| Friday, January 9 |
| Future Yankee Otis Nixon is born in Columbus County, NC. |
| Saturday, January 10 |
| Future Yankee Rich Dotson is born in Cincinnati, OH. |
| Wednesday, January 14 |
| Former Yankee John Ganzel dies in Orlando, FL at the age of 85. |
| Wednesday, January 28 |
| Former Yankee Walter Beall dies in Suitland, MD at the age of 60. |
| Friday, February 20 |
| Future Yankee Bill Gullickson is born in Marshall, MN. |
| Friday, March 13 |
| Future Yankee Luis Aguayo is born in Vega Baja, P.R. |
| Monday, March 16 |
| Future Yankee Charles Hudson is born in Ennis, TX. |
| Sunday, March 29 |
| Former Yankee Johnny Allen dies in St.Petersburg, FL at the age of 54. |
| Saturday, April 11 |
| » Major-league debuts: George Altman (Cubs) Jim Baxes (Dodgers) |
| Sunday, April 12 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (0-1), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (1-0) | 1-0 | |
| » Starters: Tom Brewer vs Bob Turley | Third | 1 out |
| Tuesday, April 14 |
| » Defeated Orioles (0-2), 13-3 | Memorial Stadium (1-0) | 2-0 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Arnie Portocarrero | Third | 1 out |
| » Major-league debuts: Jack Fisher (Orioles) |
| Wednesday, April 15 |
| » Defeated Orioles (0-3), 3-1 | Memorial Stadium (2-0) | 3-0 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Hoyt Wilhelm | Second | ½ out |
| Thursday, April 16 |
| » Lost to Orioles (1-3), 7-4 | Memorial Stadium (2-1) | 3-1 | |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs George Bamberger | Second | 1 out |
| Friday, April 17 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (3-2), 4-0 | Fenway Park (0-1) | 3-2 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Tom Brewer | Third | 2 out |
| Saturday, April 18 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (3-3), 16-7 | Fenway Park (1-1) | 4-2 | |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Ted Bowsfield | Second | 2 out |
| » Major-league debuts: Mark Freeman (Yankees) |
| Future Yankee Rich Bordi is born in San Francisco, CA. Future Yankee Dennis Rasmussen is born in Los Angeles, CA. |
| Sunday, April 19 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (4-3), 5-4 | Fenway Park (1-2) | 4-3 | |
| » Starters: Johnny Kucks vs Ike Delock | Third | 2 out |
| Tuesday, April 21 |
| » Defeated Senators (3-6), 11-4 | Griffith Stadium (1-0) | 5-3 | |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Pedro Ramos | Second | 2 out |
| Wednesday, April 22 |
| » Defeated Senators (3-7), 1-0 | Griffith Stadium (2-0) | 6-3 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Bill Fischer | Second | 2 out |
| Thursday, April 23 |
| » Lost to Senators (4-7), 3-2 | Griffith Stadium (2-1) | 6-4 | |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Russ Kemmerer | Second | 3 out |
| Saturday, April 25 |
| » Lost to Orioles (7-5), 2-1 | Yankee Stadium (1-1) | 6-5 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Jack Harshman vs Art Ditmar | Third | 3½ out |
| Sunday, April 26 |
| » Lost to Orioles (8-5), 5-4 | Yankee Stadium (1-2) | 6-6 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Billy O'Dell vs Tom Sturdivant | Fourth | 3½ out |
| » Lost to Orioles (9-5), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (1-3) | 6-7 | Lost 4 |
| » Starters: Hoyt Wilhelm vs Duke Maas | Fourth | 3½ out |
| Wednesday, April 29 |
| » Defeated White Sox (9-6), 5-2 | Comiskey Park I (1-0) | 7-7 | |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Ray Moore | Fourth | 3 out |
| Thursday, April 30 |
