1959 New York Yankees season
The 1959 New York Yankees season was the 57th season for the team in New York and its 59th overall. The team finished in third place in the American League with a record of 79–75, 15 games behind the Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
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| Owner(s) | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| General manager(s) | George Weiss |
| Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
| Local television | WPIX (Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto) |
| Local radio | WMGM (Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto) |
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Offseason
- Prior to 1959 season: Elvio Jiménez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 60 | 0.610 | — | 47–30 | 47–30 |
| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 5 | 43–34 | 46–31 |
| New York Yankees | 79 | 75 | 0.513 | 15 | 40–37 | 39–38 |
| Detroit Tigers | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 18 | 41–36 | 35–42 |
| Boston Red Sox | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 19 | 43–34 | 32–45 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 80 | 0.481 | 20 | 38–39 | 36–41 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 66 | 88 | 0.429 | 28 | 37–40 | 29–48 |
| Washington Senators | 63 | 91 | 0.409 | 31 | 34–43 | 29–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | NYY | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 8–14 | 11–11–1 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 12–10 | |||||
| Boston | 14–8 | — | 8–14 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 10–12 | |||||
| Chicago | 11–11–1 | 14–8 | — | 15–7 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 13–9–1 | 16–6 | |||||
| Cleveland | 12–10 | 14–8 | 7–15 | — | 14–8 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 16–6 | |||||
| Detroit | 9–13 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 8–14 | — | 15–7 | 14–8 | 10–12 | |||||
| Kansas City | 14–8 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 7–15 | — | 5–17 | 12–10 | |||||
| New York | 10–12 | 9–13 | 9–13–1 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 17–5 | — | 15–7 | |||||
| Washington | 10–12 | 12–10 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 7–15 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 13, 1959: Bobby Del Greco was purchased from the Yankees by the Philadelphia Phillies.[2]
- May 26, 1959: Johnny Kucks, Tom Sturdivant, and Jerry Lumpe were traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Ralph Terry and Héctor López.[3]
- September 11, 1959: Enos Slaughter was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the Milwaukee Braves.[4]
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Yogi Berra | 131 | 472 | 134 | .284 | 19 | 69 |
| 1B | Bill Skowron | 74 | 282 | 84 | .298 | 15 | 59 |
| 2B | Bobby Richardson | 134 | 469 | 141 | .301 | 2 | 33 |
| SS | Tony Kubek | 132 | 512 | 143 | .279 | 6 | 51 |
| 3B | Héctor López | 112 | 406 | 115 | .283 | 16 | 69 |
| LF | Norm Siebern | 120 | 380 | 103 | .271 | 11 | 53 |
| CF | Mickey Mantle | 144 | 541 | 154 | .285 | 31 | 75 |
| RF | Hank Bauer | 114 | 341 | 81 | .238 | 9 | 39 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Elston Howard | 125 | 443 | 121 | .273 | 18 | 73 |
| Gil McDougald | 127 | 434 | 109 | .251 | 4 | 34 |
| Marv Throneberry | 80 | 192 | 46 | .240 | 8 | 22 |
| Clete Boyer | 47 | 114 | 20 | .175 | 0 | 3 |
| Andy Carey | 41 | 101 | 26 | .257 | 3 | 9 |
| Enos Slaughter | 74 | 99 | 17 | .172 | 6 | 21 |
| Johnny Blanchard | 49 | 59 | 10 | .169 | 2 | 4 |
| Jerry Lumpe | 18 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| Fritz Brickell | 18 | 39 | 10 | .256 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Pisoni | 17 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Hunt | 6 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Gordie Windhorn | 7 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Whitey Ford | 35 | 204 | 16 | 10 | 3.04 | 114 |
| Art Ditmar | 38 | 202 | 13 | 9 | 2.90 | 96 |
| Bob Turley | 33 | 154.1 | 8 | 11 | 4.32 | 111 |
| Ralph Terry | 24 | 127.1 | 3 | 7 | 3.39 | 55 |
| Don Larsen | 25 | 124.2 | 6 | 7 | 4.33 | 69 |
| Mark Freeman | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 4 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Duke Maas | 38 | 138 | 14 | 8 | 4.43 | 67 |
| Eli Grba | 19 | 50.1 | 2 | 5 | 6.44 | 23 |
| Jim Bronstad | 16 | 29.1 | 0 | 3 | 5.22 | 14 |
| Tom Sturdivant | 7 | 25.1 | 0 | 2 | 4.97 | 16 |
| John Gabler | 3 | 19.1 | 1 | 1 | 2.79 | 11 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Ryne Duren | 41 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1.88 | 96 |
| Jim Coates | 37 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2.87 | 64 |
| Bobby Shantz | 33 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2.38 | 66 |
| Gary Blaylock | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.51 | 20 |
| Johnny Kucks | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.64 | 9 |
| Zach Monroe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Modesto, St. Petersburg[5]
Notes
- Elvio Jiménez at Baseball-Reference
- Bobby Del Greco at Baseball-Reference
- K.C. A's trade two to Yankees
- Enos Slaughter at Baseball-Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
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