| Sunday, January 5 |
| Future Yankee Ron Kittle is born in Gary, IN. |
| Friday, January 24 |
| Future Yankee Neil Allen is born in Kansas City, KS. |
| Sunday, January 26 |
| Future Yankee Mike Patterson is born in Santa Monica, CA. |
| Friday, January 31 |
| Future Yankee Rafael Santana is born in La Romana, D.R. |
| Monday, March 10 |
| Future Yankee Steve Howe is born in Pontiac, MI. |
| Saturday, March 29 |
| Future Yankee Domingo Ramos is born in Santiago, D.R. |
| Monday, April 14 |
| » Major-league debuts: Albie Pearson (Senators) |
| Tuesday, April 15 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (0-2), 3-0 | Fenway Park (1-0) | 1-0 | |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Willard Nixon | First | -- |
| Wednesday, April 16 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (1-2), 3-1 | Fenway Park (1-1) | 1-1 | |
| » Starters: Tom Sturdivant vs Dave Sisler | Third | 1 out |
| Thursday, April 17 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (1-3), 3-1 | Fenway Park (2-1) | 2-1 | |
| » Starters: Johnny Kucks vs Tom Brewer | Second | ½ out |
| Friday, April 18 |
| » Defeated Orioles (2-1), 3-1 | Yankee Stadium (1-0) | 3-1 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Billy Loes vs Whitey Ford | First | -- |
| Saturday, April 19 |
| » Defeated Orioles (2-2), 4-3 | Yankee Stadium (2-0) | 4-1 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Billy O'Dell vs Bobby Shantz | First | -- |
| Sunday, April 20 |
| » Defeated Orioles (2-3), 7-0 | Yankee Stadium (3-0) | 5-1 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Connie Johnson vs Bob Turley | First | -- |
| Monday, April 21 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (1-6), 4-1 | Yankee Stadium (4-0) | 6-1 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Willard Nixon vs Don Larsen | First | -- |
| Tuesday, April 22 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (1-7), 12-7 | Yankee Stadium (5-0) | 7-1 | Won 6 |
| » Starters: Dave Sisler vs Tom Sturdivant | First | -- |
| Future Yankee Stefan Wever is born in Marburg, W.Germany. |
| Wednesday, April 23 |
| » Lost to Senators (4-3), 5-4 | Griffith Stadium (0-1) | 7-2 | |
| » Starters: Johnny Kucks vs Chuck Stobbs | First | -- |
| Friday, April 25 |
| » Lost to Orioles (4-5), 2-1 | Memorial Stadium (0-1) | 7-3 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Connie Johnson | First | -- |
| Saturday, April 26 |
| » Defeated Orioles (4-6), 2-0 | Memorial Stadium (1-1) | 8-3 | |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Billy Loes | First | -- |
| Tuesday, April 29 |
| » Defeated Tigers (7-7), 5-1 | Yankee Stadium (6-0) | 9-3 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Paul Foytack vs Bobby Shantz | First | -- |
| Wednesday, April 30 |
| » Lost to Tigers (8-7), 10-1 | Yankee Stadium (6-1) | 9-4 | |
| » Starters: Frank Lary vs Whitey Ford | First | -- |
| » Major-league debuts: Fritz Brickell (Yankees) |
| Friday, May 2 |
| » Defeated Athletics (8-6), 8-1 | Yankee Stadium (7-1) | 10-4 | |
| » Starters: Ralph Terry vs Bob Turley | First | -- |
| Friday, May 9 |
| » Defeated Senators (11-7), 9-5 | Yankee Stadium (8-1) | 11-4 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Pedro Ramos vs Bob Turley | First | -- |
| Saturday, May 10 |
| » Defeated Senators (11-8), 8-0 | Yankee Stadium (9-1) | 12-4 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Russ Kemmerer vs Whitey Ford | First | -- |
| Sunday, May 11 |
| » Defeated Senators (11-9), 4-3 | Yankee Stadium (10-1) | 13-4 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Chuck Stobbs vs Bobby Shantz | First | -- |
