1951 New York Yankees season

1951 New York Yankees
Mickey Mantle's Yankee Debut 1951 American League Champions 1951 World Series Champions
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Yankee Stadium (since 1923)
New York City (since 1903)
Other information
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 Yankees celebrate their victory in the previous season's World Series.

Casey Stengel lecturing Yankee players in 1951.

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.

Offseason

Prior to 1951 season (exact date unknown)
- Jerry Lumpe was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.^[2]
- Don Taussig was acquired from the Yankees by the New York Giants.^[3]

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.^[4]

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	98	56	.636	--
Cleveland Indians	93	61	.604	5
Boston Red Sox	87	67	.565	11
Chicago White Sox	81	73	.526	17
Detroit Tigers	73	81	.474	25
Philadelphia Athletics	70	84	.455	28
Washington Senators	62	92	.403	36
St. Louis Browns	52	102	.338	46

Record vs. opponents

1951 American League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

May 14, 1951: Billy Johnson was traded by the Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Bollweg and $15,000.^[5]

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

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	Berra, YogiYogi Berra	141	547	161	.294	27	88
1B	Collins, JoeJoe Collins	125	262	75	.286	9	48
2B	Coleman, JerryJerry Coleman	121	362	90	.249	3	43
3B	Brown, BobbyBobby Brown	103	313	84	.268	6	51
SS	Rizzuto, PhilPhil Rizzuto	144	540	148	.274	2	43
OF	Woodling, GeneGene Woodling	120	420	118	.281	15	71
OF	DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio	116	415	109	.263	12	71
OF	Bauer, HankHank 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
McDougald, GilGil McDougald	131	402	123	.306	14	63
Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle	96	341	91	.267	13	65
Mize, JohnnyJohnny Mize	113	332	86	.259	10	49
Jensen, JackieJackie Jensen	56	168	50	.298	8	25
Hopp, JohnnyJohnny Hopp	46	63	13	.206	2	4
Martin, BillyBilly Martin	51	58	15	.259	0	2
Mapes, CliffCliff Mapes	45	51	11	.216	2	8
Silvera, CharlieCharlie Silvera	18	51	14	.275	1	7
Johnson, BillyBilly Johnson	15	40	12	.300	0	4
Cerv, BobBob Cerv	12	28	6	.214	0	2
Brideweser, JimJim Brideweser	2	8	3	.375	0	0
Houk, RalphRalph Houk	3	5	1	.200	0	2
Wilson, ArchieArchie Wilson	4	4	0	.000	0	0
Courtney, ClintClint 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
Raschi, VicVic Raschi	35	258.1	21	10	3.27	164
Lopat, EdEd Lopat	31	234.2	21	9	2.91	93
Reynolds, AllieAllie Reynolds	40	221	17	8	3.05	126
Wiesler, BobBob 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
Morgan, TomTom Morgan	27	124.2	9	3	3.68	57
Shea, SpecSpec Shea	25	95.2	5	5	4.33	38
Kuzava, BobBob Kuzava	23	82.1	8	4	2.40	50
Schallock, ArtArt Schallock	11	46.1	3	1	3.88	19
Overmire, StubbyStubby Overmire	15	44.2	1	1	4.63	14
Kramer, JackJack Kramer	19	40.2	1	3	4.65	15
Sain, JohnnyJohnny Sain	7	37	2	1	4.14	21
Sanford, FredFred Sanford	11	26.2	0	3	3.71	10
Byrne, TommyTommy Byrne	9	21	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
Ostrowski, JoeJoe Ostrowski	34	6	4	5	3.49	30
Ferrick, TomTom Ferrick	9	1	1	1	7.50	3
Hogue, BobbyBobby Hogue	7	1	0	0	0.00	2
Muncrief, BobBob Muncrief	2	0	0	0	9.00	2
Nevel, ErnieErnie Nevel	1	0	0	1	0.00	1
Porterfield, BobBob Porterfield	2	0	0	0	15.00	2

1951 World Series

Main article: 1951 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL New York Giants (2)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
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

Awards and honors

Yogi Berra, American League MVP
Phil Rizzuto, Babe Ruth Award

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

References

↑ John Drebinger (December 12, 1951). "DiMaggio Retires as Player but Expects to Remain in Yankee Organization". New York Times. p. 63.
↑ Jerry Lumpe at Baseball-Reference
↑ Don Taussig at Baseball-Reference
↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 142, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
↑ Billy Johnson at Baseball-Reference
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

World Series champions

American League champions

1951 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1951 All-Star Game 1951 National League tie-breaker series 1951 World Series

New York Yankees 1951 World Series Champions

1 Billy Martin 5 Joe DiMaggio 7 Mickey Mantle 8 Yogi Berra (AL MVP) 9 Bobby Brown 10 Phil Rizzuto 11 Johnny Sain 12 Gil McDougald (AL ROY) 14 Gene Woodling 17 Vic Raschi 21 Bob Kuzava 22 Allie Reynolds 25 Hank Bauer 29 Charlie Silvera 30 Ed Lopat 35 Joe Ostrowski 36 Johnny Mize 38 Johnny Hopp 40 Bobby Hogue 41 Joe Collins 42 Jerry Coleman 52 Tom Morgan

Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches 2 Frankie Crosetti 15 Tommy Henrich 31 Jim Turner 33 Bill Dickey

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