1971 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1971 New York Yankees finished with a record of 81-80. They scored 648 runs and belted 97 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. The offense was powered by Bobby Murcer, who led the team with 25 home runs, 94 RBI, and 175 hits.
The team allowed 641 runs and had a team ERA of 3.45. Mel Stottlemyre was the winningest pitcher, with 16 games won. Fritz Peterson struck out 139 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Baker | SS | 43 | 79 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .281 | .165 | .446 | .139 |
| Len Boehmer | 3B | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Danny Cater | 1B | 121 | 428 | 39 | 118 | 4 | 50 | 0 | .308 | .364 | .672 | .276 |
| Horace Clarke | 2B | 159 | 625 | 76 | 156 | 2 | 41 | 17 | .321 | .318 | .639 | .250 |
| John Ellis | 1B | 83 | 238 | 16 | 58 | 3 | 34 | 0 | .322 | .340 | .662 | .244 |
| Ron Hansen | 3B | 61 | 145 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .245 | .269 | .514 | .207 |
| Jerry Kenney | 3B | 120 | 325 | 50 | 85 | 0 | 20 | 9 | .368 | .311 | .679 | .262 |
| Gene Michael | SS | 139 | 456 | 36 | 102 | 3 | 35 | 3 | .299 | .276 | .575 | .224 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Felipe Alou | OF | 131 | 461 | 52 | 133 | 8 | 69 | 5 | .334 | .410 | .744 | .289 |
| Curt Blefary | OF | 21 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .256 | .306 | .562 | .194 |
| Ron Blomberg | OF | 64 | 199 | 30 | 64 | 7 | 31 | 2 | .363 | .477 | .840 | .322 |
| Jim Lyttle | OF | 49 | 86 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .271 | .291 | .562 | .198 |
| Bobby Murcer | OF | 146 | 529 | 94 | 175 | 25 | 94 | 14 | .427 | .543 | .970 | .331 |
| Ron Swoboda | OF | 54 | 138 | 17 | 36 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .391 | .333 | .724 | .261 |
| Frank Tepedino | OF | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Rusty Torres | OF | 9 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .385 | .731 | 1.116 | .385 |
| Danny Walton | OF | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .143 | .357 | .500 | .143 |
| Roy White | OF | 147 | 524 | 86 | 153 | 19 | 84 | 14 | .388 | .469 | .857 | .292 |
| Ron Woods | OF | 25 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .708 | .250 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jake Gibbs | C | 70 | 206 | 23 | 45 | 5 | 21 | 2 | .270 | .335 | .605 | .218 |
| Thurman Munson | C | 125 | 451 | 71 | 113 | 10 | 42 | 6 | .335 | .368 | .703 | .251 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5413 | 648 | 1377 | 97 | 607 | 75 | .324 | .360 | .684 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Aker | 41 | 0 | 55.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 2.59 | 1.329 | |||
| Stan Bahnsen | 36 | 34 | 242 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 110 | 72 | 3.35 | 1.211 | |||
| Bill Burbach | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.80 | 3.333 | |||
| Al Closter | 14 | 1 | 28.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 5.08 | 1.625 | |||
| Rob Gardner | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Roger Hambright | 18 | 0 | 26.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4.39 | 1.199 | |||
| Jim Hardin | 12 | 3 | 28.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5.08 | 1.555 | |||
| Gary Jones | 12 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 9.00 | 1.857 | |||
| Mike Kekich | 37 | 24 | 170.3 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 93 | 82 | 4.07 | 1.462 | |||
| Steve Kline | 31 | 30 | 222.3 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 0 | 81 | 37 | 2.96 | 1.093 | |||
| Terry Ley | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 5.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Lindy McDaniel | 44 | 0 | 69.7 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 5.04 | 1.521 | |||
| Fritz Peterson | 37 | 35 | 274 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | 139 | 42 | 3.05 | 1.135 | |||
| Mel Stottlemyre | 35 | 35 | 269.7 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 0 | 132 | 69 | 2.87 | 1.123 | |||
| Gary Waslewski | 24 | 0 | 35.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 3.28 | 1.232 | |||
| Team Totals | 351 | 162 | 1452 | 81 | 80 | .503 | 12 | 707 | 423 | 3.45 | 1.243 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Horace Clarke | 159 |
| At Bats | Horace Clarke | 625 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Horace Clarke | 696 |
| Batting Average | Bobby Murcer | .331 |
| On-Base % | Bobby Murcer | .427 |
| Slugging % | Bobby Murcer | .543 |
| OPS | Bobby Murcer | .970 |
| Runs | Bobby Murcer | 94 |
| Hits | Bobby Murcer | 175 |
| Total Bases | Bobby Murcer | 287 |
| Doubles | Bobby Murcer | 25 |
| Triples | Horace Clarke and Roy White | 7 |
| Home Runs | Bobby Murcer | 25 |
| RBI | Bobby Murcer | 94 |
| Walks | Bobby Murcer | 91 |
| Strikeouts | Roy White | 66 |
| Stolen Bases | Horace Clarke | 17 |
| Caught Stealing | Jerry Kenney and Bobby Murcer | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Fritz Peterson | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Roy White | 17 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Danny Cater | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mel Stottlemyre | 16 |
| Losses | Steve Kline and Fritz Peterson | 13 |
| Saves | Jack Aker and Lindy McDaniel | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Mel Stottlemyre | .571 |
| ERA | Mel Stottlemyre | 2.87 |
| WHIP | Steve Kline | 1.093 |
| Innings Pitched | Fritz Peterson | 274 |
| Games | Lindy McDaniel | 44 |
| Games Started | Fritz Peterson and Mel Stottlemyre | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Fritz Peterson | 139 |
| Complete Games | Mel Stottlemyre | 19 |
| Shutouts | Mel Stottlemyre | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Fritz Peterson | 1104 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Fritz Peterson | 93 |
| Hits Allowed | Fritz Peterson | 269 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Kekich | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Fritz Peterson | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Fritz Peterson | 47 |
| Triples Allowed | Stan Bahnsen and Fritz Peterson | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Stan Bahnsen | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Stan Bahnsen | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Fritz Peterson | 33 |
