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The 1957 New York Yankees season was the 55th season for the team. The team finished with a record of 98–56 to win their 23rd pennant, finishing eight games ahead of the Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
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 ...
October 8 – The New York Yankees win the 1958 World Series handily as Moose Skowron's 3-run home run off Milwaukee Braves pitcher Lew Burdette in the 8th inning puts Game 7 on ice, 6–2. The Yankees became only the second team to come back from a 3–1 deficit to win a best-of-seven World Series, joining the Pittsburgh Pirates , who did it ...
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one game for the New York Yankees franchise, including the 1901–02 Baltimore Orioles, and the 1903–12 New York Highlanders. Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
The 1958 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1958 season.The 55th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion and defending World Series champion Milwaukee Braves.
The other 3, the Yankees, Dodgers, and Giants were all based in New York at the time, but at the end of the 1957 season, both the Giants and Dodgers moved to west to California for the 1958 season. In the decade of the 1950s, the Yankees won six world championships (1950-53, 56, & 58), the Dodgers won two (1955 in Brooklyn & 59 in Los Angeles ...
The New York Yankees will make their first World Series appearance since 2009, when they defeated defending champions Philadelphia Phillies 4-2. This postseason run marks the team’s 41st ...
Shantz appeared in relief three games each in the 1957 and 1960 World Series with the Casey Stengel managed New York Yankees. [2] Shantz was selected in the 1960 MLB expansion draft by the Washington Senators from the New York Yankees; the Senators then traded Shantz to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bennie Daniels, Harry Bright, and R. C. Stevens. [8]