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Fairfax Flames (AAA) 10-19-1958
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| Breaking News |  | Friday, August 22nd, 1958: #1 Pitcher Trophy Won by Flames MacIndeor
The Fairfax clubhouse staff referred to him as "the kid" this season. Next year Cade MacIndeor will have to have a new nickname. He earned it after winning the 1958 Virginia Baseball League Virginia's Best Pitcher.
MacIndeor made 28 starts this year, winning 16 and losing 8. He threw 221.2 innings, fanned 173, allowed 190 hits and 85 walks, while holding opposing teams to a .231 average as he logged an impressive 3.78 ERA.
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| Saturday, August 9th, 1958: Fairfax Flames Win Virginia State Championship
This is the time of the year when grown men are sometimes reduced to tears. This year the Fairfax Flames shed tears of joy and the Newport News Cut Throats shed some sad ones, all because of a baseball game.
The Flames eliminated the Cut Throats today 7-3 at Fairfax Grounds and locked up their 4th Virginia Baseball League Virginia State Championship championship, winning the series 3-2.
The Flames finished the regular season in the with a 65-47 record, ending up in second place in the division standings.
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 | Friday, August 1st, 1958: Juanola - July's Top Starter
In July, Montego Juanola tore through the Virginia Baseball League like a seasoned veteran -- quite impressive for a player only 22 years old.
The young Fairfax starter posted a 6-1 mark and an ERA of 3.54 to earn the Pitcher of the Month award. In 56 innings he collected 57 strikeouts while limiting the opposition to a .233 average.
This year Juanola has 10 wins and 3 losses and a 3.86 ERA.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 65-47, .580 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 3.0 GB | | Record at home | 32-24, .571 PCT | | Record on the road | 33-23, .589 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 3-5, .375 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 18-16, .529 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 25-11, .694 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 40-36, .526 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 8-2, .800 PCT | | Record in April | 15-13, .536 PCT | | Record in May | 14-12, .538 PCT | | Record in June | 18-10, .643 PCT | | Record in July | 17-12, .586 PCT | | Record in August | 1-0, 1.000 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .287 - 1st in VBL | | On-Base Percentage | .361 - 2nd in VBL | | Slugging Percentage | .463 - 1st in VBL | | On-Base + Slugging | .824 - 1st in VBL | | Runs Scored | 649 - 2nd in VBL | | Hits | 1126 - 1st in VBL | | Extra-Base Hits | 398 - 1st in VBL | | Home Runs | 138 - 1st in VBL | | Bases-On-Balls | 436 - 2nd in VBL | | Strikeouts | 585 - 1st in VBL | | Stolen Bases | 52 - 6th in VBL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.22 - 1st in VBL | | Starters' ERA | 4.04 - 1st in VBL | | Bullpen ERA | 5.51 - 6th in VBL | | Runs allowed | 509 - 1st in VBL | | Hits allowed | 972 - 1st in VBL | | Opponents AVG | .254 - 1st in VBL | | BABIP | .299 - 1st in VBL | | Home Runs allowed | 81 - 1st in VBL | | Bases-On-Balls | 423 - 5th in VBL | | Strikeouts | 761 - 2nd in VBL |
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