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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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
21 | Eric Soderholm | 5-11 | 187 | Right | Right | 1948-09-24 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1980 New York Yankees Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?