The Associated Press names Danny Murtaugh as its major league Manager of Year. In his first full year in the Pirates’ dugout, the team improves by 22 games, 14 games over .500, finishing in second place, eight games behind Milwaukee.

On October 23, 1958 — The Associated Press names Danny Murtaugh as its major league Manager of Year. In his first full year in the Pirates’ dugout, the team improves by 22 games, 14 games over .500, finishing in second place, eight games behind Milwaukee.

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