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Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees

Major League Baseball team season
1998 New York Yankees
World Series Champions
American League Champions
American League East Champions
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkYankee Stadium
CityNew York City
Record114–48 (.704)
Divisional place1st
OwnersGeorge Steinbrenner
General managersBrian Cashman
ManagersJoe Torre
TelevisionWPIX
(Bobby Murcer, Tommy John)
MSG
(Ken Singleton, Jim Kaat, Al Trautwig, Suzyn Waldman)
RadioWABC (AM)
(John Sterling, Michael Kay)
← 1997 Seasons 1999 →

The 1998 season was the 96th season played by the New York Yankees. Widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in baseball history, the Yankees 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 Yankee David Wells pitch the 15th perfect game in baseball history. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium, in which they celebrated the stadium's 75th anniversary. Joe Torre managed the team.

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, a Major League Baseball record.

Offseason 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).
  • November 12, 1997: Luis Sojo was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
  • 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.
  • November 25, 1997: Dale Sveum was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
  • December 10, 1997: Chili Davis signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
  • January 8, 1998: Darryl Strawberry re-signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
  • January 15, 1998: Tim Raines re-signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
  • January 26, 1998: Doug Linton was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
  • February 6, 1998: Chuck Knoblauch was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the New York Yankees for Brian Buchanan, Cristian Guzmán, Eric Milton, Danny Mota, and cash.
  • March 14, 1998: Doug Linton was released by the New York Yankees.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • June 28, 1998: Ken Huckaby was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
  • August 3, 1998: Dale Sveum was released by the New York Yankees.
  • September 29, 1998: Alfonso Soriano was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Japan Central).

Season standings

AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 114 48 .704 — 62‍–‍19 52‍–‍29
Boston Red Sox 92 70 .568 22 51‍–‍30 41‍–‍40
Toronto Blue Jays 88 74 .543 26 51‍–‍30 37‍–‍44
Baltimore Orioles 79 83 .488 35 42‍–‍39 37‍–‍44
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 63 99 .389 51 33‍–‍48 30‍–‍51

Record vs. opponents

1998 American League record
Sources:
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


Detailed records

American League
Opponent W L WP RS RA
AL East
Baltimore Orioles 9 3 0.750 61 43
Boston Red Sox 7 5 0.583 73 53
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11 1 0.917 60 22
Toronto Blue Jays 6 6 0.500 57 52
Total 33 15 0.688 251 170
AL West
Anaheim Angels 5 6 0.455 52 61
Oakland Athletics 8 3 0.727 81 48
Seattle Mariners 8 3 0.727 71 64
Texas Rangers 8 3 0.727 81 74
Total 29 15 0.659 285 247
AL Central
Chicago White Sox 7 4 0.636 73 58
Cleveland Indians 7 4 0.636 50 43
Detroit Tigers 8 3 0.727 70 28
Kansas City Royals 10 0 1.000 78 22
Minnesota Twins 7 4 0.636 60 37
Total 39 15 0.722 331 188
National League
Atlanta Braves 3 1 0.750 24 17
Florida Marlins 3 0 1.000 13 4
Montreal Expos 2 1 0.667 22 10
New York Mets 2 1 0.667 16 8
Philadelphia Phillies 3 0 1.000 23 12
Total 13 3 0.813 98 51
Season Total 114 48 0.704 965 656
Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
April 23 17 6 0.739 135 107
May 27 20 7 0.741 192 118
June 26 19 7 0.731 135 87
July 27 20 7 0.741 142 89
August 32 22 10 0.688 222 151
September 27 16 11 0.593 139 104
Total 162 114 48 0.704 965 656
Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
Home 81 62 19 0.765 472 314
Away 81 52 29 0.642 493 342
Total 162 114 48 0.704 965 656

