1987 NEW YORK YANKEES
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Level: MLB
Location: Bronx,NY
Team Record: 89-73 .549
Result: 4th in American League - East Division
Manager(s): Lou Piniella
General Manager: Woody Woodward
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 2,427,672
Payroll: $0
Playoffs: Did not qualify
New York Yankees affiliate history
Team Record: 89-73 .549
Result: 4th in American League - East Division
Manager(s): Lou Piniella
General Manager: Woody Woodward
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 2,427,672
Payroll: $0
Playoffs: Did not qualify
New York Yankees affiliate history
Oldest Player: Tommy John (44)
Youngest Player: Al Leiter (21)
Longest Tenure: Ron Guidry (13)
Top Hitter: Don Mattingly (5)
Top Pitcher: Tommy John (26)
Top Draft Pick: Bill DaCosta (#81)
Roster Continuity: 71.83%
Youngest Player: Al Leiter (21)
Longest Tenure: Ron Guidry (13)
Top Hitter: Don Mattingly (5)
Top Pitcher: Tommy John (26)
Top Draft Pick: Bill DaCosta (#81)
Roster Continuity: 71.83%
American League Standings
| East | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Detroit | 98 | 64 | .605 | -- |
| Toronto | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 |
| Milwaukee | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7.0 |
| NY Yankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9.0 |
| Boston | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
| Baltimore | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31.0 |
| Cleveland | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37.0 |
| # | Player | Pos | HiLvl | Ht | Wt | Bats | Throws | Born | Age | Place | Draft Information | ||||
| 48 | Neil Allen | P | MLB | 6-2 | 190 | Right | Right | 1/24/1958 | 29 | Kansas City,Kansas | 1976 | 11 | 253 | NYM | |
| 36,54 | Brad Arnsberg | P | MLB | 6-4 | 215 | Right | Right | 8/20/1963 | 23 | Seattle,Washington | 1983 | 1 | 6 | CAL | |
| 57 | Juan Bonilla | 2B | MLB | 5-9 | 170 | Right | Right | 2/12/1955 | 32 | Santurce,Puerto Rico | 1977 | 24 | 606 | NYY | |
| 46 | Rich Bordi | P | MLB | 6-7 | 220 | Right | Right | 4/18/1959 | 28 | San Francisco,California | 1980 | 3 | 56 | OAK | |
| 54 | Jay Buhner | RF | MLB | 6-3 | 215 | Right | Right | 8/13/1964 | 22 | Louisville,Kentucky | 1984 | 2 | 36 | PIT | |
| 6 | Rick Cerone | C | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 5/19/1954 | 33 | Newark,New Jersey | 1975 | 1 | 7 | CLE | |
| 29,38 | Pat Clements | P | MLB | 6-0 | 175 | Right | Left | 2/2/1962 | 25 | McCloud,California | 1983 | 4 | 103 | CAL | |
| 28 | Henry Cotto | CF-LF | MLB | 6-2 | 178 | Right | Right | 1/5/1961 | 26 | New York,New York | 1980 | UDFA | CHC | ||
| 53 | Orestes Destrade | 1B | MLB | 6-4 | 210 | Both | Right | 5/8/1962 | 25 | Santiago,Cuba | 1980 | 23 | 589 | CAL | |
