Baseball Historians

June 29, 1958 at Municipal Stadium
Athletics 12, Yankees 6  (43-23)
Bob Turley and the bullpen were knocked around as the Yankees failed to sweep the Athletics on the road.  Turley gave up three runs in 3 2/3 innings and it was Art Ditmar who took the loss.  He fell to 2-1 and he gave up two […]

June 6, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Indians 5  (31-12)
Mickey Mantle had a huge day at the plate as the Yankees held off the Indians to pick up the win in their series opener.  Mantle was three for three with a walk, two homers and four RBIs.  Andy Carey and Tony Kubek both had three […]

June 1, 1958 at Fenway Park
Yankees 10, Red Sox 4  (27-10)
Andy Carey had a career day at the Yankees trounced the Red Sox to wrap up a two game sweep.  Carey was a perfect five for five with two homers, a double, four RBIs and three runs.  Elston Howard also had a nice day at […]

May 27, 1958 at Municipal Stadium
Athletics 7, Yankees 3  (25-7)
In just their third loss in the month of May, Bob Turley suffered his first loss of the season with a rough outing.  He yielded six runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts and he lasted just six innings. 
Elston Howard belted his fourth […]

May 23, 1958 at Briggs Stadium
Yankees 8, Tigers 1  (23-5)
Bob Turley did it again and his pitching along with a ton of hitting pushed the Yankees to their tenth straight win.  He improved to 7-0 and he gave up one run on six hits and four walks with two strikeouts in the complete game.
Gil McDougald […]

May 18, 1958 at Griffith Stadium
Yankees 5, Senators 2  (18-5)
Mickey Mantle and Sal Maglie both homered in the Yankees five run fourth inning that resulted in the Yankees fifth straight win.  Mantle’s homerun, his third of the season, was a solo shot while Maglie belted a three run blast to cap off the big inning.  […]

May 14, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 1, Orioles 0  (15-5)
Bob Turley did it again with his first shutout of theseason.  He gave up just four hits and five walks and he struck out seven.  The win pushed his record to 5-0 on the season.
The Yankees lone run came in the fourth inning.  After a one […]

May 9, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 9, Senators 5  (11-4)
After almost a week off because of tough weather, Bob Turley got started exactly where he left off in this one. Despite his worst start of the season, he improved to 4-0.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and six walks with […]

May 2, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 8, Athletics 1  (10-4)
Bob Turley continued to shine as the Yankees opened the month of May with a win.  He gave up just one run (first run of the season) on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts in the complete game.  The win improved his record to […]

April 26, 1958 at Memorial Stadium
Yankees 2, Orioles 0  (8-3)
Bob Turley gave up just a single hit in his start against the Orioles and the Yankees snapped their two game losing streak.  The no-hitter was broken up with two outs in the sixth inning and the win pushed Turley’s record to 2-0 on the season.
Andy […]

April 20, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 7, Orioles 0  (5-1)
The Yankees got yet another outstanding pitching performance as they rattled off their fourth straight win.  This time it was Bob Turley who dealt a gem.  He gave up just four hits and seven walks with eight strikeouts in the complete game shutout.
Norm Siebern belted a […]