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Record: 59-48 .551.... th in American League East
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Playoffs: Lost World Series (Dodgers)
Attendance: 1,614,353

Top Draft Pick: John Elway (#52) A-
Manager - Bob Lemon, Gene Michael

Affiliates - AAA Columbus Clippers AA Nashville Sounds A+ Fort Lauderdale Yankees A Greensboro Hornets A- Oneonta Yankees Rk Paintsville Yankees Rk Gulf Coast Yankees

Team Leaders

HR: Jackson, Nettles [15]
RBI: Winfield [68]
2B: Winfield [25]
SB: Mumphrey, Randolph [14]
W: Guidry [11]
SV: Gossage [20]
SO: Guidry [104]

Oldest Player: Tommy John [38]
Youngest Player: Gene Nelson [20]
Longest Tenure: Graig Nettles [9]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Steve Balboni (Apr 22) Mike Patterson (Apr 15) Andre Robertson (Sep 3)
Pitchers: Andy McGaffigan (Sep 22) Gene Nelson (May 4)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Jesus Alcala			Oneonta	A-
			Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Tucker Ashford	3B-2B	26	New York Yankees	MLB
	3B-2B		Columbus	AAA
David Bailey	1B		Greensboro	A
Steve Balboni	1B	24	New York Yankees	MLB
	1B		Columbus	AAA
David Banes	SS		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Brad Bennett	OF		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Doug Bird	P	31	New York Yankees	MLB
Mark Blaser	3B		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
	3B		Paintsville	Rk
Bob Bomerito	3B		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Pat Bone	OF		Oneonta	A-
	OF		Paintsville	Rk
Scott Bradley	C	21	Oneonta	A-
Marshall Brant	1B	26	Columbus	AAA
Bobby Brown	OF	27	New York Yankees	MLB
Rogers Brown			Columbus	AAA
David Buffarnoyer	C		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Brian Butterfield	IF	23	Fort Lauderdale	A+
Pat Callahan	C	26	Columbus	AAA
	C		Nashville	AA
Bill Castro	P	27	New York Yankees	MLB
Rick Cerone	C	27	New York Yankees	MLB
Nate Chapman	OF	27	Columbus	AAA
	OF		Nashville	AA
Dave Coleman	OF-CF	30	Columbus	AAA
Randall Craig			Fort Lauderdale	A+
James D'Aloia	SS	22	Fort Lauderdale	A+
	SS		Greensboro	A
	SS		Oneonta	A-
Ed Darling	1B		Greensboro	A
	1B		Oneonta	A-
Ron Davis	P	26	New York Yankees	MLB
Brian Dayett	OF-LF	24	Nashville	AA
Todd Demeter	1B		Greensboro	A
Roberto Dennis			Greensboro	A
			Oneonta	A-
Bucky Dent	SS	29	New York Yankees	MLB
Fred Despaux			Oneonta	A-
Orestes Destrade	1B	19	Paintsville	Rk
Tom Dodd	3B	23	Fort Lauderdale	A+
	3B		Greensboro	A
Dennis Donovan			Oneonta	A-
			Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Mike Echstenkamper	OF		Greensboro	A
Juan Espino	C	25	Columbus	AAA
Theodore Farmer			Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Randy Filkins	OF		Fort Lauderdale	A+
	OF		Greensboro	A
Barry Foote	C	29	New York Yankees	MLB
George Frazier	P	26	New York Yankees	MLB
Greg Gagne	SS	19	Greensboro	A
Matt Gallegos	SS		Paintsville	Rk
Oscar Gamble	OF	31	New York Yankees	MLB
Mike Gatlin	OF		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Huey Gayden	OF		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Brent Gjesdal	3B		Paintsville	Rk
George Gohde			Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Joaquin Gonzalez			Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Rich Gossage	P	30	New York Yankees	MLB
Mike Griffin	P	24	New York Yankees	MLB
Trent Grove			Paintsville	Rk
Randy Guerra	IF		Nashville	AA
	IF		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Ron Guidry	P	31	New York Yankees	MLB
Brad Gulden	C	25	Columbus	AAA
Dan Hanggie	SS-3B		Nashville	AA
	SS-3B		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Wayne Harer			Columbus	AAA
Johnny Hawkins	C		Paintsville	Rk
Robert Helsom			Greensboro	A
Ralph Hench			Fort Lauderdale	A+
Thomas Howser			Fort Lauderdale	A+
			Greensboro	A
Rex Hudler	2B-LF	21	Fort Lauderdale	A+
John Hughes			Oneonta	A-
Mike Isherwood	C		Paintsville	Rk
Reggie Jackson	OF	35	New York Yankees	MLB
Gregory Jewett			Oneonta	A-
			Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Tommy John	P	38	New York Yankees	MLB
Tom Jones	OF		Paintsville	Rk
Tim Jordan	OF		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Gary Kempton	C		Oneonta	A-
