1958 in Baseball

Deaths

January 23 - Walter Lonergan, 72, shortstop for the 1911 Boston Red Sox
March 28 - Chuck Klein, 53, slugging right fielder, primarily with the Philadelphia Phillies, who was named the NL's MVP in 1932 and won the Triple Crown one year later; the 7th player to hit 300 home runs, winning four league titles
April 14 - John Freeman, 57, outfielder for the 1927 Boston Red Sox
April 20 - Chet Nourse, 70, pitcher for the 1909 Boston Red Sox
June 9 - John Fick, 37, pitcher for the 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays
August 1 - Ike Boone, 61, an outfielder for the New York Giants, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, and Brooklyn Dodgers between 1922 and 1932, who posted an ML career average of .321, compiled a .370 BA for the highest minor league all-time, and set a professional baseball record in 1929 collecting 553 total bases while playing in the Pacific Coast League
September 6 - Tommy de la Cruz, 46, Cuban pitcher for the 1944 Cincinnati Reds, and one of many players who only appeared in the majors during World War II
November 21 - Mel Ott, 49, Hall of Fame outfielder and 12-time All-Star for the New York Giants who held National League career record for home runs (511), leading league 6 times
November 27 - Harry G. Salsinger, 71, sportswriter for the Detroit News for over 50 years
December 8 - Tris Speaker, 70, Hall of Fame center fielder known for spectacular defense as well as superlative batting, becoming the second player to compile over 3,500 hits and posting a .345 career average
December 31 - Jack Doyle, 89, 17 year playing career includes a one time stint as manager of the New York Giants.

History of baseball

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See also	Baseball Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro league baseball Nippon Professional Baseball 1958 in sports

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