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1980 New York Yankees

1980 > Class Major League > 1980 American League (East)
Overall: 103-59
Scored 820 runs, Allowed 662 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 97-65

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Dick Howser
Represented: New York, NY
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1979 / 1981

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

Rk		Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Paul Blair	36	12	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Marshall Brant	24	3	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bobby Brown#	26	137	446	412	65	107	12	5	14	47	27	8	29	82	.260	.306	.415	.721	171	8	0	2	3	4
4	Rick Cerone	26	147	575	519	70	144	30	4	14	85	1	3	32	56	.277	.321	.432	.753	224	14	6	8	10	2
5	Ron Davis	24	53	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Bucky Dent	28	141	553	489	57	128	26	2	5	52	0	3	48	37	.262	.327	.354	.681	173	6	2	9	5	1
7	Brian Doyle*	25	34	81	75	8	13	1	0	1	5	1	1	6	7	.173	.235	.227	.461	17	1	0	0	0	0
8	Oscar Gamble*	30	78	229	194	40	54	10	2	14	50	2	0	28	21	.278	.376	.567	.943	110	2	4	0	3	4
9	Brad Gulden*	24	2	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	4	0	0	0	0	0
10	Roger Holt#	24	2	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.167	.286	.167	.452	1	0	0	0	0	0
11	Reggie Jackson*	34	143	601	514	94	154	22	4	41	111	1	2	83	122	.300	.398	.597	.995	307	7	2	0	2	15
12	Ruppert Jones*	25	83	373	328	38	73	11	3	9	42	18	8	34	50	.223	.299	.357	.656	117	5	3	5	3	3
13	Joe Lefebvre*	24	74	178	150	26	34	1	1	8	21	0	0	27	30	.227	.345	.407	.751	61	5	0	1	0	3
14	Bobby Murcer*	34	100	345	297	41	80	9	1	13	57	2	0	34	28	.269	.339	.438	.777	130	9	2	3	9	2
15	Graig Nettles*	35	89	369	324	52	79	14	0	16	45	0	0	42	42	.244	.331	.435	.766	141	8	1	0	2	5
16	Johnny Oates*	34	39	67	64	6	12	3	0	1	3	1	2	2	3	.188	.224	.281	.505	18	1	1	0	0	0
17	Lou Piniella	36	116	355	321	39	92	18	0	2	27	0	2	29	20	.287	.343	.361	.704	116	17	0	2	3	5
18	Willie Randolph	25	138	642	513	99	151	23	7	7	46	30	5	119	45	.294	.427	.407	.834	209	6	2	5	3	4
19	Bruce Robinson*	26	4	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Aurelio Rodriguez	32	52	182	164	14	36	6	1	3	14	0	0	7	35	.220	.251	.323	.575	53	7	0	11	0	1
21	Dennis Sherrill	24	3	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	1	0	0	0	0
22	Eric Soderholm	31	95	304	275	38	79	13	1	11	35	0	0	27	25	.287	.353	.462	.815	127	9	1	1	0	2
23	Jim Spencer*	33	97	295	259	38	61	9	0	13	43	1	0	30	44	.236	.313	.421	.734	109	7	1	1	4	2
24	Fred Stanley	32	49	95	86	13	18	3	0	0	5	0	0	5	5	.209	.266	.244	.510	21	0	2	1	1	0
25	Bob Watson	34	130	525	469	62	144	25	3	13	68	2	1	48	56	.307	.368	.456	.825	214	20	1	1	6	5
26	Dennis Werth	27	39	78	65	15	20	3	0	3	12	0	1	12	19	.308	.416	.492	.908	32	3	0	1	0	0
27	Ted Wilborn#	21	8	8	8	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	2	0	0	0	0	0
	27 Players	29.9	162	6329	5553	820	1484	239	34	189	772	86	36	643	739	.267	.343	.425	.768	2358	136	28	51	54	58

Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

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Rk		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1	Doug Bird	30	3	0	1.000	2.66	22	1	7	0	0	1	50.2	47	16	15	3	14	1	17	1	0	1	205	1.204	8.3	0.5	2.5	3.0	1.21
2	Ron Davis	24	9	3	.750	2.95	53	0	29	0	0	7	131.0	121	50	43	9	32	3	65	5	1	5	544	1.168	8.3	0.6	2.2	4.5	2.03
3	Rich Gossage	28	6	2	.750	2.27	64	0	58	0	0	33	99.0	74	29	25	5	37	3	103	1	0	4	401	1.121	6.7	0.5	3.4	9.4	2.78
4	Mike Griffin	23	2	4	.333	4.83	13	9	3	0	0	0	54.0	64	36	29	6	23	2	25	1	0	3	250	1.611	10.7	1.0	3.8	4.2	1.09
5	Ron Guidry*	29	17	10	.630	3.56	37	29	4	5	3	1	219.2	215	97	87	19	80	1	166	1	0	5	929	1.343	8.8	0.8	3.3	6.8	2.08
6	Tommy John*	37	22	9	.710	3.43	36	36	0	16	6	0	265.1	270	115	101	13	56	1	78	6	0	5	1089	1.229	9.2	0.4	1.9	2.6	1.39
7	Jim Kaat*	41	0	1	.000	7.20	4	0	3	0	0	0	5.0	8	5	4	0	4	2	1	0	0	1	27	2.400	14.4	0.0	7.2	1.8	0.25
8	Tim Lollar*	24	1	0	1.000	3.34	14	1	5	0	0	2	32.1	33	14	12	3	20	2	13	0	1	2	144	1.639	9.2	0.8	5.6	3.6	0.65
9	Rudy May*	35	15	5	.750	2.46	41	17	13	3	1	3	175.1	144	56	48	14	39	2	133	0	1	9	690	1.044	7.4	0.7	2.0	6.8	3.41
10	Luis Tiant	39	8	9	.471	4.89	25	25	0	3	0	0	136.1	139	79	74	10	50	3	84	1	0	2	588	1.386	9.2	0.7	3.3	5.5	1.68
11	Tom Underwood*	26	13	9	.591	3.66	38	27	5	2	2	2	187.0	163	85	76	15	66	4	116	4	0	2	771	1.225	7.8	0.7	3.2	5.6	1.76
	11 Players	30.3	103	59	.636	3.58	162	162	133	29	15	50	1464.1	1433	662	583	102	463	26	845	22	3	45	6143	1.295	8.8	0.6	2.8	5.2	1.83

Team Fielding--By Pos

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C

	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
Rick Cerone	147	800	73	9	9	.990	5.94	14	53	57	52%
Johnny Oates	39	99	10	1	1	.991	2.79	1	11	12	52%
Bruce Robinson	3	5	0	0	0	1.000	1.67	0	0	0
Brad Gulden	2	3	0	0	0	1.000	1.50	1	0	0
Dennis Werth	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00	0	0	0

1B

	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bob Watson	104	851	63	9	87	.990	8.79
Jim Spencer	75	567	41	6	51	.990	8.11
Dennis Werth	12	70	3	0	9	1.000	6.08
Marshall Brant	2	9	1	0	2	1.000	5.00

2B

	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Willie Randolph	138	361	401	19	97	.976	5.52
Brian Doyle	20	28	33	3	5	.953	3.05
Fred Stanley	17	21	27	1	8	.980	2.82
Aurelio Rodriguez	6	7	12	2	4	.905	3.17
Roger Holt	2	3	9	0	0	1.000	6.00
Dennis Sherrill	1	3	1	0	0	1.000	4.00

3B

	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Graig Nettles	88	58	182	10	18	.960	2.73
Aurelio Rodriguez	49	26	77	5	5	.954	2.10
Eric Soderholm	37	15	65	4	4	.952	2.16
Fred Stanley	12	2	15	1	1	.944	1.42
Brian Doyle	2	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.50
Dennis Werth	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00

SS

	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bucky Dent	141	224	489	13	77	.982	5.06
Fred Stanley	19	16	44	5	9	.923	3.16
Brian Doyle	12	12	43	2	9	.965	4.58
Dennis Sherrill	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
Graig Nettles	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00

