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Season
1979
league Name
American League
division
East
level
MLB
nickname
Yankees
record
GBL
13.5
div rank
4
League rank
4
MLB Rank
7
ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Attendance
2,537,765
att rk
3
payroll
0
pay rk
0
Top Draft Pick
playoffs
dnq
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  # player name pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years draft info   g salary
19 Rick Anderson p 6-2 210 R R 1953-12-25 Inglewood,CA MLB 1979-1980 1976-1988
1972-  1-   5-NYA
1 --
45 Jim Beattie p 6-6 220 R R 1954-07-04 Hampton,VA MLB 1978-1986 1976-1986
1975-  4-  91-NYA
15 --
26 Juan Beniquez of 5-11 165 R R 1950-05-13 San Sebastian,PR MLB 1971-1988 1971-1988
1968-    UDFA-BOS
62 --
2 Paul Blair of 6-0 171 R R 1944-02-01 Cushing,OK MLB 1964-1980 1964-1980
1961-    UDFA-NYN
2 --
58 Bobby Brown of 6-1 205 B R 1954-05-24 Norfolk,VA MLB 1979-1985 1977-1985
1972- 11- 264-BAL
30 --
53 Ray Burris p 6-5 200 R R 1950-08-22 Idabel,OK MLB 1973-1987 1973-1987
1972- 17- 399-CHN
15 --
10 Chris Chambliss 1b 6-1 212 L R 1948-12-26 Dayton,OH MLB 1971-1988 1971-1988
1970-  1-   1-CLE
149 --
43 Ken Clay p 6-3 195 R R 1954-04-06 Lynchburg,VA MLB 1977-1981 1976-1981
1972-  2-  38-NYA
32 --
39 Ron Davis p 6-4 207 R R 1955-08-06 Houston,TX MLB 1978-1988 1977-1990
1976-  3-  56-CHN
44 --
20 Bucky Dent ss 5-10 180 R R 1951-11-25 Savannah,GA MLB 1973-1984 1973-1984
1970-  1-   6-CHA
141 --
18 Brian Doyle 2b-ss 5-10 160 L R 1955-01-26 Louisville,KY MLB 1978-1981 1976-1982
1972-  4-  76-TEX
20 --
31 Ed Figueroa p 6-1 190 R R 1948-10-14 Ciales,PR MLB 1974-1981 1974-1982
1966-    UDFA-NYN
16 --
17 Oscar Gamble of 5-11 165 L R 1949-12-20 Ramer,AL MLB 1969-1985 1969-1985
1968- 16- 363-CHN
36 --
59 Damaso Garcia 2b 6-0 185 R R 1957-02-07 Moca,DR MLB 1978-1989 1977-1989
1975-    UDFA-NYA
11 --
54 Rich Gossage p 6-3 217 R R 1951-07-05 Colorado Springs,CO MLB 1972-1994 1972-1994
1970-  9- 204-CHA
36 --
52 Mike Griffin p 6-5 197 R R 1957-06-26 Colusa,CA MLB 1979-1989 1977-1989
1976-  3-  60-TEX
3 --
49 Ron Guidry p 5-11 160 L L 1950-08-28 Lafayette,LA MLB 1975-1988 1975-1989
1971-  3-  67-NYA
33 --
27 Brad Gulden c 5-11 180 L R 1956-06-10 New Ulm,MN MLB 1978-1986 1977-1986
1975- 17- 408-LAN
40 --
46 Don Hood p 6-2 180 L L 1949-10-16 Florence,SC MLB 1973-1983 1973-1983
1969-  1-  17-BAL
27 --
29 Catfish Hunter p 6-0 195 R R 1946-04-08 Hertford,NC MLB 1965-1979 1965-1979
1964-    UDFA-KC1
19 --
44 Reggie Jackson of 6-0 200 L L 1946-05-18 Wynecote,PA MLB 1967-1987 1967-1987
1966-  1-   2-KC1
131 --
25 Tommy John p 6-3 185 R L 1943-05-22 Terre Haute,IN MLB 1963-1989 1963-1989
