1978 New York Yankees Roster

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. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1978 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
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 Goose 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
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 5-11 191 Right Right 1947-06-07
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 1955-02-07
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
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 1948-10-31
24 Gary Thomasson 6-01 180 Left Left 1951-07-29
6 Roy White 5-10 172 Right Both 1943-12-27
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
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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:

1978 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


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1978 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Thurman Munson (125)
1B Chris Chambliss (155)
2B Willie Randolph (134)
3B Graig Nettles (159)
SS Bucky Dent (123)
LF Lou Piniella (78)
CF Mickey Rivers (138)
RF Reggie Jackson (104)
DH Cliff Johnson (39)
  
SP Jim Beattie
SP Ed Figueroa
SP Ron Guidry
SP Catfish Hunter
SP Dick Tidrow
  
RP Ken Clay
RP Sparky Lyle
CL Goose Gossage


1978 New York Yankees
Salaries

Catfish Hunter $600,000.00
Reggie Jackson $580,000.00
Ron Guidry $30,000.00


1978 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#2 Paul Blair
#6 Roy White
#9 Graig Nettles
#10 Chris Chambliss
#11 Fred Stanley
#12 Jim Spencer
#14 Lou Piniella
#15 Thurman Munson
#17 Mickey Rivers
#18 Dennis Sherrill
#19 Dick Tidrow
#20 Bucky Dent
#23 Damaso Garcia
#24 Mickey Klutts
#24 Gary Thomasson
#25 Brian Doyle
#25 George Zeber
#26 Domingo Ramos
#27 Dell Alston
#27 Jay Johnstone
#28 Sparky Lyle
#29 Catfish Hunter
#30 Willie Randolph
#31 Ed Figueroa
#35 Don Gullett
#36 Rawly Eastwick
#36 Paul Lindblad
#40 Fran Healy
#40 Bob Kammeyer
#40 Larry McCall
#41 Cliff Johnson
#43 Ken Clay
#44 Reggie Jackson
#45 Jim Beattie
#46 Mike Heath
#47 Andy Messersmith
#49 Ron Guidry
#52 Dave Rajsich
#53 Ron Davis
#53 Ken Holtzman
#53 Larry McCall
#54 Goose Gossage

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)?
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