LF

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Lou Piniella	102							0.00
Bobby Murcer	44							0.00
Oscar Gamble	36							0.00
Bobby Brown	28							0.00
Joe Lefebvre	20							0.00
Paul Blair	6							0.00
Dennis Werth	3							0.00
Ted Wilborn	1							0.00

CF

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Ruppert Jones	82							0.00
Bobby Brown	81							0.00
Joe Lefebvre	3							0.00
Paul Blair	1							0.00
Lou Piniella	1							0.00
Ted Wilborn	1							0.00

RF

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Reggie Jackson	94							0.00
Joe Lefebvre	52							0.00
Bobby Brown	25							0.00
Bobby Murcer	18							0.00
Oscar Gamble	14							0.00
Paul Blair	6							0.00
Dennis Werth	5							0.00
Lou Piniella	1							0.00
Ted Wilborn	1							0.00

OF

	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bobby Brown	131	303	7	9	0	.972	2.37
Lou Piniella	104	157	8	5	1	.971	1.59
Reggie Jackson	94	174	3	7	0	.962	1.88
Ruppert Jones	82	246	4	3	1	.988	3.05
Joe Lefebvre	71	75	3	2	1	.975	1.10
Bobby Murcer	59	82	2	4	0	.955	1.42
Oscar Gamble	49	65	2	0	1	1.000	1.37
Paul Blair	12	8	0	0	0	1.000	0.67
Dennis Werth	8	11	0	1	0	.917	1.38
Ted Wilborn	3	6	1	0	1	1.000	2.33