| » Lost to Senators (12-9), 4-0 | Yankee Stadium (10-2) | 13-5 | |
| » Starters: Camilo Pascual vs Johnny Kucks | First | -- |
| Future Yankee Walt Terrell is born in Jeffersonville, IN. |
| Tuesday, May 13 |
| » Defeated Orioles (11-10), 3-0 | Yankee Stadium (11-2) | 14-5 | |
| » Starters: Connie Johnson vs Don Larsen | First | -- |
| Wednesday, May 14 |
| » Defeated Orioles (11-11), 1-0 | Yankee Stadium (12-2) | 15-5 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Billy O'Dell vs Bob Turley | First | -- |
| Friday, May 16 |
| » Defeated Senators (13-12), 7-2 | Griffith Stadium (1-1) | 16-5 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Camilo Pascual | First | -- |
| Saturday, May 17 |
| » Defeated Senators (13-13), 6-5 | Griffith Stadium (2-1) | 17-5 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Bobby Shantz vs Chuck Stobbs | First | -- |
| Sunday, May 18 |
| » Defeated Senators (13-14), 5-2 | Griffith Stadium (3-1) | 18-5 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Sal Maglie vs Pedro Ramos | First | -- |
| » Defeated Senators (13-15), 3-0 | Griffith Stadium (4-1) | 19-5 | Won 6 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Al Cicotte | First | -- |
| Tuesday, May 20 |
| » Defeated White Sox (11-17), 5-1 | Comiskey Park I (1-0) | 20-5 | Won 7 |
| » Starters: Johnny Kucks vs Dick Donovan | First | -- |
| Wednesday, May 21 |
| » Defeated White Sox (11-18), 5-2 | Comiskey Park I (2-0) | 21-5 | Won 8 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Billy Pierce | First | -- |
| Thursday, May 22 |
| » Defeated Tigers (13-20), 5-4 | Tiger Stadium (1-0) | 22-5 | Won 9 |
| » Starters: Bobby Shantz vs Paul Foytack | First | -- |
| Friday, May 23 |
| » Defeated Tigers (13-21), 8-1 | Tiger Stadium (2-0) | 23-5 | Won 10 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Billy Hoeft | First | -- |
| Saturday, May 24 |
| » Lost to Tigers (14-21), 3-2 | Tiger Stadium (2-1) | 23-6 | |
| » Starters: Sal Maglie vs Frank Lary | First | -- |
| Sunday, May 25 |
| » Defeated Indians (18-19), 6-1 | Cleveland Stadium (1-0) | 24-6 | |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Ray Narleski | First | -- |
| » Defeated Indians (18-20), 6-3 | Cleveland Stadium (2-0) | 25-6 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Johnny Kucks vs Dick Tomanek | First | -- |
| Tuesday, May 27 |
| » Lost to Athletics (17-16), 7-3 | Municipal Stadium (0-1) | 25-7 | |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Jack Urban | First | -- |
| Wednesday, May 28 |
| » Lost to Athletics (18-16), 4-3 | Municipal Stadium (0-2) | 25-8 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Tom Sturdivant vs Ray Herbert | First | -- |
| Friday, May 30 |
| » Lost to Senators (16-22), 13-8 | Yankee Stadium (12-3) | 25-9 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Russ Kemmerer vs Whitey Ford | First | -- |
| » Lost to Senators (17-22), 7-2 | Yankee Stadium (12-4) | 25-10 | Lost 4 |
| » Starters: Pedro Ramos vs Bobby Shantz | First | -- |
| Saturday, May 31 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (20-22), 5-4 | Fenway Park (3-1) | 26-10 | |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Dave Sisler | First | -- |
| Sunday, June 1 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (20-23), 10-4 | Fenway Park (4-1) | 27-10 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Frank Baumann | First | -- |
| Monday, June 2 |
