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1959 New York Yankees

American League
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Season
1959
League
American League
Division
-
W-L Record
79-75 (.513)   GBL: 15.0
Div/Lg/MLB Rank
3 / 3 / 6
General Manager
George Weiss
Attendance
1,552,030 (Rank: 3)
Ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Playoffs
dnq
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Batting Statistics

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Glossary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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#playerageposbagabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfiwdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so_bbab_hrdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levhilvlmlb yearsstat years
7Mickey Mantle27OFB144541104154234317521393126212672786395896.285.390.514.904.434.229.31914.5519.7217.4517.45 MLB1951-19681951-1968
10Tony Kubek23SS-OFL13251267143257651332446213231120055338105.279.313.391.704.158.112.2974.348.3285.3385.33 MLB1957-19651957-1965
8Yogi Berra34CL131472641342511969124338402562185214589.284.347.462.809.267.178.2768.257.2924.8424.84 MLB1946-19651946-1965
1Bobby Richardson232BR1344695314118623355262001033317750826115.301.335.377.712.132.076.3095.123.94234.50234.50 MLB1955-19661955-1966
32Elston Howard301B-CR1254435912124618730120573444122114744873.273.306.476.782.246.203.2774.2212.0324.6124.61 MLB1955-19681955-1968
12Gil McDougald312B-SSR127434441091684340335403543111534812881.251.309.353.662.175.102.2667.288.32108.50108.50 MLB1951-19601951-1960
11Hector Lopez293BR112406601151621669312854634191834473481.283.336.451.787.241.168.2916.2612.0825.3825.38 MLB1955-19661955-1966
25Norm Siebern25OFL120380521031701153314171235231534312875.271.341.403.744.245.132.3049.5116.4734.5534.55 MLB1956-19681956-1968
9Hank Bauer36OFR1143414481200939423354222141283802952.238.307.375.682.240.137.2578.6814.2137.8937.89 MLB1948-19611948-1961
14Bill Skowron281BR74282398413515591020473220101523093351.298.349.539.888.316.241.3116.4715.2118.8018.80 MLB1954-19671954-1967
20Marv Throneberry251BL8019227465082200185102212752141333.240.302.391.693.245.151.2818.4123.8324.0024.00 MLB1955-19631955-1963
34Clete Boyer22SS-3BR471144202003106230312222124218.175.215.193.408.079.018.2174.8418.550.000.00 MLB1955-19711955-1971
6Andy Carey273BR4110111261039117170100436109422.257.306.356.662.168.099.2846.4215.6033.6733.67 MLB1952-19621952-1962
17Enos Slaughter43OFL7499101720621101319011123711489.172.265.374.639.343.202.14711.4016.6716.5016.50 MLB1938-19591938-1959
28Art Ditmar30PR38766154011110010011052278510.197.195.289.484.105.092.2120.0012.8276.0076.00 MLB1954-19621954-1962
