1979 New York Yankees Roster

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The 1979 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 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 1979 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1979 New York Yankees salary list, a 1979 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1979 New York Yankees primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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19 Rick Anderson 6-02 210 Right Right 1953-12-25
45 Jim Beattie 6-06 220 Right Right 1954-07-04
53 Ray Burris 6-05 200 Right Right 1950-08-22
43 Ken Clay 6-03 195 Right Right 1954-04-06
39 Ron Davis 6-04 207 Right Right 1955-08-06
31 Ed Figueroa 6-01 190 Right Right 1948-10-14
54 Rich Gossage 6-03 217 Right Right 1951-07-05
52 Mike Griffin 6-05 197 Right Right 1957-06-26
49 Ron Guidry 5-11 162 Left Left 1950-08-28
46 Don Hood 6-02 180 Left Left 1949-10-16
29 Catfish Hunter 6-00 195 Right Right 1946-04-08
25 Tommy John 6-03 185 Left Right 1943-05-22
36 Jim Kaat 6-04 217 Left Left 1938-11-07
53 Bob Kammeyer 6-04 210 Right Right 1950-12-02
36, 55 Paul Mirabella 6-02 196 Left Left 1954-03-20
56 Dave Righetti 6-03 198 Left Left 1958-11-28
50 Roger Slagle 6-03 190 Right Right 1953-11-04
23 Luis Tiant 5-11 190 Right Right 1940-11-23
19 Dick Tidrow 6-04 213 Right Right 1947-05-14
27 Brad Gulden 5-11 180 Right Left 1956-06-10
15 Thurman Munson 5-11 190 Right Right 1947-06-07
38 Jerry Narron 6-03 205 Right Left 1956-01-15
47, 58 Bruce Robinson 6-02 195 Right Left 1954-04-16
10 Chris Chambliss 6-01 215 Right Left 1948-12-26
20 Bucky Dent 5-11 181 Right Right 1951-11-25
18 Brian Doyle 5-10 160 Right Left 1955-01-26
59 Damaso Garcia 6-00 170 Right Right 1957-02-07
9 Graig Nettles 6-00 186 Right Left 1944-08-20
30 Willie Randolph 5-11 166 Right Right 1954-07-06
57 Roy Staiger 6-00 195 Right Right 1950-01-06
11 Fred Stanley 5-10 167 Right Right 1947-08-13
24 Dennis Werth 6-01 200 Right Right 1952-12-29
26 Juan Beniquez 5-11 165 Right Right 1950-05-13
2 Paul Blair 6-00 171 Right Right 1944-02-01
58 Bobby Brown 6-01 205 Right Both 1954-05-24
17 Oscar Gamble 5-11 165 Right Left 1949-12-20
44 Reggie Jackson 6-00 200 Left Left 1946-05-18
27 Jay Johnstone 6-01 175 Right Left 1945-11-20
2 Bobby Murcer 5-11 180 Right Left 1946-05-20
14 Lou Piniella 6-02 198 Right Right 1943-08-28
34 Lenny Randle 5-10 169 Right Both 1949-02-12
17 Mickey Rivers 5-10 165 Left Left 1948-10-30
41 Cliff Johnson 6-04 225 Right Right 1947-07-22
2, 27 Darryl Jones 5-10 175 Right Right 1951-06-05
41 George Scott 6-02 215 Right Right 1944-03-23
12 Jim Spencer 6-02 195 Left Left 1947-07-30
6 Roy White 5-10 172 Right Both 1943-12-27
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The 1979 New York Yankees played 160 games during the regular season, won 89 games, lost 71 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 98/97) where 2,537,765 fans witnessed their 1979 Yankees finish the season with a .556 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 1979 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1979 New York Yankees salary list, a 1979 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1979 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1979 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available

1979 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Thurman Munson (88)
1B Chris Chambliss (134)
2B Willie Randolph (153)
3B Graig Nettles (144)
SS Bucky Dent (141)
LF Lou Piniella (84)
CF Mickey Rivers (69)
RF Reggie Jackson (125)
  
SP Ed Figueroa
SP Ron Guidry
SP Catfish Hunter
SP Tommy John
SP Luis Tiant
  
RP Ken Clay
RP Ron Davis
RP Don Hood
RP Jim Kaat
CL Rich Gossage

1979 New York Yankees
Salaries

Catfish Hunter $640,000.00
Tommy John $575,000.00
Reggie Jackson $525,000.00
Rich Gossage $458,000.00
Luis Tiant $370,000.00
Bobby Murcer $320,000.00
Thurman Munson $250,000.00
Ron Guidry $233,791.00
Bucky Dent $225,000.00
Mickey Rivers $133,333.00
Paul Blair $125,000.00
Roy White $125,000.00
Willie Randolph $50,000.00
Brian Doyle $22,400.00
Damaso Garcia $22,300.00
Ken Clay $21,750.00
Ron Davis $21,750.00
Rick Anderson $21,000.00
Jim Beattie $21,000.00
Bobby Brown $21,000.00
Mike Griffin $21,000.00
Brad Gulden $21,000.00
Darryl Jones $21,000.00
Bob Kammeyer $21,000.00
Paul Mirabella $21,000.00
Jerry Narron $21,000.00
Dave Righetti $21,000.00
Bruce Robinson $21,000.00
Roger Slagle $21,000.00
Dennis Werth $21,000.00

1979 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#2 Paul Blair
#2 Darryl Jones
#2 Bobby Murcer
#6 Roy White
#9 Graig Nettles
#10 Chris Chambliss
#11 Fred Stanley
#12 Jim Spencer
#14 Lou Piniella
#15 Thurman Munson
#17 Oscar Gamble
#17 Mickey Rivers
#18 Brian Doyle
#19 Rick Anderson
#19 Dick Tidrow
#20 Bucky Dent
#23 Luis Tiant
#24 Dennis Werth
#25 Tommy John
#26 Juan Beniquez
#27 Brad Gulden
#27 Jay Johnstone
#27 Darryl Jones
#29 Catfish Hunter
#30 Willie Randolph
#31 Ed Figueroa
#34 Lenny Randle
#36 Jim Kaat
#36 Paul Mirabella
#38 Jerry Narron
#39 Ron Davis
#41 Cliff Johnson
#41 George Scott
#43 Ken Clay
#44 Reggie Jackson
#45 Jim Beattie
#46 Don Hood
#47 Bruce Robinson
#49 Ron Guidry
#50 Roger Slagle
#52 Mike Griffin
#53 Ray Burris
#53 Bob Kammeyer
#54 Rich Gossage
#55 Paul Mirabella
#56 Dave Righetti
#57 Roy Staiger
#58 Bobby Brown
#58 Bruce Robinson
#59 Damaso Garcia

Did you know that a 1979 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)?