"Hank's triple with the bases loaded drove in the winning runs in the final game of the 1951 World Series, and his catch with two out in the ninth saved the game he had helped win.
Hank batted .296 for 118 games during the season. He had 10 homers, three triples and 19 doubles among his 103 hits."
-1952 Bowman, No. 65
"A triple with the bases full and a spectacular catch to stop a Giant rally in the 9th inning made Hank the hero of the final game of the 1951 World Series.
After a year in pro ball, he served in the Marines in 1942-43-44-45 and won a Purple Heart. In 1946 at Quincy, Hank hit .323, [followed by] .313 at Kansas City in 1947. The Yanks brought him up at the end of the '48 season after he hit .305 with 23 homers and drove in 100 runs at Kansas City. As a Yankee, in 1949 and '50, he hit .272 and .320."
-1952 Topps, No. 215
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017
1951 New York Yankees Backs-O'-The-Cards Roster
MGR - Casey Stengel 37
CH - Frankie Crosetti 2
CH - Bill Dickey 33
CH - Tommy Henrich 15
CH - Jim Turner 31
C - Yogi Berra 8
C - Charlie Silvera 29
1B - Joe Collins 41
1B - Johnny Hopp 38
2B - Jerry Coleman 42
2B - Billy Martin 1 (SS)
3B - Gil McDougald 12 (2B)
3B - Bobby Brown 6
3B - Billy Johnson 24
SS - Phil Rizzuto 10
LF - Gene Woodling 14
CF - Joe DiMaggio 5
RF - Hank Bauer 25
OF - Mickey Mantle 7
OF - Jackie Jensen 27
PH - Johnny Mize 36 (1B) (retroactive designated hitter)
P - Allie Reynolds 22
P - Ed Lopat 30
P - Vic Raschi 17
P - Tom Morgan 52
P - Johnny Sain 11
P - Jack Kramer 18
RP - Bob Kuzava 21
RP - Fred Sanford 39*
RP - Stubby Overmire 20*
MGR - George Sellkirk 43* (Kansas City Blues)
MGR - Lefty O'Doul 46* (San Francisco Seals)
MGR - Harry Craft 35* (Beaumont Roughnecks)
C - Roy Partee 32* (Kansas City Blues)
SS - Eddie Lake 34* (San Francisco Seals)
OF - Cliff Mapes 13*
OF - Ford Garrison 9* (Beaumont Roughnecks)
P - Bob Porterfield 23
P - Whitey Ford 16
P - Hank Wyse 45* (Kansas City Blues)
RP - Bob Muncrief 44*
RP - Tommy Byrne 28
RP - Tom Ferrick 26
RP - Spec Shea 19
RP - Joe Page 00*
* unofficial uniform number
1951 Yankees Bowman Cards
MGR - Casey Stengel 37
CH - Bill Dickey 33
CH - Tommy Henrich 15
C - Yogi Berra 8
1B - Johnny Hopp 38
2B - Jerry Coleman 42
3B - Bobby Brown 6
3B - Billy Johnson 24
SS - Phil Rizzuto 10
LF - Hank Bauer 25
CF - Gene Woodling 14
RF - Mickey Mantle 7
OF - Jackie Jensen 27
OF - Cliff Mapes 13*
PH - Johnny Mize 36 (1B)
P - Allie Reynolds 22
P - Ed Lopat 30
P - Vic Raschi 17
P - Jack Kramer 18
P - Whitey Ford 16
RP - Fred Sanford 21
RP - Stubby Overmire 19
RP - Tommy Byrne 28
RP - Tom Ferrick 26
RP - Joe Page 11
* unofficial uniform number
1951 suggested cards:
1950 AL Slugging Percentage Leader: Joe DiMaggio (.585)
1950 AL Extra-Base Hits Leader: Joe DiMaggio (75)
1950 AL Singles Leader: Phil Rizzuto (150)
1950 AL Sacrifice Hits Leader: Phil Rizzuto (19)
1950 AL Plate Appearances Leader: Phil Rizzuto (735)
1950 AL At-Bats Per Strikeout Leader: Yogi Berra (49.8)
1950 AL Pinch-Hit Home Run Leader: Tommy Henrich (3)
1950 AL Pinch-Hit RBI Leader: Tommy Henrich (13)
1950 AL Winning Percentage Leader: Vic Raschi (.724)
1950 AL Games as a Catcher Leader: Yogi Berra (148)
1950 AL Putouts by a Catcher Leader: Yogi Berra (777)
1950 AL Assists by a Catcher Leader: Yogi Berra (64)
1950 AL Double Plays by a Catcher Leader: Yogi Berra (16)
1950 AL Runners Caught Stealing by a Catcher Leader: Yogi Berra (34)