| » Lost to White Sox (10-6), 4-3 | Comiskey Park I (1-1) | 7-8 | |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Billy Pierce | Fifth | 3½ out |
| Friday, May 1 |
| » Lost to Indians (11-4), 4-2 | Cleveland Stadium (0-1) | 7-9 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Cal McLish | Sixth | 4½ out |
| Saturday, May 2 |
| » Lost to Indians (12-4), 5-2 | Cleveland Stadium (0-2) | 7-10 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Tom Sturdivant vs Herb Score | Sixth | 5½ out |
| Sunday, May 3 |
| » Lost to Tigers (3-15), 4-2 | Tiger Stadium (0-1) | 7-11 | Lost 4 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Frank Lary | Fifth | 6½ out |
| » Lost to Tigers (4-15), 8-2 | Tiger Stadium (0-2) | 7-12 | Lost 5 |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Don Mossi | Fifth | 6½ out |
| Tuesday, May 5 |
| » Defeated Athletics (11-10), 3-2 | Municipal Stadium (1-0) | 8-12 | |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Ned Garver | Sixth | 6½ out |
| Wednesday, May 6 |
| » Defeated Athletics (11-11), 7-4 | Municipal Stadium (2-0) | 9-12 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Bob Grim | Seventh | 5½ out |
| Friday, May 8 |
| » Major-league debuts: Roger McCardell (Giants) |
| Saturday, May 9 |
| » Lost to Senators (14-11), 7-0 | Yankee Stadium (1-4) | 9-13 | |
| » Starters: Hal Griggs vs Bob Turley | Seventh | 6 out |
| Sunday, May 10 |
| » Defeated Senators (14-12), 6-3 | Yankee Stadium (2-4) | 10-13 | |
| » Starters: Chuck Stobbs vs Whitey Ford | Sixth | 4 out |
| » Defeated Senators (14-13), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (3-4) | 11-13 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Camilo Pascual vs Don Larsen | Sixth | 4 out |
| Tuesday, May 12 |
| » Lost to Indians (16-9), 7-6 | Yankee Stadium (3-5) | 11-14 | |
| » Starters: Cal McLish vs Art Ditmar | Sixth | 5 out |
| Friday, May 15 |
| » Lost to White Sox (18-11), 6-0 | Yankee Stadium (3-6) | 11-15 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Billy Pierce vs Whitey Ford | Seventh | 6 out |
| Saturday, May 16 |
| » Lost to White Sox (19-11), 4-3 | Yankee Stadium (3-7) | 11-16 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Ray Moore vs Bob Turley | Seventh | 7 out |
| Sunday, May 17 |
| » Defeated Athletics (13-16), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (4-7) | 12-16 | |
| » Starters: Bud Daley vs Don Larsen | Seventh | 7 out |
| » Lost to Athletics (14-16), 10-0 | Yankee Stadium (4-8) | 12-17 | |
| » Starters: Bob Grim vs Tom Sturdivant | Seventh | 7 out |
| Monday, May 18 |
| Former Yankee John Hummel dies in Springfield, MA at the age of 77. |
| Tuesday, May 19 |
| » Lost to Tigers (12-20), 6-3 | Yankee Stadium (4-9) | 12-18 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Don Mossi vs Whitey Ford | Seventh | 7½ out |
| Wednesday, May 20 |
| » Lost to Tigers (13-20), 13-6 | Yankee Stadium (4-10) | 12-19 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Frank Lary vs Bobby Shantz | Eighth | 8½ out |
| Friday, May 22 |
| » Lost to Orioles (21-15), 5-0 | Memorial Stadium (2-2) | 12-20 | Lost 4 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Hoyt Wilhelm | Eighth | 9½ out |
| Saturday, May 23 |
| » Defeated Orioles (21-16), 13-5 | Memorial Stadium (3-2) | 13-20 | |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Milt Pappas | Eighth | 8½ out |
| Sunday, May 24 |
| » Defeated Orioles (21-17), 9-0 | Memorial Stadium (4-2) | 14-20 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Billy O'Dell | Eighth | 8½ out |