Roster

1998 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated Hitter

Manager

Coaches

Game log

Regular season

Legend
   Yankees Win    Yankees Loss    Game Postponed
1998 Game Log (114–48) Home: 62–19 Away: 52–29
April (17–6) Home: 9–1 Away: 8–5
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
1 April 1 @ Angels 1–4 Finley (1–0) Pettitte (0–1) Percival (1) Edison International Field of Anaheim 43,311 0–1
2 April 2 @ Angels 2–10 Hill (1–0) Wells (0–1) — Edison International Field of Anaheim 29,899 0–2
— April 3 @ Athletics Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 4
3 April 4 @ Athletics 3–7 Haynes (1–0) Cone (0–1) — Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 17,118 0–3
4 April 5 @ Athletics 9–7 (10) Nelson (1–0) Mohler (0–1) — Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 18,109 1–3
5 April 6 @ Mariners 0–8 Moyer (1–1) Pettitte (0–2) — Kingdome 27,445 1–4
6 April 7 @ Mariners 13–7 Wells (1–1) Bullinger (0–1) — Kingdome 28,424 2–4
7 April 8 @ Mariners 4–3 Lloyd (1–0) Ayala (0–1) Stanton (1) Kingdome 33,922 3–4
8 April 10 Athletics 17–13 Buddie (1–0) Dougherty (0–1) — Yankee Stadium 56,717 4–4
9 April 11 Athletics 3–1 Pettitte (1–2) Candiotti (0–3) Stanton (2) Yankee Stadium 33,238 5–4
10 April 12 Athletics 7–5 Buddie (2–0) Mathews (0–1) Stanton (3) Yankee Stadium 27,057 6–4
— April 13 Angels Postponed (stadium structural problems); rescheduled for August 24
— April 14 Angels Postponed (stadium structural problems); rescheduled for August 26
11 April 15 Angels 6–3 Wells (2–1) Hill (2–1) Nelson (1) Shea Stadium 40,743 7–4
12 April 17 @ Tigers 11–2 Pettitte (2–2) Thompson (1–3) — Tiger Stadium 12,348 8–4
13 April 18 @ Tigers 8–3 Cone (1–1) Keagle (0–3) — Tiger Stadium 13,803 9–4
14 April 19 @ Tigers 1–2 Moehler (1–2) Holmes (0–1) Jones (2) Tiger Stadium 12,568 9–5
15 April 20 @ Blue Jays 3–2 (11) Banks (1–0) Risley (0–2) Stanton (4) SkyDome 26,385 10–5
16 April 21 @ Blue Jays 5–3 (10) Stanton (1–0) Plesac (0–2) — SkyDome 27,192 11–5
17 April 22 @ Blue Jays 9–1 Pettitte (3–2) Clemens (2–2) — SkyDome 29,164 12–5
18 April 24 Tigers 8–4 Cone (2–1) Keagle (0–4) — Yankee Stadium 26,173 13–5
19 April 25 Tigers 5–4 Wells (3–1) Runyan (0–1) Rivera (1) Yankee Stadium 33,196 14–5
— April 26 Tigers Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 20
20 April 27 Blue Jays 1–0 Pettitte (4–2) Clemens (2–3) Rivera (2) Yankee Stadium 17,863 15–5
21 April 28 Blue Jays 2–5 Williams (2–1) Mendoza (0–1) Myers (5) Yankee Stadium 18,727 15–6
22 April 29 Mariners 8–5 Cone (3–1) Fassero (2–1) Rivera (3) Yankee Stadium 27,949 16–6
23 April 30 Mariners 9–8 (10) Rivera (1–0) Ayala (0–2) — Yankee Stadium 28,517 17–6
May (20–7) Home: 9–4 Away: 11–3
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
24 May 1 @ Royals 2–1 Irabu (1–0) Rapp (1–3) Rivera (4) Kauffman Stadium 19,002 18–6
25 May 2 @ Royals 12–6 Pettitte (5–2) Haney (2–2) — Kauffman Stadium 22,743 19–6
26 May 3 @ Royals 10–1 Mendoza (1–1) Belcher (1–4) — Kauffman Stadium 22,609 20–6
27 May 5 @ Rangers 7–2 Cone (4–1) Burkett (2–4) — The Ballpark in Arlington 31,693 21–6
28 May 6 @ Rangers 15–13 Stanton (2–0) Patterson (0–1) Rivera (5) The Ballpark in Arlington 33,274 22–6
29 May 8 @ Twins 5–1 Irabu (2–0) Radke (3–3) Nelson (2) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 22,612 23–6
