1961 New York Yankees Roster (40-man)

1960 Season 1962 Season

Record: 109-53-1, Finished 1st in American League (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Won World Series (4-1) over Cincinnati Reds

Manager: Ralph Houk (109-53-1)

General Manager: Roy Hamey

Farm Director: John Johnson

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I

Attendance: 1,747,725 (1st of 10)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 92
One-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 94

Pythagorean W-L: 103-59, 827 Runs, 612 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Luis Arroyo	34	pr PR	L	L	5' 8"	178	Feb 18, 1927	6	65	0	65	65	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.4		All-Star
Yogi Berra HOF	36	us US	L	R	5' 7"	185	May 12, 1925	16	119	98	119	101	0	15	0	0	0	0	81	0	8	87	20	0	2.1	$57,500	All-Star
Johnny Blanchard	28	us US	L	R	6' 1"	193	Feb 26, 1933	4	93	54	93	62	0	48	0	0	0	0	8	0	7	15	33	0	2.6
Clete Boyer	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Feb 9, 1937	6	148	146	148	148	0	0	0	0	141	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.8
Bob Cerv	36	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	May 5, 1925	11	57	27	57	33	0	0	3	0	0	0	28	2	0	30	25	1	1.2
Tex Clevenger	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Jul 9, 1932	7	21	0	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Jim Coates	28	us US	R	R	6' 4"	192	Aug 4, 1932	4	43	11	43	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Bud Daley	28	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Oct 7, 1932	7	23	17	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Joe DeMaestri	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Dec 9, 1928	11	30	9	30	27	0	0	0	5	4	18	0	0	0	0	0	3	-0.1
Art Ditmar	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Apr 3, 1929	8	12	8	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8
Al Downing	20	us US	R	L	5' 11"	175	Jun 28, 1941	1st	5	1	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Ryne Duren	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Feb 22, 1929	6	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Whitey Ford HOF	32	us US	L	L	5' 10"	178	Oct 21, 1928	10	39	39	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	$36,000	All-Star
Billy Gardner	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Jul 19, 1927	8	41	25	41	37	0	0	0	6	33	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	-0.1
Jesse Gonder	25	us US	L	R	5' 10"	180	Jan 20, 1936	2	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Bob Hale	27	us US	L	L	5' 10"	195	Nov 7, 1933	7	11	1	11	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0.1
Elston Howard	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	196	Feb 23, 1929	8	129	115	129	120	0	111	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	5.3		All-Star
Johnny James	27	us US	L	R	5' 10"	160	Jul 23, 1933	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Deron Johnson	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Jul 17, 1938	2	13	3	13	8	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.3
Tony Kubek	25	us US	L	R	6' 3"	190	Oct 12, 1935	5	153	145	153	145	0	0	0	0	0	145	0	0	0	0	8	0	3.3		All-Star
Héctor López	31	pa PA	R	R	5' 11"	182	Jul 8, 1929	7	93	58	93	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	65	0	9	72	22	3	-0.3
Duke Maas	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Jan 31, 1929	7	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Mickey Mantle HOF	29	us US	B	R	5' 11"	195	Oct 20, 1931	11	153	149	153	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	150	0	150	3	0	10.4	$70,000	All-Star
Roger Maris	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	197	Sep 10, 1934	5	161	160	161	160	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	150	160	1	0	6.9	$32,000	All-Star
Danny McDevitt	28	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Nov 18, 1932	5	8	2	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Jack Reed	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Feb 2, 1933	1st	28	3	28	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	14	1	27	0	7	-0.1
Hal Reniff	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	215	Jul 2, 1938	1st	25	0	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Bobby Richardson	25	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Aug 19, 1935	7	162	160	162	161	0	0	0	161	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.7
Rollie Sheldon	24	us US	R	R	6' 4"	185	Dec 17, 1936	1st	36	21	36	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.7	$3,000
Bill Skowron	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	195	Dec 18, 1930	8	150	147	150	149	0	0	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.4	$35,000	All-Star
Bill Stafford	22	us US	R	R	6' 1"	188	Aug 13, 1938	2	36	25	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.8
Ralph Terry	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Jan 9, 1936	6	31	27	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3
Lee Thomas	25	us US	L	R	6' 2"	195	Feb 5, 1936	1st	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Earl Torgeson	37	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	Jan 1, 1924	15	22	3	22	8	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	3	-0.2
Tom Tresh	22	us US	B	R	6' 1"	180	Sep 20, 1938	1st	9	1	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	3	0.0
Bob Turley	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	215	Sep 19, 1930	10	15	12	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9	$28,000
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Ralph Houk	41	us US	Aug 9, 1919	Manager	Apr 11	Oct 1
Johnny Sain	43	us US	Sep 25, 1917	Pitching	Apr 11	Oct 1
Earl Torgeson	37	us US	Jan 1, 1924		Sep 2	Oct 1
Frankie Crosetti	50	us US	Oct 4, 1910	Coach	Apr 11	Oct 1
Jim Hegan	40	us US	Aug 3, 1920	Coach	Apr 11	Oct 1
Wally Moses	50	us US	Oct 8, 1910	Coach	Apr 11	Oct 1
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date