1989 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1989 New York Yankees finished with a record of 74-87. They scored 698 runs and belted 130 home runs to go along with a .269 batting average. The offense was powered by Don Mattingly, who led the team with 23 home runs and 113 RBI. Steve Sax led the team with 205 hits for a .315 average. Steve Sax had a great year on the basepaths with 43 stolen bases.
The team allowed 792 runs and had a team ERA of 4.54. Andy Hawkins led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 98 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 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Blowers | 3B | 13 | 38 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .317 | .263 | .580 | .263 |
| Tom Brookens | 3B | 66 | 168 | 14 | 38 | 4 | 14 | 1 | .272 | .333 | .605 | .226 |
| Alvaro Espinoza | SS | 146 | 503 | 51 | 142 | 0 | 41 | 3 | .301 | .332 | .633 | .282 |
| Steve Kiefer | 3B | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Don Mattingly | 1B | 158 | 631 | 79 | 191 | 23 | 113 | 3 | .351 | .477 | .828 | .303 |
| Hensley Meulens | 3B | 8 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .179 | .412 | .179 |
| Mike Pagliarulo | 3B | 74 | 223 | 19 | 44 | 4 | 16 | 1 | .266 | .296 | .562 | .197 |
| Steve Sax | 2B | 158 | 651 | 88 | 205 | 5 | 63 | 43 | .364 | .387 | .751 | .315 |
| Wayne Tolleson | 3B | 80 | 140 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 5 | .255 | .250 | .505 | .164 |
| Randy Velarde | 3B | 33 | 100 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .389 | .480 | .869 | .340 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jesse Barfield | OF | 129 | 441 | 71 | 106 | 18 | 56 | 5 | .360 | .410 | .770 | .240 |
| Bob Brower | OF | 26 | 69 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .293 | .362 | .655 | .232 |
| Mel Hall | OF | 113 | 361 | 54 | 94 | 17 | 58 | 0 | .295 | .427 | .722 | .260 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 65 | 235 | 41 | 58 | 3 | 22 | 25 | .392 | .349 | .741 | .247 |
| Stan Jefferson | OF | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .083 | .083 | .166 | .083 |
| Roberto Kelly | OF | 137 | 441 | 65 | 133 | 9 | 48 | 35 | .369 | .417 | .786 | .302 |
| Marcus Lawton | OF | 10 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .214 | .428 | .214 |
| Hal Morris | OF | 15 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .316 | .278 | .594 | .278 |
| Luis Polonia | OF | 66 | 227 | 39 | 71 | 2 | 29 | 9 | .359 | .405 | .764 | .313 |
| Deion Sanders | OF | 14 | 47 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .280 | .404 | .684 | .234 |
| Gary Ward | OF | 8 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .353 | .753 | .294 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Brian Dorsett | C | 8 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .391 | .409 | .800 | .364 |
| Bob Geren | C | 65 | 205 | 26 | 59 | 9 | 27 | 0 | .329 | .454 | .783 | .288 |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 13 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .083 | .268 | .083 |
| Don Slaught | C | 117 | 350 | 34 | 88 | 5 | 38 | 1 | .315 | .371 | .686 | .251 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Steve Balboni | DH | 110 | 300 | 33 | 71 | 17 | 59 | 0 | .296 | .460 | .756 | .237 |
| Ken Phelps | DH | 86 | 185 | 26 | 46 | 7 | 29 | 0 | .340 | .378 | .718 | .249 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5458 | 698 | 1470 | 130 | 657 | 137 | .328 | .391 | .719 | .269 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Greg Cadaret | 20 | 13 | 92.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 66 | 38 | 4.58 | 1.593 | |||
| John Candelaria | 10 | 6 | 49 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 5.14 | 1.245 | |||
| Chuck Cary | 22 | 11 | 99.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 79 | 29 | 3.26 | 1.078 | |||
| Bob Davidson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Richard Dotson | 11 | 9 | 51.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 5.57 | 1.663 | |||
| Dave Eiland | 6 | 6 | 34.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 5.77 | 1.662 | |||
| Rich Gossage | 11 | 0 | 14.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3.77 | 1.189 | |||
| Lee Guetterman | 70 | 0 | 103 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 13 | 51 | 26 | 2.45 | 1.204 | |||
| Andy Hawkins | 34 | 34 | 208.3 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 0 | 98 | 76 | 4.80 | 1.507 | |||
| Tommy John | 10 | 10 | 63.7 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 5.80 | 1.711 | |||
| Jimmy Jones | 11 | 6 | 48 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 5.25 | 1.500 | |||
| Dave LaPoint | 20 | 20 | 113.7 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 51 | 45 | 5.62 | 1.680 | |||
| Al Leiter | 4 | 4 | 26.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 6.07 | 1.648 | |||
| Lance McCullers | 52 | 1 | 84.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 | 82 | 37 | 4.57 | 1.417 | |||
| Kevin Mmahat | 4 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12.91 | 2.727 | |||
| Dale Mohorcic | 32 | 0 | 57.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 4.99 | 1.438 | |||
| Scott Nielsen | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 4.286 | |||
| Clay Parker | 22 | 17 | 120 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 53 | 31 | 3.67 | 1.283 | |||
| Eric Plunk | 27 | 7 | 75.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 61 | 52 | 3.69 | 1.546 | |||
| Dave Righetti | 55 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 25 | 51 | 26 | 3.00 | 1.435 | |||
| Don Schulze | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4.09 | 1.545 | |||
| Walt Terrell | 13 | 13 | 83 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 5.20 | 1.518 | |||
| Team Totals | 439 | 161 | 1414.8 | 74 | 87 | .460 | 44 | 787 | 521 | 4.54 | 1.464 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Don Mattingly and Steve Sax | 158 |
| At Bats | Steve Sax | 651 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Steve Sax | 717 |
| Batting Average | Steve Sax | .315 |
| On-Base % | Steve Sax | .364 |
| Slugging % | Don Mattingly | .477 |
| OPS | Don Mattingly | .828 |
| Runs | Steve Sax | 88 |
| Hits | Steve Sax | 205 |
| Total Bases | Don Mattingly | 301 |
| Doubles | Don Mattingly | 37 |
| Triples | Roberto Kelly, Steve Sax, and Don Slaught | 3 |
| Home Runs | Don Mattingly | 23 |
| RBI | Don Mattingly | 113 |
| Walks | Jesse Barfield | 82 |
| Strikeouts | Jesse Barfield | 122 |
| Stolen Bases | Steve Sax | 43 |
| Caught Stealing | Steve Sax | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Alvaro Espinoza | 23 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Don Mattingly | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Steve Sax | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Andy Hawkins | 15 |
| Losses | Andy Hawkins | 15 |
| Saves | Dave Righetti | 25 |
| Won-Loss % | Andy Hawkins | .500 |
| ERA | Andy Hawkins | 4.80 |
| WHIP | Andy Hawkins | 1.507 |
| Innings Pitched | Andy Hawkins | 208.3 |
| Games | Lee Guetterman | 70 |
| Games Started | Andy Hawkins | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Andy Hawkins | 98 |
| Complete Games | Andy Hawkins | 5 |
| Shutouts | Andy Hawkins | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Andy Hawkins | 908 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Andy Hawkins | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Andy Hawkins | 238 |
| Walks Allowed | Andy Hawkins | 76 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Andy Hawkins | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Andy Hawkins | 56 |
| Triples Allowed | Andy Hawkins | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Greg Cadaret, Chuck Cary, and Eric Plunk | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Andy Hawkins and Dale Mohorcic | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Andy Hawkins | 25 |