30 May 9 @ Twins 1–8 Morgan (1–1) Pettitte (5–3) — Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 20,471 23–7
31 May 10 @ Twins 7–0 Mendoza (2–1) Milton (2–4) — Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 12,444 24–7
— May 11 Royals Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 7
32 May 12 Royals 3–2 Wells (4–1) Rusch (3–5) Rivera (6) Yankee Stadium 16,606 25–7
33 May 13 Rangers 8–6 Cone (5–1) Helling (6–1) Rivera (7) Yankee Stadium 23,142 26–7
34 May 14 Rangers 5–7 (13) Patterson (1–1) Banks (1–1) Wetteland (11) Yankee Stadium 20,694 26–8
35 May 15 Twins 6–7 Milton (3–4) Pettitte (5–4) Aguilera (8) Yankee Stadium 31,272 26–9
36 May 16 Twins 5–2 Mendoza (3–1) Tewksbury (3–6) Rivera (8) Yankee Stadium 35,137 27–9
37 May 17 Twins 4–0 Wells (5–1) Hawkins (2–4) — Yankee Stadium 49,820 28–9
38 May 19 Orioles 9–5 Stanton (3–0) Charlton (0–1) — Yankee Stadium 31,311 29–9
39 May 20 Orioles 9–6 Irabu (3–0) Key (4–3) — Yankee Stadium 32,449 30–9
40 May 21 Orioles 3–1 Pettitte (6–4) Erickson (4–5) Rivera (9) Yankee Stadium 34,588 31–9
41 May 22 @ Red Sox 4–5 Wakefield (6–1) Nelson (1–1) Gordon (18) Fenway Park 33,605 31–10
42 May 23 @ Red Sox 12–3 Wells (6–1) Lowe (0–3) — Fenway Park 33,120 32–10
43 May 24 @ Red Sox 14–4 Cone (6–1) Saberhagen (5–3) — Fenway Park 33,042 33–10
44 May 25 @ White Sox 12–0 Irabu (4–0) Navarro (4–5) — Comiskey Park 19,812 34–10
45 May 26 @ White Sox 7–5 Nelson (2–1) Foulke (1–1) Rivera (10) Comiskey Park 14,596 35–10
46 May 27 @ White Sox 9–12 Simas (1–1) Nelson (2–2) Karchner (5) Comiskey Park 15,232 35–11
47 May 28 Red Sox 8–3 Wells (7–1) Wakefield (6–2) Stanton (5) Yankee Stadium 42,182 36–11
48 May 29 Red Sox 6–2 Cone (7–1) Lowe (0–4) — Yankee Stadium 47,160 37–11
49 May 30 Red Sox 2–3 Saberhagen (6–3) Irabu (4–1) Gordon (19) Yankee Stadium 55,191 37–12
50 May 31 Red Sox 7–13 Martinez (6–1) Pettitte (6–5) — Yankee Stadium 55,711 37–13
June (19–7) Home: 10–1 Away: 9–6
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
51 June 1 White Sox 5–4 (10) Nelson (3–2) Karchner (1–2) — Yankee Stadium 19,131 38–13
52 June 2 White Sox 6–3 Wells (8–1) Sirotka (6–5) Rivera (11) Yankee Stadium 22,599 39–13
53 June 3 Devil Rays 7–1 Hernandez (1–0) Saunders (1–6) — Yankee Stadium 27,291 40–13
54 June 4 Devil Rays 6–1 Irabu (5–1) Springer (2–9) — Yankee Stadium 22,759 41–13
55 June 5 Marlins 5–1 Pettitte (7–5) Fontenot (0–3) — Yankee Stadium 28,085 42–13
56 June 6 Marlins 4–2 Mendoza (4–1) Sanchez (3–2) Rivera (12) Yankee Stadium 36,419 43–13
57 June 7 Marlins 4–1 Cone (8–1) Dempster (0–2) — Yankee Stadium 47,731 44–13
58 June 9 @ Expos 11–1 Hernandez (2–0) Perez (6–4) — Olympic Stadium 16,238 45–13
59 June 10 @ Expos 6–2 Irabu (6–1) Hermanson (4–5) — Olympic Stadium 14,335 46–13
60 June 11 @ Expos 5–7 Valdes (1–3) Nelson (3–3) Urbina (15) Olympic Stadium 16,036 46–14
— June 12 Indians Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 21
— June 13 Indians Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 22
61 June 14 Indians 4–2 Cone (9–1) Wright (5–4) Rivera (13) Yankee Stadium 42,949 47–14
62 June 15 @ Orioles 4–7 Erickson (7–6) Wells (8–2) Orosco (5) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 48,022 47–15
