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1951 New York Yankees

98-56 • .636 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1951 New York Yankees went 98-56 (.636) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 798 runs, allowed 621, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Yogi Berra (27 HR, 88 RBI) and Eddie Lopat (21-9, 2.91 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

98 Wins
56 Losses
.636 Win %
1st Rank
798 R 621 RA
Diff +177

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798 Runs Scored
621 Runs Allowed
+177 Run Diff
1,947K Attendance

📈 vs. 1951 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 2% above the 1951 league average (.262)
OBP .349 2% above the 1951 league average (.341)
SLG .407 7% above the 1951 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.56 14% better than the 1951 league average (4.13)
Runs Scored 798 12% above the 1951 league average (714 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,947,099
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Avg per Game 24,962

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1951

Batting Avg

1 Gil McDougald 0.306 2 Jackie Jensen 0.298 3 Hank Bauer 0.296 4 Yogi Berra 0.294 5 Joe Collins 0.286

Home Runs

1 Yogi Berra 27 2 Gene Woodling 15 3 Gil McDougald 14 4 Mickey Mantle 13 5 Joe DiMaggio 12

RBI

1 Yogi Berra 88 2 Joe DiMaggio 71 3 Gene Woodling 71 4 Mickey Mantle 65 5 Gil McDougald 63
1951 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Yogi Berra 141 547 92 161 19 4 27 88 44 20 5 0.294
Phil Rizzuto 144 540 87 148 21 6 2 43 58 27 18 0.274
Gene Woodling 120 420 65 118 15 8 15 71 62 37 0 0.281
Joe DiMaggio 116 415 72 109 22 4 12 71 61 36 0 0.263
Gil McDougald 131 402 72 123 23 4 14 63 56 54 14 0.306
Jerry Coleman 121 362 48 90 11 2 3 43 31 36 6 0.249
Hank Bauer 118 348 53 103 19 3 10 54 42 39 5 0.296
Mickey Mantle 96 341 61 91 11 5 13 65 43 74 8 0.267
Johnny Mize 113 332 37 86 14 1 10 49 36 24 1 0.259
Bobby Brown 103 313 44 84 15 2 6 51 47 18 1 0.268
Joe Collins 125 262 52 75 8 5 9 48 34 23 9 0.286
Jackie Jensen 56 168 30 50 8 1 8 25 18 18 8 0.298
Vic Raschi 35 85 5 15 2 0 0 5 6 24 0 0.176
Eddie Lopat 31 84 7 15 1 0 3 9 7 10 0 0.179
Allie Reynolds 43 76 8 14 3 0 0 11 7 18 1 0.184
Johnny Hopp 46 63 10 13 1 0 2 4 9 11 2 0.206
Billy Martin 51 58 10 15 1 2 0 2 4 9 0 0.259
Cliff Mapes 45 51 6 11 3 1 2 8 4 14 0 0.216
Charlie Silvera 18 51 5 14 3 0 1 7 5 3 0 0.275
Tom Morgan 27 44 6 12 2 0 1 3 0 3 0 0.273
Billy Johnson 15 40 5 12 3 0 0 4 7 0 0 0.300
Bob Cerv 12 28 4 6 1 0 0 2 4 6 0 0.214
Joe Ostrowski 34 28 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.107
Spec Shea 25 28 5 6 0 0 1 5 2 7 0 0.214
Bob Kuzava 24 22 4 3 1 0 0 2 5 10 0 0.136
Art Schallock 11 17 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 8 0 0.294
Johnny Sain 7 14 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.286
Jack Kramer 19 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.100
Tommy Byrne 9 9 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0.222
Jim Brideweser 2 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.375
Stubby Overmire 15 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.143
Ralph Houk 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.200
Fred Sanford 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Archie Wilson 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Wiesler 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clint Courtney 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Ferrick 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ernie Nevel 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bobby Hogue 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Muncrief 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Porterfield 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1951

ERA

1 Bob Kuzava 2.40 2 Eddie Lopat 2.91 3 Allie Reynolds 3.05 4 Vic Raschi 3.27 5 Joe Ostrowski 3.49

Wins

1 Eddie Lopat 21 2 Vic Raschi 21 3 Allie Reynolds 17 4 Tom Morgan 9 5 Bob Kuzava 8

Strikeouts

1 Vic Raschi 164 2 Allie Reynolds 126 3 Eddie Lopat 93 4 Tom Morgan 57 5 Bob Kuzava 50
1951 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vic Raschi 21 10 3.27 35 34 0 258.1 233 94 103 164
Eddie Lopat 21 9 2.91 31 31 0 234.2 209 76 71 93
Allie Reynolds 17 8 3.05 40 26 7 221.0 171 75 100 126
Tom Morgan 9 3 3.68 27 16 2 124.2 119 51 36 57
Spec Shea 5 5 4.33 25 11 0 95.2 112 46 50 38
Joe Ostrowski 6 4 3.49 34 3 5 95.1 103 37 18 30
Bob Kuzava 8 4 2.40 23 8 5 82.1 76 22 27 50
Art Schallock 3 1 3.88 11 6 0 46.1 50 20 20 19
Stubby Overmire 1 1 4.63 15 4 0 44.2 50 23 18 14
Jack Kramer 1 3 4.65 19 3 0 40.2 46 21 21 15
Johnny Sain 2 1 4.14 7 4 1 37.0 41 17 8 21
Fred Sanford 0 3 3.71 11 2 0 26.2 15 11 25 10
Tommy Byrne 2 1 6.86 9 3 0 21.0 16 16 36 14
Tom Ferrick 1 1 7.50 9 0 1 12.0 21 10 7 3
Bob Wiesler 0 2 13.50 4 3 0 9.1 13 14 11 3
Bobby Hogue 1 0 0.00 7 0 0 7.1 4 0 3 2
Ernie Nevel 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 4.0 1 0 1 1
Bob Muncrief 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 3.0 5 3 4 2
Bob Porterfield 0 0 15.00 2 0 0 3.0 5 5 3 2

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
NYA def. NY1 4-2

👥 Roster (41)

Hank Bauer Yogi Berra Jim Brideweser Bobby Brown Tommy Byrne Bob Cerv Jerry Coleman Joe Collins Clint Courtney Joe DiMaggio Tom Ferrick Bobby Hogue +29 more

41 players

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The 1951 New York Yankees in brief

The 1951 New York Yankees finished 98-56, a .636 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL. That season the New York Yankees won the World Series. Runs came in at 798 scored against 621 allowed (+177). The team batting average of .268 was 2% above the 1951 league mark of .262. Pitchers allowed 3.56 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.13.

Home games were played at Yankee Stadium I, where 1,947,099 fans came through the gates. Yogi Berra topped the New York Yankees with 27 home runs. On the mound, Eddie Lopat won 21 games to lead the staff. Vic Raschi struck out 164, the most on the club. In the World Series, the New York Yankees beat NY1 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1951 New York Yankees

What was the 1951 New York Yankees record?
The 1951 New York Yankees finished 98-56 (.636 win pct).
Did the 1951 New York Yankees win the World Series?
Yes. The 1951 New York Yankees won the World Series.
Who led the 1951 New York Yankees in home runs?
Yogi Berra led the 1951 New York Yankees with 27 home runs.
What was the 1951 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1951 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.56.
Where did the 1951 New York Yankees play?
The 1951 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1951 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Yogi Berra (27 HR, 88 RBI) and Eddie Lopat (21-9, 2.91 ERA).
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