1987 New York Yankees Roster

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The 1987 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1987 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 1987 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1987 New York Yankees salary list, a 1987 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1987 New York Yankees primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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48 Neil Allen 6-02 190 Right Right 1958-01-24
36, 54 Brad Arnsberg 6-04 215 Right Right 1963-08-20
46 Rich Bordi 6-07 220 Right Right 1959-04-18
29, 38 Pat Clements 6-00 180 Left Right 1962-02-02
47 Pete Filson 6-02 195 Left Both 1958-09-28
64 Bill Fulton 6-03 195 Right Right 1963-10-22
51, 54 CeciIio Guante 6-03 205 Right Right 1960-02-01
49 Ron Guidry 5-11 162 Left Left 1950-08-28
45 Bill Gullickson 6-03 215 Right Right 1959-02-20
29 Al Holland 5-11 207 Left Right 1952-08-16
41 Charles Hudson 6-03 185 Right Both 1959-03-16
25 Tommy John 6-03 185 Left Right 1943-05-22
56 Al Leiter 6-03 220 Left Left 1965-10-23
39 Joe Niekro 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-11-07
45 Dennis Rasmussen 6-07 230 Left Left 1959-04-18
26 Rick Rhoden 6-03 195 Right Right 1953-05-16
19 Dave Righetti 6-03 198 Left Left 1958-11-28
29 Bob Shirley 5-11 185 Left Right 1954-06-25
43 Tim Stoddard 6-07 250 Right Right 1953-01-24
35 Bob Tewksbury 6-04 200 Right Right 1960-11-30
35 Steve Trout 6-04 195 Left Left 1957-07-30
6 Rick Cerone 5-11 192 Right Right 1954-05-19
61 Phil Lombardi 6-02 200 Right Right 1963-02-20
27 Mark Salas 6-00 205 Right Left 1961-03-08
12 Joel Skinner 6-04 204 Right Right 1961-02-21
57 Juan Bonilla 5-09 170 Right Right 1955-02-12
53 Orestes Destrade 6-04 210 Right Both 1962-05-08
23 Don Mattingly 6-00 175 Left Left 1961-04-20
20 Bob Meacham 6-01 180 Right Both 1960-08-25
36 Jeff Moronko 6-02 190 Right Right 1959-08-17
13 Mike Pagliarulo 6-02 195 Right Left 1960-03-15
30 Willie Randolph 5-11 166 Right Right 1954-07-06
46 Jerry Royster 6-00 165 Right Right 1952-10-18
11 Lenn Sakata 5-09 160 Right Right 1954-06-08
2 Wayne Tolleson 5-09 160 Right Both 1955-11-22
29 Randy Velarde 6-00 200 Right Right 1962-11-24
17, 29 Paul Zuvella 6-00 178 Right Right 1958-10-31
54 Jay Buhner 6-03 222 Right Right 1964-08-13
28 Henry Cotto 6-02 178 Right Right 1961-01-05
24 Rickey Henderson 5-10 195 Left Right 1958-12-25
39 Roberto Kelly 6-02 200 Right Right 1964-10-01
21 Dan Pasqua 6-00 203 Left Left 1961-10-17
22 Gary Ward 6-02 202 Right Right 1953-12-06
18 Claudell Washington 6-00 190 Left Left 1954-08-31
31 Dave Winfield 6-06 220 Right Right 1951-10-03
34 Mike Easler 6-01 196 Right Left 1950-11-29
27 Keith Hughes 6-03 210 Left Left 1963-09-12
33 Ron Kittle 6-04 220 Right Right 1958-01-05
1987 New York Yankees Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac

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The 1987 New York Yankees played 162 games during the regular season, won 89 games, lost 73 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 99/98) where 2,427,672 fans witnessed their 1987 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 1987 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1987 New York Yankees salary list, a 1987 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1987 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1987 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters

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1987 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Rick Cerone (111)
1B Don Mattingly (140)
2B Willie Randolph (119)
3B Mike Pagliarulo (147)
SS Wayne Tolleson (119)
LF Gary Ward (69)
CF Claudell Washington (69)
RF Dave Winfield (145)
  
SP Ron Guidry
SP Charles Hudson
SP Tommy John
SP Dennis Rasmussen
SP Rick Rhoden
  
RP Pat Clements
RP CeciIio Guante
RP Tim Stoddard
CL Dave Righetti

1987 New York Yankees
Salaries

Don Mattingly $1,975,000.00
Dave Winfield $1,911,714.00
Rickey Henderson $1,670,000.00
Willie Randolph $900,000.00
Ron Guidry $850,000.00
Dave Righetti $800,000.00
Joe Niekro $775,000.00
Tim Stoddard $775,000.00
Gary Ward $633,000.00
Rick Rhoden $600,000.00
Claudell Washington $480,000.00
Ron Kittle $425,000.00
CeciIio Guante $405,000.00
Al Holland $400,000.00
Wayne Tolleson $385,000.00
Tommy John $350,000.00
Charles Hudson $305,000.00
Rich Bordi $275,000.00
Rick Cerone $250,000.00
Pete Filson $180,000.00
Mike Pagliarulo $175,000.00
Dennis Rasmussen $175,000.00
Pat Clements $125,000.00
Lenn Sakata $125,000.00
Dan Pasqua $110,000.00
Joel Skinner $110,000.00
Bob Meacham $105,000.00
Bob Tewksbury $85,000.00
Brad Arnsberg $68,000.00
Jay Buhner $62,500.00
Orestes Destrade $62,500.00
Bill Fulton $62,500.00
Keith Hughes $62,500.00
Al Leiter $62,500.00
Phil Lombardi $62,500.00
Randy Velarde $62,500.00
Roberto Kelly $60,000.00

1987 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#2 Wayne Tolleson
#6 Rick Cerone
#11 Lenn Sakata
#12 Joel Skinner
#13 Mike Pagliarulo
#17 Paul Zuvella
#18 Claudell Washington
#19 Dave Righetti
#20 Bob Meacham
#21 Dan Pasqua
#22 Gary Ward
#23 Don Mattingly
#24 Rickey Henderson
#25 Tommy John
#26 Rick Rhoden
#27 Keith Hughes
#27 Mark Salas
#28 Henry Cotto
#29 Pat Clements
#29 Al Holland
#29 Bob Shirley
#29 Randy Velarde
#29 Paul Zuvella
#30 Willie Randolph
#31 Dave Winfield
#33 Ron Kittle
#34 Mike Easler
#35 Bob Tewksbury
#35 Steve Trout
#36 Brad Arnsberg
#36 Jeff Moronko
#38 Pat Clements
#39 Roberto Kelly
#39 Joe Niekro
#41 Charles Hudson
#43 Tim Stoddard
#45 Bill Gullickson
#45 Dennis Rasmussen
#46 Rich Bordi
#46 Jerry Royster
#47 Pete Filson
#48 Neil Allen
#49 Ron Guidry
#51 CeciIio Guante
#53 Orestes Destrade
#54 Brad Arnsberg
#54 Jay Buhner
#54 CeciIio Guante
#56 Al Leiter
#57 Juan Bonilla
#61 Phil Lombardi
#64 Bill Fulton

Did you know that a 1987 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)?