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1958 St. Louis Cardinals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1957/1959)
72-82, Finished 5th in National League
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Scored 619 runs, Allowed 704 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-86
Managed by Fred Hutchinson and Stan Hack

Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,063,730 (5th of 8)
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Batting - 104, Pitching - 105
  (one-year): Batting - 107, Pitching - 109
  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 2, 1957

Drafted Ellis Burton from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1957 minor league draft.

Drafted Tom Flanigan from the Chicago White Sox in the 1957 rule 5 draft.

Gary Geiger drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1957 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Karl Spooner from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1957 minor league draft.

Drafted Lee Tate from the San Francisco Giants in the 1957 minor league draft.

December 5, 1957

Traded Marty Kutyna, Ted Wieand, and Willard Schmidt to the Cincinnati Redlegs. Received Curt Flood and Joe Taylor.

1958

Signed Jim Beauchamp as an amateur free agent.

Signed Bob Burda as an amateur free agent.

Signed Dick Hughes as an amateur free agent.

Signed Charlie James as an amateur free agent.

Signed Chris Krug as an amateur free agent.

Ed Olivares received from the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.

Signed Ray Sadecki as an amateur free agent.

Signed Bob Sadowski as an amateur free agent.

Signed Mike Shannon as an amateur free agent.

April 2, 1958 (Standings)

Traded Jim King to the San Francisco Giants. Received Ray Katt.

April 19, 1958 (Standings)

Selected Phil Paine off waivers from the Milwaukee Braves.

May 9, 1958 (Standings)

Sold Herm Wehmeier to the Detroit Tigers.

May 20, 1958 (Standings)

Traded Alvin Dark to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jim Brosnan.

May 21, 1958 (Standings)

Signed Roy Smalley as a free agent.

Signed Bill Wight as a free agent.

May 26, 1958 (Standings)

Traded Barney Schultz to the Detroit Tigers. Received Ben Mateosky (minors).

June 14, 1958 (Standings)

Purchased Sal Maglie from the New York Yankees.

June 15, 1958 (Standings)

Traded Dick Schofield and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Gene Freese and Johnny O'Brien.

July 2, 1958 (Standings)

Morrie Martin selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.

July 9, 1958 (Standings)

Selected Chuck Stobbs off waivers from the Washington Senators.

July 25, 1958 (Standings)

Joe Taylor selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.

September 29, 1958 (Standings)

Traded Gene Freese to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Solly Hemus.

October 3, 1958 (Standings)

Traded Bob Mabe, Eddie Kasko, and Del Ennis to the Cincinnati Redlegs. Received Alex Grammas, George Crowe, and Alex Kellner.

October 8, 1958 (Standings)

Traded Billy Muffett, Hobie Landrith, and Benny Valenzuela to the San Francisco Giants. Received Marv Grissom and Ernie Broglio.

October 15, 1958 (Standings)

Purchased Marshall Bridges from the Sacramento (PCL).

October 17, 1958

Released Solly Hemus.

Released Bill Wight.

November 19, 1958

Released Ray Katt.

December, 1958

Sold Pidge Browne to the Houston (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 1, 1958

Drafted Joe Durham from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1958 rule 5 draft.

Johnny O'Brien drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1958 rule 5 draft.

December 3, 1958

Traded Ruben Amaro to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Chuck Essegian.

December 4, 1958

Traded Wally Moon and Phil Paine to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Gino Cimoli.

1959

Returned Herb Adams to the Houston (American Association) after expiration of minor league working agreement.

Signed Weldon Bowlin as an amateur free agent.

Signed Jerry Buchek as an amateur free agent.

Signed Harry Fanok as an amateur free agent.

Signed Lee Gregory as an amateur free agent.

Signed Solly Hemus as an amateur free agent.

Signed Ray Katt as a free agent.

Signed Jeoff Long as an amateur free agent.

Traded Tom Burgess to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Dick Rand.

January 21, 1959

Released Chuck Stobbs.

February 2, 1959

Selected Billy Harrell off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

February 4, 1959

Received Bob Miller from the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

March 15, 1959

Traded Nelson Chittum to the Boston Red Sox. Received Dean Stone.

March 25, 1959

Traded Sam Jones and Don Choate to the San Francisco Giants. Received Bill White and Ray Jablonski.

April, 1959

Returned Bob Miller to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)


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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