RHP BARTOLO COLON (2-3, 3.77) Vs
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
YANKEES BY THE NUMBERS NEW YORK YANKEES (28-23) at OAKLAND ATHLETICS (27-27) NOTE 2011 (2010) RHP BARTOLO COLON (2-3, 3.77) vs. RHP TREVOR CAHILL (6-2, 2.02) Current Standing in AL East ....... 2nd, -1.0 MONDAY, MAY 30, 2011 – 4:05 p.m. (ET) – OVERSTOCK.COM COLISEUM – TV: YES Current Streak ................................ Won 1 Current Road Trip: ............................... 1-2 GAME #52 / ROAD GAME #22 Recent Homestand: ............................ 4-2 Last Five Games: .................................. 2-3 AT A GLANCE: The Yankees will begin a three-game series at Oakland today…is the second stop of a nine-game, 10- Last 10 Games:...................................... 6-4 day road trip also including series in Seattle (1-2 from Friday-Sunday) and Los Angeles-AL (Friday-Sunday)…is their first Home Record: ................... 17-13 (52-29) of two West Coast trips this season, and matches their longest road trip of the season (also nine games in 10 days from Road Record: ..................... 11-10 (43-38) Day Record:.......................... 12-3 (36-22) 9/9-18 (at Los Angeles-AL, Seattle and Toronto). Night Record: .................... 16-20 (59-45) At 28-23 (.549), rank second in the AL East behind Boston (-1.0G)…have been in first, or had at least a share of first vs. AL East ............................. 13-9 (38-34) place, 38 of the first 60 days this season…own the AL’s third-best winning pct. (also trailing Cleveland, 31-19). vs. AL Central ......................... 8-9 (23-13) Have won eight of their last 12 games…comes on the heels of their season-high six-game losing streak. vs. AL West .............................. 5-4 (23-13) The Yankees’ 21 road games played are the fewest in the Majors this season…are tied with Kansas City and Texas vs. National League ............... 2-1 (11-7) vs. RH starters.................... 18-17 (64-40) for the most home games played in the Majors in 2011 (30). vs. LH starters ...................... 10-6 (31-27) Thursday’s off day ended a stretch of 16 games in 16 days for the Yankees (went 8-8), and a longer stretch of 32 Yankees Score First: ........ 21-10 (55-20) games in 33 days (went 17-15). Opps. Score First: ............... 7-13 (40-47) Leading After 6: ..................... 23-4 (74-9) YESTERDAY’S RECAP: The Yankees snapped their two-game losing streak and avoided a sweep with a 7-1 win at Trailing After 6: ................... 3-17 (12-51) Seattle…LHP CC Sabathia held the Mariners to 1ER in 8.0IP (5H, 3BB, 5K, 1HR), winning his third straight start…each Tied After 6: ................................. 2-2 (9-7) Leading After 7: ..................... 24-4 (80-7) Yankees starter had at least one hit…RF Nick Swisher (1-for-2) homered in the second, his first as a right-handed Trailing After 7: ...................... 2-18 (9-56) batter this season…LF Andruw Jones (1-for-3) had a bases-clearing double in the third…SS Eduardo Nunez (1-for-4) Tied After 7: ................................. 2-1 (5-4) followed with his first career triple…CF Curtis Granderson (3-for-5) doubled twice and scored 2R. Leading After 8: ..................... 25-1 (81-2) Trailing After 8: ...................... 2-19 (6-58) 1961 REVISITED: 1B Mark Teixeira (15HR) and CF Curtis Granderson (16HR) became the first Yankees teammates to Tied After 8: ................................. 1-3 (6-8) each hit at least 15 homers in the team's first 50 games of a season since Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris did it in 1961, Extra-Inning Games: ................. 3-4 (7-7) One-run Games: .................... 6-9 (20-19) according to the Elias Sports Bureau…overall, they are the fourth set of Yankees teammates to accomplish the feat: Two (or fewer)-run Games: .... 9-15 (36-32) also Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth (twice, 1928 and ’30) and Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle (1956). NYY Scores 5 or more ...... 22-7 (71-13) NYY Scores 4 or more: ... 26-10 (83-25) HOMER HAPPY: The Yankees lead the Majors in home runs (79) and multi-home run games (24) this season…have NYY Scores 3 or more .... 28-16 (91-42) homered in 40 of the team’s 51 games in 2011…have scored a Major League-high 49.6 percent of their runs via HR NYY Scores 2 or less ............... 0-7 (4-25) (264 total runs, 131 via HR). Opp. Scores 5 or more ..... 4-15 (22-47) According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Yankees’ total of 78HR through their first 50 games was their second- Opp. Scores 4 or less: ....... 23-8 (73-20) Opp. Scores 3 or less: .......... 19-3 (66-9) highest total in franchise history through their first 50 games of a season behind 2009 (80HR). Opp. Scores 2 or less .......... 