| » Defeated White Sox (19-21), 3-0 | Yankee Stadium (13-4) | 28-10 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Jim Wilson vs Whitey Ford | First | -- |
| Tuesday, June 3 |
| » Defeated White Sox (19-22), 13-0 | Yankee Stadium (14-4) | 29-10 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Dick Donovan vs Johnny Kucks | First | -- |
| Wednesday, June 4 |
| » Lost to White Sox (20-22), 7-2 | Yankee Stadium (14-5) | 29-11 | |
| » Starters: Billy Pierce vs Tom Sturdivant | First | -- |
| Thursday, June 5 |
| » Defeated White Sox (20-23), 12-5 | Yankee Stadium (15-5) | 30-11 | |
| » Starters: Early Wynn vs Don Larsen | First | -- |
| » Lost to White Sox (21-23), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (15-6) | 30-12 | |
| » Starters: Ray Moore vs Bobby Shantz | First | -- |
| Friday, June 6 |
| » Defeated Indians (22-26), 6-5 | Yankee Stadium (16-6) | 31-12 | |
| » Starters: Dick Tomanek vs Bob Turley | First | -- |
| Former Yankee Bert Daniels dies in Cedar Grove, NJ at the age of 76. |
| Saturday, June 7 |
| » Defeated Indians (22-27), 6-3 | Yankee Stadium (17-6) | 32-12 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Don Mossi vs Whitey Ford | First | -- |
| Sunday, June 8 |
| » Lost to Indians (23-27), 14-1 | Yankee Stadium (17-7) | 32-13 | |
| » Starters: Ray Narleski vs Johnny Kucks | First | -- |
| » Lost to Indians (24-27), 5-4 | Yankee Stadium (17-8) | 32-14 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Mudcat Grant vs Sal Maglie | First | -- |
| Wednesday, June 11 |
| » Defeated Athletics (25-23), 10-2 | Yankee Stadium (18-8) | 33-14 | |
| » Starters: Jack Urban vs Don Larsen | First | -- |
| » Defeated Athletics (25-24), 2-1 | Yankee Stadium (19-8) | 34-14 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Ralph Terry vs Bob Turley | First | -- |
| Thursday, June 12 |
| » Lost to Athletics (26-24), 4-1 | Yankee Stadium (19-9) | 34-15 | |
| » Starters: Ray Herbert vs Tom Sturdivant | First | -- |
| » Defeated Athletics (26-25), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (20-9) | 35-15 | |
| » Starters: Murry Dickson vs Whitey Ford | First | -- |
| Friday, June 13 |
| » Lost to Tigers (24-29), 4-2 | Yankee Stadium (20-10) | 35-16 | |
| » Starters: Billy Hoeft vs Bobby Shantz | First | -- |
| Saturday, June 14 |
| » Lost to Tigers (25-29), 5-4 | Yankee Stadium (20-11) | 35-17 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: George Susce vs Johnny Kucks | First | -- |
| Sunday, June 15 |
| » Lost to Tigers (26-29), 2-0 | Yankee Stadium (20-12) | 35-18 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Frank Lary vs Don Larsen | First | -- |
| » Lost to Tigers (27-29), 3-0 | Yankee Stadium (20-13) | 35-19 | Lost 4 |
| » Starters: Jim Bunning vs Bob Turley | First | -- |
| Future Yankee Wade Boggs is born in Omaha, NE. |
| Tuesday, June 17 |
| » Defeated Indians (29-31), 4-0 | Cleveland Stadium (3-0) | 36-19 | |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Ray Narleski | First | -- |
| Wednesday, June 18 |
| » Defeated Indians (29-32), 3-2 | Cleveland Stadium (4-0) | 37-19 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Mudcat Grant | First | -- |
| Thursday, June 19 |
| » Defeated Indians (29-33), 9-3 | Cleveland Stadium (5-0) | 38-19 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Johnny Kucks vs Gary Bell | First | -- |
| Friday, June 20 |
| » Lost to Tigers (29-30), 7-1 | Tiger Stadium (2-2) | 38-20 | |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Jim Bunning | First | -- |
| Saturday, June 21 |
| » Lost to Tigers (30-30), 1-0 | Tiger Stadium (2-3) | 38-21 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Frank Lary | First | -- |
