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APRIL
1958
IN THE NEWS:
Shigeo Nagashima, a rookie phenom, makes his pro debut
with the Yomiuri Giants. He is fanned 4 times, but
will go on to win the Central League batting title
and have one of the distinguished careers in Japanese
baseball.
IN THE NEWS:
The International League votes to open its season
in Havana, unless the political and social strife
in Cuba worsens.
IN THE NEWS:
The Dodgers erect a 42-foot screen in LF at the Los
Angeles Coliseum to cut down on HRs, since it is only
250 feet down the line.
IN THE NEWS:
On a recommendation from President Dwight D. Eisenhower,
a friend of Branch Rickey's, the Pirates sign Preston
Bruce, the son of the doorkeeper at the White House,
and send him to Lincoln (Western League).
IN THE NEWS:
Buffalo refuses to play in Havana despite an IL vote
and assurances.
IN THE NEWS:
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors rejects the
plan to move the proposed site for a new stadium from
Bayview to downtown.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1958 » OPENING DAY | | Washington Senators
5, Boston Red Sox
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The San Francisco Giants defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers
in the first ML game played at Seals Stadium,
with Ruben Gomez pitching an 8-0 shutout. Giants
SS Daryl Spencer hits the first HR. The Giants
set an attendance record for Seals Stadium by drawing
23,192 fans.
OF Bill Tuttle of the Athletics records 2 assists
in the 2nd inning, tying a ML record. The A's win
5-0 and beat Herb Score in his first appearance
following his injury. Score lasts 3 inning.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1958 | | Baltimore Orioles
6, Washington Senators
1 at Memorial Stadium | | | New York Yankees
3, Boston Red Sox
0 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Chicago White Sox
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Kansas City Athletics
5, Cleveland Indians
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Philadelphia Phillies
5, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Milwaukee Braves
3 at County Stadium | | | San Francisco Giants
8, Los Angeles Dodgers
0 at Seals Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
4, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1958 | | Boston Red Sox
3, New York Yankees
1 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
5, Chicago White Sox
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | Kansas City Athletics
9, Cleveland Indians
4 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Los Angeles Dodgers
13, San Francisco Giants
1 at Seals Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Athletics trade P Arnold Portocarrero to Baltimore
for P Bud Daley.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1958 | | Baltimore Orioles
4, Washington Senators
0 at Memorial Stadium | | | New York Yankees
3, Boston Red Sox
1 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
4, Detroit Tigers
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Kansas City Athletics
2 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Milwaukee Braves
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at County Stadium | | | San Francisco Giants
7, Los Angeles Dodgers
4 at Seals Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Following a downtown parade in the morning, the Giants-Dodgers
game in Los Angeles sets a NL single-game record with
78,682 fans in attendance, as the Dodgers prevail
6-5. Hank Sauer hits 2 HRs for the Giants, including
the first at the Coliseum. After he scores what
would have been the tying run in the 9th, Giant Jim
Davenport is called out for failing to touch 3B.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1958 | | Cleveland Indians
7, Detroit Tigers
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
11, Kansas City Athletics
7 at Municipal Stadium | | | New York Yankees
3, Baltimore Orioles
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
11, St. Louis Cardinals
6 at Wrigley Field | | | Los Angeles Dodgers
6, San Francisco Giants
5 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | | | Milwaukee Braves
4, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1958 | | Detroit Tigers
9, Cleveland Indians
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
4, Baltimore Orioles
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
4, Boston Red Sox
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
6, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Wrigley Field | | | San Francisco Giants
11, Los Angeles Dodgers
4 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | | | Milwaukee Braves
5, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Shibe Park | | | Cincinnati Reds
9, Pittsburgh Pirates
6 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1958 | | Cleveland Indians
4, Detroit Tigers
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Kansas City Athletics
8, Chicago White Sox
2 at Municipal Stadium | | | New York Yankees
7, Baltimore Orioles
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
6, Boston Red Sox
5 at Griffith Stadium | | | St. Louis Cardinals
9, Chicago Cubs
4 at Wrigley Field | | | San Francisco Giants
12, Los Angeles Dodgers
2 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | | | Philadelphia Phillies
3, Milwaukee Braves
2 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The A's Frank House scores 2 runs as a pinch hitter
in an 8-run 8th inning, as the Athletics trim the
Indians 9-4. House's feat is only the 6th occurrence
in the ML.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1958 | | Detroit Tigers
2, Chicago White Sox
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | Kansas City Athletics
9, Cleveland Indians
4 at Municipal Stadium | | | New York Yankees
4, Boston Red Sox
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1958 | | Detroit Tigers
8, Chicago White Sox
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Kansas City Athletics
9, Cleveland Indians
6 at Municipal Stadium | | | New York Yankees
12, Boston Red Sox
7 at Yankee Stadium | | | Baltimore Orioles
4, Washington Senators
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Los Angeles Dodgers
4, Chicago Cubs
2 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | | | Milwaukee Braves
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, San Francisco Giants
5 at Seals Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
In an ongoing dispute with soap operatic properties,
a Chicago Court orders Mrs. Dorothy Comiskey Rigney
to distribute stock from her mother's estate, so she
can not effectively bar her brother Charles A. Comiskey
from sitting on the White Sox Board.
