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1959 New York Yankees Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1958 / 1960)
79-75, Finished 3rd in American League
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Scored 687 runs, Allowed 647 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-73
Manager: Casey Stengel (79-75)
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,552,030 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 96, Pitching - 94;   one-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 92
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1958 / 1960 Lineups and Defense

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1. Sun,4/12 vs BOS W (3-2) Berra Throneberry McDougald Carey Richardson Siebern Mantle Bauer Turley  
2. Tue,4/14 at BAL W (13-3) Howard Skowron McDougald Carey Richardson Siebern Mantle Bauer Larsen  
3. Wed,4/15 at BAL W (3-1) Howard Skowron McDougald Carey Richardson Siebern Mantle Bauer Ford  
4. Thu,4/16 at BAL L (4-7) Howard Skowron McDougald Carey Richardson Siebern Mantle Bauer Ditmar  
5. Fri,4/17 at BOS L (0-4) Berra Skowron McDougald Carey Richardson Siebern Mantle Bauer Turley  
6. Sat,4/18 at BOS W (16-7)# Howard Skowron McDougald Carey Richardson Siebern Mantle Bauer Maas  
7. Sun,4/19 at BOS L (4-5) Howard Skowron Richardson Carey Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Kucks  
8. Tue,4/21 at WSH W (11-4) Berra Skowron Richardson Carey Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Larsen  
9. Wed,4/22 at WSH W (1-0) Berra Skowron Richardson Carey Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Ford  
10. Thu,4/23 at WSH L (2-3) Berra Skowron Richardson Lumpe Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Turley  
11. Sat,4/25 vs BAL L (1-2)# Howard Skowron Richardson Carey Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Ditmar  
12. Sun,4/26 vs BAL L (4-5)# Howard Skowron Richardson Carey Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Sturdivant  
13. Sun,4/26 vs BAL L (2-3) Berra Skowron Richardson Lumpe Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Maas  
14. Wed,4/29 at CHW W (5-2) Berra Skowron McDougald Carey Richardson Siebern Mantle Bauer Turley  
15. Thu,4/30 at CHW L (3-4)# Berra Skowron McDougald Carey Richardson Howard Kubek Bauer Ford  
16. Fri,5/1 at CLE L (2-4) Berra Skowron McDougald Carey Lumpe Howard Kubek Throneberry Ditmar  
17. Sat,5/2 at CLE L (2-5)# Berra Skowron McDougald Boyer Richardson Howard Kubek Bauer Sturdivant  
18. Sun,5/3 at DET L (2-4) Berra Skowron McDougald Lumpe Richardson Siebern Kubek Howard Turley  
19. Sun,5/3 at DET L (2-8)# Howard Skowron McDougald Boyer Richardson Siebern Kubek Bauer Maas  
20. Tue,5/5 at KCA W (3-2) Howard Skowron McDougald Carey Richardson Siebern Kubek Bauer Ford  
21. Wed,5/6 at KCA W (7-4) Howard Skowron McDougald Carey Lumpe Siebern Kubek Blanchard Ditmar  
22. Sat,5/9 vs WSH L (0-7) Berra Throneberry McDougald Lumpe Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Turley  
23. Sun,5/10 vs WSH W (6-3)# Berra Howard McDougald Boyer Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Ford  
24. Sun,5/10 vs WSH W (3-2) Berra Howard McDougald Lumpe Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Larsen  
25. Tue,5/12 vs CLE L (6-7) Berra Howard McDougald Lumpe Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Ditmar  
26. Fri,5/15 vs CHW L (0-6)# Berra Howard McDougald Carey Richardson Siebern Mantle Bauer Ford  
27. Sat,5/16 vs CHW L (3-4) Berra Howard McDougald Lumpe Kubek Siebern Mantle Slaughter Turley  
