1998 New York Yankees | |
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World Series Champions AL Champions AL East Champions | |
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Record | 114–48 (.704) |
Divisional place | 1st |
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Owner(s) | George Steinbrenner |
General manager(s) | Brian Cashman |
Manager(s) | Joe Torre |
Local television | WPIX (Bobby Murcer, Tommy John) MSG (Ken Singleton, Jim Kaat, Al Trautwig, Suzyn Waldman) |
Local radio | WABC (AM) (John Sterling, Michael Kay) |
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The 1998 New York Yankees season was the 96th season for the Yankees. Widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in baseball history,[1][2][3] the team finished with a franchise record regular-season standing of 114–48. These Yankees set an American League record for wins in a season, a record that would stand until 2001, when the Seattle Mariners won 116 games in the regular season against 46 losses (the Yankees still hold the record for most regular season wins by a team that won the World Series). It also saw Yankees pitcher David Wells pitch the 15th perfect game in baseball history. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium, in which they celebrated the stadium's 75th Anniversary.
In the postseason, they swept the Texas Rangers in the American League Division Series, won the American League pennant by beating the Cleveland Indians four games to two in the American League Championship Series, and swept the San Diego Padres to capture their 24th World Series. Including the playoffs, the 1998 Yankees won a total of 125 games against 50 losses, an MLB record.
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 114 | 48 | 0.704 | — | 62–19 | 52–29 |
Boston Red Sox | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 22 | 51–30 | 41–40 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 26 | 51–30 | 37–44 |
Baltimore Orioles | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 35 | 42–39 | 37–44 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 63 | 99 | 0.389 | 51 | 33–48 | 30–51 |
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Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Anaheim | — | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 10–6 |
Baltimore | 6–5 | — | 6–6 | 2–9 | 5–6 | 10–1 | 5–6 | 7–3 | 3–9 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 5–11 |
Boston | 5–6 | 6–6 | — | 5–6 | 8–3 | 5–5 | 8–3 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 9–2 | 7–4 | 9–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 9–7 |
Chicago | 6–5 | 9–2 | 6–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 4–6–1 | 7–9 |
Cleveland | 7–4 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 9–2 | 7–3 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 10–6 |
Detroit | 3–8 | 1–10 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 7–9 |
Kansas City | 5–6 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 0–10 | 7–4 | 4–6 | 8–3 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 9–7 |
Minnesota | 5–6 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 4–7 | 4–7 | 2–9 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 7–9 |
New York | 5–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 10–0 | 7–4 | — | 8–3 | 8–3 | 11–1 | 8–3 | 6–6 | 13–3 |
Oakland | 7–5 | 3–8 | 2–9 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 3–8 | — | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–8 |
Seattle | 3–9 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 6–4 | 9–2 | 3–8 | 7–5 | — | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 7–9 |
Tampa Bay | 5–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 1–11 | 6–5 | 5–6 | — | 4–7 | 5–7 | 5–11 |
Texas | 7–5 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–4 | — | 7–4 | 8–8 |
Toronto | 7–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–4–1 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 4–7 | — | 9–7 |
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April (17–6) Home: 9–1 Away: 8–5
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May (20–7) Home: 9–4 Away: 11–3
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June (19–7) Home: 10–1 Away: 9–6
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July (20–7) Home: 10–2 Away: 10–5
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August (22–10) Home: 14–5 Away: 8–5
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September (16–11) Home: 10–6 Away: 6–6
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= Indicates team leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Jorge Posada | 111 | 358 | 96 | .268 | 17 | 63 |
1B | Tino Martinez | 142 | 531 | 149 | .281 | 28 | 123 |
2B | Chuck Knoblauch | 150 | 603 | 160 | .265 | 17 | 64 |
3B | Scott Brosius | 152 | 530 | 159 | .300 | 19 | 98 |
