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1987 New York Yankees

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1986 / 1988

89-73, Finished 4th in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Lou Piniella (89-73)
Scored 788 runs, Allowed 758 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-78

Ballparks: Yankee Stadium II · 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 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

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 Salary
Neil Allen 29 R R 6' 3" 185 Jan 24, 1958 9 8 1 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 $
Brad Arnsberg 23 R R 6' 4" 205 Aug 20, 1963 2 6 2 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $68,000
Juan Bonilla 31 R R 5' 9" 170 Jan 12, 1956 6 23 17 23 22 0 0 0 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 $
Rich Bordi 28 R R 6' 7" 210 Apr 18, 1959 8 16 1 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 $
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 -0.1 $
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 0.9 $250,000
Pat Clements 25 R L 6' 0" 175 Feb 2, 1962 3 55 0 0 55 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 $125,000
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 58 0 14 7 0.1 $
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 -0.1 $
Mike Easler 36 L R 6' 0" 190 Nov 29, 1950 14 65 43 65 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 1 15 32 22 0 -0.2 $
Pete Filson 28 B L 6' 2" 195 Sep 28, 1958 6 7 2 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 $180,000
Bill Fulton 23 R R 6' 3" 195 Oct 22, 1963 1st 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
Cecilio Guante 27 R R 6' 3" 200 Feb 1, 1960 6 23 0 0 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 $405,000
Ron Guidry 36 L L 5' 11" 161 Aug 28, 1950 13 22 17 0 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 $850,000
Bill Gullickson 28 R R 6' 3" 200 Feb 20, 1959 9 8 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 $
Rickey Henderson HOF 28 R L 5' 10" 180 Dec 25, 1958 9 95 93 95 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 39 0 73 24 2 0 4.6 $1,670,000 All-Star
Al Holland 34 R L 5' 11" 207 Aug 16, 1952 10 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 $400,000
Charles Hudson 28 B R 6' 3" 185 Mar 16, 1959 5 35 16 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 $305,000
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 -0.1 $62,500
Tommy John 44 R L 6' 3" 180 May 22, 1943 24 33 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 $350,000
Roberto Kelly 22 R R 6' 2" 180 Oct 1, 1964 1st 23 12 23 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1 17 2 0 7 0.5 $
Ron Kittle 29 R R 6' 4" 200 Jan 5, 1958 6 59 40 59 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 49 18 0 0.2 $425,000
Al Leiter 21 L L 6' 2" 200 Oct 23, 1965 1st 4 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
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 -0.1 $
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 4.9 $1,975,000 All-Star
Bob Meacham 26 B R 6' 1" 175 Aug 25, 1960 5 77 62 77 76 0 0 0 25 0 56 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1.3 $105,000
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 0.0 $
Joe Niekro 42 R R 6' 1" 185 Nov 7, 1944 21 8 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 $775,000
Mike Pagliarulo 27 L R 6' 1" 205 Mar 15, 1960 4 150 138 150 147 0 0 1 0 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 1.4 $175,000
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 75 20 25 1 -0.1 $110,000
Willie Randolph 32 R R 5' 11" 165 Jul 6, 1954 13 120 120 120 119 0 0 0 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.5 $900,000 All-Star
Dennis Rasmussen 28 L L 6' 7" 230 Apr 18, 1959 5 26 25 0 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 $175,000
Rick Rhoden 34 R R 6' 3" 195 May 16, 1953 14 30 29 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 $600,000
Dave Righetti 28 L L 6' 4" 195 Nov 28, 1958 8 60 0 1 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 $800,000 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 0.0 $
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 0.1 $125,000
Mark Salas 26 L R 6' 0" 180 Mar 8, 1961 4 50 32 50 42 0 41 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 13 0 -0.1 $137,000
Bob Shirley 33 R L 5' 11" 180 Jun 25, 1954 11 12 1 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $250,000
Joel Skinner 26 R R 6' 4" 198 Feb 21, 1961 5 64 46 64 64 0 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1.1 $110,000
Tim Stoddard 34 R R 6' 7" 230 Jan 24, 1953 11 57 0 0 57 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 $775,000
Bob Tewksbury 26 R R 6' 4" 200 Nov 30, 1960 2 8 6 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 $85,000
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 -0.4 $385,000
Steve Trout 29 L L 6' 4" 195 Jul 30, 1957 10 14 9 0 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 $
Randy Velarde 24 R R 6' 0" 185 Nov 24, 1962 1st 8 6 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $62,500
Gary Ward 33 R R 6' 2" 195 Dec 6, 1953 9 146 129 146 105 0 0 15 0 0 0 69 30 5 104 36 16 1 -0.3 $633,000
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 13 25 3 0.9 $480,000
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 1.5 $1,911,714 All-Star
Paul Zuvella 28 R R 6' 0" 173 Oct 31, 1958 6 14 7 14 14 0 0 0 7 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 -0.5 $
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 Salary
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

1986 / 1988 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers