1981 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1981 New York Yankees finished with a record of 59-48. They scored 421 runs and belted 100 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles were tied for the team lead in home runs with 15. The offense was powered by Dave Winfield, who led the team with 68 RBI and 114 hits.
The team allowed 343 runs and had a team ERA of 2.90. Ron Guidry led the pitching staff with 11 wins and 104 strikeouts. Rich Gossage led the team with 20 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tucker Ashford | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Steve Balboni | 1B | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .375 | .714 | 1.089 | .286 |
| Bucky Dent | SS | 73 | 227 | 20 | 54 | 7 | 27 | 0 | .300 | .379 | .679 | .238 |
| Larry Milbourne | SS | 61 | 163 | 24 | 51 | 1 | 12 | 2 | .351 | .399 | .750 | .313 |
| Graig Nettles | 3B | 103 | 349 | 46 | 85 | 15 | 46 | 0 | .333 | .398 | .731 | .244 |
| Willie Randolph | 2B | 93 | 357 | 59 | 83 | 2 | 24 | 14 | .336 | .305 | .641 | .232 |
| Dave Revering | 1B | 45 | 119 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .300 | .336 | .636 | .235 |
| Andre Robertson | SS | 10 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .316 | .579 | .263 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3B | 27 | 52 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .370 | .500 | .870 | .346 |
| Jim Spencer | 1B | 25 | 63 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .250 | .270 | .520 | .143 |
| Bob Watson | 1B | 59 | 156 | 15 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .317 | .385 | .702 | .212 |
| Dennis Werth | 1B | 34 | 55 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .269 | .127 | .396 | .109 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Brown | OF | 31 | 62 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .279 | .242 | .521 | .226 |
| Oscar Gamble | OF | 80 | 189 | 24 | 45 | 10 | 27 | 0 | .357 | .439 | .796 | .238 |
| Reggie Jackson | OF | 94 | 334 | 33 | 79 | 15 | 54 | 0 | .330 | .428 | .758 | .237 |
| Jerry Mumphrey | OF | 80 | 319 | 44 | 98 | 6 | 32 | 14 | .354 | .429 | .783 | .307 |
| Mike Patterson | OF | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .667 | .889 | .222 |
| Lou Piniella | OF | 60 | 159 | 16 | 44 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .331 | .428 | .759 | .277 |
| Dave Winfield | OF | 105 | 388 | 52 | 114 | 13 | 68 | 11 | .360 | .464 | .824 | .294 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rick Cerone | C | 71 | 234 | 23 | 57 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .276 | .342 | .618 | .244 |
| Barry Foote | C | 40 | 125 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .256 | .384 | .640 | .208 |
| Johnny Oates | C | 10 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .231 | .481 | .192 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Murcer | DH | 50 | 117 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 24 | 0 | .331 | .470 | .801 | .265 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 3529 | 421 | 889 | 100 | 403 | 47 | .322 | .391 | .714 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Bird | 17 | 4 | 53.3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 2.70 | 1.388 | |||
| Bill Castro | 11 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3.79 | 1.632 | |||
| Ron Davis | 43 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 6 | 83 | 25 | 2.71 | 0.986 | |||
| George Frazier | 16 | 0 | 27.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 1.63 | 1.336 | |||
| Rich Gossage | 32 | 0 | 46.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 20 | 48 | 14 | .77 | 0.771 | |||
| Mike Griffin | 2 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.08 | 1.163 | |||
| Ron Guidry | 23 | 21 | 127 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0 | 104 | 26 | 2.76 | 0.992 | |||
| Tommy John | 20 | 20 | 140.3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 50 | 39 | 2.63 | 1.240 | |||
| Dave LaRoche | 26 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 2.49 | 1.149 | |||
| Rudy May | 27 | 22 | 147.7 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 1 | 79 | 41 | 4.14 | 1.205 | |||
| Andy McGaffigan | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2.57 | 1.143 | |||
| Gene Nelson | 8 | 7 | 39.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 4.81 | 1.603 | |||
| Rick Reuschel | 12 | 11 | 70.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 2.67 | 1.202 | |||
| Dave Righetti | 15 | 15 | 105.3 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 89 | 38 | 2.05 | 1.073 | |||
| Tom Underwood | 9 | 6 | 32.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 4.41 | 1.376 | |||
| Dave Wehrmeister | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5.14 | 1.857 | |||
| Team Totals | 268 | 107 | 948 | 59 | 48 | .551 | 30 | 606 | 287 | 2.90 | 1.175 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dave Winfield | 105 |
| At Bats | Dave Winfield | 388 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dave Winfield | 440 |
| Batting Average | Jerry Mumphrey | .307 |
| On-Base % | Dave Winfield | .360 |
| Slugging % | Dave Winfield | .464 |
| OPS | Dave Winfield | .824 |
| Runs | Willie Randolph | 59 |
| Hits | Dave Winfield | 114 |
| Total Bases | Dave Winfield | 180 |
| Doubles | Dave Winfield | 25 |
| Triples | Jerry Mumphrey | 5 |
| Home Runs | Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles | 15 |
| RBI | Dave Winfield | 68 |
| Walks | Willie Randolph | 57 |
| Strikeouts | Reggie Jackson | 82 |
| Stolen Bases | Jerry Mumphrey and Willie Randolph | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Jerry Mumphrey | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bucky Dent | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dave Winfield | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dave Winfield | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ron Guidry | 11 |
| Losses | Rudy May | 11 |
| Saves | Rich Gossage | 20 |
| Won-Loss % | Ron Guidry | .688 |
| ERA | Tommy John | 2.63 |
| WHIP | Ron Guidry | 0.992 |
| Innings Pitched | Rudy May | 147.7 |
| Games | Ron Davis | 43 |
| Games Started | Rudy May | 22 |
| Strikeouts | Ron Guidry | 104 |
| Complete Games | Tommy John | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Rudy May | 610 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rudy May | 68 |
| Hits Allowed | Rudy May | 137 |
| Walks Allowed | Rudy May | 41 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ron Guidry | 12 |
| Doubles Allowed | Rudy May | 21 |
| Triples Allowed | Rudy May | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Ron Guidry, Tommy John, and Rudy May | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tommy John | 3 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tommy John | 17 |
