1991 New York Yankees Opening Day Roster

Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan (April 8)

Manager - Stump Merrill 22

No. Coaches
52  Mark Connor
44  Mike Ferraro
47  Marc Hill
46  Frank Howard
  2  Graig Nettles
48  Buck Showalter

No. Pitchers
25  Greg Cadaret (L-L)
51  Chuck Cary (L-L)
28  Dave Eiland (R-R)
26  Steve Farr (R-R)
35  Lee Guetterman (L-L)
57  John Habyan (R-R)
40  Andy Hawkins (R-R)
54  Tim Leary (R-R)
34  Pascual Perez (R-R)* (15-day DL)
33  Eric Plunk (R-R)
21  Scott Sanderson (R-R)
36  Mike Witt (R-R)* (15-day DL)

No. Catchers
53  Bob Geren (R-R)
12  Jim Leyritz (R-R)
38  Matt Nokes (L-R)

No. Infielders
14  Mike Blowers (R-R)
20  Alvaro Espinoza (R-R)
43  Torey Lovullo (S-R)
24  Kevin Maas (L-L)
23  Don Mattingly (L-L)
  6  Steve Sax (R-R)
18  Randy Velarde (R-R)

No. Outfielders
29  Jesse Barfield (R-R)
27  Mel Hall (L-L)
39  Roberto Kelly (R-R)
17  Scott Lusader (L-L)
31  Hensley Meulens (R-R)

Trainers - Gene Monahan, Steve Donohue

* not on active roster

Optioned Players
No. Pitchers
43  Steve Adkins (R-L)
65  Darrin Chapin (R-R)
64  Jeff Johnson (R-L)
50  Alan Mills (R-R)
59  Willie Smith (R-R)
41  Wade Taylor (R-R)

No. Catchers
11  John Ramos (R-R)

No. Infielders
74  Pat Kelly (R-R)

No. Outfielders
42  Mike Humphreys (R-R)
63  Bernie Williams (S-R)
62  Gerald Williams (R-R)


Starting Lineup April 8, Tiger Stadium, Detroit
Sax 2B
Mattingly 1B 
Kelly CF
Maas DH
Meulens LF
Barfield RF
Leyritz C
Blowers 3B
Espinoza SS
   
Leary P 

1991 YANKEES DEPTH CHART
C   Jim Leyritz
1B Don Mattingly
2B Steve Sax
3B Mike Blowers
SS Alvaro Espinoza
LF Hensley Meulens
CF Roberto Kelly
RF Jesse Barfield
DH Kevin Maas (1B)
UTILITY
C   Matt Nokes
C   Bob Geren
3B Torey Lovullo
SS Randy Velarde (2B)
LF Mel Hall (RF)
CF Scott Lusader
PITCHERS
Tim Leary
Scott Sanderson
Chuck Cary
Andy Hawkins
Dave Eiland
Mike Witt*
Pascual Perez*
RELIEF PITCHERS
Steve Farr
Greg Cadaret
Eric Plunk
Lee Guetterman
John Habyan

* not on active roster


numerical roster
   2 Nettles, ch
   6 Sax, if
12 Leyritz, c-if
14 Blowers, if
17 Lusader, of
18 Velarde, if
20 Espinoza, if
21 Sanderson, p
22 Merrill, mgr
23 Mattingly, if
24 Maas, if
25 Cadaret, p
26 Farr, p
27 Hall, of
28 Eiland, p
29 Barfield, of
31 Meulens, of
33 Plunk, p
34 Perez, p*
35 Guetterman, p
36 Witt, p*
38 Nokes, c
39 Kelly, of
40 Hawkins, p
43 Lovullo, if
44 Ferraro, ch
46 Howard, ch
47 Hill, ch
48 Showalter, ch
51 Cary, p
52 Connor, ch
53 Geren, c
54 Leary, p
57 Habyan, p

* not on active roster

retired numbers
1 Martin
3 Ruth
4 Gehrig
5 DiMaggio
7 Mantle
8 Berra
8 Dickey
9 Maris
10 Rizzuto
15 Munson
16 Ford
32 Howard
37 Stengel