The 1998

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...

season was the 96th season for the Yankees. Widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in baseball history, 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 The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division. The team joined the American League ...

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). New York was managed by

Joe Torre Joseph Paul Torre (; born July 18, 1940) is an American professional baseball executive, serving as a special assistant to the Commissioner of Baseball since 2020. He previously served in the capacity of Major League Baseball's (MLB) chief baseb ...

. The Yankees played at

Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx, New York City. It is the home field of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, and New York City FC of Major League Soccer. Opened in April 2009, the stadium replaced the origi ...

, 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 The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...

four games to two in the American League Championship Series, and swept the

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

to capture their 24th World Series. Including the playoffs, the 1998 Yankees won a total of 125 games against 50 losses, an MLB record.

Offseason transactions

* November 11, 1997:

Charlie Hayes Charles Dewayne Hayes (born May 29, 1965) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and former coach for the FCL Phillies. Hayes played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yank ...

was traded by the New York Yankees with cash to the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yor ...

for Chris Singleton and Alberto Castillo (minors). * November 12, 1997:

Luis Sojo Luis Beltrán Sojo Sojo ( ; ; born January 3, 1965) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder. Listed during his playing days at and , he batted and threw right-handed. During his Major League Baseball (MLB) career, Sojo filled a ...

was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. * November 18, 1997:

Scott Brosius Scott David Brosius (born August 15, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman for the Oakland Athletics (–) and the New York Yankees (–). Early life Brosius grew up in Milwaukie, Oregon, where he attended Rex P ...

was sent by the

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...

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 Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted mo ...

and cash. * November 25, 1997:

Dale Sveum Dale Curtis Sveum ( ; born November 23, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager. He most recently served as the bench coach for the Kansas City Royals. As a player, Sveum saw action in 12 major league seasons bet ...

was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. * December 10, 1997:

Chili Davis Charles Theodore "Chili" Davis (born January 17, 1960) is a Jamaican-American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder and designated hitter from to for the San Francisco Giants (1981–1987), California Angels (1988–199 ...

signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. * January 8, 1998:

Darryl Strawberry Darryl Eugene Strawberry (born March 12, 1962) is an American former professional baseball right fielder and author who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Throughout his career, Strawberry was one of the most feared sluggers in th ...

re-signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. * January 15, 1998:

Tim Raines Timothy Raines Sr. (born September 16, 1959), nicknamed "Rock",Raines received this nickname at an Expo rookie camp when he was seventeen, based on his physique. is an American professional baseball coach and former player. He played as a left ...

re-signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. * January 26, 1998:

Doug Linton Douglas Warren Linton (born February 9, 1965) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball between 1992 and 2003 for the Toronto Blue Jays, California Angels, New York Mets, Kansas ...

was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. * February 6, 1998:

Chuck Knoblauch Edward Charles Knoblauch (; born July 7, 1968) is an American former professional baseball player. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1991 through 2002, for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, and Kansas City Royals. He play ...

was traded by the

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

to the New York Yankees for

Brian Buchanan Brian James Buchanan (born July 21, 1973) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2000 through 2004 for the Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, and the New York Mets. And al ...

Cristian Guzmán Cristian Antonio Guzmán (born March 21, 1978) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Washington Nationals, and Texas Rangers. Professional career Minnesota Twins ...

, Eric Milton, Danny Mota, and cash. * March 14, 1998: Doug Linton was released by the New York Yankees. * June 2, 1998:

Mark Prior Mark William Prior (born September 7, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. A onetime top prospect of the Chicago Cubs, he pitched for the team from 2002 to 2006 in a career that was marred by injuries. In ...

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 Drew Daniel Henson (born February 13, 1980) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and National Football League quarterback. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at ...

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 Kenneth Paul Huckaby (born January 27, 1971) is an American former professional baseball catcher, and minor league coach. Huckaby attended Manteca High School, and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Ja ...

was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. * August 3, 1998:

was released by the New York Yankees. * September 29, 1998:

Alfonso Soriano Alfonso Guilleard Soriano (born January 7, 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball left fielder and second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, and Chicago C ...

was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Japan Central).

