led the 1958 Kansas City Athletics with 38 home runs.
What was the 1958 Kansas City Athletics team ERA?
The 1958 Kansas City Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.15.
Did the 1958 Kansas City Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1958 Kansas City Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1958 Kansas City Athletics play?
The 1958 Kansas City Athletics played home games at Municipal Stadium I.
Who led the 1958 Kansas City Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Cerv (38 HR, 104 RBI) and Ned Garver (12-11, 4.03 ERA).
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