The 1951 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1951 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 1951 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1951 New York Yankees salary list, a 1951 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1951 New York Yankees primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
28 | Tommy Byrne | 6-01 | 182 | Left | Left | 1919-12-31 |
26 | Tom Ferrick | 6-02½ | 220 | Right | Right | 1915-01-06 |
40 | Bobby Hogue | 5-10 | 195 | Right | Right | 1921-04-05 |
18 | Jack Kramer | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1918-01-05 |
21 | Bob Kuzava | 6-02 | 204 | Left | Both | 1923-05-28 |
30 | Ed Lopat | 5-10 | 185 | Left | Left | 1918-06-21 |
28, 52 | Tom Morgan | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1930-05-20 |
18 | Bob Muncrief | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1916-01-28 |
26 | Ernie Nevel | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1918-08-17 |
35 | Joe Ostrowski | 6-00 | 180 | Left | Left | 1916-11-15 |
24 | Stubby Overmire | 5-07 | 170 | Left | Right | 1919-05-16 |
23 | 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 |
11 | Johnny Sain | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1917-09-25 |
21 | Fred Sanford | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Both | 1919-08-09 |
20 | Art Schallock | 5-09 | 160 | Left | Left | 1924-04-25 |
19 | Spec Shea | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1920-10-02 |
40, 53 | Bob Wiesler | 6-02 | 195 | Left | Both | 1930-08-13 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
8 | Yogi Berra | 5-08 | 194 | Right | Left | 1925-05-12 |
20, 45 | Clint Courtney | 5-08 | 180 | Right | Left | 1927-03-16 |
32 | Ralph Houk | 5-11 | 193 | Right | Right | 1919-08-09 |
29 | Charlie Silvera | 5-10 | 175 | Right | Right | 1924-10-13 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
9 | Jim Brideweser | 6-00 | 165 | Right | Right | 1927-02-13 |
6, 9 | 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 |
38 | Johnny Hopp | 5-10 | 175 | Left | Left | 1916-07-18 |
24 | Billy Johnson | 5-10 | 180 | Right | Right | 1918-08-30 |
1 | Billy Martin | 5-11½ | 165 | Right | Right | 1928-05-16 |
12 | Gil McDougald | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1928-05-19 |
36 | Johnny Mize | 6-02 | 215 | Right | Left | 1913-01-07 |
10 | Phil Rizzuto | 5-06 | 160 | Right | Right | 1917-09-25 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
25 | Hank Bauer | 6-00 | 192 | Right | Right | 1922-07-31 |
7 | Bob Cerv | 6-00 | 202 | Right | Right | 1925-05-05 |
5 | Joe DiMaggio | 6-02 | 193 | Right | Right | 1914-11-25 |
40, 27 | Jackie Jensen | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1927-03-09 |
6, 7 | Mickey Mantle | 5-11 | 198 | Right | Both | 1931-10-20 |
7 | Cliff Mapes | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Left | 1922-03-13 |
23 | Archie Wilson | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1923-11-25 |
14 | Gene Woodling | 5-09½ | 195 | Right | Left | 1922-08-16 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1951 New York Yankees Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1951 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: 96/93) where 1,950,107 fans witnessed their 1951 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 1951 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1951 New York Yankees salary list, a 1951 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1951 New York Yankees primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1951 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)?