1981 New York Yankees
59 - 48
1980 / 1982 (Organization)
4th place in the AL East (2 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		32 - 19 (.627)
27 - 29 (.482)		 +5.4 wins
+0.2 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 421 / 418 ( +3 )
Allowed/Expected: 343 / 419 ( +76 )
Pyth Record: 63 - 44 (-4)
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Attendance: 1,614,353 Avg Att: 31,654 (1.69)
Att Rank: 1 / 14 Lg Avg: 18,755
       
Park Factor: 0.97    
HR Factor: 0.94 R/L HR: 0.80 / 1.16
Notes:
- American League Champions - East Division Champions
- Defeated Milwaukee Brewers in the AEDS
- Defeated Oakland Athletics in the ALCS
- Defeated Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series

Formation
Filters
Home Grown
Positions
#
via
1 Graig Nettles
3B
36.9
2.7
12.1
4.3
9
N
11
27
1972
 Trade CLE AL
2 Lou Piniella
RF
37.8
0.7
4.3
1.4
8
N
12
7
1973
 Trade KCA AL
3 Ron Guidry
SP
30.8
3.1
10.2
6.1
7
Y
6
8
1971
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 3
4 Willie Randolph
2B
27.0
2.4
9.4
0.7
6
N
12
11
1975
 Trade PIT NL
5 Reggie Jackson
RF
35.1
1.0
9.3
3.0
5
N
11
29
1976
 Free Agency
6 Bucky Dent
SS
29.6
1.7
7.8
1.8
5
N
4
5
1977
 Trade CHA AL
7 Rich Gossage
RP
30.0
2.3
11.5
8.9
4
N
11
22
1977
 Free Agency
8 Jim Spencer
1B
33.9
-0.3
0.5
-0.8
4
N
12
12
1977
 Trade CHA AL
9 Ron Davis
RP
25.9
1.6
7.6
3.6
4
N
6
12
1978
 Trade CHN NL
10 Dennis Werth
1B
28.5
-0.8
0.4
-0.8
3
Y
6
5
1974
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 19
11 Mike Griffin
RP
24.0
0.1
0.4
0.2
3
N
11
10
1978
 Trade TEX AL
12 Tommy John
SP
38.1
2.6
9.9
5.6
3
N
11
21
1978
 Free Agency
13 Bobby Brown
RF
27.1
-0.0
0.9
-0.5
3
N
4
19
1979
 Purchased TOR AL
14 Bobby Murcer
DH
35.1
0.4
3.5
1.6
3
N
6
26
1979
 Trade CHN NL
15 Oscar Gamble
DH
31.5
1.4
6.9
3.2
3
N
7
30
1979
 Trade TEX AL
16 Dave Righetti
SP
22.6
3.5
10.3
7.0
2
N
11
10
1978
 Trade TEX AL
17 Tom Underwood
SP
27.5
-0.1
0.5
-0.6
2
N
11
1
1979
 Trade TOR AL
18 Rick Cerone
C
27.1
-0.1
3.9
-2.0
2
N
11
1
1979
 Trade TOR AL
19 Rudy May
SP
37.0
0.5
4.5
-0.3
2
N
11
8
1979
 Free Agency
20 Bob Watson
1B
35.2
-0.1
3.0
0.0
2
N
11
8
1979
 Free Agency
21 Johnny Oates
C
35.4
-0.2
0.2
-0.5
2
N
4
4
1980
 Free Agency
22 Doug Bird
SW
31.3
0.8
4.3
2.1
2
N
4
29
1980
 Free Agency
23 Aurelio Rodriguez
3B
33.5
0.7
2.6
1.6
2
N
8
4
1980
 Purchased SDN NL
24 Steve Balboni
1B
24.5
0.1
0.5
0.4
1
Y
6
6
1978
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 2
25 Andy McGaffigan
RP
24.7
0.0
0.4
-0.0
1
Y
6
6
1978
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 6
26 Gene Nelson
SP
20.6
-0.4
0.7
-0.6
1
N
10
