1974 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1974 New York Yankees finished with a record of 89-73. They scored 671 runs and belted 101 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. Graig Nettles led the team in home runs with 22. The offense was powered by Bobby Murcer, who led the team with 88 RBI and 166 hits.
The team allowed 623 runs and had a team ERA of 3.32. Pat Dobson and Doc Medich were tied for the team lead in wins with 19. Pat Dobson racked up 157 strkeouts to lead the team. Sparky Lyle led the team with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sandy Alomar | 2B | 76 | 279 | 35 | 75 | 1 | 27 | 6 | .302 | .308 | .610 | .269 |
| Chris Chambliss | 1B | 110 | 400 | 38 | 97 | 6 | 43 | 0 | .282 | .343 | .625 | .243 |
| Horace Clarke | 2B | 24 | 47 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .294 | .255 | .549 | .234 |
| Fernando Gonzalez | 2B | 51 | 121 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .258 | .298 | .556 | .215 |
| Mike Hegan | 1B | 18 | 53 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .317 | .377 | .694 | .226 |
| Jim Mason | SS | 152 | 440 | 41 | 110 | 5 | 37 | 1 | .302 | .352 | .654 | .250 |
| Gene Michael | 2B | 81 | 177 | 19 | 46 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .313 | .311 | .624 | .260 |
| Graig Nettles | 3B | 155 | 566 | 74 | 139 | 22 | 75 | 1 | .316 | .403 | .719 | .246 |
| Fred Stanley | SS | 33 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .244 | .184 | .428 | .184 |
| Otto Velez | 1B | 27 | 67 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .345 | .343 | .688 | .209 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Elliott Maddox | OF | 137 | 466 | 75 | 141 | 3 | 45 | 6 | .395 | .386 | .781 | .303 |
| Bobby Murcer | OF | 156 | 606 | 69 | 166 | 10 | 88 | 14 | .332 | .378 | .710 | .274 |
| Larry Murray | OF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Lou Piniella | OF | 140 | 518 | 71 | 158 | 9 | 70 | 1 | .341 | .407 | .748 | .305 |
| Roy White | OF | 136 | 473 | 68 | 130 | 7 | 43 | 15 | .367 | .393 | .760 | .275 |
| Terry Whitfield | OF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Walt Williams | OF | 43 | 53 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .127 | .113 | .240 | .113 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jim Deidel | C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Rick Dempsey | C | 43 | 109 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .288 | .321 | .609 | .239 |
| Thurman Munson | C | 144 | 517 | 64 | 135 | 13 | 60 | 2 | .316 | .381 | .697 | .261 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ron Blomberg | DH | 90 | 264 | 39 | 82 | 10 | 48 | 2 | .375 | .481 | .856 | .311 |
| Jim Ray Hart | DH | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .053 | .235 | .053 |
| Alex Johnson | DH | 10 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .214 | .357 | .571 | .214 |
| Duke Sims | DH | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .188 | .200 | .388 | .133 |
| Bill Sudakis | DH | 89 | 259 | 26 | 60 | 7 | 39 | 0 | .296 | .344 | .640 | .232 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5524 | 671 | 1451 | 101 | 637 | 53 | .321 | .368 | .690 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Beene | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2.70 | 1.100 | |||
| Tom Buskey | 4 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6.35 | 2.281 | |||
| Pat Dobson | 39 | 39 | 281 | 19 | 15 | .559 | 0 | 157 | 75 | 3.07 | 1.270 | |||
| Larry Gura | 8 | 8 | 56 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 2.41 | 1.179 | |||
| Steve Kline | 4 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3.46 | 1.192 | |||
| Sparky Lyle | 66 | 0 | 114 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 15 | 89 | 43 | 1.66 | 1.193 | |||
| Tippy Martinez | 10 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 4.26 | 1.811 | |||
| Rudy May | 17 | 15 | 114.3 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 90 | 48 | 2.28 | 1.076 | |||
| Sam McDowell | 13 | 7 | 48 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 33 | 41 | 4.69 | 1.729 | |||
| Doc Medich | 38 | 38 | 279.7 | 19 | 15 | .559 | 0 | 154 | 91 | 3.60 | 1.309 | |||
| Dave Pagan | 16 | 6 | 49.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 39 | 28 | 5.11 | 1.562 | |||
| Fritz Peterson | 3 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4.70 | 1.948 | |||
| Rick Sawyer | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16.20 | 1.765 | |||
| Mel Stottlemyre | 16 | 15 | 113 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0 | 40 | 37 | 3.58 | 1.381 | |||
| Dick Tidrow | 33 | 25 | 190.7 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 1 | 100 | 53 | 3.87 | 1.353 | |||
| Cecil Upshaw | 36 | 0 | 59.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 3.02 | 1.290 | |||
| Mike Wallace | 23 | 1 | 52.3 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 2.41 | 1.472 | |||
| Dick Woodson | 8 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 5.79 | 1.643 | |||
| Ken Wright | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.18 | 2.105 | |||
| Team Totals | 344 | 162 | 1455.5 | 89 | 73 | .549 | 24 | 829 | 528 | 3.32 | 1.326 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bobby Murcer | 156 |
| At Bats | Bobby Murcer | 606 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bobby Murcer | 679 |
| Batting Average | Lou Piniella | .305 |
| On-Base % | Elliott Maddox | .395 |
| Slugging % | Lou Piniella | .407 |
| OPS | Elliott Maddox | .781 |
| Runs | Elliott Maddox | 75 |
| Hits | Bobby Murcer | 166 |
| Total Bases | Bobby Murcer | 229 |
| Doubles | Elliott Maddox and Lou Piniella | 26 |
| Triples | Roy White | 8 |
| Home Runs | Graig Nettles | 22 |
| RBI | Bobby Murcer | 88 |
| Walks | Elliott Maddox | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Mason | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | Roy White | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | Lou Piniella | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Elliott Maddox and Roy White | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bobby Murcer | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lou Piniella | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Pat Dobson and Doc Medich | 19 |
| Losses | Pat Dobson and Doc Medich | 15 |
| Saves | Sparky Lyle | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Pat Dobson and Doc Medich | .559 |
| ERA | Pat Dobson | 3.07 |
| WHIP | Pat Dobson | 1.270 |
| Innings Pitched | Pat Dobson | 281 |
| Games | Sparky Lyle | 66 |
| Games Started | Pat Dobson | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Pat Dobson | 157 |
| Complete Games | Doc Medich | 17 |
| Shutouts | Doc Medich | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Doc Medich | 1173 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Doc Medich | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Pat Dobson | 282 |
| Walks Allowed | Doc Medich | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Doc Medich | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Doc Medich | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | Doc Medich | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Sparky Lyle | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Doc Medich | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Pat Dobson | 27 |
