1948 New York Yankees Roster

The 1948 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1948 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1948 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1948 New York Yankees salary list, a 1948 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1948 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1948 New York Yankees



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Roster
Schedule
28 Tommy Byrne 6-01 182 Left Left 1919-12-31
19 Karl Drews 6-04 198 Right Right 1920-02-22
35 Red Embree 6-00 165 Right Right 1917-08-30
18 Randy Gumpert 6-03 205 Right Right 1918-01-23
39 Frank Hiller 6-00 200 Right Right 1920-07-13
30 Ed Lopat 5-10 185 Left Left 1918-06-21
21 Cuddles Marshall 6-03 200 Right Right 1925-04-28
11 Joe Page 6-02 205 Left Left 1917-10-28
18 Bob Porterfield 6-00 190 Right Right 1923-08-10
17 Vic Raschi 6-01 205 Right Right 1919-03-28
22 Allie Reynolds 6-00 195 Right Right 1917-02-10
20 Spec Shea 6-00 195 Right Right 1920-10-02
19, 36 Dick Starr 6-03 190 Right Right 1921-03-02
8 Yogi Berra 5-08 194 Right Left 1925-05-12
32 Ralph Houk 5-11 193 Right Right 1919-08-09
29 Sherm Lollar 6-01 185 Right Right 1924-08-23
38 Gus Niarhos 6-00 165 Right Right 1920-12-06
40, 46 Charlie Silvera 5-10 175 Right Right 1924-10-13
6 Bobby Brown 6-01 180 Right Left 1924-10-25
2 Frankie Crosetti 5-10 165 Right Right 1910-10-04
24 Billy Johnson 5-10 180 Right Right 1918-08-30
9 George McQuinn 5-11 165 Left Left 1910-05-29
34, 36 Jack Phillips 6-04 193 Right Right 1921-09-06
10 Phil Rizzuto 5-06 160 Right Right 1916-09-25
41 Steve Souchock 6-02½ 203 Right Right 1919-03-03
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5-08½ 175 Right Right 1918-10-26
25 Hank Bauer 6-00 192 Right Right 1922-07-31
5 Joe DiMaggio 6-02 193 Right Right 1914-11-25
15 Tommy Henrich 6-00 180 Left Left 1913-02-20
12 Charlie Keller 5-10 190 Right Left 1916-09-12
27 Johnny Lindell 6-04½ 217 Right Right 1916-08-30
3, 13 Cliff Mapes 6-03 205 Right Left 1922-03-13
42 Joe Collins 6-00 185 Left Left 1922-12-03
14 Lonny Frey 5-10 160 Right Left 1910-08-23
42 Bud Stewart 5-11 170 Right Left 1916-06-15
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The 1948 New York Yankees played 154 games during the regular season, won 94 games, lost 60 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 99/95) where 2,373,901 fans witnessed their 1948 Yankees finish the season with a .610 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1948 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1948 New York Yankees salary list, a 1948 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1948 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1948 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


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1948 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Gus Niarhos (82)
1B George McQuinn (90)
2B Snuffy Stirnweiss (141)
3B Billy Johnson (118)
SS Phil Rizzuto (128)
LF Johnny Lindell (72)
CF Joe DiMaggio (152)
RF Tommy Henrich (96)
  
SP Ed Lopat
SP Vic Raschi
SP Allie Reynolds
SP Spec Shea
  
RP Red Embree
RP Frank Hiller
CL Joe Page


1948 New York Yankees
Salaries

Joe DiMaggio $70,000.00


1948 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#1 Snuffy Stirnweiss
#2 Frankie Crosetti
#3 Cliff Mapes
#5 Joe DiMaggio
#6 Bobby Brown
#8 Yogi Berra
#9 George McQuinn
#10 Phil Rizzuto
#11 Joe Page
#12 Charlie Keller
#13 Cliff Mapes
#14 Lonny Frey
#15 Tommy Henrich
#17 Vic Raschi
#18 Randy Gumpert
#18 Bob Porterfield
#19 Karl Drews
#19 Dick Starr
#20 Spec Shea
#21 Cuddles Marshall
#22 Allie Reynolds
#24 Billy Johnson
#25 Hank Bauer
#27 Johnny Lindell
#28 Tommy Byrne
#29 Sherm Lollar
#30 Ed Lopat
#32 Ralph Houk
#34 Jack Phillips
#35 Red Embree
#36 Jack Phillips
#36 Dick Starr
#38 Gus Niarhos
#39 Frank Hiller
#40 Charlie Silvera
#41 Steve Souchock
#42 Joe Collins
#42 Bud Stewart
#46 Charlie Silvera

Did you know that a 1948 New York Yankees Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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