1954 New York Yankees

1954 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
1954 Uniform
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1954 Information
Owner(s)	Dan Topping and Del Webb
Manager(s)	Casey Stengel
Local television	none
Local radio	none
Baseball-Reference	1954 New York Yankees

1954 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page

Record: 103-51 Finished 2nd in American League (1954 AL)

Managed by Casey Stengel

Coaches: Frankie Crosetti, Bill Dickey, Ralph Houk and Jim Turner

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1954 New York Yankees played the 52nd season in team history. The team finished with a record of 103-51, 8 games behind the Cleveland Indians, who broke the Yankees' 1927 American League record by winning 111 games. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. Ironically, this was the only year the Yankees won 100 games during the Casey Stengel era, but also one of only two times they missed the postseason (they also did so in 1959). They won 13 straight games from July 3-18; no other defending World Series champion won that many until the 2022 Atlanta Braves.

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Hank Bauer, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Irv Noren and Allie Reynolds
• AL MVP: Yogi Berra
• AL Rookie of the Year Award: Bob Grim

Further Reading

• 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

External links

• 1954 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com