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Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1955 New York Yankees season was the team's 53rd season. The team finished with a record of 96 wins and 58 losses, winning their 21st AL pennant, finishing 3 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games.
1955 New York Yankees | ||
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American League Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | Dan Topping and Del Webb | |
General managers | George Weiss | |
Managers | Casey Stengel | |
Television | WPIX | |
Radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Jim Woods, Red Barber) | |
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Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 96 | 58 | .623 | — | 52–25 | 44–33 |
Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | .604 | 3 | 49–28 | 44–33 |
Chicago White Sox | 91 | 63 | .591 | 5 | 49–28 | 42–35 |
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | .545 | 12 | 47–31 | 37–39 |
Detroit Tigers | 79 | 75 | .513 | 17 | 46–31 | 33–44 |
Kansas City Athletics | 63 | 91 | .409 | 33 | 33–43 | 30–48 |
Baltimore Orioles | 57 | 97 | .370 | 39 | 30–47 | 27–50 |
Washington Senators | 53 | 101 | .344 | 43 | 28–49 | 25–52 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | NYY | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | 3–19 | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 3–19 | 14–8 | |||||
Boston | 14–8 | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 8–14 | 15–7 | |||||
Chicago | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 17–5 | |||||
Cleveland | 19–3 | 11–11 | 12–10 | — | 12–10 | 17–5 | 13–9 | 9–13 | |||||
Detroit | 13–9 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 10–12 | 17–5 | |||||
Kansas City | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 10–12 | — | 7–15 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 19–3 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 15–7 | — | 16–6 | |||||
Washington | 8–14 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 13–9 | 5–17 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — |
1955 New York Yankees roster | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches
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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 | 147 | 542 | 147 | .272 | 27 | 108 |
1B | Bill Skowron | 108 | 288 | 92 | .319 | 12 | 61 |
2B | Gil McDougald | 141 | 533 | 152 | .285 | 13 | 53 |
3B | Andy Carey | 135 | 510 | 131 | .257 | 7 | 47 |
SS | Billy Hunter | 98 | 255 | 58 | .227 | 3 | 20 |
LF | Irv Noren | 132 | 371 | 94 | .253 | 8 | 59 |
CF | Mickey Mantle | 147 | 517 | 158 | .306 | 37 | 99 |
RF | Hank Bauer | 139 | 492 | 137 | .278 | 20 | 53 |
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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Elston Howard | 97 | 279 | 81 | .290 | 10 | 43 |
Joe Collins | 105 | 278 | 65 | .234 | 13 | 45 |
Eddie Robinson | 88 | 173 | 26 | .208 | 16 | 42 |
Phil Rizzuto | 81 | 143 | 37 | .259 | 1 | 9 |
Jerry Coleman | 43 | 96 | 22 | .229 | 0 | 8 |
Bob Cerv | 55 | 85 | 29 | .341 | 3 | 22 |
Billy Martin | 20 | 70 | 21 | .300 | 1 | 9 |
Bobby Richardson | 11 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 3 |
Charlie Silvera | 14 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 1 |
Enos Slaughter | 10 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
Tom Carroll | 14 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Tettelbach | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Lou Berberet | 2 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
Johnny Blanchard | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Marv Throneberry | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 |
Frank Leja | 7 | 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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Whitey Ford | 39 | 253.2 | 18 | 7 | 2.63 | 137 |
Bob Turley | 36 | 246.2 | 17 | 13 | 3.06 | 210 |
Tommy Byrne | 27 | 160.0 | 16 | 5 | 3.15 | 76 |
Don Larsen | 19 | 97.0 | 9 | 2 | 3.06 | 44 |
Ed Lopat | 16 | 86.2 | 4 | 8 | 3.74 | 24 |
Ted Gray | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
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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Johnny Kucks | 29 | 126.2 | 8 | 7 | 3.41 | 49 |
Bob Grim | 26 | 92.1 | 7 | 5 | 4.19 | 63 |
Bob Wiesler | 16 | 53.0 | 0 | 2 | 3.91 | 22 |
Rip Coleman | 10 | 29.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.28 | 15 |
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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Jim Konstanty | 45 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2.32 | 19 |
Tom Morgan | 40 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3.25 | 17 |
Tom Sturdivant | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.16 | 48 |
Johnny Sain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 |
Art Schallock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 |
Gerry Staley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
In Game One on September 28, Elston Howard became the sixth player in the history of the World Series to hit a home run in his first World Series at bat.
NL Brooklyn Dodgers (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Dodgers – 5, Yankees – 6 | September 28 | Yankee Stadium | 63,869 |
2 | Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 4 | September 29 | Yankee Stadium | 64,707 |
3 | Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 8 | September 30 | Ebbets Field | 34,209 |
4 | Yankees – 5, Dodgers – 8 | October 1 | Ebbets Field | 36,242 |
5 | Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 5 | October 2 | Ebbets Field | 36,796 |
6 | Dodgers – 1, Yankees – 5 | October 3 | Yankee Stadium | 64,022 |
7 | Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 0 | October 4 | Yankee Stadium | 62,465 |
From October 11 to November 21, the Yankees embarked on a 25-game barnstorming exhibition tour. The team played five games in Hawaii, 16 games in Japan, one game in US-controlled Okinawa, two games in the Philippines, and one game in Guam; they won 24 of the 25 games and tied one game against an all-star team in Sendai.[5][6]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Monroe
Norfolk club folded, July 14, 1955[8]
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