63 June 16 @ Orioles 0–2 Ponson (1–4) Irabu (6–2) Rhodes (3) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 48,027 47–16
64 June 17 @ Orioles 5–3 Pettitte (8–5) Mussina (5–4) Rivera (14) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 48,269 48–16
65 June 18 @ Indians 5–2 Nelson (4–3) Assenmacher (2–4) Rivera (15) Jacobs Field 43,096 49–16
66 June 19 @ Indians 4–7 Wright (6–4) Cone (9–2) Jackson (14) Jacobs Field 43,180 49–17
67 June 20 @ Indians 5–3 Wells (9–2) Burba (8–5) Rivera (16) Jacobs Field 43,259 50–17
68 June 21 @ Indians 0–11 Colon (7–4) Irabu (6–3) — Jacobs Field 43,104 50–18
69 June 22 Braves 6–4 Nelson (5–3) Martinez (2–4) Rivera (17) Yankee Stadium 53,316 51–18
70 June 23 Braves 2–7 Glavine (10–3) Hernandez (2–1) — Yankee Stadium 54,775 51–19
71 June 24 @ Braves 10–6 Cone (10–2) Millwood (9–4) Rivera (18) Turner Field 48,980 52–19
72 June 25 @ Braves 6–0 Wells (10–2) Neagle (8–6) — Turner Field 49,052 53–19
73 June 26 @ Mets 8–4 Mendoza (5–1) Leiter (9–4) Rivera (19) Shea Stadium 53,404 54–19
74 June 27 @ Mets 7–2 Pettitte (9–5) Jones (6–5) — Shea Stadium 53,587 55–19
75 June 28 @ Mets 1–2 Cook (4–2) Mendoza (5–2) — Shea Stadium 53,749 55–20
76 June 30 Phillies 9–2 Cone (11–2) Loewer (2–1) — Yankee Stadium 29,087 56–20
July (20–7) Home: 10–2 Away: 10–5
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
77 July 1 Phillies 5–2 Wells (11–2) Beech (3–6) Rivera (20) Yankee Stadium 28,919 57–20
78 July 2 Phillies 9–8 (11) Buddie (3–0) Spradlin (3–4) — Yankee Stadium 31,259 58–20
79 July 3 Orioles 3–2 Pettitte (10–5) Orosco (1–1) — Yankee Stadium 43,328 59–20
80 July 4 Orioles 4–3 Hernandez (3–1) Drabek (5–9) Rivera (21) Yankee Stadium 37,390 60–20
81 July 5 Orioles 1–0 Cone (12–2) Erickson (8–7) Rivera (22) Yankee Stadium 52,506 61–20
69th All-Star Game in Denver, Colorado
82 July 9 @ Devil Rays 2–0 Pettitte (11–5) Rekar (0–1) Rivera (23) Tropicana Field 38,386 62–20
83 July 10 @ Devil Rays 8–4 Irabu (7–3) Alvarez (4–6) Mendoza (1) Tropicana Field 40,363 63–20
84 July 11 @ Devil Rays 2–0 Cone (13–2) Arrojo (10–6) Rivera (24) Tropicana Field 44,589 64–20
85 July 12 @ Devil Rays 9–2 Stanton (4–0) Hernandez (0–4) — Tropicana Field 43,373 65–20
86 July 13 @ Indians 1–4 Wright (9–5) Hernandez (3–2) Jackson (20) Jacobs Field 43,177 65–21
87 July 14 @ Indians 7–1 Pettitte (12–5) Burba (10–7) — Jacobs Field 43,164 66–21
88 July 15 @ Tigers 11–0 Irabu (8–3) Greisinger (1–4) — Tiger Stadium 19,868 67–21
89 July 16 @ Tigers 1–3 Moehler (10–6) Cone (13–3) Jones (16) Tiger Stadium 21,336 67–22
90 July 17 @ Blue Jays 6–9 Clemens (11–6) Holmes (0–2) Myers (25) SkyDome 39,172 67–23
91 July 18 @ Blue Jays 10–3 Hernandez (4–2) Guzman (4–12) — SkyDome 48,123 68–23
92 July 19 @ Blue Jays 3–9 Williams (9–4) Pettitte (12–6) — SkyDome 42,176 68–24
93 July 20 (1) Tigers 3–4 (17) Sager (3–1) Holmes (0–3) — Yankee Stadium N/A 68–25
94 July 20 (2) Tigers 4–3 Irabu (9–3) Florie (5–4) Rivera (25) Yankee Stadium 36,285 69–25
95 July 21 Tigers 5–1 Cone (14–3) Moehler (10–7) — Yankee Stadium 35,980 70–25
96 July 22 Tigers 13–2 Hernandez (5–2) Powell (1–2) Holmes (1) Yankee Stadium 49,029 71–25
97 July 24 White Sox 5–4 Pettitte (13–6) Ward (0–1) Rivera (26) Yankee Stadium 44,264 72–25
