1955 New York Yankees season
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| 1955 AL Champions | |
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| Owner(s) | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| General manager(s) | George Weiss |
| Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
| Local television | WPIX |
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WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Jim Woods, Red Barber) |
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The 1955 New York Yankees season was the team's 53rd season in New York, and its 55th season overall. The team finished with a record of 96–58, winning their 21st pennant, finishing 3 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games.
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
In game one on September 28, Elston Howard became the sixth player in the history of the World Series to hit a home run in his first World Series at bat.
NL Brooklyn Dodgers (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)
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