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1931 New York Yankees Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1930 / 1932)
94-59, Finished 2nd in American League
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Scored 1067 runs, Allowed 760 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 100-53
Manager: Joe McCarthy (94-59)
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 912,437 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 95, Pitching - 91;   one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 94

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1930 / 1932 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Bill Dickey* 24 130 523 477 65 156 17 10 6 78 2 1 39 20 .327 .378 .442 .820 120 211 0 7
2 1B Lou Gehrig* 28 155 738 619 163 211 31 15 46 184 17 12 117 56 .341 .446 .662 1.108 194 410 0 2
3 2B Tony Lazzeri 27 135 568 484 67 129 27 7 8 83 18 9 79 80 .267 .371 .401 .771 107 194 1 4
4 SS Lyn Lary 25 155 712 610 100 171 35 9 10 107 13 10 88 54 .280 .376 .416 .793 113 254 6 8
5 3B Joe Sewell* 32 130 571 484 102 146 22 1 6 64 1 1 61 8 .302 .390 .388 .778 110 188 9 17
6 OF Earle Combs* 32 138 636 563 120 179 31 13 5 58 11 3 68 34 .318 .394 .446 .840 125 251 3 2
7 OF Babe Ruth* 36 145 663 534 149 199 31 3 46 163 5 4 128 51 .373 .495 .700 1.195 218 374 1 0
8 OF Ben Chapman 22 149 686 600 120 189 28 11 17 122 61 23 75 77 .315 .396 .483 .879 135 290 5 6
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 OF Sammy Byrd 24 115 281 248 51 67 18 2 3 32 5 0 29 26 .270 .349 .395 .744 99 98 1 3
10 2B Jimmie Reese* 29 65 265 245 41 59 10 2 3 26 2 3 17 10 .241 .293 .335 .627 68 82 1 2
11 C Art Jorgens 26 46 111 100 12 27 1 2 0 14 0 1 9 3 .270 .330 .320 .650 75 32 0 2
12 C Cy Perkins 35 16 49 47 3 12 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 4 .255 .286 .277 .562 52 13 1 0
13 OF Dusty Cooke* 24 27 47 39 10 13 1 0 1 6 4 1 8 11 .333 .447 .436 .883 138 17 0 0
14 OF Myril Hoag 23 44 29 28 6 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .143 .172 .214 .387 3 6 0 0
15 OF Dixie Walker* 20 2 10 10 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .300 .300 .500 .800 111 5 0 0
16 SS Red Rolfe* 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 P Red Ruffing 26 48 116 109 14 36 8 1 3 12 0 0 1 13 .330 .336 .505 .841 123 55 0 6
18 P Lefty Gomez* 22 40 94 83 8 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 28 .133 .200 .133 .333 -9 11 0 4
19 P Hank Johnson 25 40 84 77 7 15 5 0 0 6 0 0 6 7 .195 .253 .260 .513 38 20 0 1
20 P Herb Pennock# 37 25 82 66 8 10 2 0 1 6 0 0 9 12 .152 .253 .227 .481 30 15 0 7
21 P Ed Wells* 31 28 48 45 9 10 2 1 0 7 0 0 1 6 .222 .239 .311 .550 47 14 0 2
22 P George Pipgras 31 36 43 41 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .024 .048 .024 .072 -80 1 0 1
23 P Roy Sherid 24 17 36 30 3 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .333 .355 .333 .688 86 10 0 5
24 P Gordon Rhodes 23 18 32 28 1 6 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 3 .214 .214 .357 .571 51 10 0 4
25 P Jim Weaver 27 17 24 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .050 .050 .050 .100 -73 1 0 4
