1979 New York Yankees Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 89-71
Finished 4th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 2,543,848, Avg. 32,201
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II
Manager: Bob Lemon (34-31)
Manager: Billy Martin (55-40)
Location: New York, New York
1979 New York Yankees Roster
1979 New York Yankees Results

The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 89 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the AL's East Division.

The Yankees scored 734 runs and allowed 672 runs. Reggie Jackson led New York with 29 home runs, while Chris Chambliss, Graig Nettles and Jim Spencer each walloped 20 or more also. Reggie Jackson accounted for 89 RBI. Reggie Jackson and Lou Piniella paced all regular batters by hitting .297. Tommy John topped the squad with 21 wins, plus Ron Guidry, too added 15 or more wins, too Ron Guidry recorded a 2.78 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Bob Lemon and Billy Martin coached the team.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Tommy John219.7002.96373611730276.326810991965111141111116
Ron Guidry188.6922.78333031522236.3203837320710201009946
Ron Davis142.8752.854402100985.3842927528943101357
Luis Tiant138.6193.9130300510195.7190948522531104000819
Rich Gossage53.6252.6236033001858.3481817519441003234
Ed Figueroa46.4004.1316160410104.71094948635142001437
Don Hood31.7503.07276900167.3622423330122201288
Jim Beattie36.3335.211513111076.0854544541032001343
Dick Tidrow21.6677.941401000222.73820205407002101
Jim Kaat23.4003.864011300258.3642925414223202249
Catfish Hunter29.1825.3119190100105.012868621534034102460
Ray Burris13.2506.18150700027.7402219510119001132
Ken Clay17.1255.403251700278.38849471225128207338
Bob Kammeyer001000000.078820001008
Roger Slagle000.001010002.000000020006
Rick Anderson003.861000002.3111040000010
Mike Griffin004.153010014.3522020500119
Dave Righetti01.0003.6333000017.3107721001300067
Paul Mirabella04.0008.79101000014.31615143101410371
Totals8971.5563.85377160117438371432.3144667261312345522731141456001

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Chris Chambliss149599554611552731863323453.280.324.437.76124295154
Willie Randolph15368257498155151356133129539.270.374.368.741211233555
Reggie Jackson1315374657813824229899865107.297.382.544.926253172053
Lou Piniella130491461491372221169321731.297.320.425.745196172386
Graig Nettles145588521711321512073125953.253.325.401.726209140086
Thurman Munson9741938242110183339123237.288.340.374.714143150142
Bucky Dent1414904314799142232003730.230.287.285.573123511381
Jim Spencer10633629560851532353023825.288.367.593.9601751201211
Mickey Rivers743072863782185325371321.287.315.416.73111931252
Bobby Murcer742942644272120833112532.273.339.409.748108102212
Oscar Gamble361261132144411132001313.389.452.7351.1878310001
Roy White81236205244460327222321.215.290.288.5785960531
Juan Beniquez6215814219366141733917.254.299.394.6945652140
Jerry Narron6113612317213141800926.171.226.309.5353820310
Fred Stanley571101009201021401517.200.236.270.5062710410
Cliff Johnson2876641117602600107.266.360.453.8132900114
Bobby Brown307168717310321217.250.271.324.5952200100
Brad Gulden40105921015400601916.163.238.207.4441930400
George Scott16474491431161027.318.340.500.8402200010
Darryl Jones18514761251060027.255.286.404.6901910200
Damaso Garcia11383831010042002.263.263.289.5531110000
Jay Johnstone23504871010171027.208.240.292.5321400000
Lenny Randle2042392700030032.179.238.179.418710000
Brian Doyle2036322420050031.125.200.188.388610100
Roy Staiger413111310010010.273.308.364.671410010
Bruce Robinson613120200020010.167.231.167.397200000
Dennis Werth3441100000000.250.250.250.500100000
Paul Blair2550100000001.200.200.200.400100000
Ron Davis44110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Dick Tidrow14000000000000000000
Dave Righetti3000000000000000000
Luis Tiant30000000000000000000
Ray Burris15000000000000000000
Roger Slagle1000000000000000000
Don Hood27000000000000000000
Ken Clay32000000000000000000
Rick Anderson1000000000000000000
Ed Figueroa16000000000000000000
Rich Gossage36000000000000000000
Mike Griffin3000000000000000000
Ron Guidry34000000000000000000
Catfish Hunter19000000000000000000
Tommy John37000000000000000000
Jim Kaat40000000000000000000
Bob Kammeyer1000000000000000000
Paul Mirabella10000000000000000000
Jim Beattie15000000000000000000
Totals2096606154217341443226401506946546509590.266.328.406.733219914818506348