1961-    UDFA-CLE
37 --
41 Cliff Johnson 1b-c 6-4 225 R R 1947-07-22 San Antonio,TX MLB 1972-1986 1972-1986
1966-  5-  83-HOU
28 --
27 Jay Johnstone of 6-1 175 L R 1945-11-20 Manchester,CT MLB 1966-1985 1966-1985
1963-    UDFA-ANA
23 --
2,27 Darryl Jones of 5-10 175 R R 1951-06-05 Meadville,PA MLB 1979-1979 1977-1979
1972-  5- 110-NYA
18 --
36 Jim Kaat p 6-4 215 L L 1938-11-07 Zeeland,MI MLB 1959-1983 1959-1983
1957-    UDFA-WS1
40 --
53 Bob Kammeyer p 6-4 210 R R 1950-12-02 Kansas City,KS MLB 1978-1979 1970-1980
1972- 21- 492-NYA
1 --
36,55 Paul Mirabella p 6-2 195 L L 1954-03-20 Belleville,NJ MLB 1978-1990 1977-1990
1976-  1-  21-TEX
10 --
15 Thurman Munson c 5-11 191 R R 1947-06-07 Akron,OH MLB 1969-1979 1969-1979
1968-  1-   4-NYA
97 --
2 Bobby Murcer of 5-11 180 L R 1946-05-20 Oklahoma City,OK MLB 1965-1983 1965-1985
1964-    UDFA-NYA
74 --
38 Jerry Narron c 6-3 205 L R 1956-01-15 Goldsboro,NC MLB 1979-1987 1977-1988
1974-  6- 132-NYA
61 --
9 Graig Nettles 3b 6-0 185 L R 1944-08-20 San Diego,CA MLB 1967-1988 1967-1988
1965-  4-  74-MIN
145 --
14 Lou Piniella of 6-2 199 R R 1943-08-28 Tampa,FL MLB 1964-1984 1964-1984
1962-    UDFA-CLE
130 --
34 Len Randle 3b-2b 5-10 169 B R 1949-02-12 Long Beach,CA MLB 1971-1982 1968-1982
1970-  1-  10-WS2
20 --
30 Willie Randolph 2b 5-11 171 R R 1954-07-06 Holly Hill,SC MLB 1975-1992 1975-1992
1972-  7- 167-PIT
153 --
56 Dave Righetti p 6-3 195 L L 1958-11-28 San Jose,CA MLB 1979-1995 1977-1995
1977-  1-   9-TEX
3 --
17 Mickey Rivers of 5-10 165 L L 1948-10-31 Miami,FL MLB 1970-1984 1970-1984
1969-  2-  40-ATL
74 --
47,58 Bruce Robinson c 6-1 185 L R 1954-04-16 La Jolla,CA MLB 1978-1980 1973-1984
1975-  1-  21-OAK
6 --
41 George Scott 1b 6-2 215 R R 1944-03-23 Greenville,MS MLB 1966-1979 1966-1979
1962-    UDFA-BOS
16 --
50 Roger Slagle p 6-3 190 R R 1953-11-04 Wichita,KS MLB 1979-1979 1974-1982
1976-  1-  19-NYA
1 --
12 Jim Spencer 1b 6-2 195 L L 1947-07-30 Hanover,PA MLB 1968-1982 1968-1982
1969- 42- 909-SE1
106 --
57 Roy Staiger 3b 6-0 195 R R 1950-01-06 Tulsa,OK MLB 1975-1979 1975-1980
1970-  1-  24-NYN
4 --
11 Fred Stanley ss-2b 5-10 167 R R 1947-08-13 Farnhamville,IA MLB 1969-1982 1969-1982
1966-  8- 143-HOU
57 --
23 Luis Tiant p 5-11 190 R R 1940-11-23 Mariano,CU MLB 1964-1982 1964-1982
1962-    UDFA-CLE
30 --
19 Dick Tidrow p 6-4 213 R R 1947-05-14 San Francisco,CA MLB 1972-1984 1972-1984
1967-  4-  76-CLE
14 --
24 Dennis Werth 1b-of 6-1 200 R R 1952-12-29 Lincoln,IL MLB 1979-1982 1977-1984
1974- 19- 437-NYA
3 --
6 Roy White of 5-10 172 B R 1943-12-27 Los Angeles,CA MLB 1965-1979 1965-1979
1961-    UDFA-NYA
81 --
47 record(s)