Baseball Historians

June 8, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
Indians 14, Yankees 1  (32-13)
The Yankees suffered their most lopsided loss of the season in the first game of their doubleheader with the Indians.  Johnny Kucks gave up three runs on four hits and he got just one batter out in the first inning before Art Ditmar came into the […]

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 25, 1958 at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees 6, Indians 1  (24-6)
The Yankees got right back to winning as they took the first game of their Sunday doubleheader with the Indians.  Whitey Ford improved to 5-2 and he gave up just a single on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts.
Yogi Berra provided the bulk of […]