1950 New York Yankees Roster

The 1950 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1950 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 1950 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1950 New York Yankees salary list, a 1950 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1950 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1950 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

27 Lew Burdette 6-02 190 Right Right 1926-11-22
28 Tommy Byrne 6-01 182 Left Left 1919-12-31
26 Tom Ferrick 6-02½ 220 Right Right 1915-01-06
19 Whitey Ford 5-10 181 Left Left 1928-10-21
26 Don Johnson 6-03 200 Right Right 1926-11-12
30 Ed Lopat 5-10 185 Left Left 1918-06-21
18, 36 Dave Madison 6-03 190 Right Right 1921-02-01
16 Ernie Nevel 6-01 200 Right Right 1918-08-17
35 Joe Ostrowski 6-00 180 Left Left 1916-11-15
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
8 Yogi Berra 5-08 194 Right Left 1925-05-12
32 Ralph Houk 5-11 193 Right Right 1919-08-09
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
15 Tommy Henrich 6-00 180 Left Left 1913-02-20
38 Johnny Hopp 5-10 175 Left Left 1916-07-18
24 Billy Johnson 5-10 180 Right Right 1918-08-30
12 Billy Martin 5-11½ 165 Right Right 1928-05-16
36 Johnny Mize 6-02 215 Right Left 1913-01-07
10 Phil Rizzuto 5-06 160 Right Right 1916-09-25
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 5-08½ 175 Right Right 1918-10-26
9 Hank Workman 6-01 185 Right Left 1926-02-05
25 Hank Bauer 6-00 192 Right Right 1922-07-31
5 Joe DiMaggio 6-02 193 Right Right 1914-11-25
40 Jackie Jensen 5-11 190 Right Right 1927-03-09
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
54 Jim Delsing 5-10 175 Right Left 1925-11-13
38 Gus Niarhos 6-00 165 Right Right 1920-12-06
9 Dick Wakefield 6-04 210 Right Left 1921-05-06
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The 1950 New York Yankees played 154 games during the regular season, won 98 games, lost 56 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 97/94) where 2,081,380 fans witnessed their 1950 Yankees finish the season with a .636 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 1950 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1950 New York Yankees salary list, a 1950 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1950 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1950 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1950 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Yogi Berra (148)
1B Joe Collins (99)
2B Jerry Coleman (152)
3B Billy Johnson (100)
SS Phil Rizzuto (155)
LF Gene Woodling (117)
CF Joe DiMaggio (137)
RF Hank Bauer (82)
  
SP Tommy Byrne
SP Ed Lopat
SP Vic Raschi
SP Allie Reynolds
  
RP Tom Ferrick
RP Joe Ostrowski
CL Joe Page


1950 New York Yankees
Salaries

Joe DiMaggio $100,000.00


1950 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#1 Snuffy Stirnweiss
#5 Joe DiMaggio
#6 Bobby Brown
#7 Cliff Mapes
#8 Yogi Berra
#9 Dick Wakefield
#9 Hank Workman
#10 Phil Rizzuto
#11 Joe Page
#12 Billy Martin
#14 Gene Woodling
#15 Tommy Henrich
#16 Ernie Nevel
#17 Vic Raschi
#18 Dave Madison
#18 Bob Porterfield
#19 Whitey Ford
#21 Fred Sanford
#22 Allie Reynolds
#24 Billy Johnson
#25 Hank Bauer
#26 Tom Ferrick
#26 Don Johnson
#27 Lew Burdette
#27 Johnny Lindell
#28 Tommy Byrne
#29 Charlie Silvera
#30 Ed Lopat
#32 Ralph Houk
#35 Joe Ostrowski
#35 Duane Pillette
#36 Dave Madison
#36 Johnny Mize
#38 Johnny Hopp
#38 Gus Niarhos
#40 Jackie Jensen
#41 Joe Collins
#42 Jerry Coleman
#54 Jim Delsing

Did you know that a 1950 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)?