1958 New York Yankees season
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1958 World Series Champions 1958 American League Champions |
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Owner(s) | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
General manager(s) | George Weiss |
Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
Local television | WPIX (Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto) |
Local radio | WMGM (Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto) |
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The 1958 New York Yankees season was the 56th season for the team in New York, and its 58th season overall. 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.
Contents
Offseason
- December 2, 1957: Harry Chiti was drafted from the Yankees by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1957 rule 5 draft.[1]
- Prior to 1958 season: Rich Barry was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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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 |
Record vs. opponents
1958 American League Records
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | 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
- May 14, 1958: Al Cicotte was purchased from the Yankees by the Washington Senators.[3]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
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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
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 |
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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
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 |
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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
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Art Ditmar | 38 | 139.2 | 9 | 8 | 3.42 | 52 |
Johnny Kucks | 34 | 126 | 8 | 8 | 3.93 | 46 |
Bobby Shantz | 33 | 126 | 7 | 6 | 3.36 | 80 |
Duke Maas | 22 | 101.1 | 7 | 3 | 3.82 | 50 |
Zach Monroe | 21 | 58 | 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
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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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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AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Milwaukee Braves (3)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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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
- Elston Howard, Babe Ruth Award
- Bob Turley, Cy Young Award
- Turley became the first American League pitcher to win the Cy Young Award.[4]
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Binghamton, Fargo-Moorhead, St. Petersburg[5]
Notes
- ↑ Harry Chiti page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Rich Barry page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Al Cicotte page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007