1974 New York Yankees Roster

The 1974 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1974 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 1974 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1974 New York Yankees salary list, a 1974 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1974 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1974 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

47 Fred Beene 5-09 160 Right Both 1942-11-24
29 Tom Buskey 6-03 220 Right Right 1947-02-20
36 Pat Dobson 6-03 190 Right Right 1942-02-12
39 Larry Gura 6-01 185 Left Both 1947-11-26
38 Steve Kline 6-03 205 Right Right 1947-10-06
28 Sparky Lyle 6-01 192 Left Left 1944-07-22
40 Tippy Martinez 5-10 180 Left Left 1950-05-31
43 Rudy May 6-03 207 Left Left 1944-07-18
48 Sam McDowell 6-05 218 Left Left 1942-09-21
33 Doc Medich 6-05 227 Right Right 1948-12-09
53 Dave Pagan 6-02 175 Right Right 1949-09-15
19 Fritz Peterson 6-00 200 Left Both 1942-02-08
40 Rick Sawyer 6-02 205 Right Right 1948-04-07
30 Mel Stottlemyre 6-02 190 Right Right 1941-11-13
19 Dick Tidrow 6-04 213 Right Right 1947-05-14
38 Cecil Upshaw 6-06 205 Right Right 1942-10-22
41 Mike Wallace 6-02 204 Left Left 1951-02-03
29 Dick Woodson 6-05 207 Right Right 1945-03-30
42 Ken Wright 6-02 210 Right Right 1946-09-04
43 Jim Deidel 6-02 195 Right Right 1949-06-06
46 Rick Dempsey 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-09-13
15 Thurman Munson 5-11 191 Right Right 1947-06-07
41 Duke Sims 6-02 205 Right Left 1941-06-05
2 Sandy Alomar 5-09 155 Right Both 1943-10-19
10 Chris Chambliss 6-01 215 Right Left 1948-12-26
20 Horace Clarke 5-09 178 Right Both 1940-06-02
26 Fernando Gonzalez 5-10 170 Right Right 1950-06-19
18 Mike Hegan 6-01 190 Left Left 1942-07-21
22 Jim Mason 6-02 190 Right Left 1950-08-14
17 Gene Michael 6-02 183 Right Both 1938-06-02
9 Graig Nettles 6-00 186 Right Left 1944-08-20
11 Fred Stanley 5-10 167 Right Right 1947-08-13
24 Otto Velez 6-00 195 Right Right 1950-11-29
23 Alex Johnson 6-00 205 Right Right 1942-12-07
27 Elliott Maddox 5-11 181 Right Right 1947-12-21
1 Bobby Murcer 5-11 180 Right Left 1946-05-20
18, 52 Larry Murray 5-11 179 Right Both 1953-04-01
14 Lou Piniella 6-02 198 Right Right 1943-08-28
6 Roy White 5-10 172 Right Both 1943-12-27
51 Terry Whitfield 6-01 197 Right Left 1953-01-12
13 Walt Williams 5-06 185 Right Right 1943-12-19
12 Ron Blomberg 6-01 205 Right Left 1948-08-23
43 Jim Ray Hart 5-11 185 Right Right 1941-10-30
44 Bill Sudakis 6-01 190 Right Both 1946-03-27
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The 1974 New York Yankees played 162 games during the regular season, won 89 games, lost 73 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 97/96) where 1,273,075 fans witnessed their 1974 Yankees finish the season with a .549 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 1974 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1974 New York Yankees salary list, a 1974 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1974 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1974 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1974 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Thurman Munson (137)
1B Chris Chambliss (106)
2B Sandy Alomar (76)
3B Graig Nettles (154)
SS Jim Mason (152)
LF Lou Piniella (99)
CF Elliott Maddox (112)
RF Bobby Murcer (101)
DH Ron Blomberg (58)
  
SP Pat Dobson
SP Rudy May
SP Doc Medich
SP Mel Stottlemyre
SP Dick Tidrow
  
RP Cecil Upshaw
RP Mike Wallace
CL Sparky Lyle


1974 New York Yankees
Salaries

Bobby Murcer $110,000.00
Sam McDowell $67,500.00
Alex Johnson $62,000.00
Pat Dobson $58,000.00
Lou Piniella $57,000.00
Sandy Alomar $40,000.00
Walt Williams $32,000.00
Bill Sudakis $30,000.00
Dick Woodson $30,000.00
Rudy May $28,000.00
Jim Ray Hart $25,000.00
Elliott Maddox $23,000.00
Ken Wright $20,000.00
Jim Mason $19,000.00
Rick Sawyer $9,000.00


1974 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bobby Murcer
#2 Sandy Alomar
#6 Roy White
#9 Graig Nettles
#10 Chris Chambliss
#11 Fred Stanley
#12 Ron Blomberg
#13 Walt Williams
#14 Lou Piniella
#15 Thurman Munson
#17 Gene Michael
#18 Mike Hegan
#18 Larry Murray
#19 Fritz Peterson
#19 Dick Tidrow
#20 Horace Clarke
#22 Jim Mason
#23 Alex Johnson
#24 Otto Velez
#26 Fernando Gonzalez
#27 Elliott Maddox
#28 Sparky Lyle
#29 Tom Buskey
#29 Dick Woodson
#30 Mel Stottlemyre
#33 Doc Medich
#36 Pat Dobson
#38 Steve Kline
#38 Cecil Upshaw
#39 Larry Gura
#40 Tippy Martinez
#40 Rick Sawyer
#41 Duke Sims
#41 Mike Wallace
#42 Ken Wright
#43 Jim Deidel
#43 Jim Ray Hart
#43 Rudy May
#44 Bill Sudakis
#46 Rick Dempsey
#47 Fred Beene
#48 Sam McDowell
#51 Terry Whitfield
#52 Larry Murray
#53 Dave Pagan

Did you know that a 1974 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)?