1951 New York Yankees season


The 1951 New York Yankees season was the 49th season for the team in New York, and its 51st season overall. 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

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C141547161.2942788
1B12526275.286948
2B12136290.249343
3B10331384.268651
SS144540148.274243
OF120420118.2811571
OF116415109.2631271
OF118348103.2961054

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
131402123.3061463
9634191.2671365
11333286.2591049
5616850.298825
466313.20624
515815.25902
455111.21628
185114.27517
154012.30004
12286.21402
283.37500
351.20002
440.00000
120.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
35258.121103.27164
31234.22192.9193
402211783.05126
49.10213.503

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
27124.2933.6857
2595.2554.3338
2382.1842.4050
1146.1313.8819
1544.2114.6314
1940.2134.6515
737214.1421
1126.2033.7110
921216.8614

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
346453.4930
91117.503
71000.002
20009.002
10010.001
200015.002

1951 World Series

AL New York Yankees vs. NL New York Giants

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Quincy, Norfolk, LaGrange, McAlester
Newark club folded, July 17, 1951