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90-72, Finished 2nd in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Lou Piniella (90-72)
Scored 797 runs, Allowed 738 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-75
Ballparks: Yankee Stadium II · Attendance: 2,268,030 (4th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103
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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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| Mike Armstrong | 32 | R | R | 6' 3" | 193 | Mar 7, 1954 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Brad Arnsberg | 22 | R | R | 6' 4" | 205 | Aug 20, 1963 | 1st | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Dale Berra | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Dec 13, 1956 | 10 | 42 | 35 | 42 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4 | $557,500 | |
| Henry Cotto | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 178 | Jan 5, 1961 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Ivan de Jesus | 33 | R | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Jan 9, 1953 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Doug Drabek | 23 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jul 25, 1962 | 1st | 27 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | $60,000 | |
| Mike Easler | 35 | L | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Nov 29, 1950 | 13 | 146 | 124 | 146 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 130 | 22 | 0 | 1.8 | $658,333 | |
| Juan Espino | 30 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Mar 16, 1956 | 4 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.5 | $65,000 | |
| Mike Fischlin | 30 | R | R | 6' 1" | 165 | Sep 13, 1955 | 9 | 71 | 35 | 71 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -0.7 | $200,000 | |
| Brian Fisher | 24 | R | R | 6' 4" | 210 | Mar 18, 1962 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.3 | $120,000 | |
| Ken Griffey | 36 | L | L | 5' 11" | 190 | Apr 10, 1950 | 14 | 59 | 43 | 59 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0.7 | $1,050,000 | |
| Ron Guidry | 35 | L | L | 5' 11" | 161 | Aug 28, 1950 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | $975,000 | |
| Ron Hassey | 33 | L | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Feb 27, 1953 | 9 | 64 | 50 | 64 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1.5 | $400,873 | |
| Rickey Henderson HOF | 27 | R | L | 5' 10" | 180 | Dec 25, 1958 | 8 | 153 | 149 | 153 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 138 | 0 | 149 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6.2 | $1,570,000 | All-Star |
| Leo Hernandez | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Nov 6, 1959 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Al Holland | 33 | R | L | 5' 11" | 207 | Aug 16, 1952 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Tommy John | 43 | R | L | 6' 3" | 180 | May 22, 1943 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | $60,000 | |
| Ron Kittle | 28 | R | R | 6' 4" | 200 | Jan 5, 1958 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Bryan Little | 26 | B | R | 5' 10" | 160 | Oct 8, 1959 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Phil Lombardi | 23 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Feb 20, 1963 | 1st | 20 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Don Mattingly | 25 | L | L | 6' 0" | 175 | Apr 20, 1961 | 5 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | $1,375,000 | All-Star |
| Bob Meacham | 25 | B | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Aug 25, 1960 | 4 | 56 | 50 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.2 | $ | |
| John Montefusco | 36 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | May 25, 1950 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $716,667 | |
| Joe Niekro | 41 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Nov 7, 1944 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | $750,000 | |
| Scott Nielsen | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Dec 18, 1958 | 1st | 10 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Mike Pagliarulo | 26 | L | R | 6' 1" | 205 | Mar 15, 1960 | 3 | 149 | 133 | 149 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2.6 | $120,000 | |
| Dan Pasqua | 24 | L | L | 6' 0" | 203 | Oct 17, 1961 | 2 | 102 | 70 | 102 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 12 | 83 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 2.4 | $70,000 | |
| Alfonso Pulido | 29 | L | L | 5' 11" | 170 | Jan 23, 1957 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Willie Randolph | 31 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Jul 6, 1954 | 12 | 141 | 137 | 141 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.9 | $1,060,000 | |
| Dennis Rasmussen | 27 | L | L | 6' 7" | 230 | Apr 18, 1959 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | $100,000 | |
| Dave Righetti | 27 | L | L | 6' 4" | 195 | Nov 28, 1958 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | $837,500 | All-Star |
| Gary Roenicke | 31 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Dec 5, 1954 | 10 | 69 | 35 | 69 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 27 | 1 | -0.4 | $658,333 | |
| Rod Scurry | 30 | L | L | 6' 2" | 180 | Mar 17, 1956 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $450,000 | |
| Bob Shirley | 32 | R | L | 5' 11" | 180 | Jun 25, 1954 | 10 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $750,000 | |
| Joel Skinner | 25 | R | R | 6' 4" | 198 | Feb 21, 1961 | 4 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Tim Stoddard | 33 | R | R | 6' 7" | 230 | Jan 24, 1953 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Bob Tewksbury | 25 | R | R | 6' 4" | 200 | Nov 30, 1960 | 1st | 23 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | $ | |
| Wayne Tolleson | 30 | B | R | 5' 9" | 160 | Nov 22, 1955 | 6 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | $ | |
| Claudell Washington | 31 | L | L | 6' 0" | 190 | Aug 31, 1954 | 13 | 54 | 29 | 54 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Ed Whitson | 31 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | May 19, 1955 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.2 | $800,000 | |
| Dave Winfield HOF | 34 | R | R | 6' 6" | 220 | Oct 3, 1951 | 14 | 154 | 146 | 154 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 145 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2.8 | $1,886,714 | All-Star |
| Butch Wynegar | 30 | B | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Mar 14, 1956 | 11 | 61 | 52 | 61 | 57 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | -0.1 | $733,333 | |
| Paul Zuvella | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 173 | Oct 31, 1958 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
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