1959 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1959 New York Yankees finished with a record of 79-75. They scored 687 runs and belted 153 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Mickey Mantle, who led the team with 31 home runs, 75 RBI, and 154 hits.
The team allowed 647 runs and had a team ERA of 3.60. Whitey Ford led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 114 strikeouts. Ryne Duren led the team with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Clete Boyer | SS | 47 | 114 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .215 | .193 | .408 | .175 |
| Fritz Brickell | SS | 18 | 39 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .275 | .359 | .634 | .256 |
| Andy Carey | 3B | 41 | 101 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .306 | .356 | .662 | .257 |
| Elston Howard | 1B | 125 | 443 | 59 | 121 | 18 | 73 | 0 | .306 | .476 | .782 | .273 |
| Tony Kubek | SS | 132 | 512 | 67 | 143 | 6 | 51 | 3 | .313 | .391 | .704 | .279 |
| Hector Lopez | 3B | 112 | 406 | 60 | 115 | 16 | 69 | 3 | .336 | .451 | .787 | .283 |
| Jerry Lumpe | 3B | 18 | 45 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .314 | .222 | .536 | .222 |
| Gil McDougald | 2B | 127 | 434 | 44 | 109 | 4 | 34 | 0 | .309 | .353 | .662 | .251 |
| Bobby Richardson | 2B | 134 | 469 | 53 | 141 | 2 | 33 | 5 | .335 | .377 | .712 | .301 |
| Bill Skowron | 1B | 74 | 282 | 39 | 84 | 15 | 59 | 1 | .349 | .539 | .888 | .298 |
| Marv Throneberry | 1B | 80 | 192 | 27 | 46 | 8 | 22 | 0 | .302 | .391 | .693 | .240 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Bauer | OF | 114 | 341 | 44 | 81 | 9 | 39 | 4 | .307 | .375 | .682 | .238 |
| Ken Hunt | OF | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .417 | .725 | .333 |
| Mickey Mantle | OF | 144 | 541 | 104 | 154 | 31 | 75 | 21 | .390 | .514 | .904 | .285 |
| Jim Pisoni | OF | 17 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .294 | .516 | .176 |
| Norm Siebern | OF | 120 | 380 | 52 | 103 | 11 | 53 | 3 | .341 | .403 | .744 | .271 |
| Enos Slaughter | OF | 74 | 99 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 1 | .265 | .374 | .639 | .172 |
| Gordie Windhorn | OF | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Yogi Berra | C | 131 | 472 | 64 | 134 | 19 | 69 | 1 | .347 | .462 | .809 | .284 |
| Johnny Blanchard | C | 49 | 59 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .258 | .288 | .546 | .169 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5379 | 687 | 1397 | 153 | 651 | 45 | .315 | .402 | .717 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Blaylock | 15 | 1 | 25.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 3.51 | 1.751 | |||
| Jim Bronstad | 16 | 3 | 29.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5.22 | 1.604 | |||
| Jim Coates | 37 | 4 | 100.3 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 3 | 64 | 36 | 2.87 | 1.246 | |||
| Art Ditmar | 38 | 25 | 202 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 1 | 96 | 52 | 2.90 | 1.030 | |||
| Ryne Duren | 41 | 0 | 76.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 14 | 96 | 43 | 1.88 | 1.199 | |||
| Whitey Ford | 35 | 29 | 204 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 1 | 114 | 89 | 3.04 | 1.387 | |||
| Mark Freeman | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.57 | 1.143 | |||
| John Gabler | 3 | 1 | 19.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 2.79 | 1.606 | |||
| Eli Grba | 19 | 6 | 50.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 23 | 39 | 6.44 | 1.809 | |||
| Johnny Kucks | 9 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8.64 | 1.796 | |||
| Don Larsen | 25 | 18 | 124.7 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0 | 69 | 76 | 4.33 | 1.588 | |||
| Duke Maas | 38 | 21 | 138 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 4 | 67 | 53 | 4.43 | 1.464 | |||
| Zach Monroe | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.40 | 1.515 | |||
| Bobby Shantz | 33 | 4 | 94.7 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3 | 66 | 33 | 2.38 | 1.024 | |||
| Tom Sturdivant | 7 | 3 | 25.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 4.97 | 1.146 | |||
| Ralph Terry | 24 | 16 | 127.3 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 55 | 30 | 3.39 | 1.257 | |||
| Bob Turley | 33 | 22 | 154.3 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 0 | 111 | 83 | 4.32 | 1.452 | |||
| Team Totals | 377 | 155 | 1398.9 | 79 | 75 | .513 | 28 | 836 | 594 | 3.60 | 1.340 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mickey Mantle | 144 |
| At Bats | Mickey Mantle | 541 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Mickey Mantle | 639 |
| Batting Average | Bobby Richardson | .301 |
| On-Base % | Mickey Mantle | .390 |
| Slugging % | Mickey Mantle | .514 |
| OPS | Mickey Mantle | .904 |
| Runs | Mickey Mantle | 104 |
| Hits | Mickey Mantle | 154 |
| Total Bases | Mickey Mantle | 278 |
| Doubles | Yogi Berra and Tony Kubek | 25 |
| Triples | Gil McDougald | 8 |
| Home Runs | Mickey Mantle | 31 |
| RBI | Mickey Mantle | 75 |
| Walks | Mickey Mantle | 93 |
| Strikeouts | Mickey Mantle | 126 |
| Stolen Bases | Mickey Mantle | 21 |
| Caught Stealing | Bobby Richardson | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tony Kubek | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Norm Siebern | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Elston Howard | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Whitey Ford | 16 |
| Losses | Bob Turley | 11 |
| Saves | Ryne Duren | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Duke Maas | .636 |
| ERA | Art Ditmar | 2.90 |
| WHIP | Art Ditmar | 1.030 |
| Innings Pitched | Whitey Ford | 204 |
| Games | Ryne Duren | 41 |
| Games Started | Whitey Ford | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Whitey Ford | 114 |
| Complete Games | Whitey Ford | 9 |
| Shutouts | Bob Turley | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Whitey Ford | 877 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Turley | 74 |
| Hits Allowed | Whitey Ford | 194 |
| Walks Allowed | Whitey Ford | 89 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Art Ditmar | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Turley | 31 |
| Triples Allowed | Whitey Ford | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Don Larsen | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Art Ditmar | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Whitey Ford | 27 |