| » Lost to Orioles (22-17), 2-1 | Memorial Stadium (4-3) | 14-21 | |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Jerry Walker | Eighth | 8½ out |
| Tuesday, May 26 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (16-21), 12-2 | Yankee Stadium (4-11) | 14-22 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Tom Brewer vs Bob Turley | Eighth | 9½ out |
| Wednesday, May 27 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (16-22), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (5-11) | 15-22 | |
| » Starters: Ike Delock vs Duke Maas | Eighth | 8½ out |
| Thursday, May 28 |
| » Lost to Orioles (24-18), 5-0 | Yankee Stadium (5-12) | 15-23 | |
| » Starters: Hoyt Wilhelm vs Ralph Terry | Seventh | 8½ out |
| Friday, May 29 |
| » Defeated Orioles (24-19), 5-2 | Yankee Stadium (6-12) | 16-23 | |
| » Starters: Ernie Johnson vs Whitey Ford | Eighth | 8 out |
| Saturday, May 30 |
| » Defeated Senators (21-24), 11-2 | Griffith Stadium (3-1) | 17-23 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Hal Griggs | Seventh | 7 out |
| » Defeated Senators (21-25), 11-0 | Griffith Stadium (4-1) | 18-23 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Russ Kemmerer | Seventh | 7 out |
| Sunday, May 31 |
| » Defeated Senators (21-26), 3-0 | Griffith Stadium (5-1) | 19-23 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Camilo Pascual | Sixth | 6 out |
| Tuesday, June 2 |
| » Lost to Tigers (22-23), 2-0 | Tiger Stadium (0-3) | 19-24 | |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Don Mossi | Seventh | 5½ out |
| Wednesday, June 3 |
| » Defeated Tigers (22-24), 6-5 | Tiger Stadium (1-3) | 20-24 | |
| » Starters: Ralph Terry vs Frank Lary | Seventh | 4½ out |
| Thursday, June 4 |
| » Defeated Tigers (22-25), 14-3 | Tiger Stadium (2-3) | 21-24 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Jim Bunning | Seventh | 4½ out |
| Friday, June 5 |
| » Defeated Indians (25-21), 11-2 | Cleveland Stadium (1-2) | 22-24 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Gary Bell | Sixth | 4½ out |
| Saturday, June 6 |
| » Defeated Indians (25-22), 2-1 | Cleveland Stadium (2-2) | 23-24 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Don Ferrarese | Sixth | 3½ out |
| Sunday, June 7 |
| » Lost to Indians (26-22), 7-5 | Cleveland Stadium (2-3) | 23-25 | |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Herb Score | Sixth | 3½ out |
| » Defeated Indians (26-23), 4-3 | Cleveland Stadium (3-3) | 24-25 | |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Cal McLish | Sixth | 3½ out |
| » Major-league debuts: Jim Bronstad (Yankees) |
| Tuesday, June 9 |
| » Defeated Athletics (24-25), 9-8 | Yankee Stadium (7-12) | 25-25 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Johnny Kucks vs Whitey Ford | Third | 2½ out |
| Wednesday, June 10 |
| » Defeated Athletics (24-26), 6-4 | Yankee Stadium (8-12) | 26-25 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Bud Daley vs Art Ditmar | Fourth | 2½ out |
| Thursday, June 11 |
| » Lost to Athletics (25-26), 9-5 | Yankee Stadium (8-13) | 26-26 | |
| » Starters: Ned Garver vs Bob Turley | Fifth | 3½ out |
| Friday, June 12 |
| » Lost to Tigers (29-26), 3-1 | Yankee Stadium (8-14) | 26-27 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Don Mossi vs Jim Bronstad | Fifth | 4 out |
| Saturday, June 13 |
| » Defeated Tigers (29-27), 6-4 | Yankee Stadium (9-14) | 27-27 | |
| » Starters: Jim Bunning vs Don Larsen | Fifth | 3 out |
| Sunday, June 14 |
| » Lost to Tigers (30-27), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (9-15) | 27-28 | |