98 July 25 White Sox 2–6 Sirotka (10–9) Irabu (9–4) Simas (9) Yankee Stadium 55,638 72–26
99 July 26 White Sox 6–3 Wells (12–2) Navarro (8–12) Rivera (27) Yankee Stadium 51,865 73–26
100 July 28 @ Angels 9–3 Cone (15–3) Dickson (9–8) — Edison International Field of Anaheim 36,241 74–26
101 July 29 @ Angels 5–10 Sparks (4–2) Hernandez (5–3) — Edison International Field of Anaheim 38,829 74–27
102 July 30 @ Angels 3–0 (10) Mendoza (6–2) DeLucia (1–4) Rivera (28) Edison International Field of Anaheim 42,915 75–27
103 July 31 @ Mariners 5–3 Irabu (10–4) Fassero (10–7) Rivera (29) Kingdome 43,837 76–27
August (22–10) Home: 14–5 Away: 8–5
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
104 August 1 @ Mariners 5–2 D. Wells (13–2) Moyer (8–8) — Kingdome 53,840 77–27
105 August 2 @ Mariners 3–6 B. Wells (1–2) Cone (15–4) Timlin (6) Kingdome 47,872 77–28
106 August 3 @ Athletics 14–1 O. Hernandez (6–3) Oquist (6–9) — Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 18,209 78–28
107 August 4 (1) @ Athletics 10–4 Mendoza (7–2) Witasick (0–1) Stanton (6) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum N/A 79–28
108 August 4 (2) @ Athletics 10–5 Lloyd (2–0) Taylor (3–9) — Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 23,357 80–28
109 August 5 @ Athletics 1–3 Candiotti (7–13) Irabu (10–5) — Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 22,458 80–29
110 August 7 (1) Royals 8–2 Cone (16–4) Rapp (9–11) — Yankee Stadium 14,425 81–29
111 August 7 (2) Royals 14–2 D. Wells (14–2) Haney (4–5) — Yankee Stadium 37,988 82–29
112 August 8 Royals 14–1 O. Hernandez (7–3) Rusch (6–15) — Yankee Stadium 45,975 83–29
113 August 9 Royals 5–4 Mendoza (8–2) Service (4–3) Rivera (30) Yankee Stadium 55,911 84–29
114 August 10 Twins 7–3 Irabu (11–5) Rodriguez (1–2) — Yankee Stadium 29,600 85–29
115 August 11 Twins 7–0 D. Wells (15–2) Milton (6–9) — Yankee Stadium 37,413 86–29
116 August 12 Twins 11–2 Cone (17–4) Hawkins (7–11) — Yankee Stadium 47,841 87–29
117 August 13 Rangers 2–0 O. Hernandez (8–3) Helling (15–7) Rivera (31) Yankee Stadium 53,835 88–29
118 August 14 Rangers 6–4 Pettitte (14–6) Sele (13–10) Rivera (32) Yankee Stadium 46,547 89–29
119 August 15 Rangers 5–16 Stottlemyre (11–10) Irabu (11–6) — Yankee Stadium 53,117 89–30
120 August 16 Rangers 6–5 Rivera (2–0) X. Hernandez (5–2) — Yankee Stadium 50,304 90–30
121 August 17 @ Royals 7–1 Cone (18–4) Rosado (6–9) — Kauffman Stadium 27,895 91–30
122 August 18 @ Royals 3–2 (13) Borowski (1–0) Whisenant (1–1) — Kauffman Stadium 26,259 92–30
123 August 19 @ Twins 3–5 Serafini (6–4) Pettitte (14–7) Aguilera (31) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 17,923 92–31
124 August 20 @ Twins 4–9 Rodriguez (3–2) Buddie (3–1) — Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 18,548 92–32
125 August 21 @ Rangers 5–0 D. Wells (16–2) Loaiza (7–8) — The Ballpark in Arlington 45,841 93–32
126 August 22 @ Rangers 12–9 Bradley (1–0) X. Hernandez (5–3) Rivera (33) The Ballpark in Arlington 46,483 94–32
127 August 23 @ Rangers 10–12 Helling (16–7) O. Hernandez (8–4) Wetteland (34) The Ballpark in Arlington 37,284 94–33
128 August 24 Angels 3–7 McDowell (3–2) Pettitte (14–8) — Yankee Stadium 19,297 94–34
129 August 25 Angels 6–7 Watson (6–7) Stanton (4–1) Percival (36) Yankee Stadium 30,422 94–35
