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March 07, 2008
The 1970 Yankees
Via Tracy Ringolsby:
NUMBERS GAME
67 starts the past six seasons for Yankees pitchers 25 or younger. They could have more than that this year alone with Ian Kennedy, Phil Hughes and Joba Cham- berlain in line for spots in the rotation. The previous time the Yankees got 70 starts from pitchers 25 or younger was 1970, when Stan Bahnsen led the group with 35, Steve Kline made 15, Mike Kekich 14, John Cumberland eight, Bill Burbach four, Ron Klimkowski three and Rob Gardner one.
The 1970 Yankees had the third best record in the American League. And, this is interesting because they were not a powerhouse team in terms of hitting or pitching that season. And, for the next three seasons that followed, the Yanks were pretty much a .500 team.
I didn't start following the team until 1973, so, I can't speak to the 1970 season off the top of my head. In any event, it will be interesting to see how the Yankees current crop of young pitchers, and the fortunes of the team, carry forward compared to that of the 1970 group.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at March 7, 2008 07:08 AM