28. Sun,5/17 vs KCA W (3-2)# Berra Howard McDougald Carey Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Larsen  
29. Sun,5/17 vs KCA L (0-10) Berra Howard McDougald Lumpe Kubek Slaughter Mantle Bauer Sturdivant  
30. Tue,5/19 vs DET L (3-6)# Berra Howard McDougald Boyer Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Ford  
31. Wed,5/20 vs DET L (6-13) Blanchard Throneberry McDougald Lumpe Kubek Siebern Mantle Berra Shantz  
32. Fri,5/22 at BAL L (0-5) Berra Skowron McDougald Lumpe Kubek Siebern Mantle Howard Turley  
33. Sat,5/23 at BAL W (13-5) Berra Skowron McDougald Lumpe Kubek Siebern Mantle Howard Larsen  
34. Sun,5/24 at BAL W (9-0)# Berra Skowron McDougald Boyer Kubek Bauer Mantle Howard Ford  
35. Sun,5/24 at BAL L (1-2) Berra Skowron McDougald Lumpe Kubek Siebern Mantle Howard Ditmar  
36. Tue,5/26 vs BOS L (2-12) Berra Skowron McDougald Carey Kubek Siebern Mantle Howard Turley  
37. Wed,5/27 vs BOS W (3-2) Howard Skowron McDougald Carey Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Maas  
38. Thu,5/28 vs BAL L (0-5) Howard Skowron McDougald Carey Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Terry  
39. Fri,5/29 vs BAL W (5-2) Berra Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Throneberry Ford  
40. Sat,5/30 at WSH W (11-2) Howard Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Throneberry Ditmar  
41. Sat,5/30 at WSH W (11-0) Berra Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Throneberry Larsen  
42. Sun,5/31 at WSH W (3-0) Berra Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Howard Turley  
43. Tue,6/2 at DET L (0-2)# Howard Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Bauer Mantle Berra Maas  
44. Wed,6/3 at DET W (6-5) Berra Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Blanchard Terry  
45. Thu,6/4 at DET W (14-3) Berra Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Blanchard Ford  
46. Fri,6/5 at CLE W (11-2) Howard Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Berra Ditmar  
47. Sat,6/6 at CLE W (2-1)# Berra Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Howard Mantle Bauer Turley  
48. Sun,6/7 at CLE L (5-7)# Howard Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Slaughter Mantle Bauer Larsen  
49. Sun,6/7 at CLE W (4-3) Berra Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Throneberry Maas  
50. Tue,6/9 vs KCA W (9-8) Berra Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Throneberry Ford  
51. Wed,6/10 vs KCA W (6-4)# Howard Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Ditmar  
52. Thu,6/11 vs KCA L (5-9) Berra Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Throneberry Turley  
53. Fri,6/12 vs DET L (1-3)# Berra Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Pisoni Mantle Howard Bronstad  
54. Sat,6/13 vs DET W (6-4) Berra Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Throneberry Larsen  
55. Sun,6/14 vs DET L (2-3) Berra Skowron McDougald Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Throneberry Ford  
56. Sun,6/14 vs DET L (2-8) Howard Skowron Richardson Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Throneberry Maas  
57. Tue,6/16 vs CHW W (5-1)# Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez Kubek Howard Mantle Bauer Ditmar  
58. Wed,6/17 vs CHW W (7-3) Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Turley  
59. Thu,6/18 vs CHW W (5-4) Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Bronstad  
60. Fri,6/19 vs CLE W (3-2) Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez Kubek Siebern Mantle Bauer Ford  
61. Sat,6/20 vs CLE W (10-2)# Howard Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Pisoni Mantle Bauer Maas  
