1955 New York Yankees season
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.Offseason
- November 17, 1954: Gene Woodling, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos, Willy Miranda and players to be named later were traded by the Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles for Don Larsen, Billy Hunter, Bob Turley, and players to be named later. The deal was completed on December 1, when the Yankees sent Bill Miller, Kal Segrist, Don Leppert, and Ted Del Guercio to the Orioles, and the Orioles sent Mike Blyzka, Darrell Johnson, Jim Fridley, and Dick Kryhoski to the Yankees.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 147 | 542 | 147 | .272 | 27 | 108 |
| 1B | | 108 | 288 | 92 | .319 | 12 | 61 |
| 2B | | 141 | 533 | 152 | .285 | 13 | 53 |
| 3B | | 135 | 510 | 131 | .257 | 7 | 47 |
| SS | | 98 | 255 | 58 | .227 | 3 | 20 |
| LF | | 132 | 371 | 94 | .253 | 8 | 59 |
| CF | | 147 | 517 | 158 | .306 | 37 | 99 |
| RF | | 139 | 492 | 137 | .278 | 20 | 53 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 97 | 279 | 81 | .290 | 10 | 43 |
| 105 | 278 | 65 | .234 | 13 | 45 |
| 88 | 173 | 26 | .208 | 16 | 42 |
| 81 | 143 | 37 | .259 | 1 | 9 |
| 43 | 96 | 22 | .229 | 0 | 8 |
| 55 | 85 | 29 | .341 | 3 | 22 |
| 20 | 70 | 21 | .300 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 39 | 253.2 | 18 | 7 | 2.63 | 137 |
| 36 | 246.2 | 17 | 13 | 3.06 | 210 |
| 27 | 160 | 16 | 5 | 3.15 | 76 |
| 19 | 97 | 9 | 2 | 3.06 | 44 |
| 16 | 86.2 | 4 | 8 | 3.74 | 24 |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 29 | 126.2 | 8 | 7 | 3.41 | 49 |
| 26 | 92.1 | 7 | 5 | 4.19 | 63 |
| 16 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 3.91 | 22 |
| 10 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 5.28 | 15 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 45 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2.32 | 19 |
| 40 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3.25 | 17 |
| 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.16 | 48 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
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 vs. AL New York Yankees Awards and honors
All-Star GameLeague leaders
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Monroe
Norfolk club folded, July 14, 1955
