1973 New York Yankees Roster

The 1973 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1973 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1973 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1973 New York Yankees salary list, a 1973 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1973 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1973 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

47 Fred Beene 5-09 160 Right Both 1942-11-24
29 Tom Buskey 6-03 220 Right Right 1947-02-20
29 Casey Cox 6-05 200 Right Right 1941-07-03
36 Pat Dobson 6-03 190 Right Right 1942-02-12
39 Wayne Granger 6-02 165 Right Right 1944-03-15
18 Mike Kekich 6-01 200 Left Right 1945-04-02
38 Steve Kline 6-03 205 Right Right 1947-10-06
28 Sparky Lyle 6-01 192 Left Left 1944-07-22
39 Jim Magnuson 6-02 190 Left Right 1946-08-18
40 Lindy McDaniel 6-03 195 Right Right 1935-12-13
29, 48 Sam McDowell 6-05 218 Left Left 1942-09-21
42 Doc Medich 6-05 227 Right Right 1948-12-09
18, 50 Dave Pagan 6-02 175 Right Right 1949-09-15
19 Fritz Peterson 6-00 200 Left Both 1942-02-08
30 Mel Stottlemyre 6-02 190 Right Right 1941-11-13
46 Rick Dempsey 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-09-13
23 Jerry Moses 6-03 210 Right Right 1946-08-09
15 Thurman Munson 5-11 191 Right Right 1947-06-07
41 Duke Sims 6-02 205 Right Left 1941-06-05
11 Bernie Allen 6-00 185 Right Left 1939-04-16
24 Felipe Alou 6-00 195 Right Right 1935-05-12
20 Horace Clarke 5-09 178 Right Both 1940-06-02
18 Mike Hegan 6-01 190 Left Left 1942-07-21
22 Hal Lanier 6-02 180 Right Right 1942-07-04
17 Gene Michael 6-02 183 Right Both 1938-06-02
9 Graig Nettles 6-00 186 Right Left 1944-08-20
10 Celerino Sanchez 5-11 160 Right Right 1944-02-03
11 Fred Stanley 5-10 167 Right Right 1947-08-13
2 Matty Alou 5-09 160 Left Left 1938-12-22
25 Johnny Callison 5-10 175 Right Left 1939-03-12
1 Bobby Murcer 5-11 180 Right Left 1946-05-20
14 Ron Swoboda 6-02 205 Right Right 1944-06-30
24, 53 Otto Velez 6-00 195 Right Right 1950-11-29
6 Roy White 5-10 172 Right Both 1943-12-27
12 Ron Blomberg 6-01 205 Right Left 1948-08-23
43 Jim Ray Hart 5-11 185 Right Right 1941-10-30
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The 1973 New York Yankees played 162 games during the regular season, won 80 games, lost 82 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 97/96) where 1,262,103 fans witnessed their 1973 Yankees finish the season with a .494 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1973 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1973 New York Yankees salary list, a 1973 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1973 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1973 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1973 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Thurman Munson (142)
1B Felipe Alou (67)
2B Horace Clarke (147)
3B Graig Nettles (157)
SS Gene Michael (129)
LF Roy White (162)
CF Bobby Murcer (160)
RF Matty Alou (85)
DH Jim Ray Hart (106)
  
SP Pat Dobson
SP Sam McDowell
SP Doc Medich
SP Fritz Peterson
SP Mel Stottlemyre
  
RP Lindy McDaniel
CL Sparky Lyle


1973 New York Yankees
Salaries

Sam McDowell $75,000.00
Matty Alou $70,000.00
Sparky Lyle $70,000.00
Lindy McDaniel $48,000.00
Graig Nettles $48,000.00
Duke Sims $47,000.00
Johnny Callison $42,500.00
Horace Clarke $42,500.00
Hal Lanier $33,500.00
Casey Cox $30,000.00
Mike Hegan $30,000.00
Jerry Moses $28,000.00
Jim Ray Hart $24,500.00
Fred Stanley $12,500.00
Otto Velez $7,800.00
Dave Pagan $6,000.00


1973 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bobby Murcer
#2 Matty Alou
#6 Roy White
#9 Graig Nettles
#10 Celerino Sanchez
#11 Bernie Allen
#11 Fred Stanley
#12 Ron Blomberg
#14 Ron Swoboda
#15 Thurman Munson
#17 Gene Michael
#18 Mike Hegan
#18 Mike Kekich
#18 Dave Pagan
#19 Fritz Peterson
#20 Horace Clarke
#22 Hal Lanier
#23 Jerry Moses
#24 Felipe Alou
#24 Otto Velez
#25 Johnny Callison
#28 Sparky Lyle
#29 Tom Buskey
#29 Casey Cox
#29 Sam McDowell
#30 Mel Stottlemyre
#36 Pat Dobson
#38 Steve Kline
#39 Wayne Granger
#39 Jim Magnuson
#40 Lindy McDaniel
#41 Duke Sims
#42 Doc Medich
#43 Jim Ray Hart
#46 Rick Dempsey
#47 Fred Beene
#48 Sam McDowell
#50 Dave Pagan
#53 Otto Velez

Did you know that a 1973 New York Yankees Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?