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1958 Des Moines Bruins

1958 > Class A > 1958 Western League
Overall: 61-83
Scored 594 runs, Allowed 728 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 59-85

Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers-NL
Manager: Roy Hartsfield
Represented: Des Moines, IA
Ballpark: Sec Taylor Stadium (I) (Des Moines, IA)
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1957 / 1959

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Bob Aspromonte 20 130 471 124 7 5 0 .263 .299 141
2 George Bielik 25 53 32 4 0 0 0 .125 .125 4
3 Fran Boniar 26 107 396 130 23 5 5 .328 .449 178
4 Bobby Boyd* 27 67 197 40 6 0 1 .203 .249 49
5 Harvey Coombs* 21 22 60 18 2 1 0 .300 .367 22
6 Billy Dashner* 23 60 201 66 15 2 8 .328 .542 109
7 Ray Daviault 24 14 28 3 1 0 0 .107 .143 4
8 William Davidson 22 8 28 6 .214
9 Richard Duffy* 28 11 23 2 0 0 0 .087 .087 2
10 Robert Ehrke 25 22 35 4 0 0 0 .114 .114 4
11 Ron Fairly* 19 51 172 51 7 0 13 .297 .564 97
12 John Forizs 26 1 2 0 .000
13 Jim Given 26 41 150 42 9 0 1 .280 .360 54
14 Tim Harkness* 20 86 309 82 12 0 2 .265 .324 100
15 Roy Hartsfield 32 102 281 79 17 5 3 .281 .409 115
16 Harold Holderfield 24 136 529 149 14 8 3 .282 .355 188
17 Louis Hribar 23 31 43 8 0 0 0 .186 .186 8
18 Thomas Humber 25 29 114 29 2 4 1 .254 .368 42
19 Robert Hurvitz 22 27 69 15 1 0 4 .217 .406 28
20 Elmer Kohorst 23 78 237 42 4 0 0 .177 .194 46
21 Robert Leach* 25 10 15 2 0 0 0 .133 .133 2
22 Don LeJohn 24 100 336 83 11 2 3 .247 .318 107
23 Edwin Lindsey 27 13 36 7 1 2 0 .194 .333 12
24 Robert Norris* 24 11 21 2 0 1 0 .095 .190 4
25 Robert Parker 26 20 53 11 3 0 0 .208 .264 14
26 James Peterson 24 4 5 2 .400
27 George Sackey 26 6 11 0 .000
28 George Scott 21 29 100 27 2 1 0 .270 .310 31
29 Todd Sickel 24 112 335 81 15 0 2 .242 .304 102
30 Jack Smith 22 37 55 7 0 0 0 .127 .127 7
31 Joe Stanek 26 11 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
32 James Steinhour 21 7 9 0 .000
33 Raymond Suto# 20 5 5 0 .000
34 Chuck Templeton 26 9 10 1 .100
35 John Tobias* 24 48 134 29 5 1 2 .216 .313 42
36 Robert Walz* 27 23 31 6 1 0 0 .194 .226 7
37 Arthur Wendt 25 27 52 12 1 0 1 .231 .308 16 Stats for 2 teams
38 Derald Wooton 24 15 19 2 1 0 0 .105 .158 3
39 Ford Young 22 35 49 4 0 0 0 .082 .082 4
39 Players 23.9 144 5291 4648 594 1168 158 38 50 529 52 531 725 .251 .326 .334 .660 1552 150 77 35
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 George Bielik 25 8 2 .800 3.56 47 1 91.0 93 55 36 12 35 1.407 9.2 1.2 3.5
2 Ray Daviault 24 3 4 .429 4.22 14 12 79.0 54 41 37 10 43 1.228 6.2 1.1 4.9
3 Richard Duffy* 28 5 5 .500 5.10 10 9 60.0 69 38 34 7 21 1.500 10.4 1.0 3.2
4 Robert Ehrke 25 7 6 .538 2.91 22 15 127.0 120 54 41 7 50 1.339 8.5 0.5 3.5
5 John Forizs 26 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 3.0 1 6 18.0
6 Louis Hribar 23 7 15 .318 4.65 31 22 155.0 157 95 80 10 80 1.529 9.1 0.6 4.6
7 Robert Leach* 25 1 4 .200 4.00 7 27.0 12 14 4.7
8 James Peterson 24 0 0 2 7.0 3 3.9
9 George Sackey 26 2 2 .500 7.39 5 28.0 23 7 2.2
10 Jack Smith 22 11 11 .500 4.30 36 23 180.0 196 107 86 10 89 1.583 9.8 0.5 4.4
11 Joe Stanek 26 3 2 .600 2.92 11 3 37.0 33 14 12 3 17 1.351 8.0 0.7 4.1
12 James Steinhour* 21 0 1 .000 3.69 7 5 39.0 38 18 16 3 10 1.231 8.8 0.7 2.3
13 Raymond Suto* 20 1 1 .500 3.00 5 12.0 4 11 8.2
14 Chuck Templeton* 26 0 4 .000 5.29 9 4 34.0 43 21 20 1 34 2.265 11.4 0.3 9.0
15 Robert Walz 27 3 5 .375 3.23 17 7 78.0 71 41 28 4 37 1.385 8.2 0.5 4.3
16 Arthur Wendt* 25 5 13 .278 5.59 27 23 145.0 116 102 90 11 154 1.862 7.2 0.7 9.6 Stats for 2 teams
17 Derald Wooton 24 3 4 .429 7.50 14 9 60.0 67 63 50 11 52 1.983 10.0 1.6 7.8
18 Ford Young 22 6 13 .316 3.56 34 19 167.0 173 79 66 11 72 1.467 9.3 0.6 3.9
18 Players 24.1 61 83 .424 144 144 728

