1988 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1988 New York Yankees finished with a record of 85-76. They scored 772 runs and belted 148 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. Jack Clark led the team in home runs with 27. Dave Winfield knocked in 107 runs. Don Mattingly led the team with 186 hits for a .311 average. Rickey Henderson had a great year on the basepaths with 93 stolen bases.
The team allowed 748 runs and had a team ERA of 4.27. John Candelaria led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 121 strikeouts. Dave Righetti was the team's best fireman, with 25 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luis Aguayo | 3B | 50 | 140 | 12 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .289 | .343 | .632 | .250 |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 2B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Don Mattingly | 1B | 144 | 599 | 94 | 186 | 18 | 88 | 1 | .353 | .462 | .815 | .311 |
| Bob Meacham | SS | 47 | 115 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .308 | .296 | .604 | .217 |
| Mike Pagliarulo | 3B | 125 | 444 | 46 | 96 | 15 | 67 | 1 | .276 | .367 | .643 | .216 |
| Willie Randolph | 2B | 110 | 404 | 43 | 93 | 2 | 34 | 8 | .322 | .300 | .622 | .230 |
| Rafael Santana | SS | 148 | 480 | 50 | 115 | 4 | 38 | 1 | .289 | .294 | .583 | .240 |
| Wayne Tolleson | 2B | 21 | 59 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .338 | .288 | .626 | .254 |
| Randy Velarde | 2B | 48 | 115 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .240 | .357 | .597 | .174 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jay Buhner | OF | 25 | 69 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .250 | .319 | .569 | .188 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 140 | 554 | 118 | 169 | 6 | 50 | 93 | .394 | .399 | .793 | .305 |
| Roberto Kelly | OF | 38 | 77 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 5 | .272 | .364 | .636 | .247 |
| Hal Morris | OF | 15 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .100 |
| Gary Ward | OF | 91 | 231 | 26 | 52 | 4 | 24 | 0 | .302 | .312 | .614 | .225 |
| Claudell Washington | OF | 126 | 455 | 62 | 140 | 11 | 64 | 15 | .342 | .442 | .784 | .308 |
| Dave Winfield | OF | 149 | 559 | 96 | 180 | 25 | 107 | 9 | .398 | .530 | .928 | .322 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Geren | C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .100 | .350 | .100 |
| Joel Skinner | C | 88 | 251 | 23 | 57 | 4 | 23 | 0 | .267 | .335 | .602 | .227 |
| Don Slaught | C | 97 | 322 | 33 | 91 | 9 | 43 | 1 | .334 | .450 | .784 | .283 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Chris Chambliss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Jack Clark | DH | 150 | 496 | 81 | 120 | 27 | 93 | 3 | .381 | .433 | .814 | .242 |
| Jose Cruz | DH | 38 | 80 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .273 | .262 | .535 | .200 |
| Ken Phelps | DH | 45 | 107 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 0 | .339 | .551 | .890 | .224 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5592 | 772 | 1469 | 148 | 713 | 146 | .331 | .395 | .726 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Neil Allen | 41 | 2 | 117.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 61 | 37 | 3.84 | 1.347 | |||
| John Candelaria | 25 | 24 | 157 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 1 | 121 | 23 | 3.38 | 1.102 | |||
| Pat Clements | 6 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6.48 | 1.928 | |||
| Richard Dotson | 32 | 29 | 171 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 77 | 72 | 5.00 | 1.462 | |||
| Dave Eiland | 3 | 3 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6.39 | 1.496 | |||
| Cecilio Guante | 56 | 0 | 75 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 11 | 61 | 22 | 2.88 | 1.080 | |||
| Lee Guetterman | 20 | 2 | 40.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 4.65 | 1.548 | |||
| Ron Guidry | 12 | 10 | 56 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 4.18 | 1.286 | |||
| Charles Hudson | 28 | 12 | 106.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2 | 58 | 36 | 4.49 | 1.214 | |||
| Tommy John | 35 | 32 | 176.3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 81 | 46 | 4.49 | 1.514 | |||
| Al Leiter | 14 | 14 | 57.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 60 | 33 | 3.92 | 1.431 | |||
| Dale Mohorcic | 13 | 0 | 22.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 2.78 | 1.322 | |||
| Scott Nielsen | 7 | 2 | 19.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 6.86 | 2.030 | |||
| Hipolito Pena | 16 | 0 | 14.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 3.14 | 1.329 | |||
| Rick Rhoden | 30 | 30 | 197 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 94 | 56 | 4.29 | 1.330 | |||
| Dave Righetti | 60 | 0 | 87 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 25 | 70 | 37 | 3.52 | 1.414 | |||
| Steve Shields | 39 | 0 | 82.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 55 | 30 | 4.37 | 1.531 | |||
| Tim Stoddard | 28 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 33 | 27 | 6.38 | 1.618 | |||
| Team Totals | 465 | 161 | 1455.9 | 85 | 76 | .528 | 43 | 861 | 487 | 4.27 | 1.373 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jack Clark | 150 |
| At Bats | Don Mattingly | 599 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Don Mattingly | 651 |
| Batting Average | Dave Winfield | .322 |
| On-Base % | Dave Winfield | .398 |
| Slugging % | Dave Winfield | .530 |
| OPS | Dave Winfield | .928 |
| Runs | Rickey Henderson | 118 |
| Hits | Don Mattingly | 186 |
| Total Bases | Dave Winfield | 296 |
| Doubles | Don Mattingly and Dave Winfield | 37 |
| Triples | Claudell Washington | 3 |
| Home Runs | Jack Clark | 27 |
| RBI | Dave Winfield | 107 |
| Walks | Jack Clark | 113 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Clark | 141 |
| Stolen Bases | Rickey Henderson | 93 |
| Caught Stealing | Rickey Henderson | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Willie Randolph | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Don Mattingly | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dave Winfield | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | John Candelaria | 13 |
| Losses | Rick Rhoden | 12 |
| Saves | Dave Righetti | 25 |
| Won-Loss % | John Candelaria | .650 |
| ERA | Rick Rhoden | 4.29 |
| WHIP | Rick Rhoden | 1.330 |
| Innings Pitched | Rick Rhoden | 197 |
| Games | Dave Righetti | 60 |
| Games Started | Tommy John | 32 |
| Strikeouts | John Candelaria | 121 |
| Complete Games | John Candelaria | 6 |
| Shutouts | John Candelaria | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Rick Rhoden | 847 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Richard Dotson | 95 |
| Hits Allowed | Tommy John | 221 |
| Walks Allowed | Richard Dotson | 72 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Richard Dotson | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Tommy John | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Richard Dotson | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Tommy John | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Rick Rhoden | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tommy John | 29 |
