1958 New York Yankees season

1958 New York Yankees
World Series Champions
American League Champions
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkYankee Stadium
CityNew York City
OwnersDan Topping and Del Webb
General managersGeorge Weiss
ManagersCasey Stengel
TelevisionWPIX
(Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto)
RadioWMGM
(Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto)
← 1957 Seasons 1959 →

The 1958 New York Yankees season was the 56th season for the team. The team finished with a record of 92–62, winning their 24th pennant, finishing 10 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox. In the World Series, they defeated the Milwaukee Braves in 7 games. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In 1958, the Yankees became New York City's only professional baseball team after the Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles and the New York Giants left for San Francisco. The Yankees would hold this distinction until 1962, when the New York Mets began play.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 92 62 .597 — 44‍–‍33 48‍–‍29
Chicago White Sox 82 72 .532 10 47‍–‍30 35‍–‍42
Boston Red Sox 79 75 .513 13 49‍–‍28 30‍–‍47
Cleveland Indians 77 76 .503 14½ 42‍–‍34 35‍–‍42
Detroit Tigers 77 77 .500 15 43‍–‍34 34‍–‍43
Baltimore Orioles 74 79 .484 17½ 46‍–‍31 28‍–‍48
Kansas City Athletics 73 81 .474 19 43‍–‍34 30‍–‍47
Washington Senators 61 93 .396 31 33‍–‍44 28‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

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1958 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BAL BOS CHW CLE DET KCA NYY WSH
Baltimore — 10–12 9–13–1 10–11 10–12 12–10 8–14 15–7
Boston 12–10 — 10–12 12–10 10–12 12–10 9–13–1 14–8
Chicago 13–9–1 12–10 — 12–10 10–12 12–10 7–15 16–6
Cleveland 11–10 10–12 10–12 — 14–8 10–12 7–15 15–7
Detroit 12–10 12–10 12–10 8–14 — 12–10 12–10 9–13
Kansas City 10–12 10–12 10–12 12–10 10–12 — 9–13 12–10–2
New York 14–8 13–9–1 15–7 15–7 10–12 13–9 — 12–10
Washington 7–15 8–14 6–16 7–15 13–9 10–12–2 10–12 —


Notable transactions

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Roster

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1958 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Yogi Berra 122 433 115 .266 22 90
1B Bill Skowron 126 465 127 .273 14 73
2B Gil McDougald 138 503 126 .250 14 65
3B Andy Carey 102 315 90 .286 12 45
SS Tony Kubek 138 559 148 .265 2 48
LF Norm Siebern 134 460 138 .300 14 55
CF Mickey Mantle 150 519 158 .304 42 97
RF Hank Bauer 128 462 121 .268 12 50

Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Elston Howard 103 376 118 .314 11 66
Jerry Lumpe 81 232 59 .254 3 32
Bobby Richardson 73 182 45 .247 0 14
Marv Throneberry 60 150 34 .227 7 19
Enos Slaughter 77 138 42 .304 4 19
Harry Simpson 24 51 11 .216 0 6
Darrell Johnson 5 16 4 .250 0 0
Bobby Del Greco 12 5 1 .200 0 0
Fritz Brickell 2 0 0 ---- 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bob Turley 33 245.1 21 7 2.97 168
Whitey Ford 30 219.1 14 7 2.01 145
Don Larsen 19 114.1 9 6 3.07 55
Tom Sturdivant 15 70.2 3 6 4.20 41

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Art Ditmar 38 139.2 9 8 3.42 52
Johnny Kucks 34 126.0 8 8 3.93 46
Bobby Shantz 33 126.0 7 6 3.36 80
Duke Maas 22 101.1 7 3 3.82 50
Zach Monroe 21 58.0 4 2 3.26 18
Sal Maglie 7 23.1 1 1 4.63 7
Murry Dickson 6 20.1 1 2 5.75 9

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Ryne Duren 44 6 4 20 2.02 87
Virgil Trucks 25 2 1 1 4.54 26
Bob Grim 11 0 1 0 5.51 11
Johnny James 1 0 0 0 0.00 1

1958 World Series

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Main article: 1958 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Milwaukee Braves (3)

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Yankees – 3, Braves – 4 (10 innings) October 1 Milwaukee County Stadium 46,367
2 Yankees – 5, Braves – 13 October 2 Milwaukee County Stadium 46,367
3 Braves – 0, Yankees – 4 October 4 Yankee Stadium 71,599
4 Braves – 3, Yankees – 0 October 5 Yankee Stadium 71,563
5 Braves – 0, Yankees – 7 October 6 Yankee Stadium 65,279
6 Yankees – 4, Braves – 3 (10 innings) October 8 Milwaukee County Stadium 46,367
7 Yankees – 6, Braves – 2 October 9 Milwaukee County Stadium 46,367

Awards and honors

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All-Star Game

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Denver Bears American Association Andy Cohen
AAA Richmond Virginians International League Eddie Lopat
AA New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Charlie Silvera and Ray Yochim
A Binghamton Triplets Eastern League Steve Souchock
B Greensboro Yankees Carolina League Vern Hoscheit
C Modesto Reds California League Dee Phillips
C Fargo-Moorhead Twins Northern League Ken Silvestri
D St. Petersburg Saints Florida State League Tom Hamilton
D Kearney Yankees Nebraska State League Randy Gumpert
D Auburn Yankees New York–Penn League Tom Gott

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Binghamton, Fargo-Moorhead, St. Petersburg[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Harry Chiti at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Rich Barry at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Al Cicotte at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 234, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  5. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

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