1955 New York Yankees season
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| 1955 New York Yankees 1955 AL Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
| Local television | WPIX |
| Local radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Jim Woods, Red Barber) |
The New York Yankees' 1955 season was the 53rd season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 96-58, winning their 21st pennant, finishing 3 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games.
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[edit] Offseason
In the fall of 1954, the Baltimore Orioles further distanced themselves from their St. Louis Browns past by making a 17-player trade with the New York Yankees that included most former Browns of note still on the Baltimore roster. Indeed, to this day the Orioles make almost no mention of their past as the Browns. Though the deal did little to improve the short-term competitiveness of the club, it helped establish a fresh identity for the Oriole franchise. The details of the trade were as follows:
- November 17, 1954: Don Larsen was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with players to be named later, Billy Hunter, and Bob Turley to the New York Yankees for players to be named later, Gene Woodling, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos, and Willy Miranda. The New York Yankees sent Bill Miller (December 1, 1954), Kal Segrist (December 1, 1954), Don Leppert (December 1, 1954), and Ted Del Guercio (minors) (December 1, 1954) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade. The Baltimore Orioles sent Mike Blyzka (December 1, 1954), Darrell Johnson (December 1, 1954), Jim Fridley (December 1, 1954), and Dick Kryhoski (December 1, 1954) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 96 | 58 | .623 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | .604 | 3 |
| Chicago White Sox | 91 | 63 | .591 | 5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | .545 | 12 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 75 | .513 | 17 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 63 | 91 | .409 | 33 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 57 | 97 | .370 | 39 |
| Washington Senators | 53 | 101 | .344 | 43 |
[edit] Roster
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1955 New York Yankees roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Hank Bauer | 139 | 492 | 137 | .278 | 20 | 53 |
| Yogi Berra | 147 | 542 | 147 | .272 | 27 | 108 |
| Andy Carey | 135 | 510 | 131 | .257 | 7 | 47 |
| Billy Hunter | 98 | 255 | 58 | .227 | 3 | 20 |
| Mickey Mantle | 147 | 517 | 158 | .306 | 37 | 99 |
| Gil McDougald | 141 | 533 | 152 | .285 | 13 | 53 |
| Irv Noren | 132 | 371 | 94 | .253 | 8 | 59 |
| Bill Skowron | 108 | 288 | 92 | .319 | 12 | 61 |
[edit] Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Lou Berberet | 2 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Blanchard | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Carroll | 14 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Cerv | 55 | 85 | 29 | .341 | 3 | 22 |
| Jerry Coleman | 43 | 96 | 22 | .229 | 0 | 8 |
| Joe Collins | 105 | 278 | 65 | .234 | 13 | 45 |
| Elston Howard | 97 | 279 | 81 | .290 | 10 | 43 |
| Frank Leja | 7 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | 20 | 70 | 21 | .300 | 1 | 9 |
| Bobby Richardson | 11 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 3 |
| Phil Rizzuto | 81 | 143 | 37 | .259 | 1 | 9 |
| Eddie Robinson | 88 | 173 | 26 | .208 | 16 | 42 |
| Charlie Silvera | 14 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 1 |
| Enos Slaughter | 10 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Tettelbach | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Marv Throneberry | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 |
[edit] Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Tommy Byrne | 27 | 160 | 16 | 5 | 3.15 | 76 |
| Whitey Ford | 39 | 253.7 | 18 | 7 | 2.63 | 137 |
| Don Larsen | 19 | 97 | 9 | 2 | 3.06 | 44 |
| Ed Lopat | 16 | 86.7 | 4 | 8 | 3.74 | 24 |
| Bob Turley | 36 | 246.7 | 17 | 13 | 3.06 | 210 |
[edit] Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Rip Coleman | 10 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 5.28 | 15 |
| Ted Gray | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Johnny Sain | 3 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 |
| Art Schallock | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 |
| Gerry Staley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
| Bob Wiesler | 16 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 3.91 | 22 |
[edit] Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Bob Grim | 26 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4.19 | 63 |
| Jim Konstanty | 45 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2.32 | 19 |
| Johnny Kucks | 29 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3.41 | 49 |
| Tom Morgan | 40 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3.25 | 17 |
| Tom Sturdivant | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.16 | 48 |
[edit] World Series
- September 28, 1955 - Elston Howard became the sixth player in the history of the World Series to hit a Home Run in his first World Series At-Bat.
NL Brooklyn Dodgers (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Dodgers – 5, Yankees – 6 | September 28 | Yankee Stadium | 63,869 |
| 2 | Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 4 | September 29 | Yankee Stadium | 64,707 |
| 3 | Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 8 | September 30 | Ebbets Field | 34,209 |
| 4 | Yankees – 5, Dodgers – 8 | October 1 | Ebbets Field | 36,242 |
| 5 | Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 5 | October 2 | Ebbets Field | 36,796 |
| 6 | Dodgers – 1, Yankees – 5 | October 3 | Yankee Stadium | 64,022 |
| 7 | Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 0 | October 4 | Yankee Stadium | 62,465 |
[edit] Awards and Honors
- Yogi Berra, American League MVP
All-Star Game
[edit] External links
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| Preceded by Cleveland Indians 1954 |
American League Champions 1955 |
Succeeded by New York Yankees 1956 |
