1997 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1997 New York Yankees finished with a record of 96-66. They scored 891 runs and belted 161 home runs to go along with a .287 batting average. The offense was powered by Tino Martinez, who led the team with 44 home runs and 141 RBI. Derek Jeter led the team with 190 hits for a .291 average.
The team allowed 688 runs and had a team ERA of 3.84. Leading the team in wins was Andy Pettitte, with 18. David Cone led the team with 222 strikeouts. Mariano Rivera was the team's best fireman, with 43 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Wade Boggs | 3B | 104 | 353 | 55 | 103 | 4 | 28 | 0 | .373 | .397 | .770 | .292 |
| Homer Bush | 2B | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .728 | .364 |
| Mariano Duncan | 2B | 50 | 172 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 13 | 2 | .270 | .308 | .578 | .244 |
| Andy Fox | 3B | 22 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .368 | .258 | .626 | .226 |
| Charlie Hayes | 3B | 100 | 353 | 39 | 91 | 11 | 53 | 3 | .332 | .397 | .729 | .258 |
| Derek Jeter | SS | 159 | 654 | 116 | 190 | 10 | 70 | 23 | .370 | .405 | .775 | .291 |
| Pat Kelly | 2B | 67 | 120 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 8 | .324 | .358 | .682 | .242 |
| Tino Martinez | 1B | 158 | 594 | 96 | 176 | 44 | 141 | 3 | .371 | .577 | .948 | .296 |
| Rey Sanchez | 2B | 38 | 138 | 21 | 43 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .338 | .420 | .758 | .312 |
| Luis Sojo | 2B | 77 | 215 | 27 | 66 | 2 | 25 | 3 | .355 | .372 | .727 | .307 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Chad Curtis | OF | 93 | 320 | 51 | 93 | 12 | 50 | 12 | .362 | .475 | .837 | .291 |
| Paul O'Neill | OF | 149 | 553 | 89 | 179 | 21 | 117 | 10 | .399 | .514 | .913 | .324 |
| Scott Pose | OF | 54 | 87 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .292 | .264 | .556 | .218 |
| Tim Raines | OF | 74 | 271 | 56 | 87 | 4 | 38 | 8 | .403 | .454 | .857 | .321 |
| Darryl Strawberry | OF | 11 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .188 | .138 | .326 | .103 |
| Mark Whiten | OF | 69 | 215 | 34 | 57 | 5 | 24 | 4 | .360 | .386 | .746 | .265 |
| Bernie Williams | OF | 129 | 509 | 107 | 167 | 21 | 100 | 15 | .408 | .544 | .952 | .328 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Figga | C | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joe Girardi | C | 112 | 398 | 38 | 105 | 1 | 50 | 2 | .311 | .334 | .645 | .264 |
| Jorge Posada | C | 60 | 188 | 29 | 47 | 6 | 25 | 1 | .359 | .410 | .769 | .250 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ivan Cruz | DH | 11 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .318 | .300 | .618 | .250 |
| Cecil Fielder | DH | 98 | 361 | 40 | 94 | 13 | 61 | 0 | .358 | .410 | .768 | .260 |
| Pete Incaviglia | DH | 5 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Mike Stanley | DH | 28 | 87 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .388 | .483 | .871 | .287 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5710 | 891 | 1636 | 161 | 846 | 99 | .360 | .436 | .796 | .287 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Banks | 5 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1.93 | 1.071 | |||
| Brian Boehringer | 34 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 53 | 32 | 2.62 | 1.479 | |||
| Wade Boggs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Joe Borowski | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| David Cone | 29 | 29 | 195 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 222 | 86 | 2.82 | 1.236 | |||
| Dwight Gooden | 20 | 19 | 106.3 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 66 | 53 | 4.91 | 1.590 | |||
| Hideki Irabu | 13 | 9 | 53.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 56 | 20 | 7.09 | 1.670 | |||
| Graeme Lloyd | 46 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 3.31 | 1.531 | |||
| Jim Mecir | 25 | 0 | 33.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 5.88 | 1.365 | |||
| Ramiro Mendoza | 39 | 15 | 133.7 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 | 82 | 28 | 4.24 | 1.384 | |||
| Jeff Nelson | 77 | 0 | 78.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 2 | 81 | 37 | 2.86 | 1.144 | |||
| Andy Pettitte | 35 | 35 | 240.3 | 18 | 7 | .720 | 0 | 166 | 65 | 2.88 | 1.240 | |||
| Danny Rios | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19.29 | 4.783 | |||
| Mariano Rivera | 66 | 0 | 71.7 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 43 | 68 | 20 | 1.88 | 1.185 | |||
| Kenny Rogers | 31 | 22 | 145 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0 | 78 | 62 | 5.65 | 1.538 | |||
| Mike Stanton | 64 | 0 | 66.7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 3 | 70 | 34 | 2.57 | 1.259 | |||
| David Weathers | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1.00 | 2.444 | |||
| David Wells | 32 | 32 | 218 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 0 | 156 | 45 | 4.21 | 1.303 | |||
| Team Totals | 530 | 162 | 1467.7 | 96 | 66 | .593 | 51 | 1165 | 532 | 3.84 | 1.359 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Derek Jeter | 159 |
| At Bats | Derek Jeter | 654 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Derek Jeter | 748 |
| Batting Average | Bernie Williams | .328 |
| On-Base % | Bernie Williams | .408 |
| Slugging % | Tino Martinez | .577 |
| OPS | Bernie Williams | .952 |
| Runs | Derek Jeter | 116 |
| Hits | Derek Jeter | 190 |
| Total Bases | Tino Martinez | 343 |
| Doubles | Paul O'Neill | 42 |
| Triples | Derek Jeter | 7 |
| Home Runs | Tino Martinez | 44 |
| RBI | Tino Martinez | 141 |
| Walks | Tino Martinez and Paul O'Neill | 75 |
| Strikeouts | Derek Jeter | 125 |
| Stolen Bases | Derek Jeter | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | Derek Jeter | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Derek Jeter | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Tino Martinez | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Paul O'Neill | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Andy Pettitte | 18 |
| Losses | David Wells | 10 |
| Saves | Mariano Rivera | 43 |
| Won-Loss % | Andy Pettitte | .720 |
| ERA | David Cone | 2.82 |
| WHIP | David Cone | 1.236 |
| Innings Pitched | Andy Pettitte | 240.3 |
| Games | Jeff Nelson | 77 |
| Games Started | Andy Pettitte | 35 |
| Strikeouts | David Cone | 222 |
| Complete Games | David Wells | 5 |
| Shutouts | David Wells | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Andy Pettitte | 986 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | David Wells | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | David Wells | 239 |
| Walks Allowed | David Cone | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | David Wells | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | David Wells | 53 |
| Triples Allowed | David Wells | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | David Cone | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dwight Gooden and Kenny Rogers | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Andy Pettitte | 36 |
