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1953 New York Yankees Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954)
99-52, Finished 1st in American League
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Scored 801 runs, Allowed 547 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 101-50
Manager: Casey Stengel (99-52)
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,537,811 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 97, Pitching - 93;   one-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 88
World Series Champs
Postseason:  Won World Series (4-2) over Brooklyn Dodgers
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1952 / 1954 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Whitey Ford* 24 18 6 .750 3.00 32 30 2 11 3 0 207.0 187 77 69 13 110 110 4 0 3 882 124 1.435 8.1 0.6 4.8 4.8 1.00
2 SP Vic Raschi 34 13 6 .684 3.33 28 26 2 7 4 1 181.0 150 74 67 11 55 76 1 0 1 738 112 1.133 7.5 0.5 2.7 3.8 1.38
3 SP Ed Lopat* 35 16 4 .800 2.42 25 24 1 9 3 0 178.1 169 58 48 13 32 50 4 1 1 720 153 1.127 8.5 0.7 1.6 2.5 1.56
4 SP Jim McDonald 26 9 7 .563 3.82 27 18 5 6 2 0 129.2 128 64 55 4 39 43 1 0 0 539 97 1.288 8.9 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.10
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
5 CL Allie Reynolds 36 13 7 .650 3.41 41 15 23 5 1 13 145.0 140 64 55 9 61 86 5 0 4 627 109 1.386 8.7 0.6 3.8 5.3 1.41
6 RP Johnny Sain 35 14 7 .667 3.00 40 19 19 10 1 9 189.0 189 68 63 16 45 84 3 1 2 780 124 1.238 9.0 0.8 2.1 4.0 1.87
7 RP Bob Kuzava* 30 6 5 .545 3.31 33 6 12 2 2 4 92.1 92 35 34 9 34 48 0 0 0 386 112 1.365 9.0 0.9 3.3 4.7 1.41
8 RP Tom Gorman 28 4 5 .444 3.39 40 1 15 0 0 6 77.0 65 32 29 5 32 38 6 0 0 329 110 1.260 7.6 0.6 3.7 4.4 1.19
9 RP Ray Scarborough 35 2 2 .500 3.29 25 1 10 0 0 0 54.2 52 23 20 4 26 20 4 0 2 240 113 1.427 8.6 0.7 4.3 3.3 0.77
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
10 Bill Miller* 25 2 1 .667 4.76 13 3 3 0 0 1 34.0 46 19 18 3 19 17 1 0 0 163 78 1.912 12.2 0.8 5.0 4.5 0.89
11 Steve Kraly* 24 0 2 .000 3.24 5 3 2 0 0 1 25.0 19 10 9 2 16 8 2 0 0 111 115 1.400 6.8 0.7 5.8 2.9 0.50
12 Art Schallock* 29 0 0 2.95 7 1 3 0 0 1 21.1 30 12 7 2 15 13 1 0 1 104 126 2.109 12.7 0.8 6.3 5.5 0.87
13 Ewell Blackwell 30 2 0 1.000 3.66 8 4 3 0 0 1 19.2 17 10 8 2 13 11 1 0 0 88 101 1.525 7.8 0.9 5.9 5.0 0.85
14 Johnny Schmitz* 32 0 0 2.08 3 0 2 0 0 1 4.1 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 17 179 1.154 4.2 2.1 6.2 0.0 0.00
Team Totals 31.1 99 52 .656 3.20 151 151 102 50 16 38 1358.1 1286 547 483 94 500 604 33 2 15 5724 116 1.315 8.5 0.6 3.3 4.0 1.21
Rank in 8 AL teams 1 8 1 5 1 1 7 1 1 1 3 2 4912
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact
Ewell Blackwell 30 1 1 .500 4.05 20.0 18 10 9 2 14 11 1 1.600 8.1 6.3 5.0 0.79 0.9 8 8
*Whitey Ford 24 12 10 .545 3.46 200.0 200 86 77 14 118 106 4 1.590 9.0 5.3 4.8 0.90 0.6 32 32
Tom Gorman 28 4 4 .500 3.86 77.0 71 37 33 5 35 38 7 1.377 8.3 4.1 4.4 1.09 0.6 40 40
