1992 New York Yankees season
1992 New York Yankees | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
City | New York City | |
Record | 76–86 (.469) | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | George Steinbrenner and Joe Molloy (managing partner) | |
General managers | Gene Michael | |
Managers | Buck Showalter | |
Television | WPIX (Phil Rizzuto, Tom Seaver, Bobby Murcer) MSG (Dewayne Staats, Tony Kubek, Al Trautwig) | |
Radio | WABC (AM) (John Sterling, Michael Kay) | |
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The 1992 New York Yankees season was the 90th season for the Yankees, their 69th at Yankee Stadium and their first under manager Buck Showalter. The team looked to improve their standings from 1991 when they finished fifth in the American League East with a 71–91 record.
The Yankees did improve their record by five games and finished tied for fourth place with the Cleveland Indians at 76–86, twenty games behind the eventual world champion Toronto Blue Jays. Nevertheless, the team finished with a losing record for the fourth consecutive year, with 86 being their fewest losses in that span. As of 2024[update], this is the last time that the Yankees have finished with a losing record.
Offseason
[edit]- November 13, 1991: Ramiro Mendoza was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.[1]
- November 20, 1991: Eric Plunk was released by the New York Yankees.[2]
- December 2, 1991: Bob Geren was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the Cincinnati Reds.[3]
- January 6, 1992: Danny Tartabull was signed as a free agent with the Yankees.[4]
- January 8, 1992: Darrin Chapin was traded by the Yankees to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Charlie Hayes to the Yankees on February 19.[5]
- January 9, 1992: Mike Gallego signed as a free agent with the Yankees.[6]
- January 10, 1992: Steve Sax was traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Bob Wickman, Domingo Jean and Mélido Pérez.[7]
Regular season
[edit]- On August 12, pitcher Scott Sanderson threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs.[8] This was accomplished in the fifth inning.
- J. T. Snow made his major league debut on September 20 against the Kansas City Royals. In five at bats he had no hits.[9]
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 53–28 | 43–38 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 4 | 53–28 | 39–42 |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | .549 | 7 | 43–38 | 46–35 |
Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
New York Yankees | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
Detroit Tigers | 75 | 87 | .463 | 21 | 38–42 | 37–45 |
Boston Red Sox | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23 | 44–37 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
California | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Detroit | 3–10 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
Kansas City | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 9–3 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 2–11 |
Oakland | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 12–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 1–12 | — | 4–9 | 4–8 |
Texas | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |
Notable transactions
[edit]- April 9, 1992: Shawn Hillegas was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.[10]
- June 1, 1992: Derek Jeter was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 1992.[11]
- August 22, 1992: Tim Leary and cash were traded by the Yankees to the Seattle Mariners for Sean Twitty (minors).[12]
- August 22, 1992: Shawn Hillegas was released by the New York Yankees.[10]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager Coaches
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 | Matt Nokes | 121 | 384 | 86 | .224 | 22 | 59 |
1B | Don Mattingly | 157 | 640 | 184 | .288 | 14 | 86 |
2B | Pat Kelly | 106 | 318 | 72 | .226 | 7 | 27 |
3B | Charlie Hayes | 142 | 509 | 131 | .257 | 18 | 66 |
SS | Andy Stankiewicz | 116 | 400 | 107 | .268 | 2 | 25 |
LF | Mel Hall | 152 | 583 | 163 | .280 | 15 | 81 |
CF | Roberto Kelly | 152 | 580 | 158 | .272 | 10 | 66 |
RF | Danny Tartabull | 123 | 421 | 112 | .266 | 25 | 85 |
DH | Kevin Maas | 98 | 286 | 71 | .248 | 11 | 35 |
Other batters
[edit]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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Randy Velarde | 121 | 412 | 112 | .272 | 7 | 46 |
Bernie Williams | 62 | 261 | 73 | .280 | 5 | 26 |
Mike Stanley | 68 | 173 | 43 | .249 | 8 | 27 |
Mike Gallego | 53 | 173 | 44 | .254 | 3 | 14 |
Dion James | 67 | 145 | 38 | .262 | 3 | 17 |
Jim Leyritz | 63 | 144 | 37 | .257 | 7 | 26 |
Jesse Barfield | 30 | 95 | 13 | .137 | 2 | 7 |
Gerald Williams | 15 | 27 | 8 | .296 | 3 | 6 |
J.T. Snow | 7 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
Dave Silvestri | 7 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Humphreys | 4 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
Hensley Meulens | 2 | 5 | 3 | .600 | 1 | 1 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | BB |
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Mélido Pérez | 33 | 247.2 | 13 | 16 | 2.87 | 218 | 93 |
Scott Sanderson | 33 | 193.1 | 12 | 11 | 4.93 | 104 | 64 |
Scott Kamieniecki | 28 | 188.0 | 6 | 14 | 4.36 | 88 | 74 |
Tim Leary | 18 | 97.0 | 5 | 6 | 5.57 | 34 | 57 |
Sam Militello | 9 | 60.0 | 3 | 3 | 3.45 | 42 | 32 |
Bob Wickman | 8 | 50.1 | 6 | 1 | 4.11 | 21 | 20 |
Sterling Hitchcock | 3 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 8.31 | 6 | 6 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | BB |
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Greg Cadaret | 46 | 103.2 | 4 | 8 | 4.25 | 73 | 74 |
Shawn Hillegas | 21 | 78.1 | 1 | 8 | 5.51 | 46 | 33 |
Jeff Johnson | 13 | 52.2 | 2 | 3 | 6.66 | 14 | 23 |
Curt Young | 13 | 43.1 | 3 | 0 | 3.32 | 13 | 10 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | BB |
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Steve Farr | 50 | 52.0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 1.56 | 37 | 19 |
John Habyan | 56 | 72.2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3.84 | 44 | 21 |
Rich Monteleone | 47 | 92.2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3.30 | 62 | 27 |
Tim Burke | 23 | 27.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.25 | 8 | 15 |
Steve Howe | 20 | 22.0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.45 | 12 | 3 |
Jerry Nielsen | 20 | 19.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.58 | 12 | 18 |
Lee Guetterman | 15 | 22.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.53 | 5 | 13 |
Russ Springer | 14 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.19 | 12 | 10 |
Awards and records
[edit]1992 MLB All-Star Game
- Roberto Kelly, outfield, reserve
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Ramiro Mendoza page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Eric Plunk Stats".
- ^ Bob Geren page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Danny Tartabull page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Charlie Hayes page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Gallego page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Wickman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 3 Pitch Inning
- ^ J. T. Snow page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Shawn Hillegas page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Derek Jeter page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tim Leary page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007