1981 New York Yankees Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 59-48
Finished 4th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,614,482, Avg. 32,290
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II
Won League Championship Series
American League East Division Series - Defeated Milwaukee Brewers 3-2
American League Championship Series - Defeated Oakland Athletics 3-0
World Series - Lost to Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2
Manager: Gene Michael (48-34)
Manager: Bob Lemon (11-14)
Location: New York, New York
1981 New York Yankees Statistics
1981 New York Yankees Results

The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1981 season with a record of 59 wins and 48 losses, finishing fourth in the AL's East Division.

The Yankees topped the league with just 343 runs allowed. New York scored 421 runs. Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles led the squad with 15 home runs apiece. Dave Winfield drove in 68 runs. Jerry Mumphrey paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .307. Ron Guidry paced the squad with 11 wins, while Dave Righetti recorded a 2.05 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Gene Michael and Bob Lemon coached the team. The 1981 New York Yankees won the League Championship Series.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tucker Ashford2BRRDecember 4, 19546'1"195Memphis, TN USA
Steve Balboni1BRRJanuary 16, 19576'3"225Brockton, MA USA
Doug BirdPRRMarch 5, 19506'4"180Corona, CA USA
Bobby BrownOFBRMay 25, 19546'2"190Norfolk, VA USA
Bill CastroPRRMarch 29, 19525'11"170Santiago, Sa D.R.
Rick CeroneCRRMay 19, 19545'11"192Newark, NJ USA
Ron DavisPRRAugust 6, 19556'4"205Houston, TX USA
Bucky DentSSRRNovember 25, 19515'9"170Savannah, GA USA
Barry FooteCRRFebruary 16, 19526'3"205Smithfield, NC USA
George FrazierPRROctober 13, 19546'5"205Oklahoma City, OK USA
Oscar GambleRFLRDecember 20, 19495'11"160Ramer, AL USA
Rich GossagePRRJuly 5, 19516'3"180Colorado Springs, CO USA
Mike GriffinPRRJune 26, 19576'4"195Colusa, CA USA
Ron GuidryPLLAugust 28, 19505'11"161Lafayette, LA USA
Reggie JacksonRFLLMay 18, 19466'0"195Abington, PA USA
Tommy JohnPRLMay 22, 19436'3"180Terre Haute, IN USA
Dave LaRochePLLMay 14, 19486'2"200Colorado Springs, CO USA
Rudy MayPLLJuly 18, 19446'2"205Coffeyville, KS USA
Andy McGaffiganPRROctober 25, 19566'3"185West Palm Beach, FL USA
Larry MilbourneSSBRFebruary 14, 19516'0"161Port Norris, NJ USA
Jerry MumphreyCFBRSeptember 9, 19526'2"185Tyler, TX USA
Bobby MurcerPLRMay 20, 19465'11"160Oklahoma City, OK USA
Gene NelsonPRRDecember 3, 19606'0"172Tampa, FL USA
Graig Nettles3BLRAugust 20, 19446'0"180San Diego, CA USA
Johnny OatesCLRJanuary 21, 19465'11"188Sylva, NC USA
Mike PattersonLFLRJanuary 26, 19585'10"170Santa Monica, CA USA
Lou PiniellaRFRRAugust 28, 19436'0"182Tampa, FL USA
Willie Randolph2BRRJuly 6, 19545'11"165Holly Hill, SC USA
Rick ReuschelPRRMay 16, 19496'3"215Quincy, IL USA
Dave Revering1BLRFebruary 12, 19536'4"210Roseville, CA USA
Dave RighettiPLLNovember 28, 19586'4"195San Jose, CA USA
Andre RobertsonSSRROctober 2, 19575'10"155Orange, TX USA
Aurelio Rodriguez3BRRDecember 28, 19475'10"180Cananea, So Mexico
Jim Spencer1BLLJuly 30, 19476'2"195Hanover, PA USA
Tom UnderwoodPRLDecember 22, 19535'11"170Kokomo, IN USA
Bob Watson1BRRApril 10, 19466'0"201Los Angeles, CA USA
Dave WehrmeisterPRRNovember 9, 19526'4"195Berwyn, IL USA
Dennis Werth1BRRDecember 29, 19526'1"200Lincoln, IL USA
Dave WinfieldLFRROctober 3, 19516'6"220St. Paul, MN USA



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