| 34 | Mike Easler | OF | MLB | 6-1 | 196 | Left | Right | 11/29/1950 | 36 | Cleveland,Ohio | 1969 | 14 | 312 | HOU | |
| 47 | Pete Filson | P | MLB | 6-2 | 195 | Both | Left | 9/28/1958 | 28 | Darby,Pennsylvania | 1979 | 9 | 233 | NYY | |
| 64 | Bill Fulton | P | MLB | 6-3 | 195 | Right | Right | 10/22/1963 | 23 | Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania | 1983 | 1 | 25 | BAL | |
| 51,54 | Cecilio Guante | P | MLB | 6-3 | 205 | Right | Right | 2/1/1960 | 27 | Villa Mella,Dominican Republic | 1980 | UDFA | PIT | ||
| 49 | Ron Guidry | P | MLB | 5-11 | 160 | Left | Left | 8/28/1950 | 36 | Lafayette,Louisiana | 1971 | 3 | 65 | NYY | |
| 45 | Bill Gullickson | P | MLB | 6-3 | 215 | Right | Right | 2/20/1959 | 28 | Marshall,Minnesota | 1977 | 1 | 2 | MTL | |
| 24 | Rickey Henderson | LF-OF | MLB | 5-10 | 190 | Right | Left | 12/25/1958 | 28 | Chicago,Illinois | 1976 | 4 | 96 | OAK | |
| 29 | Al Holland | P | MLB | 5-11 | 207 | Right | Left | 8/16/1952 | 34 | Roanoke,Virginia | 1975 | 4 | 81 | SD | |
| 41 | Charles Hudson | P | MLB | 6-3 | 185 | Both | Right | 3/16/1959 | 28 | Ennis,Texas | 1981 | 12 | 305 | PHI | |
| 27 | Keith Hughes | RF-LF | MLB | 6-3 | 210 | Left | Left | 9/12/1963 | 23 | Bryn Mawr,Pennsylvania | 1982 | UDFA | PHI | ||
| 25 | Tommy John | P | MLB | 6-3 | 185 | Right | Left | 5/22/1943 | 44 | Terre Haute,Indiana | 1961 | UDFA | CLE | ||
| 39 | Roberto Kelly | CF-LF | MLB | 6-2 | 198 | Right | Right | 10/1/1964 | 22 | Panama City,Panama | 1982 | UDFA | NYY | ||
| 33 | Ron Kittle | OF-1B | MLB | 6-4 | 220 | Right | Right | 1/5/1958 | 29 | Gary,Indiana | 1977 | UDFA | LAD | ||
| 56 | Al Leiter | P | MLB | 6-3 | 220 | Left | Left | 10/23/1965 | 21 | Toms River,New Jersey | 1984 | 2 | 50 | NYY | |
| 61 | Phil Lombardi | C-OF | MLB | 6-2 | 200 | Right | Right | 2/20/1963 | 24 | Abilene,Texas | 1981 | 3 | 77 | NYY | |
| 23 | Don Mattingly | 1B | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Left | Left | 4/20/1961 | 26 | Evansville,Indiana | 1979 | 19 | 493 | NYY | |
| 20 | Bob Meacham | SS | MLB | 6-1 | 180 | Both | Right | 8/25/1960 | 26 | Los Angeles,California | 1981 | 1 | 8 | STL | |
| 36 | Jeff Moronko | 3B-SS | MLB | 6-2 | 190 | Right | Right | 8/17/1959 | 27 | Houston,Texas | 1980 | 6 | 140 | CLE | |
| 39 | Joe Niekro | P | MLB | 6-1 | 190 | Right | Right | 11/7/1944 | 42 | Martins Ferry,Ohio | 1966 | 7 | 84 | CLE | |
| 13 | Mike Pagliarulo | 3B | MLB | 6-2 | 195 | Left | Right | 3/15/1960 | 27 | Medford,Massachusetts | 1981 | 6 | 155 | NYY | |
| 21 | Dan Pasqua | RF-LF | MLB | 6-0 | 205 | Left | Left | 10/17/1961 | 25 | Harrington Park,New Jersey | 1982 | 3 | 76 | NYY | |
| 30 | Willie Randolph | 2B | MLB | 5-11 | 171 | Right | Right | 7/6/1954 | 32 | Holly Hill,South Carolina | 1972 | 7 | 167 | PIT | |
| 45 | Dennis Rasmussen | P | MLB | 6-7 | 225 | Left | Left | 4/18/1959 | 28 | Los Angeles,California | 1980 | 1 | 17 | CAL | |
