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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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1987 New York Yankees Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?