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1958 Cincinnati Redlegs (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1957/1959)
76-78, Finished 4th in National League
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Scored 695 runs, Allowed 621 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-69
Managed by Birdie Tebbetts and Jimmie Dykes

Ballpark: Crosley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 788,582 (8th of 8)
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Batting - 106, Pitching - 105
  (one-year): Batting - 108, Pitching - 107
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1958 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1957/1959) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December 4, 1957

Selected Bill Wight off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

December 5, 1957

Traded Curt Flood and Joe Taylor to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Marty Kutyna, Ted Wieand, and Willard Schmidt.

December 9, 1957

Traded Don Gross to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Bob Purkey.

December 16, 1957

Traded Wally Post to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Harvey Haddix.

December 28, 1957

Traded Ted Kluszewski to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Dee Fondy.

1958

Obtained Chuck Coles from the Albuquerque (Western) as part of a minor league working agreement.

Signed Ken Hunt as an amateur free agent.

Signed Bob Moorhead as an amateur free agent.

Signed Chico Ruiz as an amateur free agent.

Signed Diego Segui as an amateur free agent.

Maury Wills sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

Released Minnie Mendoza.

April 3, 1958 (Standings)

Sold Stan Palys to the Detroit Tigers.

April 11, 1958 (Standings)

Purchased Jim Fridley from the Detroit Tigers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

April 16, 1958 (Standings)

Signed Vic Davalillo as an amateur free agent.

April 21, 1958 (Standings)

Released Diego Segui.

April 23, 1958 (Standings)

Traded Bob Kelly to the Cleveland Indians. Received Fred Hatfield.

May 5, 1958 (Standings)

Purchased Chuck Churn from the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

May 8, 1958 (Standings)

Traded Hersh Freeman to the Chicago Cubs. Received Turk Lown.

May 17, 1958 (Standings)

Signed Eddie Miksis as a free agent.

May 18, 1958 (Standings)

Sold Fred Hatfield to the Cleveland Indians.

May 20, 1958 (Standings)

Released Bill Wight.

June 15, 1958 (Standings)

Traded players to be named later, Johnny Klippstein, and Steve Bilko to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Don Newcombe. The Cincinnati Redlegs sent Art Fowler (June 23, 1958) and Charlie Rabe (June 23, 1958) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

June 23, 1958 (Standings)

Selected Alex Kellner off waivers from the Kansas City Athletics.

Turk Lown selected by the Chicago White Sox off waivers.

June 24, 1958 (Standings)

Selected Walt Dropo off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

October 3, 1958 (Standings)

Traded Alex Grammas, George Crowe, and Alex Kellner to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Bob Mabe, Eddie Kasko, and Del Ennis.

December 2, 1958

John Oldham selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1958 minor league draft.

Drafted Dave Stenhouse from the Chicago Cubs in the 1958 minor league draft.

December 3, 1958

Traded Nino Escalera to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Luis Arroyo.

1959

Signed Johnny Edwards as an amateur free agent.

Signed Gus Gil as an amateur free agent.

Signed Tommy Helms as an amateur free agent.

Signed Bobby Klaus as an amateur free agent.

Manny Montejo sent to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

Signed Cesar Tovar as an amateur free agent.

January 30, 1959

Traded Smoky Burgess, Harvey Haddix, and Don Hoak to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Whammy Douglas, Jim Pendleton, Frank Thomas, and John Powers.

March, 1959

Traded Marty Kutyna to the Kansas City Athletics. Received Walt Craddock.

March 20, 1959

Released Eddie Miksis.

April 1, 1959

Signed Jim Maloney as an amateur free agent.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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