1951 NEW YORK YANKEES

| Level: MLB

Location: Bronx,NY
Team Record: 98-56 .636
Result: 1st in American League
Manager(s): Casey Stengel
General Manager: George Weiss
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 1,950,107
Playoffs: Won World Series (Giants)

New York Yankees affiliate history

Oldest Player: Johnny Mize (38)
Youngest Player: Mickey Mantle (19)
Longest Tenure: Joe DiMaggio (13)
Top Hitter: Yogi Berra (13)
Top Pitcher: Allie Reynolds (3)
Top Draft Pick:

Roster Continuity: 88.78%

American League Standings

Teams	W	L	Pct	GB
NY Yankees	98	56	.636	--
Cleveland	93	61	.604	5.0
Boston	87	67	.565	11.0
Chi White Sox	81	73	.526	17.0
Detroit	73	81	.474	25.0
Philadelphia	70	84	.455	28.0
Washington	62	92	.403	36.0
St. Louis	52	102	.338	46.0

TEAM INFORMATION

Roster

#	Player	Pos	HiLvl	Ht	Wt	Bats	Throws	Born	Age	Place	Draft Information
25	Hank Bauer	OF	MLB	6-0	192	Right	Right	7/31/1922	28	East St. Louis,Illinois		UDFA
8	Yogi Berra	C	MLB	5-8	194	Left	Right	5/12/1925	26	St. Louis,Missouri		UDFA
9	Jim Brideweser	SS-2B	MLB	6-0	165	Right	Right	2/13/1927	24	Lancaster,Ohio		UDFA
6,9	Bobby Brown	3B	MLB	6-1	180	Left	Right	10/25/1924	26	Seattle,Washington		UDFA
28	Tommy Byrne	P	MLB	6-1	182	Left	Left	12/31/1919	31	Baltimore,Maryland		UDFA
7	Bob Cerv	OF	MLB	6-0	200	Right	Right	5/5/1926	25	Lincoln,Nebraska		UDFA
42	Jerry Coleman	2B-SS	MLB	6-0	170	Right	Right	9/14/1924	26	San Jose,California		UDFA
41	Joe Collins	1B	MLB	6-0	185	Left	Left	12/3/1922	28	Scranton,Pennsylvania		UDFA
20,45	Clint Courtney	C	MLB	5-8	180	Left	Right	3/16/1927	24	Hall Summit,Louisiana		UDFA
5	Joe DiMaggio	OF	MLB	6-2	193	Right	Right	11/25/1914	36	Martinez,California		UDFA
26	Tom Ferrick	P	MLB	6-2	220	Right	Right	1/6/1915	36	New York,New York		UDFA
40	Bobby Hogue	P	MLB	5-10	195	Right	Right	4/5/1921	30	Miami,Florida		UDFA
38	Johnny Hopp	OF-1B	MLB	5-10	175	Left	Left	7/18/1916	34	Hastings,Nebraska		UDFA
32	Ralph Houk	C	MLB	5-11	193	Right	Right	8/9/1919	31	Lawrence,Kansas		UDFA
27,40	Jackie Jensen	OF	MLB	5-11	190	Right	Right	3/9/1927	24	San Francisco,California		UDFA
24	Billy Johnson	3B	MLB	5-10	180	Right	Right	8/30/1918	32	Montclair,New Jersey		UDFA
18	Jack Kramer	P	MLB	6-2	190	Right	Right	1/5/1918	33	New Orleans,Louisiana		UDFA
21	Bob Kuzava	P	MLB	6-2	204	Both	Left	5/28/1923	28	Wyandotte,Michigan		UDFA
30	Ed Lopat	P	MLB	5-10	185	Left	Left	6/21/1918	33	New York,New York		UDFA
6,7	Mickey Mantle	OF	MLB	5-11	198	Both	Right	10/20/1931	19	Spavinaw,Oklahoma		UDFA
7	Cliff Mapes	OF	MLB	6-3	205	Left	Right	3/13/1922	29	Sutherland,Nebraska		UDFA
1	Billy Martin	2B	MLB	5-11	165	Right	Right	5/16/1928	23	Berkeley,California		UDFA
12	Gil McDougald	2B-3B	MLB	6-1	180	Right	Right	5/19/1928	23	San Francisco,California		UDFA
36	Johnny Mize	1B	MLB	6-2	215	Left	Right	1/7/1913	38	Demorest,Georgia		UDFA
28,52	Tom Morgan	P	MLB	6-2	195	Right	Right	5/20/1930	21	El Monte,California		UDFA
18	Bob Muncrief	P	MLB	6-2	190	Right	Right	1/28/1916	35	Madill,Oklahoma		UDFA
26	Ernie Nevel	P	MLB	6-1	200	Right	Right	8/17/1918	32	Charleston,Missouri		UDFA
35	Joe Ostrowski	P	MLB	6-0	180	Left	Left	11/15/1916	34	West Wyoming,Pennsylvania		UDFA
24	Stubby Overmire	P	MLB	5-7	170	Right	Left	5/16/1919	32	Moline,Michigan		UDFA
23	Bob Porterfield	P	MLB	6-0	190	Right	Right	8/10/1923	27	Newport,Virginia		UDFA
17	Vic Raschi	P	MLB	6-1	205	Right	Right	3/28/1919	32	West Springfield,Massachusetts		UDFA
22	Allie Reynolds	P	MLB	6-0	195	Right	Right	2/10/1915	36	Bethany,Oklahoma		UDFA
10	Phil Rizzuto	SS	MLB	5-6	160	Right	Right	9/25/1917	33	Brooklyn,New York		UDFA
11	Johnny Sain	P	MLB	6-2	200	Right	Right	9/25/1917	33	Havana,Arkansas		UDFA
21	Fred Sanford	P	MLB	6-1	200	Both	Right	8/9/1919	31	Garfield,Utah		UDFA
20	Art Schallock	P	MLB	5-9	160	Left	Left	4/25/1924	27	Mill Valley,California		UDFA
19	Spec Shea	P	MLB	6-0	195	Right	Right	10/2/1920	30	Naugatuck,Connecticut		UDFA
29	Charlie Silvera	C	MLB	5-10	175	Right	Right	10/13/1924	26	San Francisco,California		UDFA
40,53	Bob Wiesler	P	MLB	6-2	195	Both	Left	8/13/1930	20	St. Louis,Missouri		UDFA
23	Archie Wilson	OF	MLB	6-0	175	Right	Right	11/25/1923	27	Los Angeles,California		UDFA
14	Gene Woodling	OF	MLB	5-9	195	Left	Right	8/16/1922	28	Akron,Ohio		UDFA

Team Personnel	Position
Mel Allen	Broadcaster
Frankie Crosetti	Third Base Coach
Bill Crowley	Broadcaster
Dizzy Dean	Broadcaster
Bill Dickey	Assistant Coach
Art Gleeson	Broadcaster
Tommy Henrich	Assistant Coach
Casey Stengel	Manager
Jim Turner	Assistant Coach
George Weiss	General Manager

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