# 1958 New York Yankees season

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

* December 2, 1957: Harry Chiti was drafted from the Yankees by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1957 rule 5 draft.
* Prior to 1958 season: Rich Barry was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAmerican 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

1958 American League recordvte Sources: :
| 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

* May 14, 1958: Al Cicotte was purchased from the Yankees by the Washington Senators.

### Roster
## 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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

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

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

* Elston Howard, Babe Ruth Award
* Bob Turley, Cy Young Award
** Turley became the first American League pitcher to win the Cy Young Award.
All-Star Game

## Farm system

| 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