1958 Midwest League


Stats


Overall
Team W L PCT GB
Kokomo (LAD) 68 51 .571 -
Michigan City (SF) 69 55 .556 1.5
Waterloo (BOS) 66 55 .545 3
Paris (CHC) 64 61 .512 7
Keokuk (STL) 62 60 .508 7.5
Dubuque (CHW) 59 63 .484 10.5
Decatur (DET) 59 66 .472 12
Clinton (PIT) 44 80 .355 26.5

1st Half
Team W L PCT GB
Michigan City 38 23 .623 -
Dubuque 36 24 .600 1.5
Kokomo 32 24 .571 3.5
Paris 32 30 .516 6.5
Keokuk 30 30 .500 7.5
Waterloo 28 31 .475 9
Decatur 29 33 .468 9.5
Clinton 16 46 .258 22.5
2nd Half
Team W L PCT GB
Waterloo 38 24 .613 -
Kokomo 36 27 .571 2.5
Keokuk 32 30 .516 6
Paris 32 31 .508 6.5
Michigan City 31 32 .492 7.5
Decatur 30 33 .476 8.5
Clinton 28 34 .452 10
Dubuque 23 39 .371 15

1st Half
Tie Games, Dubuque, Paris, Keokuk and Decatur

2nd Half
Forfeited Game, Waterloo defeats Dubuque, 7/8, Dubuque manager Frank Parenti refused to replace catcher Jim Napier, who'd been ejected from the game, because he did not have a second catcher on the roster. Waterloo had an 8-3 lead when the ejection occured.

Playoffs
Waterloo defeats Michigan City, 3-2

No All Star Game was played.



Post Season All Star Team
1B-Fred Whitefield, Keokuk
2B-Tony Christopher, Dubuque
3B-Nap Savinson, Kokomo
SS-Don Williams, Kokomo
OF-Larry Elliott, Clinton
OF-Gustave Sancimino, Kokomo
OF-Lou Johnson, Paris
C-Bob Smith, Clinton
C-Jim Napier, Dubuque
UT-Chico Fernandez, Decatur
UT-Seymour Bonem, Keokuk
P-Bob Butterfield, Kokomo
P-Harvey Branch, Paris
P-Barney Kunert, Clinton
P-Juan Marichal, Michigan City
P-Hal Kolstad, Waterloo

Player of the Year-Gus Sancimino, Kokomo
Rookie of the Year-Juan Marichal, Michigan City
Manager of the Year-Buddy Kerr, Michigan City

Attendence
Dubuque, 93,070
Waterloo, 62,500
Clinton, 59,678
Paris, 45,674
Keokuk, 41,133
Decatur, 40,047
Kokomo, 35,638
Michigan City, 30,562