62. Sun,6/21 vs CLE L (2-4) Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Bauer Ditmar  
63. Sun,6/21 vs CLE L (4-5) Howard Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Kubek Larsen  
64. Mon,6/22 at KCA W (11-6) Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Kubek Turley  
65. Tue,6/23 at KCA W (10-2)# Howard Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Kubek Mantle Bauer Ford  
66. Wed,6/24 at KCA L (3-4)# Howard Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Kubek Mantle Bauer Bronstad  
67. Thu,6/25 at KCA W (5-4) Howard Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Kubek Maas  
68. Fri,6/26 at CHW W (8-4)# Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Pisoni Mantle Bauer Ditmar  
69. Sat,6/27 at CHW L (4-5) Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Kubek Mantle Siebern Turley  
70. Sun,6/28 at CHW L (2-9) Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Blanchard Ford  
71. Sun,6/28 at CHW L (2-4) Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Slaughter Larsen  
72. Tue,6/30 at BAL W (4-1) Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Pisoni Bauer Maas  
73. Wed,7/1 at BAL W (4-0) Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Bauer Terry  
74. Thu,7/2 at BAL L (1-3) Howard Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Kubek Larsen  
75. Fri,7/3 vs WSH W (4-3) Howard Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Kubek Ford  
76. Sat,7/4 vs WSH L (6-10) Howard Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Kubek Ditmar  
77. Sat,7/4 vs WSH W (7-0) Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Kubek Turley  
78. Sun,7/5 vs WSH L (0-7) Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Kubek Howard Maas  
79. Wed,7/8 vs BOS W (11-5) Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Kubek Larsen  
80. Thu,7/9 at BOS L (3-14) Howard Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Kubek Turley  
81. Fri,7/10 at BOS L (5-8) Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Kubek Mantle Bauer Ford  
82. Sat,7/11 at BOS L (4-8) Berra Skowron Richardson Lopez McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Maas  
83. Sun,7/12 at BOS L (3-7) Berra Throneberry Richardson Kubek McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Terry  
84. Mon,7/13 at BOS L (3-13) Berra Howard Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Kubek Larsen  
85. Tue,7/14 vs CLE W (1-0)# Berra Howard Richardson Lopez McDougald Kubek Mantle Bauer Ford  
86. Thu,7/16 vs CLE W (7-5) Berra Throneberry Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Kubek Ditmar  
87. Thu,7/16 vs CLE W (4-0)# Berra Howard Richardson Lopez McDougald Bauer Mantle Slaughter Shantz  
88. Fri,7/17 vs CHW L (0-2) Berra Howard Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Slaughter Terry  
89. Sat,7/18 vs CHW L (1-2) Berra Throneberry Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Bauer Larsen  
90. Sun,7/19 vs CHW W (6-2) Berra Howard Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Slaughter Ford  
91. Sun,7/19 vs CHW W (6-4)# Howard Throneberry Richardson Lopez Brickell Siebern Mantle Bauer Grba  
92. Tue,7/21 at CLE L (1-5) Berra Howard Richardson Lopez McDougald Siebern Mantle Slaughter Shantz  
93. Wed,7/22 at CLE W (8-5)# Berra Howard Richardson Lopez Brickell Siebern Mantle Bauer Maas  
94. Thu,7/23 at CLE L (5-8)# Berra Howard Richardson Lopez Brickell Siebern Mantle Bauer Terry  
95. Fri,7/24 at DET L (2-4)# Berra Howard Richardson Lopez Brickell Siebern Mantle Bauer Larsen  
