1974 New York Yankees Opening Day Roster

Shea Stadium, Queens, New York (April 6)

Manager - Bill Virdon  21

No. Coaches
16  Whitey Ford
32  Elston Howard
34  Dick Howser
31  Mel Wright

No. Pitchers
47  Fred Beene (S-R)
29  Tom Buskey (R-R)
36  Pat Dobson (R-R)
38  Steve Kline (R-R)
28  Sparky Lyle (L-L)
48  Sam McDowell (L-L)
33  Doc Medich (R-R)
19  Fritz Peterson (S-L)
30  Mel Stottlemyre (R-R)
42  Ken Wright (R-R)

No. Catchers
46  Rick Dempsey (R-R)
15  Thurman Munson (R-R)
41  Duke Sims (L-R)

No. Infielders
20  Horace Clarke (S-R)
18  Mike Hegan (L-L)
22  Jim Mason (L-R)
17  Gene Michael (S-R)
  9  Graig Nettles (L-R)
44  Bill Sudakis  (S-R)

No. Outfielders
12  Ron Blomberg (L-R)
27  Elliott Maddox (R-R)
  1  Bobby Murcer (L-R)
14  Lou Piniella (R-R)
  6  Roy White (S-R)
13  Walt Williams (R-R)

Trainer - Gene Monahan

1974 Yankees Yearbook Roster, Taxi Squad and Prospects

Manager - Bill Virdon 21

First Base Coach - Elston Howard 32

Third Base Coach - Dick Howser 34

Pitching Coach - Whitey Ford 16

Bullpen Coach - Mel Wright 31

Special Spring Training Instructor - Mickey Mantle 7

ROSTER

Catcher - Thurman Munson 15, Rick Dempsey 46

First Base - Chris Chambliss 10, Bill Sudakis 44 (3B-C)

Second Base - Sandy Alomar 2, Horace Clarke 20

Third Base - Graig Nettles 9

Shortstop - Jim Mason 22, Gene Michael 17

Left Field - Lou Piniella 14 (RF), Roy White 6 (DH)

Center Field - Elliott Maddox 27

Right Field - Bobby Murcer 1 (CF), Walt Williams 13 (CF)

Designated Hitter -  Ron Blomberg 12 (RF)

Starting Pitchers:

Mel Stottlemyre 30

Doc Medich 33

Pat Dobson 36

Rudy May 43

Dick Tidrow 19

Steve Kline 38

Relief Pitchers:

Sparky Lyle 28

Cecil Upshaw 35*

Mike Wallace 41

Fred Beene 47

TAXI SQUAD

Catcher - Duke Sims 50*, Jerry Moses 49*

First Base - Mike Hegan 18

Second Base - Billy Parker 24* (OF), Fernando Gonzalez 26 (3B)

Shortstop - Fred Stanley 11 (2B)

Outfield - Alex Johnson 23, Celerino Sanchez 53* (OF), Jerry Kenney 25* (SS)

Designated Hitter- Jim Ray Hart 45*

Starting Pitchers:

Fritz Peterson 52

Sam McDowell 48

Dick Woodson 29

Lowell Palmer 40*

Relief Pitchers:

Wayne Granger 39

Ken Wright 42

PROSPECTS

Catcher - Bill Stearns, Sheldon Gill

First Base - Otto Velez (OF)

Second Base - George Zeber

Third Base - Juan Bernhardt (1B)

Shortstop - Mike Heath

Outfield - Rick Bladt, Terry Whitfield, Ken Bennett

Starting Pitchers:

Dave Pagan

Larry Gowell

Joe Pactwa (OF)

Mike Pazik

Scott McGregor

Bob Polinsky

Ed Ricks

Relief Pitchers:

Tom Buskey

Tippy Martinez

Roger Hambright

* unofficial uniform number