26 P Ivy Andrews 24 7 13 11 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .182 .308 .182 .490 34 2 0 0
27 P Lefty Weinert* 29 17 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .250 .000 .250 -28 0 0 0
28 P Lou McEvoy 29 6 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
Team Totals 27.9 155 6473 5608 1067 1667 276 78 155 990 139 68 750 554 .297 .383 .457 .840 125 2564 28 87
Rank in 8 AL teams 1 1 1 7 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Ivy Andrews 24 13 9 1 3.0 104 .222 .182 .280 .308 .346 .182 .400 .490 .747 34 .284 -1.0 -0.1 .444 .182 .000 /1
Sammy Byrd 24 281 184 35 5.1 104 .292 .270 .280 .349 .346 .395 .400 .744 .747 99 .516 0.7 0.1 .735 .262 .125 3.8 O
Ben Chapman 22 686 440 116 7.0 104 .340 .315 .280 .396 .346 .483 .400 .879 .747 135 .659 31.4 3.0 .940 .357 .168 26.6 *O4
*Earle Combs 32 636 389 99 6.8 104 .332 .318 .280 .394 .346 .446 .400 .840 .747 125 .644 22.4 2.1 .853 .263 .128 6.9 *O
*Dusty Cooke 24 47 27 8 7.9 104 .444 .333 .280 .447 .346 .436 .400 .883 .747 138 .705 2.7 0.3 1.037 .385 .103 1.6 O
*Bill Dickey 24 523 329 80 6.5 104 .333 .327 .280 .378 .346 .442 .400 .820 .747 120 .625 12.8 1.2 .780 .199 .115 3.0 *2
*Lou Gehrig 28 738 422 180 11.4 104 .319 .341 .280 .446 .346 .662 .400 1.108 .747 194 .823 85.4 7.9 1.267 .519 .321 24.8 *3/O
*Lefty Gomez 22 94 76 2 0.7 104 .200 .133 .280 .200 .346 .133 .400 .333 .747 -9 .027 -13.1 -1.3 .250 .084 .000 1
Myril Hoag 23 29 24 1 1.1 104 .200 .143 .280 .172 .346 .214 .400 .387 .747 3 .062 -3.9 -0.4 .292 .107 .071 O/5
Hank Johnson 25 84 63 5 2.1 104 .214 .195 .280 .253 .347 .260 .400 .513 .747 38 .176 -6.8 -0.6 .419 .143 .065 1
Art Jorgens 26 111 76 10 3.5 104 .278 .270 .280 .330 .346 .320 .400 .650 .747 75 .351 -3.6 -0.3 .541 .130 .050 2
Lyn Lary 25 712 457 93 5.4 104 .295 .280 .280 .376 .346 .416 .400 .793 .747 113 .547 14.5 1.4 .782 .285 .136 11.3 *6
Tony Lazzeri 27 568 368 72 5.2 104 .306 .267 .280 .371 .346 .401 .400 .771 .747 107 .529 7.9 0.7 .777 .316 .134 11.1 45
Lou McEvoy 29 4 4 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .280 .000 .346 .000 .400 .000 .747 -100 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /1
#Herb Pennock 37 82 63 4 1.7 104 .170 .152 .280 .253 .346 .227 .400 .481 .747 30 .125 -6.6 -0.6 .429 .212 .076 .0 1
Cy Perkins 35 49 35 4 3.1 104 .279 .255 .280 .286 .346 .277 .400 .562 .747 52 .295 -3.3 -0.3 .429 .043 .021 2
George Pipgras 31 43 41 0 0.0 104 .034 .024 .280 .048 .346 .024 .400 .072 .747 -80 .000 -10.7 -1.0 .050 .024 .000 1
*Jimmie Reese 29 265 191 23 3.2 104 .241 .241 .280 .293 .347 .335 .400 .627 .747 68 .315 -11.6 -1.1 .524 .159 .094 2.4 4
Gordon Rhodes 23 32 26 2 2.1 104 .240 .214 .280 .214 .346 .357 .400 .571 .747 51 .169 -2.1 -0.2 .455 .143 .143 1
*Red Rolfe 22 0 0 0.0 0.0 /6
Red Ruffing 26 116 79 19 6.4 104 .355 .330 .280 .336 .346 .505 .400 .841 .747 123 .621 2.9 0.3 .767 .183 .174 .0 1/O
*Babe Ruth 36 663 339 184 14.5 104 .350 .373 .280 .495 .346 .700 .400 1.195 .747 218 .879 98.2 9.0 1.487 .569 .328 9.0 *O/3