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Detailed records

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(1–0) , , Mohler , , — , , 18,109 , , 1–3 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 5 , , April 6 , , @ Mariners , , 0–8 , , Moyer , , Pettitte (0–2) , , — , , 27,445 , , 1–4 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 6 , , April 7 , , @ Mariners , , 13–7 , , Wells (1–1) , , Bullinger , , — , , 28,424 , , 2–4 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 7 , , April 8 , , @ Mariners , , 4–3 , , Lloyd (1–0) , , Ayala , , Stanton (1) , , 33,922 , , 3–4 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 8 , , April 10 , ,

, , 17–13 , , Buddie (1–0) , , Dougherty , , — , , 56,717 , , 4–4 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 9 , , April 11 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Pettitte (1–2) , , Candiotti , , Stanton (2) , , 33,238 , , 5–4 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 10 , , April 12 , ,

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, , 8–3 , , Cone (1–1) , , Keagle , , — , , 13,803 , , 9–4 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 14 , , April 19 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Moehler , , Holmes (0–1) , , Jones , , 12,568 , , 9–5 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 15 , , April 20 , , @ Blue Jays , , 3–2 11 , , Banks (1–0) , , Risley , , Stanton (4) , , 26,385 , , 10–5 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 16 , , April 21 , , @ Blue Jays , , 5–3 10 , , Stanton (1–0) , , Plesac , , — , , 27,192 , , 11–5 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 17 , , April 22 , , @ Blue Jays , , 9–1 , , Pettitte (3–2) , , Clemens , , — , , 29,164 , , 12–5 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 18 , , April 24 , ,

, , 8–4 , , Cone (2–1) , , Keagle , , — , , 26,173 , , 13–5 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 19 , , April 25 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Wells (3–1) , , Runyan , , Rivera (1) , , 33,196 , , 14–5 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 20 , , April 27 , , Blue Jays , , 1–0 , , Pettitte (4–2) , , Clemens , , Rivera (2) , , 17,863 , , 15–5 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 21 , , April 28 , , Blue Jays , , 2–5 , , Williams , , Mendoza (0–1) , , Myers , , 18,727 , , 15–6 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 22 , , April 29 , , Mariners , , 8–5 , , Cone (3–1) , , Fassero , , Rivera (3) , , 27,949 , , 16–6 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 23 , , April 30 , , Mariners , , 9–8 10 , , Rivera (1–0) , , Ayala , , — , , 28,517 , , 17–6 , - , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 24 , , May 1 , , @ Royals , , 2–1 , , Irabu (1–0) , , Rapp , , Rivera (4) , , 19,002 , , 18–6 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 25 , , May 2 , , @ Royals , , 12–6 , , Pettitte (5–2) , , Haney , , — , , 22,743 , , 19–6 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 26 , , May 3 , , @ Royals , , 10–1 , , Mendoza (1–1) , , Belcher , , — , , 22,609 , , 20–6 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 27 , , May 5 , , @ Rangers , , 7–2 , , Cone (4–1) , , Burkett , , — , , 31,693 , , 21–6 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 28 , , May 6 , , @ Rangers , , 15–13 , , Stanton (2–0) , , Patterson , , Rivera (5) , , 33,274 , , 22–6 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 29 , , May 8 , , @

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, , 1–8 , , Morgan , , Pettitte (5–3) , , — , , 20,471 , , 23–7 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 31 , , May 10 , , @

, , 7–0 , , Mendoza (2–1) , , Milton , , — , , 12,444 , , 24–7 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 32 , , May 12 , , Royals , , 3–2 , , Wells (4–1) , , Rusch , , Rivera (6) , , 16,606 , , 25–7 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 33 , , May 13 , , Rangers , , 8–6 , , Cone (5–1) , , Helling , , Rivera (7) , , 23,142 , , 26–7 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 34 , , May 14 , , Rangers , , 5–7 13 , , Patterson , , Banks (1–1) , , Wetteland , , 20,694 , , 26–8 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 35 , , May 15 , ,

, , 6–7 , , Milton , , Pettitte (5–4) , , Aguilera , , 31,272 , , 26–9 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 36 , , May 16 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Mendoza (3–1) , , Tewksbury , , Rivera (8) , , 35,137 , , 27–9 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 37 , , May 17 , ,

, , 4–0 , , Wells (5–1) , , Hawkins , , — , , 49,820 , , 28–9 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 38 , , May 19 , ,

Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and earl ...