Frank Kneuer	C	21	Greensboro	A
Timothy Knight	OF		Nashville	AA
	OF		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Dave LaRoche	P	33	New York Yankees	MLB
Bill Lindsey	C	21	Paintsville	Rk
Phil Lombardi	C-OF	18	Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
John Lucido			Paintsville	Rk
			Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Bob Mariano	IF		Nashville	AA
	IF		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Victor Mata	OF	20	Greensboro	A
Carlos Matos			Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Don Mattingly	1B	20	Nashville	AA
Rudy May	P	37	New York Yankees	MLB
Howard Maynor	3B		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Andy McGaffigan	P	24	New York Yankees	MLB
Willie McGee	RF-CF	22	Nashville	AA
Fred McGriff	1B	17	Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Derwin McNealy	OF		Oneonta	A-
Pedro Medina			Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Larry Milbourne	2B-SS	30	New York Yankees	MLB
John Millholland	SS		Greensboro	A
Bruce Morrison	1B		Oneonta	A-
	1B		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Jerry Mumphrey	OF	29	New York Yankees	MLB
Bobby Murcer	OF	35	New York Yankees	MLB
Gene Nelson	P	20	New York Yankees	MLB
Graig Nettles	3B	37	New York Yankees	MLB
Otis Nixon	CF-OF	22	Nashville	AA
Johnny Oates	C	35	New York Yankees	MLB
Daniel O'Regan	OF		Oneonta	A-
Shane O'Shea	IF		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
	IF		Paintsville	Rk
David Otersen			Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
John Pacella	P	25	Columbus	AAA
Mike Pagliarulo	3B	21	Oneonta	A-
Meade Palmer	OF		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Mike Patterson	OF	23	New York Yankees	MLB
	OF		Columbus	AAA
Joe Perna	OF		Paintsville	Rk
Erik Peterson	IF	24	Nashville	AA
Lou Piniella	OF	38	New York Yankees	MLB
Dan Plante	C		Greensboro	A
Brian Poldberg	C	24	Nashville	AA
Joseph Portale	C		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Alvaro Ramirez			Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Willie Randolph	2B	27	New York Yankees	MLB
Mike Reddish	C		Oneonta	A-
	C		Paintsville	Rk
Steve Renfroe	OF		Oneonta	A-
Rick Reuschel	P	32	New York Yankees	MLB
Dave Revering	1B	28	New York Yankees	MLB
Jeff Reynolds	3B		Greensboro	A
Dave Righetti	P	22	New York Yankees	MLB
Wesley Robbins			Nashville	AA
			Fort Lauderdale	A+
Andre Robertson	SS-2B	23	New York Yankees	MLB
	SS-2B		Columbus	AAA
Glenn Robertson	OF		Greensboro	A
Bruce Robinson	C	27	Fort Lauderdale	A+
Aurelio Rodriguez	3B	33	New York Yankees	MLB
Efrain Rodriguez			Oneonta	A-
			Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Wilmer Rodriguez			Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Jeff Rudolph	C-3B	23	Fort Lauderdale	A+
Steve Scafa	2B		Oneonta	A-
Dan Schmitz	2B	26	Columbus	AAA
Dick Scott	SS	19	Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Kevin Shannon	C	23	Nashville	AA
	C		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Buck Showalter	1B-OF	25	Columbus	AAA
	1B-OF		Nashville	AA
Garry Smith	OF		Columbus	AAA
Keith Smith	SS	19	Greensboro	A
	SS		Oneonta	A-
Scott Smith	OF		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Mike Speeney	SS		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Jim Spencer	1B	34	New York Yankees	MLB
Dave Stegman	OF	27	Columbus	AAA
Richard Stenholm			Columbus	AAA
David Sweeder			Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Steve Swinney	OF		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Pat Tabler	1B-OF	23	Columbus	AAA
Rob Teegarden	OF		Nashville	AA
	OF		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Tom Underwood	P	27	New York Yankees	MLB
Matt Vejar	3B		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Rafael Villaman			Nashville	AA
Bob Watson	1B-OF	35	New York Yankees	MLB
Dave Wehrmeister	P	28	New York Yankees	MLB
Dennis Werth	1B-OF	28	New York Yankees	MLB
	1B-OF		Columbus	AAA
	1B-OF		Nashville	AA
Ted Wilborn	OF	22	Nashville	AA
Millard Williams	1B		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Dave Winfield	RF	29	New York Yankees	MLB
Matt Winters	RF	21	Greensboro	A
Greg Zunino	OF		Paintsville	Rk