| Sunday, June 22 |
| » Defeated Tigers (30-31), 15-0 | Tiger Stadium (3-3) | 39-21 | |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Billy Hoeft | First | -- |
| Monday, June 23 |
| » Lost to White Sox (30-32), 2-0 | Comiskey Park I (2-1) | 39-22 | |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Ray Moore | First | -- |
| Tuesday, June 24 |
| » Defeated White Sox (30-33), 6-2 | Comiskey Park I (3-1) | 40-22 | |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Early Wynn | First | -- |
| Thursday, June 26 |
| » Defeated White Sox (30-34), 4-3 | Comiskey Park I (4-1) | 41-22 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Johnny Kucks vs Dick Donovan | First | -- |
| Friday, June 27 |
| » Defeated Athletics (34-31), 10-3 | Municipal Stadium (1-2) | 42-22 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Ray Herbert | First | -- |
| Saturday, June 28 |
| » Defeated Athletics (34-32), 8-0 | Municipal Stadium (2-2) | 43-22 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Jack Urban | First | -- |
| Sunday, June 29 |
| » Lost to Athletics (35-32), 12-6 | Municipal Stadium (2-3) | 43-23 | |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Ralph Terry | First | -- |
| Tuesday, July 1 |
| » Lost to Orioles (32-36), 7-5 | Memorial Stadium (1-2) | 43-24 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Johnny Kucks vs Hal Brown | First | -- |
| » Defeated Orioles (32-37), 2-1 | Memorial Stadium (2-2) | 44-24 | |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Jack Harshman | First | -- |
| Wednesday, July 2 |
| » Defeated Orioles (32-38), 4-1 | Memorial Stadium (3-2) | 45-24 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Zach Monroe vs Billy O'Dell | First | -- |
| Thursday, July 3 |
| » Defeated Senators (30-42), 11-3 | Griffith Stadium (5-1) | 46-24 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Russ Kemmerer | First | -- |
| Friday, July 4 |
| » Defeated Senators (30-43), 2-1 | Griffith Stadium (6-1) | 47-24 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Pedro Ramos | First | -- |
| » Defeated Senators (30-44), 13-2 | Griffith Stadium (7-1) | 48-24 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Tex Clevenger | First | -- |
| Saturday, July 5 |
| » Tied Red Sox, 3-3 | Yankee Stadium (20-13) | 48-24 | |
| » Starters: Dave Sisler vs Duke Maas | First | -- |
| Sunday, July 6 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (38-37), 10-4 | Yankee Stadium (20-14) | 48-25 | |
| » Starters: Ike Delock vs Don Larsen | First | -- |
| Wednesday, July 9 |
| » Lost to Indians (38-40), 12-2 | Yankee Stadium (20-15) | 48-26 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Cal McLish vs Whitey Ford | First | -- |
| Thursday, July 10 |
| » Defeated Indians (38-41), 7-4 | Yankee Stadium (21-15) | 49-26 | |
| » Starters: Mudcat Grant vs Art Ditmar | First | -- |
| » Defeated Indians (38-42), 4-3 | Yankee Stadium (22-15) | 50-26 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Gary Bell vs Duke Maas | First | -- |
| Friday, July 11 |
| » Defeated Indians (38-43), 11-3 | Yankee Stadium (23-15) | 51-26 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Ray Narleski vs Bob Turley | First | -- |
| Saturday, July 12 |
| » Defeated Indians (38-44), 10-0 | Yankee Stadium (24-15) | 52-26 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Don Ferrarese vs Zach Monroe | First | -- |
| Sunday, July 13 |
| » Lost to White Sox (39-41), 7-4 | Yankee Stadium (24-16) | 52-27 | |