| 26 | Rick Rhoden | P | MLB | 6-4 | 203 | Right | Right | 5/16/1953 | 34 | Boynton Beach,Florida | 1971 | 1 | 20 | LAD | |
| 19 | Dave Righetti | P | MLB | 6-4 | 210 | Left | Left | 11/28/1958 | 28 | San Jose,California | 1977 | 1 | 9 | TEX | |
| 46 | Jerry Royster | 3B-2B | MLB | 6-0 | 165 | Right | Right | 10/18/1952 | 34 | Sacramento,California | 1970 | UDFA | LAD | ||
| 11 | Lenn Sakata | 2B-SS | MLB | 5-9 | 160 | Right | Right | 6/8/1954 | 33 | Honolulu,Hawaii | 1975 | 1 | 10 | MIL | |
| 27 | Mark Salas | C | MLB | 6-0 | 205 | Left | Right | 3/8/1961 | 26 | Montebello,California | 1979 | 18 | 448 | STL | |
| 29 | Bob Shirley | P | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Left | 6/25/1954 | 33 | Cushing,Oklahoma | 1976 | 1 | 8 | SD | |
| 12 | Joel Skinner | C | MLB | 6-4 | 204 | Right | Right | 2/21/1961 | 26 | La Jolla,California | 1979 | 37 | 842 | PIT | |
| 43 | Tim Stoddard | P | MLB | 6-7 | 250 | Right | Right | 1/24/1953 | 34 | East Chicago,Indiana | 1975 | 2 | 44 | CHW | |
| 35 | Bob Tewksbury | P | MLB | 6-4 | 206 | Right | Right | 11/30/1960 | 26 | Concord,New Hampshire | 1981 | 19 | 493 | NYY | |
| 2 | Wayne Tolleson | SS-2B | MLB | 5-9 | 160 | Both | Right | 9/22/1955 | 31 | Spartanburg,South Carolina | 1978 | 8 | 202 | TEX | |
| 35 | Steve Trout | P | MLB | 6-4 | 195 | Left | Left | 7/30/1957 | 29 | Detroit,Michigan | 1976 | 1 | 8 | CHW | |
| 29 | Randy Velarde | 2B-3B | MLB | 6-0 | 200 | Right | Right | 11/24/1962 | 24 | Midland,Texas | 1985 | 19 | 475 | CHW | |
| 22 | Gary Ward | OF-LF | MLB | 6-2 | 202 | Right | Right | 12/6/1953 | 33 | Los Angeles,California | 1972 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 18 | Claudell Washington | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Left | Left | 8/31/1954 | 32 | Los Angeles,California | 1972 | UDFA | OAK | ||
| 31 | Dave Winfield | RF | MLB | 6-6 | 220 | Right | Right | 10/3/1951 | 35 | St. Paul,Minnesota | 1973 | 1 | 4 | SD | |
| 17,29 | Paul Zuvella | SS-2B | MLB | 6-0 | 178 | Right | Right | 10/31/1958 | 28 | San Mateo,California | 1980 | 15 | 367 | ATL | |
| Team Personnel | Position | |
| Mark Connor | Pitching Coach | |
| Joe DiCarlo | Scout | |
| Mike Ferraro | Third Base Coach | |
| Jack Gillis | Scout | |
| Hank Greenwald | Broadcaster | |
| Ken Harrelson | Broadcaster | |
| Mickey Mantle | Broadcaster | |
| Billy Martin | Broadcaster | |
| Stump Merrill | First Base Coach | |
| Lou Piniella | Manager | |
| Phil Rizzuto | Broadcaster | |
| Joey Robinson | Scout | |
| Spencer Ross | Broadcaster | |
| Jeff Torborg | Bullpen Coach | |
| Jay Ward | Hitting Coach | |
| Bill White | Broadcaster | |
| Stan Williams | Assistant Coach | |
| Matt Winters | Roving Pitching Instructor | |
| Woody Woodward | General Manager |
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