| » Starters: Frank Lary vs Whitey Ford | Fifth | 5 out |
| » Lost to Tigers (31-27), 8-2 | Yankee Stadium (9-16) | 27-29 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Paul Foytack vs Duke Maas | Fifth | 5 out |
| Tuesday, June 16 |
| » Defeated White Sox (33-26), 5-1 | Yankee Stadium (10-16) | 28-29 | |
| » Starters: Billy Pierce vs Art Ditmar | Fifth | 5 out |
| Wednesday, June 17 |
| » Defeated White Sox (33-27), 7-3 | Yankee Stadium (11-16) | 29-29 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Ray Moore vs Bob Turley | Fifth | 4½ out |
| Thursday, June 18 |
| » Defeated White Sox (33-28), 5-4 | Yankee Stadium (12-16) | 30-29 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Bob Shaw vs Jim Bronstad | Fourth | 3½ out |
| Friday, June 19 |
| » Defeated Indians (33-26), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (13-16) | 31-29 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Gary Bell vs Whitey Ford | Fifth | 2½ out |
| Saturday, June 20 |
| » Defeated Indians (33-27), 10-2 | Yankee Stadium (14-16) | 32-29 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Herb Score vs Duke Maas | Fourth | 1½ out |
| Sunday, June 21 |
| » Lost to Indians (34-27), 4-2 | Yankee Stadium (14-17) | 32-30 | |
| » Starters: Cal McLish vs Art Ditmar | Fourth | 3½ out |
| » Lost to Indians (35-27), 5-4 | Yankee Stadium (14-18) | 32-31 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Mudcat Grant vs Don Larsen | Fourth | 3½ out |
| Monday, June 22 |
| » Defeated Athletics (28-34), 11-6 | Municipal Stadium (3-0) | 33-31 | |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Ray Herbert | Fourth | 3 out |
| Tuesday, June 23 |
| » Defeated Athletics (28-35), 10-2 | Municipal Stadium (4-0) | 34-31 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Rip Coleman | Fourth | 2 out |
| Wednesday, June 24 |
| » Lost to Athletics (29-35), 4-3 | Municipal Stadium (4-1) | 34-32 | |
| » Starters: Jim Bronstad vs Bud Daley | Fourth | 2 out |
| Thursday, June 25 |
| » Defeated Athletics (29-36), 5-4 | Municipal Stadium (5-1) | 35-32 | |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Tom Sturdivant | Fourth | 2 out |
| Friday, June 26 |
| » Defeated White Sox (36-32), 8-4 | Comiskey Park I (2-1) | 36-32 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Billy Pierce | Third | 2 out |
| Saturday, June 27 |
| » Lost to White Sox (37-32), 5-4 | Comiskey Park I (2-2) | 36-33 | |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Bob Shaw | Fourth | 2 out |
| Sunday, June 28 |
| » Lost to White Sox (38-32), 9-2 | Comiskey Park I (2-3) | 36-34 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Early Wynn | Fifth | 4 out |
| » Lost to White Sox (39-32), 4-2 | Comiskey Park I (2-4) | 36-35 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Dick Donovan | Fifth | 4 out |
| Tuesday, June 30 |
| » Defeated Orioles (38-35), 4-1 | Memorial Stadium (5-3) | 37-35 | |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Hoyt Wilhelm | Fifth | 4 out |
| Wednesday, July 1 |
| » Defeated Orioles (38-36), 4-0 | Memorial Stadium (6-3) | 38-35 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Ralph Terry vs Hal Brown | Third | 3 out |
| Thursday, July 2 |
| » Lost to Orioles (39-36), 3-1 | Memorial Stadium (6-4) | 38-36 | |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Jerry Walker | Fifth | 3 out |
| Friday, July 3 |
| » Defeated Senators (35-40), 4-3 | Yankee Stadium (15-18) | 39-36 | |
| » Starters: Russ Kemmerer vs Whitey Ford | Fourth | 3 out |
| Saturday, July 4 |
