Baseball Historians

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 […]