2004 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 2004 New York Yankees finished with a record of 101-61. They scored 897 runs and belted 242 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. Alex Rodriguez and Gary Sheffield were tied for the team lead in home runs with 36. Gary Sheffield knocked in 121 runs. Derek Jeter led the team with 188 hits for a .292 average.
The team allowed 808 runs and had a team ERA of 4.69. Jon Lieber and Javier Vazquez were tied for the team lead in wins with 14. Javier Vazquez struck out 150 batters to lead the team. Mariano Rivera was the team's best fireman, with 53 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Homer Bush | 2B | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .000 | .125 | .000 |
| Miguel Cairo | 2B | 122 | 360 | 48 | 105 | 6 | 42 | 11 | .346 | .417 | .763 | .292 |
| Tony Clark | 1B | 106 | 253 | 37 | 56 | 16 | 49 | 0 | .297 | .458 | .755 | .221 |
| Felix Escalona | SS | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
| Jason Giambi | 1B | 80 | 264 | 33 | 55 | 12 | 40 | 0 | .342 | .379 | .721 | .208 |
| Derek Jeter | SS | 154 | 643 | 111 | 188 | 23 | 78 | 23 | .352 | .471 | .823 | .292 |
| Travis Lee | 1B | 7 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .150 | .158 | .308 | .105 |
| John Olerud | 1B | 49 | 164 | 16 | 46 | 4 | 26 | 0 | .367 | .396 | .763 | .280 |
| Andy Phillips | 3B | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .625 | .875 | .250 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 3B | 155 | 601 | 112 | 172 | 36 | 106 | 28 | .375 | .512 | .887 | .286 |
| Enrique Wilson | 2B | 93 | 240 | 19 | 51 | 6 | 31 | 1 | .254 | .325 | .579 | .213 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bubba Crosby | OF | 55 | 53 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .196 | .302 | .498 | .151 |
| Kenny Lofton | OF | 83 | 276 | 51 | 76 | 3 | 18 | 7 | .346 | .395 | .741 | .275 |
| Hideki Matsui | OF | 162 | 584 | 109 | 174 | 31 | 108 | 3 | .390 | .522 | .912 | .298 |
| Gary Sheffield | OF | 154 | 573 | 117 | 166 | 36 | 121 | 5 | .393 | .534 | .927 | .290 |
| Bernie Williams | OF | 148 | 561 | 105 | 147 | 22 | 70 | 1 | .360 | .435 | .795 | .262 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Flaherty | C | 47 | 127 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 16 | 0 | .286 | .465 | .751 | .252 |
| Dioner Navarro | C | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .858 | .429 |
| Jorge Posada | C | 137 | 449 | 72 | 122 | 21 | 81 | 1 | .400 | .481 | .881 | .272 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ruben Sierra | DH | 107 | 307 | 40 | 75 | 17 | 65 | 1 | .296 | .456 | .752 | .244 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5527 | 897 | 1483 | 242 | 863 | 84 | .351 | .458 | .809 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Brown | 22 | 22 | 132 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 83 | 35 | 4.09 | 1.265 | |||
| Jose Contreras | 18 | 18 | 95.7 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 0 | 82 | 42 | 5.64 | 1.411 | |||
| Jorge de Paula | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5.00 | 1.444 | |||
| Tom Gordon | 80 | 0 | 89.7 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 4 | 96 | 23 | 2.21 | 0.881 | |||
| Alex Graman | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19.80 | 3.200 | |||
| Brad Halsey | 8 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 6.47 | 1.719 | |||
| Felix Heredia | 47 | 0 | 38.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 6.28 | 1.654 | |||
| Orlando Hernandez | 15 | 15 | 84.7 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 0 | 84 | 36 | 3.30 | 1.287 | |||
| Steve Karsay | 7 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.70 | 1.045 | |||
| Jon Lieber | 27 | 27 | 176.7 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 102 | 18 | 4.33 | 1.324 | |||
| Esteban Loaiza | 10 | 6 | 42.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 34 | 26 | 8.50 | 2.057 | |||
| Sam Marsonek | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.538 | |||
| Mike Mussina | 27 | 27 | 164.7 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 132 | 40 | 4.59 | 1.324 | |||
| C.J. Nitkowski | 19 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 7.62 | 1.846 | |||
| Donovan Osborne | 9 | 2 | 17.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7.13 | 1.695 | |||
| Juan Padilla | 6 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3.97 | 1.770 | |||
| Bret Prinz | 26 | 0 | 28.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 5.08 | 1.484 | |||
| Scott Proctor | 26 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 5.40 | 1.720 | |||
| Paul Quantrill | 86 | 0 | 95.3 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 4.72 | 1.511 | |||
| Mariano Rivera | 74 | 0 | 78.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 53 | 66 | 20 | 1.94 | 1.080 | |||
| Tanyon Sturtze | 28 | 3 | 77.3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1 | 56 | 33 | 5.47 | 1.397 | |||
| Javier Vazquez | 32 | 32 | 198 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 0 | 150 | 60 | 4.91 | 1.288 | |||
| Gabe White | 24 | 0 | 20.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8.27 | 1.932 | |||
| Team Totals | 598 | 162 | 1443.8 | 101 | 61 | .623 | 59 | 1058 | 445 | 4.69 | 1.369 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Hideki Matsui | 162 |
| At Bats | Derek Jeter | 643 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Derek Jeter | 721 |
| Batting Average | Hideki Matsui | .298 |
| On-Base % | Jorge Posada | .400 |
| Slugging % | Gary Sheffield | .534 |
| OPS | Gary Sheffield | .927 |
| Runs | Gary Sheffield | 117 |
| Hits | Derek Jeter | 188 |
| Total Bases | Alex Rodriguez | 308 |
| Doubles | Derek Jeter | 44 |
| Triples | Kenny Lofton | 7 |
| Home Runs | Alex Rodriguez and Gary Sheffield | 36 |
| RBI | Gary Sheffield | 121 |
| Walks | Gary Sheffield | 92 |
| Strikeouts | Alex Rodriguez | 131 |
| Stolen Bases | Alex Rodriguez | 28 |
| Caught Stealing | Gary Sheffield | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Derek Jeter | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Gary Sheffield | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jorge Posada | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jon Lieber and Javier Vazquez | 14 |
| Losses | Javier Vazquez | 10 |
| Saves | Mariano Rivera | 53 |
| Won-Loss % | Tom Gordon | .692 |
| ERA | Jon Lieber | 4.33 |
| WHIP | Javier Vazquez | 1.288 |
| Innings Pitched | Javier Vazquez | 198 |
| Games | Paul Quantrill | 86 |
| Games Started | Javier Vazquez | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Javier Vazquez | 150 |
| Complete Games | Mike Mussina | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Javier Vazquez | 849 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Javier Vazquez | 108 |
| Hits Allowed | Jon Lieber | 216 |
| Walks Allowed | Javier Vazquez | 60 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Javier Vazquez | 33 |
| Doubles Allowed | Kevin Brown | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Javier Vazquez | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Javier Vazquez | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Javier Vazquez | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jon Lieber | 18 |
