1951 New York Yankees

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.

[edit] Player stats

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
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 Collins	125	262	75	.286	9	48
Joe DiMaggio	116	415	109	.263	12	71
Phil Rizzuto	144	540	148	.274	2	43
Gene Woodling	120	420	118	.281	15	71

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
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
Johnny Mize	113	332	86	.259	10	49
Charlie Silvera	18	51	14	.275	1	7
Archie Wilson	4	4	0	.000	0	0

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
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

Main article: 1951 World Series

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

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Sol Gittleman: Reynolds, Raschi and Lopat: New York's Big Three and the Great Yankee Dynasty of 1949-1953, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2007.