| » Lost to Senators (36-40), 10-6 | Yankee Stadium (15-19) | 39-37 | |
| » Starters: Pedro Ramos vs Art Ditmar | Fourth | 4 out |
| » Defeated Senators (36-41), 7-0 | Yankee Stadium (16-19) | 40-37 | |
| » Starters: Hal Griggs vs Bob Turley | Fourth | 4 out |
| Sunday, July 5 |
| » Lost to Senators (37-41), 7-0 | Yankee Stadium (16-20) | 40-38 | |
| » Starters: Camilo Pascual vs Duke Maas | Fourth | 5 out |
| Wednesday, July 8 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (33-45), 11-5 | Yankee Stadium (17-20) | 41-38 | |
| » Starters: Ike Delock vs Don Larsen | Third | 4½ out |
| Thursday, July 9 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (34-45), 14-3 | Fenway Park (1-3) | 41-39 | |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Frank Sullivan | Fourth | 4½ out |
| Friday, July 10 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (35-45), 8-5 | Fenway Park (1-4) | 41-40 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Tom Brewer | Fourth | 5½ out |
| » Major-league debuts: Eli Grba (Yankees) |
| Saturday, July 11 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (36-45), 8-4 | Fenway Park (1-5) | 41-41 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Jerry Casale | Fourth | 6½ out |
| Former Yankee Frank Gilhooley dies in Toledo, OH at the age of 68. |
| Sunday, July 12 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (37-45), 7-3 | Fenway Park (1-6) | 41-42 | Lost 4 |
| » Starters: Ralph Terry vs Ike Delock | Fourth | 7 out |
| Monday, July 13 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (38-45), 13-3 | Fenway Park (1-7) | 41-43 | Lost 5 |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Frank Sullivan | Fourth | 7½ out |
| Tuesday, July 14 |
| » Defeated Indians (47-35), 1-0 | Yankee Stadium (18-20) | 42-43 | |
| » Starters: Herb Score vs Whitey Ford | Fourth | 6½ out |
| Thursday, July 16 |
| » Defeated Indians (47-36), 7-5 | Yankee Stadium (19-20) | 43-43 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Cal McLish vs Art Ditmar | Fourth | 5½ out |
| » Defeated Indians (47-37), 4-0 | Yankee Stadium (20-20) | 44-43 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Bob Smith vs Bobby Shantz | Fourth | 5½ out |
| Friday, July 17 |
| » Lost to White Sox (50-37), 2-0 | Yankee Stadium (20-21) | 44-44 | |
| » Starters: Early Wynn vs Ralph Terry | Fourth | 6½ out |
| Saturday, July 18 |
| » Lost to White Sox (51-37), 2-1 | Yankee Stadium (20-22) | 44-45 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Bob Shaw vs Don Larsen | Fourth | 7½ out |
| Sunday, July 19 |
| » Defeated White Sox (51-38), 6-2 | Yankee Stadium (21-22) | 45-45 | |
| » Starters: Barry Latman vs Whitey Ford | Fourth | 5½ out |
| » Defeated White Sox (51-39), 6-4 | Yankee Stadium (22-22) | 46-45 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Billy Pierce vs Eli Grba | Fourth | 5½ out |
| Tuesday, July 21 |
| » Lost to Indians (51-38), 5-1 | Cleveland Stadium (3-4) | 46-46 | |
| » Starters: Bobby Shantz vs Cal McLish | Fourth | 6½ out |
| Wednesday, July 22 |
| » Defeated Indians (51-39), 8-5 | Cleveland Stadium (4-4) | 47-46 | |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Herb Score | Fourth | 6½ out |
| Thursday, July 23 |
| » Lost to Indians (52-39), 8-5 | Cleveland Stadium (4-5) | 47-47 | |
| » Starters: Ralph Terry vs Bob Smith | Fourth | 7 out |
| Friday, July 24 |
| » Lost to Tigers (47-50), 4-2 | Tiger Stadium (2-4) | 47-48 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Don Mossi | Fourth | 8 out |
| Saturday, July 25 |
