The 1981 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 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 1981 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1981 New York Yankees salary list, a 1981 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1981 New York Yankees primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
43 | Doug Bird | 6-04 | 180 | Right | Right | 1950-03-05 |
35, 56 | Bill Castro | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 1952-03-29 |
39 | Ron Davis | 6-04 | 207 | Right | Right | 1955-08-06 |
43 | George Frazier | 6-05 | 205 | Right | Right | 1954-10-13 |
54 | Rich Gossage | 6-03 | 217 | Right | Right | 1951-07-05 |
52 | Mike Griffin | 6-05 | 197 | Right | Right | 1957-06-26 |
49 | Ron Guidry | 5-11 | 162 | Left | Left | 1950-08-28 |
25 | Tommy John | 6-03 | 185 | Left | Right | 1943-05-22 |
34 | Dave LaRoche | 6-02 | 200 | Left | Left | 1948-05-14 |
45 | Rudy May | 6-03 | 207 | Left | Left | 1944-07-18 |
58 | Andy McGaffigan | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1956-10-25 |
46, 55 | Gene Nelson | 6-00 | 174 | Right | Right | 1960-12-03 |
36 | Rick Reuschel | 6-03 | 235 | Right | Right | 1949-05-16 |
19 | Dave Righetti | 6-03 | 198 | Left | Left | 1958-11-28 |
38 | Tom Underwood | 5-11 | 170 | Left | Right | 1953-12-22 |
58 | Dave Wehrmeister | 6-04 | 195 | Right | Right | 1952-11-09 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
10 | Rick Cerone | 5-11 | 192 | Right | Right | 1954-05-19 |
23 | Barry Foote | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Right | 1952-02-16 |
26 | Johnny Oates | 5-11 | 188 | Right | Left | 1946-01-21 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
57 | Tucker Ashford | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1954-12-04 |
66 | Steve Balboni | 6-03 | 225 | Right | Right | 1957-01-16 |
20 | Bucky Dent | 5-11 | 181 | Right | Right | 1951-11-25 |
18 | Larry Milbourne | 6-00 | 165 | Right | Both | 1951-02-14 |
9 | Graig Nettles | 6-00 | 186 | Right | Left | 1944-08-20 |
30 | Willie Randolph | 5-11 | 166 | Right | Right | 1954-07-06 |
12 | Dave Revering | 6-04 | 210 | Right | Left | 1953-02-12 |
55 | Andre Robertson | 5-10 | 160 | Right | Right | 1957-10-02 |
27 | Aurelio Rodriguez | 5-10 | 180 | Right | Right | 1947-12-28 |
12 | Jim Spencer | 6-02 | 195 | Left | Left | 1947-07-30 |
28 | Bob Watson | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Right | 1946-04-10 |
24 | Dennis Werth | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1952-12-29 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
13 | Bobby Brown | 6-01 | 205 | Right | Both | 1954-05-24 |
17 | Oscar Gamble | 5-11 | 165 | Right | Left | 1949-12-20 |
44 | Reggie Jackson | 6-00 | 200 | Left | Left | 1946-05-18 |
22 | Jerry Mumphrey | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Both | 1952-09-09 |
56 | Mike Patterson | 5-10 | 170 | Right | Left | 1958-01-26 |
14 | Lou Piniella | 6-02 | 198 | Right | Right | 1943-08-28 |
31 | Dave Winfield | 6-06 | 220 | Right | Right | 1951-10-03 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
2 | Bobby Murcer | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Left | 1946-05-20 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1981 New York Yankees Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1981 New York Yankees played 107 games during the regular season, won 59 games, lost 48 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 99/98) where 1,614,353 fans witnessed their 1981 Yankees finish the season with a .551 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 1981 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1981 New York Yankees salary list, a 1981 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1981 New York Yankees primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1981 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)?