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1979 New York Yankees Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 / 1980)
89-71, Finished 4th in AL East
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Scored 734 runs, Allowed 672 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-74
Manager: Bob Lemon (34-31) and Billy Martin (55-40)
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,537,765 (1st of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 96;   one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 95
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1978 / 1980 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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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
Rick Anderson 25 R R 6' 2" 210 Dec 25, 1953 1st 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Beattie 24 R R 6' 6" 220 Jul 4, 1954 2 15 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Juan Beniquez 29 R R 5' 11" 165 May 13, 1950 8 62 39 62 62 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 37 5 60 0 0 5
Paul Blair 35 R R 6' 0" 171 Feb 1, 1944 16 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Bobby Brown 25 B R 6' 1" 205 May 24, 1954 1st 30 16 30 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 20 0 27 0 2 4
Ray Burris 28 R R 6' 5" 200 Aug 22, 1950 7 15 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Chambliss 30 L R Dec 26, 1948 9 149 146 149 134 0 0 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2 0
Ken Clay 25 R R 6' 3" 195 Apr 6, 1954 3 32 0 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ron Davis 23 R R 6' 4" 207 Aug 6, 1955 2 44 0 1 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bucky Dent 27 R R 5' 11" 181 Nov 25, 1951 7 141 136 141 141 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Doyle 24 L R 5' 10" 160 Jan 26, 1955 2 20 9 20 19 0 0 0 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Ed Figueroa 30 R R 6' 1" 190 Oct 14, 1948 6 16 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oscar Gamble 29 L R 5' 11" 165 Dec 20, 1949 11 36 28 36 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 27 1 8 0
Damaso Garcia 24 R R 6' 0" 170 Feb 7, 1955 2 11 9 11 11 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rich Gossage HOF 27 R R 6' 3" 217 Jul 5, 1951 8 36 0 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Griffin 22 R R 6' 5" 197 Jun 26, 1957 1st 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ron Guidry 28 L L 5' 11" 162 Aug 28, 1950 5 34 0 1 34 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 All-Star
Brad Gulden 23 L R 5' 11" 180 Jun 10, 1956 2 40 34 40 40 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Hood 29 L L 6' 2" 180 Oct 16, 1949 7 27 0 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Catfish Hunter HOF 33 R R 6' 0" 195 Apr 8, 1946 15 19 0 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reggie Jackson HOF 33 L L 6' 0" 200 May 18, 1946 13 131 127 131 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 125 2 4 0 All-Star
Tommy John 36 R L 6' 3" 185 May 22, 1943 16 37 0 1 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Cliff Johnson 31 R R 6' 4" 225 Jul 22, 1947 8 28 17 28 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 11 0
Jay Johnstone 33 L R 6' 1" 175 Nov 20, 1945 14 23 9 23 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4 2 19 0 9 0
Darryl Jones 28 R R 5' 10" 175 Jun 5, 1951 1st 18 14 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 14 3 0
Jim Kaat 40 L L 6' 4" 217 Nov 7, 1938 21 40 0 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Kammeyer 28 R R 6' 4" 210 Dec 2, 1950 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Mirabella 25 L L 6' 2" 196 Mar 20, 1954 2 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thurman Munson 32 R R 5' 11" 191 Jun 7, 1947 11 97 96 97 91 0 88 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
Bobby Murcer 33 L R 5' 11" 180 May 20, 1946 13 74 65 74 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 59 8 70 0 2 2
Jerry Narron 23 L R 6' 3" 205 Jan 15, 1956 1st 61 30 61 56 0 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Graig Nettles 34 L R 6' 0" 186 Aug 20, 1944 13 145 142 145 144 0 0 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 All-Star
Lou Piniella 35 R R 6' 2" 198 Aug 28, 1943 13 130 111 130 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 29 112 9 15 0
Len Randle 30 B R 5' 10" 169 Feb 12, 1949 9 20 7 20 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 11 1 6 5
Willie Randolph 24 R R 5' 11" 166 Jul 6, 1954 5 153 152 153 153 0 0 0 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dave Righetti 20 L L 6' 3" 198 Nov 28, 1958 1st 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mickey Rivers 30 L L 5' 10" 165 Oct 31, 1948 10 74 68 74 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 69 0 4 1
Bruce Robinson 25 L R 6' 1" 185 Apr 16, 1954 2 6 5 6 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Scott 35 R R 6' 2" 215 Mar 23, 1944 14 16 12 16 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 0
Roger Slagle 25 R R 6' 3" 190 Nov 4, 1953 1st 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Spencer 31 L L 6' 2" 195 Jul 30, 1947 12 106 86 106 26 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 19 0
Roy Staiger 29 R R 6' 0" 195 Jan 6, 1950 4 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fred Stanley 31 R R 5' 10" 167 Aug 13, 1947 11 57 27 57 56 0 0 1 8 17 30 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
Luis Tiant 38 R R 5' 11" 190 Nov 23, 1940 16 30 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Tidrow 32 R R 6' 4" 213 May 14, 1947 8 14 0 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dennis Werth 26 R R 6' 1" 200 Dec 29, 1952 1st 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Roy White 35 B R 5' 10" 172 Dec 27, 1943 15 81 52 81 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 27 27 25 4
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR

1978 / 1980 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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