1951 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1951 World Series championsAmerican League champions American League Yankee Stadium New York City 98 56 y 1st Dan Topping Del Webb George Weiss Casey Stengel WABD/WPIX WINS (AM)(Mel Allen, Bill Crowley, Dizzy Dean, Art Gleeson) thumb|275x275px|The 1951 Yankees team thumb|The 1951 Yankees celebrate their victory in the previous season's World Series. thumb|180px|Casey Stengel lecturing Yankee players in 1951. 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. This year was noted for a "changing of the guard" for the Yankees, as it was Joe DiMaggio's final seasonDiMaggio Retires as Player but Expects to Remain in Yankee Organization John Drebinger New York Times December 12, 1951 https://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=FA0615FD35591A7B93C0A81789D95F458585F9 63 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. Offseason Prior to 1951 season (exact date unknown) Jerry Lumpe was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.Jerry Lumpe Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lumpeje01.shtml 2025-03-21 Baseball-Reference.com en Don Taussig was acquired from the Yankees by the New York Giants.Don Taussig at Baseball-Reference Regular season April 17, 1951: Mickey Mantle makes his big league debut for the New York Yankees. The Yankees opponent is the Boston Red Sox. May 1, 1951: Mickey Mantle hits his first major league home run. The game was played against the Chicago White Sox and the pitcher who gave up the home run was Randy Gumpert. The home run was in the sixth inning and was measured at 450 feet. September 18, 1951: Allie Reynolds threw a no-hitter to clinch the American League pennant. It was the first time that a pitcher threw a no-hitter to clinch a pennant.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 142, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY Notable transactions May 14, 1951: Billy Johnson was traded by the Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Bollweg and $15,000.Billy Johnson at Baseball-Reference Roster 1951 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 28 Tommy Byrne 26 Tom Ferrick 40 Bobby Hogue 18 Jack Kramer 21 Bob Kuzava 30 Eddie Lopat 28,52 Tom Morgan 18 Bob Muncrief 26 Ernie Nevel 35 Joe Ostrowski 24 Stubby Overmire 23 Bob Porterfield 17 Vic Raschi 22 Allie Reynolds 11 Johnny Sain 21 Fred Sanford 20 Art Schallock 19 Spec Shea 40,53 Bob Wiesler Catchers  8 Yogi Berra 20,45 Clint Courtney 32 Ralph Houk 29 Charlie Silvera Infielders  9 Jim Brideweser 6,9 Bobby Brown 42 Jerry Coleman 41 Joe Collins 38 Johnny Hopp 24 Billy Johnson  1 Billy Martin 12 Gil McDougald 36 Johnny Mize 10 Phil Rizzuto Outfielders 25 Hank Bauer  7 Bob Cerv  5 Joe DiMaggio 27,40 Jackie Jensen 6,7 Mickey Mantle  7 Cliff Mapes 23 Archie Wilson 14 Gene Woodling Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches  2 Frankie Crosetti 33 Bill Dickey 15 Tommy Henrich 31 Jim Turner Player stats Batting = Indicates team leader Starters by position 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 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 Bobby Brown (third baseman) 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 Other batters 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 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 Billy Johnson (baseball) 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 Archie Wilson (baseball) 4 4 0 .000 0 0 Clint Courtney 1 2 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 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 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Tom Morgan Tom Morgan (baseball) 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 Jack Kramer (baseball) 19 40.2 1 3 4.65 15 Johnny Sain 7 37.0 2 1 4.14 21 Fred Sanford Fred Sanford (baseball) 11 26.2 0 3 3.71 10 Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne (baseball) 9 21.0 2 1 6.86 14 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Joe Ostrowski 34 6 4 5 3.49 30 Tom Ferrick Tom Ferrick (baseball) 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 1951 World Series 1951 World Series AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL New York Giants (2) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Giants – 5, Yankees – 1 October 4Yankee Stadium 65,6732 Giants – 1, Yankees – 3 October 5Yankee Stadium 66,0183 Yankees – 2, Giants – 6 October 6Polo Grounds 52,0354 Yankees – 6, Giants – 2 October 8Polo Grounds 49,0105 Yankees – 13, Giants – 1 October 9Polo Grounds 47,5306 Giants – 3, Yankees – 4 October 10Yankee Stadium 61,711 Awards and honors Yogi Berra, American League MVP Phil Rizzuto, Babe Ruth Award All-Star Game Yogi Berra - Starter Farm system Minor League Baseball 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, 1951Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1951 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1951 World Series 1951 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1950s in the Bronx Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons