1975 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1975 New York Yankees finished with a record of 83-77. They scored 681 runs and belted 110 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. Bobby Bonds provided the power for the team with 32 homers. The offense was powered by Thurman Munson, who led the team with 102 RBI and 190 hits.
The team allowed 588 runs and had a team ERA of 3.29. Catfish Hunter led the pitching staff with 23 wins and 177 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sandy Alomar | 2B | 151 | 489 | 61 | 117 | 2 | 39 | 28 | .277 | .305 | .582 | .239 |
| Ed Brinkman | SS | 44 | 63 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .224 | .270 | .494 | .175 |
| Chris Chambliss | 1B | 150 | 562 | 66 | 171 | 9 | 72 | 0 | .336 | .434 | .770 | .304 |
| Eddie Leon | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jim Mason | SS | 94 | 223 | 17 | 34 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .228 | .211 | .439 | .152 |
| Graig Nettles | 3B | 157 | 581 | 71 | 155 | 21 | 91 | 1 | .322 | .430 | .752 | .267 |
| Bob Oliver | 1B | 18 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .154 | .158 | .312 | .132 |
| Fred Stanley | SS | 117 | 252 | 34 | 56 | 0 | 15 | 3 | .283 | .250 | .533 | .222 |
| Otto Velez | 1B | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dave Bergman | OF | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .000 | .105 | .000 |
| Rick Bladt | OF | 52 | 117 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 6 | .292 | .291 | .583 | .222 |
| Bobby Bonds | OF | 145 | 529 | 93 | 143 | 32 | 85 | 30 | .375 | .512 | .887 | .270 |
| Rich Coggins | OF | 51 | 107 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .272 | .262 | .534 | .224 |
| Kerry Dineen | OF | 7 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .417 | .409 | .826 | .364 |
| Elliott Maddox | OF | 55 | 218 | 36 | 67 | 1 | 23 | 9 | .382 | .394 | .776 | .307 |
| Larry Murray | OF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Lou Piniella | OF | 74 | 199 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .262 | .226 | .488 | .196 |
| Roy White | OF | 148 | 556 | 81 | 161 | 12 | 59 | 16 | .372 | .430 | .802 | .290 |
| Terry Whitfield | OF | 28 | 81 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .274 | .309 | .583 | .272 |
| Walt Williams | OF | 82 | 185 | 27 | 52 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .320 | .400 | .720 | .281 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rick Dempsey | C | 71 | 145 | 18 | 38 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .353 | .338 | .691 | .262 |
| Thurman Munson | C | 157 | 597 | 83 | 190 | 12 | 102 | 3 | .366 | .429 | .795 | .318 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ron Blomberg | DH | 34 | 106 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .336 | .481 | .817 | .255 |
| Ed Herrmann | DH | 80 | 200 | 16 | 51 | 6 | 30 | 0 | .309 | .410 | .719 | .255 |
| Alex Johnson | DH | 52 | 119 | 15 | 31 | 1 | 15 | 2 | .297 | .345 | .642 | .261 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5415 | 681 | 1430 | 110 | 642 | 102 | .322 | .382 | .704 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pat Dobson | 33 | 30 | 207.7 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 0 | 129 | 83 | 4.07 | 1.387 | |||
| Ron Guidry | 10 | 1 | 15.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 3.45 | 1.529 | |||
| Larry Gura | 26 | 20 | 151.3 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 65 | 41 | 3.51 | 1.414 | |||
| Catfish Hunter | 39 | 39 | 328 | 23 | 14 | .622 | 0 | 177 | 83 | 2.58 | 1.009 | |||
| Sparky Lyle | 49 | 0 | 89.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 6 | 65 | 36 | 3.12 | 1.456 | |||
| Tippy Martinez | 23 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 2.68 | 1.595 | |||
| Rudy May | 32 | 31 | 212 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 145 | 99 | 3.06 | 1.311 | |||
| Doc Medich | 38 | 37 | 272.3 | 16 | 16 | .500 | 0 | 132 | 72 | 3.50 | 1.260 | |||
| Dave Pagan | 13 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 4.06 | 1.387 | |||
| Rick Sawyer | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3.00 | 1.500 | |||
| Dick Tidrow | 37 | 0 | 69.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 3.12 | 1.385 | |||
| Mike Wallace | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14.54 | 2.791 | |||
| Team Totals | 307 | 160 | 1423.9 | 83 | 77 | .519 | 20 | 809 | 502 | 3.29 | 1.283 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Thurman Munson and Graig Nettles | 157 |
| At Bats | Thurman Munson | 597 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Thurman Munson | 661 |
| Batting Average | Thurman Munson | .318 |
| On-Base % | Bobby Bonds | .375 |
| Slugging % | Bobby Bonds | .512 |
| OPS | Bobby Bonds | .887 |
| Runs | Bobby Bonds | 93 |
| Hits | Thurman Munson | 190 |
| Total Bases | Bobby Bonds | 271 |
| Doubles | Chris Chambliss | 38 |
| Triples | Roy White | 5 |
| Home Runs | Bobby Bonds | 32 |
| RBI | Thurman Munson | 102 |
| Walks | Bobby Bonds | 89 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Bonds | 137 |
| Stolen Bases | Bobby Bonds | 30 |
| Caught Stealing | Bobby Bonds | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Sandy Alomar | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Graig Nettles | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Thurman Munson | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Catfish Hunter | 23 |
| Losses | Doc Medich | 16 |
| Saves | Tippy Martinez | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Catfish Hunter | .622 |
| ERA | Catfish Hunter | 2.58 |
| WHIP | Catfish Hunter | 1.009 |
| Innings Pitched | Catfish Hunter | 328 |
| Games | Sparky Lyle | 49 |
| Games Started | Catfish Hunter | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Catfish Hunter | 177 |
| Complete Games | Catfish Hunter | 30 |
| Shutouts | Catfish Hunter | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Catfish Hunter | 1294 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Doc Medich | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Doc Medich | 271 |
| Walks Allowed | Rudy May | 99 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Catfish Hunter and Doc Medich | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Doc Medich | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Doc Medich | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Pat Dobson and Catfish Hunter | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Catfish Hunter | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Doc Medich | 21 |
