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 […]

June 2, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, White Sox 0  (28-10)
The Yankees kicked off their homestand with a win behind a solid seven hit shutout by Whitey Ford.  He walked four and struck out ten and the win pushed his record to 6-2 on the season.
Hank Bauer belted a pair of solo homers and that […]

May 28, 1958 at Municipal Stadium
Athletics 4, Yankees 3  (25-8)
The Yankees blew a three run lead and for just the second time this season, they lost back to back games.  Tom Sturdivant had a 3-0 lead but he gave up four runs between the fifth and sixth inning and he fell to 1-2.  A field […]

May 22, 1958 at Briggs Stadium
Yankees 5, Tigers 4  (22-5)
The Yankees changed ballparks but the end result was still the same as they pulled of a tight one against the Tigers.  Marv Throneberry belted a solo homer in the top of the ninth to win it and he finished with three runs in the contest.  […]

May 20, 1958 at Comiskey Park
Yankees 5, White Sox 1  (20-5)
The Yankees impressive start to the season continued behind an exceptional start by Johnny Kucks.  He gave up just one run on five hits and five walks with three strikeouts in the complete game win and he improved to 2-1 on the season.
Mickey Mantle, Hank […]

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 […]

May 11, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 4, Senators 3  (13-4)
The Yankees held off a late inning surge by the Senators in this one in order to win their fourth straight game in the first game of a Sunday doubleheader.  Bobby Shantz was cruising along until the seventh inning when he started giving up runs.  Single […]

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 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 […]