SS | Derek Jeter | 149 | 626 | 203 | .324 | 19 | 84 |
LF | Chad Curtis | 151 | 456 | 111 | .243 | 10 | 56 |
CF | Bernie Williams | 128 | 499 | 169 | .339 | 26 | 97 |
RF | Paul O'Neill | 152 | 602 | 191 | .317 | 24 | 116 |
DH | Darryl Strawberry | 101 | 295 | 73 | .247 | 24 | 57 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Tim Raines | 109 | 321 | 93 | .290 | 5 | 47 |
Joe Girardi | 78 | 254 | 70 | .276 | 3 | 31 |
Luis Sojo | 54 | 147 | 34 | .231 | 0 | 14 |
Chili Davis | 35 | 103 | 30 | .291 | 3 | 9 |
Ricky Ledée | 42 | 79 | 19 | .241 | 1 | 12 |
Homer Bush | 45 | 71 | 27 | .380 | 1 | 5 |
Shane Spencer | 27 | 67 | 25 | .373 | 10 | 27 |
Dale Sveum | 30 | 58 | 9 | .155 | 0 | 3 |
Mike Lowell | 8 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Figga | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Andy Pettitte | 33 | 216.1 | 16 | 11 | 4.24 | 146 |
David Wells | 30 | 214.1 | 18 | 4 | 3.49 | 163 |
David Cone | 31 | 207.2 | 20 | 7 | 3.55 | 209 |
Hideki Irabu | 29 | 173.0 | 13 | 9 | 4.06 | 129 |
Orlando Hernández | 21 | 141.0 | 12 | 4 | 3.13 | 131 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mariano Rivera | 54 | 61.1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1.91 | 36 |
Mike Stanton | 67 | 79.0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5.47 | 69 |
Graeme Lloyd | 50 | 37.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | 20 |
Jeff Nelson | 45 | 40.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3.79 | 35 |
Darren Holmes | 34 | 51.1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3.33 | 31 |
Mike Buddie | 24 | 41.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5.62 | 20 |
Willie Banks | 9 | 14.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.05 | 8 |
Joe Borowski | 8 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | 7 |
Jay Tessmer | 7 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 6 |
Todd Erdos | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Ramiro Mendoza | 41 | 130.1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3.25 | 56 |
Ryan Bradley | 5 | 12.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.68 | 13 |
Jim Bruske | 3 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 |
Mike Jerzembeck | 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.79 | 1 |
Main article: 1998 American League Division Series |
September 29 at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees)
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Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: David Wells (1-0) LP: Todd Stottlemyre (0-1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (1) |
September 30 at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees)
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Andy Pettitte (1-0) LP: Rick Helling (0-1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (2) Home runs: TEX: None NYY: Shane Spencer, Scott Brosius |
October 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (Texas Rangers)
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: David Cone (1-0) LP: Aaron Sele (0-1) Home runs: NYY: Shane Spencer, Paul O'Neill TEX: None |
Main article: 1998 American League Championship Series |
New York wins the series, 4-2
Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Series |
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1 | New York | 7 | Cleveland | 2 | October 6 | 1-0 (NYY) |
2 | New York | 1 | Cleveland | 4 | October 7 | 1-1 |
3 | Cleveland | 6 | New York | 1 | October 9 | 2-1 (CLE) |
4 | Cleveland | 0 | New York | 4 | October 10 | 2-2 |
5 | Cleveland | 3 | New York | 5 | October 11 | 3-2 (NYY) |
6 | New York | 9 | Cleveland | 5 | October 13 | 4-2 (NYY) |
Main article: 1998 World Series |
October 17, 1998, at Yankee Stadium in New York
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San Diego | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | X | 9 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: David Wells (1-0) LP: Donne Wall (0-1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (1) Home runs: SD: Greg Vaughn 2 (2), Tony Gwynn (1) NYY: Chuck Knoblauch (1), Tino Martinez (1) |
October 18, 1998, at Yankee Stadium in New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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San Diego | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Orlando Hernández (1-0) LP: Andy Ashby (0-1) Home runs: SD: None NYY: Bernie Williams (1), Jorge Posada (1) |
October 20, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Ramiro Mendoza (1-0) LP: Trevor Hoffman (0-1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (2) Home runs: NYY: Scott Brosius 2 (2) SD: None |
October 21, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Andy Pettitte (1-0) LP: Kevin Brown (0-1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (3) |
See also: Minor League Baseball |
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