1951 New York Yankees

1951 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
1951 Uniform
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1951 Information
Owner(s)	Dan Topping and Del Webb
Manager(s)	Casey Stengel
Local television	WPIX
Local radio
Baseball-Reference	1951 New York Yankees

1951 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page

Record: 98-56 Finished 1st in American League (1951 AL)

Clinched Pennant: September 29, 1951, vs. Boston Red Sox

World Series Champs

Managed by Casey Stengel

Coaches: Frankie Crosetti, Bill Dickey, Tommy Henrich and Jim Turner

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1951 New York Yankees played the 49th season in team history. They finished with a record of 98-56, winning their 18th pennant, finishing 5 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the New York Giants in 6 games.

This year was noted for a "changing of the guard" for the Yankees, as it was Joe DiMaggio's final season and Mickey Mantle's first.

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Ed Lopat and Phil Rizzuto
• AL MVP: Yogi Berra
• AL Rookie of the Year: Gil McDougald

World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL New York Giants (2)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Giants – 5, Yankees – 1	October 4	Yankee Stadium	65,673
2	Giants – 1, Yankees – 3	October 5	Yankee Stadium	66,018
3	Yankees – 2, Giants – 6	October 6	Polo Grounds	52,035
4	Yankees – 6, Giants – 2	October 8	Polo Grounds	49,010
5	Yankees – 13, Giants – 1	October 9	Polo Grounds	47,530
6	Giants – 3, Yankees – 4	October 10	Yankee Stadium	61,711

Further Reading

• John Drebinger: "Yanks Clinch Flag, Aided by Reynolds' No-Hitter", New York Times, September 29, 1951, Section S, Page 25
• Sol Gittleman: Reynolds, Raschi and Lopat: New York's Big Three and the Great Yankee Dynasty of 1949-1953, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2007.
• Roger Kahn: The Era, 1947-1957: When the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers Ruled the World, Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2002 (originally published in 1993). ISBN 0803278055
• Andrew O'Toole: Strangers in the Bronx: DiMaggio, Mantle, and the Changing of the Yankee Guard, Triumph Books, Chicago, IL, 2015. ISBN 978-1629370279

External links

• 1951 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com