1946 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1946 New York Yankees finished with a record of 87-67. They scored 684 runs and belted 136 home runs to go along with a .248 batting average. The offense was powered by Charlie Keller, who led the team with 30 home runs, 101 RBI, and 148 hits.
The team allowed 547 runs and had a team ERA of 3.13. Spud Chandler led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 138 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Bockman | 3B | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .167 | .321 | .083 |
| Bobby Brown | SS | 7 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .375 | .804 | .333 |
| Frankie Crosetti | SS | 28 | 59 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .382 | .339 | .721 | .288 |
| Nick Etten | 1B | 108 | 323 | 37 | 75 | 9 | 49 | 0 | .315 | .365 | .680 | .232 |
| Joe Gordon | 2B | 112 | 376 | 35 | 79 | 11 | 47 | 2 | .308 | .338 | .646 | .210 |
| Oscar Grimes | SS | 14 | 39 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .225 | .231 | .456 | .205 |
| Billy Johnson | 3B | 85 | 296 | 51 | 77 | 4 | 35 | 1 | .334 | .382 | .716 | .260 |
| Hank Majeski | 3B | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .250 | .333 | .083 |
| Phil Rizzuto | SS | 126 | 471 | 53 | 121 | 2 | 38 | 14 | .315 | .310 | .625 | .257 |
| Bud Souchock | 1B | 47 | 86 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .362 | .477 | .839 | .302 |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | 3B | 129 | 487 | 75 | 122 | 0 | 37 | 18 | .340 | .318 | .658 | .251 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Colman | OF | 5 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .313 | .467 | .780 | .267 |
| Joe DiMaggio | OF | 132 | 503 | 81 | 146 | 25 | 95 | 1 | .367 | .511 | .878 | .290 |
| Tommy Henrich | OF | 150 | 565 | 92 | 142 | 19 | 83 | 5 | .358 | .411 | .769 | .251 |
| Charlie Keller | OF | 150 | 538 | 98 | 148 | 30 | 101 | 1 | .405 | .533 | .938 | .275 |
| Johnny Lindell | OF | 102 | 332 | 41 | 86 | 10 | 40 | 4 | .328 | .410 | .738 | .259 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Yogi Berra | C | 7 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .391 | .682 | 1.073 | .364 |
| Bill Dickey | C | 54 | 134 | 10 | 35 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .357 | .366 | .723 | .261 |
| Bill Drescher | C | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .833 | .333 |
| Gus Niarhos | C | 37 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .392 | .300 | .692 | .225 |
| Aaron Robinson | C | 100 | 330 | 32 | 98 | 16 | 64 | 0 | .388 | .506 | .894 | .297 |
| Ken Silvestri | C | 13 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .333 | .708 | .286 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bud Metheny | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Roy Weatherly | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5139 | 684 | 1275 | 136 | 649 | 48 | .329 | .387 | .716 | .248 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bevens | 31 | 31 | 249.7 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0 | 120 | 78 | 2.23 | 1.165 | |||
| Tiny Bonham | 18 | 14 | 104.7 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 3.70 | 1.146 | |||
| Tommy Byrne | 4 | 1 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5.79 | 1.613 | |||
| Spud Chandler | 34 | 32 | 257.3 | 20 | 8 | .714 | 2 | 138 | 90 | 2.10 | 1.127 | |||
| Karl Drews | 3 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8.53 | 1.905 | |||
| Al Gettel | 26 | 11 | 103 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0 | 54 | 40 | 2.97 | 1.252 | |||
| Randy Gumpert | 33 | 12 | 132.7 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1 | 63 | 32 | 2.31 | 1.093 | |||
| Frank Hiller | 3 | 1 | 11.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4.76 | 1.681 | |||
| Herb Karpel | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 2.353 | |||
| Al Lyons | 2 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5.40 | 2.048 | |||
| Cuddles Marshall | 23 | 11 | 81 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 32 | 56 | 5.33 | 1.877 | |||
| Johnny Murphy | 27 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 3.40 | 1.311 | |||
| Joe Page | 31 | 17 | 136 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3 | 77 | 72 | 3.57 | 1.456 | |||
| Mel Queen | 14 | 3 | 30.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 6.53 | 2.013 | |||
| Vic Raschi | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3.94 | 1.188 | |||
| Steve Roser | 4 | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16.20 | 3.333 | |||
| Red Ruffing | 8 | 8 | 61 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 1.77 | 0.984 | |||
| Marius Russo | 8 | 3 | 18.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 4.34 | 1.979 | |||
| Charley Stanceu | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9.00 | 2.750 | |||
| Jake Wade | 13 | 1 | 35.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 2.29 | 1.331 | |||
| Bill Wight | 14 | 4 | 40.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 4.46 | 1.836 | |||
| Bill Zuber | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12.71 | 2.281 | |||
| Team Totals | 306 | 154 | 1360.9 | 87 | 67 | .565 | 17 | 653 | 552 | 3.13 | 1.311 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tommy Henrich and Charlie Keller | 150 |
| At Bats | Tommy Henrich | 565 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tommy Henrich | 671 |
| Batting Average | Joe DiMaggio | .290 |
| On-Base % | Charlie Keller | .405 |
| Slugging % | Charlie Keller | .533 |
| OPS | Charlie Keller | .938 |
| Runs | Charlie Keller | 98 |
| Hits | Charlie Keller | 148 |
| Total Bases | Charlie Keller | 287 |
| Doubles | Charlie Keller | 29 |
| Triples | Charlie Keller | 10 |
| Home Runs | Charlie Keller | 30 |
| RBI | Charlie Keller | 101 |
| Walks | Charlie Keller | 113 |
| Strikeouts | Charlie Keller | 101 |
| Stolen Bases | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Phil Rizzuto | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tommy Henrich | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Gordon | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Spud Chandler | 20 |
| Losses | Bill Bevens | 13 |
| Saves | Johnny Murphy | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Randy Gumpert | .786 |
| ERA | Spud Chandler | 2.10 |
| WHIP | Spud Chandler | 1.127 |
| Innings Pitched | Spud Chandler | 257.3 |
| Games | Spud Chandler | 34 |
| Games Started | Spud Chandler | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Spud Chandler | 138 |
| Complete Games | Spud Chandler | 20 |
| Shutouts | Spud Chandler | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Spud Chandler | 1028 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Bevens | 62 |
| Hits Allowed | Bill Bevens | 213 |
| Walks Allowed | Spud Chandler | 90 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Bevens | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Spud Chandler | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Joe Page | 4 |
