1985 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1985 New York Yankees finished with a record of 97-64. They scored 839 runs and belted 176 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. The offense was powered by Don Mattingly, who led the team with 35 home runs, 145 RBI, and 211 hits. Rickey Henderson had a great year on the basepaths with 80 stolen bases.
The team allowed 660 runs and had a team ERA of 3.69. Ron Guidry was the winningest pitcher, with 22 games won. Phil Niekro led the team with 149 strikeouts. Dave Righetti was the team's best fireman, with 29 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dale Berra | 3B | 48 | 109 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .276 | .321 | .597 | .229 |
| Juan Bonilla | 2B | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .125 | .188 | .313 | .125 |
| Rex Hudler | 2B | 20 | 51 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .173 | .196 | .369 | .157 |
| Don Mattingly | 1B | 159 | 652 | 107 | 211 | 35 | 145 | 2 | .371 | .567 | .938 | .324 |
| Bob Meacham | SS | 156 | 481 | 70 | 105 | 1 | 47 | 25 | .302 | .266 | .568 | .218 |
| Mike Pagliarulo | 3B | 138 | 380 | 55 | 91 | 19 | 62 | 0 | .324 | .442 | .766 | .239 |
| Willie Randolph | 2B | 143 | 497 | 75 | 137 | 5 | 40 | 16 | .382 | .356 | .738 | .276 |
| Andre Robertson | 3B | 50 | 125 | 16 | 41 | 2 | 17 | 1 | .358 | .416 | .774 | .328 |
| Keith Smith | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Henry Cotto | OF | 34 | 56 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .339 | .375 | .714 | .304 |
| Ken Griffey | OF | 127 | 438 | 68 | 120 | 10 | 69 | 7 | .331 | .425 | .756 | .274 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 143 | 547 | 146 | 172 | 24 | 72 | 80 | .419 | .516 | .935 | .314 |
| Victor Mata | OF | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Omar Moreno | OF | 34 | 66 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .209 | .333 | .542 | .197 |
| Dan Pasqua | OF | 60 | 148 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 25 | 0 | .289 | .426 | .715 | .209 |
| Billy Sample | OF | 59 | 139 | 18 | 40 | 1 | 15 | 2 | .336 | .345 | .681 | .288 |
| Dave Winfield | OF | 155 | 633 | 105 | 174 | 26 | 114 | 19 | .328 | .471 | .799 | .275 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Juan Espino | C | 9 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .728 | .364 |
| Ron Hassey | C | 92 | 267 | 31 | 79 | 13 | 42 | 0 | .369 | .509 | .878 | .296 |
| Butch Wynegar | C | 102 | 309 | 27 | 69 | 5 | 32 | 0 | .356 | .320 | .676 | .223 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Don Baylor | DH | 142 | 477 | 70 | 110 | 23 | 91 | 0 | .330 | .430 | .760 | .231 |
| Scott Bradley | DH | 19 | 49 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .196 | .245 | .441 | .163 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5458 | 839 | 1458 | 176 | 793 | 155 | .341 | .425 | .766 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Neil Allen | 17 | 0 | 29.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 2.76 | 1.331 | |||
| Mike Armstrong | 9 | 0 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3.07 | 0.748 | |||
| Rich Bordi | 51 | 3 | 98 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 2 | 64 | 29 | 3.21 | 1.265 | |||
| Marty Bystrom | 8 | 8 | 41 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 5.71 | 1.537 | |||
| Don Cooper | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5.40 | 1.500 | |||
| Joe Cowley | 30 | 26 | 159.7 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 97 | 85 | 3.95 | 1.359 | |||
| Brian Fisher | 55 | 0 | 98.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 14 | 85 | 29 | 2.38 | 1.078 | |||
| Ron Guidry | 34 | 33 | 259 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 0 | 143 | 42 | 3.27 | 1.100 | |||
| John Montefusco | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.29 | 2.000 | |||
| Dale Murray | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Joe Niekro | 3 | 3 | 12.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5.84 | 1.789 | |||
| Phil Niekro | 33 | 33 | 220 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 0 | 149 | 120 | 4.09 | 1.468 | |||
| Dennis Rasmussen | 22 | 16 | 101.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 63 | 42 | 3.98 | 1.367 | |||
| Dave Righetti | 74 | 0 | 107 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 29 | 92 | 45 | 2.78 | 1.318 | |||
| Rod Scurry | 5 | 0 | 12.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2.84 | 1.181 | |||
| Bob Shirley | 48 | 8 | 109 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | 55 | 26 | 2.64 | 1.183 | |||
| Ed Whitson | 30 | 30 | 158.7 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0 | 89 | 43 | 4.88 | 1.537 | |||
| Team Totals | 432 | 161 | 1440.4 | 97 | 64 | .602 | 49 | 907 | 518 | 3.69 | 1.313 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Don Mattingly | 159 |
| At Bats | Don Mattingly | 652 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Don Mattingly | 727 |
| Batting Average | Don Mattingly | .324 |
| On-Base % | Rickey Henderson | .419 |
| Slugging % | Don Mattingly | .567 |
| OPS | Don Mattingly | .938 |
| Runs | Rickey Henderson | 146 |
| Hits | Don Mattingly | 211 |
| Total Bases | Don Mattingly | 370 |
| Doubles | Don Mattingly | 48 |
| Triples | Dave Winfield | 6 |
| Home Runs | Don Mattingly | 35 |
| RBI | Don Mattingly | 145 |
| Walks | Rickey Henderson | 99 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Meacham | 102 |
| Stolen Bases | Rickey Henderson | 80 |
| Caught Stealing | Rickey Henderson | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Meacham | 23 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Don Mattingly | 15 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Willie Randolph | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ron Guidry | 22 |
| Losses | Phil Niekro | 12 |
| Saves | Dave Righetti | 29 |
| Won-Loss % | Ron Guidry | .786 |
| ERA | Ron Guidry | 3.27 |
| WHIP | Ron Guidry | 1.100 |
| Innings Pitched | Ron Guidry | 259 |
| Games | Dave Righetti | 74 |
| Games Started | Ron Guidry and Phil Niekro | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Phil Niekro | 149 |
| Complete Games | Ron Guidry | 11 |
| Shutouts | Ron Guidry and Ed Whitson | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Ron Guidry | 1033 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Phil Niekro | 100 |
| Hits Allowed | Ron Guidry | 243 |
| Walks Allowed | Phil Niekro | 120 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Joe Cowley and Phil Niekro | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ron Guidry | 47 |
| Triples Allowed | Phil Niekro and Dennis Rasmussen | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave Righetti | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Joe Cowley | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ron Guidry | 30 |
