1947 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1947 New York Yankees finished with a record of 97-57. They scored 794 runs and belted 115 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average. The offense was powered by Joe DiMaggio, who led the team with 20 home runs and 168 hits. Tommy Henrich knocked in 98 runs.
The team allowed 568 runs and had a team ERA of 3.39. Allie Reynolds led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 129 strikeouts. Joe Page was the team's best fireman, with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Brown | 3B | 69 | 150 | 21 | 45 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .390 | .373 | .763 | .300 |
| Frankie Crosetti | 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Lonny Frey | 2B | 24 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .410 | .250 | .660 | .179 |
| Billy Johnson | 3B | 132 | 494 | 67 | 141 | 10 | 95 | 1 | .351 | .417 | .768 | .285 |
| Johnny Lucadello | 2B | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .083 | .237 | .083 |
| George McQuinn | 1B | 144 | 517 | 84 | 157 | 13 | 80 | 0 | .395 | .437 | .832 | .304 |
| Jack Phillips | 1B | 16 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .417 | .750 | .278 |
| Phil Rizzuto | SS | 153 | 549 | 78 | 150 | 2 | 60 | 11 | .350 | .364 | .714 | .273 |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | 2B | 148 | 571 | 102 | 146 | 5 | 41 | 5 | .358 | .342 | .700 | .256 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Allie Clark | OF | 24 | 67 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .417 | .493 | .910 | .373 |
| Frank Colman | OF | 22 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .167 | .321 | .488 | .107 |
| Joe DiMaggio | OF | 141 | 534 | 97 | 168 | 20 | 97 | 3 | .391 | .522 | .913 | .315 |
| Tommy Henrich | OF | 142 | 550 | 109 | 158 | 16 | 98 | 3 | .372 | .485 | .857 | .287 |
| Charlie Keller | OF | 45 | 151 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 36 | 0 | .404 | .550 | .954 | .238 |
| Johnny Lindell | OF | 127 | 476 | 66 | 131 | 11 | 67 | 1 | .322 | .412 | .734 | .275 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Yogi Berra | C | 83 | 293 | 41 | 82 | 11 | 54 | 0 | .310 | .464 | .774 | .280 |
| Ralph Houk | C | 41 | 92 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .356 | .326 | .682 | .272 |
| Sherm Lollar | C | 11 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .242 | .375 | .617 | .219 |
| Aaron Robinson | C | 82 | 252 | 23 | 68 | 5 | 36 | 0 | .370 | .413 | .783 | .270 |
| Ken Silvestri | C | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .200 | .533 | .200 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ray Mack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Ted Sepkowski | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5308 | 794 | 1439 | 115 | 748 | 27 | .344 | .407 | .751 | .271 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Rugger Ardizoia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.500 | |||
| Bill Bevens | 28 | 23 | 165 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 3.82 | 1.479 | |||
| Tommy Byrne | 4 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4.15 | 2.558 | |||
| Spud Chandler | 17 | 16 | 128 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 68 | 41 | 2.46 | 1.102 | |||
| Karl Drews | 30 | 10 | 91.7 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 45 | 55 | 4.91 | 1.603 | |||
| Randy Gumpert | 24 | 6 | 56.3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 25 | 28 | 5.43 | 1.758 | |||
| Don Johnson | 15 | 8 | 54.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 3.64 | 1.473 | |||
| Al Lyons | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 | 2.455 | |||
| Bobo Newsom | 17 | 15 | 115.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 42 | 30 | 2.80 | 1.201 | |||
| Joe Page | 56 | 2 | 141.3 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 17 | 116 | 72 | 2.48 | 1.253 | |||
| Mel Queen | 5 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9.45 | 1.940 | |||
| Vic Raschi | 15 | 14 | 104.7 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0 | 51 | 38 | 3.87 | 1.213 | |||
| Allie Reynolds | 34 | 30 | 241.7 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 2 | 129 | 123 | 3.20 | 1.365 | |||
| Spec Shea | 27 | 23 | 178.7 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 1 | 89 | 89 | 3.07 | 1.209 | |||
| Dick Starr | 4 | 1 | 12.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.46 | 1.626 | |||
| Butch Wensloff | 11 | 5 | 51.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 2.61 | 1.219 | |||
| Bill Wight | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.111 | |||
| Team Totals | 295 | 155 | 1374.4 | 97 | 57 | .630 | 21 | 691 | 628 | 3.39 | 1.345 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Phil Rizzuto | 153 |
| At Bats | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 571 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 673 |
| Batting Average | Joe DiMaggio | .315 |
| On-Base % | George McQuinn | .395 |
| Slugging % | Joe DiMaggio | .522 |
| OPS | Joe DiMaggio | .913 |
| Runs | Tommy Henrich | 109 |
| Hits | Joe DiMaggio | 168 |
| Total Bases | Joe DiMaggio | 279 |
| Doubles | Tommy Henrich | 35 |
| Triples | Tommy Henrich | 13 |
| Home Runs | Joe DiMaggio | 20 |
| RBI | Tommy Henrich | 98 |
| Walks | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 89 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Lindell | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | Phil Rizzuto | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Phil Rizzuto | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | George McQuinn | 14 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Billy Johnson | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Allie Reynolds | 19 |
| Losses | Bill Bevens | 13 |
| Saves | Joe Page | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Spec Shea | .737 |
| ERA | Spec Shea | 3.07 |
| WHIP | Spec Shea | 1.209 |
| Innings Pitched | Allie Reynolds | 241.7 |
| Games | Joe Page | 56 |
| Games Started | Allie Reynolds | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Allie Reynolds | 129 |
| Complete Games | Allie Reynolds | 17 |
| Shutouts | Allie Reynolds | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Allie Reynolds | 1045 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Allie Reynolds | 86 |
| Hits Allowed | Allie Reynolds | 207 |
| Walks Allowed | Allie Reynolds | 123 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Allie Reynolds | 23 |
| Wild Pitches | Allie Reynolds | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Karl Drews | 5 |
