| 1955 New York Yankees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American League Champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | Dan Topping andDel Webb | |||
| General managers | George Weiss | |||
| Managers | Casey Stengel | |||
| Television | WPIX | |||
| Radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen,Jim Woods,Red Barber) | |||
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The 1955New York Yankees season was the team's 53rd season. The team finished with a record of 96 wins and 58 losses, winning their 21st pennant, finishing 3 games ahead of theCleveland Indians. New York was managed byCasey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games atYankee Stadium. In theWorld Series, they were defeated by theBrooklyn Dodgers in 7 games.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 96 | 58 | .623 | — | 52–25 | 44–33 |
| Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | .604 | 3 | 49–28 | 44–33 |
| Chicago White Sox | 91 | 63 | .591 | 5 | 49–28 | 42–35 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | .545 | 12 | 47–31 | 37–39 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 75 | .513 | 17 | 46–31 | 33–44 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 63 | 91 | .409 | 33 | 33–43 | 30–48 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 57 | 97 | .370 | 39 | 30–47 | 27–50 |
| Washington Senators | 53 | 101 | .344 | 43 | 28–49 | 25–52 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | NYY | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | 3–19 | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 3–19 | 14–8 | |||||
| Boston | 14–8 | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 8–14 | 15–7 | |||||
| Chicago | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 17–5 | |||||
| Cleveland | 19–3 | 11–11 | 12–10 | — | 12–10 | 17–5 | 13–9 | 9–13 | |||||
| Detroit | 13–9 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 10–12 | 17–5 | |||||
| Kansas City | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 10–12 | — | 7–15 | 13–9 | |||||
| New York | 19–3 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 15–7 | — | 16–6 | |||||
| Washington | 8–14 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 13–9 | 5–17 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | |||||
| 1955 New York Yankees roster | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Yogi Berra | 147 | 542 | 147 | .272 | 27 | 108 |
| 1B | Bill Skowron | 108 | 288 | 92 | .319 | 12 | 61 |
| 2B | Gil McDougald | 141 | 533 | 152 | .285 | 13 | 53 |
| 3B | Andy Carey | 135 | 510 | 131 | .257 | 7 | 47 |
| SS | Billy Hunter | 98 | 255 | 58 | .227 | 3 | 20 |
| LF | Irv Noren | 132 | 371 | 94 | .253 | 8 | 59 |
| CF | Mickey Mantle | 147 | 517 | 158 | .306 | 37 | 99 |
| RF | Hank Bauer | 139 | 492 | 137 | .278 | 20 | 53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elston Howard | 97 | 279 | 81 | .290 | 10 | 43 |
| Joe Collins | 105 | 278 | 65 | .234 | 13 | 45 |
| Eddie Robinson | 88 | 173 | 26 | .208 | 16 | 42 |
| Phil Rizzuto | 81 | 143 | 37 | .259 | 1 | 9 |
| Jerry Coleman | 43 | 96 | 22 | .229 | 0 | 8 |
| Bob Cerv | 55 | 85 | 29 | .341 | 3 | 22 |
| Billy Martin | 20 | 70 | 21 | .300 | 1 | 9 |
| Bobby Richardson | 11 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Silvera | 14 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 1 |
| Enos Slaughter | 10 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Carroll | 14 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Tettelbach | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Berberet | 2 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Blanchard | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Marv Throneberry | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Leja | 7 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Ford | 39 | 253.2 | 18* | 7 | 2.63 | 137 |
| Bob Turley | 36 | 246.2 | 17 | 13 | 3.06 | 210 |
| Tommy Byrne | 27 | 160.0 | 16 | 5 | 3.15 | 76 |
| Don Larsen | 19 | 97.0 | 9 | 2 | 3.06 | 44 |
| Ed Lopat | 16 | 86.2 | 4 | 8 | 3.74 | 24 |
| Ted Gray | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Kucks | 29 | 126.2 | 8 | 7 | 3.41 | 49 |
| Bob Grim | 26 | 92.1 | 7 | 5 | 4.19 | 63 |
| Bob Wiesler | 16 | 53.0 | 0 | 2 | 3.91 | 22 |
| Rip Coleman | 10 | 29.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.28 | 15 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Konstanty | 45 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2.32 | 19 |
| Tom Morgan | 40 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3.25 | 17 |
| Tom Sturdivant | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.16 | 48 |
| Johnny Sain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 |
| Art Schallock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 |
| Gerry Staley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
In Game One on September 28,Elston Howard became the sixth player in the history of the World Series to hit a home run in his first World Series at bat.
NLBrooklyn Dodgers (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodgers – 5,Yankees – 6 | September 28 | Yankee Stadium | 63,869 |
| 2 | Dodgers – 2,Yankees – 4 | September 29 | Yankee Stadium | 64,707 |
| 3 | Yankees – 3,Dodgers – 8 | September 30 | Ebbets Field | 34,209 |
| 4 | Yankees – 5,Dodgers – 8 | October 1 | Ebbets Field | 36,242 |
| 5 | Yankees – 3,Dodgers – 5 | October 2 | Ebbets Field | 36,796 |
| 6 | Dodgers – 1,Yankees – 5 | October 3 | Yankee Stadium | 64,022 |
| 7 | Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 0 | October 4 | Yankee Stadium | 62,465 |
From October 11 to November 21, the Yankees embarked on a 25-gamebarnstorming exhibition tour. The team played five games inHawaii, 16 games inJapan, one game inUS-controlled Okinawa, two games in thePhilippines, and one game inGuam; they won 24 of the 25 games and tied one game against an all-star team inSendai.[5][6]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Monroe
Norfolk club folded, July 14, 1955[8]