1948 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1948 New York Yankees finished with a record of 94-60. They scored 857 runs and belted 139 home runs to go along with a .278 batting average. The offense was powered by Joe DiMaggio, who led the team with 39 home runs, 155 RBI, and 190 hits.
The team allowed 633 runs and had a team ERA of 3.75. Vic Raschi led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 124 strikeouts. Joe Page was the team's best fireman, with 16 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Brown | 3B | 113 | 363 | 62 | 109 | 3 | 48 | 0 | .383 | .405 | .788 | .300 |
| Frankie Crosetti | 2B | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .429 | .804 | .286 |
| Billy Johnson | 3B | 127 | 446 | 59 | 131 | 12 | 64 | 0 | .358 | .446 | .804 | .294 |
| George McQuinn | 1B | 94 | 302 | 33 | 75 | 11 | 41 | 0 | .336 | .421 | .757 | .248 |
| Jack Phillips | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Phil Rizzuto | SS | 128 | 464 | 65 | 117 | 6 | 50 | 6 | .340 | .328 | .668 | .252 |
| Bud Souchock | 1B | 44 | 118 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 3 | .248 | .322 | .570 | .203 |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | 2B | 141 | 515 | 90 | 130 | 3 | 32 | 5 | .360 | .336 | .696 | .252 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Bauer | OF | 19 | 50 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .268 | .300 | .568 | .180 |
| Joe DiMaggio | OF | 153 | 594 | 110 | 190 | 39 | 155 | 1 | .396 | .598 | .994 | .320 |
| Tommy Henrich | OF | 146 | 588 | 138 | 181 | 25 | 100 | 2 | .391 | .554 | .945 | .308 |
| Charlie Keller | OF | 83 | 247 | 41 | 66 | 6 | 44 | 1 | .372 | .417 | .789 | .267 |
| Johnny Lindell | OF | 88 | 309 | 58 | 98 | 13 | 55 | 0 | .387 | .511 | .898 | .317 |
| Cliff Mapes | OF | 53 | 88 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .298 | .432 | .730 | .250 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Yogi Berra | C | 125 | 469 | 70 | 143 | 14 | 98 | 3 | .341 | .488 | .829 | .305 |
| Ralph Houk | C | 14 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .276 | .345 | .621 | .276 |
| Sherm Lollar | C | 22 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .231 | .211 | .442 | .211 |
| Gus Niarhos | C | 83 | 228 | 41 | 61 | 0 | 19 | 1 | .404 | .338 | .742 | .268 |
| Charlie Silvera | C | 4 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .571 | .714 | 1.285 | .571 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Joe Collins | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .400 | .600 | .200 | |
| Lonny Frey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Bud Stewart | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .400 | .600 | .200 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5324 | 857 | 1480 | 139 | 806 | 24 | .352 | .432 | .783 | .278 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tommy Byrne | 31 | 11 | 133.7 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2 | 93 | 101 | 3.30 | 1.346 | |||
| Karl Drews | 19 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 3.79 | 1.737 | |||
| Red Embree | 20 | 8 | 76.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 3.76 | 1.395 | |||
| Randy Gumpert | 15 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2.88 | 1.320 | |||
| Frank Hiller | 22 | 5 | 62.3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 4.04 | 1.429 | |||
| Eddie Lopat | 33 | 31 | 226.7 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 0 | 83 | 66 | 3.65 | 1.376 | |||
| Cuddles Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .00 | 3.000 | |||
| Joe Page | 55 | 1 | 107.7 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 16 | 77 | 66 | 4.26 | 1.690 | |||
| Bob Porterfield | 16 | 12 | 78 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 30 | 34 | 4.50 | 1.526 | |||
| Vic Raschi | 36 | 31 | 222.7 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 1 | 124 | 74 | 3.84 | 1.266 | |||
| Allie Reynolds | 39 | 31 | 236.3 | 16 | 7 | .696 | 3 | 101 | 111 | 3.77 | 1.485 | |||
| Spec Shea | 28 | 22 | 155.7 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 1 | 71 | 87 | 3.41 | 1.310 | |||
| Dick Starr | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 316 | 154 | 1365.8 | 94 | 60 | .610 | 24 | 654 | 641 | 3.75 | 1.413 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Joe DiMaggio | 153 |
| At Bats | Joe DiMaggio | 594 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tommy Henrich | 673 |
| Batting Average | Joe DiMaggio | .320 |
| On-Base % | Joe DiMaggio | .396 |
| Slugging % | Joe DiMaggio | .598 |
| OPS | Joe DiMaggio | .994 |
| Runs | Tommy Henrich | 138 |
| Hits | Joe DiMaggio | 190 |
| Total Bases | Joe DiMaggio | 355 |
| Doubles | Tommy Henrich | 42 |
| Triples | Tommy Henrich | 14 |
| Home Runs | Joe DiMaggio | 39 |
| RBI | Joe DiMaggio | 155 |
| Walks | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | Phil Rizzuto | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | Phil Rizzuto | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Phil Rizzuto | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Billy Johnson | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Vic Raschi | 19 |
| Losses | Eddie Lopat | 11 |
| Saves | Joe Page | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Vic Raschi | .704 |
| ERA | Spec Shea | 3.41 |
| WHIP | Vic Raschi | 1.266 |
| Innings Pitched | Allie Reynolds | 236.3 |
| Games | Joe Page | 55 |
| Games Started | Eddie Lopat, Vic Raschi, and Allie Reynolds | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Vic Raschi | 124 |
| Complete Games | Vic Raschi | 18 |
| Shutouts | Vic Raschi | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Allie Reynolds | 1017 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Allie Reynolds | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Eddie Lopat | 246 |
| Walks Allowed | Allie Reynolds | 111 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Allie Reynolds | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Allie Reynolds | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tommy Byrne | 9 |
