1979 New York Yankees

American League
Record: 89 - 71
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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 MunsonCF974251103394213732.288.340.374C/B-/A+$3.37M
Brad GuldenCF401071506100169.163.238.207A/C+/A+$1.17M
Jerry NarronCF6113821418170269.171.226.309D+/D/C$696K
Chris Chambliss1BF14960715518636135334.280.324.437A-/A$4.60M
Willie Randolph2BF15369115556198333995.270.374.368B+/B+$5.46M
Graig Nettles3BF14559613220737115359.253.325.401B+/B+$4.04M
Bucky DentSSF141497992324703037.230.287.285A/A-$3.19M
Fred StanleySSF571122021490175.200.236.270A/D-$286K
Jim SpencerDHF1063418523536002538.288.367.593D-/D-$2.85M
Roy WhiteDHF81239443272422123.215.290.288D-/D-$809K
Cliff JohnsonDHP28771726110710.266.360.453D-/D-/D$299K
Reggie JacksonOFF131544138298978910765.297.382.544B/C+$4.77M
Lou PiniellaOFF13049813711694933117.297.320.425B/D+$2.84M
Oscar GambleOFP361284411322101313.389.452.735C-/D+$2.27M
Bobby MurcerOFP74298728334213225.273.339.409A-/B-$2.04M
Mickey RiversOFP74311823253732113.287.315.416C+/B$2.03M
Juan BeniquezOFF6216036417193179.254.299.394B-/D-$778K
Bobby BrownOFP3072170372172.250.271.324D/C$323K
Pitchers
Player Role Type GP IP/162 GS ERA OAV WHIP K/BB K/9 BB/9 HR/9 Salary
Tommy JohnSF37280.00362.960.2601.211.7083.622.120.293$7.68M
Ron GuidrySF33240.00302.780.2361.162.8317.652.700.762$6.58M
Luis TiantSF30199.00303.910.2511.241.9624.782.441.012$4.52M
Ed FigueroaSF16106.00164.130.2751.381.2003.613.010.516$2.15M
Catfish HunterSF19107.00195.310.3121.541.0002.912.911.286$1.47M
Jim BeattieSF1577.00135.210.2941.660.7803.794.860.592$1.23M
Ron DavisRF4487.0002.850.2621.311.5364.542.950.527$1.98M
Rich GossageRF3660.0002.620.2271.152.1586.332.930.771$1.55M
Don HoodRP2769.0063.070.2521.370.7332.944.010.401$1.51M
Ken ClayRF3280.0055.400.2911.441.1203.222.871.379$1.16M
Jim KaatRP4060.0013.860.2871.341.6433.552.160.617$1.11M
Ray BurrisRP1529.0006.180.3421.811.9006.183.251.627$201K

The 1979 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 1979 New York Yankees.

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