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	1961 New York Yankees Roster The 1961 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1961 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 1961 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1961 New York Yankees salary list, a 1961 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1961 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available. "Get thirty games over .500 and you can break even the rest of the way." - Ralph Houk Sponsored by Larry Kerrigan in appreciation for Baseball Almanac's effort to keep the 1961 World Champion New York Yankee's baseball memories alive and well. 1961 New York Yankees 1961 New York Yankees Official Logo Complete Roster     Roster Schedule Statmaster # Pitchers Height Weight Throws Bats Date Of Birth 47 Luis Arroyo 5-08 190 Left Left 1927-02-18 26 Tex Clevenger 6-01 180 Right Right 1932-07-09 39 Jim Coates 6-04 192 Right Right 1932-08-04 28 Bud Daley 6-01 185 Left Left 1932-10-07 28 Art Ditmar 6-02 196 Right Right 1929-04-03 24 Al Downing 5-11 177 Left Right 1941-06-28 26 Ryne Duren 6-01 195 Right Right 1929-02-22 16 Whitey Ford 5-10 181 Left Left 1928-10-21 53 Johnny James 5-10 160 Right Left 1933-07-23 29 Duke Maas 5-10 170 Right Right 1929-01-31 24 Danny McDevitt 5-10 175 Left Left 1932-11-18 18 Hal Reniff 6-00 215 Right Right 1938-07-02 45 Rollie Sheldon 6-04 190 Right Right 1936-12-17 22 Bill Stafford 6-02 193 Right Right 1939-08-13 23 Ralph Terry 6-03 195 Right Right 1936-01-09 19 Bob Turley 6-02 215 Right Right 1930-09-19 # Catchers Height Weight Throws Bats Date Of Birth 38 Johnny Blanchard 6-01 198 Right Left 1933-02-26 32 Elston Howard 6-02 200 Right Right 1929-02-23 # Infielders Height Weight Throws Bats Date Of Birth 6, 34 Clete Boyer 6-00 182 Right Right 1937-02-09 20 Joe DeMaestri 6-00 174 Right Right 1928-12-09 12 Billy Gardner 6-00 180 Right Right 1927-07-19 34 Bob Hale 5-10 195 Left Left 1933-11-07 6 Deron Johnson 6-02 209 Right Right 1938-07-17 10 Tony Kubek 6-03 191 Right Left 1935-10-12 1 Bobby Richardson 5-09 170 Right Right 1935-08-19 14 Bill Skowron 5-11 195 Right Right 1930-12-18 29 Earl Torgeson 6-03 180 Left Left 1924-01-01 15 Tom Tresh 6-00 191 Right Both 1938-09-20 # Outfielders Height Weight Throws Bats Date Of Birth 8 Yogi Berra 5-08 194 Right Left 1925-05-12 17 Bob Cerv 6-00 202 Right Right 1925-05-05 11 Hector Lopez 5-11 182 Right Right 1929-07-09 7 Mickey Mantle 5-11 198 Right Both 1931-10-20 9 Roger Maris 6-00 204 Right Left 1934-09-10 15 Jack Reed 6-00 185 Right Right 1933-02-02 # Other Positions Height Weight Throws Bats Date Of Birth 25 Jesse Gonder 5-10 190 Right Left 1936-01-20 17 Lee Thomas 6-02 198 Right Left 1936-02-05 1961 New York Yankees Roster The 1961 New York Yankees played 162 games during the regular season, won 109 games, lost 53 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 95/92) where 1,747,725 fans witnessed their 1961 Yankees finish the season with a .673 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 1961 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1961 New York Yankees salary list, a 1961 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1961 New York Yankees primary starters list: 1961 New York Yankees Opening Day Starters No Opening Day Information Available 1961 New York Yankees Most Games by Position C  Elston Howard (111) 1B  Bill Skowron (149) 2B  Bobby Richardson (161) 3B  Clete Boyer (141) SS  Tony Kubek (145) LF  Yogi Berra (81) CF  Mickey Mantle (150) RF  Roger Maris (150)     SP  Bud Daley SP  Whitey Ford SP  Rollie Sheldon SP  Bill Stafford SP  Ralph Terry     RP  Tex Clevenger RP  Hal Reniff CL  Luis Arroyo 1961 New York Yankees Salaries Mickey Mantle  $75,000.00 Yogi Berra  $57,500.00 Roger Maris  $42,000.00 Whitey Ford  $36,000.00 Bill Skowron  $35,000.00 Bob Turley  $28,000.00 Al Downing  $16,000.00 1961 New York Yankees Uniform Numbers #1  Bobby Richardson #6  Clete Boyer #6  Deron Johnson #7  Mickey Mantle #8  Yogi Berra #9  Roger Maris #10  Tony Kubek #11  Hector Lopez #12  Billy Gardner #14  Bill Skowron #15  Jack Reed #15  Tom Tresh #16  Whitey Ford #17  Bob Cerv #17  Lee Thomas #18  Hal Reniff #19  Bob Turley #20  Joe DeMaestri #22  Bill Stafford #23  Ralph Terry #24  Al Downing #24  Danny McDevitt #25  Jesse Gonder #26  Tex Clevenger #26  Ryne Duren #28  Bud Daley #28  Art Ditmar #29  Duke Maas #29  Earl Torgeson #32  Elston Howard #34  Clete Boyer #34  Bob Hale #38  Johnny Blanchard #39  Jim Coates #45  Rollie Sheldon #47  Luis Arroyo #53  Johnny James Did you know that a 1961 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)?

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