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83-77, Finished 3rd in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bill Virdon (53-51) and Billy Martin (30-26)
Scored 681 runs, Allowed 588 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 91-69
Ballparks: Shea Stadium · Attendance: 1,288,048 (2nd of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR | |||
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| Sandy Alomar | 31 | B | R | 5' 9" | 140 | Oct 19, 1943 | 12 | 151 | 141 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 | $50,000 | |
| Dave Bergman | 22 | L | L | 6' 1" | 185 | Jun 6, 1953 | 1st | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Rick Bladt | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 160 | Dec 9, 1946 | 2 | 52 | 33 | 52 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Ron Blomberg | 26 | L | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Aug 23, 1948 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0.6 | $ | |
| Bobby Bonds | 29 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Mar 15, 1946 | 8 | 145 | 140 | 145 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 99 | 145 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5.2 | $ | All-Star |
| Ed Brinkman | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Dec 8, 1941 | 15 | 45 | 19 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Chris Chambliss | 26 | L | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Dec 26, 1948 | 5 | 150 | 146 | 150 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.9 | $ | |
| Rich Coggins | 24 | L | L | 5' 8" | 170 | Dec 7, 1950 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 51 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 8 | -0.6 | $ | |
| Rick Dempsey | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Sep 13, 1949 | 7 | 71 | 33 | 71 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Kerry Dineen | 22 | L | L | 5' 11" | 165 | Jul 1, 1952 | 1st | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Pat Dobson | 33 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Feb 12, 1942 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | $79,000 | |
| Ron Guidry | 24 | L | L | 5' 11" | 161 | Aug 28, 1950 | 1st | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Larry Gura | 27 | B | L | 6' 0" | 170 | Nov 26, 1947 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | $ | |
| Ed Herrmann | 28 | L | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Aug 27, 1946 | 8 | 80 | 53 | 80 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 24 | 0 | 0.2 | $50,000 | |
| Catfish Hunter HOF | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Apr 8, 1946 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | $640,000 | All-Star |
| Alex Johnson | 32 | R | R | 6' 0" | 205 | Dec 7, 1942 | 12 | 52 | 26 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 0.0 | $65,000 | |
| Eddie Leon | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Aug 11, 1946 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $29,000 | ||
| Sparky Lyle | 30 | L | L | 6' 1" | 182 | Jul 22, 1944 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | $92,500 | |
| Elliott Maddox | 27 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Dec 21, 1947 | 6 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | $50,000 | |
| Tippy Martinez | 25 | L | L | 5' 10" | 180 | May 31, 1950 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Jim Mason | 24 | L | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Aug 14, 1950 | 5 | 94 | 73 | 94 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.5 | $ | |
| Rudy May | 30 | L | L | 6' 2" | 205 | Jul 18, 1944 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | $42,500 | |
| Doc Medich | 26 | R | R | 6' 5" | 225 | Dec 9, 1948 | 4 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | $ | |
| Thurman Munson | 28 | R | R | 5' 11" | 190 | Jun 7, 1947 | 7 | 157 | 155 | 157 | 134 | 0 | 130 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 | $ | All-Star |
| Larry Murray | 22 | B | R | 5' 11" | 179 | Apr 1, 1953 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Graig Nettles | 30 | L | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Aug 20, 1944 | 9 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | $ | All-Star |
| Bob Oliver | 32 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Feb 8, 1943 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -0.3 | $55,000 | |
| Dave Pagan | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 175 | Sep 15, 1949 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Lou Piniella | 31 | R | R | 6' 0" | 182 | Aug 28, 1943 | 9 | 74 | 49 | 74 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 45 | 12 | 24 | 0 | -1.9 | $ | |
| Rick Sawyer | 27 | R | R | 6' 2" | 205 | Apr 7, 1948 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $10,200 | |
| Fred Stanley | 27 | R | R | 5' 10" | 165 | Aug 13, 1947 | 7 | 117 | 88 | 117 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Dick Tidrow | 28 | R | R | 6' 4" | 210 | May 14, 1947 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Otto Velez | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Nov 29, 1950 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Mike Wallace | 24 | L | L | 6' 2" | 190 | Feb 3, 1951 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Roy White | 31 | B | R | 5' 10" | 160 | Dec 27, 1943 | 11 | 148 | 142 | 148 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3.6 | $ | |
| Terry Whitfield | 22 | L | R | 6' 1" | 197 | Jan 12, 1953 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Walt Williams | 31 | R | R | 5' 6" | 165 | Dec 19, 1943 | 10 | 82 | 34 | 82 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 18 | 37 | 6 | -0.1 | $28,000 | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR |