1944 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1944 New York Yankees finished with a record of 83-71. They scored 674 runs and belted 96 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. Nick Etten provided the power for the team with 22 homers. Johnny Lindell was the best run producer with 103 RBI. Snuffy Stirnweiss led the team with 205 hits for a .319 average. Snuffy Stirnweiss had a great year on the basepaths with 55 stolen bases.
The team allowed 617 runs and had a team ERA of 3.38. Hank Borowy led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 107 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Frankie Crosetti | SS | 55 | 197 | 20 | 47 | 5 | 30 | 3 | .299 | .355 | .654 | .239 |
| Nick Etten | 1B | 154 | 573 | 88 | 168 | 22 | 91 | 4 | .399 | .466 | .865 | .293 |
| Oscar Grimes | 3B | 116 | 387 | 44 | 108 | 5 | 46 | 6 | .377 | .403 | .780 | .279 |
| Mike Milosevich | SS | 94 | 312 | 27 | 77 | 0 | 32 | 1 | .313 | .308 | .621 | .247 |
| Don Savage | 3B | 71 | 239 | 31 | 63 | 4 | 24 | 1 | .323 | .385 | .708 | .264 |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | 2B | 154 | 643 | 125 | 205 | 8 | 43 | 55 | .389 | .460 | .849 | .319 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Cooney | OF | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .125 | .347 | .125 |
| Russ Derry | OF | 38 | 114 | 14 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 1 | .366 | .386 | .752 | .254 |
| Ed Levy | OF | 40 | 153 | 12 | 37 | 4 | 29 | 1 | .270 | .418 | .688 | .242 |
| Johnny Lindell | OF | 149 | 594 | 91 | 178 | 18 | 103 | 5 | .351 | .500 | .851 | .300 |
| Hersh Martin | OF | 85 | 328 | 49 | 99 | 9 | 47 | 5 | .371 | .445 | .816 | .302 |
| Bud Metheny | OF | 137 | 518 | 72 | 124 | 14 | 67 | 5 | .316 | .355 | .671 | .239 |
| Larry Rosenthal | OF | 36 | 101 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .325 | .228 | .553 | .198 |
| Tuck Stainback | OF | 30 | 78 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .247 | .256 | .503 | .218 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Collins | C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .833 | .333 |
| Bill Drescher | C | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Mike Garbark | C | 89 | 299 | 23 | 78 | 1 | 33 | 0 | .320 | .328 | .648 | .261 |
| Rollie Hemsley | C | 81 | 284 | 23 | 76 | 2 | 26 | 0 | .290 | .366 | .656 | .268 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Paul Waner | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .143 | .476 | .143 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5331 | 674 | 1410 | 96 | 631 | 91 | .327 | .387 | .714 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bevens | 8 | 5 | 43.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 2.68 | 1.304 | |||
| Tiny Bonham | 26 | 25 | 213.7 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 54 | 41 | 2.99 | 1.259 | |||
| Hank Borowy | 35 | 30 | 252.7 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 2 | 107 | 88 | 2.64 | 1.235 | |||
| Spud Chandler | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.167 | |||
| Atley Donald | 30 | 19 | 159 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 0 | 48 | 59 | 3.34 | 1.459 | |||
| Monk Dubiel | 30 | 28 | 232 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 0 | 79 | 86 | 3.38 | 1.306 | |||
| Johnny Johnson | 22 | 1 | 26.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 4.05 | 1.835 | |||
| Al Lyons | 11 | 0 | 39.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 4.54 | 1.688 | |||
| Joe Page | 19 | 16 | 102.7 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 63 | 52 | 4.56 | 1.480 | |||
| Mel Queen | 10 | 10 | 81.7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 30 | 34 | 3.31 | 1.248 | |||
| Steve Roser | 16 | 6 | 84 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 3.86 | 1.357 | |||
| Jim Turner | 35 | 0 | 41.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 3.46 | 1.535 | |||
| Bill Zuber | 22 | 13 | 107 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 59 | 54 | 4.21 | 1.449 | |||
| Team Totals | 265 | 154 | 1390.6 | 83 | 71 | .539 | 13 | 529 | 532 | 3.38 | 1.354 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Nick Etten and Snuffy Stirnweiss | 154 |
| At Bats | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 643 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 723 |
| Batting Average | Snuffy Stirnweiss | .319 |
| On-Base % | Nick Etten | .399 |
| Slugging % | Johnny Lindell | .500 |
| OPS | Nick Etten | .865 |
| Runs | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 125 |
| Hits | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 205 |
| Total Bases | Johnny Lindell | 297 |
| Doubles | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 35 |
| Triples | Johnny Lindell and Snuffy Stirnweiss | 16 |
| Home Runs | Nick Etten | 22 |
| RBI | Johnny Lindell | 103 |
| Walks | Nick Etten | 97 |
| Strikeouts | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 55 |
| Caught Stealing | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bud Metheny | 14 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Johnny Lindell | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Hank Borowy | 17 |
| Losses | Monk Dubiel | 13 |
| Saves | Jim Turner | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Hank Borowy | .586 |
| ERA | Hank Borowy | 2.64 |
| WHIP | Hank Borowy | 1.235 |
| Innings Pitched | Hank Borowy | 252.7 |
| Games | Hank Borowy and Jim Turner | 35 |
| Games Started | Hank Borowy | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Hank Borowy | 107 |
| Complete Games | Hank Borowy and Monk Dubiel | 19 |
| Shutouts | Hank Borowy and Monk Dubiel | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Hank Borowy | 1044 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Monk Dubiel | 87 |
| Hits Allowed | Tiny Bonham | 228 |
| Walks Allowed | Hank Borowy | 88 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Hank Borowy | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Joe Page | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Joe Page | 3 |