96. Sat,7/25 at DET W (9-8) Berra Howard Richardson Lopez Brickell Siebern Mantle Bauer Ford  
97. Sun,7/26 at DET L (0-1) Berra Throneberry Richardson Lopez Brickell Siebern Mantle Slaughter Ditmar  
98. Tue,7/28 at CHW L (3-4)# Berra Throneberry Richardson Lopez Brickell Howard Mantle Bauer Terry  
99. Wed,7/29 at CHW T (4-4) Berra Throneberry Richardson Lopez Brickell Siebern Mantle Bauer Ford  
100. Thu,7/30 at CHW L (1-3) Berra Throneberry Richardson Lopez Brickell Siebern Mantle Kubek Grba  
101. Fri,7/31 at KCA W (11-2) Berra Throneberry Richardson Lopez Kubek Howard Mantle Bauer Larsen  
102. Sat,8/1 at KCA L (1-2) Berra Throneberry Richardson Lopez Kubek Howard Mantle Bauer Ditmar  
103. Sun,8/2 at KCA W (7-5)# Berra Throneberry Richardson Lopez Kubek Howard Mantle Bauer Terry  
104. Tue,8/4 vs DET L (3-4) Berra Throneberry Richardson Kubek McDougald Howard Mantle Bauer Grba  
105. Wed,8/5 vs DET W (3-0)# Howard Throneberry Richardson Boyer McDougald Kubek Mantle Bauer Shantz  
106. Thu,8/6 vs DET L (0-4) Berra Howard Richardson Boyer McDougald Kubek Mantle Bauer Ditmar  
107. Fri,8/7 vs KCA W (3-0)# Berra Howard Richardson Boyer McDougald Kubek Mantle Bauer Ford  
108. Sat,8/8 vs KCA W (3-0) Berra Howard Richardson Kubek McDougald Siebern Mantle Bauer Turley  
109. Sun,8/9 vs KCA W (4-3) Berra Howard Richardson Kubek McDougald Siebern Mantle Bauer Terry  
110. Sun,8/9 vs KCA W (3-2) Howard Throneberry Richardson Lopez Boyer Siebern Mantle Kubek Grba  
111. Mon,8/10 at BOS W (7-4) Berra Howard Richardson Lopez McDougald Kubek Mantle Bauer Larsen  
112. Tue,8/11 at BOS W (8-5) Berra Throneberry Richardson Lopez McDougald Howard Mantle Kubek Maas  
113. Wed,8/12 vs WSH L (2-3) Berra Howard Richardson Lopez McDougald Kubek Mantle Bauer Ditmar  
114. Thu,8/13 vs WSH L (2-5) Berra Howard Richardson Lopez McDougald Kubek Mantle Siebern Turley  
115. Fri,8/14 vs BOS L (6-11) Berra Howard Richardson Lopez McDougald Kubek Mantle Siebern Ford  
116. Sat,8/15 vs BOS L (4-12) Berra Howard Richardson Lopez McDougald Kubek Mantle Siebern Grba  
117. Sun,8/16 vs BOS L (5-6) Berra Throneberry Richardson Lopez McDougald Howard Mantle Kubek Maas  
118. Sun,8/16 vs BOS W (4-2) Howard Throneberry Richardson Lopez Boyer Slaughter Mantle Kubek Terry  
119. Tue,8/18 at DET W (5-3)# Berra Howard Richardson Boyer McDougald Lopez Mantle Kubek Ditmar  
120. Wed,8/19 at DET W (10-5) Howard Throneberry Richardson Kubek Boyer Lopez Mantle Berra Grba  
121. Thu,8/20 at DET L (2-14) Howard Throneberry Richardson Kubek Boyer Lopez Mantle Berra Blaylock  
122. Fri,8/21 at KCA W (9-7) Howard Throneberry Richardson Kubek Boyer Lopez Mantle Berra Maas  
123. Sat,8/22 at KCA L (7-8) Berra Howard Richardson Kubek Boyer Lopez Mantle Slaughter Coates  
124. Sun,8/23 at CHW W (7-1) Berra Howard Richardson Kubek Boyer Lopez Mantle Bauer Ditmar  
125. Sun,8/23 at CHW L (0-5) Howard Throneberry Richardson Kubek Boyer Lopez Mantle Slaughter Terry  
126. Mon,8/24 at CHW L (2-4) Berra Howard Richardson Kubek Boyer Lopez Mantle Bauer Larsen  
127. Tue,8/25 at CLE L (3-6) Howard Throneberry Richardson Kubek Boyer Lopez Mantle Berra Ford  
128. Wed,8/26 at CLE L (4-5) Berra Howard Richardson Kubek Boyer Lopez Mantle Bauer Maas  
129. Fri,8/28 at WSH W (4-0) Berra Howard Richardson McDougald Boyer Lopez Mantle Kubek Ditmar  
130. Sat,8/29 at WSH W (9-5) Berra Howard Richardson McDougald Boyer Lopez Mantle Kubek Turley  
131. Sun,8/30 at WSH L (1-3) Berra Howard Richardson McDougald Boyer Lopez Mantle Kubek Terry  
132. Tue,9/1 at BAL W (5-0) Berra Howard Richardson McDougald Boyer Lopez Mantle Kubek Ford  
