Friday, June 23, 2023

1961 New York Yankees Yearbook Roster, Taxi Squad and Prospects

ROSTER
Manager - Ralph Houk 35
First Base/Batting Coach - Wally Moses 36
Third Base/Infield Coach - Frankie Crosetti 2
Pitching/Bench Coach - Johnny Sain 31
Bullpen/Catching Coach - Jim Hegan 44
Coach - Earl Torgeson 27*
Batting Practice Pitcher - Spud Murray 55
Spring Training Instructor - Joe DiMaggio 5

Catcher - Elston Howard 32, Johnny Blanchard 38 (OF)
First Base - Bill Skowron 14
Second Base - Bobby Richardson 1
Third Base - Clete Boyer 6, Billy Gardner 12 (2B)
Shortstop - Tony Kubek 10, Joe DeMaestri 20
Left Field - Yogi Berra 8 (C), Hector Lopez 11(RF)
Center Field - Mickey Mantle 7, Jack Reed 15 
Right Field - Roger Maris 9
Pinch Hitters - Bob Cerv 17 (LF), Bob Hale 34 (1B)

Starting Pitchers:
Whitey Ford 16
Ralph Terry 23
Bill Stafford 22
Bud Daley 28
Rollie Sheldon 45
Al Downing 24

Relief Pitchers:
Luis Arroyo 47
Jim Coates 39
Hal Reniff 18
Tex Clevenger 26


TAXI SQUAD
First Base - Earl Torgeson 27*
Shortstop - Fritz Brickell 42* (2B)

Starting Pitchers:
Bob Turley 19
Art Ditmar 30*
Danny McDevitt 25*
Bill Short 46
Duke Maas 29

Relief Pitchers:
Ryne Duren 41*
Johnny James 53
Ted Wieand 21


PROSPECTS
Catcher - Jesse Gonder, Alan Hall
First Base - Deron Johnson (3B)
Third Base - Jake Gibbs
Outfield - Lee Thomas (1B)

Pitchers:
Al Downing
Jim Bronstad
Hal Stowe
Bob Meyer
Gerald Heintz

* unofficial uniform number

1962 Yankees Yearbook Roster, Taxi Squad and Prospects

ROSTER Manager: Ralph Houk 35 First Base and Batting Coach: Wally Moses 36 Third Base and Infield Coach: Frankie Crosetti 2 Pitching and Ben...