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 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 7, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Indians 3  (32-12)
The Yankees made it two straight over the Indians behind a nice game by Yogi Berra.  The backstop belted a three run homer, his eighth long ball of the season, and he finished with four RBIs.  Mickey Mantle singled, walked and scored twice.
Whitey Ford improved to […]

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 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 […]

June 4, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
White Sox 7, Yankees 2  (29-11)
The Yankees four game winning streak came to an end behind a rough outing by Tom Sturdivant.  He fell to 1-3 and he gave up five runs on six hits and three walks with a strikeout in six innings.  Bob Grim was also tagged for […]

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 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 […]

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 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 17, 1958 at Griffith Stadium
Yankees 6, Senators 5  (17-5)
Andy Carey’s eighth inning two run homer looked like padding but it turned out to be the difference in the Yankees fourth straight win.  The homer gave the Yankees a 6-2 lead but three Senator runs in the bottom of the eighth turned that homer into […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

April 25, 1958 at Griffith Stadium
Senators 2, Yankees 1  (7-3)
The Yankees lost back to back games for the first time this season as Whitey Ford pitched a gem, it was just through eight innings.  He had a four hit shutout going before getting giving up a walk and a double after an error to lose […]

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 18, 1958 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, Orioles 1  (3-1)
The Yankees won their home opener as they dispatched the Orioles with another solid outing from their starting pitcher.  This time it was Whitey Ford who got it done.  He gave up just a single run on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in […]

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 […]