Top 5 Players of the 1958 World Series

Originally published on May 29, 2019

By Zane Miller

On Thursday, October 9th, 1958, the New York Yankees defeated the Milwaukee (now Atlanta) Braves at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee to win the 55th World Series four games to three. It was the 18th World Series championship for the Yankees franchise and the first (and only) that was won in Wisconsin. These are the top five players that I felt most stood out during the series.

5. #33 Lew Burdette (Braves)- P

Burdette got player of the game honors in game two, getting three RBIs with a run and a hit in the Braves’ 13-5 victory.

4. #21 Warren Spahn (Braves)- P

Spahn picked up player of the game honors in game four, earning a complete game shutout with just two hits and two walks allowed as the Braves went on to win 3-0.

3. #14 Bill Skowron (Yankees)- 1B

Skowron earned player of the game honors in game seven, picking up four RBIs with one run and two hits as the Yankees claimed the series championship with the 6-2 victory.

2. #9 Hank Bauer (Yankees)- RF

Bauer took player of the game in game three and partial player of the game in game six, earning all four RBIs with a run and three hits as the Yankees won game three 4-0, followed by an RBI with a run and two hits in the Yankees’ 4-3 win in 10 innings in game six.

1. #12 Gil McDougald (Yankees)- 2B

McDougald claimed player of the game in game five, taking three RBIs with two runs and two hits in the Yankees’ 7-0 win, followed by an RBI with a run and two hits in the Yankees’ 4-3 win in 10 innings in game six.

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Link to stats database: https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1958_WS.shtml