, , 9–5 , , Stanton (3–0) , , Charlton , , — , , 31,311 , , 29–9 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 39 , , May 20 , ,

, , 9–6 , , Irabu (3–0) , , Key , , — , , 32,449 , , 30–9 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 40 , , May 21 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Pettitte (6–4) , , Erickson , , Rivera (9) , , 34,588 , , 31–9 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 41 , , May 22 , , @

Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

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, , 12–3 , , Wells (6–1) , , Lowe , , — , , 33,120 , , 32–10 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 43 , , May 24 , , @

, , 14–4 , , Cone (6–1) , , Saberhagen , , — , , 33,042 , , 33–10 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 44 , , May 25 , , @

White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...

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, , 7–5 , , Nelson (2–1) , , Foulke , , Rivera (10) , , 14,596 , , 35–10 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 46 , , May 27 , , @

, , 9–12 , , Simas , , Nelson (2–2) , , Karchner , , 15,232 , , 35–11 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 47 , , May 28 , ,

, , 8–3 , , Wells (7–1) , , Wakefield , , Stanton (5) , , 42,182 , , 36–11 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 48 , , May 29 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Cone (7–1) , , Lowe , , — , , 47,160 , , 37–11 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 49 , , May 30 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Saberhagen , , Irabu (4–1) , , Gordon , , 55,191 , , 37–12 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 50 , , May 31 , ,

, , 7–13 , , Martinez , , Pettitte (6–5) , , — , , 55,711 , , 37–13 , - , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 51 , , June 1 , ,

, , 5–4 10 , , Nelson (3–2) , , Karchner , , — , , 19,131 , , 38–13 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 52 , , June 2 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Wells (8–1) , , Sirotka , , Rivera (11) , , 22,599 , , 39–13 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 53 , , June 3 , , Devil Rays , , 7–1 , , Hernandez (1–0) , , Saunders , , — , , 27,291 , , 40–13 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 54 , , June 4 , , Devil Rays , , 6–1 , , Irabu (5–1) , , Springer , , — , , 22,759 , , 41–13 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 55 , , June 5 , ,

Marlins The marlin is a large billfish sometimes also known as the ''spearfish.'' Marlin may also refer to: Places *Marlín, Castile-Leon, a village in Spain *Marlin, Texas, city in Falls County, Texas, United States Sports *Cincinnati Marlins, a swim t ...

, , 5–1 , , Pettitte (7–5) , , Fontenot , , — , , 28,085 , , 42–13 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 56 , , June 6 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Mendoza (4–1) , , Sanchez , , Rivera (12) , , 36,419 , , 43–13 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 57 , , June 7 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Cone (8–1) , , Dempster , , — , , 47,731 , , 44–13 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 58 , , June 9 , , @

Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

, , 11–1 , , Hernandez (2–0) , , Perez , , — , , 16,238 , , 45–13 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 59 , , June 10 , , @

, , 6–2 , , Irabu (6–1) , , Hermanson , , — , , 14,335 , , 46–13 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 60 , , June 11 , , @

, , 5–7 , , Valdes , , Nelson (3–3) , , Urbina , , 16,036 , , 46–14 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 61 , , June 14 , , Indians , , 4–2 , , Cone (9–1) , , Wright , , Rivera (13) , , 42,949 , , 47–14 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 62 , , June 15 , , @

, , 4–7 , , Erickson , , Wells (8–2) , , Orosco , , 48,022 , , 47–15 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 63 , , June 16 , , @

, , 0–2 , , Ponson , , Irabu (6–2) , , Rhodes , , 48,027 , , 47–16 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 64 , , June 17 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Pettitte (8–5) , , Mussina , , Rivera (14) , , 48,269 , , 48–16 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 65 , , June 18 , , @ Indians , , 5–2 , , Nelson (4–3) , , Assenmacher , , Rivera (15) , , 43,096 , , 49–16 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 66 , , June 19 , , @ Indians , , 4–7 , , Wright , , Cone (9–2) , , Jackson , , 43,180 , , 49–17 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 67 , , June 20 , , @ Indians , , 5–3 , , Wells (9–2) , , Burba , , Rivera (16) , , 43,259 , , 50–17 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 68 , , June 21 , , @ Indians , , 0–11 , , Colon , , Irabu (6–3) , , — , , 43,104 , , 50–18 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 69 , , June 22 , ,

Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

, , 6–4 , , Nelson (5–3) , , Martinez , , Rivera (17) , , 53,316 , , 51–18 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 70 , , June 23 , ,

, , 2–7 , , Glavine , , Hernandez (2–1) , , — , , 54,775 , , 51–19 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 71 , , June 24 , , @

, , 10–6 , , Cone (10–2) , , Millwood , , Rivera (18) , , 48,980 , , 52–19 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 72 , , June 25 , , @

, , 6–0 , , Wells (10–2) , , Neagle , , — , , 49,052 , , 53–19 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 73 , , June 26 , , @

Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

, , 8–4 , , Mendoza (5–1) , , Leiter , , Rivera (19) , , 53,404 , , 54–19 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 74 , , June 27 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Pettitte (9–5) , , Jones , , — , , 53,587 , , 55–19 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 75 , , June 28 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Cook , , Mendoza (5–2) , , — , , 53,749 , , 55–20 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 76 , , June 30 , ,

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, , 9–2 , , Cone (11–2) , , Loewer , , — , , 29,087 , , 56–20 , - , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 77 , , July 1 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Wells (11–2) , , Beech , , Rivera (20) , , 28,919 , , 57–20 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 78 , , July 2 , ,

, , 9–8 11 , , Buddie (3–0) , , Spradlin , , — , , 31,259 , , 58–20 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 79 , , July 3 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Pettitte (10–5) , , Orosco , , — , , 43,328 , , 59–20 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 80 , , July 4 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Hernandez (3–1) , , Drabek , , Rivera (21) , , 37,390 , , 60–20 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 81 , , July 5 , ,

, , 1–0 , , Cone (12–2) , , Erickson , , Rivera (22) , , 52,506 , , 61–20 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 82 , , July 9 , , @ Devil Rays , , 2–0 , , Pettitte (11–5) , , Rekar , , Rivera (23) , , 38,386 , , 62–20 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 83 , , July 10 , , @ Devil Rays , , 8–4 , , Irabu (7–3) , , Alvarez , , Mendoza (1) , , 40,363 , , 63–20 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 84 , , July 11 , , @ Devil Rays , , 2–0 , , Cone (13–2) , , Arrojo , , Rivera (24) , , 44,589 , , 64–20 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 85 , , July 12 , , @ Devil Rays , , 9–2 , , Stanton (4–0) , , Hernandez , , — , , 43,373 , , 65–20 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 86 , , July 13 , , @ Indians , , 1–4 , , Wright , , Hernandez (3–2) , , Jackson , , 43,177 , , 65–21 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 87 , , July 14 , , @ Indians , , 7–1 , , Pettitte (12–5) , , Burba , , — , , 43,164 , , 66–21 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 88 , , July 15 , , @

, , 11–0 , , Irabu (8–3) , , Greisinger , , — , , 19,868 , , 67–21 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 89 , , July 16 , , @

, , 1–3 , , Moehler , , Cone (13–3) , , Jones , , 21,336 , , 67–22 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 90 , , July 17 , , @ Blue Jays , , 6–9 , , Clemens , , Holmes (0–2) , , Myers , , 39,172 , , 67–23 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 91 , , July 18 , , @ Blue Jays , , 10–3 , , Hernandez (4–2) , , Guzman , , — , , 48,123 , , 68–23 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 92 , , July 19 , , @ Blue Jays , , 3–9 , , Williams , , Pettitte (12–6) , , — , , 42,176 , , 68–24 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 93 , , July 20 , ,

, , 3–4 17 , , Sager , , Holmes (0–3) , , — , , 0 , , 68–25 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 94 , , July 20 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Irabu (9–3) , , Florie , , Rivera (25) , , 36,285 , , 69–25 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 95 , , July 21 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Cone (14–3) , , Moehler , , — , , 35,980 , , 70–25 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 96 , , July 22 , ,

, , 13–2 , , Hernandez (5–2) , , Powell , , Holmes (1) , , 49,029 , , 71–25 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 97 , , July 24 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Pettitte (13–6) , , Ward , , Rivera (26) , , 44,264 , , 72–25 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 98 , , July 25 , ,

