1978 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1978 New York Yankees finished with a record of 100-63. They scored 735 runs and belted 125 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles were tied for the team lead in home runs with 27. Reggie Jackson was the best run producer with 97 RBI. Thurman Munson led the team with 183 hits for a .297 average. Willie Randolph had a great year on the basepaths with 36 stolen bases.
The team allowed 582 runs and had a team ERA of 3.18. Ron Guidry led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 248 strikeouts. Rich Gossage led the team with 27 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Chris Chambliss | 1B | 162 | 625 | 81 | 171 | 12 | 90 | 2 | .321 | .382 | .703 | .274 |
| Bucky Dent | SS | 123 | 379 | 40 | 92 | 5 | 40 | 3 | .286 | .317 | .603 | .243 |
| Brian Doyle | 2B | 39 | 52 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .192 | .384 | .192 |
| Damaso Garcia | 2B | 18 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .227 | .195 | .422 | .195 |
| Mickey Klutts | 3B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 | 1.000 |
| Graig Nettles | 3B | 159 | 587 | 81 | 162 | 27 | 93 | 1 | .343 | .460 | .803 | .276 |
| Domingo Ramos | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Willie Randolph | 2B | 134 | 499 | 87 | 139 | 3 | 42 | 36 | .381 | .357 | .738 | .279 |
| Dennis Sherrill | 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Fred Stanley | SS | 81 | 160 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .324 | .281 | .605 | .219 |
| George Zeber | 2B | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Paul Blair | OF | 75 | 125 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .231 | .264 | .495 | .176 |
| Reggie Jackson | OF | 139 | 511 | 82 | 140 | 27 | 97 | 14 | .356 | .477 | .833 | .274 |
| Jay Johnstone | OF | 36 | 65 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .329 | .308 | .637 | .262 |
| Lou Piniella | OF | 130 | 472 | 67 | 148 | 6 | 69 | 3 | .361 | .445 | .806 | .314 |
| Mickey Rivers | OF | 141 | 559 | 78 | 148 | 11 | 48 | 25 | .302 | .397 | .699 | .265 |
| Gary Thomasson | OF | 55 | 116 | 20 | 32 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .346 | .405 | .751 | .276 |
| Roy White | OF | 103 | 346 | 44 | 93 | 8 | 43 | 10 | .349 | .393 | .742 | .269 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Fran Healy | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mike Heath | C | 33 | 92 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .265 | .283 | .548 | .228 |
| Thurman Munson | C | 154 | 617 | 73 | 183 | 6 | 71 | 2 | .332 | .373 | .705 | .297 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Dell Alston | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Cliff Johnson | DH | 76 | 174 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 0 | .307 | .351 | .658 | .184 |
| Jim Spencer | DH | 71 | 150 | 12 | 34 | 7 | 24 | 0 | .295 | .440 | .735 | .227 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5583 | 735 | 1489 | 125 | 693 | 98 | .327 | .388 | .716 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Beattie | 25 | 22 | 128 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 65 | 51 | 3.73 | 1.359 | |||
| Ken Clay | 28 | 6 | 75.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 4.28 | 1.453 | |||
| Ron Davis | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.57 | 2.609 | |||
| Rawly Eastwick | 8 | 0 | 24.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3.28 | 1.053 | |||
| Ed Figueroa | 35 | 35 | 253 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 0 | 92 | 77 | 2.99 | 1.225 | |||
| Rich Gossage | 63 | 0 | 134.3 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 27 | 122 | 59 | 2.01 | 1.087 | |||
| Ron Guidry | 35 | 35 | 273.7 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 0 | 248 | 72 | 1.74 | 0.946 | |||
| Don Gullett | 8 | 8 | 44.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 3.63 | 1.477 | |||
| Ken Holtzman | 5 | 3 | 17.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4.08 | 1.695 | |||
| Catfish Hunter | 21 | 20 | 118 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 56 | 35 | 3.58 | 1.127 | |||
| Bob Kammeyer | 7 | 0 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5.82 | 1.382 | |||
| Paul Lindblad | 7 | 1 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4.42 | 1.585 | |||
| Sparky Lyle | 59 | 0 | 111.7 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 3.47 | 1.334 | |||
| Larry McCall | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 5.62 | 1.625 | |||
| Andy Messersmith | 6 | 5 | 22.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 5.64 | 1.749 | |||
| Dave Rajsich | 4 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4.05 | 1.654 | |||
| Dick Tidrow | 31 | 25 | 185.3 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 0 | 73 | 53 | 3.84 | 1.317 | |||
| Team Totals | 351 | 163 | 1460.7 | 100 | 63 | .613 | 36 | 817 | 478 | 3.18 | 1.232 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Chris Chambliss | 162 |
| At Bats | Chris Chambliss | 625 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Chris Chambliss | 677 |
| Batting Average | Lou Piniella | .314 |
| On-Base % | Willie Randolph | .381 |
| Slugging % | Reggie Jackson | .477 |
| OPS | Reggie Jackson | .833 |
| Runs | Willie Randolph | 87 |
| Hits | Thurman Munson | 183 |
| Total Bases | Graig Nettles | 270 |
| Doubles | Lou Piniella | 34 |
| Triples | Mickey Rivers | 8 |
| Home Runs | Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles | 27 |
| RBI | Reggie Jackson | 97 |
| Walks | Willie Randolph | 82 |
| Strikeouts | Reggie Jackson | 133 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Randolph | 36 |
| Caught Stealing | Reggie Jackson | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mickey Rivers | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Thurman Munson | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Thurman Munson and Graig Nettles | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ron Guidry | 25 |
| Losses | Rich Gossage and Dick Tidrow | 11 |
| Saves | Rich Gossage | 27 |
| Won-Loss % | Ron Guidry | .893 |
| ERA | Ron Guidry | 1.74 |
| WHIP | Ron Guidry | 0.946 |
| Innings Pitched | Ron Guidry | 273.7 |
| Games | Rich Gossage | 63 |
| Games Started | Ed Figueroa and Ron Guidry | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Ron Guidry | 248 |
| Complete Games | Ron Guidry | 16 |
| Shutouts | Ron Guidry | 9 |
| Batters Faced | Ron Guidry | 1057 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ed Figueroa | 84 |
| Hits Allowed | Ed Figueroa | 233 |
| Walks Allowed | Ed Figueroa | 77 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ed Figueroa | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ed Figueroa | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Beattie | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Beattie | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Beattie | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ed Figueroa | 21 |
