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1955 New York Yankees

96-58 • .623 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1955 New York Yankees went 96-58 (.623) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 762 runs, allowed 569, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Mickey Mantle (37 HR, 99 RBI) and Whitey Ford (18-7, 2.63 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

96 Wins
58 Losses
.623 Win %
1st Rank
762 R 569 RA
Diff +193

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762 Runs Scored
569 Runs Allowed
+193 Run Diff
1,497K Attendance

📈 vs. 1955 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 1% above the 1955 league average (.258)
OBP .340 1% above the 1955 league average (.336)
SLG .417 10% above the 1955 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.23 18% better than the 1955 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 762 11% above the 1955 league average (686 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,497,077
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Avg per Game 19,442

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1955

Batting Avg

1 Bob Cerv 0.341 2 Bill Skowron 0.319 3 Mickey Mantle 0.306 4 Billy Martin 0.300 5 Elston Howard 0.290

Home Runs

1 Mickey Mantle 37 2 Yogi Berra 27 3 Hank Bauer 20 4 Eddie Robinson 16 5 Joe Collins 13

RBI

1 Yogi Berra 108 2 Mickey Mantle 99 3 Bill Skowron 61 4 Irv Noren 59 5 Hank Bauer 53
1955 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Yogi Berra 147 541 84 147 20 3 27 108 60 20 1 0.272
Gil McDougald 141 533 79 152 10 8 13 53 65 77 6 0.285
Mickey Mantle 147 517 121 158 25 11 37 99 113 97 8 0.306
Andy Carey 135 510 73 131 19 11 7 47 44 51 3 0.257
Hank Bauer 139 492 97 137 20 5 20 53 56 65 8 0.278
Irv Noren 132 371 49 94 19 1 8 59 43 33 5 0.253
Bill Skowron 108 288 46 92 17 3 12 61 21 32 1 0.319
Elston Howard 97 279 33 81 8 7 10 43 20 36 0 0.290
Joe Collins 105 278 40 65 9 1 13 45 44 32 0 0.234
Billy Hunter 98 255 14 58 7 1 3 20 15 18 9 0.227
Eddie Robinson 88 173 25 36 1 0 16 42 36 26 0 0.208
Phil Rizzuto 81 143 19 37 4 1 1 9 22 18 7 0.259
Jerry Coleman 43 96 12 22 5 0 0 8 11 11 0 0.229
Whitey Ford 39 86 9 14 0 0 1 7 11 16 0 0.163
Bob Cerv 55 85 17 29 4 2 3 22 7 16 4 0.341
Bob Turley 36 82 7 11 4 0 0 7 6 21 0 0.134
Tommy Byrne 45 78 6 16 1 1 1 6 8 15 0 0.205
Billy Martin 20 70 8 21 2 0 1 9 7 9 1 0.300
Don Larsen 21 41 4 6 1 0 2 7 4 13 0 0.146
Johnny Kucks 29 40 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.050
Eddie Lopat 16 29 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.138
Bobby Richardson 11 26 2 4 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0.154
Charlie Silvera 14 26 1 5 0 0 0 1 6 4 0 0.192
Bob Grim 26 25 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.120
Tom Morgan 40 18 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.222
Bob Wiesler 16 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.143
Tom Sturdivant 33 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.083
Rip Coleman 10 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.200
Enos Slaughter 10 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.111
Jim Konstanty 45 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Tom Carroll 14 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Lou Berberet 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.400
Dick Tettelbach 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Blanchard 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Frank Leja 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Johnny Sain 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marv Throneberry 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1.000
Ted Gray 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Art Schallock 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gerry Staley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1955

ERA

1 Jim Konstanty 2.32 2 Whitey Ford 2.63 3 Don Larsen 3.06 4 Bob Turley 3.06 5 Tommy Byrne 3.15

Wins

1 Whitey Ford 18 2 Bob Turley 17 3 Tommy Byrne 16 4 Don Larsen 9 5 Johnny Kucks 8

Strikeouts

1 Bob Turley 210 2 Whitey Ford 137 3 Tommy Byrne 76 4 Bob Grim 63 5 Johnny Kucks 49
1955 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Whitey Ford 18 7 2.63 39 33 2 253.2 188 74 113 137
Bob Turley 17 13 3.06 36 34 1 246.2 168 84 177 210
Tommy Byrne 16 5 3.15 27 22 2 160.0 137 56 87 76
Johnny Kucks 8 7 3.41 29 13 0 126.2 122 48 44 49
Don Larsen 9 2 3.06 19 13 2 97.0 81 33 51 44
Bob Grim 7 5 4.19 26 11 4 92.1 81 43 42 63
Eddie Lopat 4 8 3.74 16 12 0 86.2 101 36 16 24
Jim Konstanty 7 2 2.32 45 0 11 73.2 68 19 24 19
Tom Morgan 7 3 3.25 40 1 10 72.0 72 26 24 17
Tom Sturdivant 1 3 3.16 33 1 0 68.1 48 24 42 48
Bob Wiesler 0 2 3.91 16 7 0 53.0 39 23 49 22
Rip Coleman 2 1 5.28 10 6 1 29.0 40 17 16 15
Johnny Sain 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 5.1 6 4 1 5
Ted Gray 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 3.0 3 1 0 1
Art Schallock 0 0 6.00 2 0 0 3.0 4 2 1 2
Gerry Staley 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.0 5 3 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to BRO 4-3

👥 Roster (40)

Hank Bauer Lou Berberet Yogi Berra Johnny Blanchard Tommy Byrne Andy Carey Tom Carroll Bob Cerv Jerry Coleman Rip Coleman Joe Collins Whitey Ford +28 more

40 players

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The 1955 New York Yankees in brief

The record for the 1955 New York Yankees reads 96 wins and 58 losses, good for 1st in the AL. That season the New York Yankees won the pennant. Runs came in at 762 scored against 569 allowed (+193). At the plate the New York Yankees hit .260, 1% better than the league's .258. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 3.23 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.96.

The home park, Yankee Stadium I, recorded 1,497,077 in attendance, about 19,442 a game. For power, Mickey Mantle led the way with 37 homers. Yogi Berra led in RBI with 108. Whitey Ford led the pitchers with 18 wins. Bob Turley struck out 210, the most on the club. The World Series ended in a loss against BRO 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1955 New York Yankees

What was the 1955 New York Yankees record?
The 1955 New York Yankees finished 96-58 (.623 win pct).
How did the 1955 New York Yankees finish?
The 1955 New York Yankees finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1955 New York Yankees in home runs?
Mickey Mantle led the 1955 New York Yankees with 37 home runs.
What was the 1955 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1955 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.23.
Did the 1955 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1955 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1955 New York Yankees play?
The 1955 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
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