130 August 26 (1) Angels 4–6 Juden (8–13) Bradley (1–1) Percival (37) Yankee Stadium 20,077 94–36
131 August 26 (2) Angels 7–6 Rivera (3–0) Fetters (2–7) — Yankee Stadium 28,837 95–36
132 August 27 Angels 6–5 (11) Tessmer (1–0) Fetters (2–8) — Yankee Stadium 29,213 96–36
133 August 28 Mariners 10–3 O. Hernandez (9–4) Spoljaric (4–3) — Yankee Stadium 49,789 97–36
134 August 29 Mariners 11–6 Pettitte (15–8) Cloude (8–10) — Yankee Stadium 55,146 98–36
135 August 30 Mariners 3–13 Swift (11–8) Irabu (11–7) — Yankee Stadium 55,341 98–37
September (16–11) Home: 10–6 Away: 6–5
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
136 September 1 Athletics 7–0 Wells (17–2) Candiotti (10–15) — Yankee Stadium 29,632 99–37
137 September 2 Athletics 0–2 Heredia (3–0) Cone (18–5) Taylor (29) Yankee Stadium 30,332 99–38
138 September 4 @ White Sox 11–6 Lloyd (3–0) Bradford (2–1) — Comiskey Park 19,876 100–38
139 September 5 @ White Sox 5–9 Abbott (1–0) Pettitte (15–9) — Comiskey Park 33,092 100–39
140 September 6 @ White Sox 5–6 Baldwin (10–5) Irabu (11–8) Howry (5) Comiskey Park 24,498 100–40
141 September 7 @ Red Sox 3–4 Swindell (5–5) Wells (17–3) Gordon (39) Fenway Park 32,106 100–41
142 September 8 @ Red Sox 3–2 Cone (19–5) Martinez (18–5) Rivera (34) Fenway Park 33,409 101–41
143 September 9 @ Red Sox 7–5 Mendoza (9–2) Wakefield (15–8) Rivera (35) Fenway Park 32,942 102–41
144 September 10 Blue Jays 8–5 Pettitte (16–9) Hentgen (12–11) Holmes (2) Yankee Stadium 25,881 103–41
145 September 11 Blue Jays 4–5 Almanzar (2–2) Irabu (11–9) Person (2) Yankee Stadium 35,856 103–42
146 September 12 Blue Jays 3–5 Carpenter (11–7) Wells (17–4) Person (3) Yankee Stadium 48,752 103–43
147 September 13 Blue Jays 3–5 Escobar (6–2) Cone (19–6) Person (4) Yankee Stadium 47,471 103–44
148 September 14 Red Sox 3–0 Hernandez (10–4) Martinez (18–6) — Yankee Stadium 42,735 104–44
149 September 15 Red Sox 4–9 Wakefield (16–8) Jerzembeck (0–1) — Yankee Stadium 43,218 104–45
150 September 16 @ Devil Rays 0–7 Saunders (6–14) Pettitte (16–10) — Tropicana Field 38,862 104–46
151 September 17 @ Devil Rays 4–0 Irabu (12–9) Santana (5–5) — Tropicana Field 38,820 105–46
152 September 18 @ Orioles 15–5 Wells (18–4) Guzman (10–15) — Oriole Park at Camden Yards 48,113 106–46
153 September 19 @ Orioles 3–5 Ponson (8–8) Cone (19–7) Mills (2) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 48,044 106–47
154 September 20 @ Orioles 5–4 Hernandez (11–4) Johns (3–3) Rivera (36) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 48,013 107–47
155 September 21 Indians 1–4 Nagy (15–10) Pettitte (16–11) Shuey (2) Yankee Stadium 21,449 107–48
156 September 22 (1) Indians 10–4 Mendoza (10–2) Burba (14–10) — Yankee Stadium 14,840 108–48
157 September 22 (2) Indians 5–1 Irabu (13–9) Ogea (5–4) — Yankee Stadium 32,315 109–48
158 September 23 Indians 8–4 Bradley (2–1) Jacome (0–1) — Yankee Stadium 32,367 110–48
159 September 24 Devil Rays 5–2 Buddie (4–1) Alvarez (6–14) Nelson (3) Yankee Stadium 24,555 111–48
160 September 25 Devil Rays 6–1 Hernandez (12–4) Eiland (0–1) — Yankee Stadium 32,447 112–48
161 September 26 Devil Rays 3–1 Cone (20–7) Wade (1–1) — Yankee Stadium 41,150 113–48
162 September 27 Devil Rays 8–3 Bruske (1–0) White (2–6) — Yankee Stadium 49,608 114–48

