1980 New York Yankees Roster

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The 1980 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1980 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 1980 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1980 New York Yankees salary list, a 1980 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1980 New York Yankees primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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43 Doug Bird 6-04 180 Right Right 1950-03-05
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
25 Tommy John 6-03 185 Left Right 1943-05-22
36 Jim Kaat 6-04 217 Left Left 1938-11-07
53 Tim Lollar 6-03 200 Left Left 1956-03-17
45 Rudy May 6-03 207 Left Left 1944-07-18
36 Gaylord Perry 6-04 215 Right Right 1938-09-15
23 Luis Tiant 5-11 190 Right Right 1940-11-23
38 Tom Underwood 5-11 170 Left Right 1953-12-22
10 Rick Cerone 5-11 192 Right Right 1954-05-19
19 Brad Gulden 5-11 180 Right Left 1956-06-10
26 Johnny Oates 5-11 188 Right Left 1946-01-21
47 Bruce Robinson 6-02 195 Right Left 1954-04-16
61 Marshall Brant 6-05 185 Right Right 1955-09-17
20 Bucky Dent 5-11 181 Right Right 1951-11-25
18 Brian Doyle 5-10 160 Right Left 1955-01-26
55 Roger Holt 5-11 165 Right Both 1956-04-08
9 Graig Nettles 6-00 186 Right Left 1944-08-20
30 Willie Randolph 5-11 166 Right Right 1954-07-06
27 Aurelio Rodriguez 5-10 180 Right Right 1947-12-28
57 Dennis Sherrill 6-00 165 Right Right 1956-03-03
12 Jim Spencer 6-02 195 Left Left 1947-07-30
11 Fred Stanley 5-10 167 Right Right 1947-08-13
28 Bob Watson 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-04-10
24 Dennis Werth 6-01 200 Right Right 1952-12-29
27 Paul Blair 6-00 171 Right Right 1944-02-01
13 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
22 Ruppert Jones 5-10 175 Left Left 1955-03-12
46 Joe Lefebvre 5-10 175 Right Left 1956-02-22
2 Bobby Murcer 5-11 180 Right Left 1946-05-20
14 Lou Piniella 6-02 198 Right Right 1943-08-28
56, 59 Ted Wilborn 6-00 165 Right Both 1958-12-16
21 Eric Soderholm 5-11 187 Right Right 1948-09-24
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The 1980 New York Yankees played 162 games during the regular season, won 103 games, lost 59 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 98/97) where 2,627,417 fans witnessed their 1980 Yankees finish the season with a .636 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 1980 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1980 New York Yankees salary list, a 1980 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1980 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1980 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters

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1980 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Rick Cerone (147)
1B Bob Watson (104)
2B Willie Randolph (138)
3B Graig Nettles (88)
SS Bucky Dent (141)
LF Lou Piniella (102)
CF Ruppert Jones (82)
RF Reggie Jackson (94)
  
SP Ron Guidry
SP Tommy John
SP Rudy May
SP Luis Tiant
SP Tom Underwood
  
RP Doug Bird
RP Ron Davis
CL Rich Gossage

1980 New York Yankees
Salaries

Tommy John $575,000.00
Bob Watson $570,000.00
Reggie Jackson $525,000.00
Rich Gossage $458,000.00
Luis Tiant $370,000.00
Bobby Murcer $320,000.00
Willie Randolph $245,000.00
Ron Guidry $233,791.00
Bucky Dent $225,000.00
Jim Kaat $150,000.00
Paul Blair $100,000.00
Johnny Oates $75,000.00
Brian Doyle $34,100.00
Ron Davis $32,500.00
Marshall Brant $30,100.00
Bobby Brown $30,000.00
Mike Griffin $30,000.00
Brad Gulden $30,000.00
Roger Holt $30,000.00
Joe Lefebvre $30,000.00
Tim Lollar $30,000.00
Bruce Robinson $30,000.00
Dennis Sherrill $30,000.00
Dennis Werth $30,000.00
Ted Wilborn $30,000.00

1980 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#2 Bobby Murcer
#9 Graig Nettles
#10 Rick Cerone
#11 Fred Stanley
#12 Jim Spencer
#13 Bobby Brown
#14 Lou Piniella
#17 Oscar Gamble
#18 Brian Doyle
#19 Brad Gulden
#20 Bucky Dent
#21 Eric Soderholm
#22 Ruppert Jones
#23 Luis Tiant
#24 Dennis Werth
#25 Tommy John
#26 Johnny Oates
#27 Paul Blair
#27 Aurelio Rodriguez
#28 Bob Watson
#30 Willie Randolph
#31 Ed Figueroa
#36 Jim Kaat
#36 Gaylord Perry
#38 Tom Underwood
#39 Ron Davis
#43 Doug Bird
#44 Reggie Jackson
#45 Rudy May
#46 Joe Lefebvre
#47 Bruce Robinson
#49 Ron Guidry
#52 Mike Griffin
#53 Tim Lollar
#54 Rich Gossage
#55 Roger Holt
#56 Ted Wilborn
#57 Dennis Sherrill
#59 Ted Wilborn
#61 Marshall Brant

Did you know that a 1980 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)?