1919 New York Yankees season
The 1919 New York Yankees season was the 17th season for the Yankees in New York and its 19th overall. The team finished with a record of 80–59, 7½ games behind the American League champion Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Miller Huggins. Their home games were played at the Polo Grounds.Offseason
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
C | | 79 | 233 | 56 | .240 | 0 | 31 |
1B | | 138 | 523 | 144 | .275 | 7 | 50 |
2B | | 140 | 527 | 154 | .292 | 4 | 56 |
SS | | 122 | 453 | 138 | .305 | 7 | 33 |
3B | | 141 | 567 | 166 | .293 | 10 | 83 |
OF | | 134 | 475 | 132 | .278 | 6 | 59 |
OF | | 141 | 559 | 152 | .272 | 7 | 89 |
OF | | 106 | 407 | 101 | .248 | 2 | 27 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 81 | 244 | 69 | .283 | 1 | 15 |
| 75 | 227 | 54 | .238 | 1 | 20 |
| 26 | 46 | 7 | .152 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | 34 | 7 | .206 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 22 | 2 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 38 | 266 | 15 | 14 | 2.61 | 97 |
| 41 | 261.1 | 20 | 11 | 2.72 | 122 |
| 30 | 188.2 | 12 | 8 | 2.62 | 62 |
| 13 | 120 | 9 | 3 | 1.65 | 54 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 35 | 169 | 10 | 9 | 2.77 | 58 |
| 20 | 95 | 5 | 8 | 4.17 | 24 |
| 23 | 90.2 | 5 | 5 | 3.47 | 50 |
| 7 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3.41 | 11 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.96 | 11 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.98 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 2 |