1953 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1953 New York Yankees finished with a record of 99-52. They scored 801 runs and belted 139 home runs to go along with a .273 batting average. The offense was powered by Yogi Berra, who led the team with 27 home runs and 108 RBI. Gil McDougald led the team with 154 hits for a .285 average.
The team allowed 547 runs and had a team ERA of 3.20. Whitey Ford led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 110 strikeouts. Allie Reynolds was the team's best fireman, with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Loren Babe | 3B | 5 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .333 | .722 | 1.055 | .333 |
| Don Bollweg | 1B | 70 | 155 | 24 | 46 | 6 | 24 | 1 | .384 | .503 | .887 | .297 |
| Jim Brideweser | SS | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 | 2.667 | 1.000 |
| Andy Carey | 3B | 51 | 81 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 2 | .389 | .531 | .920 | .321 |
| Jerry Coleman | 2B | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Joe Collins | 1B | 127 | 387 | 72 | 104 | 17 | 44 | 2 | .365 | .439 | .804 | .269 |
| Billy Martin | 2B | 149 | 587 | 72 | 151 | 15 | 75 | 6 | .314 | .395 | .709 | .257 |
| Gil McDougald | 3B | 141 | 541 | 82 | 154 | 10 | 83 | 3 | .361 | .416 | .777 | .285 |
| Willie Miranda | SS | 48 | 58 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .286 | .276 | .562 | .224 |
| Johnny Mize | 1B | 81 | 104 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 27 | 0 | .339 | .394 | .733 | .250 |
| Phil Rizzuto | SS | 134 | 413 | 54 | 112 | 2 | 54 | 4 | .383 | .351 | .734 | .271 |
| Gus Triandos | 1B | 18 | 51 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .204 | .255 | .459 | .157 |
| Frank Verdi | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Bauer | OF | 133 | 437 | 77 | 133 | 10 | 57 | 2 | .394 | .446 | .840 | .304 |
| Mickey Mantle | OF | 127 | 461 | 105 | 136 | 21 | 92 | 8 | .398 | .497 | .895 | .295 |
| Irv Noren | OF | 109 | 345 | 55 | 92 | 6 | 46 | 3 | .350 | .388 | .738 | .267 |
| Bill Renna | OF | 61 | 121 | 19 | 38 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .385 | .463 | .848 | .314 |
| Gene Woodling | OF | 125 | 395 | 64 | 121 | 10 | 58 | 2 | .429 | .468 | .897 | .306 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Yogi Berra | C | 137 | 503 | 80 | 149 | 27 | 108 | 0 | .363 | .523 | .886 | .296 |
| Ralph Houk | C | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .222 |
| Charlie Silvera | C | 42 | 82 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .352 | .341 | .693 | .280 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bob Cerv | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .000 | .143 | .000 | |
| Art Schult | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5194 | 801 | 1420 | 139 | 762 | 34 | .354 | .417 | .771 | .273 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ewell Blackwell | 8 | 4 | 19.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 3.66 | 1.523 | |||
| Whitey Ford | 32 | 30 | 207 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 0 | 110 | 110 | 3.00 | 1.435 | |||
| Tom Gorman | 40 | 1 | 77 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 3.39 | 1.260 | |||
| Steve Kraly | 5 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 3.24 | 1.400 | |||
| Bob Kuzava | 33 | 6 | 92.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | 48 | 34 | 3.31 | 1.365 | |||
| Eddie Lopat | 25 | 24 | 178.3 | 16 | 4 | .800 | 0 | 50 | 32 | 2.42 | 1.127 | |||
| Jim McDonald | 27 | 18 | 129.7 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 0 | 43 | 39 | 3.82 | 1.288 | |||
| Bill Miller | 13 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 4.76 | 1.912 | |||
| Vic Raschi | 28 | 26 | 181 | 13 | 6 | .684 | 1 | 76 | 55 | 3.33 | 1.133 | |||
| Allie Reynolds | 41 | 15 | 145 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 13 | 86 | 61 | 3.41 | 1.386 | |||
| Johnny Sain | 40 | 19 | 189 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 9 | 84 | 45 | 3.00 | 1.238 | |||
| Ray Scarborough | 25 | 1 | 54.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 3.29 | 1.426 | |||
| Art Schallock | 7 | 1 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 2.95 | 2.113 | |||
| Johnny Schmitz | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2.08 | 1.163 | |||
| Team Totals | 327 | 151 | 1358.3 | 99 | 52 | .656 | 39 | 604 | 500 | 3.20 | 1.315 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Billy Martin | 149 |
| At Bats | Billy Martin | 587 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Billy Martin | 645 |
| Batting Average | Gene Woodling | .306 |
| On-Base % | Gene Woodling | .429 |
| Slugging % | Yogi Berra | .523 |
| OPS | Gene Woodling | .897 |
| Runs | Mickey Mantle | 105 |
| Hits | Gil McDougald | 154 |
| Total Bases | Yogi Berra | 263 |
| Doubles | Gil McDougald | 27 |
| Triples | Gil McDougald | 7 |
| Home Runs | Yogi Berra | 27 |
| RBI | Yogi Berra | 108 |
| Walks | Gene Woodling | 82 |
| Strikeouts | Mickey Mantle | 90 |
| Stolen Bases | Mickey Mantle | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | Billy Martin and Gene Woodling | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Phil Rizzuto | 18 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Billy Martin | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Whitey Ford | 18 |
| Losses | Jim McDonald, Allie Reynolds, and Johnny Sain | 7 |
| Saves | Allie Reynolds | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Eddie Lopat | .800 |
| ERA | Eddie Lopat | 2.42 |
| WHIP | Eddie Lopat | 1.127 |
| Innings Pitched | Whitey Ford | 207 |
| Games | Allie Reynolds | 41 |
| Games Started | Whitey Ford | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Whitey Ford | 110 |
| Complete Games | Whitey Ford | 11 |
| Shutouts | Vic Raschi | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Whitey Ford | 882 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Whitey Ford | 69 |
| Hits Allowed | Johnny Sain | 189 |
| Walks Allowed | Whitey Ford | 110 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Johnny Sain | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Allie Reynolds | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tom Gorman | 6 |