P

	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Rich Gossage	64	1	10	2	0	.846	0.17
Ron Davis	53	4	23	1	0	.964	0.51
Rudy May	41	5	26	2	2	.939	0.76
Tom Underwood	38	10	26	2	2	.947	0.95
Ron Guidry	37	16	36	2	4	.963	1.41
Tommy John	36	16	46	1	4	.984	1.72
Luis Tiant	25	13	21	2	3	.944	1.36
Doug Bird	22	3	10	0	1	1.000	0.59
Tim Lollar	14	1	7	1	1	.889	0.57
Mike Griffin	13	6	7	1	0	.929	1.00
Jim Kaat	4	1	3	1	1	.800	1.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Doug Bird	30	R	R	6' 4.0"	180	Mar 5, 1950	Corona, CA, US	1980-07-14	1980-10-05
Paul Blair	36	R	R	6' 0.0"	168	Feb 1, 1944	Cushing, OK, US	1980-06-01	1980-06-20
Marshall Brant	24	R	R	6' 5.0"	185	Sep 17, 1955	Garberville, CA, US	1980-10-01	1980-10-05
Bobby Brown	26	S	R	6' 2.0"	190	May 25, 1954	Norfolk, VA, US	1980-04-13	1980-10-05
Rick Cerone	26	R	R	5' 11.0"	192	May 19, 1954	Newark, NJ, US	1980-04-10	1980-10-04
Ron Davis	24	R	R	6' 4.0"	205	Aug 6, 1955	Houston, TX, US	1980-04-11	1980-10-04
Bucky Dent	28	R	R	5' 9.0"	170	Nov 25, 1951	Savannah, GA, US	1980-04-10	1980-10-04
Brian Doyle	25	L	R	5' 10.0"	160	Jan 26, 1955	Glasgow, KY, US	1980-06-17	1980-10-04
Ed Figueroa	31	R	R	6' 1.0"	190	Oct 14, 1948	Ciales, PR	1980-04-13	1980-07-20
Oscar Gamble	30	L	R	5' 11.0"	160	Dec 20, 1949	Ramer, AL, US	1980-04-10	1980-10-04
Rich Gossage	28	R	R	6' 3.0"	180	Jul 5, 1951	Colorado Springs, CO, US	1980-04-10	1980-10-04
Mike Griffin	23	R	R	6' 4.0"	195	Jun 26, 1957	Colusa, CA, US	1980-04-17	1980-10-04
Ron Guidry	29	L	L	5' 11.0"	161	Aug 28, 1950	Lafayette, LA, US	1980-04-10	1980-10-02
Brad Gulden	24	L	R	5' 10.0"	175	Jun 10, 1956	New Ulm, MN, US	1980-10-04	1980-10-05
Roger Holt	24	S	R	5' 11.0"	165	Apr 8, 1956	Daytona Beach, FL, US	1980-10-04	1980-10-05
Reggie Jackson	34	L	L	6' 0.0"	195	May 18, 1946	Abington, PA, US	1980-04-10	1980-10-05
Tommy John	37	R	L	6' 3.0"	180	May 22, 1943	Terre Haute, IN, US	1980-04-11	1980-10-01
Ruppert Jones	25	L	L	5' 10.0"	170	Mar 12, 1955	Dallas, TX, US	1980-04-10	1980-08-25
Jim Kaat	41	L	L	6' 4.0"	205	Nov 7, 1938	Zeeland, MI, US	1980-04-11	1980-04-17
Joe Lefebvre	24	L	R	5' 10.0"	170	Feb 22, 1956	Concord, NH, US	1980-05-22	1980-10-04
Tim Lollar	24	L	L	6' 3.0"	200	Mar 17, 1956	Poplar Bluff, MO, US	1980-06-28	1980-10-05
Rudy May	35	L	L	6' 2.0"	205	Jul 18, 1944	Coffeyville, KS, US	1980-04-25	1980-10-04
Bobby Murcer	34	L	R	5' 11.0"	160	May 20, 1946	Oklahoma City, OK, US	1980-04-15	1980-10-04
Graig Nettles	35	L	R	6' 0.0"	180	Aug 20, 1944	San Diego, CA, US	1980-04-10	1980-10-05
Johnny Oates	34	L	R	5' 11.0"	188	Jan 21, 1946	Sylva, NC, US	1980-04-13	1980-10-05
Gaylord Perry	41	R	R	6' 4.0"	205	Sep 15, 1938	Williamston, NC, US	1980-08-16	1980-10-01
Lou Piniella	36	R	R	6' 0.0"	182	Aug 28, 1943	Tampa, FL, US	1980-04-10	1980-10-05
Willie Randolph	25	R	R	5' 11.0"	165	Jul 6, 1954	Holly Hill, SC, US	1980-04-10	1980-10-04
Bruce Robinson	26	L	R	6' 2.0"	195	Apr 16, 1954	La Jolla, CA, US	1980-09-17	1980-10-04
Aurelio Rodriguez	32	R	R	5' 10.0"	180	Dec 28, 1947	Cananea, Sonora, MX	1980-08-04	1980-10-04
Dennis Sherrill	24	R	R	6' 0.0"	165	May 3, 1956	Miami, FL, US	1980-06-22	1980-06-28
Eric Soderholm	31	R	R	5' 11.0"	187	Sep 24, 1948	Cortland, NY, US	1980-04-10	1980-10-05
Jim Spencer	33	L	L	6' 2.0"	195	Jul 30, 1946	Hanover, PA, US	1980-04-10	1980-10-04
Fred Stanley	32	R	R	5' 10.0"	165	Aug 13, 1947	Farnhamville, IA, US	1980-04-25	1980-10-05
Luis Tiant	39	R	R	6' 0.0"	180	Nov 23, 1940	Marianao, La Habana, CU	1980-04-13	1980-09-30
Tom Underwood	26	R	L	5' 11.0"	170	Dec 22, 1953	Kokomo, IN, US	1980-04-10	1980-09-30
Bob Watson	34	R	R	6' 0.0"	201	Apr 10, 1946	Los Angeles, CA, US	1980-04-10	1980-10-04
Dennis Werth	27	R	R	6' 1.0"	200	Dec 29, 1952	Lincoln, IL, US	1980-04-15	1980-10-04
Ted Wilborn	21	S	R	6' 0.0"	165	Dec 16, 1958	Waco, TX, US	1980-09-08	1980-10-05

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