1959 New York Yankees Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 79-75
Finished 3rd in the AL
Attendance: 1,656,010, Avg. 25,091
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Manager: Casey Stengel (79-75)
Location: New York, New York
1959 New York Yankees Statistics
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
Hank BauerRFRRJuly 31, 19226'0"192East St. Louis, IL USA
Yogi BerraCLRMay 12, 19255'7"185St. Louis, MO USA
Johnny BlanchardCLRFebruary 26, 19336'1"193Minneapolis, MN USA
Gary BlaylockPRROctober 11, 19316'0"196Clarkton, MO USA
Clete BoyerSSRRFebruary 9, 19376'0"165Cassville, MO USA
Fritz BrickellSSRRMarch 19, 19355'5"157Wichita, KS USA
Jim BronstadPRRJune 22, 19366'3"196Fort Worth, TX USA
Andy Carey3BRROctober 18, 19316'1"190Oakland, CA USA
Jim CoatesPRRAugust 4, 19326'4"192Farnham, VA USA
Art DitmarPRRApril 3, 19296'2"185Winthrop, MA USA
Ryne DurenPRRFebruary 22, 19296'2"190Cazenovia, WI USA
Whitey FordPLLOctober 21, 19285'10"178New York, NY USA
Mark FreemanPRRDecember 7, 19306'4"220Memphis, TN USA
John GablerPBROctober 2, 19306'2"165Kansas City, MO USA
Eli GrbaPRRAugust 9, 19346'2"205Chicago, IL USA
Elston HowardRRFebruary 23, 19296'2"196St. Louis, MO USA
Ken HuntRFRRJuly 13, 19346'1"205Grand Forks, ND USA
Tony KubekSSLROctober 12, 19356'3"190Milwaukee, WI USA
Johnny KucksPRRJuly 27, 19326'3"170Hoboken, NJ USA
Don LarsenPRRAugust 7, 19296'4"215Michigan City, IN USA
Hector Lopez3BRRJuly 8, 19295'11"182Colon, Co Panama
Jerry Lumpe3BLRJune 2, 19336'2"185Lincoln, MO USA
Duke MaasPRRJanuary 31, 19295'10"170Utica, MI USA
Mickey MantleCFBROctober 20, 19315'11"195Spavinaw, OK USA
Gil McDougaldIFRRMay 19, 19286'0"175San Francisco, CA USA
Zach MonroePRRJuly 8, 19316'0"198Peoria, IL USA
Jim PisoniLFRRAugust 14, 19295'10"169St. Louis, MO USA
Bobby Richardson2BRRAugust 19, 19355'9"170Sumter, SC USA
Bobby ShantzPRLSeptember 26, 19255'6"139Pottstown, PA USA
Norm SiebernLFLRJuly 26, 19336'2"200St. Louis, MO USA
Bill Skowron1BRRDecember 18, 19305'11"195Chicago, IL USA
Enos SlaughterRFLRApril 27, 19165'9"180Roxboro, NC USA
Tom SturdivantPLRApril 28, 19306'0"170Gordon, KS USA
Ralph TerryPRRJanuary 9, 19366'3"195Big Cabin, OK USA
Marv Throneberry1BLLSeptember 2, 19336'1"190Collierville, TN USA
Bob TurleyPRRSeptember 19, 19306'2"215Troy, IL USA
Gordie WindhornLFRRDecember 19, 19336'1"185Watseka, IL USA



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