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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1959 / 1961
97-57, Finished 1st in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Casey Stengel (97-57)
Scored 746 runs, Allowed 627 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 89-65
Ballparks: Yankee Stadium I · Attendance: 1,627,349 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 92 · one-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 92
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arroyo | 33 | L | L | 5' 8" | 178 | Feb 18, 1927 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Yogi Berra HOF | 35 | L | R | 5' 7" | 185 | May 12, 1925 | 15 | 120 | 86 | 120 | 94 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 2.2 | $50,000 | All-Star |
| Johnny Blanchard | 27 | L | R | 6' 1" | 193 | Feb 26, 1933 | 3 | 53 | 21 | 53 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Clete Boyer | 23 | R | R | 6' 0" | 165 | Feb 9, 1937 | 5 | 124 | 113 | 124 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2.2 | $ | |
| Andy Carey | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Oct 18, 1931 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Bob Cerv | 34 | R | R | 6' 0" | 200 | May 5, 1926 | 10 | 87 | 47 | 87 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 37 | 1 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Jim Coates | 27 | R | R | 6' 4" | 192 | Aug 4, 1932 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | All-Star |
| Joe DeMaestri | 31 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Dec 9, 1928 | 10 | 49 | 2 | 49 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Art Ditmar | 31 | R | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Apr 3, 1929 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.4 | $ | |
| Ryne Duren | 31 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Feb 22, 1929 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.2 | $16,500 | |
| Whitey Ford HOF | 31 | L | L | 5' 10" | 178 | Oct 21, 1928 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | $ | All-Star |
| John Gabler | 29 | B | R | 6' 2" | 165 | Oct 2, 1930 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Jesse Gonder | 24 | L | R | 5' 10" | 180 | Jan 20, 1936 | 1st | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Eli Grba | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 205 | Aug 9, 1934 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Kent Hadley | 25 | L | L | 6' 3" | 190 | Dec 17, 1934 | 3 | 55 | 6 | 55 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Elston Howard | 31 | R | R | 6' 2" | 196 | Feb 23, 1929 | 6 | 107 | 80 | 107 | 92 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0.7 | $20,000 | All-Star |
| Ken Hunt | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 205 | Jul 13, 1934 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Johnny James | 26 | L | R | 5' 10" | 160 | Jul 23, 1933 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Deron Johnson | 21 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Jul 17, 1938 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Fred Kipp | 28 | L | L | 6' 4" | 200 | Oct 1, 1931 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Tony Kubek | 24 | L | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Oct 12, 1935 | 4 | 147 | 136 | 147 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 3.4 | $ | |
| Dale Long | 34 | L | L | 6' 4" | 205 | Feb 6, 1926 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0.6 | $ | |
| Hector Lopez | 30 | R | R | 5' 11" | 182 | Jul 8, 1929 | 6 | 131 | 98 | 131 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 19 | 106 | 29 | 0 | 1.6 | $ | |
| Duke Maas | 31 | R | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Jan 31, 1929 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.5 | $ | |
| Mickey Mantle HOF | 28 | B | R | 5' 11" | 195 | Oct 20, 1931 | 10 | 153 | 150 | 153 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 6.7 | $65,000 | All-Star |
| Roger Maris | 25 | L | R | 6' 0" | 197 | Sep 10, 1934 | 4 | 136 | 131 | 136 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 127 | 131 | 5 | 0 | 7.5 | $18,000 | All-Star |
| Gil McDougald | 32 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | May 19, 1928 | 10 | 119 | 78 | 119 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2.7 | $35,000 | |
| Jim Pisoni | 30 | R | R | 5' 10" | 169 | Aug 14, 1929 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Bobby Richardson | 24 | R | R | 5' 9" | 170 | Aug 19, 1935 | 6 | 150 | 138 | 150 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Billy Shantz | 32 | R | R | 6' 1" | 160 | Jul 31, 1927 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | ||
| Bobby Shantz | 34 | R | L | 5' 6" | 139 | Sep 26, 1925 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Bill Short | 22 | L | L | 5' 9" | 170 | Nov 27, 1937 | 1st | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Bill Skowron | 29 | R | R | 5' 11" | 195 | Dec 18, 1930 | 7 | 146 | 140 | 146 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.5 | $23,000 | All-Star |
| Bill Stafford | 20 | R | R | 6' 1" | 188 | Aug 13, 1939 | 1st | 12 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | $ | |
| Hal Stowe | 22 | L | L | 6' 0" | 170 | Aug 29, 1937 | 1st | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Ralph Terry | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Jan 9, 1936 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Bob Turley | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 215 | Sep 19, 1930 | 9 | 34 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | $23,000 | |
| Elmer Valo | 39 | L | R | 5' 11" | 190 | Mar 5, 1921 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |