1989 New York Yankees Roster

The 1989 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1989 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 1989 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1989 New York Yankees salary list, a 1989 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1989 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1989 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

25 Greg Cadaret 6-03 214 Left Left 1962-02-27
45 John Candelaria 6-07 232 Left Left 1953-11-06
51 Chuck Cary 6-04 210 Left Left 1960-03-03
34 Bob Davidson 6-00 185 Right Right 1963-01-06
36 Richard Dotson 6-00 204 Right Right 1959-01-10
28 Dave Eiland 6-03 205 Right Right 1966-07-05
54 Goose Gossage 6-03 217 Right Right 1951-07-05
35 Lee Guetterman 6-08 227 Left Left 1958-11-22
40 Andy Hawkins 6-03 223 Right Right 1960-01-21
25 Tommy John 6-03 185 Left Right 1943-05-22
26 Jimmy Jones 6-02 190 Right Right 1964-04-20
29, 42 Dave LaPoint 6-03 215 Left Left 1959-07-29
28 Al Leiter 6-03 215 Left Left 1965-10-23
41 Lance McCullers 6-01 218 Right Both 1964-03-08
45 Kevin Mmahat 6-05 220 Left Left 1964-11-09
28, 54 Dale Mohorcic 6-03 220 Right Right 1956-01-25
33 Scott Nielsen 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-12-18
38 Clay Parker 6-01 185 Right Right 1962-12-19
33 Eric Plunk 6-05 217 Right Right 1963-09-03
19 Dave Righetti 6-03 198 Left Left 1958-11-28
34 Don Schulze 6-03 225 Right Right 1962-09-27
34 Walt Terrell 6-02 205 Right Left 1958-05-11
56 Brian Dorsett 6-03 220 Right Right 1961-04-09
53 Bob Geren 6-03 221 Right Right 1961-09-22
18 Jamie Quirk 6-04 200 Right Left 1954-10-22
11 Don Slaught 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-09-11
13 Mike Blowers 6-02 210 Right Right 1965-04-24
12 Tom Brookens 5-10 170 Right Right 1953-08-10
20 Alvaro Espinoza 6-00 181 Right Right 1962-02-19
64 Steve Kiefer 6-01 180 Right Right 1960-10-18
23 Don Mattingly 6-00 175 Left Left 1961-04-20
57 Hensley Meulens 6-03 212 Right Right 1967-06-23
13 Mike Pagliarulo 6-02 195 Right Left 1960-03-15
6 Steve Sax 5-11 185 Right Right 1960-01-29
2 Wayne Tolleson 5-09 160 Right Both 1955-11-22
18 Randy Velarde 6-00 190 Right Right 1962-11-24
29 Jesse Barfield 6-01 205 Right Right 1959-10-29
33 Bob Brower 5-11 185 Right Right 1960-01-10
27 Mel Hall 6-01 205 Left Left 1960-09-16
24 Rickey Henderson 5-10 195 Left Right 1958-12-25
26 Stan Jefferson 5-11 175 Right Both 1962-12-04
39 Roberto Kelly 6-02 192 Right Right 1964-10-01
24 Marcus Lawton 6-01 160 Right Both 1965-08-18
21 Hal Morris 6-04 215 Left Left 1965-04-09
22 Luis Polonia 5-08 152 Left Left 1963-10-12
24 Deion Sanders 6-01 195 Left Left 1967-08-09
22 Gary Ward 6-02 202 Right Right 1953-12-06
50 Steve Balboni 6-03 225 Right Right 1957-01-16
21 Ken Phelps 6-01 209 Left Left 1954-08-06
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The 1989 New York Yankees played 161 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 87 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 99/100) where 2,170,485 fans witnessed their 1989 Yankees finish the season with a .460 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 1989 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1989 New York Yankees salary list, a 1989 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1989 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1989 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


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1989 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Don Slaught (105)
1B Don Mattingly (145)
2B Steve Sax (158)
3B Mike Pagliarulo (69)
SS Alvaro Espinoza (146)
LF Rickey Henderson (65)
CF Roberto Kelly (137)
RF Jesse Barfield (120)
DH Steve Balboni (82)
  
SP Andy Hawkins
SP Dave LaPoint
SP Clay Parker
  
RP Lee Guetterman
RP Lance McCullers
RP Dale Mohorcic
RP Eric Plunk
CL Dave Righetti


1989 New York Yankees
Salaries

Don Mattingly $2,200,000.00
Rickey Henderson $2,120,000.00
Dave Righetti $1,450,000.00
Steve Sax $1,150,000.00
Andy Hawkins $933,333.00
Mel Hall $925,000.00
Dave LaPoint $825,000.00
John Candelaria $800,000.00
Ken Phelps $655,000.00
Don Slaught $650,000.00
Mike Pagliarulo $575,000.00
Tom Brookens $475,000.00
Lance McCullers $460,000.00
Eric Plunk $232,390.00
Lee Guetterman $137,500.00
Steve Kiefer $95,000.00
Chuck Cary $90,000.00
Stan Jefferson $90,000.00
Mike Blowers $82,000.00
Roberto Kelly $80,000.00
Al Leiter $80,000.00
Randy Velarde $72,500.00
Bob Geren $70,000.00
Richard Dotson $68,000.00
Alvaro Espinoza $68,000.00
Hensley Meulens $68,000.00
Clay Parker $68,000.00
Jamie Quirk $68,000.00
Gary Ward $68,000.00


1989 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#2 Wayne Tolleson
#6 Steve Sax
#11 Don Slaught
#12 Tom Brookens
#13 Mike Blowers
#13 Mike Pagliarulo
#18 Jamie Quirk
#18 Randy Velarde
#19 Dave Righetti
#20 Alvaro Espinoza
#21 Hal Morris
#21 Ken Phelps
#22 Luis Polonia
#22 Gary Ward
#23 Don Mattingly
#24 Rickey Henderson
#24 Marcus Lawton
#24 Deion Sanders
#25 Greg Cadaret
#25 Tommy John
#26 Stan Jefferson
#26 Jimmy Jones
#27 Mel Hall
#28 Dave Eiland
#28 Al Leiter
#28 Dale Mohorcic
#29 Jesse Barfield
#29 Dave LaPoint
#33 Bob Brower
#33 Scott Nielsen
#33 Eric Plunk
#34 Bob Davidson
#34 Don Schulze
#34 Walt Terrell
#35 Lee Guetterman
#36 Richard Dotson
#38 Clay Parker
#39 Roberto Kelly
#40 Andy Hawkins
#41 Lance McCullers
#42 Dave LaPoint
#45 John Candelaria
#45 Kevin Mmahat
#50 Steve Balboni
#51 Chuck Cary
#53 Bob Geren
#54 Goose Gossage
#54 Dale Mohorcic
#56 Brian Dorsett
#57 Hensley Meulens
#64 Steve Kiefer

Did you know that a 1989 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)?