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1980 New York Yankees Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 / 1981)
103-59, Finished 1st in AL East
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Scored 820 runs, Allowed 662 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 97-65
Manager: Dick Howser (103-59)
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II (ballparks.com)
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
Postseason:  Lost AL Championship Series (3-0) to Kansas City Royals
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1979 / 1981 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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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
Doug Bird 30 R R 6' 4" 180 Mar 5, 1950 8 22 0 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Blair 36 R R 6' 0" 171 Feb 1, 1944 17 12 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 7 12 0 0 5
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 0 2 0
Bobby Brown 26 B R 6' 1" 205 May 24, 1954 2 137 103 137 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 81 25 131 0 6 8
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
Ron Davis 24 R R 6' 4" 207 Aug 6, 1955 3 53 0 2 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bucky Dent 28 R R 5' 11" 181 Nov 25, 1951 8 141 141 141 141 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
Ed Figueroa 31 R R 6' 1" 190 Oct 14, 1948 7 15 0 1 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oscar Gamble 30 L R 5' 11" 165 Dec 20, 1949 12 78 51 78 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 15 48 10 27 0
Rich Gossage HOF 28 R R 6' 3" 217 Jul 5, 1951 9 64 0 2 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Mike Griffin 23 R R 6' 5" 197 Jun 26, 1957 2 13 0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ron Guidry 29 L L 5' 11" 162 Aug 28, 1950 6 37 0 1 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brad Gulden 24 L R 5' 11" 180 Jun 10, 1956 3 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
Reggie Jackson HOF 34 L L 6' 0" 200 May 18, 1946 14 143 138 143 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 94 44 5 0 All-Star
Tommy John 37 R L 6' 3" 185 May 22, 1943 17 36 0 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Ruppert Jones 25 L L 5' 10" 175 Mar 12, 1955 5 83 82 83 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 0 82 0 0 1
Jim Kaat 41 L L 6' 4" 217 Nov 7, 1938 22 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Lefebvre 24 L R 5' 10" 175 Feb 22, 1956 1st 74 39 74 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 3 51 71 0 6 4
Tim Lollar 24 L L 6' 3" 200 Mar 17, 1956 1st 14 0 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rudy May 35 L L 6' 3" 207 Jul 18, 1944 13 41 0 2 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Murcer 34 L R 5' 11" 180 May 20, 1946 14 100 72 100 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 18 59 28 26 0
Graig Nettles 35 L R 6' 0" 186 Aug 20, 1944 14 89 85 89 88 0 0 0 0 88 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 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
Gaylord Perry HOF 41 R R 6' 4" 215 Sep 15, 1938 19 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lou Piniella 36 R R 6' 2" 198 Aug 28, 1943 14 116 81 116 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 102 0 2 103 4 34 0
Willie Randolph 25 R R 5' 11" 166 Jul 6, 1954 6 138 137 138 138 0 0 0 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Bruce Robinson 26 L R 6' 1" 185 Apr 16, 1954 3 4 1 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
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
Dennis Sherrill 24 R R 6' 0" 165 Mar 3, 1956 2 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 48 14 0
Jim Spencer 32 L L 6' 2" 195 Jul 30, 1947 13 97 65 97 76 0 0 75 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 25 0
Fred Stanley 32 R R 5' 10" 167 Aug 13, 1947 12 49 20 49 48 0 0 0 17 12 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Luis Tiant 39 R R 5' 11" 190 Nov 23, 1940 17 25 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Underwood 26 R L 5' 11" 170 Dec 22, 1953 7 38 0 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Watson 34 R R 6' 2" 205 Apr 10, 1946 15 130 112 130 104 0 0 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 18 0
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 4 13 8
Ted Wilborn 21 B R 6' 0" 170 Dec 16, 1958 2 8 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 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

1979 / 1981 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played