| » Starters: Billy Pierce vs Don Larsen | First | -- |
| » Defeated White Sox (39-42), 5-4 | Yankee Stadium (25-16) | 53-27 | |
| » Starters: Ray Moore vs Bobby Shantz | First | -- |
| Monday, July 14 |
| » Defeated White Sox (39-43), 5-0 | Yankee Stadium (26-16) | 54-27 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Early Wynn vs Whitey Ford | First | -- |
| Tuesday, July 15 |
| » Lost to Tigers (41-40), 12-5 | Yankee Stadium (26-17) | 54-28 | |
| » Starters: Frank Lary vs Zach Monroe | First | -- |
| Wednesday, July 16 |
| » Defeated Tigers (41-41), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (27-17) | 55-28 | |
| » Starters: Jim Bunning vs Bob Turley | First | -- |
| Thursday, July 17 |
| » Defeated Tigers (41-42), 4-2 | Yankee Stadium (28-17) | 56-28 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Billy Hoeft vs Art Ditmar | First | -- |
| Friday, July 18 |
| » Lost to Athletics (40-44), 2-1 | Yankee Stadium (28-18) | 56-29 | |
| » Starters: Dick Tomanek vs Don Larsen | First | -- |
| Saturday, July 19 |
| » Lost to Athletics (41-44), 6-4 | Yankee Stadium (28-19) | 56-30 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Bob Grim vs Duke Maas | First | -- |
| Sunday, July 20 |
| » Defeated Athletics (41-45), 3-1 | Yankee Stadium (29-19) | 57-30 | |
| » Starters: Ned Garver vs Tom Sturdivant | First | -- |
| » Defeated Athletics (41-46), 8-0 | Yankee Stadium (30-19) | 58-30 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Jack Urban vs Whitey Ford | First | -- |
| Tuesday, July 22 |
| » Defeated Tigers (42-46), 13-3 | Tiger Stadium (4-3) | 59-30 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Paul Foytack | First | -- |
| Wednesday, July 23 |
| » Defeated Tigers (42-47), 16-4 | Tiger Stadium (5-3) | 60-30 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Frank Lary | First | -- |
| Thursday, July 24 |
| » Defeated Tigers (42-48), 10-7 | Tiger Stadium (6-3) | 61-30 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Jim Bunning | First | -- |
| Friday, July 25 |
| » Defeated Indians (44-51), 6-0 | Cleveland Stadium (6-0) | 62-30 | Won 6 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Ray Narleski | First | -- |
| Saturday, July 26 |
| » Defeated Indians (44-52), 8-3 | Cleveland Stadium (7-0) | 63-30 | Won 7 |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Hal Woodeshick | First | -- |
| Future Yankee Marty Bystrom is born in Coral Gables, FL. |
| Sunday, July 27 |
| » Lost to Indians (45-52), 7-2 | Cleveland Stadium (7-1) | 63-31 | |
| » Starters: Tom Sturdivant vs Cal McLish | First | -- |
| » Lost to Indians (46-52), 7-2 | Cleveland Stadium (7-2) | 63-32 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Mudcat Grant | First | -- |
| Monday, July 28 |
| » Defeated Athletics (44-49), 14-7 | Municipal Stadium (3-3) | 64-32 | |
| » Starters: Zach Monroe vs Dick Tomanek | First | -- |
| Tuesday, July 29 |
| » Lost to Athletics (45-49), 7-3 | Municipal Stadium (3-4) | 64-33 | |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Ralph Terry | First | -- |
| Wednesday, July 30 |
| » Lost to Athletics (46-49), 2-0 | Municipal Stadium (3-5) | 64-34 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Bob Grim | First | -- |
| Thursday, July 31 |
| » Defeated Athletics (46-50), 8-3 | Municipal Stadium (4-5) | 65-34 | |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Jack Urban | First | -- |
| Friday, August 1 |
| » Defeated White Sox (49-51), 7-0 | Comiskey Park I (5-1) | 66-34 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Billy Pierce | First | -- |
