1971 New York Yankees Roster

The 1971 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1971 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1971 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1971 New York Yankees salary list, a 1971 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1971 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1971 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

22 Jack Aker 6-02 190 Right Right 1940-07-13
45 Stan Bahnsen 6-02 203 Right Right 1944-12-15
50 Bill Burbach 6-04 215 Right Right 1947-08-22
50 Al Closter 6-02 190 Left Left 1943-06-15
39, 43 Rob Gardner 6-01 176 Left Right 1944-12-19
46 Roger Hambright 5-10 180 Right Right 1949-03-26
29 Jim Hardin 6-00 175 Right Right 1943-08-06
39 Gary Jones 6-00 191 Left Left 1945-06-12
18 Mike Kekich 6-01 200 Left Right 1945-04-02
38 Steve Kline 6-03 205 Right Right 1947-10-06
43 Terry Ley 6-00 190 Left Left 1947-02-21
40 Lindy McDaniel 6-03 195 Right Right 1935-12-13
19 Fritz Peterson 6-00 200 Left Both 1942-02-08
30 Mel Stottlemyre 6-02 190 Right Right 1941-11-13
54 Gary Waslewski 6-04 195 Right Right 1941-07-21
41 Jake Gibbs 6-00 185 Right Left 1938-11-07
15 Thurman Munson 5-11 191 Right Right 1947-06-07
26 Frank Baker 6-02 178 Right Left 1946-10-29
25 Len Boehmer 6-01 192 Right Right 1941-06-28
10 Danny Cater 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1940-02-25
20 Horace Clarke 5-09 178 Right Both 1940-06-02
23 John Ellis 6-02½ 225 Right Right 1948-08-21
28 Ron Hansen 6-03 200 Right Right 1938-04-05
2 Jerry Kenney 6-01 170 Right Left 1945-06-30
17 Gene Michael 6-02 183 Right Both 1938-06-02
24 Felipe Alou 6-00 195 Right Right 1935-05-12
13 Curt Blefary 6-02 195 Right Left 1943-07-05
12 Ron Blomberg 6-01 205 Right Left 1948-08-23
27 Jim Lyttle 6-00 186 Right Left 1946-05-20
1 Bobby Murcer 5-11 180 Right Left 1946-05-20
14 Ron Swoboda 6-02 205 Right Right 1944-06-30
21 Frank Tepedino 5-11 192 Left Left 1947-11-23
21 Rusty Torres 5-10 180 Right Both 1948-09-30
21 Danny Walton 6-00 200 Right Right 1947-07-14
6 Roy White 5-10 172 Right Both 1943-12-27
9 Ron Woods 5-10 173 Right Right 1943-02-01
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The 1971 New York Yankees played 162 games during the regular season, won 82 games, lost 80 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 94/93) where 1,070,771 fans witnessed their 1971 Yankees finish the season with a .506 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1971 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1971 New York Yankees salary list, a 1971 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1971 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1971 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1971 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Thurman Munson (117)
1B Danny Cater (78)
2B Horace Clarke (156)
3B Jerry Kenney (109)
SS Gene Michael (136)
LF Roy White (145)
CF Bobby Murcer (143)
RF Ron Blomberg (57)
  
SP Stan Bahnsen
SP Mike Kekich
SP Steve Kline
SP Fritz Peterson
SP Mel Stottlemyre
  
RP Lindy McDaniel
RP Gary Waslewski
CL Jack Aker


1971 New York Yankees
Salaries

Felipe Alou $60,000.00
Ron Swoboda $42,500.00
Stan Bahnsen $33,000.00
Ron Hansen $30,500.00
Jim Hardin $27,000.00
Gary Waslewski $21,000.00
Danny Walton $18,000.00
Jim Lyttle $16,000.00
Terry Ley $4,800.00


1971 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bobby Murcer
#2 Jerry Kenney
#6 Roy White
#9 Ron Woods
#10 Danny Cater
#12 Ron Blomberg
#13 Curt Blefary
#14 Ron Swoboda
#15 Thurman Munson
#17 Gene Michael
#18 Mike Kekich
#19 Fritz Peterson
#20 Horace Clarke
#21 Frank Tepedino
#21 Rusty Torres
#21 Danny Walton
#22 Jack Aker
#23 John Ellis
#24 Felipe Alou
#25 Len Boehmer
#26 Frank Baker
#27 Jim Lyttle
#28 Ron Hansen
#29 Jim Hardin
#30 Mel Stottlemyre
#38 Steve Kline
#39 Rob Gardner
#39 Gary Jones
#40 Lindy McDaniel
#41 Jake Gibbs
#43 Rob Gardner
#43 Terry Ley
#45 Stan Bahnsen
#46 Roger Hambright
#50 Bill Burbach
#50 Al Closter
#54 Gary Waslewski

Did you know that a 1971 New York Yankees Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?