1969 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1969 New York Yankees finished with a record of 80-81. They scored 562 runs and belted 94 home runs to go along with a .235 batting average. Joe Pepitone led the team in home runs with 27. Bobby Murcer knocked in 82 runs. Horace Clarke led the team with 183 hits for a .285 average. Horace Clarke had a great year on the basepaths with 33 stolen bases.
The team allowed 587 runs and had a team ERA of 3.23. Mel Stottlemyre led the team with 20 wins. Fritz Peterson struck out 150 batters to lead the team. Jack Aker 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 | ||||||||||||
| Len Boehmer | 1B | 45 | 108 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .233 | .213 | .446 | .176 |
| Horace Clarke | 2B | 156 | 641 | 82 | 183 | 4 | 48 | 33 | .339 | .367 | .706 | .285 |
| Bobby Cox | 3B | 85 | 191 | 17 | 41 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .332 | .293 | .625 | .215 |
| Jerry Kenney | 3B | 130 | 447 | 49 | 115 | 2 | 34 | 25 | .328 | .311 | .639 | .257 |
| Dave McDonald | 1B | 9 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .280 | .261 | .541 | .217 |
| Gene Michael | SS | 119 | 412 | 41 | 112 | 2 | 31 | 7 | .341 | .364 | .705 | .272 |
| Joe Pepitone | 1B | 135 | 513 | 49 | 124 | 27 | 70 | 8 | .284 | .442 | .726 | .242 |
| Tom Tresh | SS | 45 | 143 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .269 | .266 | .535 | .182 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ron Blomberg | OF | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .500 | 1.071 | .500 |
| Billy Cowan | OF | 32 | 48 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .216 | .229 | .445 | .167 |
| Jimmie Hall | OF | 80 | 212 | 21 | 50 | 3 | 26 | 8 | .296 | .363 | .659 | .236 |
| Jim Lyttle | OF | 28 | 83 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .218 | .229 | .447 | .181 |
| Bobby Murcer | OF | 152 | 564 | 82 | 146 | 26 | 82 | 7 | .319 | .454 | .773 | .259 |
| Bill Robinson | OF | 87 | 222 | 23 | 38 | 3 | 21 | 3 | .226 | .279 | .505 | .171 |
| Tom Shopay | OF | 28 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 | .125 | .245 | .083 |
| Dick Simpson | OF | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .429 | .455 | .884 | .273 |
| Frank Tepedino | OF | 13 | 39 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .302 | .231 | .533 | .231 |
| Roy White | OF | 130 | 448 | 55 | 130 | 7 | 74 | 18 | .392 | .426 | .818 | .290 |
| Ron Woods | OF | 72 | 171 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .273 | .246 | .519 | .175 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Ellis | C | 22 | 62 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .308 | .403 | .711 | .290 |
| Frank Fernandez | C | 89 | 229 | 34 | 51 | 12 | 29 | 1 | .399 | .415 | .814 | .223 |
| Jake Gibbs | C | 71 | 219 | 18 | 49 | 0 | 18 | 3 | .294 | .283 | .577 | .224 |
| Thurman Munson | C | 26 | 86 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .330 | .349 | .679 | .256 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Nate Oliver | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5308 | 562 | 1247 | 94 | 521 | 119 | .305 | .344 | .649 | .235 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Aker | 38 | 0 | 65.7 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 11 | 40 | 22 | 2.06 | 1.111 | |||
| Stan Bahnsen | 40 | 33 | 220.7 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 1 | 130 | 90 | 3.83 | 1.414 | |||
| Bill Burbach | 31 | 24 | 140.7 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 82 | 102 | 3.65 | 1.521 | |||
| John Cumberland | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.50 | 1.750 | |||
| Al Downing | 30 | 15 | 130.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 85 | 49 | 3.38 | 1.270 | |||
| Steve Hamilton | 38 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 3.32 | 1.053 | |||
| Ken Johnson | 12 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 3.46 | 1.154 | |||
| Mike Kekich | 28 | 13 | 105 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1 | 66 | 49 | 4.54 | 1.333 | |||
| Ron Klimkowski | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .64 | 0.786 | |||
| Lindy McDaniel | 51 | 0 | 83.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | 60 | 23 | 3.55 | 1.278 | |||
| Don Nottebart | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |||
| Fritz Peterson | 37 | 37 | 272 | 17 | 16 | .515 | 0 | 150 | 43 | 2.55 | 0.996 | |||
| Mel Stottlemyre | 39 | 39 | 303 | 20 | 14 | .588 | 0 | 113 | 97 | 2.82 | 1.201 | |||
| Fred Talbot | 8 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 5.11 | 1.545 | |||
| Team Totals | 361 | 162 | 1440.8 | 80 | 81 | .497 | 20 | 801 | 522 | 3.23 | 1.235 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Horace Clarke | 156 |
| At Bats | Horace Clarke | 641 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Horace Clarke | 699 |
| Batting Average | Roy White | .290 |
| On-Base % | Roy White | .392 |
| Slugging % | Bobby Murcer | .454 |
| OPS | Roy White | .818 |
| Runs | Horace Clarke and Bobby Murcer | 82 |
| Hits | Horace Clarke | 183 |
| Total Bases | Bobby Murcer | 256 |
| Doubles | Roy White | 30 |
| Triples | Horace Clarke | 7 |
| Home Runs | Joe Pepitone | 27 |
| RBI | Bobby Murcer | 82 |
| Walks | Roy White | 81 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Murcer | 103 |
| Stolen Bases | Horace Clarke | 33 |
| Caught Stealing | Jerry Kenney | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Stan Bahnsen and Jerry Kenney | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Roy White | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Pepitone | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mel Stottlemyre | 20 |
| Losses | Stan Bahnsen and Fritz Peterson | 16 |
| Saves | Jack Aker | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Mel Stottlemyre | .588 |
| ERA | Fritz Peterson | 2.55 |
| WHIP | Fritz Peterson | 0.996 |
| Innings Pitched | Mel Stottlemyre | 303 |
| Games | Lindy McDaniel | 51 |
| Games Started | Mel Stottlemyre | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Fritz Peterson | 150 |
| Complete Games | Mel Stottlemyre | 24 |
| Shutouts | Fritz Peterson | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Mel Stottlemyre | 1244 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mel Stottlemyre | 95 |
| Hits Allowed | Mel Stottlemyre | 267 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Burbach | 102 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Stan Bahnsen | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Fritz Peterson | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Fritz Peterson | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Stan Bahnsen | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mel Stottlemyre | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mel Stottlemyre | 39 |