| Saturday, August 2 |
| » Defeated White Sox (49-52), 6-1 | Comiskey Park I (6-1) | 67-34 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Early Wynn | First | -- |
| Sunday, August 3 |
| » Lost to White Sox (50-52), 3-1 | Comiskey Park I (6-2) | 67-35 | |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Dick Donovan | First | -- |
| » Lost to White Sox (51-52), 4-0 | Comiskey Park I (6-3) | 67-36 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Johnny Kucks vs Ray Moore | First | -- |
| Monday, August 4 |
| » Defeated Orioles (47-53), 9-4 | Memorial Stadium (4-2) | 68-36 | |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Arnie Portocarrero | First | -- |
| Tuesday, August 5 |
| » Defeated Orioles (47-54), 4-1 | Memorial Stadium (5-2) | 69-36 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Connie Johnson | First | -- |
| Wednesday, August 6 |
| » Defeated Orioles (47-55), 3-1 | Memorial Stadium (6-2) | 70-36 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Jack Harshman | First | -- |
| Friday, August 8 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (54-52), 2-0 | Yankee Stadium (31-19) | 71-36 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Ike Delock vs Whitey Ford | First | -- |
| Saturday, August 9 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (55-52), 9-6 | Yankee Stadium (31-20) | 71-37 | |
| » Starters: Dave Sisler vs Duke Maas | First | -- |
| Sunday, August 10 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (55-53), 7-5 | Yankee Stadium (32-20) | 72-37 | |
| » Starters: Tom Brewer vs Don Larsen | First | -- |
| » Lost to Red Sox (56-53), 9-3 | Yankee Stadium (32-21) | 72-38 | |
| » Starters: Ted Bowsfield vs Bob Turley | First | -- |
| Monday, August 11 |
| » Lost to Orioles (50-57), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (32-22) | 72-39 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Jack Harshman vs Art Ditmar | First | -- |
| » Lost to Orioles (51-57), 9-3 | Yankee Stadium (32-23) | 72-40 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Connie Johnson vs Johnny Kucks | First | -- |
| Tuesday, August 12 |
| » Defeated Orioles (51-58), 7-2 | Yankee Stadium (33-23) | 73-40 | |
| » Starters: Hal Brown vs Tom Sturdivant | First | -- |
| Wednesday, August 13 |
| » Lost to Senators (49-64), 9-4 | Yankee Stadium (33-24) | 73-41 | |
| » Starters: Camilo Pascual vs Whitey Ford | First | -- |
| Thursday, August 14 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (56-56), 8-2 | Fenway Park (5-1) | 74-41 | |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Dave Sisler | First | -- |
| Friday, August 15 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (57-56), 6-2 | Fenway Park (5-2) | 74-42 | |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Ted Bowsfield | First | -- |
| Future Yankee Joe Cowley is born in Lexington, KY. |
| Saturday, August 16 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (58-56), 7-4 | Fenway Park (5-3) | 74-43 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Tom Brewer | First | -- |
| Sunday, August 17 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (59-56), 6-5 | Fenway Park (5-4) | 74-44 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Ike Delock | First | -- |
| Tuesday, August 19 |
| » Lost to Indians (57-62), 8-6 | Yankee Stadium (33-25) | 74-45 | Lost 4 |
| » Starters: Cal McLish vs Whitey Ford | First | -- |
| Wednesday, August 20 |
| » Defeated Indians (57-63), 7-1 | Yankee Stadium (34-25) | 75-45 | |
| » Starters: Gary Bell vs Art Ditmar | First | -- |
