1958 San Francisco Giants season

The San Francisco Giants season involved the 80-74 team finishing in third place in the National League standings, twelve games behind the NL Champion Milwaukee Braves in their inaugural season in The Golden Gate City.

Offseason

• December 2, 1957: Tony Taylor was drafted from the Giants by the Chicago Cubs in the 1957 rule 5 draft.
• December 2, 1957: 1957 minor league draft
• Lee Tate was drafted from the Giants by the St. Louis Cardinals.
• Ramón Conde was drafted from the Giants by the Kansas City Athletics.
• December 10, 1957: Freddy Rodríguez was traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Tom Poholsky.
• March 24, 1958: Foster Castleman was purchased from the Giants by the Baltimore Orioles for $30,000.
• Prior to 1958 season:
• Dick LeMay was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.
• Eddie Fisher was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent.

Regular season

Season standings

Opening Day starters

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