1958 Season Starting Now!

 The 1958 Major League Baseball season was played from April 14 to October 15, 1958. It was the first season of play in California for both the Los Angeles Dodgers (formerly of Brooklyn) and the San Francisco Giants (formerly of New York City); this marked the first teams to be played on the West Coast. Three teams had relocated earlier in the decade: the Milwaukee Braves, Baltimore Orioles, and Kansas City Athletics. New York went without a National League team for four seasons, until the expansion New York Mets began play in 1962.

Awards and honors

• Most Valuable Player:
  • AL: Jackie Jensen, Boston Red Sox
  • NL: Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs
• Cy Young Award: Bob Turley, New York Yankees
• Rookie of the Year:
  • AL: Albie Pearson, Washington Senators
  • NL: Orlando Cepeda, San Francisco Giants
• Gold Glove Award
• Bobby Shantz (P) New York Yankees (AL)
• Sherm Lollar (C) Chicago White Sox (AL)
• Vic Power (1B) Cleveland Indians (AL)
• Nellie Fox (2B) Chicago White Sox (AL)
• Frank Malzone (3B) Boston Red Sox (AL)
• Luis Aparicio (SS) Chicago White Sox (AL)
• Minnie Miñoso (OF) Cleveland Indians (AL)
• Al Kaline (OF) Detroit Tigers (AL)
• Norm Siebern (OF) New York Yankees (AL)

MLB statistical leaders

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Ted Williams BOS .328 Richie Ashburn PHI .350 HR Mickey Mantle NY 42 Ernie Banks CHC 47 RBIs Jackie Jensen BOS 122 Ernie Banks CHC 129 Wins Bob Turley NY 21 Bob Friend PIT Warren Spahn MIL 22 ERA Whitey Ford NY 2.01 Stu Miller SF 2.47 SO Early Wynn CHW 179 Sam Jones STL 225 SV Ryne Duren NY 20 Roy Face PIT 20 SB Luis Aparicio CHW 29 Willie Mays SF 31