*Joe Sewell 32 571 356 71 5.3 104 .298 .302 .280 .390 .346 .388 .400 .778 .747 110 .537 10.6 1.0 .761 .213 .087 1.7 *5/4
Roy Sherid 24 36 25 4 4.3 104 .455 .333 .280 .355 .346 .333 .400 .688 .747 86 .437 -0.6 -0.1 .550 .033 .000 1
*Dixie Walker 20 10 7 2 7.6 104 .500 .300 .280 .300 .346 .500 .400 .800 .747 111 .692 0.2 0.0 .714 .200 .200 /O
Jim Weaver 27 24 23 0 0.0 104 .125 .050 .280 .050 .346 .050 .400 .100 .747 -73 .000 -5.0 -0.5 .053 .000 .000 1
*Lefty Weinert 29 8 6 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .280 .250 .346 .000 .400 .250 .747 -28 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .333 .333 .000 1
*Ed Wells 31 48 37 3 2.2 104 .256 .222 .280 .239 .346 .311 .400 .550 .747 47 .183 -3.6 -0.3 .429 .111 .089 1
League Average 5.0 108 .297 .279 .287 .345 .354 .395 .409 .740 .763 94 .506 .683 .216 .116
Team Total 6473 4096 1018 6.7 104 .309 .297 .280 .383 .346 .457 .400 .840 .747 125 .635 215.6 20.0 .851 .306 .160 146.6
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Ivy Andrews 24 7 15 12 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 .250 .400 .250 .650 1 7 7
Sammy Byrd 24 120 287 257 49 68 18 2 3 31 5 29 27 .265 .341 .385 .727 33 115 115
Ben Chapman 22 156 698 618 114 188 28 11 17 116 61 75 80 .304 .384 .468 .852 110 149 149
*Earle Combs 32 144 648 578 114 177 31 13 5 55 11 67 36 .306 .381 .431 .812 94 138 138
*Dusty Cooke 24 28 48 40 9 13 1 0 1 5 4 8 11 .325 .438 .425 .863 7 27 27
*Bill Dickey 24 136 526 488 61 153 17 10 6 74 2 38 21 .314 .363 .426 .789 75 130 130
*Lou Gehrig 28 162 745 631 154 205 30 15 45 174 17 114 59 .325 .428 .634 1.062 170 155 155
*Lefty Gomez 22 42 93 86 8 11 0 0 0 3 0 7 29 .128 .194 .128 .321 2 40 40
Myril Hoag 23 46 30 29 6 4 2 0 0 3 0 1 8 .138 .167 .207 .374 1 44 44
Hank Johnson 25 42 87 81 7 16 5 0 0 6 0 6 7 .198 .253 .259 .512 5 40 40
Art Jorgens 26 48 111 102 11 26 1 2 0 13 0 9 3 .255 .315 .304 .619 9 46 46
Lyn Lary 25 162 718 626 94 167 34 9 10 101 13 86 56 .267 .361 .398 .758 88 155 155
Tony Lazzeri 27 141 577 498 63 127 27 7 8 78 18 78 84 .255 .357 .386 .743 68 135 135
Lou McEvoy 29 6 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6 6
#Herb Pennock 37 26 76 68 7 9 2 0 1 5 0 8 13 .132 .224 .206 .430 3 25 25
Cy Perkins 35 17 50 48 3 11 1 0 0 6 0 1 4 .229 .260 .250 .510 3 16 16
George Pipgras 31 38 44 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .000 .023 .000 .023 0 36 36
*Jimmie Reese 29 68 268 251 39 57 10 2 3 25 2 16 10 .227 .276 .319 .595 22 65 65
Gordon Rhodes 23 19 29 29 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 18 18
Red Ruffing 26 50 113 112 13 36 8 1 3 12 0 1 14 .321 .327 .491 .819 18 48 48
*Babe Ruth 36 152 670 544 141 194 30 3 45 154 5 125 53 .357 .478 .671 1.149 173 145 145
*Joe Sewell 32 136 565 496 96 143 22 1 6 60 1 60 8 .288 .375 .373 .748 67 130 130
Roy Sherid 24 18 31 30 3 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 8 .300 .323 .300 .623 3 17 17
*Dixie Walker 20 2 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 2 2
Jim Weaver 27 18 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 17 17
*Lefty Weinert 29 18 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 17 17
