1984 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1984 New York Yankees finished with a record of 87-75. They scored 758 runs and belted 130 home runs to go along with a .276 batting average. Don Baylor provided the power for the team with 27 homers. The offense was powered by Don Mattingly, who led the team with 110 RBI and 207 hits.
The team allowed 679 runs and had a team ERA of 3.80. Phil Niekro led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 136 strikeouts. Dave Righetti was the team's best fireman, with 31 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tim Foli | SS | 61 | 163 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .265 | .319 | .584 | .252 |
| Toby Harrah | 3B | 88 | 253 | 40 | 55 | 1 | 26 | 3 | .331 | .296 | .627 | .217 |
| Rex Hudler | 2B | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .286 | .619 | .143 |
| Don Mattingly | 1B | 153 | 603 | 91 | 207 | 23 | 110 | 1 | .381 | .537 | .918 | .343 |
| Bob Meacham | SS | 99 | 360 | 62 | 91 | 2 | 25 | 9 | .312 | .328 | .640 | .253 |
| Mike Pagliarulo | 3B | 67 | 201 | 24 | 48 | 7 | 34 | 0 | .288 | .448 | .736 | .239 |
| Willie Randolph | 2B | 142 | 564 | 86 | 162 | 2 | 31 | 10 | .377 | .348 | .725 | .287 |
| Andre Robertson | SS | 52 | 140 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .236 | .264 | .500 | .214 |
| Roy Smalley | 3B | 67 | 209 | 17 | 50 | 7 | 26 | 2 | .286 | .388 | .674 | .239 |
| Keith Smith | SS | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Scott Bradley | OF | 9 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .318 | .333 | .651 | .286 |
| Brian Dayett | OF | 64 | 127 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 23 | 0 | .295 | .402 | .697 | .244 |
| Ken Griffey | OF | 120 | 399 | 44 | 109 | 7 | 56 | 2 | .321 | .381 | .702 | .273 |
| Stan Javier | OF | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Steve Kemp | OF | 94 | 313 | 37 | 91 | 7 | 41 | 4 | .369 | .403 | .772 | .291 |
| Victor Mata | OF | 30 | 70 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .333 | .443 | .776 | .329 |
| Omar Moreno | OF | 117 | 355 | 37 | 92 | 4 | 38 | 20 | .294 | .361 | .655 | .259 |
| Lou Piniella | OF | 29 | 86 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .355 | .407 | .762 | .302 |
| Dave Winfield | OF | 141 | 567 | 106 | 193 | 19 | 100 | 6 | .393 | .515 | .908 | .340 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rick Cerone | C | 38 | 120 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .269 | .283 | .552 | .208 |
| Mike O'Berry | C | 13 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .294 | .313 | .607 | .250 |
| Butch Wynegar | C | 129 | 442 | 48 | 118 | 6 | 45 | 1 | .360 | .342 | .702 | .267 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Don Baylor | DH | 134 | 493 | 84 | 129 | 27 | 89 | 1 | .341 | .489 | .830 | .262 |
| Oscar Gamble | DH | 54 | 125 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 27 | 1 | .318 | .440 | .758 | .184 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5661 | 758 | 1560 | 130 | 725 | 62 | .335 | .404 | .740 | .276 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Armstrong | 36 | 0 | 54.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 43 | 26 | 3.48 | 1.344 | |||
| Curt Brown | 13 | 0 | 16.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2.70 | 1.317 | |||
| Marty Bystrom | 7 | 7 | 39.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 2.97 | 1.196 | |||
| Clay Christiansen | 24 | 1 | 38.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 6.05 | 1.602 | |||
| Joe Cowley | 16 | 11 | 83.3 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 0 | 71 | 31 | 3.56 | 1.273 | |||
| Jim Deshaies | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11.57 | 3.000 | |||
| Ray Fontenot | 35 | 24 | 169.3 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 85 | 58 | 3.61 | 1.459 | |||
| Ron Guidry | 29 | 28 | 195.7 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 0 | 127 | 44 | 4.51 | 1.364 | |||
| Jay Howell | 61 | 1 | 103.7 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 7 | 109 | 34 | 2.69 | 1.157 | |||
| John Montefusco | 11 | 11 | 55.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 3.58 | 1.230 | |||
| Dale Murray | 19 | 0 | 23.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4.94 | 1.477 | |||
| Phil Niekro | 32 | 31 | 215.7 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 0 | 136 | 76 | 3.09 | 1.368 | |||
| Dennis Rasmussen | 24 | 24 | 147.7 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 110 | 60 | 4.57 | 1.266 | |||
| Shane Rawley | 11 | 10 | 42 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 24 | 27 | 6.21 | 1.738 | |||
| Dave Righetti | 64 | 0 | 96.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 31 | 90 | 37 | 2.34 | 1.205 | |||
| Jose Rijo | 24 | 5 | 62.3 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 2 | 47 | 33 | 4.76 | 1.717 | |||
| Bob Shirley | 41 | 7 | 114.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 48 | 38 | 3.38 | 1.374 | |||
| Team Totals | 449 | 162 | 1465.3 | 87 | 75 | .537 | 43 | 992 | 518 | 3.80 | 1.367 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Don Mattingly | 153 |
| At Bats | Don Mattingly | 603 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Willie Randolph | 664 |
| Batting Average | Don Mattingly | .343 |
| On-Base % | Dave Winfield | .393 |
| Slugging % | Don Mattingly | .537 |
| OPS | Don Mattingly | .918 |
| Runs | Dave Winfield | 106 |
| Hits | Don Mattingly | 207 |
| Total Bases | Don Mattingly | 324 |
| Doubles | Don Mattingly | 44 |
| Triples | Omar Moreno | 6 |
| Home Runs | Don Baylor | 27 |
| RBI | Don Mattingly | 110 |
| Walks | Willie Randolph | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Winfield | 71 |
| Stolen Bases | Omar Moreno | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | Omar Moreno | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Meacham | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Don Mattingly and Bob Meacham | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Butch Wynegar | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Phil Niekro | 16 |
| Losses | Ron Guidry | 11 |
| Saves | Dave Righetti | 31 |
| Won-Loss % | Jay Howell | .692 |
| ERA | Phil Niekro | 3.09 |
| WHIP | Ron Guidry | 1.364 |
| Innings Pitched | Phil Niekro | 215.7 |
| Games | Dave Righetti | 64 |
| Games Started | Phil Niekro | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Phil Niekro | 136 |
| Complete Games | Ron Guidry and Phil Niekro | 5 |
| Shutouts | Joe Cowley, Ron Guidry, and Phil Niekro | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Phil Niekro | 916 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ron Guidry | 98 |
| Hits Allowed | Ron Guidry | 223 |
| Walks Allowed | Phil Niekro | 76 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ron Guidry | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ron Guidry | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Shirley | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Dennis Rasmussen | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dennis Rasmussen | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ray Fontenot | 38 |
