1951 New York Yankees season
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| 1951 New York Yankees Mickey Mantle's Yankee Debut 1951 American League Champions 1951 World Series Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
| Local television | WABD/WPIX |
| Local radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Bill Crowley, Dizzy Dean, Art Gleeson) |
The New York Yankees' 1951 season was the 49th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 98-56, winning their 18th pennant, finishing 5 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 and Mickey Mantle's first.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| 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 |
| St. Louis Browns | 62 | 92 | .403 | 36 |
| Washington Senators | 52 | 102 | .338 | 46 |
[edit] Roster
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1951 New York Yankees roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
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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| Hank Bauer | 118 | 348 | 103 | .296 | 10 | 54 |
| Yogi Berra | 141 | 547 | 161 | .294 | 27 | 88 |
| Bobby Brown | 103 | 313 | 84 | .268 | 6 | 51 |
| Jerry Coleman | 121 | 362 | 90 | .249 | 3 | 43 |
| Joe DiMaggio | 116 | 415 | 109 | .263 | 12 | 71 |
| Johnny Mize | 113 | 332 | 86 | .259 | 10 | 49 |
| Phil Rizzuto | 144 | 540 | 148 | .274 | 2 | 43 |
| Gene Woodling | 120 | 420 | 118 | .281 | 15 | 71 |
[edit] Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Jim Brideweser | 2 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Cerv | 12 | 28 | 6 | .214 | 0 | 2 |
| Clint Courtney | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Hopp | 46 | 63 | 13 | .206 | 2 | 4 |
| Ralph Houk | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Jackie Jensen | 56 | 168 | 50 | .298 | 8 | 25 |
| Billy Johnson | 15 | 40 | 12 | .300 | 0 | 4 |
| Mickey Mantle | 96 | 341 | 91 | .267 | 13 | 65 |
| Cliff Mapes | 45 | 51 | 11 | .216 | 2 | 8 |
| Billy Martin | 51 | 58 | 15 | .259 | 0 | 2 |
| Gil McDougald | 31 | 402 | 123 | .306 | 14 | 63 |
| Joe Collins | 125 | 262 | 75 | .286 | 9 | 48 |
| Charlie Silvera | 18 | 51 | 14 | .275 | 1 | 7 |
| Archie Wilson | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] 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 |
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| Ed Lopat | 31 | 234.7 | 21 | 9 | 2.91 | 93 |
| Tom Morgan | 27 | 124.7 | 9 | 3 | 3.68 | 57 |
| Vic Raschi | 35 | 258.3 | 21 | 10 | 3.27 | 164 |
| Allie Reynolds | 40 | 221 | 17 | 8 | 3.05 | 126 |
[edit] Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Tommy Byrne | 9 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 6.86 | 14 |
| Tom Ferrick | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7.50 | 3 |
| Bobby Hogue | 7 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Bob Muncrief | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
| Ernie Nevel | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Bob Porterfield | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 2 |
| Johnny Sain | 7 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 4.14 | 21 |
| Fred Sanford | 11 | 26.7 | 0 | 3 | 3.71 | 10 |
| Art Schallock | 11 | 46.3 | 3 | 1 | 3.88 | 19 |
| Bob Wiesler | 4 | 9.3 | 0 | 2 | 13.50 | 3 |
[edit] Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Jack Kramer | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.65 | 15 |
| Bob Kuzava | 23 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2.40 | 50 |
| Joe Ostrowski | 34 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3.49 | 30 |
| Stubby Overmire | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.63 | 14 |
| Spec Shea | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4.33 | 38 |
[edit] World Series
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 |
[edit] Awards and Honors
- Yogi Berra, American League MVP
- Phil Rizzuto, Babe Ruth Award
All-Star Game
[edit] Milestones
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| Mickey Mantle | 1st Home Run | May 1, 1951 | |||||||
[edit] External links
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| Preceded by New York Yankees 1950 |
American League Champions 1951 |
Succeeded by New York Yankees 1952 |
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World Series Champions New York Yankees 1951 |
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