16Whitey Ford30PL35656154016001211030002280510.231.351.338.689.292.107.26415.0013.7565.0065.00 MLB1950-19671950-1967
38Johnny Blanchard26C-OFL495961010240071200002176637.169.258.288.546.237.119.17810.6118.1829.5029.50 MLB1955-19651955-1965
18Don Larsen29PR2947812200800715011021456210.255.345.298.643.191.043.36412.5026.790.000.00 MLB1953-19671953-1967
19Bob Turley28PR3346340001005181200145404.087.192.087.279.109.000.1439.2633.330.000.00 MLB1951-19631951-1963
11Jerry Lumpe263BL184521000020067020521053010.222.314.222.536.133.000.26311.3213.210.000.00 MLB1956-19671956-1967
23Ralph Terry23PR244104000000180200044404.098.119.098.217.024.000.1212.2718.180.000.00 MLB1956-19671956-1967
24Duke Maas30PR3840350001003150510154905.125.182.125.307.075.000.1926.1230.610.000.00 MLB1955-19611955-1961
29Fritz Brickell24SSR183941010140011001001144128.256.275.359.634.128.103.3212.4424.3939.0039.00 MLB1959-19611959-1961
30Bobby Shantz33PR402345200100360300072923.217.308.304.612.217.087.29410.3420.690.000.00 MLB1949-19641949-1964
39Jim Coates26PR3721120000001160000022202.095.136.095.231.048.000.4004.5572.730.000.00 MLB1956-19671956-1967
15Jim Pisoni29OFR171723010100190200052012.176.222.294.516.176.118.3755.0045.000.000.00 MLB1953-19601953-1960
47Eli Grba24PR191413100000130100041612.214.267.286.553.143.072.2736.2518.750.000.00
1952-  UDFA  -BOS
MLB1959-19631959-1963
26Ryne Duren30PR411400000000281300102000.000.176.000.176.143.000.00010.0040.000.000.00
1949-  UDFA  -SLA
MLB1954-19651954-1965
44Ken Hunt24OFR61224100100030010051313.333.308.417.725.083.084.4000.0023.080.000.00
1952-  UDFA  -NYA
MLB1959-19641959-1964
51Gordie Windhorn25OFR71100000000030000001100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0027.270.000.00
1952-  UDFA  -NY1
MLB1959-19621959-1962
47Tom Sturdivant29PL760000000003000000600.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00 MLB1955-19641955-1964
48John Gabler28PB360000000001000000600.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0016.670.000.00
1949-  UDFA  -NYA
MLB1959-19611959-1961
22,49Jim Bronstad23PR1650000000003100000600.000.167.000.167.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00
1955-  UDFA  -NYA
MLB1959-19641959-1964
22Gary Blaylock27PR1521110010001000002210.500.5001.0001.500.500.5001.0000.0050.000.000.00
1950-  UDFA  -SLN
MLB1959-19591959-1959
53Johnny Kucks26PR920000000002000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.00100.000.000.00 MLB1955-19601955-1960
45Mark Freeman28PR120000000001000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00
1952-  UDFA  -NYA
MLB1959-19601959-1960
Tot:36 Players1955537968713972244015365145224578283076383710121605980417980.260.319.402.721.231.142.2807.6413.851.8135.16
Top 10 in stats for year/league
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Pitching Statistics