1950 AL Games as a Shortstop Leader: Phil Rizzuto (155)
1950 AL Putouts by a Shortstop Leader: Phil Rizzuto (301)
1950 AL Fielding Percentage as a Shortstop Leader: Phil Rizzuto (.982)
1950 AL Assists by a Leftfielder Leader: Gene Woodling (16)
1950 AL Double Plays by a Leftfielder Leader: Gene Woodling (3)
1950 AL Fielding Percentage as a Pitcher Leader: Tommy Byrne (1.000)
1950 AL All-Star: Yogi Berra*
1950 AL All-Star: Tommy Byrne
1950 AL All-Star: Jerry Coleman
1950 AL All-Star: Joe DiMaggio
1950 AL All-Star: Tommy Henrich
1950 AL All-Star: Vic Raschi*
1950 AL All-Star: Allie Reynolds
1950 AL All-Star: Phil Rizzuto*
1950 AL All-Star Manager: Casey Stengel
1950 AL All-Star Coach: Frankie Crosetti
1950 AL All-Star Coach: Bill Dickey
1950 All-Star Game Radio Announcer: Mel Allen
1950 Best MLB Regular Season Record: Yankees (98-56, .636)
1950 Babe Ruth Award Winner: Jerry Coleman
1950 World Series Radio Announcer: Mel Allen
1950 Sporting News All-Star: Yogi Berra
1950 Sporting News All-Star: Vic Raschi
1950 Sporting News All-Star: Phil Rizzuto
1950 AL Most Valuable Player: Phil Rizzuto
1950 Sporting News Major League Player of the Year: Phil Rizzuto
1950 Hickok Belt Winner: Phil Rizzuto
1950 Sporting News Major League Rookie of the Year: Whitey Ford
*All-Star Game starter
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1951 Back-O'-The-Card: Gene Woodling
"Gene was acquired by the Pirates from the Cleveland Indians in 1947 and saw limited action with his new team. He got into only 22 games but he showed real promise as a hitter by batting .266 in 79 at-bats. Included among his 21 hits were two doubles and two triples and he also knocked in 10 runs. Gene also demonstrated a keen batting eye by striking out only five times.
A gifted outfielder, Gene showed excellent hands and a better than average arm, indicating he will be an everyday player in the very near future."
-1947 Play Ball No. 40 (1985 TCMA)
He entered organized baseball in 1940 and made the majors at the end of the 1943 season with the Indians. In the service for the next two years, Gene returned to Cleveland in 1946 and was with Pittsburgh in 1947.
In the minors in 1948, Gene was up to the Yanks in 1949, took part in 112 games that year and had a .270 batting average."
-1951 Bowman, No. 219 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
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1951 Back-O'-The-Card: Casey Stengel
"Casey Stengel, who claims he got his nickname in his hometown where they called him 'Strikeout or Home Run Casey,' is one of baseball's most colorful managers. A witty and understanding manager, Casey has been piloting Boston since 1938. He had previously piloted the Brookly Dodgers from 1934 through 1936 and coached the Dodgers in 1932 and '33.
As a player, Casey was an outfielder and will be remembered most for the two home runs he hit in the 1923 World Series for the Giants, each homer, one on the 10th of October, the other on the 12th, winning the ball game. His World Series batting mark- he played with Brooklyn in the 1916 Series and with the Giants in 1922 and '23- is a nifty .393."
-1940 Play Ball No. 141
"Peppery Casey Stengel is a baseball veteran of 36 seasons. He was a speedy, hard-hitting outfielder who performed with Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, the Philadelphia Phillies, the New York Giants and the Boston Braves.
