1977 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1977 New York Yankees finished with a record of 100-62. They scored 831 runs and belted 184 home runs to go along with a .281 batting average. Graig Nettles provided the power for the team with 37 homers. Reggie Jackson knocked in 110 runs. Mickey Rivers led the team with 184 hits for a .326 average.
The team allowed 651 runs and had a team ERA of 3.63. Ed Figueroa and Ron Guidry were tied for the team lead in wins with 16. Ron Guidry racked up 176 strkeouts to lead the team. Sparky Lyle was the team's best fireman, with 26 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Chris Chambliss | 1B | 157 | 600 | 90 | 172 | 17 | 90 | 4 | .336 | .445 | .781 | .287 |
| Bucky Dent | SS | 158 | 477 | 54 | 118 | 8 | 49 | 1 | .300 | .352 | .652 | .247 |
| Mickey Klutts | 3B | 5 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .389 | .533 | .922 | .267 |
| Graig Nettles | 3B | 158 | 589 | 99 | 150 | 37 | 107 | 2 | .333 | .496 | .829 | .255 |
| Marty Perez | 3B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Willie Randolph | 2B | 147 | 551 | 91 | 151 | 4 | 40 | 13 | .347 | .387 | .734 | .274 |
| Fred Stanley | SS | 48 | 46 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .370 | .326 | .696 | .261 |
| George Zeber | 2B | 25 | 65 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .405 | .508 | .913 | .323 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dave Bergman | OF | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .450 | .250 |
| Paul Blair | OF | 83 | 164 | 20 | 43 | 4 | 25 | 3 | .303 | .396 | .699 | .262 |
| Reggie Jackson | OF | 146 | 525 | 93 | 150 | 32 | 110 | 17 | .375 | .550 | .925 | .286 |
| Gene Locklear | OF | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 | .600 |
| Lou Piniella | OF | 103 | 339 | 47 | 112 | 12 | 45 | 2 | .365 | .510 | .875 | .330 |
| Mickey Rivers | OF | 138 | 565 | 79 | 184 | 12 | 69 | 22 | .350 | .439 | .789 | .326 |
| Roy White | OF | 143 | 519 | 72 | 139 | 14 | 52 | 18 | .358 | .405 | .763 | .268 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Fran Healy | C | 27 | 67 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .288 | .299 | .587 | .224 |
| Elrod Hendricks | C | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .273 | .636 | .909 | .273 |
| Thurman Munson | C | 149 | 595 | 85 | 183 | 18 | 100 | 5 | .351 | .462 | .813 | .308 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Dell Alston | DH | 22 | 40 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .364 | .500 | .864 | .325 |
| Cliff Johnson | DH | 56 | 142 | 24 | 42 | 12 | 31 | 0 | .405 | .606 | 1.011 | .296 |
| Dave Kingman | DH | 8 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .333 | .833 | 1.166 | .250 |
| Carlos May | DH | 65 | 181 | 21 | 41 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .292 | .309 | .601 | .227 |
| Jim Wynn | DH | 30 | 77 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .283 | .234 | .517 | .143 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5605 | 831 | 1576 | 184 | 784 | 93 | .341 | .444 | .785 | .281 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ken Clay | 21 | 3 | 55.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 4.37 | 1.382 | |||
| Dock Ellis | 3 | 3 | 19.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1.83 | 1.320 | |||
| Ed Figueroa | 32 | 32 | 239.3 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 104 | 75 | 3.57 | 1.266 | |||
| Ron Guidry | 31 | 25 | 210.7 | 16 | 7 | .696 | 1 | 176 | 65 | 2.82 | 1.134 | |||
| Don Gullett | 22 | 22 | 158.3 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0 | 116 | 69 | 3.58 | 1.301 | |||
| Ken Holtzman | 18 | 11 | 71.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 5.78 | 1.799 | |||
| Catfish Hunter | 22 | 22 | 143.3 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 52 | 47 | 4.71 | 1.284 | |||
| Sparky Lyle | 72 | 0 | 137 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 26 | 68 | 33 | 2.17 | 1.197 | |||
| Larry McCall | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.50 | 2.167 | |||
| Gil Patterson | 10 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 5.40 | 1.742 | |||
| Stan Thomas | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7.11 | 1.746 | |||
| Dick Tidrow | 49 | 7 | 151 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 5 | 83 | 41 | 3.16 | 1.219 | |||
| Mike Torrez | 31 | 31 | 217 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 90 | 75 | 3.82 | 1.323 | |||
| Team Totals | 316 | 162 | 1449.3 | 100 | 62 | .617 | 34 | 758 | 486 | 3.63 | 1.298 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bucky Dent and Graig Nettles | 158 |
| At Bats | Chris Chambliss | 600 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Graig Nettles | 664 |
| Batting Average | Mickey Rivers | .326 |
| On-Base % | Reggie Jackson | .375 |
| Slugging % | Reggie Jackson | .550 |
| OPS | Reggie Jackson | .925 |
| Runs | Graig Nettles | 99 |
| Hits | Mickey Rivers | 184 |
| Total Bases | Graig Nettles | 292 |
| Doubles | Reggie Jackson | 39 |
| Triples | Willie Randolph | 11 |
| Home Runs | Graig Nettles | 37 |
| RBI | Reggie Jackson | 110 |
| Walks | Roy White | 75 |
| Strikeouts | Reggie Jackson | 129 |
| Stolen Bases | Mickey Rivers | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | Mickey Rivers | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bucky Dent | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bucky Dent | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Chris Chambliss | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ed Figueroa and Ron Guidry | 16 |
| Losses | Mike Torrez | 12 |
| Saves | Sparky Lyle | 26 |
| Won-Loss % | Don Gullett | .778 |
| ERA | Ron Guidry | 2.82 |
| WHIP | Ron Guidry | 1.134 |
| Innings Pitched | Ed Figueroa | 239.3 |
| Games | Sparky Lyle | 72 |
| Games Started | Ed Figueroa | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Ron Guidry | 176 |
| Complete Games | Mike Torrez | 15 |
| Shutouts | Ron Guidry | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Ed Figueroa | 999 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ed Figueroa | 95 |
| Hits Allowed | Ed Figueroa | 228 |
| Walks Allowed | Ed Figueroa and Mike Torrez | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Catfish Hunter | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ed Figueroa | 41 |
| Triples Allowed | Ed Figueroa | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Sparky Lyle | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mike Torrez | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ed Figueroa and Mike Torrez | 23 |
