1949 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1949 New York Yankees finished with a record of 97-57. They scored 829 runs and belted 115 home runs to go along with a .269 batting average. Tommy Henrich provided the power for the team with 24 homers. Yogi Berra was the best run producer with 91 RBI. Phil Rizzuto led the team with 169 hits for a .275 average.
The team allowed 637 runs and had a team ERA of 3.70. Vic Raschi led the team with 21 wins. Tommy Byrne racked up 129 strkeouts to lead the team. Joe Page was the team's best fireman, with 27 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Brown | 3B | 104 | 343 | 61 | 97 | 6 | 61 | 4 | .359 | .399 | .758 | .283 |
| Jerry Coleman | 2B | 128 | 447 | 54 | 123 | 2 | 42 | 8 | .367 | .358 | .725 | .275 |
| Joe Collins | 1B | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .438 | .100 | .538 | .100 |
| Billy Johnson | 3B | 113 | 329 | 48 | 82 | 8 | 56 | 1 | .348 | .374 | .722 | .249 |
| Dick Kryhoski | 1B | 54 | 177 | 18 | 52 | 1 | 27 | 2 | .335 | .401 | .736 | .294 |
| Johnny Mize | 1B | 13 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .393 | .435 | .828 | .261 |
| Fenton Mole | 1B | 10 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .333 | .600 | .185 |
| Jack Phillips | 1B | 45 | 91 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .388 | .407 | .795 | .308 |
| Phil Rizzuto | SS | 153 | 614 | 110 | 169 | 5 | 65 | 18 | .352 | .358 | .710 | .275 |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | 2B | 70 | 157 | 29 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 3 | .380 | .338 | .718 | .261 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Bauer | OF | 103 | 301 | 56 | 82 | 10 | 45 | 2 | .354 | .432 | .786 | .272 |
| Jim Delsing | OF | 9 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .381 | .550 | .931 | .350 |
| Joe DiMaggio | OF | 76 | 272 | 58 | 94 | 14 | 67 | 0 | .459 | .596 | 1.055 | .346 |
| Tommy Henrich | OF | 115 | 411 | 90 | 118 | 24 | 85 | 2 | .416 | .526 | .942 | .287 |
| Charlie Keller | OF | 60 | 116 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 16 | 2 | .392 | .379 | .771 | .250 |
| Johnny Lindell | OF | 78 | 211 | 33 | 51 | 6 | 27 | 3 | .350 | .374 | .724 | .242 |
| Cliff Mapes | OF | 111 | 304 | 56 | 75 | 7 | 38 | 6 | .369 | .378 | .747 | .247 |
| Gene Woodling | OF | 112 | 296 | 60 | 80 | 5 | 44 | 2 | .381 | .412 | .793 | .270 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Yogi Berra | C | 116 | 415 | 59 | 115 | 20 | 91 | 2 | .323 | .480 | .803 | .277 |
| Ralph Houk | C | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .571 | .571 | 1.142 | .571 |
| Gus Niarhos | C | 32 | 43 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .456 | .372 | .828 | .279 |
| Charlie Silvera | C | 58 | 130 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 13 | 2 | .403 | .331 | .734 | .315 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Mickey Witek | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5196 | 829 | 1396 | 115 | 760 | 58 | .357 | .400 | .757 | .269 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ralph Buxton | 14 | 0 | 26.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.05 | 1.423 | |||
| Tommy Byrne | 32 | 30 | 196 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 0 | 129 | 179 | 3.72 | 1.551 | |||
| Hugh Casey | 4 | 0 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8.22 | 2.468 | |||
| Frank Hiller | 4 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5.87 | 2.078 | |||
| Wally Hood | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .00 | 0.435 | |||
| Eddie Lopat | 31 | 30 | 215.3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 1 | 70 | 69 | 3.26 | 1.352 | |||
| Cuddles Marshall | 21 | 2 | 49.3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 13 | 48 | 5.11 | 1.947 | |||
| Joe Page | 60 | 0 | 135.3 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 27 | 99 | 75 | 2.59 | 1.316 | |||
| Duane Pillette | 12 | 3 | 37.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 4.34 | 1.662 | |||
| Bob Porterfield | 12 | 8 | 57.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 4.06 | 1.421 | |||
| Vic Raschi | 38 | 37 | 274.7 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 0 | 124 | 138 | 3.34 | 1.402 | |||
| Allie Reynolds | 35 | 31 | 213.7 | 17 | 6 | .739 | 1 | 105 | 123 | 4.00 | 1.511 | |||
| Fred Sanford | 29 | 11 | 95.3 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 51 | 57 | 3.87 | 1.647 | |||
| Spec Shea | 20 | 3 | 52.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 22 | 43 | 5.33 | 1.740 | |||
| Team Totals | 314 | 155 | 1371.3 | 97 | 57 | .630 | 36 | 671 | 812 | 3.70 | 1.490 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Phil Rizzuto | 153 |
| At Bats | Phil Rizzuto | 614 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Phil Rizzuto | 712 |
| Batting Average | Tommy Henrich | .287 |
| On-Base % | Tommy Henrich | .416 |
| Slugging % | Tommy Henrich | .526 |
| OPS | Tommy Henrich | .942 |
| Runs | Phil Rizzuto | 110 |
| Hits | Phil Rizzuto | 169 |
| Total Bases | Phil Rizzuto | 220 |
| Doubles | Phil Rizzuto | 22 |
| Triples | Phil Rizzuto and Gene Woodling | 7 |
| Home Runs | Tommy Henrich | 24 |
| RBI | Yogi Berra | 91 |
| Walks | Tommy Henrich | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Cliff Mapes | 50 |
| Stolen Bases | Phil Rizzuto | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Jerry Coleman and Phil Rizzuto | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Phil Rizzuto | 25 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Phil Rizzuto | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Vic Raschi | 21 |
| Losses | Eddie Lopat and Vic Raschi | 10 |
| Saves | Joe Page | 27 |
| Won-Loss % | Allie Reynolds | .739 |
| ERA | Eddie Lopat | 3.26 |
| WHIP | Eddie Lopat | 1.352 |
| Innings Pitched | Vic Raschi | 274.7 |
| Games | Joe Page | 60 |
| Games Started | Vic Raschi | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Tommy Byrne | 129 |
| Complete Games | Vic Raschi | 21 |
| Shutouts | Eddie Lopat | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Vic Raschi | 1186 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Vic Raschi | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Vic Raschi | 247 |
| Walks Allowed | Tommy Byrne | 179 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Eddie Lopat | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Vic Raschi | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tommy Byrne | 13 |
