1951 New York Yankees | |
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Mickey Mantle's Yankee Debut 1951 American League Champions 1951 World Series Champions | |
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Owner(s) | Dan Topping Del Webb |
General manager(s) | George Weiss |
Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
Local television | WABD/WPIX |
Local radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Bill Crowley, Dizzy Dean, Art Gleeson) |
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The 1951 New York Yankees season was the 49th season for the team in New York, and its 51st season overall. The team finished with a record of 98–56, winning their 18th pennant, finishing five games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the New York Giants in 6 games.
This year was noted for a "changing of the guard" for the Yankees, as it was Joe DiMaggio's final season[1] and Mickey Mantle's first. The 1951 season also marked the first year of Bob Sheppard's long tenure as Yankee Stadium's public address announcer.
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | 0.636 | — | 56–22 | 42–34 |
Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | 0.604 | 5 | 53–24 | 40–37 |
Boston Red Sox | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 11 | 50–25 | 37–42 |
Chicago White Sox | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 17 | 39–38 | 42–35 |
Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 25 | 36–41 | 37–40 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 28 | 38–41 | 32–43 |
Washington Senators | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 36 | 32–44 | 30–48 |
St. Louis Browns | 52 | 102 | 0.338 | 46 | 24–53 | 28–49 |
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 11–11 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
Chicago | 11–11 | — | 12–10–1 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 14–8 | |||||
Cleveland | 14–8 | 10–12–1 | — | 17–5 | 7–15 | 16–6 | 16–6 | 13–9 | |||||
Detroit | 10–12 | 10–12 | 5–17 | — | 10–12 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 11–11 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 12–10 | — | 13–9 | 17–5 | 16–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7–15 | 13–9 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 9–13 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–15 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 5–17 | 8–14 | — | 9–13 | |||||
Washington | 7–15 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 13–9 | — |
1951 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Yogi Berra | 141 | 547 | 161 | .294 | 27 | 88 |
1B | Joe Collins | 125 | 262 | 75 | .286 | 9 | 48 |
2B | Jerry Coleman | 121 | 362 | 90 | .249 | 3 | 43 |
3B | Bobby Brown | 103 | 313 | 84 | .268 | 6 | 51 |
SS | Phil Rizzuto | 144 | 540 | 148 | .274 | 2 | 43 |
OF | Gene Woodling | 120 | 420 | 118 | .281 | 15 | 71 |
OF | Joe DiMaggio | 116 | 415 | 109 | .263 | 12 | 71 |
OF | Hank Bauer | 118 | 348 | 103 | .296 | 10 | 54 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Gil McDougald | 131 | 402 | 123 | .306 | 14 | 63 |
Mickey Mantle | 96 | 341 | 91 | .267 | 13 | 65 |
Johnny Mize | 113 | 332 | 86 | .259 | 10 | 49 |
Jackie Jensen | 56 | 168 | 50 | .298 | 8 | 25 |
Johnny Hopp | 46 | 63 | 13 | .206 | 2 | 4 |
Billy Martin | 51 | 58 | 15 | .259 | 0 | 2 |
Cliff Mapes | 45 | 51 | 11 | .216 | 2 | 8 |
Charlie Silvera | 18 | 51 | 14 | .275 | 1 | 7 |
Billy Johnson | 15 | 40 | 12 | .300 | 0 | 4 |
Bob Cerv | 12 | 28 | 6 | .214 | 0 | 2 |
Jim Brideweser | 2 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 |
Ralph Houk | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
Archie Wilson | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Clint Courtney | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Vic Raschi | 35 | 258.1 | 21 | 10 | 3.27 | 164 |
Ed Lopat | 31 | 234.2 | 21 | 9 | 2.91 | 93 |
Allie Reynolds | 40 | 221 | 17 | 8 | 3.05 | 126 |
Bob Wiesler | 4 | 9.1 | 0 | 2 | 13.50 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tom Morgan | 27 | 124.2 | 9 | 3 | 3.68 | 57 |
Spec Shea | 25 | 95.2 | 5 | 5 | 4.33 | 38 |
Bob Kuzava | 23 | 82.1 | 8 | 4 | 2.40 | 50 |
Art Schallock | 11 | 46.1 | 3 | 1 | 3.88 | 19 |
Stubby Overmire | 15 | 44.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.63 | 14 |
Jack Kramer | 19 | 40.2 | 1 | 3 | 4.65 | 15 |
Johnny Sain | 7 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 4.14 | 21 |
Fred Sanford | 11 | 26.2 | 0 | 3 | 3.71 | 10 |
Tommy Byrne | 9 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 6.86 | 14 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Joe Ostrowski | 34 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3.49 | 30 |
Tom Ferrick | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.50 | 3 |
Bobby Hogue | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Bob Muncrief | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
Ernie Nevel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 |
Bob Porterfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 2 |
Main article: 1951 World Series |
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL New York Giants (2)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Giants – 5, Yankees – 1 | October 4 | Yankee Stadium | 65,673 |
2 | Giants – 1, Yankees – 3 | October 5 | Yankee Stadium | 66,018 |
3 | Yankees – 2, Giants – 6 | October 6 | Polo Grounds | 52,035 |
4 | Yankees – 6, Giants – 2 | October 8 | Polo Grounds | 49,010 |
5 | Yankees – 13, Giants – 1 | October 9 | Polo Grounds | 47,530 |
6 | Giants – 3, Yankees – 4 | October 10 | Yankee Stadium | 61,711 |
See also: Minor League Baseball |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Kansas City Blues | American Association | George Selkirk |
AAA | San Francisco Seals | Pacific Coast League | Lefty O'Doul |
AA | Beaumont Roughnecks | Texas League | Harry Craft |
A | Muskegon Clippers | Central League | Jim Gleeson |
A | Binghamton Triplets | Eastern League | Bill Skiff |
B | Quincy Gems | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Dutch Zwilling |
B | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | Mayo Smith |
C | Amsterdam Rugmakers | Canadian–American League | Frank Novosel |
C | Twin Falls Cowboys | Pioneer League | Don Trower |
C | Joplin Miners | Western Association | Billy Holm |
D | LaGrange Troupers | Georgia–Alabama League | Carl Cooper |
D | Newark Yankees | Ohio–Indiana League | Bunny Mick |
D | McAlester Rockets | Sooner State League | Vern Hoscheit |
D | Fond du Lac Panthers | Wisconsin State League | James Adlam |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Quincy, Norfolk, LaGrange, McAlester
Newark club folded, July 17, 1951[6]