The 1996 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1996 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 1996 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1996 New York Yankees salary list, a 1996 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1996 New York Yankees primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
41 | Brian Boehringer | 6-02 | 180 | Right | Both | 1969-01-08 |
29 | Ricky Bones | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1969-04-07 |
59 | Billy Brewer | 6-01 | 175 | Left | Left | 1968-04-15 |
36 | David Cone | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Left | 1963-01-02 |
39 | Paul Gibson | 6-00 | 185 | Left | Right | 1960-01-04 |
11 | Dwight Gooden | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Right | 1964-11-16 |
57 | Steve Howe | 6-01 | 180 | Left | Left | 1958-03-10 |
52 | Mark Hutton | 6-06 | 240 | Right | Right | 1970-02-06 |
28 | Scott Kamieniecki | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1964-04-19 |
22 | Jimmy Key | 6-01 | 190 | Left | Right | 1961-04-22 |
27 | Graeme Lloyd | 6-07 | 234 | Left | Left | 1967-04-09 |
54 | Jim Mecir | 6-01 | 230 | Right | Both | 1970-05-16 |
57 | Ramiro Mendoza | 6-02 | 154 | Right | Right | 1972-06-15 |
43 | Jeff Nelson | 6-08 | 235 | Right | Right | 1966-11-17 |
47 | Dave Pavlas | 6-07 | 180 | Right | Right | 1962-08-12 |
46 | Andy Pettitte | 6-05 | 225 | Left | Left | 1972-06-15 |
56 | Dale Polley | 6-00 | 165 | Left | Right | 1965-08-09 |
42 | Mariano Rivera | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1969-11-29 |
17 | Kenny Rogers | 6-01 | 205 | Left | Left | 1964-11-10 |
52 | David Weathers | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Right | 1969-09-25 |
35 | John Wetteland | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1966-08-21 |
55 | Wally Whitehurst | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1964-04-11 |
27 | Bob Wickman | 6-01 | 240 | Right | Right | 1969-02-06 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
45, 25 | Joe Girardi | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Right | 1964-10-14 |
13 | Jim Leyritz | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1963-12-27 |
60 | Tim McIntosh | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Right | 1965-03-21 |
55 | Jorge Posada | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Both | 1970-08-17 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
12 | Wade Boggs | 6-02 | 197 | Right | Left | 1958-06-15 |
18 | Mariano Duncan | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1963-03-13 |
20 | Robert Eenhoorn | 6-03 | 170 | Right | Right | 1968-02-09 |
26 | Andy Fox | 6-04 | 205 | Right | Left | 1971-01-12 |
33 | Charlie Hayes | 6-00 | 207 | Right | Right | 1965-05-29 |
38, 99 | Matt Howard | 5-10 | 170 | Right | Right | 1967-09-22 |
2 | Derek Jeter | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1974-06-26 |
14 | Pat Kelly | 6-00 | 182 | Right | Right | 1967-10-14 |
24 | Tino Martinez | 6-02 | 230 | Right | Left | 1967-12-07 |
19 | Luis Sojo | 5-11 | 174 | Right | Right | 1965-01-03 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
20 | Mike Aldrete | 5-11 | 185 | Left | Left | 1961-01-29 |
39 | Dion James | 6-01 | 170 | Left | Left | 1962-11-09 |
21 | Paul O'Neill | 6-04 | 215 | Left | Left | 1963-02-25 |
31 | Tim Raines | 5-08 | 195 | Right | Both | 1959-09-16 |
47, 28 | Ruben Rivera | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1973-11-14 |
39 | Darryl Strawberry | 6-06 | 200 | Left | Left | 1962-03-12 |
51 | Bernie Williams | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Both | 1968-09-13 |
29 | Gerald Williams | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1966-08-10 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
25, 45 | Cecil Fielder | 6-03 | 240 | Right | Right | 1963-09-21 |
39 | Matt Luke | 6-05 | 220 | Left | Left | 1971-02-26 |
25 | Ruben Sierra | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Both | 1965-10-06 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1996 New York Yankees Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1996 New York Yankees played 162 games during the regular season, won 92 games, lost 70 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 102/101) where 2,250,877 fans witnessed their 1996 Yankees finish the season with a .568 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 1996 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1996 New York Yankees salary list, a 1996 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1996 New York Yankees primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1996 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)?