Pinto: Yanks ’08 Offense Looks Fine
Posted by Steve L. on January 21st, 2008 · Comments (3)
David Pinto, at Baseball Musings, thinks the Yankees should score 900 runs again this season.
If this happens, it will be the third year in a row where the Yankees scored 900+ runs.
Since 1990, three seasons in a row of 900+ runs is a rare feat. Here are the teams to reach that mark:
1934-1937 Tigers*
1930-1933 Yankees*
1936-1939 Yankees*
1999-2001 Rockies
2003-2005 Red Sox
(* did it for 4 years in a row)
Playing around with the Complete Baseball Encyclopedia, shows us that those 1930-1933 Yankees may just have been the best offensive unit in baseball history:
SEASON, MODERN (1900-), Leaders Runs/Team vs. League Average
RCAA displayed only–not a sorting criteria
RUNS YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE RCAA 1 Yankees 1931 267 1010 743 298 2 Red Sox 1950 249 979 730 93 3 Dodgers 1953 232 921 689 220 4 Yankees 1930 230 995 765 344 5 Yankees 1927 228 930 702 338 6 Reds 1976 222 840 618 273 7 Rockies 1996 205 933 728 -75 8 A's 1913 204 758 554 192 9 Yankees 1932 201 947 746 279 10 Yankees 1933 198 892 694 253
The team that had the Babe, the Iron Horse , Bill Dickey and Tony Lazzeri was the best hitting team ever? I would have never thought!
I just realized it had Earl Comb too, so basicaly, on the days that Lefty Gomez or Red Ruffin was pitching they had 6 living legends on the field out of 9 man. meh
Really didn’t think the Rockies would score as many runs as they did.