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 24, 1958 at Briggs Stadium
Tigers 3, Yankees 2  (23-6)
The Yankees didn’t get much at the plate in this one as they dropped just their sixth game of the season.  Yogi Berra was the only Yankee with two hits.  He singled, doubled, drew a walk and scored a run.  Tony Kubek singled, walked and scored.
Sal […]

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.  […]