1978 New York Yankees

American League
Record: 100 - 63
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Position Players
Player Pos Type GP PA/162 H HR RBI R SB SO BB BA OBP SLG F/R/A Salary
Thurman MunsonCF1546621836717327035.297.332.373B-/B+/A+$5.21M
Mike HeathCF339921086094.228.265.283D/C+/D-$262K
Chris Chambliss1BF16267317112908126041.274.321.382A/B$4.52M
Willie Randolph2BF13459313934287365182.279.381.357B-/B+$4.54M
Brian Doyle2BF395410006030.192.192.192A/D-$203K
Graig Nettles3BF15965816227938116959.276.343.460A/C$4.87M
Bucky DentSSF123413925404032423.243.286.317A/D+$2.00M
Fred StanleySSF8118835191403125.219.324.281C/D-$665K
Cliff JohnsonDHF76204326192003230.184.307.351D-/D-/C$752K
Jim SpencerDHF71165347241203215.227.295.440D-/D-$678K
Mickey RiversOFF141601148114878255129.265.302.397B-/A+$4.56M
Reggie JacksonOFF1395781402797821413358.274.356.477B/C$4.28M
Lou PiniellaOFF1305101486696733634.314.361.445C-/C+$3.53M
Roy WhiteOFF1033939384344103542.269.349.393A/D-$2.15M
Gary ThomassonOFP55130323202002213.276.346.405C/C+$774K
Paul BlairOFF7513622213101179.176.231.264B+/D-$411K
Jay JohnstoneOFP3673171660104.262.329.308A+/D-$254K
Pitchers
Player Role Type GP IP/162 GS ERA OAV WHIP K/BB K/9 BB/9 HR/9 Salary
Ron GuidrySF35272.00351.740.1930.953.4448.162.370.428$12.87M
Ed FigueroaSF35252.00352.990.2481.231.1953.272.740.783$5.67M
Dick TidrowSF31185.00253.840.2671.321.3773.552.570.631$3.80M
Catfish HunterSF21118.00203.580.2261.131.6004.272.671.220$2.73M
Jim BeattieSF25128.00223.730.2551.361.2754.573.590.563$2.63M
Don GullettSF845.0083.630.2691.481.4005.644.030.605$708K
Rich GossageRF63134.0002.010.1871.092.0688.173.950.603$4.51M
Sparky LyleRF59111.0003.470.2781.331.0002.662.660.484$2.23M
Ken ClayRF2876.0064.280.2911.451.5243.812.500.357$1.41M

The 1978 New York Yankees roster is above. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Clicking on an individual player will display the player's career statistics including his time with the 1978 New York Yankees.

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