1998 New York Yankees season
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| 1998 New York Yankees 1998 AL East Champions 1998 AL Champions 1998 World Series Champions |
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| Owner(s) | George Steinbrenner |
| Manager(s) | Joe Torre |
| Local television | WPIX (Bobby Murcer, Suzyn Waldman, Tommy John) MSG (Ken Singleton, Jim Kaat, Al Trautwig, Suzyn Waldman) |
| Local radio | WABC (AM) (Michael Kay, John Sterling) |
The New York Yankees' 1998 season was the 96th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a franchise record regular-season standing of 114-48, 22 games ahead of the second-place Boston Red Sox in the American League East. 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. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. 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 unprecedented 24th World Series. Including the playoffs, the 1998 Yankees won a total of 125 games against 50 losses, an MLB record. They are widely considered to be one of the greatest teams in baseball history.[1]
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[edit] Notable transactions
- November 11, 1997: Charlie Hayes was traded by the New York Yankees with cash to the San Francisco Giants for Chris Singleton and Alberto Castillo (minors).[2]
- November 12, 1997: Luis Sojo was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.[3]
- November 18, 1997: Scott Brosius was sent by the Oakland Athletics to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on November 7, 1997. The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Kenny Rogers and cash.[4]
- November 25, 1997: Dale Sveum was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.[5]
- December 10, 1997: Chili Davis signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.[6]
- January 8, 1998: Darryl Strawberry re-signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.[7]
- January 15, 1998: Tim Raines re-signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.[8]
- January 26, 1998: Doug Linton was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.[9]
- February 6, 1998: Chuck Knoblauch was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the New York Yankees for Brian Buchanan, Cristian Guzman, Eric Milton, Danny Mota, and cash.[10]
- March 14, 1998: Doug Linton was released by the New York Yankees.[9]
- June 2, 1998: Mark Prior was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (43rd pick) of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign.[11]
- June 2, 1998: Drew Henson was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 3rd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 24, 1998.[12]
- June 28, 1998: Ken Huckaby was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.[13]
- August 3, 1998: Dale Sveum was released by the New York Yankees.[5]
- September 29, 1998: Alfonso Soriano was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Japan Central).[14]
[edit] Regular season
On May 17, 1998, David Wells pitched a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins.[15]
[edit] Season standings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 114 | 48 | .704 | -- |
| Boston Red Sox | 92 | 70 | .568 | 22.0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 88 | 74 | .543 | 26.0 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 79 | 83 | .488 | 35.0 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 63 | 99 | .389 | 51.0 |
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[edit] Game log
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[edit] Player stats
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[edit] Batting
Note: 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 |
[edit] Other batters
| 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 |
[edit] Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Orlando Hernández | 21 | 141.0 | 12 | 4 | 3.13 | 131 |
| David Wells | 30 | 214.3 | 18 | 4 | 3.49 | 163 |
| David Cone | 31 | 207.7 | 20 | 7 | 3.55 | 209 |
| Hideki Irabu | 29 | 173.0 | 13 | 9 | 4.06 | 129 |
| Andy Pettitte | 33 | 216.3 | 16 | 11 | 4.24 | 146 |
[edit] Relief pitchers
[edit] Other pitchers
| 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 |
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Ramiro Mendoza | 41 | 130.1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3.25 | 56 |
| Mike Buddie | 24 | 41.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5.62 | 20 |
| Willie Banks | 9 | 14.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.05 | 8 |
| Ryan Bradley | 5 | 12.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.68 | 13 |
| Joe Borowski | 8 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | 7 |
| Jim Bruske | 3 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 |
| Jay Tessmer | 7 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 6 |
| Mike Jerzembeck | 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.79 | 1 |
| Todd Erdos | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
[edit] ALDS
[edit] Game 1
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 |
| W: David Wells (1-0) L: Todd Stottlemyre (0-1) S: Mariano Rivera (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
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 | |
| W: Andy Pettitte (1-0) L: Rick Helling (0-1) S: Mariano Rivera (2) | |||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Shane Spencer, Scott Brosius | |||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
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 | |
| W: David Cone (1-0) L: Aaron Sele (0-1) | |||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Shane Spencer, Paul O'Neill | |||||||||||||
[edit] ALCS
New York wins the series, 4-2