
1958 Baltimore Orioles Roster
Team Record: 74-79
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 829,991, Avg. 12,325
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Manager: Paul Richards (74-79)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1958 Baltimore Orioles Results
The Baltimore Orioles of the American League ended the 1958 season with a record of 74 wins and 79 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.
The Orioles paced the league with just 575 runs allowed. Baltimore scored 521 runs, worst in the league,. Gus Triandos walloped 30 home runs for the team, while Bob Nieman and Gene Woodling swatted 20 or more as well. Gus Triandos drove in 79 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .245. Arnie Portocarrero led the team with 15 wins, and Jack Harshman recorded a 2.89 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Paul Richards coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Jerry Adair | SS | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | Sand Springs, OK USA |
Charlie Beamon | P | R | R | December 25, 1934 | 5'11" | 195 | Oakland, CA USA |
Bob Boyd | 1B | L | L | October 1, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | Potts Camp, MS USA |
Hal Brown | P | R | R | December 11, 1924 | 6'2" | 180 | Greensboro, NC USA |
Leo Burke | OF | R | R | May 6, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | Hagerstown, MD USA |
Jim Busby | CF | R | R | January 8, 1927 | 6'1" | 175 | Kenedy, TX USA |
Foster Castleman | SS | R | R | January 1, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | Nashville, TN USA |
Billy Gardner | 2B | R | R | July 19, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Waterford, CT USA |
Joe Ginsberg | C | L | R | October 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | New York, NY USA |
Lenny Green | CF | L | L | January 6, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Detroit, MI USA |
Bob Hale | 1B | L | L | November 7, 1933 | 5'10" | 195 | Sarasota, FL USA |
Bert Hamric | P | L | R | March 1, 1928 | 6'0" | 165 | Clarksburg, WV USA |
Ron Hansen | SS | R | R | April 5, 1938 | 6'3" | 190 | Oxford, NE USA |
Jack Harshman | P | L | L | July 12, 1927 | 6'2" | 178 | San Diego, CA USA |
Connie Johnson | P | R | R | December 27, 1922 | 6'4" | 200 | Stone Mountain, GA USA |
Ken Lehman | P | L | L | June 10, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Seattle, WA USA |
Billy Loes | P | R | R | December 13, 1929 | 6'1" | 165 | Long Island City, NY USA |
Jim Marshall | 1B | L | L | May 25, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Danville, IL USA |
Eddie Miksis | SS | R | R | September 11, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | Burlington, NJ USA |
Willy Miranda | SS | B | R | May 24, 1926 | 5'9" | 150 | Velasco, Cuba |
Ron Moeller | P | L | L | October 13, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
Bob Nieman | LF | R | R | January 26, 1927 | 5'11" | 195 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
Billy O'Dell | P | B | L | February 10, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Whitmire, SC USA |
Chuck Oertel | RF | L | R | March 12, 1931 | 5'8" | 165 | Coffeyville, KS USA |
Milt Pappas | P | R | R | May 11, 1939 | 6'3" | 190 | Detroit, MI USA |
Al Pilarcik | RF | L | L | July 3, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | Whiting, IN USA |
Arnie Portocarrero | P | R | R | July 5, 1931 | 6'3" | 196 | New York, NY USA |
Brooks Robinson | 3B | R | R | May 18, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | Little Rock, AR USA |
Lou Sleater | P | L | L | September 8, 1926 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Willie Tasby | CF | R | R | January 8, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Shreveport, LA USA |
Joe Taylor | RF | R | R | March 2, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Chapman, AL USA |
Gus Triandos | C | R | R | July 30, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Jerry Walker | P | B | R | February 12, 1939 | 6'1" | 195 | Ada, OK USA |
Hoyt Wilhelm | P | R | R | July 26, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Huntersville, NC USA |
Dick Williams | IF | R | R | May 7, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Gene Woodling | RF | L | R | August 16, 1922 | 5'9" | 195 | Akron, OH USA |
Frank Zupo | C | L | R | August 29, 1939 | 5'11" | 182 | San Francisco, CA USA |
George Zuverink | P | R | R | August 20, 1924 | 6'4" | 195 | Holland, MI USA |