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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 / 1981
103-59, Finished 1st in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Dick Howser (103-59)
Scored 820 runs, Allowed 662 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 97-65
Ballparks: Yankee Stadium II · Attendance: 2,627,417 (1st of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 98
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Lost AL Championship Series (3-0) to Kansas City Royals |
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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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| Doug Bird | 30 | R | R | 6' 4" | 180 | Mar 5, 1950 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | $ | |
| Paul Blair | 36 | R | R | 6' 0" | 168 | Feb 1, 1944 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Marshall Brant | 24 | R | R | 6' 5" | 185 | Sep 17, 1955 | 1st | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Bobby Brown | 26 | B | R | 6' 2" | 190 | May 25, 1954 | 2 | 137 | 103 | 137 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 81 | 25 | 134 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | $ | |
| Rick Cerone | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 192 | May 19, 1954 | 6 | 147 | 146 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.9 | $100,000 | |
| Ron Davis | 24 | R | R | 6' 4" | 205 | Aug 6, 1955 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | $ | |
| Bucky Dent | 28 | R | R | 5' 9" | 170 | Nov 25, 1951 | 8 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | $ | All-Star |
| Brian Doyle | 25 | L | R | 5' 10" | 160 | Jan 26, 1955 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Ed Figueroa | 31 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Oct 14, 1948 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.1 | $ | |
| Oscar Gamble | 30 | L | R | 5' 11" | 160 | Dec 20, 1949 | 12 | 78 | 51 | 78 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 49 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 1.8 | $475,000 | |
| Rich Gossage HOF | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 180 | Jul 5, 1951 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | $458,000 | All-Star |
| Mike Griffin | 23 | R | R | 6' 4" | 195 | Jun 26, 1957 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Ron Guidry | 29 | L | L | 5' 11" | 161 | Aug 28, 1950 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | $233,791 | |
| Brad Gulden | 24 | L | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Jun 10, 1956 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Roger Holt | 24 | B | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Apr 8, 1956 | 1st | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Reggie Jackson HOF | 34 | L | L | 6' 0" | 195 | May 18, 1946 | 14 | 143 | 138 | 143 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 4.5 | $525,000 | All-Star |
| Tommy John | 37 | R | L | 6' 3" | 180 | May 22, 1943 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | $575,000 | All-Star |
| Ruppert Jones | 25 | L | L | 5' 10" | 170 | Mar 12, 1955 | 5 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Jim Kaat | 41 | L | L | 6' 4" | 205 | Nov 7, 1938 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $150,000 | |
| Joe Lefebvre | 24 | L | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Feb 22, 1956 | 1st | 74 | 39 | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 51 | 75 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Tim Lollar | 24 | L | L | 6' 3" | 200 | Mar 17, 1956 | 1st | 14 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Rudy May | 35 | L | L | 6' 2" | 205 | Jul 18, 1944 | 13 | 41 | 17 | 2 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | $226,667 | |
| Bobby Murcer | 34 | L | R | 5' 11" | 160 | May 20, 1946 | 14 | 100 | 72 | 100 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 18 | 62 | 33 | 26 | 0 | -0.1 | $320,000 | |
| Graig Nettles | 35 | L | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Aug 20, 1944 | 14 | 89 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 | $ | All-Star |
| Johnny Oates | 34 | L | R | 5' 11" | 188 | Jan 21, 1946 | 10 | 39 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Gaylord Perry HOF | 41 | R | R | 6' 4" | 205 | Sep 15, 1938 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Lou Piniella | 36 | R | R | 6' 0" | 182 | Aug 28, 1943 | 14 | 116 | 81 | 116 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 7 | 34 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Willie Randolph | 25 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Jul 6, 1954 | 6 | 138 | 137 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | $245,000 | All-Star |
| Bruce Robinson | 26 | L | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Apr 16, 1954 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 32 | R | R | 5' 10" | 180 | Dec 28, 1947 | 14 | 52 | 46 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.1 | $ | |
| Dennis Sherrill | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 165 | May 3, 1956 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Eric Soderholm | 31 | R | R | 5' 11" | 187 | Sep 24, 1948 | 9 | 95 | 79 | 95 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 1.7 | $ | |
| Jim Spencer | 33 | L | L | 6' 2" | 195 | Jul 30, 1946 | 13 | 97 | 65 | 97 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Fred Stanley | 32 | R | R | 5' 10" | 165 | Aug 13, 1947 | 12 | 49 | 20 | 49 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Luis Tiant | 39 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Nov 23, 1940 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $370,000 | |
| Tom Underwood | 26 | R | L | 5' 11" | 170 | Dec 22, 1953 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | $ | |
| Bob Watson | 34 | R | R | 6' 0" | 201 | Apr 10, 1946 | 15 | 130 | 112 | 130 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 2.2 | $570,000 | |
| Dennis Werth | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 200 | Dec 29, 1952 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 39 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Ted Wilborn | 21 | B | R | 6' 0" | 165 | Dec 16, 1958 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -0.1 | $ | |
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