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Season Almanac

1958 MLB Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Ernie Banks (HR, RBI)

Home Runs
  1. 1Ernie BanksCHC47
  2. 2Mickey MantleNYY42
  3. 3Rocky ColavitoCLE41
Hits
  1. 1Richie AshburnPHI215
  2. 2Willie MaysSF208
  3. 3Hank AaronATL196
Runs Batted In
  1. 1Ernie BanksCHC129
  2. 2Jackie JensenBOS122
  3. 3Rocky ColavitoCLE113
Runs
  1. 1Mickey MantleNYY127
  2. 2Willie MaysSF121
  3. 3Ernie BanksCHC119
Stolen Bases
  1. 1Willie MaysSF31
  2. 2Richie AshburnPHI30
  3. 3Luis AparicioCWS29
Pitching Strikeouts
  1. 1Sam JonesSTL225
  2. 2Early WynnCWS179
  3. 3Jim BunningDET177
Pitching Wins
  1. 1Bob FriendPIT22
  2. 2Warren SpahnATL22
  3. 3Bob TurleyNYY21
Saves
  1. 1Roy FacePIT20
  2. 2Ryne DurenNYY20
  3. 3Dick HydeMIN18

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Mickey MantleBAT21.2
  2. 2Ernie BanksBAT19.5
  3. 3Willie MaysBAT19.3
  4. 4Rocky ColavitoBAT17.9
  5. 5Jackie JensenBAT17.4
  6. 6Bob CervBAT16.9
  7. 7Hank AaronBAT16.7
  8. 8Roy SieversBAT16.3
  9. 9Ted WilliamsBAT15.6
  10. 10Minnie MinosoBAT15.3
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Orlando Cepeda1B213.4
  2. 2Vada PinsonCF202.8
  3. 3Norm Cash1B199.4
  4. 4Frank HowardLF177.4
  5. 5Ron Fairly1B171
  6. 6Felipe AlouRF157
  7. 7Johnny CallisonRF143.9
  8. 8Bob AllisonRF143.3

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Pee Wee ReeseSS155.9
  2. 2Virgil TrucksP139.6
  3. 3Bob LemonP131.7
  4. 4Sal MaglieP89.5
  5. 5Herm WehmeierP67.7
  6. 6Dee Fondy1B63.7
  7. 7Bill WightP61.9
  8. 8Jim WilsonP59.8

Teams · 16

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
New York Yankees92-62260.6Mickey MantlePlayoffs
Atlanta Braves92-62255.6Hank AaronPlayoffs
Pittsburgh Pirates84-70242.4Frank Thomas
Chicago White Sox82-72211.1Billy Pierce
San Francisco Giants80-74244.8Willie Mays
Boston Red Sox79-75232.7Jackie Jensen
Cleveland Indians77-76213.3Rocky Colavito
Detroit Tigers77-77216.9Al Kaline
Cincinnati Redlegs76-78207.9Frank Robinson
Baltimore Orioles74-79231.2Billy O'Dell
Athletics73-81157.6Bob Cerv
Chicago Cubs72-82231.5Ernie Banks
St. Louis Cardinals72-82182.9Ken Boyer
Los Angeles Dodgers71-83215.8Charlie Neal
Philadelphia Phillies69-85223.1Harry Anderson
Minnesota Twins61-93175.1Roy Sievers

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.