1979 New York Yankees

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W-L Record: 89-71 -- 4th in American League East Manager: Billy Martin, Bob Lemon Location: Bronx,NY Baseball Stadium: Yankee Stadium Top Draft Pick: Todd Demeter (#51) Attendance: 2,537,765 Youngest Player: Dave Righetti (20) Oldest Player: Jim Kaat (40) Longest Tenure: Roy White (15)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1979 New York Yankees

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
19	Rick Anderson	P	25	R	R	6-2	210	12/25/1953	Inglewood,California	MLB	1979-1980
45	Jim Beattie	P	24	R	R	6-6	220	7/4/1954	Hampton,Virginia	MLB	1978-1986
26	Juan Beniquez	OF	29	R	R	5-11	165	5/13/1950	San Sebastian,Puerto Rico	MLB	1971-1988
2	Paul Blair	OF	35	R	R	6-0	171	2/1/1944	Cushing,Oklahoma	MLB	1964-1980
58	Bobby Brown	OF	25	B	R	6-1	205	5/24/1954	Norfolk,Virginia	MLB	1979-1985
53	Ray Burris	P	28	R	R	6-5	200	8/22/1950	Idabel,Oklahoma	MLB	1973-1987
10	Chris Chambliss	1B	30	L	R	6-1	212	12/26/1948	Dayton,Ohio	MLB	1971-1988
43	Ken Clay	P	25	R	R	6-3	195	4/6/1954	Lynchburg,Virginia	MLB	1977-1981
39	Ron Davis	P	23	R	R	6-4	207	8/6/1955	Houston,Texas	MLB	1978-1988
20	Bucky Dent	SS	27	R	R	5-11	181	11/25/1951	Savannah,Georgia	MLB	1973-1984
18	Brian Doyle	2B-SS	24	L	R	5-10	160	1/26/1955	Louisville,Kentucky	MLB	1978-1981
31	Ed Figueroa	P	30	R	R	6-1	190	10/14/1948	Ciales,Puerto Rico	MLB	1974-1981
17	Oscar Gamble	OF	29	L	R	5-11	165	12/20/1949	Ramer,Alabama	MLB	1969-1985
59	Damaso Garcia	2B	22	R	R	6-0	185	2/7/1957	Moca,Dominican Republic	MLB	1978-1989
54	Rich Gossage	P	27	R	R	6-3	217	7/5/1951	Colorado Springs,Colorado	MLB	1972-1994
52	Mike Griffin	P	22	R	R	6-5	197	6/26/1957	Colusa,California	MLB	1979-1989
49	Ron Guidry	P	28	L	L	5-11	160	8/28/1950	Lafayette,Louisiana	MLB	1975-1988
27	Brad Gulden	C	23	L	R	5-11	180	6/10/1956	New Ulm,Minnesota	MLB	1978-1986
46	Don Hood	P	29	L	L	6-2	180	10/16/1949	Florence,South Carolina	MLB	1973-1983
29	Catfish Hunter	P	33	R	R	6-0	195	4/8/1946	Hertford,North Carolina	MLB	1965-1979
44	Reggie Jackson	OF	33	L	L	6-0	200	5/18/1946	Wynecote,Pennsylvania	MLB	1967-1987
25	Tommy John	P	36	R	L	6-3	185	5/22/1943	Terre Haute,Indiana	MLB	1963-1989
41	Cliff Johnson	1B-C	31	R	R	6-4	225	7/22/1947	San Antonio,Texas	MLB	1972-1986
27	Jay Johnstone	OF	33	L	R	6-1	175	11/20/1945	Manchester,Connecticut	MLB	1966-1985
2,27	Darryl Jones	OF	28	R	R	5-10	175	6/5/1951	Meadville,Pennsylvania	MLB	1979-1979
36	Jim Kaat	P	40	L	L	6-4	217	11/7/1938	Zeeland,Michigan	MLB	1959-1983
53	Bob Kammeyer	P	28	R	R	6-4	210	12/2/1950	Kansas City,Kansas	MLB	1978-1979
36,55	Paul Mirabella	P	25	L	L	6-2	196	3/20/1954	Belleville,New Jersey	MLB	1978-1990
15	Thurman Munson	C	32	R	R	5-11	191	6/7/1947	Akron,Ohio	MLB	1969-1979
2	Bobby Murcer	OF	33	L	R	5-11	180	5/20/1946	Oklahoma City,Oklahoma	MLB	1965-1983
38	Jerry Narron	C	23	L	R	6-3	205	1/15/1956	Goldsboro,North Carolina	MLB	1979-1987
9	Graig Nettles	3B	34	L	R	6-0	185	8/20/1944	San Diego,California	MLB	1967-1988
14	Lou Piniella	OF	35	R	R	6-2	199	8/28/1943	Tampa,Florida	MLB	1964-1984
34	Len Randle	3B-2B	30	B	R	5-10	169	2/12/1949	Long Beach,California	MLB	1971-1982
30	Willie Randolph	2B	24	R	R	5-11	171	7/6/1954	Holly Hill,South Carolina	MLB	1975-1992
56	Dave Righetti	P	20	L	L	6-4	210	11/28/1958	San Jose,California	MLB	1979-1995
17	Mickey Rivers	OF	30	L	L	5-10	165	10/31/1948	Miami,Florida	MLB	1970-1984
47,58	Bruce Robinson	C	25	L	R	6-1	185	4/16/1954	LaJolla,California	MLB	1978-1980
41	George Scott	1B	35	R	R	6-2	215	3/23/1944	Greenville,Mississippi	MLB	1966-1979
50	Roger Slagle	P	25	R	R	6-3	190	11/4/1953	Wichita,Kansas	MLB	1979-1979
12	Jim Spencer	1B	31	L	L	6-2	195	7/30/1947	Hanover,Pennsylvania	MLB	1968-1982
57	Roy Staiger	3B	29	R	R	6-0	195	1/6/1950	Tulsa,Oklahoma	MLB	1975-1979
11	Fred Stanley	SS-2B	31	R	R	5-10	167	8/13/1947	Farnhamville,Iowa	MLB	1969-1982
23	Luis Tiant	P	38	R	R	5-11	190	11/23/1940	Mariano,Cuba	MLB	1964-1982
19	Dick Tidrow	P	32	R	R	6-4	213	5/14/1947	San Francisco,California	MLB	1972-1984
24	Dennis Werth	1B-OF	26	R	R	6-1	200	12/29/1952	Lincoln,Illinois	MLB	1979-1982
6	Roy White	OF	35	B	R	5-10	172	12/27/1943	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1965-1979

Team Personnel

Yogi Berra (Bench Coach)
Mike Ferraro (Third Base Coach)
Art Fowler (Pitching Coach)
Jim Hegan (Assistant Coach)
Charlie Lau (Hitting Coach)
Bob Lemon (Manager)
Bill Livesey (Scout)
Billy Martin (Manager)
Frank Messer (Broadcaster)
Tom Morgan (Assistant Coach)
Meade Palmer (New York Yankees)
Phil Rizzuto (Broadcaster)
Cedric Tallis (General Manager)
Jeff Torborg (First Base Coach)
Jeff Torborg (Bullpen Coach)
Bill White (Broadcaster)

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