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The New York Yankees carried a $17,114,375 payroll in 1989 across 31 players, an average of $552,077 and a median of $232,390. The highest-paid player was Don Mattingly at $2,200,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Mattingly | $2,200,000 |
| 2 | Rickey Henderson | $2,120,000 |
| 3 | Dave Winfield | $1,958,652 |
| 4 | Dave Righetti | $1,450,000 |
| 5 | Steve Sax | $1,150,000 |
| 6 | Andy Hawkins | $933,333 |
| 7 | Mel Hall | $925,000 |
| 8 | Dave LaPoint | $825,000 |
| 9 | John Candelaria | $800,000 |
| 10 | Ken Phelps | $655,000 |
| 11 | Don Slaught | $650,000 |
| 12 | Mike Pagliarulo | $575,000 |
| 13 | Rafael Santana | $500,000 |
| 14 | Tom Brookens | $475,000 |
| 15 | Lance McCullers | $460,000 |
| 16 | Eric Plunk | $232,390 |
| 17 | Lee Guetterman | $137,500 |
| 18 | Steve Kiefer | $95,000 |
| 19 | Chuck Cary | $90,000 |
| 20 | Stan Jefferson | $90,000 |
| 21 | Mike Blowers | $82,000 |
| 22 | Al Leiter | $80,000 |
| 23 | Roberto Kelly | $80,000 |
| 24 | Randy Velarde | $72,500 |
| 25 | Bob Geren | $70,000 |
| 26 | Alvaro Espinoza | $68,000 |
| 27 | Clay Parker | $68,000 |
| 28 | Gary Ward | $68,000 |
| 29 | Hensley Meulens | $68,000 |
| 30 | Jamie Quirk | $68,000 |
| 31 | Richard Dotson | $68,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1989 New York Yankees roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $17,114,375 total is the sum of these 31 salaries; the table lists every one of them, top contract first. Amounts are nominal US dollars; full source credits live on the sources page.
Salary and payroll records aggregated and published by Legends Deck. Nominal dollars; no inflation adjustment. Full source credits, licenses and access dates on the sources page.