10-2 (41-4) The Yankees have three players with double-digit home runs in 2011 (Granderson-16, Teixeira-15 and Cano-10), Yankees No Errors: .......... 14-13 (68-39) the most on any team this season. Yankees Make Error: ....... 14-10 (27-28) NYY Starter Goes 6: ........ 24-11 (69-31) OPENING ACT: The Yankees have lost five of their last six series openers, and are 8-10 overall this season in the first Opp. Starter Goes 6: ....... 15-15 (48-47) game of a series. Yankees Outhit Opp.: .......... 17-3 (69-9) Opp. Outhits Yankees: ..... 7-20 (15-44) UNDER THE SUN: The Yankees are 12-3 (.800) in day games this season, marking the best record in the Majors in day Hit Totals Are Even: .............. 4-0 (11-13) games in 2011…are batting .282 in day contests, the fourth-highest average in the Majors, and have scored a Major Come-From-Behind Wins: ......... 11 (48) C-F-B Wins (trailing by 3+): ............ 3 (7) League-high 6.73 runs/game (101R / 15G). C-F-B Wins (trailing by 4+): ............ 2 (2) ANNIVERSARY DAY, PART 2: Sixteen years ago today (5/30/95), SS Derek Jeter All-Time Lists Courtesy of C-F-B Wins (trailing by 5+) ............. 1 (2) the Elias Sports Bureau Yankees hit HR: ................. 23-17 (80-36) recorded his first career hit with a fifth-inning single off Tim Belcher…Jeter’s 2,980 hits Yankees hit 0 HR: ................. 5-6 (15-31) since his first hit are more than any other Major League player over the HITS 27. Roberto Clemente .... 3,000 Walk-off Wins: ..................................... 2 (5) stretch…teammate Alex Rodriguez (2,701H) has the second-most hits over the span. Walk-off Losses: .................................. 2 (7) 28. Sam Rice ....................... 2,985 Series Record:............. 10-5-3 (30-16-6) COUNT TO 10: 2B Robinson Cano hit his 10th HR of the season in Saturday’s at Seattle, 29. DEREK JETER ......... 2,980 30. Sam Crawford ............ 2,963 Series Record, home: ..... 7-2-1 (16-6-4) marking seven straight seasons with at least 10HR to begin his Major League Series Record, road: ..... 3-3-2 (14-10-2) 31. Willie Keeler ................ 2,956 Series Openers:................... 8-10 (27-25) career…according to ESPN Stats, joins the Yankees Joe Gordon (11 straight, 1938-50) as RBI Series Finales: ...................... 12-6 (30-22) the only second basemen (played 50% of games at 2B) all time to accomplish the feat. 8. Willie Mays .................. 1,903 Sweeps .................................................. 3 (6) 9. Mel Ott .......................... 1,864 ON THE MARK: 1B Mark Teixeira has homered in six of his last 10 contests (6HR), with ON THIS DAY IN 1961 10. ALEX RODRIGUEZ ... 1,858 21-17, 3rd place, -5.0 GB 14RBI over the stretch…has scored 9R in his last 11 games…his 9HR in May are tied with 11. Carl Yastrzemski ........ 1,844 Won, 12-3, at Boston three others including teammate Curtis Granderson for third-most in the Majors this RUNS Mantle: 2-5, 2HR, 4RBI - HR Total – 13 month…10 of his 15HR have come with men on base, and 10 of his 15HR have come 16. Ted Williams ............... 1,799 Maris: 3-5, 2HR, 4RBI – HR Total – 11 See “1961” section on p. 2 for game summary over the first three innings. 17. ALEX RODRIGUEZ ... 1,786 TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY 18. Paul Molitor ................ 1,782 May 30, 1956: Batting against Pedro ACE IN THE HOLE: LHP CC Sabathia has won his last three starts and is 6-2 with a 19. Charlie Gehringer ..... 1,775 Ramos in Game 2 of a doubleheader 3.17ERA (59.2IP, 21ER) over his last eight starts…has tossed at least 8.0IP in each of his 20. Jimmie Foxx ................ 1,751 vs. Washington, Mickey Mantle last three starts, matching his longest such stretch as a Yankee – also 6/20-7/1/10. 21. Honus Wagner ........... 1,741 nearly hits a home run out of Yankee 22. Willie Keeler ................ 1,720 According to the Elias Sports Bureau, with yesterday’s win at Seattle has won each of Stadium, as the ball strikes the upper 23. DEREK JETER ......... 1,714 deck frieze in right field. his four starts in which the Yankees were in danger of being swept in a series: also 24. Cap Anson ................... 1,712 TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY 8/2/09 at Chicago-AL, 9/13/09 vs. Baltimore and 7/1/10 vs. Seattle. May 31, 1948: A Memorial Day HOMETOWN HERO: Will throw out the ceremonial first pitch as part of the North YANKEES ALL-TIME crowd of 62,626 at Yankee Stadium Vallejo Little League Spring Classic on Wednesday, 6/1…Sabathia underwrote the STOLEN BASE LEADERS watches starter Spec Shea allow just rebuilding of North Vallejo Little League’s Thurmon Field – the field he played on as two singles to Washington.