1981 New York Yankees Roster

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The 1981 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 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 1981 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1981 New York Yankees salary list, a 1981 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1981 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
35, 56 Bill Castro 5-11 170 Right Right 1952-03-29
39 Ron Davis 6-04 207 Right Right 1955-08-06
43 George Frazier 6-05 205 Right Right 1954-10-13
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
34 Dave LaRoche 6-02 200 Left Left 1948-05-14
45 Rudy May 6-03 207 Left Left 1944-07-18
58 Andy McGaffigan 6-03 195 Right Right 1956-10-25
46, 55 Gene Nelson 6-00 174 Right Right 1960-12-03
36 Rick Reuschel 6-03 235 Right Right 1949-05-16
19 Dave Righetti 6-03 198 Left Left 1958-11-28
38 Tom Underwood 5-11 170 Left Right 1953-12-22
58 Dave Wehrmeister 6-04 195 Right Right 1952-11-09
10 Rick Cerone 5-11 192 Right Right 1954-05-19
23 Barry Foote 6-03 210 Right Right 1952-02-16
26 Johnny Oates 5-11 188 Right Left 1946-01-21
57 Tucker Ashford 6-01 195 Right Right 1954-12-04
66 Steve Balboni 6-03 225 Right Right 1957-01-16
20 Bucky Dent 5-11 181 Right Right 1951-11-25
18 Larry Milbourne 6-00 165 Right Both 1951-02-14
9 Graig Nettles 6-00 186 Right Left 1944-08-20
30 Willie Randolph 5-11 166 Right Right 1954-07-06
12 Dave Revering 6-04 210 Right Left 1953-02-12
55 Andre Robertson 5-10 160 Right Right 1957-10-02
27 Aurelio Rodriguez 5-10 180 Right Right 1947-12-28
12 Jim Spencer 6-02 195 Left Left 1947-07-30
28 Bob Watson 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-04-10
24 Dennis Werth 6-01 200 Right Right 1952-12-29
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 Jerry Mumphrey 6-02 185 Right Both 1952-09-09
56 Mike Patterson 5-10 170 Right Left 1958-01-26
14 Lou Piniella 6-02 198 Right Right 1943-08-28
31 Dave Winfield 6-06 220 Right Right 1951-10-03
2 Bobby Murcer 5-11 180 Right Left 1946-05-20
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The 1981 New York Yankees played 107 games during the regular season, won 59 games, lost 48 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 99/98) where 1,614,353 fans witnessed their 1981 Yankees finish the season with a .551 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 1981 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1981 New York Yankees salary list, a 1981 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1981 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1981 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available

1981 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Rick Cerone (69)
1B Bob Watson (50)
2B Willie Randolph (93)
3B Graig Nettles (97)
SS Bucky Dent (73)
LF Dave Winfield (82)
CF Jerry Mumphrey (79)
RF Reggie Jackson (61)
  
SP Ron Guidry
SP Tommy John
SP Rudy May
SP Dave Righetti
  
RP Ron Davis
RP Dave LaRoche
CL Rich Gossage

1981 New York Yankees
Salaries

Dave Winfield $1,300,000.00
Tommy John $575,000.00
Bob Watson $570,000.00
Reggie Jackson $525,000.00
Rich Gossage $458,000.00
Bobby Murcer $320,000.00
Willie Randolph $245,000.00
Ron Guidry $233,791.00
Bucky Dent $225,000.00
Ron Davis $200,000.00
Johnny Oates $75,000.00
Steve Balboni $32,500.00
Bobby Brown $32,500.00
Mike Griffin $32,500.00
Andy McGaffigan $32,500.00
Gene Nelson $32,500.00
Mike Patterson $32,500.00
Dave Righetti $32,500.00
Andre Robertson $32,500.00
Dennis Werth $32,500.00

1981 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#2 Bobby Murcer
#9 Graig Nettles
#10 Rick Cerone
#12 Dave Revering
#12 Jim Spencer
#13 Bobby Brown
#14 Lou Piniella
#17 Oscar Gamble
#18 Larry Milbourne
#19 Dave Righetti
#20 Bucky Dent
#22 Jerry Mumphrey
#23 Barry Foote
#24 Dennis Werth
#25 Tommy John
#26 Johnny Oates
#27 Aurelio Rodriguez
#28 Bob Watson
#30 Willie Randolph
#31 Dave Winfield
#34 Dave LaRoche
#35 Bill Castro
#36 Rick Reuschel
#38 Tom Underwood
#39 Ron Davis
#43 Doug Bird
#43 George Frazier
#44 Reggie Jackson
#45 Rudy May
#46 Gene Nelson
#49 Ron Guidry
#52 Mike Griffin
#54 Rich Gossage
#55 Gene Nelson
#55 Andre Robertson
#56 Bill Castro
#56 Mike Patterson
#57 Tucker Ashford
#58 Andy McGaffigan
#58 Dave Wehrmeister
#66 Steve Balboni

Did you know that a 1981 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)?