He has managed the Dodgers, Braves, Worcester, Toledo, Milwaukee, Kansas City and now Oakland. Casey is noted for his ability to develop young players."
-1947 Smiths Oakland Oaks
"The umpire baiter of the Oaks is Casey Stengel, long-time manager and player. He has had a long baseball career, starting back in Kansas City where he went to high school. He is 5'10", throws left and bats left. He played with the Giants and later started managing- handling seven clubs over a period of 23 years.
Stengel is a showman of the diamond and one of the best story tellers of the sport."
-1948 Signal Gasoline Oakland Oaks
"Casey Stengel, the smart-as-a-fox manager of the Oaks, has been in baseball for 37 years. He played with Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, the Philadelphia Phillies, the New York Giants and the Boston Braves as a speedy, hard-hitting outfielder. Casey has managed the Dodgers, Braves, Worcester, Toledo, Milwaukee and Kansas City. He has managed Oakland since 1946."
-1948 Smiths Oakland Oaks
"Casey played the outfield for 21 years, beginning in 1910. In the majors he played for the Dodgers, Pirates, Phillies, Giants and Braves.
He was first a manager in 1925. The club was Worcester of the Eastern League. He managed the Dodgers from 1934-36 and the Braves from 1938-43.
Casey's greatest triumph was leading the injury-plagued Yankees to the championship in 1949."
-1950 Bowman No. 217
"In two years as manager of the Yankees, Casey has led the team to two American League pennants and two World Championships.
An outfielder for 21 years, beginning in 1910, his playing career in the majors included the Dodgers, Pirates, Phillies, Giants and Braves. Casey was first a manager in 1925- the club was Worcester of the Eastern League. He managed the Dodgers from 1934-1936 and piloted the Braves from 1938-1943."
-1951 Bowman, No. 181 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
1951 Back-O'-The-Card: Charlie Silvera
After batting .301 with 85 RBIs in 144 games for the Portland club of the Pacific Coast League, while leading PCL catchers in fielding, Charlie enjoyed an outstanding late-season debut with the Yankees. The San Francisco native went 3-for-4 in his first game and 8-for-14 in four games. Charlie followed a .315 average in 58 games in 1949 with a start in Game 2 of that year's World Series.
Starting his pro career with the Yankees' Wellsville farm team in the PONY League in 1942, Charlie served in the Army Air Forces the next three years. He joined the Yanks' Kansas City club in 1946.
Starting his pro career with the Yankees' Wellsville farm team in the PONY League in 1942, Charlie served in the Army Air Forces the next three years. He joined the Yanks' Kansas City club in 1946.
1951 Back-O'-The-Card: Fred Sanford and Spec Shea
FRED SANFORD
"Last season with the St. Louis Browns, Fred won 12 games and lost 21. He was traded to the Yankees at the close of the season and is expected to be a big help on the Yankee mound.
He started in organized ball in 1938 with San Diego. He had a trial with the Browns in 1943 and then spent two years in military service.
Fred returned in 1946 with Toledo, joined the Browns at the end of the season, and in 1947 had a 7-16 record."
-1949 Bowman No. 236
"Fred won 7 and lost 3 for the 1949 Yankees. With the St. Louis Browns in 1948, he won 12 and dropped 21. He went to New York in a big deal at the close of the 1948 campaign.
Fred started in organized baseball in 1939. He had a trial with the Browns in 1943, then spent two years in military service. He was back in baseball with Toledo in 1946, and to the Browns at the end of the season."
-1950 Bowman No. 156
He started in organized baseball with Youngstown of the Middle Atlantic League in 1939. He had a trial with the Browns in 1943 followed by two years in the service.
Back to the diamond in 1946 with Toledo of the American Association, Fred joined the Browns at the end of the season. He won 12 and lost 21 for them in 1948 and went to the Yanks in a big deal at the close of the campaign."
-1951 Bowman, No. 145 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
SPEC SHEA
"1947 was his first year in major league baseball and he led the American League with the top pitching percentage (14 wins and 5 losses) of .737.
