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1959 New York Yankees Roster
Team Record: 79-75
Finished 3rd in the AL
Attendance: 1,552,030, Avg. 25,091
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Manager: Casey Stengel (79-75)
Location: New York, New York
1959 New York Yankees Results
The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1959 season with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses, finishing third in the AL.
The Yankees plated 687 runs and conceded 647 runs. Mickey Mantle walloped 31 home runs for New York, while Elston Howard, Hector Lopez, Bill Skowron and Yogi Berra each swatted 20 or more also. Mickey Mantle drove in 75 runs. Bobby Richardson paced all regular hitters by hitting .301. Whitey Ford topped the team with 16 wins, and Art Ditmar recorded a 2.90 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Casey Stengel coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Hank Bauer | RF | R | R | July 31, 1922 | 6'0" | 192 | East St. Louis, IL 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 |
Gary Blaylock | P | R | R | October 11, 1931 | 6'0" | 196 | Clarkton, MO USA |
Clete Boyer | SS | R | R | February 9, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | Cassville, MO USA |
Fritz Brickell | SS | R | R | March 19, 1935 | 5'5" | 157 | Wichita, KS USA |
Jim Bronstad | P | R | R | June 22, 1936 | 6'3" | 196 | Fort Worth, TX USA |
Andy Carey | 3B | R | R | October 18, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Oakland, CA USA |
Jim Coates | P | R | R | August 4, 1932 | 6'4" | 192 | Farnham, VA USA |
Art Ditmar | P | R | R | April 3, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Winthrop, MA USA |
Ryne Duren | P | R | R | February 22, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Cazenovia, WI USA |
Whitey Ford | P | L | L | October 21, 1928 | 5'10" | 178 | New York, NY USA |
Mark Freeman | P | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'4" | 220 | Memphis, TN USA |
John Gabler | P | B | R | October 2, 1930 | 6'2" | 165 | Kansas City, MO USA |
Eli Grba | P | R | R | August 9, 1934 | 6'2" | 205 | Chicago, IL USA |
Elston Howard | R | R | February 23, 1929 | 6'2" | 196 | St. Louis, MO USA | |
Ken Hunt | RF | R | R | July 13, 1934 | 6'1" | 205 | Grand Forks, ND USA |
Tony Kubek | SS | L | R | October 12, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | Milwaukee, WI 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 |
Hector Lopez | 3B | R | R | July 8, 1929 | 5'11" | 182 | Colon, Colon Panama |
Jerry Lumpe | 3B | L | R | June 2, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | Lincoln, MO USA |
Duke Maas | P | R | R | January 31, 1929 | 5'10" | 170 | Utica, MI USA |
Mickey Mantle | CF | B | R | October 20, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | Spavinaw, OK USA |
Gil McDougald | IF | R | R | May 19, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Zach Monroe | P | R | R | July 8, 1931 | 6'0" | 198 | Peoria, IL USA |
Jim Pisoni | LF | R | R | August 14, 1929 | 5'10" | 169 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Bobby Richardson | 2B | R | R | August 19, 1935 | 5'9" | 170 | Sumter, SC USA |
Bobby Shantz | P | R | L | September 26, 1925 | 5'6" | 139 | Pottstown, PA USA |
Norm Siebern | LF | L | R | July 26, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Bill Skowron | 1B | R | R | December 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 195 | Chicago, IL USA |
Enos Slaughter | RF | L | R | April 27, 1916 | 5'9" | 180 | Roxboro, NC USA |
Tom Sturdivant | P | L | R | April 28, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Gordon, KS USA |
Ralph Terry | P | R | R | January 9, 1936 | 6'3" | 195 | Big Cabin, OK 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 |
Gordie Windhorn | LF | R | R | December 19, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Watseka, IL USA |