1974 New York Yankees

89-73 • .549 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1974 New York Yankees went 89-73 (.549) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 671 runs, allowed 623, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Graig Nettles (22 HR, 75 RBI) and Pat Dobson (19-15, 3.07 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

89 Wins
73 Losses
.549 Win %
2nd Rank
671 R 623 RA
Diff +48

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671 Runs Scored
623 Runs Allowed
+48 Run Diff
1,290K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 2% above the 1974 league average (.258)
OBP .324 equal to the 1974 league average (.322)
SLG .368 1% below the 1974 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.31 8% better than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 671 1% above the 1974 league average (665 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,290,480
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Avg per Game 15,931

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Ron Blomberg 0.311 2 Lou Piniella 0.305 3 Elliott Maddox 0.303 4 Roy White 0.275 5 Bobby Murcer 0.274

Home Runs

1 Graig Nettles 22 2 Thurman Munson 13 3 Ron Blomberg 10 4 Bobby Murcer 10 5 Lou Piniella 9

RBI

1 Bobby Murcer 88 2 Graig Nettles 75 3 Lou Piniella 70 4 Thurman Munson 60 5 Ron Blomberg 48
1974 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Murcer 156 606 69 166 25 4 10 88 57 59 14 0.274
Graig Nettles 155 566 74 139 21 1 22 75 59 75 1 0.246
Lou Piniella 140 518 71 158 26 0 9 70 32 58 1 0.305
Thurman Munson 144 517 64 135 19 2 13 60 44 66 2 0.261
Roy White 136 473 68 130 19 8 7 43 67 44 15 0.275
Elliott Maddox 137 466 75 141 26 2 3 45 69 48 6 0.303
Jim Mason 152 440 41 110 18 6 5 37 35 87 1 0.250
Chris Chambliss 110 400 38 97 16 3 6 43 23 43 0 0.242
Sandy Alomar 76 279 35 75 8 0 1 27 14 25 6 0.269
Ron Blomberg 90 264 39 82 11 2 10 48 29 33 2 0.311
Bill Sudakis 89 259 26 60 8 0 7 39 25 48 0 0.232
Gene Michael 81 177 19 46 9 0 0 13 14 24 0 0.260
Fernando Gonzalez 51 121 11 26 5 1 1 7 7 7 0 0.215
Rick Dempsey 43 109 12 26 3 0 2 12 8 7 1 0.239
Otto Velez 27 67 9 14 1 1 2 10 15 24 0 0.209
Mike Hegan 18 53 3 12 2 0 2 9 5 9 1 0.226
Walt Williams 43 53 5 6 0 0 0 3 1 10 1 0.113
Horace Clarke 24 47 3 11 1 0 0 1 4 5 1 0.234
Fred Stanley 33 38 2 7 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 0.184
Alex Johnson 10 28 3 6 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 0.214
Jim Ray Hart 10 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0.053
Duke Sims 5 15 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.133
Terry Whitfield 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Jim Deidel 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sparky Lyle 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Murray 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Beene 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Buskey 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Dobson 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Gura 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Kline 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tippy Martinez 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rudy May 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sam McDowell 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doc Medich 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Pagan 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fritz Peterson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Sawyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mel Stottlemyre 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Tidrow 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cecil Upshaw 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Wallace 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Woodson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Wright 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Sparky Lyle 1.66 2 Rudy May 2.28 3 Larry Gura 2.41 4 Mike Wallace 2.41 5 Cecil Upshaw 3.02

Wins

1 Pat Dobson 19 2 Doc Medich 19 3 Dick Tidrow 11 4 Sparky Lyle 9 5 Rudy May 8

Strikeouts

1 Pat Dobson 157 2 Doc Medich 154 3 Dick Tidrow 100 4 Rudy May 90 5 Sparky Lyle 89
1974 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pat Dobson 19 15 3.07 39 39 0 281.0 282 96 75 157
Doc Medich 19 15 3.60 38 38 0 279.2 275 112 91 154
Dick Tidrow 11 9 3.87 33 25 1 190.2 205 82 53 100
Rudy May 8 4 2.28 17 15 0 114.1 75 29 48 90
Sparky Lyle 9 3 1.66 66 0 15 114.0 93 21 43 89
Mel Stottlemyre 6 7 3.58 16 15 0 113.0 119 45 37 40
Cecil Upshaw 1 5 3.02 36 0 6 59.2 53 20 24 27
Larry Gura 5 1 2.41 8 8 0 56.0 54 15 12 17
Mike Wallace 6 0 2.41 23 1 0 52.1 42 14 35 34
Dave Pagan 1 3 5.11 16 6 0 49.1 49 28 28 39
Sam McDowell 1 6 4.69 13 7 0 48.0 42 25 41 33
Dick Woodson 1 2 5.79 8 3 0 28.0 34 18 12 12
Steve Kline 2 2 3.46 4 4 0 26.0 26 10 5 6
Tippy Martinez 0 0 4.26 10 0 0 12.2 14 6 9 10
Fred Beene 0 0 2.70 6 0 1 10.0 9 3 2 10
Fritz Peterson 0 0 4.70 3 1 0 7.2 13 4 2 5
Tom Buskey 0 1 6.35 4 0 1 5.2 10 4 3 3
Ken Wright 0 0 3.18 3 0 0 5.2 5 2 7 2
Rick Sawyer 0 0 16.20 1 0 0 1.2 2 3 1 1

👥 Roster (44)

Sandy Alomar Fred Beene Ron Blomberg Tom Buskey Chris Chambliss Horace Clarke Jim Deidel Rick Dempsey Pat Dobson Fernando Gonzalez Larry Gura Jim Ray Hart +32 more

44 players

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The 1974 New York Yankees in brief

The record for the 1974 New York Yankees reads 89 wins and 73 losses, good for 2nd in the AL East. The run column shows 671 for and 623 against. Against a league average of .258, the 1974 New York Yankees batted .262. Pitchers allowed 3.31 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. Measured against the 665-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead.

The home park, Shea Stadium, recorded 1,290,480 in attendance, about 15,931 a game. Graig Nettles led the club in home runs with 22. The RBI leader was Bobby Murcer, with 88. On the mound, Pat Dobson won 19 games to lead the staff. Sparky Lyle saved 15 games. The roster section lists 44 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 New York Yankees

What was the 1974 New York Yankees record?
The 1974 New York Yankees finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1974 New York Yankees in home runs?
Graig Nettles led the 1974 New York Yankees with 22 home runs.
What was the 1974 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1974 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.31.
Did the 1974 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1974 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 New York Yankees play?
The 1974 New York Yankees played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1974 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Graig Nettles (22 HR, 75 RBI) and Pat Dobson (19-15, 3.07 ERA).
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