1988 New York Yankees Roster

The 1988 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1988 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 1988 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1988 New York Yankees salary list, a 1988 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1988 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1988 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

27 Neil Allen 6-02 190 Right Right 1958-01-24
45 John Candelaria 6-07 232 Left Left 1953-11-06
38 Pat Clements 6-00 180 Left Right 1962-02-02
36 Richard Dotson 6-00 204 Right Right 1959-01-10
52 Dave Eiland 6-03 205 Right Right 1966-07-05
51 CeciIio Guante 6-03 205 Right Right 1960-02-01
35 Lee Guetterman 6-08 227 Left Left 1958-11-22
49 Ron Guidry 5-11 162 Left Left 1950-08-28
41 Charles Hudson 6-03 185 Right Both 1959-03-16
25 Tommy John 6-03 185 Left Right 1943-05-22
28 Al Leiter 6-03 215 Left Left 1965-10-23
54 Dale Mohorcic 6-03 220 Right Right 1956-01-25
47 Scott Nielsen 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-12-18
46, 60 Hipolito Pena 6-03 165 Left Left 1964-01-30
26 Rick Rhoden 6-03 195 Right Right 1953-05-16
19 Dave Righetti 6-03 198 Left Left 1958-11-28
33, 40 Steve Shields 6-05 230 Right Right 1958-11-30
43 Tim Stoddard 6-07 250 Right Right 1953-01-24
57, 58 Bob Geren 6-03 221 Right Right 1961-09-22
12 Joel Skinner 6-04 204 Right Right 1961-02-21
11 Don Slaught 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-09-11
29 Luis Aguayo 5-09 185 Right Right 1959-03-13
47 Alvaro Espinoza 6-00 181 Right Right 1962-02-19
23 Don Mattingly 6-00 175 Left Left 1961-04-20
20 Bob Meacham 6-01 180 Right Both 1960-08-25
13 Mike Pagliarulo 6-02 195 Right Left 1960-03-15
30 Willie Randolph 5-11 166 Right Right 1954-07-06
17 Rafael Santana 6-01 165 Right Right 1958-01-31
2 Wayne Tolleson 5-09 160 Right Both 1955-11-22
29, 46 Randy Velarde 6-00 190 Right Right 1962-11-24
54 Jay Buhner 6-03 205 Right Right 1964-08-13
24 Rickey Henderson 5-10 195 Left Right 1958-12-25
39 Roberto Kelly 6-02 192 Right Right 1964-10-01
62 Hal Morris 6-04 215 Left Left 1965-04-09
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
50 Chris Chambliss 6-01 215 Right Left 1948-12-26
6, 21, 33 Jack Clark 6-02 205 Right Right 1955-11-10
21 Jose Cruz 6-00 175 Left Left 1947-08-08
21 Ken Phelps 6-01 209 Left Left 1954-08-06
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The 1988 New York Yankees played 161 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 76 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 99/99) where 2,633,701 fans witnessed their 1988 Yankees finish the season with a .528 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 1988 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1988 New York Yankees salary list, a 1988 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1988 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1988 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


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1988 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Don Slaught (94)
1B Don Mattingly (143)
2B Willie Randolph (110)
3B Mike Pagliarulo (124)
SS Rafael Santana (148)
LF Rickey Henderson (136)
CF Claudell Washington (103)
RF Dave Winfield (141)
DH Jack Clark (112)
  
SP John Candelaria
SP Richard Dotson
SP Tommy John
SP Rick Rhoden
  
RP Neil Allen
RP CeciIio Guante
RP Lee Guetterman
RP Steve Shields
RP Tim Stoddard
CL Dave Righetti


1988 New York Yankees
Salaries

Don Mattingly $2,000,000.00
Dave Winfield $1,958,652.00
Rickey Henderson $1,770,000.00
Jack Clark $1,500,000.00
Dave Righetti $1,300,000.00
Richard Dotson $900,000.00
Rick Rhoden $900,000.00
Willie Randolph $875,000.00
Ron Guidry $825,000.00
John Candelaria $700,000.00
Tim Stoddard $700,000.00
Gary Ward $625,000.00
Don Slaught $531,500.00
Mike Pagliarulo $500,000.00
Claudell Washington $480,000.00
Charles Hudson $450,000.00
Rafael Santana $425,000.00
Wayne Tolleson $410,000.00
CeciIio Guante $380,000.00
Tommy John $375,000.00
Jose Cruz $350,000.00
Neil Allen $250,000.00
Bob Meacham $212,500.00
Lee Guetterman $137,500.00
Joel Skinner $110,000.00
Jay Buhner $67,000.00
Roberto Kelly $67,000.00
Al Leiter $67,000.00


1988 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#2 Wayne Tolleson
#6 Jack Clark
#11 Don Slaught
#12 Joel Skinner
#13 Mike Pagliarulo
#17 Rafael Santana
#18 Claudell Washington
#19 Dave Righetti
#20 Bob Meacham
#21 Jack Clark
#21 Jose Cruz
#21 Ken Phelps
#22 Gary Ward
#23 Don Mattingly
#24 Rickey Henderson
#25 Tommy John
#26 Rick Rhoden
#27 Neil Allen
#28 Al Leiter
#29 Luis Aguayo
#29 Randy Velarde
#30 Willie Randolph
#31 Dave Winfield
#33 Jack Clark
#33 Steve Shields
#35 Lee Guetterman
#36 Richard Dotson
#38 Pat Clements
#39 Roberto Kelly
#40 Steve Shields
#41 Charles Hudson
#43 Tim Stoddard
#45 John Candelaria
#46 Hipolito Pena
#46 Randy Velarde
#47 Alvaro Espinoza
#47 Scott Nielsen
#49 Ron Guidry
#50 Chris Chambliss
#51 CeciIio Guante
#52 Dave Eiland
#54 Jay Buhner
#54 Dale Mohorcic
#57 Bob Geren
#58 Bob Geren
#60 Hipolito Pena
#62 Hal Morris

Did you know that a 1988 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)?