Yankees History

June 1, 1958 at Fenway Park
Yankees 10, Red Sox 4  (27-10)

Andy Carey had a career day at the Yankees trounced the Red Sox to wrap up a two game sweep.  Carey was a perfect five for five with two homers, a double, four RBIs and three runs.  Elston Howard also had a nice day at the plate and he went three for five with a double, two runs and two RBIs.  Moose Skowron had just one single, but he drove in three runs.

Bob Turley bounced back from his first loss of the season and he improved to 8-1.  He gave up four runs on five hits and four walks with ten strikeouts in the complete game win.

May 27, 1958 at Municipal Stadium
Athletics 7, Yankees 3  (25-7)

In just their third loss in the month of May, Bob Turley suffered his first loss of the season with a rough outing.  He yielded six runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts and he lasted just six innings. 

Elston Howard belted his fourth homer of the season and he finished with two RBIs.  Jerry Lumpe tripled, drove in a run and scored.

May 25, 1958 at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees 6, Indians 1  (24-6)

The Yankees got right back to winning as they took the first game of their Sunday doubleheader with the Indians.  Whitey Ford improved to 5-2 and he gave up just a single on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts.

Yogi Berra provided the bulk of the offense with a three run homer.  It was one of just three hits and it was his fifth long ball of the season.  Harry Simpson finished the game with a single, a double and two RBIs.

May 25, 1958 at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees 6, Indians 3  (25-6)

The Yankees made it a sweep of their doubleheader over the Indians and it was their twelth win in thirteen games.  Enos Slaughter and Elston Howard both went yard for the Yankees and both were big three run shots.  Mickey Mantle and Jerry Lumpe both finished the game with a pair of hits.

Johnny Kucks improved to 3-1 with a solid start.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks with a strikeout in 6 2/3 innings.  Ryne Duren allowed just one hit with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings and he picked up his seventh save of the season.

May 21, 1958 at Comiskey Park
Yankees 5, White Sox 2  (21-5)

The Yankees impressive start continued as the Yankees won their eighth straight game.  Elston Howard belted a two run shot in the fifth inning to tie the game at 2-2 and then Gil McDougald hit a three run blast in the sixth to give the Yankees the win.

Whitey Ford had another nice start and he improved to 4-2.  He gave up two runs on nine hits and two walks with two strikeouts in the complete game win.

April 23, 1958 at Griffith Stadium
Senators 4, Yankees 3 (7-2)

Art Ditmar gave up an unearned run in the ninth that sent the game into extra innings and then Ryne Duren gave up a run in the tenth as the Yankees lost their first game since their second contest.  It didn’t help that Johnny Kucks had a mediocre start either.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and three walks in six innings of work.

Gil McDougald singled twice and drove in two runs in the loss.  Elston Howard singled, doubled, drove in one run and scored.

April 17, 1958 at Fenway Park
Yankees 3, Red Sox 1  (2-1)

The Yankees took their first series of the season and they did it with some nice pitching.  Like Don Larsen in the opener, Johnny Kucks provided the Yankees with some exceptional pitching.  Kucks gave up just one run on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts in the complete game win.

Mickey Mantle belted a solo homer, his first long ball of the season.  Elston Howard had a team high three hits with a trio of singles.