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
George Bielik 47 0.00
Jack Smith 36 0.00
Ford Young 34 0.00
Louis Hribar 31 0.00
Arthur Wendt 27 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Robert Ehrke 22 0.00
Robert Walz 17 0.00
Ray Daviault 14 0.00
Derald Wooton 14 0.00
Joe Stanek 11 0.00
Richard Duffy 10 0.00
Chuck Templeton 9 0.00
Robert Leach 7 0.00
James Steinhour 7 0.00
George Sackey 5 0.00
Raymond Suto 5 0.00
John Forizs 1 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Bob Aspromonte 20 R R 6' 2.0" 170 Jun 19, 1938 Brooklyn, NY, US
George Bielik 25 R R 5' 11.0" 185 Jul 17, 1932
Fran Boniar 26 R R 6' 1.0" 195 1932
Bobby Boyd 27 L R 5' 11.0" 180 1931
Harvey Coombs 21 L L 6' 0.0" 165 1937
Billy Dashner 23 L L 5' 11.0" 195 1935
Ray Daviault 24 R R 6' 1.0" 170 May 27, 1934 Montreal, QC, CA
William Davidson 22 R R 5' 11.0" 170 Nov 15, 1935 Oklahoma City, OK, US
Richard Duffy 28 L L 5' 11.0" 180 1930
Robert Ehrke 25 R R 6' 4.0" 195 1933
Ron Fairly 19 L L 5' 10.0" 175 Jul 12, 1938 Macon, GA, US
John Forizs 26 R R 5' 8.0" 165 Mar 23, 1932 Bridgeport, CT, US
Jim Given 26 R L 6' 2.0" 185 Sep 17, 1931 Topeka, KS, US
Tim Harkness 20 L L 6' 2.0" 182 Dec 23, 1937 Lachine, QC, CA
Roy Hartsfield 32 R R 5' 9.0" 165 Oct 25, 1925 Chattahoochee, GA, US
Harold Holderfield 24 R R 6' 1.0" 190 Jun 13, 1934 Indianapolis, IN, US
Louis Hribar 23 R R 6' 0.0" 185 1935
Thomas Humber 25 R R 5' 8.0" 172 1933
Robert Hurvitz 22 R R 6' 4.0" 200 1936
Elmer Kohorst 23 R R 6' 2.0" 200 1935
Robert Leach 25 L L 6' 0.0" 190 1933
Don LeJohn 24 R R 5' 10.0" 175 May 13, 1934 Daisytown, PA, US
Edwin Lindsey 27 R 6' 2.0" 200 1931
Robert Norris 24 L 6' 2.0" 170 1934
Robert Parker 26 R 5' 10.0" 175 1932
James Peterson 24 R R 6' 0.0" 185 Feb 5, 1934 Fort Worth, TX, US
George Sackey 26 R R 6' 3.0" 190 1932 PA
George Scott 21 R R 6' 3.0" 165 Aug 23, 1936
Todd Sickel 24 R 5' 11.0" 165 1934
Jack Smith 22 R R 6' 0.0" 185 Nov 15, 1935 Pikeville, KY, US
Joe Stanek 26 R R 6' 1.0" 180 Oct 12, 1931
James Steinhour 21 R L 6' 1.0" 175 Jun 16, 1937 Springfield, VT, US
Raymond Suto 20 S L 5' 11.0" 175 1938
Chuck Templeton 26 R L 6' 3.0" 210 Jun 1, 1932 Detroit, MI, US
John Tobias 24 L R 5' 10.0" 175 Dec 27, 1933 Detroit, MI, US
Robert Walz 27 L R 6' 1.0" 190 May 24, 1931 Jackson, MI, US
Arthur Wendt 25 R L 6' 3.0" 208 1933
Derald Wooton 24 R R 6' 2.0" 195 Dec 27, 1933 Wakefield, KS, US
Ford Young 22 R R 6' 1.0" 190 1936

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