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Chris Chambliss1B1341321171.71299957135.9951.7081.4030000
Jim Spencer1B2625232.323217235.9929.6469.5770000
Thurman Munson1B3319.0230021.0001.8957.6670000
Dennis Werth1B104.051001.00013.5006.0000000
Fred Stanley1B104.050001.00011.2505.0000000
George Scott1B101.320001.00013.5002.0000000
Willie Randolph2B1531521336.035547813128.9855.6125.4440000
Brian Doyle2B13660.0112325.9445.1002.6150000
Fred Stanley2B8236.391513.9605.9453.0000000
Graig Nettles3B1441421243.31103391630.9663.2503.1180000
Fred Stanley3B1610101.053052.8753.1192.1880000
Brian Doyle3B6332.014001.0001.406.8330000
Roy Staiger3B4229.727011.0002.7302.2500000
Juan Beniquez3B3324.0111001.0004.5004.0000000
Damaso Garcia3B102.30000.000.0000000
Thurman MunsonC8888754.740544105.9785.3555.10250322745.8
Jerry NarronC5630322.01671552.9735.0873.2508023928.1
Brad GuldenC4034292.71782414.9956.2125.05010221743.6
Bruce RobinsonC6539.033021.9437.6155.500004120.0
Cliff JohnsonC4324.0101001.0004.1252.750102133.3
Reggie JacksonOF1251251082.7274742.9862.3362.2480000
Lou PiniellaOF112102922.02041341.9822.1181.9380000
Bobby MurcerOF7065579.0169430.9832.6892.4710000
Mickey RiversOF6968563.0147440.9742.4142.1880000
Juan BeniquezOF6036361.399420.9812.5651.7170000
Roy WhiteOF2725222.0453001.0001.9461.7780000
Oscar GambleOF2727209.347332.9432.1501.8520000
Bobby BrownOF2716168.056030.9493.0002.0740000
Jay JohnstoneOF199102.7320001.0002.8051.6840000
Lenny RandleOF11667.0192001.0002.8211.9090000
Paul BlairOF2113.060001.0004.1543.0000000
Darryl JonesOF204.010001.0002.250.5000000
Fred StanleyOF102.00000.000.0000000
Ron GuidryOF101.00000.000.0000000
Tommy JohnP3736276.3155135.9572.1501.7840000
Ron GuidryP3330236.3112911.9761.5231.2120000
Luis TiantP3030195.7132722.9521.8401.3330000
Catfish HunterP1919105.0101010.9521.7141.0530000
Ed FigueroaP1616104.791621.9262.1501.5630000
Ron DavisP44085.3515021.0002.109.4550000
Ken ClayP32578.381210.9522.298.6250000
Jim BeattieP151376.091611.9622.9611.6670000
Don HoodP27667.3214021.0002.139.5930000
Jim KaatP40158.35510.9091.543.2500000
Rich GossageP36058.314001.000.771.1390000
Ray BurrisP15027.723001.0001.627.3330000
Dick TidrowP14022.728011.0003.971.7140000
Dave RighettiP3317.313011.0002.0771.3330000
Paul MirabellaP10114.302001.0001.256.2000000
Mike GriffinP304.30000.000.0000000
Rick AndersonP102.303001.00011.5713.0000000
Roger SlagleP102.010001.0004.5001.0000000
Bob KammeyerP100.00000.0000000
Bucky DentSS1411361187.721951217107.9775.5395.1840000
Fred StanleySS3115160.72368218.9785.0982.9350000
Damaso GarciaSS10984.092844.9023.9643.7000000
Totals1820144012891.042971970122503.9814.3753.443150835539.9




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