1963 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1963 New York Yankees finished with a record of 104-57. They scored 714 runs and belted 188 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. Elston Howard led the team in home runs with 28. Joe Pepitone was the best run producer with 89 RBI. Bobby Richardson led the team with 167 hits for a .265 average.
The team allowed 547 runs and had a team ERA of 3.07. Whitey Ford led the pitching staff with 24 wins and 189 strikeouts. Hal Reniff was the team's best fireman, with 18 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Clete Boyer | 3B | 152 | 557 | 59 | 140 | 12 | 54 | 4 | .295 | .363 | .658 | .251 |
| Harry Bright | 1B | 60 | 157 | 15 | 37 | 7 | 23 | 0 | .297 | .414 | .711 | .236 |
| Pedro Gonzalez | 2B | 14 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .192 | .231 | .423 | .192 |
| Tony Kubek | SS | 135 | 557 | 72 | 143 | 7 | 44 | 4 | .294 | .343 | .637 | .257 |
| Phil Linz | SS | 72 | 186 | 22 | 50 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .328 | .349 | .677 | .269 |
| Dale Long | 1B | 14 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .200 | .450 | .200 |
| Joe Pepitone | 1B | 157 | 580 | 79 | 157 | 27 | 89 | 3 | .304 | .448 | .752 | .271 |
| Bobby Richardson | 2B | 151 | 630 | 72 | 167 | 3 | 48 | 15 | .294 | .330 | .624 | .265 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Blanchard | OF | 76 | 218 | 22 | 49 | 16 | 45 | 0 | .305 | .463 | .768 | .225 |
| Hector Lopez | OF | 130 | 433 | 54 | 108 | 14 | 52 | 1 | .304 | .395 | .699 | .249 |
| Mickey Mantle | OF | 65 | 172 | 40 | 54 | 15 | 35 | 2 | .441 | .622 | 1.063 | .314 |
| Roger Maris | OF | 90 | 312 | 53 | 84 | 23 | 53 | 1 | .346 | .542 | .888 | .269 |
| Jack Reed | OF | 106 | 73 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .293 | .274 | .567 | .205 |
| Tom Tresh | OF | 145 | 520 | 91 | 140 | 25 | 71 | 3 | .371 | .487 | .858 | .269 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Yogi Berra | C | 64 | 147 | 20 | 43 | 8 | 28 | 1 | .360 | .497 | .857 | .293 |
| Jake Gibbs | C | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Elston Howard | C | 135 | 487 | 75 | 140 | 28 | 85 | 0 | .342 | .528 | .870 | .287 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5506 | 714 | 1387 | 188 | 666 | 42 | .305 | .403 | .708 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Luis Arroyo | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Jim Bouton | 40 | 30 | 249.3 | 21 | 7 | .750 | 1 | 148 | 87 | 2.53 | 1.115 | |||
| Marshall Bridges | 23 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 35 | 30 | 3.82 | 1.727 | |||
| Bud Daley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Al Downing | 24 | 22 | 175.7 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0 | 171 | 80 | 2.56 | 1.104 | |||
| Whitey Ford | 38 | 37 | 269.3 | 24 | 7 | .774 | 1 | 189 | 56 | 2.74 | 1.099 | |||
| Steve Hamilton | 34 | 0 | 62.3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 5 | 63 | 24 | 2.60 | 1.172 | |||
| Bill Kunkel | 22 | 0 | 46.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 2.72 | 1.188 | |||
| Tom Metcalf | 8 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.77 | 1.154 | |||
| Hal Reniff | 48 | 0 | 89.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 18 | 56 | 42 | 2.62 | 1.176 | |||
| Bill Stafford | 28 | 14 | 89.7 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 52 | 42 | 6.02 | 1.628 | |||
| Ralph Terry | 40 | 37 | 268 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 1 | 114 | 39 | 3.22 | 1.063 | |||
| Stan Williams | 29 | 21 | 146 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 98 | 57 | 3.21 | 1.329 | |||
| Team Totals | 341 | 161 | 1448.9 | 104 | 57 | .646 | 31 | 965 | 476 | 3.07 | 1.184 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Joe Pepitone | 157 |
| At Bats | Bobby Richardson | 630 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bobby Richardson | 668 |
| Batting Average | Elston Howard | .287 |
| On-Base % | Tom Tresh | .371 |
| Slugging % | Elston Howard | .528 |
| OPS | Elston Howard | .870 |
| Runs | Tom Tresh | 91 |
| Hits | Bobby Richardson | 167 |
| Total Bases | Joe Pepitone | 260 |
| Doubles | Tom Tresh | 28 |
| Triples | Elston Howard and Bobby Richardson | 6 |
| Home Runs | Elston Howard | 28 |
| RBI | Joe Pepitone | 89 |
| Walks | Tom Tresh | 83 |
| Strikeouts | Clete Boyer | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | Bobby Richardson | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | Phil Linz | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jim Bouton | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Joe Pepitone and Tom Tresh | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Elston Howard | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Whitey Ford | 24 |
| Losses | Ralph Terry | 15 |
| Saves | Hal Reniff | 18 |
| Won-Loss % | Whitey Ford | .774 |
| ERA | Jim Bouton | 2.53 |
| WHIP | Ralph Terry | 1.063 |
| Innings Pitched | Whitey Ford | 269.3 |
| Games | Hal Reniff | 48 |
| Games Started | Whitey Ford and Ralph Terry | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Whitey Ford | 189 |
| Complete Games | Ralph Terry | 18 |
| Shutouts | Jim Bouton | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Ralph Terry | 1074 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ralph Terry | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Ralph Terry | 246 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Bouton | 87 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ralph Terry | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ralph Terry | 45 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Bouton | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Whitey Ford | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Stan Williams | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Whitey Ford | 30 |
