1958 St. Louis Cardinals

72-82 • .468 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1958 St. Louis Cardinals went 72-82 (.468) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 619 runs, allowed 704, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Ken Boyer (23 HR, 90 RBI) and Sam Jones (14-13, 2.88 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
619 R 704 RA
Diff -85

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⚡ Quick Stats

619 Runs Scored
704 Runs Allowed
-85 Run Diff
1,073K Attendance

📈 vs. 1958 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 equal to the 1958 league average (.261)
OBP .329 equal to the 1958 league average (.327)
SLG .380 6% below the 1958 league average (.405)
Team ERA 4.12 4% worse than the 1958 league average (3.95)
Runs Scored 619 9% below the 1958 league average (677 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,073,824
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Avg per Game 13,945

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1958

Batting Avg

1 Stan Musial 0.337 2 Joe Cunningham 0.312 3 Ken Boyer 0.307 4 Al Dark 0.297 5 Bobby Smith 0.284

Home Runs

1 Ken Boyer 23 2 Stan Musial 17 3 Gene Green 13 4 Joe Cunningham 12 5 Curt Flood 10

RBI

1 Ken Boyer 90 2 Stan Musial 62 3 Joe Cunningham 57 4 Gene Green 55 5 Del Ennis 47
1958 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ken Boyer 150 570 101 175 21 9 23 90 49 53 11 0.307
Don Blasingame 143 547 71 150 19 10 2 36 57 47 20 0.274
Stan Musial 135 472 64 159 35 2 17 62 72 26 0 0.337
Gene Green 137 442 47 124 18 3 13 55 37 48 2 0.281
Curt Flood 121 422 50 110 17 2 10 41 31 56 2 0.261
Joe Cunningham 131 337 61 105 20 3 12 57 82 23 4 0.312
Del Ennis 106 329 22 86 18 1 3 47 15 35 0 0.261
Wally Moon 108 290 36 69 10 3 7 38 47 30 2 0.238
Eddie Kasko 104 259 20 57 8 1 2 22 21 25 1 0.220
Hal Smith 77 220 13 50 4 1 1 24 14 14 0 0.227
Gene Freese 62 191 28 49 11 1 6 16 10 32 1 0.257
Irv Noren 117 178 24 47 9 1 4 22 13 21 0 0.264
Hobie Landrith 70 144 9 31 4 0 3 13 26 21 0 0.215
Dick Schofield 39 108 16 23 4 0 1 8 23 15 0 0.213
Sam Jones 35 90 2 9 0 0 0 4 2 26 0 0.100
Bobby Smith 28 88 8 25 3 0 2 5 2 18 1 0.284
Ruben Amaro 40 76 8 17 2 1 0 0 5 8 0 0.224
Al Dark 18 64 7 19 0 0 1 5 2 6 0 0.297
Vinegar Bend Mizell 30 61 3 7 1 0 0 1 1 25 0 0.115
Larry Jackson 50 60 4 9 1 0 0 2 1 20 0 0.150
Ray Katt 19 41 1 7 1 0 1 4 4 6 0 0.171
Lee Tate 10 35 4 7 2 0 0 1 4 3 0 0.200
Jim Brosnan 33 31 2 3 2 0 0 1 3 11 0 0.097
Ellis Burton 8 30 5 7 0 1 2 4 3 8 0 0.233
Lindy McDaniel 26 30 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 14 0 0.067
Bob Mabe 32 24 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 15 0 0.042
Joe Taylor 18 23 2 7 3 0 1 3 2 4 0 0.304
Billy Muffett 35 20 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.200
Sal Maglie 10 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.125
Benny Valenzuela 10 14 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.214
Bill Wight 28 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.100
Phil Paine 46 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.286
Frank Barnes 13 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Morrie Martin 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Nelson Chittum 13 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Chuck Stobbs 17 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Johnny O'Brien 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bill Smith 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Herm Wehmeier 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Phil Clark 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Flanigan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Von McDaniel 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1958

ERA

1 Sam Jones 2.88 2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 3.42 3 Jim Brosnan 3.44 4 Phil Paine 3.56 5 Chuck Stobbs 3.63

Wins

1 Sam Jones 14 2 Larry Jackson 13 3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 10 4 Jim Brosnan 8 5 Lindy McDaniel 5

Strikeouts

1 Sam Jones 225 2 Larry Jackson 124 3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 80 4 Bob Mabe 74 5 Jim Brosnan 65
1958 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sam Jones 14 13 2.88 35 35 0 250.0 204 80 107 225
Larry Jackson 13 13 3.68 49 23 8 198.0 211 81 51 124
Vinegar Bend Mizell 10 14 3.42 30 29 0 189.2 178 72 91 80
Jim Brosnan 8 4 3.44 33 12 7 115.0 107 44 50 65
Bob Mabe 3 9 4.51 31 13 0 111.2 113 56 41 74
Lindy McDaniel 5 7 5.80 26 17 0 108.2 139 70 31 47
Billy Muffett 4 6 4.93 35 6 5 84.0 107 46 42 41
Phil Paine 5 1 3.56 46 0 1 73.1 70 29 31 45
Bill Wight 3 0 5.02 28 1 2 57.1 64 32 32 18
Sal Maglie 2 6 4.75 10 10 0 53.0 46 28 25 21
Chuck Stobbs 1 3 3.63 17 0 1 39.2 40 16 14 25
Nelson Chittum 0 1 6.44 13 2 0 29.1 31 21 7 13
Morrie Martin 3 1 4.74 17 0 0 24.2 19 13 12 16
Frank Barnes 1 1 7.58 8 1 0 19.0 19 16 16 17
Bill Smith 0 1 6.52 2 1 0 9.2 12 7 4 4
Phil Clark 0 1 3.52 7 0 1 7.2 11 3 3 1
Herm Wehmeier 0 1 13.50 3 3 0 6.0 13 9 2 4
Von McDaniel 0 0 13.50 2 1 0 2.0 5 3 5 0
Johnny O'Brien 0 0 22.50 1 0 0 2.0 7 5 2 2
Tom Flanigan 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (42)

Ruben Amaro Frank Barnes Don Blasingame Ken Boyer Jim Brosnan Ellis Burton Nelson Chittum Phil Clark Joe Cunningham Al Dark Del Ennis Tom Flanigan +30 more

42 players

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The 1958 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 1958 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 72-82 mark (.468) and finished 5th in the NL. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 619 runs and allowed 704, a run differential of -85. Pitchers allowed 4.12 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.95. The 1958 St. Louis Cardinals scored 9% fewer runs than the average club (619 against 677).

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 1,073,824 for the year. The home run leader was Ken Boyer, who hit 23. Sam Jones was the top winner, with 14 victories. In all, the roster shows 42 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1957 season and the 1959 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1958 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1958 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1958 St. Louis Cardinals finished 72-82 (.468 win pct).
Who led the 1958 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Ken Boyer led the 1958 St. Louis Cardinals with 23 home runs.
What was the 1958 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1958 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 4.12.
Did the 1958 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1958 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1958 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1958 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1958 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ken Boyer (23 HR, 90 RBI) and Sam Jones (14-13, 2.88 ERA).
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