1955 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1955 American League Champions American League Yankee Stadium New York City 96 58 y 1st Dan Topping and Del Webb George Weiss Casey Stengel WPIX WINS (AM)(Mel Allen, Jim Woods, Red Barber) 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 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. Offseason November 17, 1954: Gene Woodling, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos, Willy Miranda and players to be named later were traded by the Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles for Don Larsen, Billy Hunter, Bob Turley, and players to be named later. The deal was completed on December 1, when the Yankees sent Bill Miller, Kal Segrist, Don Leppert, and Ted Del Guercio (minors) to the Orioles, and the Orioles sent Mike Blyzka, Darrell Johnson, Jim Fridley, and Dick Kryhoski to the Yankees.Don Larsen at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY Notable transactions May 11, 1955: Enos Slaughter and Johnny Sain were traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Sonny Dixon and cash.Enos Slaughter at Baseball Reference July 30, 1955: Ed Lopat was traded by the Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles for Jim McDonald.Ed Lopat at Baseball Reference September 14, 1955: Jerry Staley was selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Cincinnati Redlegs.Jerry Staley at Baseball Reference Roster 1955 New York Yankees roster Roster Pitchers 23 Tommy Byrne 30 Rip Coleman 16 Whitey Ford 39 Ted Gray 55 Bob Grim 21 Jim Konstanty 53 Johnny Kucks 18 Don Larsen 30 Ed Lopat 28 Tom Morgan 11 Johnny Sain 38 Art Schallock 24 Gerry Staley 47 Tom Sturdivant 19 Bob Turley 39 Bob Wiesler Catchers 35 Lou Berberet  8 Yogi Berra 38 Johnny Blanchard 29 Charlie Silvera Infielders  6 Andy Carey 40 Tom Carroll 42 Jerry Coleman 15 Joe Collins 20 Billy Hunter 51 Frank Leja  1 Billy Martin 12 Gil McDougald 17 Bobby Richardson 10 Phil Rizzuto 36 Eddie Robinson 14 Bill Skowron 41 Marv Throneberry Outfielders  9 Hank Bauer 41 Bob Cerv 32 Elston Howard  7 Mickey Mantle 25 Irv Noren 44 Dick Tettelbach Other batters 17 Enos Slaughter Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches  2 Frankie Crosetti 33 Bill Dickey 31 Jim Turner Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting 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 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 Billy Hunter (baseball) 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 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 Elston Howard 9727981.2901043 Joe Collins 10527865.2341345 Eddie Robinson Eddie Robinson (baseball) 8817326.2081642 Phil Rizzuto 8114337.25919 Jerry Coleman 439622.22908 Bob Cerv 558529.341322 Billy Martin 207021.30019 Bobby Richardson 11264.15403 Charlie Silvera 14265.19201 Enos Slaughter 1091.11101 Tom Carroll Tom Carroll (infielder) 1462.33300 Dick Tettelbach 250.00000 Lou Berberet 252.40002 Johnny Blanchard 130.00000 Marv Throneberry 1221.00003 Frank Leja 720.00000 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 Whitey Ford 39 253.2 18* 7 2.63 137 Bob Turley 36 246.2 17 13 3.06 210 Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne (baseball) 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 Tied with Bob Lemon and Frank Sullivan 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 Johnny Kucks 29 126.2 8 7 3.41 49 Bob Grim Bob Grim (baseball) 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 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 Jim Konstanty 45 7 2 11 2.32 19 Tom Morgan Tom Morgan (baseball) 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 1955 World Series 1955 World Series 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) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Dodgers – 5, Yankees – 6September 28Yankee Stadium 63,8692 Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 4 September 29Yankee Stadium 64,7073 Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 8 September 30Ebbets Field 34,2094 Yankees – 5, Dodgers – 8 October 1Ebbets Field 36,2425 Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 5 October 2Ebbets Field 36,7966 Dodgers – 1, Yankees – 5 October 3Yankee Stadium 64,0227 Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 0 October 4Yankee Stadium 62,465 Post-season exhibition 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.Tale of two trips: 1955 Yankees here weeks, 2004 team days https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2004/04/14/baseball/tale-of-two-trips-1955-yankees-here-weeks-2004-team-days/ subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20190107184155/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2004/04/14/baseball/tale-of-two-trips-1955-yankees-here-weeks-2004-team-days/#.XDOdeXbP3IU January 7, 2019 April 14, 2004 Wayne Graczyk The Japan Timeshttps://vault.si.com/vault/1955/11/14/yanks-capture-japan https://web.archive.org/web/20210616194634/https://vault.si.com/vault/1955/11/14/yanks-capture-japan dead June 16, 2021 November 14, 1955 Curtis Prendergast Yanks Capture Japan Sports Illustrated Awards and honors Yogi Berra, American League MVP All-Star Game League leaders Whitey Ford, league leader, complete games (Ford was the first player to lead the American League in complete games with fewer than 20)Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.106, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Denver Bears American Association Ralph Houk AA Birmingham Barons Southern Association Phil Page A Binghamton Triplets Eastern League Snuffy Stirnweiss B Winston-Salem Twins Carolina League Ken Silvestri and Aaron Robinson B Quincy Gems Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Vern Hoscheit B Norfolk Tars Piedmont League Al Evans, Alton Brown and Bill Herring C Modesto Reds California League Jerry Crosby C Monroe Sports Cotton States League Ed Head D Bristol Twins Appalachian League Dave Madison D Owensboro Oilers KITTY League Walter Lance and Ken Silvestri D McAlester Rockets Sooner State League Marvin Crater LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Monroe Norfolk club folded, July 14, 1955Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1955 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1955 World Series 1955 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1950s in the Bronx Category:American League champion seasons