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Major League Baseball

Record:  79-75   .513.... 3rd in American League
Stadium:  Yankee Stadium
Playoffs:  Did not Qualify
Attendance:  1,552,030

ManagerCasey Stengel

Team Leaders

HR:  Mantle [31]
RBI:  Mantle [75]
2B:  Kubek, Berra [25]
SB:  Mantle [21]
W:  Ford [16]
SV:  Duren [14]
SO:  Ford [114]


Oldest Player:  Enos Slaughter [43]
Youngest Player:  Clete Boyer [22]
Longest Tenure:  Yogi Berra [14]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Ken Hunt (Sep 10)  Gordie Windhorn (Sep 10)  
Pitchers: Gary Blaylock (Apr 10)  Jim Bronstad (Jun 7)  Mark Freeman (Apr 18)  Gabe Gabler (Sep 18)  Eli Grba (Jul 10)  


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Roster of Players

#Player NamePosAgeBTHTWTBornPlaceHigh LevelMLB Years
Hank BauerOF36RR6-01927/31/1922East St. Louis, ILMLB1948-1961
8Yogi BerraC34LR5-81945/12/1925St. Louis, MOMLB1946-1965
Johnny BlanchardOF-C26LR6-11982/26/1933Minneapolis, MNMLB1955-1965
Gary BlaylockP27RR6-019610/11/1931Clarkton, MOMLB1959-1959
Clete Boyer3B22RR6-01822/9/1937Cassville, MOMLB1955-1971
Fritz BrickellSS24RR5-51573/19/1935Wichita, KSMLB1958-1961
Jim BronstadP23RR6-31966/22/1936Fort Worth, TXMLB1959-1964
Andy Carey3B27RR6-119510/18/1931Oakland, CAMLB1952-1962
Jim CoatesP26RR6-41928/4/1932Farnham, VAMLB1956-1967
Art DitmarP30RR6-21964/3/1929Winthrop, MAMLB1954-1962
Ryne DurenP30RR6-11952/22/1929Cazenovia, WIMLB1954-1965
Whitey FordP30LL5-1018110/21/1928New York, NYMLB1950-1967
Mark FreemanP28RR6-422012/7/1930Memphis, TNMLB1959-1960
Gabe GablerP28BR6-216510/2/1930Kansas City, MOMLB1959-1961
Eli GrbaP24RR6-22078/9/1934Chicago, ILMLB1959-1963
Elston HowardC-OF30RR6-22002/23/1929St. Louis, MOMLB1955-1968
Ken HuntOF24RR6-12057/13/1934Grand Forks, NDMLB1959-1964
Tony KubekSS22LR6-319110/12/1936Milwaukee, WIMLB1957-1965
Johnny KucksP25RR6-31847/27/1933Hoboken, NJMLB1955-1960
Don LarsenP29RR6-42278/7/1929Michigan City, INMLB1953-1967
Hector LopezOF-3B29RR5-111827/9/1929Colon, PNMLB1955-1966
Jerry Lumpe2B26LR6-21856/2/1933Lincoln, MOMLB1956-1967
Duke MaasP30RR5-101701/31/1929Utica, MIMLB1955-1961
Mickey MantleOF27BR5-1119810/20/1931Spavinaw, OKMLB1951-1968
Gil McDougald2B-3B31RR6-11805/19/1928San Francisco, CAMLB1951-1960
Zach MonroeP27RR6-01987/8/1931Peoria, ILMLB1958-1959
Jim PisoniOF29RR5-101698/14/1929St. Louis, MOMLB1953-1960
Bobby Richardson2B23RR5-91708/19/1935Sumter, SCMLB1955-1966
Bobby ShantzP33RL5-61429/26/1925Pottstown, PAMLB1949-1964
Norm Siebern1B-OF25LR6-32057/26/1933St. Louis, MOMLB1956-1968
Bill Skowron1B28RR5-1119512/18/1930Chicago, ILMLB1954-1967
Enos SlaughterOF43LR5-91924/27/1916Roxboro, NCMLB1938-1959
Tom SturdivantP29LR6-11864/28/1930Gordon, KSMLB1955-1964
Ralph TerryP23RR6-31951/9/1936Big Cabin, OKMLB1956-1967
Marv Throneberry1B25LL6-01979/2/1933Collierville, TNMLB1955-1963
Bob TurleyP28RR6-22159/19/1930Troy, ILMLB1951-1963
Gordie WindhornOF25RR6-118512/19/1933Watseka, ILMLB1959-1962