1980 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1980 New York Yankees finished with a record of 103-59. They scored 820 runs and belted 189 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. The offense was powered by Reggie Jackson, who led the team with 41 home runs, 111 RBI, and 154 hits.
The team allowed 662 runs and had a team ERA of 3.59. Leading the team in wins was Tommy John, with 22. Ron Guidry racked up 166 strkeouts to lead the team. Rich Gossage led the team with 33 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Marshall Brant | 1B | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bucky Dent | SS | 141 | 489 | 57 | 128 | 5 | 52 | 0 | .327 | .354 | .681 | .262 |
| Brian Doyle | 2B | 34 | 75 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .235 | .227 | .462 | .173 |
| Roger Holt | 2B | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .167 | .453 | .167 |
| Graig Nettles | 3B | 89 | 324 | 52 | 79 | 16 | 45 | 0 | .331 | .435 | .766 | .244 |
| Willie Randolph | 2B | 138 | 513 | 99 | 151 | 7 | 46 | 30 | .427 | .407 | .834 | .294 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3B | 52 | 164 | 14 | 36 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .251 | .323 | .574 | .220 |
| Dennis Sherrill | SS | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Jim Spencer | 1B | 97 | 259 | 38 | 61 | 13 | 43 | 1 | .313 | .421 | .734 | .236 |
| Fred Stanley | SS | 49 | 86 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .266 | .244 | .510 | .209 |
| Bob Watson | 1B | 130 | 469 | 62 | 144 | 13 | 68 | 2 | .368 | .456 | .824 | .307 |
| Dennis Werth | 1B | 39 | 65 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .416 | .492 | .908 | .308 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Paul Blair | OF | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bobby Brown | OF | 137 | 412 | 65 | 107 | 14 | 47 | 27 | .306 | .415 | .721 | .260 |
| Oscar Gamble | OF | 78 | 194 | 40 | 54 | 14 | 50 | 2 | .376 | .567 | .943 | .278 |
| Reggie Jackson | OF | 143 | 514 | 94 | 154 | 41 | 111 | 1 | .398 | .597 | .995 | .300 |
| Ruppert Jones | OF | 83 | 328 | 38 | 73 | 9 | 42 | 18 | .299 | .357 | .656 | .223 |
| Joe Lefebvre | OF | 74 | 150 | 26 | 34 | 8 | 21 | 0 | .345 | .407 | .752 | .227 |
| Bobby Murcer | OF | 100 | 297 | 41 | 80 | 13 | 57 | 2 | .339 | .438 | .777 | .269 |
| Lou Piniella | OF | 116 | 321 | 39 | 92 | 2 | 27 | 0 | .343 | .361 | .704 | .287 |
| Ted Wilborn | OF | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rick Cerone | C | 147 | 519 | 70 | 144 | 14 | 85 | 1 | .321 | .432 | .753 | .277 |
| Brad Gulden | C | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.666 | .333 |
| Johnny Oates | C | 39 | 64 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .224 | .281 | .505 | .188 |
| Bruce Robinson | C | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Eric Soderholm | DH | 95 | 275 | 38 | 79 | 11 | 35 | 0 | .353 | .462 | .815 | .287 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5553 | 820 | 1484 | 189 | 772 | 86 | .340 | .425 | .765 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Bird | 22 | 1 | 50.7 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 2.66 | 1.203 | |||
| Ron Davis | 53 | 0 | 131 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 7 | 65 | 32 | 2.95 | 1.168 | |||
| Ed Figueroa | 15 | 9 | 58 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 6.98 | 1.966 | |||
| Rich Gossage | 64 | 0 | 99 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 33 | 103 | 37 | 2.27 | 1.121 | |||
| Mike Griffin | 13 | 9 | 54 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 4.83 | 1.611 | |||
| Ron Guidry | 37 | 29 | 219.7 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 1 | 166 | 80 | 3.56 | 1.343 | |||
| Tommy John | 36 | 36 | 265.3 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 0 | 78 | 56 | 3.43 | 1.229 | |||
| Jim Kaat | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7.20 | 2.400 | |||
| Tim Lollar | 14 | 1 | 32.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 3.34 | 1.641 | |||
| Rudy May | 41 | 17 | 175.3 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 3 | 133 | 39 | 2.46 | 1.044 | |||
| Gaylord Perry | 10 | 8 | 50.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 4.44 | 1.637 | |||
| Luis Tiant | 25 | 25 | 136.3 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 84 | 50 | 4.89 | 1.387 | |||
| Tom Underwood | 38 | 27 | 187 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 2 | 116 | 66 | 3.66 | 1.225 | |||
| Team Totals | 372 | 162 | 1464.3 | 103 | 59 | .636 | 50 | 845 | 463 | 3.59 | 1.295 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rick Cerone | 147 |
| At Bats | Rick Cerone | 519 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Willie Randolph | 642 |
| Batting Average | Bob Watson | .307 |
| On-Base % | Willie Randolph | .427 |
| Slugging % | Reggie Jackson | .597 |
| OPS | Reggie Jackson | .995 |
| Runs | Willie Randolph | 99 |
| Hits | Reggie Jackson | 154 |
| Total Bases | Reggie Jackson | 307 |
| Doubles | Rick Cerone | 30 |
| Triples | Willie Randolph | 7 |
| Home Runs | Reggie Jackson | 41 |
| RBI | Reggie Jackson | 111 |
| Walks | Willie Randolph | 119 |
| Strikeouts | Reggie Jackson | 122 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Randolph | 30 |
| Caught Stealing | Bobby Brown and Ruppert Jones | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Aurelio Rodriguez | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Rick Cerone | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bob Watson | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tommy John | 22 |
| Losses | Ron Guidry | 10 |
| Saves | Rich Gossage | 33 |
| Won-Loss % | Rudy May | .750 |
| ERA | Rudy May | 2.46 |
| WHIP | Rudy May | 1.044 |
| Innings Pitched | Tommy John | 265.3 |
| Games | Rich Gossage | 64 |
| Games Started | Tommy John | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Ron Guidry | 166 |
| Complete Games | Tommy John | 16 |
| Shutouts | Tommy John | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Tommy John | 1089 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Tommy John | 101 |
| Hits Allowed | Tommy John | 270 |
| Walks Allowed | Ron Guidry | 80 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ron Guidry | 19 |
| Doubles Allowed | Tommy John | 50 |
| Triples Allowed | Tommy John | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Rudy May | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tommy John | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tommy John | 33 |