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#playeragethwleraggscgshogfgrsviphrerhrbbsowpbkhbwhiph9hr9bb9so9ra9so_bbdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levhilvlmlb yearsstat years
16Whitey Ford30L16103.04352992461204.0194826913891145111.398.560.573.935.033.621.28 MLB1950-19671950-1967
28Art Ditmar30R1392.903825717131202.015675651752960181.036.950.762.324.283.341.85 MLB1954-19621954-1962
19Bob Turley28R8114.323322736110154.1141807415831112031.458.220.874.846.474.671.34 MLB1951-19631951-1963
24Duke Maas30R1484.433821319174138.014982681453671021.469.720.913.464.375.351.26 MLB1955-19611955-1961
23Ralph Terry23R373.39241651180127.11305548730552021.269.190.492.123.893.891.83 MLB1956-19671956-1967
18Don Larsen29R674.33251831373124.212265601476697021.598.811.015.494.984.690.91 MLB1953-19671953-1967
39Jim Coates26R612.873742017330100.18939321036641231.257.980.903.235.743.501.78 MLB1956-19671956-1967
30Bobby Shantz33L732.38334221429394.2643325433663001.026.080.383.146.273.142.00 MLB1949-19641949-1964
26Ryne Duren30R361.884100029411476.2491816643964031.205.750.705.0511.272.112.23
1949-  UDFA  -SLA
MLB1954-19651954-1965
47Eli Grba24R256.4419600513050.1524436639230001.819.301.076.974.117.870.59
1952-  UDFA  -BOS
MLB1959-19631959-1963
22,49Jim Bronstad23R035.2216300813229.1341917213141011.6010.430.613.994.305.831.08
1955-  UDFA  -NYA
MLB1959-19641959-1964
22Gary Blaylock27R013.5115100714025.2301310015201111.7510.520.005.267.014.561.33
1950-  UDFA  -SLN
MLB1959-19591959-1959
47Tom Sturdivant29R024.97730014025.120161449161001.147.111.423.205.685.681.78 MLB1955-19641955-1964
48John Gabler28R112.79310002019.12166110111011.609.780.474.665.122.791.10
1949-  UDFA  -NYA
MLB1959-19611959-1961
53Johnny Kucks26R018.64910048016.22116165991001.8011.342.704.864.868.641.00 MLB1955-19601955-1960
45Mark Freeman28R002.5711000007.06220240011.147.710.002.575.142.572.00
1952-  UDFA  -NYA
MLB1959-19601959-1960
55Zach Monroe27R005.4030002303.13222210001.508.105.405.402.705.400.50 MLB1958-19591958-1959
Tot:17 Players79753.601551553811117222281399.01281647560120594836305281.348.240.773.825.384.161.41
Top 10 in stats for year/league
Top ranked in stat for year/league