8
1979
 Trade TEX AL
27 Andre Robertson
SS
23.7
0.1
0.4
-0.1
1
N
12
10
1979
 Purchased TOR AL
28 Tucker Ashford
2B
26.6
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
1
N
10
24
1980
 Trade TEX AL
29 Larry Milbourne
SS
30.4
1.2
6.4
2.6
1
N
11
18
1980
 Trade SEA AL
30 Dave Winfield
LF
29.7
2.6
15.6
7.6
1
N
12
15
1980
 Free Agency
31 Bill Castro
RP
29.3
-0.4
0.2
-0.8
1
N
2
17
1981
 Free Agency
32 Jerry Mumphrey
CF
28.8
3.2
12.4
5.6
1
N
3
31
1981
 Trade SDN NL
33 Dave Wehrmeister
RP
28.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
1
N
4
3
1981
 Returned to Original Tm after Draft KCA AL
34 Dave LaRoche
RP
33.1
0.7
3.9
1.4
1
N
4
17
1981
 Free Agency
35 Barry Foote
C
29.4
0.2
2.5
-0.6
1
N
4
27
1981
 Trade CHN NL
36 Dave Revering
1B
28.4
0.2
2.0
-0.2
1
N
5
20
1981
 Trade OAK AL
37 Mike Patterson
LF
23.4
0.0
0.4
0.2
1
N
5
20
1981
 Trade OAK AL
38 George Frazier
RP
26.7
0.7
2.9
1.4
1
N
6
7
1981
 Trade SLN NL
39 Rick Reuschel
SP
32.1
1.6
5.0
2.8
1
N
6
12
1981
 Trade CHN NL
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Player Pos Hometown
Tucker Ashford 2B Memphis, TN (USA)
Steve Balboni 1B Manchester, NH (US)
Doug Bird SW Pomona, CA (US)
Bobby Brown RF Eastville, VA (US)
Bill Castro RP Santiago (D.R.)
Rick Cerone C Newark, NJ (US)
Ron Davis RP Houston, TX (US)
Bucky Dent SS Hialeah, FL (US)
Barry Foote C Smithfield, NC (US)
George Frazier RP Springfield, MO (US)
Oscar Gamble DH Montgomery, AL (US)
Rich Gossage RP Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Mike Griffin RP Woodland, CA (US)
Ron Guidry SP Lafayette, LA (US)
Reggie Jackson RF Cheltenham, PA (US)
Tommy John SP Terre Haute, IN (US)
Dave LaRoche RP Torrance, CA (US)
Rudy May SP Oakland, CA (US)
Andy McGaffigan RP West Palm Beach, FL (US)
Larry Milbourne SS Millville, NJ (US)
Jerry Mumphrey CF Tyler, TX (US)
Bobby Murcer DH Oklahoma City, OK (US)
Gene Nelson SP Dade City, FL (US)
Graig Nettles 3B San Diego, CA (US)
Johnny Oates C Prince George, VA (US)
Mike Patterson LF Los Angeles, CA (US)
Lou Piniella RF Tampa, FL (US)
Willie Randolph 2B Brooklyn, NY (US)
Rick Reuschel SP Camp Point, IL (US)
Dave Revering 1B Fair Oaks, CA (US)
Dave Righetti SP San Jose, CA (US)
Andre Robertson SS West Orange, TX (US)
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B Cananea, 26 (Mexico)
Jim Spencer 1B Glen Burnie, MD (US)
Tom Underwood SP Kokomo, IN (US)
Tom Underwood SP Kokomo, IN (US)
Bob Watson 1B Los Angeles, CA (US)
Dave Wehrmeister RP LaGrange, IL (US)
Dennis Werth 1B Lincoln, IL (USA)
Dave Winfield LF St. Paul, MN (US)

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