1949 New York Yankees Roster

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The 1949 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1949 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 1949 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1949 New York Yankees salary list, a 1949 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1949 New York Yankees primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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12 Ralph Buxton 5-11½ 163 Right Right 1914-06-07
28 Tommy Byrne 6-01 182 Left Left 1919-12-31
26 Hugh Casey 6-01 207 Right Right 1913-10-14
39 Frank Hiller 6-00 200 Right Right 1920-07-13
39, 52 Wally Hood, Jr. 6-01 190 Right Right 1925-09-24
30 Ed Lopat 5-10 185 Left Left 1918-06-21
19 Cuddles Marshall 6-03 200 Right Right 1925-04-28
11 Joe Page 6-02 205 Left Left 1917-10-28
35 Duane Pillette 6-03 205 Right Right 1922-07-24
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
21 Fred Sanford 6-01 200 Right Both 1919-08-09
20 Spec Shea 6-00 195 Right Right 1920-10-02
8 Yogi Berra 5-08 194 Right Left 1925-05-12
32 Ralph Houk 5-11 193 Right Right 1919-08-09
38 Gus Niarhos 6-00 165 Right Right 1920-12-06
29 Charlie Silvera 5-10 175 Right Right 1924-10-13
6 Bobby Brown 6-01 180 Right Left 1924-10-25
42 Jerry Coleman 6-00 170 Right Right 1924-09-14
41 Joe Collins 6-00 185 Left Left 1922-12-03
24 Billy Johnson 5-10 180 Right Right 1918-08-30
23 Dick Kryhoski 6-02 200 Left Left 1925-03-24
36 Johnny Mize 6-02 215 Right Left 1913-01-07
18, 23 Fenton Mole 6-01½ 200 Left Left 1925-06-14
36 Jack Phillips 6-04 193 Right Right 1921-09-06
10 Phil Rizzuto 5-06 160 Right Right 1917-09-25
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5-08½ 175 Right Right 1918-10-26
25 Hank Bauer 6-00 192 Right Right 1922-07-31
52 Jim Delsing 5-10 175 Right Left 1925-11-13
5 Joe DiMaggio 6-02 193 Right Right 1914-11-25
15 Tommy Henrich 6-00 180 Left Left 1913-02-20
9, 12 Charlie Keller 5-10 190 Right Left 1916-09-12
27 Johnny Lindell 6-04½ 217 Right Right 1916-08-30
7 Cliff Mapes 6-03 205 Right Left 1922-03-13
14 Gene Woodling 5-09½ 195 Right Left 1922-08-16
35 Mickey Witek 5-10 170 Right Right 1915-12-19
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The 1949 New York Yankees played 154 games during the regular season, won 97 games, lost 57 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 100/96) where 2,283,676 fans witnessed their 1949 Yankees finish the season with a .630 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 1949 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1949 New York Yankees salary list, a 1949 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1949 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1949 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available

1949 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Yogi Berra (109)
1B Tommy Henrich (52)
2B Jerry Coleman (122)
3B Bobby Brown (86)
SS Phil Rizzuto (152)
LF Gene Woodling (81)
CF Joe DiMaggio (76)
RF Tommy Henrich (61)
  
SP Tommy Byrne
SP Ed Lopat
SP Vic Raschi
SP Allie Reynolds
  
RP Cuddles Marshall
RP Spec Shea
CL Joe Page

1949 New York Yankees
Salaries

Joe DiMaggio $100,000.00
Tommy Henrich $40,000.00
Joe Page $28,500.00
Phil Rizzuto $28,000.00
Charlie Keller $20,625.00
Yogi Berra $19,000.00
Snuffy Stirnweiss $17,500.00
Spec Shea $11,250.00
Tommy Byrne $9,000.00
Ralph Buxton $8,500.00
Ralph Houk $6,500.00
Hugh Casey $5,000.00
Charlie Silvera $5,000.00

1949 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#1 Snuffy Stirnweiss
#5 Joe DiMaggio
#6 Bobby Brown
#7 Cliff Mapes
#8 Yogi Berra
#9 Charlie Keller
#10 Phil Rizzuto
#11 Joe Page
#12 Ralph Buxton
#12 Charlie Keller
#14 Gene Woodling
#15 Tommy Henrich
#17 Vic Raschi
#18 Fenton Mole
#18 Bob Porterfield
#19 Cuddles Marshall
#20 Spec Shea
#21 Fred Sanford
#22 Allie Reynolds
#23 Dick Kryhoski
#23 Fenton Mole
#24 Billy Johnson
#25 Hank Bauer
#26 Hugh Casey
#27 Johnny Lindell
#28 Tommy Byrne
#29 Charlie Silvera
#30 Ed Lopat
#32 Ralph Houk
#35 Duane Pillette
#35 Mickey Witek
#36 Johnny Mize
#36 Jack Phillips
#38 Gus Niarhos
#39 Frank Hiller
#39 Wally Hood, Jr.
#41 Joe Collins
#42 Jerry Coleman
#52 Jim Delsing
#52 Wally Hood, Jr.

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