1958 New York Yankees Schedule, Roster, and Stadium Details
The page from the 1958 Baseball Handbook and Schedules focuses on the New York Yankees, managed by Casey Stengel. It details ticket prices, with box seats at $3.15 and bleachers at $0.75, and instructs fans to mail ticket requests to the Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The Yankees' past performance shows they consistently finished first in the league from 1953 to 1957, achieving a win-loss percentage of .636 in 1957. Notable individual leaders include Mickey Mantle, leading with a batting average of .365 and 34 home runs in 1957, and Whitey Ford, with a pitching record of 11-5 in 1957. The basic roster lists key players like Yogi Berra, Hank Bauer, and Elston Howard. The home schedule for the season includes games against Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, and Detroit, among others, while the road schedule features matches with significant teams such as Washington and Chicago.