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Mickey Mantle's Yankee Debut 1951 American League Champions 1951 World Series Champions |
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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 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.
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Offseason[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
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 |
Washington Senators | 62 | 92 | .403 | 36 |
St. Louis Browns | 52 | 102 | .338 | 46 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1951 American League Records
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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[edit]
- May 14, 1951: Billy Johnson was traded by the Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Bollweg and $15,000.[5]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 | 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[edit]
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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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[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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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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[edit]
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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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[edit]
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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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[edit]
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 |
Awards and honors[edit]
- Yogi Berra, American League MVP
- Phil Rizzuto, Babe Ruth Award
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Quincy, Norfolk, LaGrange, McAlester
Newark club folded, July 17, 1951[6]
References[edit]
- ^ John Drebinger (December 12, 1951). "DiMaggio Retires as Player but Expects to Remain in Yankee Organization". New York Times. p. 63.
- ^ Jerry Lumpe page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Don Taussig page 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, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Billy Johnson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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