1956 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1956 New York Yankees finished with a record of 97-57. They scored 857 runs and belted 190 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. The offense was powered by Mickey Mantle, who led the team with 52 home runs, 130 RBI, and 188 hits.
The team allowed 631 runs and had a team ERA of 3.63. Whitey Ford led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 141 strikeouts. Tom Morgan was the team's best fireman, 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 | 132 | 422 | 54 | 100 | 7 | 50 | 9 | .310 | .339 | .649 | .237 |
| Tom Carroll | 3B | 36 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .389 | .353 | .742 | .353 |
| Jerry Coleman | 2B | 80 | 183 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 18 | 1 | .305 | .295 | .600 | .257 |
| Billy Hunter | SS | 39 | 75 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .299 | .427 | .726 | .280 |
| Jerry Lumpe | SS | 20 | 62 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .313 | .306 | .619 | .258 |
| Billy Martin | 2B | 121 | 458 | 76 | 121 | 9 | 49 | 7 | .310 | .397 | .707 | .264 |
| Gil McDougald | SS | 120 | 438 | 79 | 136 | 13 | 56 | 3 | .405 | .443 | .848 | .311 |
| Bobby Richardson | 2B | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Phil Rizzuto | SS | 31 | 52 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .310 | .231 | .541 | .231 |
| Eddie Robinson | 1B | 26 | 54 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .323 | .519 | .842 | .222 |
| Bill Skowron | 1B | 134 | 464 | 78 | 143 | 23 | 90 | 4 | .382 | .528 | .910 | .308 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Bauer | OF | 147 | 539 | 96 | 130 | 26 | 84 | 4 | .316 | .445 | .761 | .241 |
| Bob Cerv | OF | 54 | 115 | 16 | 35 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .396 | .530 | .926 | .304 |
| Joe Collins | OF | 100 | 262 | 38 | 59 | 7 | 43 | 3 | .313 | .347 | .660 | .225 |
| Elston Howard | OF | 98 | 290 | 35 | 76 | 5 | 34 | 0 | .312 | .362 | .674 | .262 |
| Mickey Mantle | OF | 150 | 533 | 132 | 188 | 52 | 130 | 10 | .464 | .705 | 1.169 | .353 |
| Irv Noren | OF | 29 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .408 | .243 | .651 | .216 |
| Norm Siebern | OF | 54 | 162 | 27 | 33 | 4 | 21 | 1 | .286 | .333 | .619 | .204 |
| Enos Slaughter | OF | 24 | 83 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .330 | .386 | .716 | .289 |
| George Wilson | OF | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .167 | .500 | .167 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Yogi Berra | C | 140 | 521 | 93 | 155 | 30 | 105 | 3 | .378 | .534 | .912 | .298 |
| Charlie Silvera | C | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .222 | .586 | .222 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Lou Skizas | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5312 | 857 | 1433 | 190 | 788 | 51 | .342 | .434 | .776 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tommy Byrne | 37 | 8 | 109.7 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 6 | 52 | 72 | 3.36 | 1.641 | |||
| Jim Coates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Rip Coleman | 29 | 9 | 88.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2 | 42 | 42 | 3.67 | 1.574 | |||
| Sonny Dixon | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.08 | 2.326 | |||
| Whitey Ford | 31 | 30 | 225.7 | 19 | 6 | .760 | 1 | 141 | 84 | 2.47 | 1.201 | |||
| Bob Grim | 26 | 6 | 74.7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 5 | 48 | 31 | 2.77 | 1.272 | |||
| Jim Konstanty | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4.91 | 1.909 | |||
| Johnny Kucks | 34 | 31 | 224.3 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 0 | 67 | 72 | 3.85 | 1.315 | |||
| Don Larsen | 38 | 20 | 179.7 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1 | 107 | 96 | 3.26 | 1.274 | |||
| Mickey McDermott | 23 | 9 | 87 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 38 | 47 | 4.24 | 1.517 | |||
| Tom Morgan | 41 | 0 | 71.3 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 4.16 | 1.417 | |||
| Gerry Staley | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108.00 | 13.333 | |||
| Tom Sturdivant | 32 | 17 | 158.3 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 5 | 110 | 52 | 3.30 | 1.175 | |||
| Ralph Terry | 3 | 3 | 13.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 9.45 | 2.105 | |||
| Bob Turley | 27 | 21 | 132 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | 91 | 103 | 5.05 | 1.826 | |||
| Team Totals | 335 | 154 | 1381.9 | 97 | 57 | .630 | 35 | 732 | 652 | 3.63 | 1.402 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mickey Mantle | 150 |
| At Bats | Hank Bauer | 539 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mickey Mantle | 652 |
| Batting Average | Mickey Mantle | .353 |
| On-Base % | Mickey Mantle | .464 |
| Slugging % | Mickey Mantle | .705 |
| OPS | Mickey Mantle | 1.169 |
| Runs | Mickey Mantle | 132 |
| Hits | Mickey Mantle | 188 |
| Total Bases | Mickey Mantle | 376 |
| Doubles | Yogi Berra | 29 |
| Triples | Hank Bauer | 7 |
| Home Runs | Mickey Mantle | 52 |
| RBI | Mickey Mantle | 130 |
| Walks | Mickey Mantle | 112 |
| Strikeouts | Mickey Mantle | 99 |
| Stolen Bases | Mickey Mantle | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Gil McDougald | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Billy Martin | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Hank Bauer, Yogi Berra, Andy Carey, and Billy Martin | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bill Skowron | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Whitey Ford | 19 |
| Losses | Johnny Kucks | 9 |
| Saves | Tom Morgan | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Whitey Ford | .760 |
| ERA | Whitey Ford | 2.47 |
| WHIP | Tom Sturdivant | 1.175 |
| Innings Pitched | Whitey Ford | 225.7 |
| Games | Tom Morgan | 41 |
| Games Started | Johnny Kucks | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Whitey Ford | 141 |
| Complete Games | Whitey Ford | 18 |
| Shutouts | Johnny Kucks | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Johnny Kucks | 947 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Johnny Kucks | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Johnny Kucks | 223 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Turley | 103 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Johnny Kucks and Don Larsen | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Whitey Ford | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Johnny Kucks | 10 |