| Thursday, August 21 |
| » Defeated White Sox (64-56), 6-3 | Yankee Stadium (35-25) | 76-45 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Ray Moore vs Bob Turley | First | -- |
| Friday, August 22 |
| » Defeated White Sox (64-57), 8-5 | Yankee Stadium (36-25) | 77-45 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Early Wynn vs Johnny Kucks | First | -- |
| Saturday, August 23 |
| » Lost to White Sox (65-57), 7-1 | Yankee Stadium (36-26) | 77-46 | |
| » Starters: Billy Pierce vs Whitey Ford | First | -- |
| Sunday, August 24 |
| » Lost to Tigers (59-62), 8-3 | Yankee Stadium (36-27) | 77-47 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Frank Lary vs Art Ditmar | First | -- |
| » Defeated Tigers (59-63), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (37-27) | 78-47 | |
| » Starters: Herb Moford vs Bobby Shantz | First | -- |
| Tuesday, August 26 |
| » Defeated Athletics (57-67), 6-2 | Yankee Stadium (38-27) | 79-47 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Jack Urban vs Bob Turley | First | -- |
| Wednesday, August 27 |
| » Lost to Athletics (58-67), 11-7 | Yankee Stadium (38-28) | 79-48 | |
| » Starters: Ralph Terry vs Johnny Kucks | First | -- |
| Friday, August 29 |
| » Lost to Senators (53-73), 3-0 | Griffith Stadium (7-2) | 79-49 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Pedro Ramos | First | -- |
| Saturday, August 30 |
| » Lost to Senators (54-73), 3-1 | Griffith Stadium (7-3) | 79-50 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Vito Valentinetti | First | -- |
| Sunday, August 31 |
| » Defeated Senators (54-74), 7-6 | Griffith Stadium (8-3) | 80-50 | |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Russ Kemmerer | First | -- |
| Monday, September 1 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (67-61), 4-2 | Yankee Stadium (38-29) | 80-51 | |
| » Starters: Ted Bowsfield vs Bobby Shantz | First | -- |
| » Defeated Red Sox (67-62), 4-2 | Yankee Stadium (39-29) | 81-51 | |
| » Starters: Ike Delock vs Duke Maas | First | -- |
| Tuesday, September 2 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (67-63), 6-1 | Yankee Stadium (40-29) | 82-51 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Dave Sisler vs Zach Monroe | First | -- |
| Wednesday, September 3 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (67-64), 8-5 | Yankee Stadium (41-29) | 83-51 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Frank Sullivan vs Murry Dickson | First | -- |
| Friday, September 5 |
| » Lost to Senators (56-77), 6-3 | Yankee Stadium (41-30) | 83-52 | |
| » Starters: Russ Kemmerer vs Bob Turley | First | -- |
| Saturday, September 6 |
| » Lost to Senators (57-77), 8-3 | Yankee Stadium (41-31) | 83-53 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Camilo Pascual vs Art Ditmar | First | -- |
| » Major-league debuts: Johnny James (Yankees) |
| Sunday, September 7 |
| » Lost to Senators (58-77), 1-0 | Yankee Stadium (41-32) | 83-54 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Pedro Ramos vs Bobby Shantz | First | -- |
| » Defeated Senators (58-78), 7-0 | Yankee Stadium (42-32) | 84-54 | |
| » Starters: Vito Valentinetti vs Duke Maas | First | -- |
| Tuesday, September 9 |
| » Lost to Indians (67-71), 9-2 | Cleveland Stadium (7-3) | 84-55 | |
| » Starters: Murry Dickson vs Cal McLish | First | -- |
| Wednesday, September 10 |
| » Defeated Indians (67-72), 8-3 | Cleveland Stadium (8-3) | 85-55 | |
| » Starters: Zach Monroe vs Don Mossi | First | -- |
| Thursday, September 11 |
| Future Yankee Don Slaught is born in Long Beach, CA. |