| » Defeated Tigers (47-51), 9-8 | Tiger Stadium (3-4) | 48-48 | |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Paul Foytack | Third | 8 out |
| Sunday, July 26 |
| » Lost to Tigers (48-51), 1-0 | Tiger Stadium (3-5) | 48-49 | |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Frank Lary | Fourth | 9 out |
| Tuesday, July 28 |
| » Lost to White Sox (57-40), 4-3 | Comiskey Park I (2-5) | 48-50 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Ralph Terry vs Billy Pierce | Fifth | 9½ out |
| Wednesday, July 29 |
| » Tied White Sox, 4-4 | Comiskey Park I (2-5) | 48-50 | |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Bob Shaw | Fifth | 9½ out |
| Future Yankee Dave LaPoint is born in Glens Falls, NY. |
| Thursday, July 30 |
| » Lost to White Sox (58-40), 3-1 | Comiskey Park I (2-6) | 48-51 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Eli Grba vs Early Wynn | Fifth | 10½ out |
| Friday, July 31 |
| » Defeated Athletics (50-50), 11-2 | Municipal Stadium (6-1) | 49-51 | |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Ned Garver | Fifth | 10½ out |
| Saturday, August 1 |
| » Lost to Athletics (51-50), 2-1 | Municipal Stadium (6-2) | 49-52 | |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Johnny Kucks | Sixth | 11½ out |
| Sunday, August 2 |
| » Defeated Athletics (51-51), 7-5 | Municipal Stadium (7-2) | 50-52 | |
| » Starters: Ralph Terry vs Bud Daley | Fifth | 12 out |
| Tuesday, August 4 |
| » Lost to Tigers (52-55), 4-3 | Yankee Stadium (22-23) | 50-53 | |
| » Starters: Frank Lary vs Eli Grba | Sixth | 12 out |
| Wednesday, August 5 |
| » Defeated Tigers (52-56), 3-0 | Yankee Stadium (23-23) | 51-53 | |
| » Starters: Don Mossi vs Bobby Shantz | Fifth | 11½ out |
| Thursday, August 6 |
| » Lost to Tigers (53-56), 4-0 | Yankee Stadium (23-24) | 51-54 | |
| » Starters: Paul Foytack vs Art Ditmar | Fifth | 12 out |
| Friday, August 7 |
| » Defeated Athletics (52-55), 3-0 | Yankee Stadium (24-24) | 52-54 | |
| » Starters: Bud Daley vs Whitey Ford | Fourth | 12 out |
| Saturday, August 8 |
| » Defeated Athletics (52-56), 3-0 | Yankee Stadium (25-24) | 53-54 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Johnny Kucks vs Bob Turley | Fourth | 11½ out |
| Sunday, August 9 |
| » Defeated Athletics (52-57), 4-3 | Yankee Stadium (26-24) | 54-54 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: John Tsitouris vs Ralph Terry | Fourth | 11½ out |
| » Defeated Athletics (52-58), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (27-24) | 55-54 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Ned Garver vs Eli Grba | Fourth | 11½ out |
| Monday, August 10 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (50-61), 7-4 | Fenway Park (2-7) | 56-54 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Frank Sullivan | Third | 11 out |
| Tuesday, August 11 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (50-62), 8-5 | Fenway Park (3-7) | 57-54 | Won 6 |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Jerry Casale | Third | 10 out |
| Wednesday, August 12 |
| » Lost to Senators (45-68), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (27-25) | 57-55 | |
| » Starters: Pedro Ramos vs Art Ditmar | Third | 11 out |
| Thursday, August 13 |
| » Lost to Senators (46-68), 5-2 | Yankee Stadium (27-26) | 57-56 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Russ Kemmerer vs Bob Turley | Third | 12 out |
| Friday, August 14 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (52-62), 11-6 | Yankee Stadium (27-27) | 57-57 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Tom Brewer vs Whitey Ford | Third | 13 out |