Fielding Statistics

csv
Glossary
playerageposggsinnpoaedptctscfpctsbcssb%rfgrfirf9itm_shrpl_shrtm_rk
Yogi Berra34C11601,000.26986129761759.997006.50.766.8375.388.51
Elston Howard30C430358.12212322246244.992005.70.686.1327.934.42
Johnny Blanchard26C12040.0251112726.963002.20.655.857.824.53
Totals30.0C17103999448551210341029.995006.00.746.62
Bill Skowron281B720607.162643668675669.991009.31.109.9246.897.31
Marv Throneberry251B540352.233727440368364.989006.71.039.3035.167.52
Elston Howard301B500416.044426739477470.985009.41.1310.1732.540.03
Norm Siebern251B2020.01520117171.000008.50.857.651.31.74
Johnny Blanchard261B103.03000331.000003.01.009.000.62.05
Totals26.81B179013991425981714815401523.989008.51.099.80
Bobby Richardson232B1090949.22562921785565548.970005.00.585.2070.881.31
Gil McDougald312B530438.1119146340268265.989005.00.605.4434.441.72
Fritz Brickell242B306.02000221.000000.70.333.001.916.73
Tony Kubek232B102.0000000.000000.00.000.000.60.84
Jerry Lumpe262B103.02101331.000003.01.009.000.65.64
Totals25.42B1670139937943920126838818.976004.90.585.26
Hector Lopez293B760619.0661471715230213.926002.80.343.1049.467.91
Andy Carey273B340239.239488109587.916002.60.363.2722.182.92
Gil McDougald313B250201.21359257472.973002.90.363.2216.219.73
Tony Kubek233B170123.12036255856.966003.30.454.0911.012.94
Clete Boyer223B16090.0927103736.973002.30.403.6010.434.05
Bobby Richardson233B12025.12300551.000000.40.201.797.89.06
Jerry Lumpe263B120100.05240329291.000002.40.292.617.866.76
Totals25.93B192013991543443038528498.943002.60.363.21
Tony Kubek23SS670582.11212171142349338.968005.00.585.2343.550.81
Gil McDougald31SS520394.158140525203198.975003.80.504.5233.840.92
Clete Boyer22SS260194.14063114104103.990004.00.534.7816.955.33
Fritz Brickell24SS15095.21435435349.925003.30.514.639.783.34
Bobby Richardson23SS140109.01141595752.912003.70.484.299.110.45
Jerry Lumpe26SS4023.14110215151.000003.80.655.842.622.26
Totals24.8SS178013992485072695781755.967004.20.544.86
Mickey Mantle27OF14301,257.2366723375373.995002.60.302.6792.999.31
Hank Bauer36OF1110795.0139240145141.972001.30.181.6072.197.42
Norm Siebern25OF930810.2175120178176.989001.90.221.9660.477.53
Tony Kubek23OF530422.1783228381.976001.50.191.7334.440.24
Hector Lopez29OF350291.0621316663.955001.80.221.9522.731.35
Elston Howard30OF280213.1470104847.979001.70.221.9818.222.46
Enos Slaughter43OF260135.2270102827.964001.00.201.8016.935.17
Jim Pisoni29OF15057.01700017171.000001.10.302.689.788.28
Marv Throneberry25OF13085.1920011111.000000.80.131.168.416.39
Johnny Blanchard26OF8031.0801098.889001.00.262.325.216.310
Yogi Berra34OF7046.08121119.818001.30.201.764.55.311
Ken Hunt24OF5029.09000991.000001.80.312.793.283.312
Gordie Windhorn25OF4023.04000441.000001.00.171.572.657.113
Totals28.9OF5410294094917187984966.982001.80.232.07
Ryne Duren30P41076.2190210101.000000.20.131.1826.6100.01
Duke Maas30P380138.0528123433.971000.90.242.1524.7100.02
Art Ditmar30P380202.02125324946.939001.20.232.0524.7100.02
Jim Coates26P370100.1717202624.923000.60.242.1624.0100.04
Whitey Ford30P350204.01549156564.985001.80.312.8222.7100.05
Bob Turley28P330154.11118113029.967000.90.191.6921.4100.06
Bobby Shantz33P33094.2820213028.933000.80.302.6821.482.56
Don Larsen29P250124.2522212927.931001.10.221.9616.286.28
Ralph Terry23P240127.11021203331.939001.30.242.2015.6100.09
Eli Grba24P19050.139101312.923000.60.242.1612.3100.010
Jim Bronstad23P16029.13600991.000000.60.312.7810.4100.011
Gary Blaylock27P15025.22200441.000000.30.161.439.7100.012
Johnny Kucks26P9016.21500661.000000.70.373.335.8100.013
Tom Sturdivant29P7025.13401771.000001.00.282.514.5100.014
John Gabler28P3019.11301441.000001.30.211.881.9100.015
Zach Monroe27P303.10100111.000000.30.322.901.9100.015
Mark Freeman28P107.00100111.000001.00.141.290.6100.017
Totals27.6P37701399962401516351336.957000.90.242.17

