1955 New York Yankees Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 96-58
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,490,138, Avg. 22,344
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3
Manager: Casey Stengel (96-58)
Location: New York, New York
1955 New York Yankees StatisticsTeam Record: 96-58
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,490,138, Avg. 22,344
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3
Manager: Casey Stengel (96-58)
Location: New York, New York
1955 New York Yankees Results
The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1955 season with a record of 96 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Yankees scored 762 runs and gave up 569 runs. Mickey Mantle walloped 37 home runs for New York, while Hank Bauer, Yogi Berra and Eddie Robinson each added 20 or more, too. Yogi Berra drove in 108 runs. Mickey Mantle led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .306. Whitey Ford topped the team with 18 wins, and Bob Turley and Tommy Byrne also contributed 15 or more victories also Whitey Ford recorded a 2.63 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Casey Stengel coached the team. The 1955 New York Yankees won the League Championship Series.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | RF | R | R | July 31, 1922 | 6'0" | 192 | East St. Louis, IL USA |
| Lou Berberet | C | L | R | November 20, 1929 | 5'11" | 200 | Long Beach, CA USA |
| Yogi Berra | C | L | R | May 12, 1925 | 5'7" | 185 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Johnny Blanchard | C | L | R | February 26, 1933 | 6'1" | 193 | Minneapolis, MN USA |
| Tommy Byrne | P | L | L | December 31, 1919 | 6'1" | 182 | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Andy Carey | 3B | R | R | October 18, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Oakland, CA USA |
| Tom Carroll | SS | R | R | September 17, 1936 | 6'3" | 186 | Jamaica, NY USA |
| Bob Cerv | LF | R | R | May 5, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | Weston, NE USA |
| Jerry Coleman | SS | R | R | September 14, 1924 | 6'0" | 165 | San Jose, CA USA |
| Rip Coleman | P | L | L | July 31, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | Troy, NY USA |
| Joe Collins | 1B | L | L | December 3, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 | Scranton, PA USA |
| Whitey Ford | P | L | L | October 21, 1928 | 5'10" | 178 | New York, NY USA |
| Ted Gray | P | B | L | December 31, 1924 | 5'11" | 175 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Bob Grim | P | R | R | March 8, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | New York, NY USA |
| Elston Howard | LF | R | R | February 23, 1929 | 6'2" | 196 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Billy Hunter | SS | R | R | June 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Punxsutawney, PA USA |
| Jim Konstanty | P | R | R | March 2, 1917 | 6'1" | 202 | Strykersville, NY USA |
| Johnny Kucks | P | R | R | July 27, 1932 | 6'3" | 170 | Hoboken, NJ USA |
| Don Larsen | P | R | R | August 7, 1929 | 6'4" | 215 | Michigan City, IN USA |
| Frank Leja | 1B | L | L | February 7, 1936 | 6'4" | 205 | Holyoke, MA USA |
| Eddie Lopat | P | L | L | June 21, 1918 | 5'10" | 185 | New York, NY USA |
| Mickey Mantle | CF | B | R | October 20, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | Spavinaw, OK USA |
| Billy Martin | 2B | R | R | May 16, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | Berkeley, CA USA |
| Gil McDougald | 2B | R | R | May 19, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Tom Morgan | P | R | R | May 20, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | El Monte, CA USA |
| Irv Noren | LF | L | L | November 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | Jamestown, NY USA |
| Bobby Richardson | 2B | R | R | August 19, 1935 | 5'9" | 170 | Sumter, SC USA |
| Phil Rizzuto | SS | R | R | September 25, 1917 | 5'6" | 150 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Eddie Robinson | 1B | L | R | December 15, 1920 | 6'2" | 210 | Paris, TX USA |
| Johnny Sain | P | R | R | September 25, 1917 | 6'2" | 185 | Havana, AR USA |
| Art Schallock | P | L | L | April 25, 1924 | 5'9" | 160 | Mill Valley, CA USA |
| Charlie Silvera | C | R | R | October 13, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Bill Skowron | 1B | R | R | December 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 195 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Enos Slaughter | P | L | R | April 27, 1916 | 5'9" | 180 | Roxboro, NC USA |
| Gerry Staley | P | R | R | August 21, 1920 | 6'0" | 195 | Brush Prairie, WA USA |
| Tom Sturdivant | P | L | R | April 28, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Gordon, KS USA |
| Dick Tettelbach | LF | R | R | June 26, 1929 | 6'0" | 195 | New Haven, CT USA |
| Marv Throneberry | 1B | L | L | September 2, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | Collierville, TN USA |
| Bob Turley | P | R | R | September 19, 1930 | 6'2" | 215 | Troy, IL USA |
| Bob Wiesler | P | B | L | August 13, 1930 | 6'3" | 188 | St. Louis, MO USA |
