1972 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1972 New York Yankees finished with a record of 79-76. They scored 557 runs and belted 103 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. The offense was powered by Bobby Murcer, who led the team with 33 home runs, 96 RBI, and 171 hits.
The team allowed 527 runs and had a team ERA of 3.05. Fritz Peterson was the winningest pitcher, with 17 games won. Mel Stottlemyre racked up 110 strkeouts to lead the team. Sparky Lyle was the team's best fireman, with 35 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bernie Allen | 3B | 84 | 220 | 26 | 50 | 9 | 21 | 0 | .296 | .391 | .687 | .227 |
| Felipe Alou | 1B | 120 | 324 | 33 | 90 | 6 | 37 | 1 | .326 | .395 | .721 | .278 |
| Ron Blomberg | 1B | 107 | 299 | 36 | 80 | 14 | 49 | 0 | .355 | .488 | .843 | .268 |
| Horace Clarke | 2B | 147 | 547 | 65 | 132 | 3 | 37 | 18 | .315 | .302 | .617 | .241 |
| Jerry Kenney | SS | 50 | 119 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .304 | .227 | .531 | .210 |
| Hal Lanier | 3B | 60 | 103 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .234 | .243 | .477 | .214 |
| Rich McKinney | 3B | 37 | 121 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .258 | .256 | .514 | .215 |
| Gene Michael | SS | 126 | 391 | 29 | 91 | 1 | 32 | 4 | .290 | .279 | .569 | .233 |
| Celerino Sanchez | 3B | 71 | 250 | 18 | 62 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .292 | .304 | .596 | .248 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Callison | OF | 92 | 275 | 28 | 71 | 9 | 34 | 3 | .299 | .393 | .692 | .258 |
| Bobby Murcer | OF | 153 | 585 | 102 | 171 | 33 | 96 | 11 | .361 | .537 | .898 | .292 |
| Charlie Spikes | OF | 14 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .171 | .176 | .347 | .147 |
| Ron Swoboda | OF | 63 | 113 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .341 | .345 | .686 | .248 |
| Rusty Torres | OF | 80 | 199 | 15 | 42 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .280 | .291 | .571 | .211 |
| Roy White | OF | 155 | 556 | 76 | 150 | 10 | 54 | 23 | .384 | .376 | .760 | .270 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Ellis | C | 52 | 136 | 13 | 40 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .333 | .456 | .789 | .294 |
| Thurman Munson | C | 140 | 511 | 54 | 143 | 7 | 46 | 6 | .343 | .364 | .707 | .280 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Frank Tepedino | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5168 | 557 | 1288 | 103 | 526 | 71 | .312 | .357 | .669 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Aker | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Fred Beene | 29 | 1 | 57.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 2.34 | 1.369 | |||
| Wade Blasingame | 12 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 4.24 | 1.471 | |||
| Steve Blateric | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Al Closter | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11.57 | 2.609 | |||
| Casey Cox | 5 | 1 | 11.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4.63 | 1.368 | |||
| Rob Gardner | 20 | 14 | 97 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 0 | 58 | 28 | 3.06 | 1.227 | |||
| Larry Gowell | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1.29 | 0.714 | |||
| Rich Hinton | 7 | 3 | 16.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4.86 | 1.677 | |||
| Mike Kekich | 29 | 28 | 175.3 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 0 | 78 | 76 | 3.70 | 1.415 | |||
| Ron Klimkowski | 16 | 2 | 31.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 4.02 | 1.502 | |||
| Steve Kline | 32 | 32 | 236.3 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 0 | 58 | 44 | 2.40 | 1.075 | |||
| Sparky Lyle | 59 | 0 | 107.7 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 35 | 75 | 29 | 1.92 | 1.049 | |||
| Lindy McDaniel | 37 | 0 | 68 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 47 | 25 | 2.25 | 1.162 | |||
| Doc Medich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Fritz Peterson | 35 | 35 | 250.3 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 0 | 100 | 44 | 3.24 | 1.254 | |||
| Jim Roland | 16 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 5.04 | 1.720 | |||
| Mel Stottlemyre | 36 | 36 | 260 | 14 | 18 | .438 | 0 | 110 | 85 | 3.22 | 1.288 | |||
| Team Totals | 343 | 155 | 1373.3 | 79 | 76 | .510 | 39 | 625 | 419 | 3.05 | 1.256 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Roy White | 155 |
| At Bats | Bobby Murcer | 585 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Roy White | 666 |
| Batting Average | Bobby Murcer | .292 |
| On-Base % | Roy White | .384 |
| Slugging % | Bobby Murcer | .537 |
| OPS | Bobby Murcer | .898 |
| Runs | Bobby Murcer | 102 |
| Hits | Bobby Murcer | 171 |
| Total Bases | Bobby Murcer | 314 |
| Doubles | Bobby Murcer | 30 |
| Triples | Bobby Murcer | 7 |
| Home Runs | Bobby Murcer | 33 |
| RBI | Bobby Murcer | 96 |
| Walks | Roy White | 99 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Murcer | 67 |
| Stolen Bases | Roy White | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | Bobby Murcer | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Fritz Peterson | 15 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Johnny Callison | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Thurman Munson | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Fritz Peterson | 17 |
| Losses | Mel Stottlemyre | 18 |
| Saves | Sparky Lyle | 35 |
| Won-Loss % | Sparky Lyle | .643 |
| ERA | Steve Kline | 2.40 |
| WHIP | Steve Kline | 1.075 |
| Innings Pitched | Mel Stottlemyre | 260 |
| Games | Sparky Lyle | 59 |
| Games Started | Mel Stottlemyre | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Mel Stottlemyre | 110 |
| Complete Games | Fritz Peterson | 12 |
| Shutouts | Mel Stottlemyre | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Mel Stottlemyre | 1088 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mel Stottlemyre | 93 |
| Hits Allowed | Fritz Peterson | 270 |
| Walks Allowed | Mel Stottlemyre | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Fritz Peterson | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Fritz Peterson | 41 |
| Triples Allowed | Mel Stottlemyre | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Kekich | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Steve Kline | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Fritz Peterson | 33 |
