1958 Washington Senators

61-93 • .396 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1958 Washington Senators went 61-93 (.396) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 553 runs, allowed 747, and played home games at Griffith Stadium II. Team leaders included Roy Sievers (39 HR, 108 RBI) and Pedro Ramos (14-18, 4.23 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

61 Wins
93 Losses
.396 Win %
8th Rank
553 R 747 RA
Diff -194

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553 Runs Scored
747 Runs Allowed
-194 Run Diff
477K Attendance

📈 vs. 1958 AL Average

Batting Avg .240 5% below the 1958 league average (.254)
OBP .307 5% below the 1958 league average (.321)
SLG .356 7% below the 1958 league average (.383)
Team ERA 4.53 20% worse than the 1958 league average (3.77)
Runs Scored 553 14% below the 1958 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium II
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 477,342
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Avg per Game 6,119

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1958

Batting Avg

1 Roy Sievers 0.295 2 Albie Pearson 0.275 3 Ed FitzGerald 0.263 4 Rocky Bridges 0.263 5 Herb Plews 0.258

Home Runs

1 Roy Sievers 39 2 Jim Lemon 26 3 Norm Zauchin 15 4 Clint Courtney 8 5 Eddie Yost 8

RBI

1 Roy Sievers 108 2 Jim Lemon 75 3 Clint Courtney 62 4 Eddie Yost 37 5 Norm Zauchin 37
1958 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roy Sievers 148 550 85 162 18 1 39 108 53 63 3 0.295
Albie Pearson 146 530 63 146 25 5 3 33 64 31 7 0.275
Jim Lemon 142 501 65 123 15 9 26 75 50 120 2 0.246
Clint Courtney 134 450 46 113 18 0 8 62 48 23 1 0.251
Eddie Yost 134 406 55 91 16 0 8 37 81 43 3 0.224
Herb Plews 111 380 46 98 12 6 2 29 17 45 2 0.258
Rocky Bridges 116 377 38 99 14 3 5 28 27 32 0 0.263
Norm Zauchin 96 303 35 69 8 2 15 37 38 68 0 0.228
Ken Aspromonte 92 253 15 57 9 1 5 27 25 28 1 0.225
Neil Chrisley 105 233 19 50 7 4 5 26 16 18 1 0.215
Ossie Alvarez 87 196 20 41 3 0 0 5 16 26 1 0.209
Julio Becquer 86 164 10 39 3 0 0 12 8 21 1 0.238
Ed FitzGerald 58 114 7 30 3 0 0 11 8 15 0 0.263
Pedro Ramos 53 88 9 21 1 0 0 10 0 33 0 0.239
Faye Throneberry 44 87 12 16 1 1 4 7 4 28 0 0.184
Bobby Malkmus 41 70 5 13 2 1 0 3 4 15 0 0.186
Russ Kemmerer 40 69 3 11 0 0 0 1 2 28 0 0.159
Camilo Pascual 31 57 2 9 2 1 0 6 0 4 0 0.158
Steve Korcheck 21 51 6 4 2 1 0 1 1 16 0 0.078
Hal Griggs 32 41 1 5 1 1 0 3 0 21 0 0.122
Bob Allison 11 35 1 7 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.200
Harmon Killebrew 13 31 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 0.194
Vito Valentinetti 23 28 1 9 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.321
Johnny Schaive 7 24 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.250
Tex Clevenger 55 22 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 12 0 0.136
Dick Hyde 53 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.000
John Romonosky 27 13 3 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0.308
Chuck Stobbs 19 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Al Cicotte 9 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Jerry Snyder 6 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.111
Ralph Lumenti 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Lou Berberet 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0.167
Bill Fischer 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Whitey Herzog 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Jim Constable 15 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Bud Byerly 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Spring 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Wiesler 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Albanese 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1958

ERA

1 Dick Hyde 1.75 2 Camilo Pascual 3.15 3 Pedro Ramos 4.23 4 Tex Clevenger 4.35 5 Russ Kemmerer 4.61

Wins

1 Pedro Ramos 14 2 Dick Hyde 10 3 Tex Clevenger 9 4 Camilo Pascual 8 5 Russ Kemmerer 6

Strikeouts

1 Camilo Pascual 146 2 Pedro Ramos 132 3 Russ Kemmerer 111 4 Tex Clevenger 70 5 Hal Griggs 69
1958 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pedro Ramos 14 18 4.23 43 37 3 259.1 277 122 77 132
Russ Kemmerer 6 15 4.61 40 30 0 224.1 234 115 74 111
Camilo Pascual 8 12 3.15 31 27 0 177.1 166 62 60 146
Hal Griggs 3 11 5.52 32 21 0 137.0 138 84 74 69
Tex Clevenger 9 9 4.35 55 4 6 124.0 119 60 50 70
Dick Hyde 10 3 1.75 53 0 18 103.0 82 20 35 49
Vito Valentinetti 4 6 5.08 23 10 0 95.2 106 54 49 33
Chuck Stobbs 2 6 6.04 19 8 0 56.2 87 38 16 23
John Romonosky 2 4 6.51 18 5 0 55.1 52 40 28 38
Al Cicotte 0 3 4.82 8 4 0 28.0 36 15 14 14
Jim Constable 0 1 4.88 15 2 0 27.2 29 15 15 25
Bud Byerly 2 0 6.75 17 0 1 24.0 34 18 11 13
Bill Fischer 0 3 3.86 3 3 0 21.0 24 9 5 10
Ralph Lumenti 1 2 8.57 8 4 0 21.0 21 20 36 20
Bob Wiesler 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 9.1 14 7 5 5
Jack Spring 0 0 14.14 3 1 0 7.0 16 11 7 1
Joe Albanese 0 0 4.50 6 0 0 6.0 8 3 2 3

👥 Roster (39)

Joe Albanese Bob Allison Ossie Alvarez Ken Aspromonte Julio Becquer Lou Berberet Rocky Bridges Bud Byerly Neil Chrisley Al Cicotte Tex Clevenger Jim Constable +27 more

39 players

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The 1958 Washington Senators in brief

A 61-93 record (.396) put the 1958 Washington Senators 8th in the AL. With 553 runs scored and 747 given up, the 1958 differential was -194. At the plate the Washington Senators hit .240, 5% worse than the league's .254. The staff ERA of 4.53 was 20% worse than the league average of 3.77. League clubs averaged 645 runs that year, so the Washington Senators scored 14% fewer.

Attendance at Griffith Stadium II totaled 477,342 for the year. Roy Sievers topped the Washington Senators with 39 home runs. Pedro Ramos was the top winner, with 14 victories. Camilo Pascual struck out 146, the most on the club. Dick Hyde closed out 18 saves. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1958 Washington Senators

What was the 1958 Washington Senators record?
The 1958 Washington Senators finished 61-93 (.396 win pct).
Who led the 1958 Washington Senators in home runs?
Roy Sievers led the 1958 Washington Senators with 39 home runs.
What was the 1958 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1958 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.53.
Did the 1958 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1958 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1958 Washington Senators play?
The 1958 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium II.
Who led the 1958 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roy Sievers (39 HR, 108 RBI) and Pedro Ramos (14-18, 4.23 ERA).
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