1958 Mobile Bears Statistics

Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 84-68
Finished 2nd in the SA
Manager: Mel McGaha (84-68)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Ballpark: Hartwell Field
Attendance: 81,593, Avg. 1,074
1958 Mobile Bears Roster

Playoffs - Mobile Bears 4 games, Atlanta Crackers 0
Finals - Birmingham Barons 4 games, Mobile Bears 1

The Mobile Bears of the Southern Association ended the 1958 season with a record of 84 wins and 68 losses, finishing second in the SA.

The Bears conceded 598 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Mobile plated 677 runs. Jack Baumer paced the team with 22 home runs, while Bud Hutson and Don Dillard walloped 15 or more also. Jack Baumer drove in 88 runs. Don Dillard led all regular hitters with a .319 average. Jake Striker topped the squad with 17 wins, plus Don Schaeffer and Dick Stigman, too added 15 or more wins, too Dick Stigman recorded a 2.44 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Wynn Hawkins, Stan Pawloski, Jake Striker, Bill Dailey, Dick Stigman, Stan Pitula and Don Dillard were all players from the 1958 Mobile Bears who played in the Majors during their careers.

Mel McGaha served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Jake Striker1711.6073.103534152238.019895821910451871107
Dick Stigman157.6822.442624134192.015662529733141008
Don Schaeffer1510.6004.193432162219.02031121022111541265114
Charles Kolakowski1010.5003.253323101177.014878649937127508
Wally Seward89.4714.10451782158.014888721271790203
Bill Dailey77.5003.79391262102.01004743844448203
Wynn Hawkins43.5713.481320031.0301712126225302
Howard Rodemoyer37.3003.484231093.0744636457233608
Stan Pitula22.5004.631330035.0402018410012203
Mel McGaha101.00020.00
Donald Nance100.0
Glen Rosenbaum0030.00
Marion Murszewski01.00060.00
Totals8267.5503.483011500691301245.010975654818759334789361560

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Don Dillard14059453980172325217834366.319.372.514.8862775341
Don Saner15062250777148206862310368.292.412.402.8142043546
Andrew Frazier1415935306914423646424977.272.334.360.6941913654
Bud Hutson14459250766136184168126765.268.358.414.77221075611
Jack Waters11250045364125175640104356.276.339.375.7141701121
Jack Baumer145591492921162422288584114.236.354.427.7812107624
Stan Pawloski1435804845711520173647868.238.348.326.6751587658
Lavern Grace109380326529214234814530.282.369.365.7341192347
Lloyd Jenney66237199335914033403715.296.405.412.817820013
Herb Olson8429224326525152614375.214.344.305.6487451010
Robert Pedigree75193173154511001601830.260.333.324.657561100
Mel McGaha33565231540111139.288.339.423.762221000
Don Schaeffer389282101332050429.159.193.244.437200420
Wally Seward48555161110140314.216.259.294.553150100
Dick DiTusa1556495810010610.163.268.184.45291000
Charles Kolakowski3469592720020825.119.221.153.37390110
Dick Stigman2773656730160438.108.169.200.369131210
Bill Dailey413327560002038.222.290.222.51360210
Howard Rodemoyer422820240015047.200.320.350.67070310
Jake Striker36947733000411339.039.178.039.21730400
Clarence Bartunek812122.167.167.167.3332
Stan Pitula1487210001012.143.250.143.39310000
Wynn Hawkins1377110000002.143.143.143.28610000
Larry Davidson2220.000.000.000.0000
Marion Murszewski6330.000.000.000.0000
Totals16665762496667612822123499614330659847.258.348.374.7221859044543955


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Don Saner1B14812389511123.9929.007
Stan Pawloski2B1423244411997.9765.387
Robert Pedigree2B152536091.0004.067
Jack Baumer3B1401452532724.9362.843
Robert Pedigree3B18203053.9092.778
Herb OlsonC7541440715.9856.0536
Lloyd JenneyC543051543.9885.9268
Lavern GraceC331411516.9944.7271
Bud HutsonOF1392267101.9591.676
Don DillardOF1332221160.9751.752
Jack WatersOF11227617104.9672.616
Lavern GraceOF5893661.9431.707
Dick DiTusaOF1219110.9521.667
Wally SewardP45192857.9041.044
Howard RodemoyerP4291942.875.667
Bill DaileyP39527001.000.821
Jake StrikerP35193325.9631.486
Don SchaefferP341129051.0001.176
Charles KolakowskiP33133433.9401.424
Dick StigmanP2632512.9661.077
Stan PitulaP130610.857.462
Wynn HawkinsP132712.900.692
Donald NanceP10.000
Marion MurszewskiP6.000
Glen RosenbaumP3.000
Mel McGahaP2.000
Andrew FrazierSS1402573813691.9474.557
Robert PedigreeSS17213045.9273.000
Totals153738071586164408.9703.5091500

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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