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

Record vs. opponents

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 Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 122 433 115 .266 22 90 1B 126 465 127 .273 14 73 2B 138 503 126 .250 14 65 3B 102 315 90 .286 12 45 SS 138 559 148 .265 2 48 LF 134 460 138 .300 14 55 CF 150 519 158 .304 42 97 RF 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 103376118.3141166 8123259.254332 7318245.247014 6015034.227719 7713842.304419 245111.21606 5164.25000 1251.20000 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 33 245.1 21 7 2.97 168 30 219.1 14 7 2.01 145 19 114.1 9 6 3.07 55 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 38 139.2 9 8 3.42 52 34 126.0 8 8 3.93 46 33 126.0 7 6 3.36 80 22 101.1 7 3 3.82 50 21 58.0 4 2 3.26 18 7 23.1 1 1 4.63 7 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 44 6 4 20 2.02 87 25 2 1 1 4.54 26 11 0 1 0 5.51 11 1 0 0 0 0.00 1

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 Award 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, All-Star Game

Farm system

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

References 1958 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1958 World Series 1958 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac