1958 New York Yankees season

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1958 New York Yankees 1958 World Series Champions 1958 American League Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1958 Information
Owner(s)	Dan Topping and Del Webb
Manager(s)	Casey Stengel
Local television	WPIX
Local radio	WMGM (Mel Allen, Phil Rizzuto, Red Barber)

The New York Yankees' 1958 season was the 56th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 92-62, winning their 24th pennant, finishing 10 games ahead of the Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the Milwaukee Braves in 7 games.

1 Standings
- 1.1 Roster
2 Game Log
3 Player stats
4 World Series
5 Awards and Honors
6 External links

[edit] Standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	92	62	.597	--
Chicago White Sox	82	72	.532	10
Boston Red Sox	79	75	.513	13
Cleveland Indians	77	76	.503	14.5
Detroit Tigers	77	77	.500	15
Baltimore Orioles	74	79	.484	17.5
Kansas City Athletics	73	81	.474	19
Washington Senators	61	93	.396	31

[edit] Roster

1958 New York Yankees roster

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Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

8 Yogi Berra
32 Elston Howard

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

37 Casey Stengel

Coaches

[edit] Game Log

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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
Hank Bauer	128	462	121	.268	12	50
Yogi Berra	122	433	115	.266	22	90
Andy Carey	102	315	90	.286	12	45
Tony Kubek	138	559	148	.265	2	48
Mickey Mantle	150	519	158	.304	42	97
Gil McDougald	138	503	126	.250	14	65
Norm Siebern	134	460	138	.300	14	55
Bill Skowron	126	465	127	.273	14	73

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Fritz Brickell	2	0	0	.000	0	0
Bobby Del Greco	12	5	1	.200	0	0
Elston Howard	103	376	118	.314	11	66
Darrell Johnson	5	16	4	.250	0	0
Jerry Lumpe	81	232	59	.254	3	32
Bobby Richardson	73	182	45	.247	0	14
Harry Simpson	24	51	11	.216	0	6
Enos Slaughter	77	138	42	.304	4	19
Marv Throneberry	60	150	34	.227	7	19

[edit] Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Whitey Ford	30	219.3	14	7	2.01	145
Don Larsen	19	114.3	9	6	3.07	55
Duke Maas	22	101.3	7	3	3.82	50
Tom Sturdivant	15	70.7	3	6	4.20	41
Bob Turley	33	245.3	21	7	2.97	168

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Murry Dickson	6	20.3	1	2	5.75	9
Bob Grim	11	16.3	0	1	5.51	11
Johnny James	1	3	0	0	0.00	1
Sal Maglie	7	23.3	1	1	4.63	7
Zach Monroe	21	58	4	2	3.26	18

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Art Ditmar	38	9	8	4	3.42	52
Ryne Duren	44	6	4	20	2.02	87
Johnny Kucks	34	8	8	4	3.93	46
Bobby Shantz	33	7	6	0	3.36	80
Virgil Trucks	25	2	1	1	4.54	26

[edit] World Series

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

[edit] Awards and Honors

Elston Howard, Babe Ruth Award

All-Star Game

[edit] External links

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New York Yankees 1958 World Series roster

v • d • e New York Yankees

Formerly the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Highlanders • Based in the Bronx, New York City, New York

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters

Ballparks	Oriole Park • Hilltop Park • Polo Grounds • Yankee Stadium • Shea Stadium • New Yankee Stadium (future)

Culture	The Bleacher Creatures • Curse of the Bambino • Monument Park • Bob Sheppard • Old-Timers' Day • Murderers' Row • Babe Ruth's called shot • Dandy • Pine Tar Incident • Freddy Sez • Jeffrey Maier • George Costanza • "Here Come the Yankees" • "Theme from New York, New York" • "Haya Doin'?" • Yankees Universe

Rivalries	Yankees-Red Sox rivalry • Yankees-Mets rivalry • Yankees-Dodgers rivalry • Subway Series

Important Figures	Jack Chesbro • Jacob Ruppert • Miller Huggins • Babe Ruth • Lou Gehrig • Waite Hoyt • Herb Pennock • Earle Combs • Tony Lazzeri • Bill Dickey • Red Ruffing • Lefty Gomez • Joe McCarthy • Joe DiMaggio • Phil Rizzuto • Vic Raschi • Allie Reynolds • Yogi Berra • Don Larsen • Casey Stengel • Whitey Ford • Mickey Mantle • Bobby Richardson • Moose Skowron • Elston Howard • Roger Maris • Joe Pepitone • Roy White • Bobby Murcer • Thurman Munson • Catfish Hunter • Graig Nettles • Billy Martin • Ron Guidry • Willie Randolph • Reggie Jackson • Rich Gossage • Dave Righetti • Dave Winfield • Don Mattingly • Bernie Williams • Paul O'Neill • Andy Pettitte • David Cone • Joe Torre • Derek Jeter • Mariano Rivera • Tino Martinez • Jorge Posada • David Wells • Scott Brosius • Roger Clemens • Alex Rodriguez •

Retired Numbers	1 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 7 • 8 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 15 • 16 • 23 • 32 • 37 • 42 • 44 • 49

Key Personnel	Owners: George Steinbrenner • Hal Steinbrenner • Hank Steinbrenner • General Manager: Brian Cashman • Manager: Joe Girardi

World Series Championships (26)	1923 • 1927 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1941 • 1943 • 1947 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1956 • 1958 • 1961 • 1962 • 1977 • 1978 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000

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Minor League Affiliates	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA) • Trenton (AA) • Tampa (A) • Charleston (A) • Staten Island (A) • Gulf Coast Yankees (Rookie)

Other Assets	YES Network • Yankee Global Enterprises LLC

v • d • e 1958 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • New York • Washington

National League	Chicago • Cincinnati • Los Angeles • Milwaukee • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis

1958 All-Star Game • 1958 World Series

Preceded by New York Yankees 1957	American League Champions 1958	Succeeded by Chicago White Sox 1959
Preceded by Milwaukee Braves 1957	World Series Champions New York Yankees 1958	Succeeded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1959