| Saturday, August 15 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (53-62), 12-4 | Yankee Stadium (27-28) | 57-58 | Lost 4 |
| » Starters: Frank Sullivan vs Eli Grba | Fourth | 13 out |
| Sunday, August 16 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (54-62), 6-5 | Yankee Stadium (27-29) | 57-59 | Lost 5 |
| » Starters: Jerry Casale vs Duke Maas | Fourth | 12½ out |
| » Defeated Red Sox (54-63), 4-2 | Yankee Stadium (28-29) | 58-59 | |
| » Starters: Bill Monbouquette vs Ralph Terry | Fourth | 12½ out |
| Monday, August 17 |
| Future Yankee Jeff Moronko is born in Houston, TX. |
| Tuesday, August 18 |
| » Defeated Tigers (58-61), 5-3 | Tiger Stadium (4-5) | 59-59 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Don Mossi | Third | 12½ out |
| Wednesday, August 19 |
| » Defeated Tigers (58-62), 10-5 | Tiger Stadium (5-5) | 60-59 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Eli Grba vs Frank Lary | Third | 11½ out |
| Thursday, August 20 |
| » Lost to Tigers (59-62), 14-2 | Tiger Stadium (5-6) | 60-60 | |
| » Starters: Gary Blaylock vs Jim Bunning | Fourth | 11½ out |
| Friday, August 21 |
| » Defeated Athletics (56-65), 9-7 | Municipal Stadium (8-2) | 61-60 | |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Ray Herbert | Third | 11½ out |
| Saturday, August 22 |
| » Lost to Athletics (57-65), 8-7 | Municipal Stadium (8-3) | 61-61 | |
| » Starters: Jim Coates vs Ned Garver | Third | 12½ out |
| Sunday, August 23 |
| » Defeated White Sox (72-48), 7-1 | Comiskey Park I (3-6) | 62-61 | |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Early Wynn | Third | 12½ out |
| » Lost to White Sox (73-48), 5-0 | Comiskey Park I (3-7) | 62-62 | |
| » Starters: Ralph Terry vs Bob Shaw | Third | 12½ out |
| Monday, August 24 |
| » Lost to White Sox (74-48), 4-2 | Comiskey Park I (3-8) | 62-63 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Don Larsen vs Ray Moore | Third | 13½ out |
| Tuesday, August 25 |
| » Lost to Indians (74-51), 6-3 | Cleveland Stadium (4-6) | 62-64 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Cal McLish | Third | 14½ out |
| Wednesday, August 26 |
| » Lost to Indians (75-51), 5-4 | Cleveland Stadium (4-7) | 62-65 | Lost 4 |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Gary Bell | Fourth | 14½ out |
| Friday, August 28 |
| » Defeated Senators (51-76), 4-0 | Griffith Stadium (6-1) | 63-65 | |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Camilo Pascual | Third | 15 out |
| Saturday, August 29 |
| » Defeated Senators (51-77), 9-5 | Griffith Stadium (7-1) | 64-65 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Bob Turley vs Pedro Ramos | Third | 15 out |
| Sunday, August 30 |
| » Lost to Senators (52-77), 3-1 | Griffith Stadium (7-2) | 64-66 | |
| » Starters: Ralph Terry vs Russ Kemmerer | Fourth | 16½ out |
| Tuesday, September 1 |
| » Defeated Orioles (61-67), 5-0 | Memorial Stadium (7-4) | 65-66 | |
| » Starters: Whitey Ford vs Jerry Walker | Fourth | 15½ out |
| Wednesday, September 2 |
| » Defeated Senators (53-79), 4-3 | Yankee Stadium (29-29) | 66-66 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Pedro Ramos vs Duke Maas | Third | 16 out |
| Thursday, September 3 |
| » Defeated Senators (53-80), 9-2 | Yankee Stadium (30-29) | 67-66 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Russ Kemmerer vs Art Ditmar | Third | 15½ out |
| Friday, September 4 |
| » Lost to Orioles (64-67), 3-0 | Yankee Stadium (30-30) | 67-67 | |
| » Starters: Milt Pappas vs Ralph Terry | Third | 16½ out |
| Saturday, September 5 |
