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2009 New York Yankees Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 2008)
103-59, 1st place in AL East
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Scored 915 runs, Allowed 753 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 95-67
Manager: Joe Girardi (103-59)
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium III

Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 97, Pitching - 96;   one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96
World Series Champs
Postseason:  Won World Series (4-2) over Philadelphia Phillies
Won AL Championship Series (4-2) over Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Won AL Division Series (3-0) over Minnesota Twins
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2008 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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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
Alfredo Aceves 26 R R 6' 3" 220 Dec 8, 1982 2 43 1 3 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jonathan Albaladejo 26 R R 6' 5" 250 Oct 30, 1982 3 32 0 1 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $403,075.00
Angel Berroa 31 R R 5' 11" 175 Jan 27, 1978 9 21 6 21 16 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 7
Brian Bruney 27 R R 6' 3" 226 Feb 17, 1982 6 44 0 6 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,250,000.00
A.J. Burnett 32 R R 6' 5" 205 Jan 3, 1977 11 33 33 2 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $16,500,000.00
Melky Cabrera 24 B L 5' 11" 170 Aug 11, 1984 5 154 130 154 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 103 48 151 1 7 2 $1,400,000.00
Robinson Cano 26 L R 6' 0" 170 Oct 22, 1982 5 161 158 161 161 0 0 0 161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 $6,000,000.00
Kevin Cash 31 R R 6' 0" 185 Dec 6, 1977 7 10 7 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Francisco Cervelli 23 R R 6' 1" 210 Mar 6, 1986 2 42 25 42 40 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Joba Chamberlain 23 R R 6' 2" 230 Sep 23, 1985 3 32 31 1 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $432,575.00
Anthony Claggett 24 B R 6' 3" 195 Jul 15, 1984 1st 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phil Coke 26 L L 6' 1" 210 Jul 19, 1982 2 72 0 8 72 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $403,300.00
Johnny Damon 35 L L 6' 2" 175 Nov 5, 1973 15 143 133 143 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 0 0 133 4 8 0 $13,000,000.00
Shelley Duncan 29 R R 6' 5" 215 Sep 29, 1979 3 11 3 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 1 3 2
Michael Dunn 24 L L 6' 1" 195 May 23, 1985 1st 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brett Gardner 25 L L 5' 10" 180 Aug 24, 1983 2 108 63 108 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 99 1 6 11 $414,000.00
Chad Gaudin 26 R R 5' 11" 165 Mar 24, 1983 8 11 6 1 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Freddy Guzman 28 B R 5' 10" 165 Jan 20, 1981 4 10 0 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 7 1 1 8
Jerry Hairston 33 R R 5' 10" 175 May 29, 1976 13 45 21 45 41 0 0 0 3 16 11 10 2 9 19 2 4 8
Eric Hinske 31 L R 6' 2" 225 Aug 5, 1977 9 39 19 39 33 0 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 22 24 2 9 1
Philip Hughes 23 R R 6' 5" 220 Jun 24, 1986 3 51 7 7 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Derek Jeter 35 R R 6' 3" 175 Jun 26, 1974 15 153 152 153 150 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 $21,600,000.00 All-Star
Ian Kennedy 24 R R 6' 0" 190 Dec 19, 1984 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Damaso Marte 34 L L 6' 0" 170 Feb 14, 1975 11 21 0 0 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $3,750,000.00
Hideki Matsui 35 L R 6' 2" 210 Jun 12, 1974 7 142 116 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 26 0 $13,000,000.00
Mark Melancon 24 R R 6' 2" 215 Mar 28, 1985 1st 13 0 1 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Juan Miranda 26 L L 6' 0" 220 Apr 25, 1983 2 8 1 8 8 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Sergio Mitre 28 R R 6' 4" 210 Feb 16, 1981 6 12 9 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jose Molina 34 R R 6' 2" 215 Jun 3, 1975 11 52 43 52 51 0 49 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 $2,125,000.00
Xavier Nady 30 R R 6' 0" 180 Nov 14, 1978 10 7 7 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 1 0 0 $6,550,000.00
Ramiro Pena 23 B R 5' 11" 165 Jul 18, 1985 1st 69 28 69 61 0 0 0 8 27 34 0 0 0 0 2 3 14 $400,000.00
Andy Pettitte 37 L L 6' 5" 235 Jun 15, 1972 15 32 32 2 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $5,500,000.00
Jorge Posada 37 B R 6' 2" 190 Aug 17, 1971 15 111 97 111 100 0 100 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 14 0 $13,100,000.00
Edwar Ramirez 28 R R 6' 3" 150 Mar 28, 1981 3 20 0 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $422,450.00
Cody Ransom 33 R R 6' 2" 190 Feb 17, 1976 7 31 22 31 28 0 0 1 1 23 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 $455,100.00
Mariano Rivera 39 R R 6' 2" 170 Nov 29, 1969 15 66 0 6 66 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $15,000,000.00 All-Star
David Robertson 24 R R 5' 11" 180 Apr 9, 1985 2 45 0 6 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Rodriguez 33 R R 6' 3" 190 Jul 27, 1975 16 124 122 124 116 0 0 0 0 116 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 $33,000,000.00
C.C. Sabathia 28 L L 6' 7" 250 Jul 21, 1980 10 34 34 2 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $15,285,714.00
Nick Swisher 28 B L 6' 0" 194 Nov 25, 1980 6 150 141 150 144 1 0 20 0 0 0 8 0 130 134 3 6 0 $5,400,000.00
Mark Teixeira 29 B R 6' 2" 215 Apr 11, 1980 9 156 155 156 152 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 $20,625,000.00 All-Star
Brett Tomko 36 R R 6' 4" 215 Apr 7, 1973 15 15 0 3 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Josh Towers 32 R R 6' 1" 165 Feb 26, 1977 8 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jose Veras 28 R R 6' 5" 230 Oct 20, 1980 4 25 0 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $432,975.00
Chien-Ming Wang 29 R R 6' 3" 200 Mar 31, 1980 5 12 9 2 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $5,000,000.00
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.

2008 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played