The New York Yankees

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

 season was the 68th season for the franchise in New York, and its 70th season overall. The team finished in second place in the American League East

American League East

The American League Eastern Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions . This division was created before the start of the 1969 season along with the Western Division...

 with a record of 93-69, 15 games behind the Baltimore Orioles

1970 Baltimore Orioles season

The Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing first in the American League East with a record of 108 wins and 54 losses, 15 games ahead of the runner-up New York Yankees. The Orioles swept the Minnesota Twins for the second straight year in the American League Championship Series...

. The 93 wins were the most for the Yankees since 1964

1964 New York Yankees season

The New York Yankees season was the 62nd season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 99-63, winning their 29th pennant, finishing 1 game ahead of the Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Yogi Berra. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated...

. New York was managed by Ralph Houk

Ralph Houk

Ralph George Houk , nicknamed The Major, was an American catcher, coach, manager, and front office executive in Major League Baseball...

. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.

Offseason

• December 1, 1969: Tom Shopay
  Tom Shopay
  Thomas Michael Shopay is a former Major League Baseball player. Shopay was a left-handed hitter who played outfielder for the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles ....
  
   was drafted from the Yankees by the Baltimore Orioles
  Baltimore Orioles
  The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
  
   in the 1969 rule 5 draft
  Rule 5 draft
  The Rule 5 draft is a Major League Baseball player draft that occurs each year in December, at the annual Winter Meeting of general managers. The Rule 5 draft aims to prevent teams from stockpiling too many young players on their minor league affiliate teams when other teams would be willing to...
  
  .
• December 4, 1969: Joe Pepitone
  Joe Pepitone
  Joseph "Joe" Anthony Pepitone is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder who played the bulk of his career for the New York Yankees. He also played several seasons with the Chicago Cubs and had short stints with the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves...
  
   was traded by the Yankees to the Houston Astros
  Houston Astros
  The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
  
   for Curt Blefary
  Curt Blefary
  Curtis Le Roy Blefary was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Baltimore Orioles , Houston Astros , New York Yankees , Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres...
  
  .
• December 5, 1969: Al Downing and Frank Fernández
  Frank Fernández (baseball)
  Frank Fernández is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He signed as an amateur free agent with the New York Yankees upon graduation from Curtis High School in Staten Island in . He spent six seasons in their minor league system before debuting with the Yankees as a September call-up in...
  
   were traded by the Yankees to the Oakland Athletics
  Oakland Athletics
  The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
  
   for Danny Cater
  Danny Cater
  Danny Anderson Cater is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, third baseman, and outfielder. He was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies at the age of 18 on June 8,...
  
   and Ossie Chavarria
  Ossie Chavarria
  Osvaldo Chavarria is a former Major League Baseball player. When he made his major league debut with the Kansas City Athletics on April 14, , he became the thirteenth Panamanian born baseball player to make it to the majors.-Career:Chavarria lied about his age, claiming to have been born in when...
  
  .
• December 18, 1969: Mickey Scott
  Mickey Scott
  Ralph Robert Scott was a left-handed specialist pitcher in North American Major League Baseball who played in portions of five seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos and California Angels from 1972 to 1977...
  
   and cash were traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox
  Chicago White Sox
  The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
  
   for Pete Ward
  Pete Ward
  Peter Thomas Ward is a retired professional baseball player who played 9 seasons for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, and New York Yankees of Major League Baseball...
  
  .

Regular season

The Yankees went from a record of 80 wins and 81 losses in 1969

1969 New York Yankees season

The New York Yankees season was the 67th season for the team in New York, and its 69th season overall. The team finished in fifth-place in the newly-established American League East with a record of 80-81, 28½ games behind the Baltimore Orioles. New York was managed by Ralph Houk...

 to a record of 93 wins and 69 losses.

Roster

1970 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C		132	453	59	137	.302	6	53	5
1B		155	582	64	175	.301	6	76	4
2B		158	686	81	172	.251	4	46	23
3B		140	404	46	78	.193	4	35	20
SS		134	435	42	93	.214	2	38	3
LF		162	609	109	180	.296	22	94	24
CF		159	581	95	146	.251	23	78	15
RF		99	269	34	57	.212	9	37	1

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
	78	226	24	56	.248	7	29	0
	49	153	23	46	.301	8	26	2
	87	126	20	39	.310	3	14	3
	35	117	6	27	.231	0	11	1
	59	91	13	27	.297	4	14	0
	66	77	5	20	.260	1	18	0

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	37	271	15	13	3.09	126
	39	260.1	20	11	2.90	127
	36	232.2	14	11	3.33	116
	4	16.2	0	2	10.26	10
	1	7.1	1	0	4.91	6

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	62	9	5	29	2.01	81
	41	4	2	16	2.06	36

Awards and records

• Ralph Houk
  Ralph Houk
  Ralph George Houk , nicknamed The Major, was an American catcher, coach, manager, and front office executive in Major League Baseball...
  
  , Associated Press AL Manager of the Year
• 1970 MLB All-Star Game
  • Fritz Peterson
    Fritz Peterson
    Fritz Fred Peterson is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and Texas Rangers from 1966 to 1976...
    
    , reserve
  • Mel Stottlemyre
    Mel Stottlemyre
    Melvin Leon Stottlemyre, Sr. is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and pitching coach. He played 11 years in the Major Leagues, all of them with the New York Yankees...
    
    , reserve
  • Roy White
    Roy White
    Roy Hilton White is a former American professional baseball player and coach. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the New York Yankees between 1965 and 1979....
    
    , reserve

Farm system

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