Team fielding report -- 1979 New York Yankees
Regular season -- as of 4/30/1979
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| Pos | Name | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | PCT | PB | SB | CS | SB% |
| p | Tommy John | 5 | 5 | 37.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .833 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Ron Guidry | 5 | 5 | 37.2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.000 | | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Ed Figueroa | 6 | 6 | 36.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| | Luis Tiant | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| | Dick Tidrow | 8 | 0 | 11.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Ken Clay | 8 | 0 | 14.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Jim Hunter | 3 | 3 | 17.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| | Rich Gossage | 6 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Ron Davis | 2 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Paul Mirabella | 5 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Total | 50 | 21 | 185.1 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .960 | | 7 | 3 | .700 |
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| c | Thurman Munson | 20 | 20 | 176.1 | 100 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 108 | .991 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 |
| | Jerry Narron | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| | Total | 21 | 21 | 185.1 | 110 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 119 | .992 | 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
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| 1b | Chris Chambliss | 19 | 19 | 167.1 | 178 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 185 | .995 | | | | |
| | Jim Spencer | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 21 | 21 | 185.1 | 199 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 206 | .995 | | | | |
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| 2b | Willie Randolph | 21 | 21 | 185.1 | 43 | 66 | 1 | 13 | 110 | .991 | | | | |
| | Total | 21 | 21 | 185.1 | 43 | 66 | 1 | 13 | 110 | .991 | | | | |
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| 3b | Graig Nettles | 21 | 21 | 185.1 | 12 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 63 | .968 | | | | |
| | Total | 21 | 21 | 185.1 | 12 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 63 | .968 | | | | |
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| ss | Bucky Dent | 20 | 18 | 158.1 | 23 | 69 | 1 | 13 | 93 | .989 | | | | |
| | Fred Stanley | 4 | 3 | 27.0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 24 | 21 | 185.1 | 29 | 82 | 1 | 15 | 112 | .991 | | | | |
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| lf | Roy White | 8 | 8 | 72.0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .958 | | | | |
| | Jay Johnstone | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .938 | | | | |
| | Juan Beniquez | 5 | 5 | 42.0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .929 | | | | |
| | Lou Piniella | 5 | 3 | 30.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 23 | 21 | 185.1 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 62 | .952 | | | | |
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| cf | Mickey Rivers | 20 | 20 | 176.1 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | .981 | | | | |
| | Juan Beniquez | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 21 | 21 | 185.1 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59 | .983 | | | | |
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| rf | Reggie Jackson | 18 | 18 | 159.1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | .971 | | | | |
| | Lou Piniella | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Paul Blair | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 21 | 21 | 185.1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | .975 | | | | |
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| | Total | 21 | 21 | 185.1 | 556 | 228 | 12 | 19 | 796 | .985 | 2 | | | |