1955 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1955 New York Yankees finished with a record of 96-58. They scored 761 runs and belted 175 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Mickey Mantle, who led the team with 37 home runs and 158 hits. Yogi Berra was the best run producer with 108 RBI.
The team allowed 569 runs and had a team ERA of 3.23. Whitey Ford was the winningest pitcher, with 18 games won. Bob Turley racked up 210 strkeouts to lead the team. Jim Konstanty led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Andy Carey | 3B | 135 | 510 | 73 | 131 | 7 | 47 | 3 | .313 | .378 | .691 | .257 |
| Tom Carroll | SS | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Jerry Coleman | SS | 43 | 96 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .321 | .281 | .602 | .229 |
| Joe Collins | 1B | 105 | 278 | 40 | 65 | 13 | 45 | 0 | .339 | .414 | .753 | .234 |
| Billy Hunter | SS | 98 | 255 | 14 | 58 | 3 | 20 | 9 | .269 | .298 | .567 | .227 |
| Frank Leja | 1B | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Billy Martin | 2B | 20 | 70 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .354 | .371 | .725 | .300 |
| Gil McDougald | 2B | 141 | 533 | 79 | 152 | 13 | 53 | 6 | .361 | .407 | .768 | .285 |
| Bobby Richardson | 2B | 11 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .214 | .154 | .368 | .154 |
| Phil Rizzuto | SS | 81 | 143 | 19 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 7 | .369 | .322 | .691 | .259 |
| Eddie Robinson | 1B | 88 | 173 | 25 | 36 | 16 | 42 | 0 | .358 | .491 | .849 | .208 |
| Bill Skowron | 1B | 108 | 288 | 46 | 92 | 12 | 61 | 1 | .369 | .524 | .893 | .319 |
| Marv Throneberry | 1B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 1.500 | 2.167 | 1.000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Bauer | OF | 139 | 492 | 97 | 137 | 20 | 53 | 8 | .360 | .461 | .821 | .278 |
| Bob Cerv | OF | 55 | 85 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 22 | 4 | .411 | .541 | .952 | .341 |
| Elston Howard | OF | 97 | 279 | 33 | 81 | 10 | 43 | 0 | .336 | .477 | .813 | .290 |
| Mickey Mantle | OF | 147 | 517 | 121 | 158 | 37 | 99 | 8 | .431 | .611 | 1.042 | .306 |
| Irv Noren | OF | 132 | 371 | 49 | 94 | 8 | 59 | 5 | .331 | .375 | .706 | .253 |
| Dick Tettelbach | OF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Lou Berberet | C | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .400 | .900 | .400 |
| Yogi Berra | C | 147 | 541 | 84 | 147 | 27 | 108 | 1 | .349 | .470 | .819 | .272 |
| Johnny Blanchard | C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Charlie Silvera | C | 14 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .344 | .192 | .536 | .192 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Enos Slaughter | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .111 | .311 | .111 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5161 | 761 | 1342 | 175 | 717 | 55 | .336 | .418 | .753 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tommy Byrne | 27 | 22 | 160 | 16 | 5 | .762 | 2 | 76 | 87 | 3.15 | 1.400 | |||
| Rip Coleman | 10 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.28 | 1.931 | |||
| Whitey Ford | 39 | 33 | 253.7 | 18 | 7 | .720 | 2 | 137 | 113 | 2.63 | 1.186 | |||
| Ted Gray | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Bob Grim | 26 | 11 | 92.3 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4 | 63 | 42 | 4.19 | 1.333 | |||
| Jim Konstanty | 45 | 0 | 73.7 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 2.32 | 1.248 | |||
| Johnny Kucks | 29 | 13 | 126.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0 | 49 | 44 | 3.41 | 1.310 | |||
| Don Larsen | 19 | 13 | 97 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 2 | 44 | 51 | 3.06 | 1.361 | |||
| Eddie Lopat | 16 | 12 | 86.7 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 3.74 | 1.349 | |||
| Tom Morgan | 40 | 1 | 72 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 3.25 | 1.333 | |||
| Johnny Sain | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6.75 | 1.321 | |||
| Art Schallock | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Gerry Staley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Tom Sturdivant | 33 | 1 | 68.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 48 | 42 | 3.16 | 1.318 | |||
| Bob Turley | 36 | 34 | 246.7 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 1 | 210 | 177 | 3.06 | 1.398 | |||
| Bob Wiesler | 16 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 22 | 49 | 3.91 | 1.660 | |||
| Team Totals | 344 | 154 | 1372.4 | 96 | 58 | .623 | 33 | 732 | 688 | 3.23 | 1.349 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle | 147 |
| At Bats | Yogi Berra | 541 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mickey Mantle | 638 |
| Batting Average | Mickey Mantle | .306 |
| On-Base % | Mickey Mantle | .431 |
| Slugging % | Mickey Mantle | .611 |
| OPS | Mickey Mantle | 1.042 |
| Runs | Mickey Mantle | 121 |
| Hits | Mickey Mantle | 158 |
| Total Bases | Mickey Mantle | 316 |
| Doubles | Mickey Mantle | 25 |
| Triples | Andy Carey and Mickey Mantle | 11 |
| Home Runs | Mickey Mantle | 37 |
| RBI | Yogi Berra | 108 |
| Walks | Mickey Mantle | 113 |
| Strikeouts | Mickey Mantle | 97 |
| Stolen Bases | Billy Hunter | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Hank Bauer and Gil McDougald | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Phil Rizzuto | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Andy Carey and Gil McDougald | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Yogi Berra | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Whitey Ford | 18 |
| Losses | Bob Turley | 13 |
| Saves | Jim Konstanty | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Tommy Byrne | .762 |
| ERA | Whitey Ford | 2.63 |
| WHIP | Whitey Ford | 1.186 |
| Innings Pitched | Whitey Ford | 253.7 |
| Games | Jim Konstanty | 45 |
| Games Started | Bob Turley | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Turley | 210 |
| Complete Games | Whitey Ford | 18 |
| Shutouts | Bob Turley | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Turley | 1075 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Turley | 84 |
| Hits Allowed | Whitey Ford | 188 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Turley | 177 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Whitey Ford | 20 |
| Wild Pitches | Whitey Ford and Bob Turley | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tommy Byrne and Bob Turley | 7 |
