1970 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1970 New York Yankees finished with a record of 93-69. They scored 680 runs and belted 111 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. Bobby Murcer led the team in home runs with 23. The offense was powered by Roy White, who led the team with 94 RBI and 180 hits.
The team allowed 612 runs and had a team ERA of 3.25. Fritz Peterson led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 127 strikeouts. Lindy McDaniel led the team with 29 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Baker | SS | 35 | 117 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .323 | .282 | .605 | .231 |
| Danny Cater | 1B | 155 | 582 | 64 | 175 | 6 | 76 | 4 | .340 | .393 | .733 | .301 |
| Horace Clarke | 2B | 158 | 686 | 81 | 172 | 4 | 46 | 23 | .286 | .309 | .595 | .251 |
| John Ellis | 1B | 78 | 226 | 24 | 56 | 7 | 29 | 0 | .305 | .403 | .708 | .248 |
| Ron Hansen | SS | 59 | 91 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .420 | .473 | .893 | .297 |
| Jerry Kenney | 3B | 140 | 404 | 46 | 78 | 4 | 35 | 20 | .284 | .282 | .566 | .193 |
| Gene Michael | SS | 134 | 435 | 42 | 93 | 2 | 38 | 3 | .292 | .255 | .547 | .214 |
| Pete Ward | 1B | 66 | 77 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .333 | .377 | .710 | .260 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Curt Blefary | OF | 99 | 269 | 34 | 57 | 9 | 37 | 1 | .324 | .335 | .659 | .212 |
| Jim Lyttle | OF | 87 | 126 | 20 | 39 | 3 | 14 | 3 | .355 | .452 | .807 | .310 |
| Bobby Mitchell | OF | 10 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .320 | .318 | .638 | .227 |
| Bobby Murcer | OF | 159 | 581 | 95 | 146 | 23 | 78 | 15 | .348 | .420 | .768 | .251 |
| Frank Tepedino | OF | 16 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .350 | .421 | .771 | .316 |
| Roy White | OF | 162 | 609 | 109 | 180 | 22 | 94 | 24 | .387 | .473 | .860 | .296 |
| Ron Woods | OF | 95 | 225 | 30 | 51 | 8 | 27 | 4 | .324 | .382 | .706 | .227 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jake Gibbs | C | 49 | 153 | 23 | 46 | 8 | 26 | 2 | .331 | .542 | .873 | .301 |
| Thurman Munson | C | 132 | 453 | 59 | 137 | 6 | 53 | 5 | .386 | .415 | .801 | .302 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5492 | 680 | 1381 | 111 | 627 | 105 | .321 | .365 | .686 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Aker | 41 | 0 | 70 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 16 | 36 | 20 | 2.06 | 1.100 | |||
| Stan Bahnsen | 36 | 35 | 232.7 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 116 | 75 | 3.33 | 1.298 | |||
| Bill Burbach | 4 | 4 | 16.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1.26 | 1.916 | |||
| Loyd Colson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| John Cumberland | 15 | 8 | 64 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 3.94 | 1.203 | |||
| Rob Gardner | 1 | 1 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4.91 | 1.644 | |||
| Steve Hamilton | 35 | 0 | 45.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 2.78 | 1.148 | |||
| Gary Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Mike Kekich | 26 | 14 | 98.7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 63 | 55 | 4.83 | 1.601 | |||
| Ron Klimkowski | 45 | 3 | 98.3 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 40 | 33 | 2.65 | 1.150 | |||
| Steve Kline | 16 | 15 | 100.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 49 | 24 | 3.41 | 1.226 | |||
| Mike McCormick | 9 | 4 | 20.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 6.10 | 1.884 | |||
| Lindy McDaniel | 62 | 0 | 111.7 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 29 | 81 | 23 | 2.01 | 0.994 | |||
| Fritz Peterson | 39 | 37 | 260.3 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 0 | 127 | 40 | 2.90 | 1.103 | |||
| Mel Stottlemyre | 37 | 37 | 271 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 0 | 126 | 84 | 3.09 | 1.277 | |||
| Joe Verbanic | 7 | 0 | 15.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 4.60 | 2.038 | |||
| Gary Waslewski | 26 | 5 | 55 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 3.11 | 1.255 | |||
| Team Totals | 402 | 163 | 1471.7 | 93 | 69 | .574 | 49 | 777 | 451 | 3.25 | 1.248 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Roy White | 162 |
| At Bats | Horace Clarke | 686 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Horace Clarke | 732 |
| Batting Average | Thurman Munson | .302 |
| On-Base % | Roy White | .387 |
| Slugging % | Roy White | .473 |
| OPS | Roy White | .860 |
| Runs | Roy White | 109 |
| Hits | Roy White | 180 |
| Total Bases | Roy White | 288 |
| Doubles | Roy White | 30 |
| Triples | Jerry Kenney | 7 |
| Home Runs | Bobby Murcer | 23 |
| RBI | Roy White | 94 |
| Walks | Roy White | 95 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Murcer | 100 |
| Stolen Bases | Roy White | 24 |
| Caught Stealing | Bobby Murcer and Roy White | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Stan Bahnsen | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Horace Clarke and Roy White | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Danny Cater | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Fritz Peterson | 20 |
| Losses | Mel Stottlemyre | 13 |
| Saves | Lindy McDaniel | 29 |
| Won-Loss % | Fritz Peterson | .645 |
| ERA | Fritz Peterson | 2.90 |
| WHIP | Fritz Peterson | 1.103 |
| Innings Pitched | Mel Stottlemyre | 271 |
| Games | Lindy McDaniel | 62 |
| Games Started | Fritz Peterson and Mel Stottlemyre | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Fritz Peterson | 127 |
| Complete Games | Mel Stottlemyre | 14 |
| Shutouts | Stan Bahnsen and Fritz Peterson | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Mel Stottlemyre | 1136 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mel Stottlemyre | 93 |
| Hits Allowed | Mel Stottlemyre | 262 |
| Walks Allowed | Mel Stottlemyre | 84 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Fritz Peterson | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Stan Bahnsen | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | Mel Stottlemyre | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Mel Stottlemyre | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mel Stottlemyre | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Fritz Peterson | 25 |
