1955 New York Yankees season
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| Owner(s) | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| General manager(s) | George Weiss |
| Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
| Local television | WPIX |
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WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Jim Woods, Red Barber) |
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The 1955 New York Yankees season was the team's 53rd season in New York, and its 55th season overall. The team finished with a record of 96–58, winning their 21st pennant, finishing 3 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games.
Offseason
- November 17, 1954: Gene Woodling, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos, Willy Miranda and players to be named later were traded by the Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles for Don Larsen, Billy Hunter, Bob Turley, and players to be named later. The deal was completed on December 1, when the Yankees sent Bill Miller, Kal Segrist, Don Leppert, and Ted Del Guercio (minors) to the Orioles, and the Orioles sent Mike Blyzka, Darrell Johnson, Jim Fridley, and Dick Kryhoski to the Yankees.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 96 | 58 | .623 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | .604 | 3 |
| Chicago White Sox | 91 | 63 | .591 | 5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | .545 | 12 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 75 | .513 | 17 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 63 | 91 | .409 | 33 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 57 | 97 | .370 | 39 |
| Washington Senators | 53 | 101 | .344 | 43 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | 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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- May 11, 1955: Enos Slaughter and Johnny Sain were traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Sonny Dixon and cash.[2]
- July 30, 1955: Ed Lopat was traded by the Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles for Jim McDonald.[3]
- September 14, 1955: Jerry Staley was selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Cincinnati Redlegs.[4]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 | 147 | 542 | 147 | .272 | 27 | 108 |
| 1B | Skowron, BillBill Skowron | 108 | 288 | 92 | .319 | 12 | 61 |
| 2B | McDougald, GilGil McDougald | 141 | 533 | 152 | .285 | 13 | 53 |
| 3B | Carey, AndyAndy Carey | 135 | 510 | 131 | .257 | 7 | 47 |
| SS | Hunter, BillyBilly Hunter | 98 | 255 | 58 | .227 | 3 | 20 |
| LF | Noren, IrvIrv Noren | 132 | 371 | 94 | .253 | 8 | 59 |
| CF | Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle | 147 | 517 | 158 | .306 | 37 | 99 |
| RF | Bauer, HankHank Bauer | 139 | 492 | 137 | .278 | 20 | 53 |
Other batters
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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| Howard, ElstonElston Howard | 97 | 279 | 81 | .290 | 10 | 43 |
| Collins, JoeJoe Collins | 105 | 278 | 65 | .234 | 13 | 45 |
| Robinson, EddieEddie Robinson | 88 | 173 | 26 | .208 | 16 | 42 |
| Rizzuto, PhilPhil Rizzuto | 81 | 143 | 37 | .259 | 1 | 9 |
| Coleman, JerryJerry Coleman | 43 | 96 | 22 | .229 | 0 | 8 |
| Cerv, BobBob Cerv | 55 | 85 | 29 | .341 | 3 | 22 |
| Martin, BillyBilly Martin | 20 | 70 | 21 | .300 | 1 | 9 |
| Richardson, BobbyBobby Richardson | 11 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 3 |
| Silvera, CharlieCharlie Silvera | 14 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 1 |
| Slaughter, EnosEnos Slaughter | 10 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Carroll, TomTom Carroll | 14 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Tettelbach, DickDick Tettelbach | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Berberet, LouLou Berberet | 2 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
| Blanchard, JohnnyJohnny Blanchard | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Throneberry, MarvMarv Throneberry | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 |
| Leja, FrankFrank Leja | 7 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
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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| Ford, WhiteyWhitey Ford | 39 | 253.2 | 18 | 7 | 2.63 | 137 |
| Turley, BobBob Turley | 36 | 246.2 | 17 | 13 | 3.06 | 210 |
| Byrne, TommyTommy Byrne | 27 | 160 | 16 | 5 | 3.15 | 76 |
| Larsen, DonDon Larsen | 19 | 97 | 9 | 2 | 3.06 | 44 |
| Lopat, EdEd Lopat | 16 | 86.2 | 4 | 8 | 3.74 | 24 |
| Gray, TedTed Gray | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
Other pitchers
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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| Kucks, JohnnyJohnny Kucks | 29 | 126.2 | 8 | 7 | 3.41 | 49 |
| Grim, BobBob Grim | 26 | 92.1 | 7 | 5 | 4.19 | 63 |
| Wiesler, BobBob Wiesler | 16 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 3.91 | 22 |
| Coleman, RipRip Coleman | 10 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 5.28 | 15 |
Relief pitchers
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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| Konstanty, JimJim Konstanty | 45 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2.32 | 19 |
| Morgan, TomTom Morgan | 40 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3.25 | 17 |
| Sturdivant, TomTom Sturdivant | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.16 | 48 |
| Sain, JohnnyJohnny Sain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 |
| Schallock, ArtArt Schallock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 |
| Staley, GerryGerry Staley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
1955 World Series
Main article: 1955 World Series
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.
NL Brooklyn Dodgers (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 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 |
Awards and honors
- Yogi Berra, American League MVP
League leaders
- Whitey Ford, league leader, complete games (Ford was the first player to lead the American League in complete games with fewer than 20)[5]
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Denver Bears | American Association | Ralph Houk |
| AA | Birmingham Barons | Southern Association | Phil Page |
| A | Binghamton Triplets | Eastern League | Snuffy Stirnweiss |
| B | Winston-Salem Twins | Carolina League | Ken Silvestri and Aaron Robinson |
| B | Quincy Gems | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Vern Hoscheit |
| B | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | Al Evans, Alton Brown and Bill Herring |
| C | Modesto Reds | California League | Jerry Crosby |
| C | Monroe Sports | Cotton States League | Ed Head |
| D | Bristol Twins | Appalachian League | Dave Madison |
| D | Owensboro Oilers | KITTY League | Walter Lance and Ken Silvestri |
| D | McAlester Rockets | Sooner State League | Marvin Crater |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Monroe
Norfolk club folded, July 14, 1955[6]
Notes
- ↑ Don Larsen at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Enos Slaughter at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Ed Lopat at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jerry Staley at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.106, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
- 1955 New York Yankees
- 1955 World Series
- 1955 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac
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