Baseball Historians

June 5, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 12, White Sox 5  (30-11)
The Yankees won their 30th game of the season in the first game of a doubleheader with the White Sox.  Mickey Mantle hit a solo homer for his eighth of the season and he finished with three runs while Enos Slaughter was a perfect three […]

May 31, 1958 at Fenway Park
Yankees 5, Red Sox 4  (26-10)
It took ten ininngs but the Yankees snapped their four game skid and finished the month of May on a winning note.  Yogi Berra capped off a three run ninth with a two run double that sent the game into extra frames and then Enos […]

May 13, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, Orioles 0  (14-5)
Don Larsen did it all as the Yankees got right back to winning with the Orioles in town.  Larsen gave up just four hits and four walks with a strikeout in the shutout and he also helped out his own cause with a perfect day at […]

April 21, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 4, Red Sox 1  (6-1)
Don Larsen not only got it done on the mound but also at the plate as the Yankees continued their impressive start to the season. Larsen improved to 2-0 and he gave up seven runs on three hits with eight strikeouts in five innings.  He […]

April 17, 1958 at Fenway Park
Yankees 3, Red Sox 1  (2-1)
The Yankees took their first series of the season and they did it with some nice pitching.  Like Don Larsen in the opener, Johnny Kucks provided the Yankees with some exceptional pitching.  Kucks gave up just one run on seven hits and two walks with […]

April 15, 1958 at Fenway Park
Yankees 3, Red Sox 0  (1-0)
The Yankees kicked off their quest for their fourth straight American League pennant with a dominating win over the Red Sox.  Don Larsen yielded just four singles and he walked three en route to a complete game shutout.  He struck out two in the contest.
Yogi Berra […]