1974 New York Yankees season

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The New York Yankees' 1974 season was the 72nd season for the Yankees in New York and their 74th overall including their origins in Baltimore. The team finished with a record of 89-73, finishing 2 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. New York was managed by Bill Virdon. The Yankees played at Shea Stadium due to the ongoing renovation of Yankee Stadium.

[edit] Offseason

The off-season would be controversial when George Steinbrenner and Gabe Paul sought to hire former Oakland Athletics manager Dick Williams, who had resigned immediately after leading the team to its second straight World Series title. However, because Williams was still under contract to Oakland, the subsequent legal wrangling prevented the Yankees from hiring him. On the first anniversary of the team's ownership change, the Yankees hired former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Bill Virdon to lead the team on the field.

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season standings

[edit] Notable Transactions

• January 9, 1974: Ken Phelps was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign.
• April 26, 1974: Chris Chambliss was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Dick Tidrow and Cecil Upshaw to the New York Yankees for Fritz Peterson, Steve Kline, Fred Beene, and Tom Buskey. ^[1]

[edit] Roster

[edit] Hall of Fame

Whitey Ford's number 16 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1974

Mickey Mantle and former teammate Whitey Ford were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame together in 1974, Mantle in his first year of eligibility, Ford in his second. Ford's number 16 was retired as well. Although Ford wore number 19 in his rookie season, following his return from the army in 1953, he wore number 16 for the remainder of his career.

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

[edit] Other batters

[edit] Starting pitchers

[edit] Other pitchers

[edit] Relief pitchers

[edit] Awards and Honors

• Bill Virdon, The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award

[edit] External links

• 1974 New York Yankees
• 1974 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com