Gil Hodges hits his 300th HR and Pee Wee Reese
plays in his 2,000th game, but the Dodgers lose 7-6
to the Cubs. Duke Snider injures his arm before the
game trying to throw a ball out of the Los Angeles
Coliseum. Unamused Dodger officials dock him
a day's pay.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1958 | | Boston Red Sox
7, Baltimore Orioles
5 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
2, Chicago White Sox
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
8, Kansas City Athletics
2 at Municipal Stadium | | | Washington Senators
5, New York Yankees
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, Milwaukee Braves
0 at Crosley Field | | | Chicago Cubs
7, Los Angeles Dodgers
6 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | | | Philadelphia Phillies
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Shibe Park | | | San Francisco Giants
8, St. Louis Cardinals
7 at Seals Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1958 | | Boston Red Sox
4, Baltimore Orioles
3 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
6, Chicago White Sox
4 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Kansas City Athletics
7, Detroit Tigers
2 at Municipal Stadium | | | Milwaukee Braves
6, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Crosley Field | | | Chicago Cubs
15, Los Angeles Dodgers
2 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Shibe Park | | | San Francisco Giants
6, St. Louis Cardinals
5 at Seals Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Dodgers set a record for most fans at a regular
season night game as 60,635 attend a game at the Coliseum.
Los Angeles beats St. Louis 5-3.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1958 | | Baltimore Orioles
2, New York Yankees
1 at Memorial Stadium | | | Washington Senators
2, Boston Red Sox
0 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
6, Kansas City Athletics
5 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
12, Detroit Tigers
2 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Crosley Field | | | Los Angeles Dodgers
5, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | | | Milwaukee Braves
4, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at County Stadium | | | San Francisco Giants
2, Chicago Cubs
0 at Seals Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1958 | | New York Yankees
2, Baltimore Orioles
0 at Memorial Stadium | | | Washington Senators
7, Boston Red Sox
5 at Fenway Park | | | Kansas City Athletics
7, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
4, Detroit Tigers
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
8, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Crosley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Los Angeles Dodgers
4 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | | | Milwaukee Braves
4, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at County Stadium | | | San Francisco Giants
3, Chicago Cubs
1 at Seals Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1958 | | Boston Red Sox
7, Washington Senators
5 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
9, Cleveland Indians
5 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Los Angeles Dodgers
10, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, Milwaukee Braves
2 at County Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
5, San Francisco Giants
4 at Seals Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Horace Stoneham of the Giants rejects Westinghouse's
proposal to televise their games on a non-profit
basis.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1958 | | New York Yankees
5, Detroit Tigers
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Milwaukee Braves
8, Chicago Cubs
4 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Los Angeles Dodgers
1 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, San Francisco Giants
4 at Seals Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Ted Williams becomes the 10th ML player to get 1,000
extra-base hits. The A's beat Boston 10-4.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1958 | | Baltimore Orioles
3, Chicago White Sox
2 at Memorial Stadium | | | Kansas City Athletics
11, Boston Red Sox
4 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
10, New York Yankees
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
3, Cleveland Indians
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
8, Milwaukee Braves
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
3, Los Angeles Dodgers
1 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | | | San Francisco Giants
10, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Seals Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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