| » Defeated Orioles (64-68), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (31-30) | 68-67 | |
| » Starters: Hoyt Wilhelm vs Jim Coates | Third | 15½ out |
| Sunday, September 6 |
| » Lost to Orioles (65-68), 5-4 | Yankee Stadium (31-31) | 68-68 | |
| » Starters: Jerry Walker vs Whitey Ford | Fourth | 15½ out |
| Monday, September 7 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (64-74), 12-4 | Fenway Park (3-8) | 68-69 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Duke Maas vs Jerry Casale | Fourth | 17 out |
| Wednesday, September 9 |
| » Defeated Athletics (59-78), 4-0 | Yankee Stadium (32-31) | 69-69 | |
| » Starters: Johnny Kucks vs Art Ditmar | Fourth | 17½ out |
| Thursday, September 10 |
| » Defeated Athletics (59-79), 12-1 | Yankee Stadium (33-31) | 70-69 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Ray Herbert vs Ralph Terry | Third | 16½ out |
| » Major-league debuts: Ken Hunt and Gordie Windhorn (Yankees) |
| Friday, September 11 |
| » Defeated Tigers (70-71), 9-3 | Yankee Stadium (34-31) | 71-69 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Paul Foytack vs Jim Coates | Third | 15 out |
| Saturday, September 12 |
| » Lost to Tigers (71-71), 4-0 | Yankee Stadium (34-32) | 71-70 | |
| » Starters: Don Mossi vs Whitey Ford | Third | 16 out |
| Sunday, September 13 |
| » Defeated Indians (83-59), 2-1 | Yankee Stadium (35-32) | 72-70 | |
| » Starters: Jack Harshman vs Bob Turley | Third | 15½ out |
| » Defeated Indians (83-60), 1-0 | Yankee Stadium (36-32) | 73-70 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Jim Perry vs Duke Maas | Third | 15½ out |
| Monday, September 14 |
| » Lost to Indians (84-60), 8-5 | Yankee Stadium (36-33) | 73-71 | |
| » Starters: Cal McLish vs Art Ditmar | Third | 15½ out |
| Tuesday, September 15 |
| » Lost to White Sox (90-56), 4-3 | Yankee Stadium (36-34) | 73-72 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Billy Pierce vs Ralph Terry | Third | 16½ out |
| Wednesday, September 16 |
| » Defeated White Sox (90-57), 3-1 | Yankee Stadium (37-34) | 74-72 | |
| » Starters: Early Wynn vs Jim Coates | Third | 15½ out |
| Future Yankee Tim Raines is born in Sanford, FL. |
| Friday, September 18 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (70-77), 6-4 | Yankee Stadium (37-35) | 74-73 | |
| » Starters: Frank Baumann vs Duke Maas | Third | 16½ out |
| » Major-league debuts: John Gabler (Yankees) |
| Saturday, September 19 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (70-78), 3-1 | Yankee Stadium (38-35) | 75-73 | |
| » Starters: Bill Monbouquette vs Whitey Ford | Third | 15½ out |
| » Major-league debuts: Jerry Mallett (Red Sox) |
| Sunday, September 20 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (70-79), 7-4 | Yankee Stadium (39-35) | 76-73 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Tom Brewer vs Bob Turley | Third | 14½ out |
| Tuesday, September 22 |
| » Defeated Senators (63-87), 8-4 | Griffith Stadium (8-2) | 77-73 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Art Ditmar vs Pedro Ramos | Third | 14½ out |
| Wednesday, September 23 |
| » Defeated Senators (63-88), 5-4 | Griffith Stadium (9-2) | 78-73 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Ralph Terry vs Bill Fischer | Third | 14 out |
| Friday, September 25 |
| » Defeated Orioles (72-80), 5-2 | Yankee Stadium (40-35) | 79-73 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Jerry Walker vs Whitey Ford | Third | 13 out |
| Saturday, September 26 |
| » Lost to Orioles (73-80), 7-2 | Yankee St |
