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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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | 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 |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1979 New York Yankees Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?