1951 New York Yankees season
- 1951 New York Yankees season
MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
name = New York Yankees
season = 1951
misc = Mickey Mantle's Yankee Debut
1951 American League Champions
1951 World Series Champions
current league = American League
y1 = 1901
Uniform 
ballpark = Yankee Stadium
y4 = 1923
city = New York City, New York
y5 = 1903
owners = Dan Topping and Del Webb
managers = Casey Stengel
television = WABD/WPIX
radio = WINS (AM)
(Mel Allen, Bill Crowley, Dizzy Dean, Art Gleeson)|
The New York Yankees' 1951 season was the 49th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 98-56, winning their 18th pennant, finishing 5 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the New York Giants in 6 games.
This year was noted for a "changing of the guard" for the Yankees, as it was Joe DiMaggio's final season and Mickey Mantle's first.
Regular Season
* April 17, 1951 - Mickey Mantle makes his big league debut for the New York Yankees. The Yankees opponent is the Boston Red Sox.
* May 1, 1951 - Mickey Mantle hits his first major league home run. The game was played against the Chicago White Sox and the pitcher who gave up the home run was Randy Gumpert. The home run was in the sixth inning and was measured at 450 feet.
eason standings
Roster
Pitching
Starting pitchers
"Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts"
World Series
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL New York Giants (2)
Awards and Honors
* Yogi Berra, American League MVP
* Phil Rizzuto, Babe Ruth AwardAll-Star Game
Milestones
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1951.shtml 1951 New York Yankees]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1951_WS.shtml 1951 World Series]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1951&t=NYA 1951 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
succession box
title = American League Champions
years = 1951
before = New York Yankees
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after = New York Yankees
1952succession box
title = World Series Champions
New York Yankees
years = 1951
before = New York Yankees
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after = New York Yankees
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