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+$3.36M
Brad GuldenCF401071506100169.163.238.207A/C+/A+$1.18M
Jerry NarronCF6113821418170269.171.226.309D+/D/C$705K
Chris Chambliss1BF14960715518636135334.280.324.437A-/A$4.60M
Willie Randolph2BF15369115556198333995.270.374.368B+/B+$5.41M
Graig Nettles3BF14559613220737115359.253.325.401B+/B+$4.03M
Bucky DentSSF141497992324703037.230.287.285A/A-$3.18M
Fred StanleySSF571122021490175.200.236.270A/D-$278K
Jim SpencerDHF1063418523536002538.288.367.593D-/D-$2.84M
Roy WhiteDHF81239443272422123.215.290.288D-/D-$818K
Cliff JohnsonDHP28771726110710.266.360.453D-/D-/D-$298K
Reggie JacksonOFF131544138298978910765.297.382.544B/C+$4.77M
Lou PiniellaOFF13049813711694933117.297.320.425B/D+$2.85M
Oscar GambleOFP361284411322101313.389.452.735C-/D+$2.12M
Bobby MurcerOFP74298728334213225.273.339.409A-/B-$2.06M
Mickey RiversOFP74311823253732113.287.315.416C+/B$2.06M
Juan BeniquezOFF6216036417193179.254.299.394B-/D-$781K
Bobby BrownOFP3072170372172.250.271.324D/C$325K
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$7.65M
Ron GuidrySF33240.00302.780.2361.162.8317.652.700.762$6.54M
Luis TiantSF30199.00303.910.2511.241.9624.782.441.012$4.53M
Ed FigueroaSF16106.00164.130.2751.381.2003.613.010.516$2.16M
Catfish HunterSF19107.00195.310.3121.541.0002.912.911.286$1.48M
Jim BeattieSF1577.00135.210.2941.660.7803.794.860.592$1.24M
Ron DavisRF4487.0002.850.2621.311.5364.542.950.527$1.98M
Rich GossageRF3660.0002.620.2271.152.1586.332.930.771$1.54M
Don HoodRP2769.0063.070.2521.370.7332.944.010.401$1.52M
Ken ClayRF3280.0055.400.2911.441.1203.222.871.379$1.17M
Jim KaatRP4060.0013.860.2871.341.6433.552.160.617$1.11M
Ray BurrisRP1529.0006.180.3421.811.9006.183.251.627$200K

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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