Postseason

Legend
  Yankees Win   Yankees Loss   Game Postponed
1998 Postseason Game Log (11–2)
ALDS vs Rangers (3–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
1 September 29 Rangers 2–0 Wells (1–0) Stottlemyre (0–1) Rivera (1) Yankee Stadium 57,362 1–0
2 September 30 Rangers 3–1 Pettitte (1–0) Helling (0–1) Rivera (2) Yankee Stadium 57,360 2–0
3 October 2 @ Rangers 4–0 Cone (1–0) Sele (0–1) — The Ballpark in Arlington 49,450 3–0
ALCS vs Indians (4–2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
1 October 6 Indians 7–2 Wells (2–0) Wright (0–2) — Yankee Stadium 57,138 1–0
2 October 7 Indians 1–4 Burba (2–0) Nelson (0–1) Jackson (4) Yankee Stadium 57,128 1–1
3 October 9 @ Indians 1–6 Colon (1–0) Pettitte (1–1) — Jacobs Field 44,904 1–2
4 October 10 @ Indians 4–0 Hernandez (1–0) Gooden (0–1) — Jacobs Field 44,981 2–2
5 October 11 @ Indians 5–3 Wells (3–0) Ogea (0–1) Rivera (3) Jacobs Field 44,966 3–2
6 October 13 Indians 9–5 Cone (2–0) Nagy (1–1) — Yankee Stadium 57,142 4–2
World Series vs Padres (4–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
1 October 17 Padres 9–6 Wells (4–0) Wall (0–1) Rivera (4) Yankee Stadium 56,712 1–0
2 October 18 Padres 9–3 Hernandez (2–0) Ashby (0–1) — Yankee Stadium 56,692 2–0
3 October 20 @ Padres 5–4 Mendoza (1–0) Hoffman (1–1) Rivera (5) Qualcomm Stadium 64,667 3–0
4 October 21 @ Padres 3–0 Pettitte (2–1) Brown (2–2) Rivera (6) Qualcomm Stadium 65,427 4–0

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

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
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

Other batters

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
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

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

Relief pitchers

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
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

Other pitchers

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
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

ALDS

Main article: 1998 American League Division Series

Game 1

September 29 at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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)

Game 2

September 30 at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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

Game 3

October 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (Texas Rangers)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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

ALCS

Main article: 1998 American League Championship Series

New York wins the series, 4-2

Game Home Score Visitor Score Date Series
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)

World Series

Main article: 1998 World Series

Game 1

October 17, 1998, at Yankee Stadium in New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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)

Game 2

October 18, 1998, at Yankee Stadium in New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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)

Game 3

October 20, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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

Game 4

October 21, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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)

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Clippers International League Stump Merrill
AA Norwich Navigators Eastern League Trey Hillman
A Tampa Yankees Florida State League Lee Mazzilli
A Greensboro Bats South Atlantic League Tom Nieto
A-Short Season Oneonta Yankees New York–Penn League Joe Arnold
Rookie GCL Yankees Gulf Coast League Ken Dominguez

LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Oneonta

References

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  6. Scott Brosius Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  7. ^ "Dale Sveum Stats".
  8. Chili Davis Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  9. Darryl Strawberry Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  10. Tim Raines Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  11. ^ "Doug Linton Stats".
  12. Chuck Knoblauch Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  13. Mark Prior Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  14. "Drew Henson Stats".
  15. Ken Huckaby Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  16. Alfonso Soriano Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
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