Season Roster

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#playerageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levsalary
9Hank Bauer36OF6-0192RR1922-07-31East St. Louis,ILMLB1948-19611948-1961
8Yogi Berra34C5-8194LR1925-05-12St. Louis,MOMLB1946-19651946-1965
38Johnny Blanchard26OF-C6-1198LR1933-02-26Minneapolis,MNMLB1955-19651955-1965
22Gary Blaylock27P6-0196RR1931-10-11Clarkton,MOMLB1959-19591959-1959
1950-  UDFA  -SLN
34Clete Boyer223B6-0182RR1937-02-09Cassville,MOMLB1955-19711955-1971
29Fritz Brickell24SS5-6157RR1935-03-19Wichita,KSMLB1959-19611959-1961
22,49Jim Bronstad23P6-3196RR1936-06-22Fort Worth,TXMLB1959-19641959-1964
1955-  UDFA  -NYA
6Andy Carey273B6-1195RR1931-10-18Oakland,CAMLB1952-19621952-1962
39Jim Coates26P6-4192RR1932-08-04Farnham,VAMLB1956-19671956-1967
28Art Ditmar30P6-2195RR1929-04-03Winthrop,MAMLB1954-19621954-1962
26Ryne Duren30P6-1195RR1929-02-22Cazenovia,WIMLB1954-19651954-1965
1949-  UDFA  -SLA
16Whitey Ford30P5-10180LL1928-10-21New York,NYMLB1950-19671950-1967
45Mark Freeman28P6-4220RR1930-12-07Memphis,TNMLB1959-19601959-1960
1952-  UDFA  -NYA
48John Gabler28P6-2165BR1930-10-02Kansas City,MOMLB1959-19611959-1961
1949-  UDFA  -NYA
47Eli Grba24P6-2205RR1934-08-09Chicago,ILMLB1959-19631959-1963
1952-  UDFA  -BOS
32Elston Howard30C-OF6-2200RR1929-02-23St. Louis,MOMLB1955-19681955-1968
44Ken Hunt24OF6-1205RR1934-07-13Grand Forks,NDMLB1959-19641959-1964
1952-  UDFA  -NYA
10Tony Kubek23SS6-3190LR1935-10-12Milwaukee,WIMLB1957-19651957-1965
53Johnny Kucks26P6-3180RR1932-07-27Hoboken,NJMLB1955-19601955-1960
18Don Larsen29P6-4225RR1929-08-07Michigan City,INMLB1953-19671953-1967
11Hector Lopez29OF-3B5-11182RR1929-07-09Colon,PNMLB1955-19661955-1966
11Jerry Lumpe262B6-2185LR1933-06-02Lincoln,MOMLB1956-19671956-1967
24Duke Maas30P5-10170RR1929-01-31Utica,MIMLB1955-19611955-1961
7Mickey Mantle27OF5-11198BR1931-10-20Spavinaw,OKMLB1951-19681951-1968
12Gil McDougald312B-3B6-1180RR1928-05-19San Francisco,CAMLB1951-19601951-1960
55Zach Monroe27P6-0198RR1931-07-08Peoria,ILMLB1958-19591958-1959
15Jim Pisoni29OF5-10169RR1929-08-14St. Louis,MOMLB1953-19601953-1960
1Bobby Richardson232B5-9170RR1935-08-19Sumter,SCMLB1955-19661955-1966
30Bobby Shantz33P5-6142RL1925-09-26Pottstown,PAMLB1949-19641949-1964
25Norm Siebern251B-OF6-3205LR1933-07-26St. Louis,MOMLB1956-19681956-1968
#playerageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levsalary
14Bill Skowron281B5-11195RR1930-12-18Chicago,ILMLB1954-19671954-1967
17Enos Slaughter43OF5-9192LR1916-04-27Roxboro,NCMLB1938-19591938-1959
47Tom Sturdivant29P6-1186LR1930-04-28Gordon,KSMLB1955-19641955-1964
23Ralph Terry23P6-3195RR1936-01-09Big Cabin,OKMLB1956-19671956-1967
20Marv Throneberry251B6-0197LL1933-09-02Collierville,TNMLB1955-19631955-1963
19Bob Turley28P6-2215RR1930-09-19Troy,ILMLB1951-19631951-1963
51Gordie Windhorn25OF6-1185RR1933-12-19Watseka,ILMLB1959-19621959-1962
1952-  UDFA  -NY1
37 record(s)
Listing of all players with at least 1 appearance during the selected season.

Coaching Staff

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Glossary
playerjobposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infototal jobs
Casey StengelManagerOF5-11175LL1890-07-30Kansas City,MOMLB1912-19251912-192527
Frankie CrosettiThird Base CoachSS5-10165RR1910-10-04San Francisco,CAMLB1932-19481932-194827
George WeissGeneral ManagerEXEC1894-06-23New Haven,CT16
Ralph HoukAssistant CoachC5-11193RR1919-08-09Lawrence,KSMLB1947-19541947-195428
Jim TurnerAssistant CoachP6-0185LR1903-08-06Antioch,TNMLB1937-19451937-194524
Phil RizzutoBroadcasterSS5-6160RR1917-09-25Brooklyn,NYMLB1941-19561941-195640
6 record(s)

Affiliates

csv
Glossary
yearteam nameleaguelevelgwlwpctgblrfradiffranklgrkmanagerballparkplayoffs
1959New York YankeesALMLB1547975.51315.06876474033Casey StengelYankee Stadium Idnq
TotalsFull Organization1547975.51368764740

Award Winners

csv
Glossary
yearplayerawardaward notes
1959Bobby ShantzAmerican League Gold GloveP
1 record(s)

Awards Voting

csv
Glossary
playerageyearawardteamrank1st placesharepoints
Yogi Berra341959AL-MVPNew York Yankees120826
Mickey Mantle271959AL-MVPNew York Yankees170413
Bobby Richardson231959AL-MVPNew York Yankees180311
3 record(s)
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