133. Wed,9/2 vs WSH W (4-3) Berra Howard Richardson McDougald Boyer Lopez Mantle Kubek Maas  
134. Thu,9/3 vs WSH W (9-2) Howard Throneberry Richardson Kubek Boyer Lopez Mantle Slaughter Ditmar  
135. Fri,9/4 vs BAL L (0-3) Berra Howard Richardson Kubek Boyer Lopez Mantle Bauer Terry  
136. Sat,9/5 vs BAL W (3-2) Berra Throneberry Richardson McDougald Boyer Lopez Mantle Kubek Coates  
137. Sun,9/6 vs BAL L (4-5) Berra Throneberry Richardson McDougald Boyer Lopez Mantle Kubek Ford  
138. Mon,9/7 at BOS L (4-12) Berra Howard Richardson McDougald Kubek Lopez Mantle Bauer Maas  
139. Wed,9/9 vs KCA W (4-0) Berra Howard Richardson McDougald Kubek Lopez Mantle Bauer Ditmar  
140. Thu,9/10 vs KCA W (12-1) Howard Throneberry Richardson McDougald Kubek Lopez Mantle Bauer Terry  
141. Fri,9/11 vs DET W (9-3) Berra Throneberry Richardson McDougald Kubek Lopez Mantle Bauer Coates  
142. Sat,9/12 vs DET L (0-4)# Howard Throneberry Richardson McDougald Kubek Lopez Mantle Bauer Ford  
143. Sun,9/13 vs CLE W (2-1)# Berra Howard Richardson McDougald Kubek Lopez Mantle Bauer Turley  
144. Sun,9/13 vs CLE W (1-0) Berra Howard Richardson McDougald Kubek Lopez Mantle Bauer Maas  
145. Mon,9/14 vs CLE L (5-8) Howard Throneberry Richardson McDougald Kubek Lopez Mantle Siebern Ditmar  
146. Tue,9/15 vs CHW L (3-4)# Berra Howard Richardson McDougald Kubek Lopez Mantle Bauer Terry  
147. Wed,9/16 vs CHW W (3-1) Berra Howard Richardson McDougald Kubek Lopez Mantle Bauer Coates  
148. Fri,9/18 vs BOS L (4-6)# Berra Howard Richardson McDougald Kubek Lopez Mantle Bauer Maas  
149. Sat,9/19 vs BOS W (3-1) Berra Throneberry Richardson McDougald Kubek Lopez Mantle Siebern Ford  
150. Sun,9/20 vs BOS W (7-4) Berra Throneberry Richardson McDougald Kubek Lopez Mantle Siebern Turley  
151. Tue,9/22 at WSH W (8-4) Berra Howard Richardson McDougald Kubek Lopez Mantle Siebern Ditmar  
152. Wed,9/23 at WSH W (5-4) Berra Howard Richardson McDougald Kubek Lopez Siebern Bauer Terry  
153. Fri,9/25 vs BAL W (5-2) Berra Howard Richardson McDougald Kubek Lopez Mantle Siebern Ford  
154. Sat,9/26 vs BAL L (2-7) Blanchard Siebern Richardson Carey Boyer Windhorn Kubek Hunt Freeman  
155. Sun,9/27 vs BAL L (1-3)# Howard Siebern Richardson Carey Boyer Windhorn Kubek Hunt Gabler  
155 games 3 players 4 players 2 players 6 players 6 players 8 players 4 players 9 players 15 players 0 players
Most Common-games Berra-112
Howard-41
Blanchard-2
Skowron-71
Howard-48
Throneberry-34
Richardson-107
McDougald-48
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Lopez-73
Carey-23
McDougald-23
Kubek-64
McDougald-45
Boyer-22
Siebern-82
Lopez-35
Howard-14
Mantle-143
Kubek-10
Pisoni-1
Bauer-80
Kubek-24
Slaughter-10
Ford-29
Ditmar-25
Turley-22
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Most Common Lineups

7 Games
C. Berra
1B. Skowron
2B. McDougald
3B. Lopez
SS. Kubek
LF. Siebern
CF. Mantle
RF. Throneberry
P. Pitcher

7 Games
C. Berra
1B. Howard
2B. Richardson
3B. McDougald
SS. Kubek
LF. Lopez
CF. Mantle
RF. Bauer
P. Pitcher

6 Games
C. Howard
1B. Skowron
2B. Richardson
3B. Lopez
SS. McDougald
LF. Siebern
CF. Mantle
RF. Kubek
P. Pitcher

5 Games
C. Berra
1B. Howard
2B. Richardson
3B. McDougald
SS. Boyer
LF. Lopez
CF. Mantle
RF. Kubek
P. Pitcher

4 Games
C. Howard
1B. Skowron
2B. McDougald
3B. Carey
SS. Richardson
LF. Siebern
CF. Mantle
RF. Bauer
P. Pitcher

4 Games
C. Berra
1B. Howard
2B. Richardson
3B. Lopez
SS. Brickell
LF. Siebern
CF. Mantle
RF. Bauer
P. Pitcher

88 total lineups (145 when including pitchers)


1958 / 1960 Lineups and Defense