1959 New York Yankees Team Radio-Television Log and Stadium Overview
The page from the 1959 Sporting News Dope Book contains information about the New York Yankees, focusing on their radio and television broadcasts, as well as their uniform colors. The Yankees' radio broadcasts were on WMGM (1050) and featured announcers Mel Allen, Red Barber, and Phil Rizzuto, alongside Bob DeLaney. The coverage extended to all home and road games with select weekday broadcasts. WPIX (Channel 11) was identified as the local television partner, maintaining similar announcer teams and broadcasting all home games plus 46 road games on various nights. The uniform colors of the Yankees are described, noting the navy blue caps adorned with the white monogram “NY.” The home uniforms consisted of white with navy blue pinstripes and no trim, while the away uniforms were navy blue.