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1987 New York Yankees Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1986 / 1988)
89-73, Finished 4th in AL East
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Scored 788 runs, Allowed 758 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-78
Manager: Lou Piniella (89-73)
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,427,672 (3rd of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 99, Pitching - 99;   one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98
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1986 / 1988 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 Salary
Neil Allen 29 R R 6' 2" 190 Jan 24, 1958 9 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brad Arnsberg 23 R R 6' 4" 215 Aug 20, 1963 2 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $68,000.00
Juan Bonilla 32 R R 5' 9" 170 Feb 12, 1955 6 23 17 23 22 0 0 0 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Rich Bordi 28 R R 6' 7" 220 Apr 18, 1959 8 16 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jay Buhner 22 R R 6' 3" 205 Aug 13, 1964 1st 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 7 0 0 0
Rick Cerone 33 R R 5' 11" 192 May 19, 1954 13 113 86 113 113 2 111 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 $250,000.00
Pat Clements 25 R L 6' 0" 180 Feb 2, 1962 3 55 0 55 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $125,000.00
Henry Cotto 26 R R 6' 2" 178 Jan 5, 1961 4 68 33 68 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 41 2 57 0 14 7
Orestes Destrade 25 B R 6' 4" 210 May 8, 1962 1st 9 4 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Mike Easler 36 L R 6' 1" 196 Nov 29, 1950 14 65 43 65 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 1 15 29 22 0
Pete Filson 28 B L 6' 2" 195 Sep 28, 1958 6 7 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $180,000.00
Bill Fulton 23 R R 6' 3" 195 Oct 22, 1963 1st 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cecilio Guante 27 R R 6' 3" 205 Feb 1, 1960 6 23 0 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $405,000.00
Ron Guidry 36 L L 5' 11" 162 Aug 28, 1950 13 22 0 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $850,000.00
Bill Gullickson 28 R R 6' 3" 215 Feb 20, 1959 9 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rickey Henderson HOF 28 R L 5' 10" 195 Dec 25, 1958 9 95 93 95 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 39 0 69 24 2 0 $1,670,000.00 All-Star
Al Holland 34 R L 5' 11" 207 Aug 16, 1952 10 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $400,000.00
Charles Hudson 28 B R 6' 3" 185 Mar 16, 1959 5 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $305,000.00
Keith Hughes 23 L L 6' 3" 210 Sep 12, 1963 1st 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 $62,500.00
Tommy John 44 R L 6' 3" 185 May 22, 1943 24 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $350,000.00
Roberto Kelly 22 R R 6' 2" 192 Oct 1, 1964 1st 23 12 23 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1 17 0 0 7
Ron Kittle 29 R R 6' 4" 220 Jan 5, 1958 6 59 40 59 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 39 18 0 $425,000.00
Al Leiter 21 L L 6' 3" 215 Oct 23, 1965 1st 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phil Lombardi 24 R R 6' 2" 200 Feb 20, 1963 2 5 0 5 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Don Mattingly 26 L L 6' 0" 175 Apr 20, 1961 6 141 140 141 140 0 0 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 $1,975,000.00 All-Star
Bob Meacham 26 B R 6' 1" 180 Aug 25, 1960 5 77 62 77 76 0 0 0 25 0 56 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 $105,000.00
Jeff Moronko 27 R R 6' 2" 190 Aug 17, 1959 2 7 3 7 7 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
Joe Niekro 42 R R 6' 1" 190 Nov 7, 1944 21 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Pagliarulo 27 L R 6' 2" 195 Mar 15, 1960 4 150 138 150 147 0 0 1 0 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 $175,000.00
Dan Pasqua 25 L L 6' 0" 203 Oct 17, 1961 3 113 82 113 85 0 0 12 0 0 0 61 0 14 74 14 25 1 $110,000.00
Willie Randolph 32 R R 5' 11" 166 Jul 6, 1954 13 120 120 120 119 0 0 0 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $900,000.00 All-Star
Dennis Rasmussen 28 L L 6' 7" 230 Apr 18, 1959 5 26 0 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $175,000.00
Rick Rhoden 34 R R 6' 3" 195 May 16, 1953 14 30 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $600,000.00
Dave Righetti 28 L L 6' 3" 198 Nov 28, 1958 8 60 0 1 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $800,000.00 All-Star
Jerry Royster 34 R R 6' 0" 165 Oct 18, 1952 15 18 12 18 16 0 0 0 1 13 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 0
Lenn Sakata 33 R R 5' 9" 160 Jun 8, 1954 11 19 14 19 17 0 0 0 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 $125,000.00
Mark Salas 26 L R 6' 0" 205 Mar 8, 1961 4 50 32 50 42 0 41 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 13 0 $137,000.00
Bob Shirley 33 R L 5' 11" 185 Jun 25, 1954 11 12 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joel Skinner 26 R R 6' 4" 204 Feb 21, 1961 5 64 46 64 64 0 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 $110,000.00
Tim Stoddard 34 R R 6' 7" 250 Jan 24, 1953 11 57 0 57 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $775,000.00
Bob Tewksbury 26 R R 6' 4" 200 Nov 30, 1960 2 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $85,000.00
Wayne Tolleson 31 B R 5' 9" 160 Nov 22, 1955 7 121 109 121 119 0 0 0 0 3 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 $385,000.00
Steve Trout 29 L L 6' 4" 195 Jul 30, 1957 10 14 0 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Randy Velarde 24 R R 6' 0" 190 Nov 24, 1962 1st 8 6 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $62,500.00
Gary Ward 33 R R 6' 2" 202 Dec 6, 1953 9 146 129 146 105 0 0 15 0 0 0 69 30 5 94 33 16 1 $633,000.00
Claudell Washington 32 L L 6' 0" 190 Aug 31, 1954 14 102 73 102 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 69 1 72 9 25 3 $480,000.00
Dave Winfield HOF 35 R R 6' 6" 220 Oct 3, 1951 15 156 150 156 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 145 8 6 0 $1,911,714.00 All-Star
Paul Zuvella 28 R R 6' 0" 178 Oct 31, 1958 6 14 7 14 14 0 0 0 7 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR Salary
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

1986 / 1988 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played