1951 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1951 New York Yankees finished with a record of 98-56. They scored 798 runs and belted 140 home runs to go along with a .269 batting average. The offense was powered by Yogi Berra, who led the team with 27 home runs, 88 RBI, and 161 hits.
The team allowed 621 runs and had a team ERA of 3.56. Eddie Lopat and Vic Raschi were tied for the team lead in wins with 21. Vic Raschi racked up 164 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Brideweser | SS | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .750 | .375 |
| Bobby Brown | 3B | 103 | 313 | 44 | 84 | 6 | 51 | 1 | .369 | .387 | .756 | .268 |
| Jerry Coleman | 2B | 121 | 362 | 48 | 90 | 3 | 43 | 6 | .315 | .315 | .630 | .249 |
| Joe Collins | 1B | 125 | 262 | 52 | 75 | 9 | 48 | 9 | .368 | .458 | .826 | .286 |
| Johnny Hopp | 1B | 46 | 63 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .306 | .317 | .623 | .206 |
| Billy Johnson | 3B | 15 | 40 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .404 | .375 | .779 | .300 |
| Billy Martin | 2B | 51 | 58 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .328 | .345 | .673 | .259 |
| Gil McDougald | 3B | 131 | 402 | 72 | 123 | 14 | 63 | 14 | .396 | .488 | .884 | .306 |
| Johnny Mize | 1B | 113 | 332 | 37 | 86 | 10 | 49 | 1 | .339 | .398 | .737 | .259 |
| Phil Rizzuto | SS | 144 | 540 | 87 | 148 | 2 | 43 | 18 | .350 | .346 | .696 | .274 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Bauer | OF | 118 | 348 | 53 | 103 | 10 | 54 | 5 | .373 | .454 | .827 | .296 |
| Bob Cerv | OF | 12 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .313 | .250 | .563 | .214 |
| Joe DiMaggio | OF | 116 | 415 | 72 | 109 | 12 | 71 | 0 | .365 | .422 | .787 | .263 |
| Jackie Jensen | OF | 56 | 168 | 30 | 50 | 8 | 25 | 8 | .369 | .500 | .869 | .298 |
| Mickey Mantle | OF | 96 | 341 | 61 | 91 | 13 | 65 | 8 | .349 | .443 | .792 | .267 |
| Cliff Mapes | OF | 45 | 51 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .273 | .431 | .704 | .216 |
| Archie Wilson | OF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Gene Woodling | OF | 120 | 420 | 65 | 118 | 15 | 71 | 0 | .373 | .462 | .835 | .281 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Yogi Berra | C | 141 | 547 | 92 | 161 | 27 | 88 | 5 | .350 | .492 | .842 | .294 |
| Clint Courtney | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Ralph Houk | C | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Charlie Silvera | C | 18 | 51 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .339 | .392 | .731 | .275 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5194 | 798 | 1395 | 140 | 741 | 78 | .343 | .408 | .751 | .269 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tommy Byrne | 9 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 14 | 36 | 6.86 | 2.476 | |||
| Tom Ferrick | 9 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7.50 | 2.333 | |||
| Bobby Hogue | 7 | 0 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .00 | 0.959 | |||
| Jack Kramer | 19 | 3 | 40.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 4.65 | 1.646 | |||
| Bob Kuzava | 23 | 8 | 82.3 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 5 | 50 | 27 | 2.40 | 1.252 | |||
| Eddie Lopat | 31 | 31 | 234.7 | 21 | 9 | .700 | 0 | 93 | 71 | 2.91 | 1.193 | |||
| Tom Morgan | 27 | 16 | 124.7 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2 | 57 | 36 | 3.68 | 1.243 | |||
| Bob Muncrief | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Ernie Nevel | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Joe Ostrowski | 34 | 3 | 95.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 3.49 | 1.270 | |||
| Stubby Overmire | 15 | 4 | 44.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 4.63 | 1.521 | |||
| Bob Porterfield | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Vic Raschi | 35 | 34 | 258.3 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 0 | 164 | 103 | 3.27 | 1.301 | |||
| Allie Reynolds | 40 | 26 | 221 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 7 | 126 | 100 | 3.05 | 1.226 | |||
| Johnny Sain | 7 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 4.14 | 1.324 | |||
| Fred Sanford | 11 | 2 | 26.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 3.71 | 1.498 | |||
| Art Schallock | 11 | 6 | 46.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 3.88 | 1.512 | |||
| Spec Shea | 25 | 11 | 95.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 38 | 50 | 4.33 | 1.693 | |||
| Bob Wiesler | 4 | 3 | 9.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13.50 | 2.581 | |||
| Team Totals | 312 | 154 | 1367 | 98 | 56 | .636 | 22 | 664 | 562 | 3.56 | 1.355 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Phil Rizzuto | 144 |
| At Bats | Yogi Berra | 547 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Phil Rizzuto | 629 |
| Batting Average | Yogi Berra | .294 |
| On-Base % | Gene Woodling | .373 |
| Slugging % | Yogi Berra | .492 |
| OPS | Yogi Berra | .842 |
| Runs | Yogi Berra | 92 |
| Hits | Yogi Berra | 161 |
| Total Bases | Yogi Berra | 269 |
| Doubles | Gil McDougald | 23 |
| Triples | Gene Woodling | 8 |
| Home Runs | Yogi Berra | 27 |
| RBI | Yogi Berra | 88 |
| Walks | Gene Woodling | 62 |
| Strikeouts | Mickey Mantle | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | Phil Rizzuto | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Joe Collins and Mickey Mantle | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Phil Rizzuto | 26 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Yogi Berra and Joe DiMaggio | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Eddie Lopat and Vic Raschi | 21 |
| Losses | Vic Raschi | 10 |
| Saves | Allie Reynolds | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Eddie Lopat | .700 |
| ERA | Eddie Lopat | 2.91 |
| WHIP | Eddie Lopat | 1.193 |
| Innings Pitched | Vic Raschi | 258.3 |
| Games | Allie Reynolds | 40 |
| Games Started | Vic Raschi | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Vic Raschi | 164 |
| Complete Games | Eddie Lopat | 20 |
| Shutouts | Allie Reynolds | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Vic Raschi | 1081 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Vic Raschi | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Vic Raschi | 233 |
| Walks Allowed | Vic Raschi | 103 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Vic Raschi | 20 |
| Wild Pitches | Vic Raschi | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Vic Raschi and Allie Reynolds | 5 |
