1996 New York Yankees Roster

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The 1996 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1996 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 1996 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1996 New York Yankees salary list, a 1996 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1996 New York Yankees primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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41 Brian Boehringer 6-02 180 Right Both 1969-01-08
29 Ricky Bones 6-00 190 Right Right 1969-04-07
59 Billy Brewer 6-01 175 Left Left 1968-04-15
36 David Cone 6-01 200 Right Left 1963-01-02
39 Paul Gibson 6-00 185 Left Right 1960-01-04
11 Dwight Gooden 6-03 210 Right Right 1964-11-16
57 Steve Howe 6-01 180 Left Left 1958-03-10
52 Mark Hutton 6-06 240 Right Right 1970-02-06
28 Scott Kamieniecki 6-00 195 Right Right 1964-04-19
22 Jimmy Key 6-01 190 Left Right 1961-04-22
27 Graeme Lloyd 6-07 234 Left Left 1967-04-09
54 Jim Mecir 6-01 230 Right Both 1970-05-16
57 Ramiro Mendoza 6-02 154 Right Right 1972-06-15
43 Jeff Nelson 6-08 235 Right Right 1966-11-17
47 Dave Pavlas 6-07 180 Right Right 1962-08-12
46 Andy Pettitte 6-05 225 Left Left 1972-06-15
56 Dale Polley 6-00 165 Left Right 1965-08-09
42 Mariano Rivera 6-02 195 Right Right 1969-11-29
17 Kenny Rogers 6-01 205 Left Left 1964-11-10
52 David Weathers 6-03 205 Right Right 1969-09-25
35 John Wetteland 6-02 195 Right Right 1966-08-21
55 Wally Whitehurst 6-03 195 Right Right 1964-04-11
27 Bob Wickman 6-01 240 Right Right 1969-02-06
45, 25 Joe Girardi 5-11 195 Right Right 1964-10-14
13 Jim Leyritz 6-00 195 Right Right 1963-12-27
60 Tim McIntosh 5-11 195 Right Right 1965-03-21
55 Jorge Posada 6-02 190 Right Both 1970-08-17
12 Wade Boggs 6-02 197 Right Left 1958-06-15
18 Mariano Duncan 6-00 185 Right Right 1963-03-13
20 Robert Eenhoorn 6-03 170 Right Right 1968-02-09
26 Andy Fox 6-04 205 Right Left 1971-01-12
33 Charlie Hayes 6-00 207 Right Right 1965-05-29
38, 99 Matt Howard 5-10 170 Right Right 1967-09-22
2 Derek Jeter 6-03 195 Right Right 1974-06-26
14 Pat Kelly 6-00 182 Right Right 1967-10-14
24 Tino Martinez 6-02 230 Right Left 1967-12-07
19 Luis Sojo 5-11 174 Right Right 1965-01-03
20 Mike Aldrete 5-11 185 Left Left 1961-01-29
39 Dion James 6-01 170 Left Left 1962-11-09
21 Paul O'Neill 6-04 215 Left Left 1963-02-25
31 Tim Raines 5-08 195 Right Both 1959-09-16
47, 28 Ruben Rivera 6-00 195 Right Right 1973-11-14
39 Darryl Strawberry 6-06 200 Left Left 1962-03-12
51 Bernie Williams 6-02 205 Right Both 1968-09-13
29 Gerald Williams 6-02 185 Right Right 1966-08-10
25, 45 Cecil Fielder 6-03 240 Right Right 1963-09-21
39 Matt Luke 6-05 220 Left Left 1971-02-26
25 Ruben Sierra 6-01 200 Right Both 1965-10-06
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The 1996 New York Yankees played 162 games during the regular season, won 92 games, lost 70 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 102/101) where 2,250,877 fans witnessed their 1996 Yankees finish the season with a .568 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 1996 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1996 New York Yankees salary list, a 1996 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1996 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1996 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available

1996 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Joe Girardi (120)
1B Tino Martinez (151)
2B Mariano Duncan (104)
3B Wade Boggs (123)
SS Derek Jeter (157)
LF Gerald Williams (70)
CF Bernie Williams (140)
RF Paul O'Neill (146)
  
SP Dwight Gooden
SP Jimmy Key
SP Andy Pettitte
SP Kenny Rogers
  
RP Steve Howe
RP Jim Mecir
RP Jeff Nelson
RP Dale Polley
RP Mariano Rivera
RP Bob Wickman
CL John Wetteland

1996 New York Yankees
Salaries

Ruben Sierra $6,200,000.00
Paul O'Neill $5,300,000.00
Kenny Rogers $5,000,000.00
David Cone $4,666,667.00
John Wetteland $4,000,000.00
Bernie Williams $3,000,000.00
Joe Girardi $2,325,000.00
Tino Martinez $2,300,000.00
Tim Raines $2,100,000.00
Wade Boggs $2,050,000.00
Jimmy Key $1,750,000.00
Jim Leyritz $1,470,000.00
Scott Kamieniecki $1,100,000.00
Dwight Gooden $950,000.00
Pat Kelly $900,000.00
Jeff Nelson $860,000.00
Bob Wickman $850,000.00
Mariano Duncan $845,000.00
Steve Howe $500,000.00
Darryl Strawberry $300,000.00
Billy Brewer $250,000.00
Gerald Williams $200,000.00
Andy Pettitte $195,000.00
Mariano Rivera $131,125.00
Derek Jeter $130,000.00
Wally Whitehurst $125,000.00
Dave Pavlas $120,000.00
Robert Eenhoorn $119,000.00
Mark Hutton $119,000.00
Jim Mecir $113,500.00
Brian Boehringer $109,000.00
Andy Fox $109,000.00
Matt Howard $109,000.00
Matt Luke $109,000.00
Ramiro Mendoza $109,000.00
Dale Polley $109,000.00
Jorge Posada $109,000.00
Ruben Rivera $109,000.00

1996 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#2 Derek Jeter
#11 Dwight Gooden
#12 Wade Boggs
#13 Jim Leyritz
#14 Pat Kelly
#17 Kenny Rogers
#18 Mariano Duncan
#19 Luis Sojo
#20 Mike Aldrete
#20 Robert Eenhoorn
#21 Paul O'Neill
#22 Jimmy Key
#24 Tino Martinez
#25 Cecil Fielder
#25 Joe Girardi
#25 Ruben Sierra
#26 Andy Fox
#27 Graeme Lloyd
#27 Bob Wickman
#28 Scott Kamieniecki
#28 Ruben Rivera
#29 Ricky Bones
#29 Gerald Williams
#31 Tim Raines
#33 Charlie Hayes
#35 John Wetteland
#36 David Cone
#38 Matt Howard
#39 Paul Gibson
#39 Dion James
#39 Matt Luke
#39 Darryl Strawberry
#41 Brian Boehringer
#42 Mariano Rivera
#43 Jeff Nelson
#45 Cecil Fielder
#45 Joe Girardi
#46 Andy Pettitte
#47 Dave Pavlas
#47 Ruben Rivera
#51 Bernie Williams
#52 Mark Hutton
#52 David Weathers
#54 Jim Mecir
#55 Jorge Posada
#55 Wally Whitehurst
#56 Dale Polley
#57 Steve Howe
#57 Ramiro Mendoza
#59 Billy Brewer
#60 Tim McIntosh
#99 Matt Howard

Did you know that a 1996 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)?