The 1978 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1978 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 1978 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1978 New York Yankees salary list, a 1978 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1978 New York Yankees primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"If this club wants somebody to play third base, they've got me. If they want somebody to go to luncheons, they should hire George Jessel." - Graig Nettles
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
45 | Jim Beattie | 6-06 | 220 | Right | Right | 1954-07-04 |
43 | Ken Clay | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1954-04-06 |
53 | Ron Davis | 6-04 | 207 | Right | Right | 1955-08-06 |
36 | Rawly Eastwick | 6-03 | 180 | Right | Right | 1950-10-24 |
31 | Ed Figueroa | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1948-10-14 |
54 | Rich Gossage | 6-03 | 217 | Right | Right | 1951-07-05 |
49 | Ron Guidry | 5-11 | 162 | Left | Left | 1950-08-28 |
35 | Don Gullett | 6-00 | 190 | Left | Right | 1951-01-06 |
53 | Ken Holtzman | 6-02 | 175 | Left | Right | 1945-11-03 |
29 | Catfish Hunter | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1946-04-08 |
40 | Bob Kammeyer | 6-04 | 210 | Right | Right | 1950-12-02 |
36 | Paul Lindblad | 6-01 | 195 | Left | Left | 1941-08-09 |
28 | Sparky Lyle | 6-01 | 192 | Left | Left | 1944-07-22 |
40, 53 | Larry McCall | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Left | 1952-09-08 |
47 | Andy Messersmith | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1945-08-06 |
52 | Dave Rajsich | 6-05 | 175 | Left | Left | 1951-09-28 |
19 | Dick Tidrow | 6-04 | 213 | Right | Right | 1947-05-14 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
40 | Fran Healy | 6-05 | 220 | Right | Right | 1946-09-06 |
46 | Mike Heath | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1955-02-05 |
15 | Thurman Munson | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1947-06-07 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
10 | Chris Chambliss | 6-01 | 215 | Right | Left | 1948-12-26 |
20 | Bucky Dent | 5-11 | 181 | Right | Right | 1951-11-25 |
25 | Brian Doyle | 5-10 | 160 | Right | Left | 1955-01-26 |
23 | Damaso Garcia | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Right | 1957-02-07 |
24 | Mickey Klutts | 5-11 | 189 | Right | Right | 1954-09-20 |
9 | Graig Nettles | 6-00 | 186 | Right | Left | 1944-08-20 |
26 | Domingo Ramos | 5-10 | 155 | Right | Right | 1958-03-29 |
30 | Willie Randolph | 5-11 | 166 | Right | Right | 1954-07-06 |
18 | Dennis Sherrill | 6-00 | 165 | Right | Right | 1956-03-03 |
11 | Fred Stanley | 5-10 | 167 | Right | Right | 1947-08-13 |
25 | George Zeber | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Both | 1950-08-29 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
2 | Paul Blair | 6-00 | 171 | Right | Right | 1944-02-01 |
44 | Reggie Jackson | 6-00 | 200 | Left | Left | 1946-05-18 |
27 | Jay Johnstone | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Left | 1945-11-20 |
14 | Lou Piniella | 6-02 | 198 | Right | Right | 1943-08-28 |
17 | Mickey Rivers | 5-10 | 165 | Left | Left | 1948-10-30 |
24 | Gary Thomasson | 6-01 | 180 | Left | Left | 1951-07-29 |
6 | Roy White | 5-10 | 172 | Right | Both | 1943-12-27 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
27 | Dell Alston | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Left | 1952-09-22 |
41 | Cliff Johnson | 6-04 | 225 | Right | Right | 1947-07-22 |
12 | Jim Spencer | 6-02 | 195 | Left | Left | 1947-07-30 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1978 New York Yankees Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1978 New York Yankees played 163 games during the regular season, won 100 games, lost 63 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 98/96) where 2,335,871 fans witnessed their 1978 Yankees finish the season with a .613 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 1978 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1978 New York Yankees salary list, a 1978 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1978 New York Yankees primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1978 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)?