| Friday, September 12 |
| » Defeated White Sox (74-66), 5-0 | Comiskey Park I (7-3) | 86-55 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Ray Moore | First | -- |
| » Major-league debuts: Johnny Romano (White Sox) |
| Saturday, September 13 |
| » Defeated White Sox (74-67), 5-4 | Comiskey Park I (8-3) | 87-55 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Bobby Shantz vs Early Wynn | First | -- |
| Sunday, September 14 |
| » Defeated Athletics (67-75), 5-3 | Municipal Stadium (5-5) | 88-55 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Ralph Terry | First | -- |
| » Defeated Athletics (67-76), 12-7 | Municipal Stadium (6-5) | 89-55 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Bob Grim | First | -- |
| Monday, September 15 |
| Former Yankee Snuffy Stirnweiss dies in Newark Bay, NJ at the age of 40. |
| Tuesday, September 16 |
| » Lost to Tigers (72-71), 4-2 | Tiger Stadium (6-4) | 89-56 | |
| » Starters: Ryne Duren vs Frank Lary | First | -- |
| » Major-league debuts: John Gabler (Yankees) |
| Wednesday, September 17 |
| » Lost to Tigers (73-71), 5-2 | Tiger Stadium (6-5) | 89-57 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Jim Bunning | First | -- |
| Friday, September 19 |
| » Lost to Orioles (68-77), 5-4 | Memorial Stadium (6-3) | 89-58 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Arnie Portocarrero | First | -- |
| Saturday, September 20 |
| » Lost to Orioles (69-77), 1-0 | Memorial Stadium (6-4) | 89-59 | Lost 4 |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Hoyt Wilhelm | First | -- |
| Sunday, September 21 |
| » Lost to Orioles (70-77), 3-2 | Memorial Stadium (6-5) | 89-60 | Lost 5 |
| » Starters: Tom Sturdivant vs Milt Pappas | First | -- |
| Tuesday, September 23 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (75-74), 9-8 | Fenway Park (5-5) | 89-61 | Lost 6 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Ted Bowsfield | First | -- |
| Wednesday, September 24 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (75-75), 7-5 | Fenway Park (6-5) | 90-61 | |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Tom Brewer | First | -- |
| Friday, September 26 |
| » Lost to Orioles (74-77), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (42-33) | 90-62 | |
| » Starters: Hoyt Wilhelm vs Whitey Ford | First | -- |
| Sunday, September 28 |
| » Defeated Orioles (74-78), 7-0 | Yankee Stadium (43-33) | 91-62 | |
| » Starters: Jack Harshman vs Don Larsen | First | -- |
| » Defeated Orioles (74-79), 6-3 | Yankee Stadium (44-33) | 92-62 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Milt Pappas vs Tom Sturdivant | First | -- |
| Future Yankee Pete Filson is born in Darby, PA. |
| Saturday, October 11 |
| Former Yankee Ira Thomas dies in Philadelphia, PA at the age of 78. |
| Friday, October 31 |
| Future Yankee Paul Zuvella is born in San Mateo, CA. |
| Friday, November 21 |
| Former Yankee Mel Ott dies in New Orleans, LA at the age of 50. |
| Saturday, November 22 |
| Future Yankee Lee Guetterman is born in Chattanooga, TN. |
| Friday, November 28 |
| Future Yankee Dave Righetti is born in San Jose, CA. |
| Sunday, November 30 |
| Future Yankee Steve Shields is born in Gadsden, AL. |
| Wednesday, December 10 |
| Former Yankee Cozy Dolan dies in Chicago, IL at the age of 69. |
| Thursday, December 18 |
| Future Yankee Scott Nielsen is born in Salt Lake City, UT. |
| Thursday, December 25 |
| Future Yankee Rickey Henderson is born in Chicago, IL. |
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