*Steve Kraly 24 1 1 .500 3.96 25.0 21 12 11 2 18 8 2 1.560 7.6 6.5 2.9 0.44 0.7 5 5
*Bob Kuzava 30 5 4 .556 3.84 89.0 99 42 38 10 37 46 0 1.528 10.0 3.7 4.7 1.24 1.0 33 33
*Ed Lopat 35 13 6 .684 2.73 178.0 182 60 54 14 34 50 4 1.213 9.2 1.7 2.5 1.47 0.7 25 25
Jim McDonald 26 6 8 .429 4.36 128.0 137 69 62 4 42 42 1 1.398 9.6 3.0 3.0 1.00 0.3 27 27
*Bill Miller 25 1 2 .333 5.45 33.0 49 22 20 3 20 16 1 2.091 13.4 5.5 4.4 0.80 0.8 13 13
Vic Raschi 34 11 9 .550 3.64 183.0 162 82 74 12 59 77 1 1.208 8.0 2.9 3.8 1.31 0.6 28 28
Allie Reynolds 36 8 8 .500 3.81 144.0 151 68 61 10 66 85 5 1.507 9.4 4.1 5.3 1.29 0.6 41 41
Johnny Sain 35 12 8 .600 3.39 186.0 204 78 70 17 49 83 3 1.360 9.9 2.4 4.0 1.69 0.8 40 40
Ray Scarborough 35 3 5 .375 4.97 76.0 92 47 42 7 40 32 7 1.737 10.9 4.7 3.8 0.80 0.8 38 38
*Art Schallock 29 1 1 .500 3.60 20.0 32 9 8 2 16 12 1 2.400 14.4 7.2 5.4 0.75 0.9 7 7
*Johnny Schmitz 32 6 6 .500 3.89 111.0 126 53 48 10 42 39 4 1.514 10.2 3.4 3.2 0.93 0.8 27 27
Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
Ewell Blackwell 30 9 82 77 .516 3.29 234 169 47 69 15 10 1317.0 1147 559 481 66 557 837 43 2 28 5558 120 1.294 7.8 0.5 3.8 5.7 1.50 120
*Whitey Ford 24 2 27 7 .794 2.93 52 42 7 18 5 1 319.0 274 116 104 20 162 169 6 0 6 1347 134 1.367 7.7 0.6 4.6 4.8 1.04 134
Tom Gorman 28 2 10 7 .588 3.92 52 7 18 1 1 7 137.2 128 66 60 13 54 69 8 1 0 588 91 1.322 8.4 0.8 3.5 4.5 1.28 91
*Steve Kraly 24 1 0 2 .000 3.24 5 3 2 0 0 1 25.0 19 10 9 2 16 8 2 0 0 111 115 1.400 6.8 0.7 5.8 2.9 0.50 115
*Bob Kuzava 30 7 46 37 .554 3.83 159 87 39 34 7 12 749.2 709 350 319 46 365 388 8 1 15 3235 104 1.433 8.5 0.6 4.4 4.7 1.06 104
*Ed Lopat 35 10 147 96 .605 3.13 288 276 10 153 26 3 2133.2 2117 865 743 145 592 771 33 6 15 8909 119 1.270 8.9 0.6 2.5 3.3 1.30 119
Jim McDonald 26 4 17 18 .486 3.81 78 34 17 12 2 1 302.0 306 152 128 11 135 96 6 0 2 1311 102 1.460 9.1 0.3 4.0 2.9 0.71 102
*Bill Miller 25 2 6 7 .462 3.84 34 16 9 5 2 1 122.0 124 62 52 7 68 62 3 0 1 543 90 1.574 9.1 0.5 5.0 4.6 0.91 90
Vic Raschi 34 8 120 50 .706 3.47 218 207 5 99 24 3 1537.0 1347 659 593 105 620 832 25 8 37 6434 112 1.280 7.9 0.6 3.6 4.9 1.34 112
Allie Reynolds 36 12 169 103 .621 3.30 398 291 83 132 32 42 2335.0 2060 961 857 120 1195 1323 54 6 53 10007 110 1.394 7.9 0.5 4.6 5.1 1.11 110
Johnny Sain 35 9 131 105 .555 3.45 339 245 71 140 16 28 1998.2 2019 888 766 155 593 860 30 7 20 8469 107 1.307 9.1 0.7 2.7 3.9 1.45 107
Ray Scarborough 35 10 80 85 .485 4.13 318 168 75 59 9 12 1428.2 1487 755 656 88 611 564 44 4 30 6297 97 1.469 9.4 0.6 3.8 3.6 0.92 97
*Art Schallock 29 3 3 1 .750 3.75 20 7 6 1 0 1 69.2 83 34 29 5 37 33 2 0 2 321 101 1.722 10.7 0.6 4.8 4.3 0.89 101
*Johnny Schmitz 32 10 75 93 .446 3.61 285 188 61 68 13 18 1419.2 1349 674 569 80 621 626 24 4 35 6087 106 1.388 8.6 0.5 3.9 4.0 1.01 106
Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+

1952 / 1954 Pitching Statistics