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1959 New York Yankees season

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Start date
  
1959

General manager
  
George Weiss

Local television
  
WPIX

Manager
  
Casey Stengel

Local radio
  
WEPN

Owners
  
Dan Topping, Del Webb

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1957 New York Yankees season

The 1959 New York Yankees season was the 57th season for the team in New York and its 59th overall. The team finished in third place in the American League with a record of 79–75, 15 games behind the Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.

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Offseason

  • Prior to 1959 season: Elvio Jiménez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 13, 1959: Bobby Del Greco was purchased from the Yankees by the Philadelphia Phillies.
  • May 26, 1959: Johnny Kucks, Tom Sturdivant, and Jerry Lumpe were traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Ralph Terry and Héctor López.
  • September 11, 1959: Enos Slaughter was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the Milwaukee Braves.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Modesto, St. Petersburg

    References

    1959 New York Yankees season Wikipedia
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