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Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1951 New York Yankees season was the 49th season for the team. 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.
1951 New York Yankees | ||
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American League Champions World Series Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | Dan Topping Del Webb | |
General managers | George Weiss | |
Managers | Casey Stengel | |
Television | WABD/WPIX | |
Radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Bill Crowley, Dizzy Dean, Art Gleeson) | |
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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.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | .636 | — | 56–22 | 42–34 |
Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | .604 | 5 | 53–24 | 40–37 |
Boston Red Sox | 87 | 67 | .565 | 11 | 50–25 | 37–42 |
Chicago White Sox | 81 | 73 | .526 | 17 | 39–38 | 42–35 |
Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | .474 | 25 | 36–41 | 37–40 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 70 | 84 | .455 | 28 | 38–41 | 32–43 |
Washington Senators | 62 | 92 | .403 | 36 | 32–44 | 30–48 |
St. Louis Browns | 52 | 102 | .338 | 46 | 24–53 | 28–49 |
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | 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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Outfielders
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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 | 221.0 | 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 | 37.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.14 | 21 |
Fred Sanford | 11 | 26.2 | 0 | 3 | 3.71 | 10 |
Tommy Byrne | 9 | 21.0 | 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 |
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 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Quincy, Norfolk, LaGrange, McAlester
Newark club folded, July 17, 1951[6]
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