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Boyce Bailey		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Doug Bird	31	New York Yankees	MLB
Mark Blasano		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Paul Boris	25	Columbus	AAA
Rod Boxberger	24	Nashville	AA
Robert Brooks		Oneonta	A-
Mike Browning	21	Fort Lauderdale	A+
Mike Bruhert	30	Columbus	AAA
Ben Callahan	24	Fort Lauderdale	A+
Mark Cartwright		Greensboro	A
Bill Castro	27	New York Yankees	MLB
	27	Columbus	AAA
Clay Christiansen	23	Fort Lauderdale	A+
Greg Cochran		Columbus	AAA
Joe Collins		Fort Lauderdale	A+
		Greensboro	A
Amaury Corpa		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Ron Davis	26	New York Yankees	MLB
George Demaria		Oneonta	A-
Fred Despaux		Oneonta	A-
Harold DeWitt		Oneonta	A-
Charles Dougherty		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Guy Elston	21	Nashville	AA
Herbert Fauland		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Trent Ferrin		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Tom Filer	24	Columbus	AAA
Pete Filson	23	Nashville	AA
	23	Fort Lauderdale	A+
Wilfredo Flores		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Ray Fontenot	24	Fort Lauderdale	A+
	24	Greensboro	A
Michael Foster		Greensboro	A
George Frazier	26	New York Yankees	MLB
	26	Columbus	AAA
Rich Gossage	30	New York Yankees	MLB
Mike Griffin	24	New York Yankees	MLB
	24	Columbus	AAA
Randy Guerra		Nashville	AA
		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Ron Guidry	31	New York Yankees	MLB
Chuck Hernandez		Greensboro	A
		Oneonta	A-
Henry Herrera		Oneonta	A-
		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Daryl Humphrey		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Tommy John	38	New York Yankees	MLB
Jeff Jones		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Curt Kaufman	24	Nashville	AA
Larry Kuhn		Greensboro	A
Dave LaRoche	33	New York Yankees	MLB
Dan Ledduke	24	Nashville	AA
Chris Lein		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Jim Lewis	25	Columbus	AAA
Tim Lewis		Columbus	AAA
		Nashville	AA
Michael Livesey		Oneonta	A-
Jeffrey Marks		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Kenneth Martin		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Martin Mason		Greensboro	A
Rudy May	37	New York Yankees	MLB
Andy McGaffigan	24	New York Yankees	MLB
	24	Columbus	AAA
Mark Mendez		Greensboro	A
Larry Mikesell		Oneonta	A-
Paul Mitchell	31	Columbus	AAA
Mike Morgan	21	Nashville	AA
Bruce Morrison		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Gene Nelson	20	New York Yankees	MLB
	20	Columbus	AAA
	20	Fort Lauderdale	A+
David Niemiec		Oneonta	A-
John Nurthen		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Ed Olwine	23	Greensboro	A
John Pacella	25	Columbus	AAA
Gil Patterson	26	Fort Lauderdale	A+
Bill Peltola		Greensboro	A
		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Eric Plunk	18	Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Kevin Quirk		Greensboro	A
		Oneonta	A-
Bob Raftice		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Rick Reuschel	32	New York Yankees	MLB
Frank Ricci		Nashville	AA
Dave Righetti	22	New York Yankees	MLB
	22	Columbus	AAA
Jose Rijo	16	Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Efrain Rodriguez		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
Jeff Rudolph	23	Fort Lauderdale	A+
Brian Ryder	21	Columbus	AAA
Kelly Scott		Greensboro	A
Mark Shiflett	22	Oneonta	A-
Mark Silva		Fort Lauderdale	A+
Roger Slagle	27	Nashville	AA
Garry Smith		Columbus	AAA
Ken Smith		Nashville	AA
		Fort Lauderdale	A+
David Sweeder		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk
David Szymczak		Greensboro	A
		Oneonta	A-
Jeff Taylor		Nashville	AA
Steve Taylor	25	Columbus	AAA
	25	Nashville	AA
Bob Tewksbury	20	Oneonta	A-
Freddie Toliver	20	Greensboro	A
Tom Underwood	27	New York Yankees	MLB
Jeff Vanderplas	21	Greensboro	A
Dave Wehrmeister	28	New York Yankees	MLB
	28	Columbus	AAA
Jamie Werly	25	Nashville	AA
Stefan Wever	23	Nashville	AA
	23	Fort Lauderdale	A+
Gary Wex		Oneonta	A-
Stan Williams		Oneonta	A-
		Gulf Coast Yankees	Rk