Baseball Historians

June 3, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 13, White Sox 0  (29-10)
For the second straight game, a Yankee starter hurled a shutout and this time it was Johnny Kucks who got it done with a two hitter.  He walked three and struck out two and the win pushed his record to 4-1.
Mickey Mantle, Bill Skowron and […]

May 30, 1958 at Municipal Stadium
Senators 13, Yankees 8  (25-9)
For the first time all season, the Yankees had a three game losing streak and this time it was the pitching and defense that got them into trouble.  Whitey Ford last just three innings but four of the six runs he gave up were unearned.  Bob […]

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 21, 1958 at Comiskey Park
Yankees 5, White Sox 2  (21-5)
The Yankees impressive start continued as the Yankees won their eighth straight game.  Elston Howard belted a two run shot in the fifth inning to tie the game at 2-2 and then Gil McDougald hit a three run blast in the sixth to give the […]

May 16, 1958 at Griffith Stadium
Yankees 7, Senators 2  (16-5)
Whitey Ford got it done on the mound for the Yankees as they picked up their third straight win to continue their impressive start to the season.  Ford improved to 3-2 and he gave up two runs on eight hits and four walks with five strikeouts […]

May 10, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 8, Senators 0  (12-4)
Whitey Ford and Ryne Duren combined to throw a six hit shutout as the Yankees picked up their third win in a row.  Ford improved to 2-2 and he gave up six hits with five strikeouts in seven shutout innings.  Duren was equally impressive with two […]

April 30, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
Tigers 10, Yankees 1  (9-4)
The Yankees suffered their worst defeat of the season as Whitey Ford was lit up by the Tigers’ hitters.  Ford fell to 1-2 and he gave up seven runs (five earned) on twelve hits and three walks with two strikeouts in seven innings of work.
Ford doubled […]

April 23, 1958 at Griffith Stadium
Senators 4, Yankees 3 (7-2)
Art Ditmar gave up an unearned run in the ninth that sent the game into extra innings and then Ryne Duren gave up a run in the tenth as the Yankees lost their first game since their second contest.  It didn’t help that Johnny Kucks had […]

April 22, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 12, Red Sox 7  (7-1)
The Yankees didn’t get the pitching they’d grown accustomed to this early in the season but it didn’t matter because the hitters broke out in a big way.  Five different Yankees had two RBIs while four scored at least a pair of runs.  Norm Siebern […]

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 […]

April 19, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 4, Orioles 3  (4-1)
The Yankees had to rely on their bullpen to get out of a ninth inning jam but they held on to win their third straight game.  Bobby Shantz took a shutout into the ninth inning but he gave up two runs and stranded a runner before […]

April 16, 1978 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 3, Yankees 1  (1-1)
Tom Sturdivant was knocked around for three runs in five innings as the Yankees dropped their first game of the season.  Sturdivant gave up the three runs on seven hits and two walks.  Ryne Duren was solid with three shutout innings of relief but the […]