Beginning his career with Amsterdam of the Canadian-American League, he went to Norfolk in the Piedmont League and spent a season with Kansas City before war service. After the war, he joined Oakland in the Pacific Coast League for 1946."
-1948 Bowman No. 26
"1947 was his first year in major league baseball and he led the American League with the top pitching percentage (14 wins and 5 losses) of .737.
Beginning his career with Amsterdam of the Canadian-American League, he went to Norfolk in the Piedmont League and spent a season with Kansas City before war service. After the war, he joined Oakland in the Pacific Coast League for the 1946 season. Last season he won 9 and lost 10."
-1949 Bowman No. 49
"Frank divided 1949 between the Yankees and their farm club at Newark. He had a 1-1 record with the Yanks in 20 games, and a 0-3 record with Newark. In his rookie year in the majors, 1947, Frank won 14, losing 5.
Frank played in the minors with Amsterdam, Norfolk and Oakland and was in military service. He is now in the minors for further seasoning. He may be back again in the majors."
-1950 Bowman No. 155
1951 Back-O'-The-Card: Johnny Sain
"1942 was uneventful for Johnny. He won four games and lost seven. Then came the war.
Three years later Johnny was back with the Braves again. Suddenly he emerged as one of the league's best right-handed pitchers to win 20 games and lose 14 in 1946. Last year his record was better- 21 wins and 12 losses and an earned run average of 3.52.
Slow starters sometimes finish fast."
-1948 Bowman No. 12
"In 1942 for Boston he won four games and lost seven. Then came the war.
Back with the Braves he stepped forward as one of the league's best right-handed pitchers to win 20 games and lose 14 in 1946. His 1947 record was even better- 21 wins and 12 losses and an earned run average of 3.52.
Last season Johnny topped major league pitchers with 24 victories, 15 losses. He was the outstanding Brave World Series pitcher, beating Bob Feller in the opener 1-0 and later losing 2-1."
-1949 Bowman No. 47
"Johnny does a giant's work for the Braves- as he had done for years past. In the 20-game winner class in '46 and '47, he stayed there- and his 24 victories in '48 didn't complicate the flag race for the Boston boys."
-1949 Leaf No. 122
He first came to the Braves in 1942, then spent the next three years in the service. Johnny won 20 games while losing 14 on his return to baseball in 1946. He had a 21-12 record in 1947 and soared to 24 wins in 1948, losing 15. He slumped off to a 10-17 record in 1949 but came back strong in 1950.
Johnny entered organized ball during the 1936 campaign."
-1951 Bowman, No. 314 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
1951 Back-O'-The-Card: Phil Rizzuto
"Phil is one of the small men of baseball but one of the fastest. An able bunter, he can beat out many a bunt for a base hit.
He has played in three minor leagues, batting as high as .347. He averaged .307 with the Yankees in 1941. Last year, he batted .273.
His time out for war was three years in the United States Navy. Phil has played in three World Series."
-1948 Bowman No. 8
"Phil is one of the small men of baseball but one of the fastest. An able bunter, he can beat out many a bunt for a base hit.
He has played in three minor leagues, batting as high as .347. He averaged .307 with the Yankees in 1941. Last year, he batted .252.
Phil was in the Navy for three years. He has appeared in three World Series.
He is a crackerjack fielder."
-1949 Bowman No. 98
"Phil was the second best shortstop in the American League in 1948 with a .973 fielding mark- good for a tie with Eddie Joost of Philadelphia and only two points behind Lou Boudreau of Cleveland. He participated in 115 double plays- also second in the league.
He finished last season with a .252 average but scored 65 runs."
-1949 Leaf No. 11
"One of the smallest men in baseball- and one of the most popular. Phil had a big share in the Yankees' 1949 championship drive. He hit .275 in 153 games, socked 22 doubles and led the league in sacrifice hits with 25.
Phil entered organized baseball in 1937 and hit the Yankees in 1941. He spent three years in military service."
-1950 Bowman No. 11
Phil led the league in fielding at short. He batted .324, was second highest in total hits (200), and his 19 sacrifice hits were tops in that department. He scored 125 runs and scored 66.
Phil joined the Yankees from their farm system in 1941. He spent three years in the service."
-1951 Bowman, No. 26 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
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