The 1951 New York Yankees season was the 49th season for the team. The team finished with a record of 98–56, winning their 18th pennant, finishing five 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. The 1951 season also marked the first year of Bob Sheppard's long tenure as Yankee Stadium's public address announcer.

Offseason Prior to 1951 season (exact date unknown) Jerry Lumpe was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees. Don Taussig was acquired from the Yankees by the New York Giants.Don Taussig at Baseball-Reference

Regular season April 17, 1951: Mickey Mantle makes his big league debut for the New York Yankees. The Yankees opponent is the Boston Red Sox. May 1, 1951: Mickey Mantle hits his first major league home run. The game was played against the Chicago White Sox and the pitcher who gave up the home run was Randy Gumpert. The home run was in the sixth inning and was measured at 450 feet. September 18, 1951: Allie Reynolds threw a no-hitter to clinch the American League pennant. It was the first time that a pitcher threw a no-hitter to clinch a pennant.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 142, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 14, 1951: Billy Johnson was traded by the Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Bollweg and $15,000.Billy Johnson at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1951 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting = Indicates team leader Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 141 547 161 .294 27 88 1B 125 262 75 .286 9 48 2B 121 362 90 .249 3 43 3B 103 313 84 .268 6 51 SS 144 540 148 .274 2 43 OF 120 420 118 .281 15 71 OF 116 415 109 .263 12 71 OF 118 348 103 .296 10 54

Other batters 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 131 402 123 .306 14 63 96 341 91 .267 13 65 113 332 86 .259 10 49 56 168 50 .298 8 25 46 63 13 .206 2 4 51 58 15 .259 0 2 45 51 11 .216 2 8 18 51 14 .275 1 7 15 40 12 .300 0 4 12 28 6 .214 0 2 2 8 3 .375 0 0 3 5 1 .200 0 2 4 4 0 .000 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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 35 258.1 21 10 3.27 164 31 234.2 21 9 2.91 93 40 221.0 17 8 3.05 126 4 9.1 0 2 13.50 3

Other 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 27 124.2 9 3 3.68 57 25 95.2 5 5 4.33 38 23 82.1 8 4 2.40 50 11 46.1 3 1 3.88 19 15 44.2 1 1 4.63 14 19 40.2 1 3 4.65 15 7 37.0 2 1 4.14 21 11 26.2 0 3 3.71 10 9 21.0 2 1 6.86 14

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 34 6 4 5 3.49 30 9 1 1 1 7.50 3 7 1 0 0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 9.00 2 1 0 0 1 0.00 1 2 0 0 0 15.00 2

1951 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL New York Giants (2) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Giants – 5, Yankees – 1 October 4Yankee Stadium 65,6732 Giants – 1, Yankees – 3 October 5Yankee Stadium 66,0183 Yankees – 2, Giants – 6 October 6Polo Grounds 52,0354 Yankees – 6, Giants – 2 October 8Polo Grounds 49,0105 Yankees – 13, Giants – 1 October 9Polo Grounds 47,5306 Giants – 3, Yankees – 4 October 10Yankee Stadium 61,711

Awards and honors Yogi Berra, American League MVP Phil Rizzuto, Babe Ruth Award All-Star Game Yogi Berra - Starter

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Quincy, Norfolk, LaGrange, McAlester

Newark club folded, July 17, 1951Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links 1951 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1951 World Series 1951 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com