« Media Bloggers Share Opinion On Yanks Hurlers | Main | Different Demands On Same Software »

January 21, 2008

Pinto: Yanks '08 Offense Looks Fine

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

Posted by Steve Lombardi at January 21, 2008 11:15 PM

Comments

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! :P

Posted by: Yu Hsing Chen [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 22, 2008 05:50 AM

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

Posted by: Yu Hsing Chen [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 22, 2008 05:54 AM

Really didn't think the Rockies would score as many runs as they did.

Posted by: Raf [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 22, 2008 10:34 AM