1980–1984 Yankees Yearbooks
1980 Yankees Yearbook ~ 1st edition
Notable: Includes a special thirty-six-page insert titled “The Great Yankee Rivalries” with more than 100 classic photos and an eight-page pull-out poster.
Simplest way to identify edition: No “Revised Edition” on the cover. No date on the Roster page (p. 80).
Internet Archive Link: 1980 Yankees Yearbook
1980 Yankees Yearbook ~ 2nd edition
Notable: Two-page (pp. 12–13) memorial to Thurman Munson (also in 1st edition).
Simplest way to identify edition: “Revised Edition” printed on the cover. No date on the Roster page (p. 80).
1981 Yankees Yearbook ~ 1st edition
Notable: Famous “lipstick” photograph of George Steinbrenner (p. 3), with a reddish tint to his lips, reportedly prompting the yearbook to be pulled and a new edition produced. Includes a special 24-page insert titled “The Perfect Game 25 Years Later,” commemorating Don Larsen’s perfect game.
Simplest way to identify edition: No “2nd Edition” on the cover, no price on cover. No date on the Roster page (p. 80).
1981 Yankees Yearbook ~ 1st edition, second printing
Notable: Full page memorial to Elston Howard (also in earlier edition).
Simplest way to identify edition: No “2nd Edition” on the cover, price of $2.50 added in the bottom right corner of cover. No date on the Roster page (p. 80).
Internet Archive Link: 1981 Yankees Yearbook
1981 Yankees Yearbook ~ 2nd edition
Notable: Photograph of George Steinbrenner (p. 3) corrected to remove the reddish tint from his lips. Reggie Jackson’s final season and Dave Winfield’s first season with the team.
Simplest way to identify edition: “2nd Edition” printed on the cover, with the price of $2.50 in the bottom right corner. No date on the Roster page (p. 80).
1982 Yankees Yearbook ~ 1st edition
Notable: Includes a special eighteen-page insert titled “80 Years in the American League and 60 Years in Yankee Stadium”. Also two pages of baseball cards.
Simplest way to identify edition: No “2nd Edition” on the cover. No date on the Roster page (p. 80).
Internet Archive Link: 1982 Yankees Yearbook
1982 Yankees Yearbook ~ 2nd edition
Notable: In the “On the Way Up” section Don Mattingly appears on page 69 (also in earlier edition) and Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway appears on page 71.
Simplest way to identify edition: “2nd Edition” printed on the cover. No date on the Roster page (p. 80).
1983 Yankees Yearbook ~ English edition
Notable: Includes three postcards of Yankee Stadium & Billy Martin & an eight-page pull-out poster.
Simplest way to identify edition: Only one known English edition published.
Internet Archive Link: 1983 Yankees Yearbook
1983 Yankees Yearbook ~ Spanish edition
Notable: One of only two known years in which the Yankees published a Spanish edition.
Simplest way to identify edition: Cover is in Spanish.
1984 Yankees Yearbook
Notable: Includes a special sixteen-page insert titled “The Yankee Collector: A Compilation of Yankee Memorabilia.” The insert features two pages devoted to “The Yankee Yearbooks: Souvenir Success Story.”
Simplest way to identify edition: Only one known edition published.
Internet Archive Link: 1984 Yankees Yearbook