1958 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1958 World Series championsAmerican League champions American League Yankee Stadium New York City 92 62 y 1st Dan Topping and Del Webb George Weiss Casey Stengel WPIX(Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto) WMGM(Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto) 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.Harry Chiti at Baseball Reference Prior to 1958 season: Rich Barry was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.Rich Barry at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY Notable transactions May 14, 1958: Al Cicotte was purchased from the Yankees by the Washington Senators.Al Cicotte at Baseball Reference Roster 1958 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 23 Murry Dickson 28 Art Ditmar 26 Ryne Duren 16 Whitey Ford 55 Bob Grim 27 Johnny James 53 Johnny Kucks 18 Don Larsen 24 Duke Maas 21 Sal Maglie 55 Zach Monroe 30 Bobby Shantz 47 Tom Sturdivant 21 Virgil Trucks 19 Bob Turley Catchers  8 Yogi Berra 32 Elston Howard 22 Darrell Johnson Infielders 29 Fritz Brickell  6 Andy Carey 10 Tony Kubek 11 Jerry Lumpe 12 Gil McDougald  1 Bobby Richardson 14 Bill Skowron 20 Marv Throneberry Outfielders  9 Hank Bauer 27 Bobby Del Greco  7 Mickey Mantle 25 Norm Siebern 36 Harry Simpson 17 Enos Slaughter Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches  2 Frankie Crosetti 35 Ralph Houk 33 Charlie Keller 31 Jim Turner Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Howard103376118.3141166 Jerry Lumpe8123259.254332 Bobby Richardson7318245.247014 Marv Throneberry6015034.227719 Enos Slaughter7713842.304419 Harry Simpson245111.21606 Darrell Johnson5164.25000 Bobby Del Greco1251.20000 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 Bob Grim (baseball) 11 0 1 0 5.51 11 Johnny James 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 1958 World Series 1958 World Series AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Milwaukee Braves (3) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Yankees – 3, Braves – 4 (10 innings)October 1Milwaukee County Stadium 46,3672 Yankees – 5, Braves – 13 October 2Milwaukee County Stadium 46,3673 Braves – 0, Yankees – 4 October 4Yankee Stadium 71,5994 Braves – 3, Yankees – 0 October 5Yankee Stadium 71,5635 Braves – 0, Yankees – 7 October 6Yankee Stadium 65,2796 Yankees – 4, Braves – 3 (10 innings) October 8Milwaukee County Stadium 46,3677 Yankees – 6, Braves – 2 October 9Milwaukee County Stadium 46,367 Awards and honors Elston Howard, Babe Ruth AwardMLB Babe Ruth Award Winners https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/ruth.shtml 2025-03-21 Baseball-Reference.com en Bob Turley, Cy Young Award Turley became the first American League pitcher to win the Cy Young Award.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 234, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball 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. PetersburgJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1958 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1958 World Series 1958 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1950s in the Bronx Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons