Friday, November 19, 2021

1960-1964 Yankees: batters hitting against them. Leaders: Bressoud, Kaline, Colavito. Eddie Bressoud?

Why look at the Yankees in seasons 1960 through 1964? That was the end of the old dynasty, before the amatuer player draft, designated hitter, divisions, interleague play.

1960 was the last American League season with 8 teams. They played each other 22 times, 11 home, 11 road. That added up to 154 games. Starting in 1962, the AL expanded to 10 teams, adding the Angels and a new Washington Senators team, which replaced it's predecessor team that moved to Minneapolis and renamed itself the Minnesota Twins. Those ten teams played each other 18 times, 9 home, 9 road. That added up to 162 games.

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In Cumulative Seasons, In the Regular Season, from 1960 to 1964, New York Yankees (within Opponent), requiring Plate Appearances >= 200, sorted by greatest On-Base Plus Slugging.

46 batters had at least 200 PA against the Yankees 1960-1964:

Runner up Hall of Famer Al Kaline 1960-1964 OPS .873 against all AL opponeents; .902 against the Yankees.

Photo of Eddie Bressoud

Eddie Bressoud

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right

6-1175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: May 21932 (Age: 89-201d) in Los Angeles, CA us





The leader, Eddie Bressoud, was a shortstop.

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.

October 10, 1961: Drafted by the Houston Colt .45s from the San Francisco Giants as the 1st pick in the 1961 expansion draft.

November 26, 1961: Traded by the Houston Colt .45s to the Boston Red Sox for Don Buddin.

1962-1965 with the Boston Red Sox OPS+, OPS:
109; .772

In 12 years his only seasons with OPS+ >= 100:
1962: 104; .773
1963: 114; .780
1964: 125; .828

Career: 96; .719

Against the Yankees 1962-1964: OPS .939

Bressoud reached double figures four times in home runs (home/road):
1962: 14; 599 AB Red Sox 7/7 against Yanks: 1 (0/1)
1963: 20; 497 AB Red Sox 14/6
against Yanks: 2 (2/0)
1964: 15; 566 AB Red Sox 9/6
against Yanks: 3 (2/1)

1966: 10; 405 AB Mets 5/5

Bressoud against the Yankees:

GGSPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSTBGDPHBPSHSFIBBROEBAbiptOPS+sOPS+
19621818816610213217011214.318.413.470.88231101201.377131155
19631818685871732290084.293.382.517.90030210110.283131176
196418187467132461350077.358.419.6121.03141200000.368147212

In 1965 against the Yankees: OPS .763.

Thursday, May 30, 1963
Attendance: 26,891
Venue: Fenway Park
Game Duration: 3:06
Day Game, on grass
Yankees 6, Red Sox 5 in 10 innings
PitchingIPHRERBBSOHRERABFGScIRISWPAaLIcWPAacLIRE24
Ralph Terry, W (6-4)108550733.163963-0.0541.33-0.12%4.87-0.3


2B: Frank Malzone (6, off Ralph Terry).
3B: Eddie Bressoud (2, off Ralph Terry).
HR: Dick Stuart (9, off Ralph Terry, 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); Eddie Bressoud 2 (6, 2 off Ralph Terry, 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

Bressoud homered off Ralph Terry again 1964-08-21

Bressoud homered off Jim Bouton twice in 1964. And another in 1965.

OPS against these Yankee pitchers, including 1965:

Bouton: .816

Terry: .800

Whitey Ford: .875

Mel Stottlemyre: .976

Most home runs against the Yankees 1960-1964:

The New York Yankees won five consecutive pennants 1960-1964 and the World Series in 1961 and 1962. AL MVP:

1960ALRoger MarisNYY
1961ALRoger MarisNYY
1962ALMickey MantleNYY
1963ALElston HowardNYY

Cy Young award:

1961MLWhitey FordNYY


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