*Ed Wells 31 29 48 47 8 10 2 1 0 7 0 1 6 .213 .229 .298 .527 3 28 28
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Ivy Andrews 24 1 13 7 13 11 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .182 .308 .182 .490 34 2 0 0
Sammy Byrd 24 3 737 269 737 636 129 182 42 4 14 91 11 5 87 62 .286 .373 .431 .804 111 274 1 13
Ben Chapman 22 2 1250 287 1250 1113 194 351 59 21 27 203 75 29 118 135 .315 .384 .479 .863 126 533 7 12
*Earle Combs 32 8 4734 1037 4734 4189 863 1387 235 119 39 443 83 54 466 224 .331 .400 .472 .872 128 1977 14 65
*Dusty Cooke 24 2 298 119 298 255 53 68 13 3 7 35 8 7 40 72 .267 .368 .424 .792 105 108 1 2
*Bill Dickey 24 4 1407 379 1407 1305 181 428 73 24 21 210 14 5 74 52 .328 .364 .469 .833 118 612 1 27
*Lou Gehrig 28 9 4762 1076 4762 3946 937 1350 279 104 233 995 59 57 698 470 .342 .443 .643 1.086 182 2536 18 100
*Lefty Gomez 22 2 117 55 117 103 9 14 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 37 .136 .191 .136 .327 -12 14 0 7
Myril Hoag 23 1 29 44 29 28 6 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .143 .172 .214 .387 3 6 0 0
Hank Johnson 25 6 278 160 278 251 35 53 10 3 2 26 0 0 13 32 .211 .250 .299 .549 44 75 0 0 14 0 0
Art Jorgens 26 3 187 80 187 164 25 49 7 2 0 19 0 3 17 14 .299 .365 .366 .730 94 60 0 6
Lyn Lary 25 3 1512 352 1512 1310 241 378 64 19 18 185 31 13 157 109 .289 .370 .408 .778 105 534 13 32
Tony Lazzeri 27 6 3641 849 3641 3163 510 967 185 66 81 608 84 49 373 415 .306 .381 .483 .864 126 1527 11 94
Lou McEvoy 29 2 20 34 20 20 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .200 .300 -24 4 0 0
#Herb Pennock 37 19 1319 545 1319 1126 102 216 31 4 4 95 1 0 87 158 .192 .254 .237 .491 32 267 7 99
Cy Perkins 35 16 4014 1170 4014 3603 329 933 175 35 30 409 18 34 301 221 .259 .319 .352 .671 76 1268 15 95
George Pipgras 31 7 439 211 439 399 28 60 10 1 2 28 0 1 19 97 .150 .193 .195 .388 3 78 2 19
*Jimmie Reese 29 2 468 142 468 433 85 124 24 4 6 44 3 4 28 18 .286 .331 .402 .733 92 174 1 6
Gordon Rhodes 23 3 46 31 46 38 1 9 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 8 .237 .256 .342 .599 59 13 0 0 7 0 0
*Red Rolfe 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red Ruffing 26 8 691 337 691 646 71 191 46 8 12 90 0 1 16 87 .296 .316 .447 .763 98 289 3 26
*Babe Ruth 36 18 8889 2080 8889 7045 1866 2461 455 124 611 1881 116 107 1694 1091 .349 .478 .709 1.187 212 4997 37 113
*Joe Sewell 32 12 7147 1643 7147 6105 959 1946 397 64 36 933 72 68 715 107 .319 .397 .422 .819 111 2579 76 251
Roy Sherid 24 3 171 87 171 149 8 26 2 0 0 11 0 0 10 61 .174 .226 .188 .414 10 28 0 12
*Dixie Walker 20 1 10 2 10 10 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .300 .300 .500 .800 111 5 0 0
Jim Weaver 27 2 25 20 25 21 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .048 .048 .048 .095 -74 1 0 4
*Lefty Weinert 29 9 150 132 150 142 18 37 6 0 0 12 1 1 7 22 .261 .295 .303 .598 52 43 0 1
*Ed Wells 31 8 357 203 357 334 44 78 8 4 0 34 1 1 12 50 .234 .262 .281 .544 42 94 1 10
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1930 / 1932 Batting Statistics