, , 2–6 , , Sirotka , , Irabu (9–4) , , Simas , , 55,638 , , 72–26 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 99 , , July 26 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Wells (12–2) , , Navarro , , Rivera (27) , , 51,865 , , 73–26 , - style="background-color:#cfc"
100
, , July 28 , , @

, , 9–3 , ,

(15–3) , , Dickson (9–8) , , — , , 36,241 , , 74–26 , - style="background-color:#fbb"
101
, , July 29 , , @

, , 5–10 , , Sparks (4–2) , ,

Hernández Hernández is a widespread Spanish surname that became common around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernán, Hernando or Fernando—the Spanish version of Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is a very common variant of the n ...

(5–3) , , — , , 38,829 , , 74–27 , - style="background-color:#cfc"
102
, , July 30 , , @

, , 3–0 (10) , , Mendoza (6–2) , , DeLucia (1–4) , ,

Rivera Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of aro ...

(28) , , 42,915 , , 75–27 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 103 , , July 31 , , @ Mariners , , 5–3 , , Irabu (10–4) , , Fassero , , Rivera (29) , , 43,837 , , 76–27 , - , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 104 , , August 1 , , @ Mariners , , 5–2 , , Wells (13–2) , , Moyer , , — , , 53,840 , , 77–27 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 105 , , August 2 , , @ Mariners , , 3–6 , , Wells , , Cone (15–4) , , Timlin , , 47,872 , , 77–28 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 106 , , August 3 , , @

, , 14–1 , , Hernandez (6–3) , , Oquist , , — , , 18,209 , , 78–28 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 107 , , August 4 , , @

, , 10–4 , , Mendoza (7–2) , , Witasick , , Stanton (6) , , 0 , , 79–28 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 108 , , August 4 , , @

, , 10–5 , , Lloyd (2–0) , , Taylor , , — , , 23,357 , , 80–28 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 109 , , August 5 , , @

, , 1–3 , , Candiotti , , Irabu (10–5) , , — , , 22,458 , , 80–29 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 110 , , August 7 , , Royals , , 8–2 , , Cone (16–4) , , Rapp , , — , , 14,425 , , 81–29 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 111 , , August 7 , , Royals , , 14–2 , , Wells (15–2) , , Haney , , — , , 37,988 , , 82–29 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 112 , , August 8 , , Royals , , 14–1 , , Hernandez (7–3) , , Rusch , , — , , 45,975 , , 83–29 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 113 , , August 9 , , Royals , , 5–4 , , Mendoza (8–2) , , Service , , Rivera (30) , , 55,911 , , 84–29 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 114 , , August 10 , ,

, , 7–3 , , Irabu (11–5) , , Rodriguez , , — , , 29,600 , , 85–29 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 115 , , August 11 , ,

, , 7–0 , , Wells (16–2) , , Milton , , — , , 37,413 , , 86–29 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 116 , , August 12 , ,

, , 11–2 , , Cone (17–4) , , Hawkins , , — , , 47,841 , , 87–29 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 117 , , August 13 , , Rangers , , 2–0 , , Hernandez (8–3) , , Helling , , Rivera (31) , , 53,835 , , 88–29 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 118 , , August 14 , , Rangers , , 6–4 , , Pettitte (14–6) , , Sele , , Rivera (32) , , 46,547 , , 89–29 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 119 , , August 15 , , Rangers , , 5–16 , , Stottlemyre , , Irabu (11–6) , , — , , 53,117 , , 89–30 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 120 , , August 16 , , Rangers , , 6–5 , , Rivera (2–0) , , Hernandez , , — , , 50,304 , , 90–30 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 121 , , August 17 , , @ Royals , , 7–1 , , Cone (18–4) , , Rosado , , — , , 27,895 , , 91–30 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 122 , , August 18 , , @ Royals , , 3–2 13 , , Borowski , , Whisenant , , — , , 26,259 , , 92–30 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 123 , , August 19 , , @

, , 3–5 , , Serafini , , Pettitte (14–7) , , Aguilera , , 17,923 , , 92–31 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 124 , , August 20 , , @

, , 4–9 , , Rodriguez , , Buddie (3–1) , , — , , 18,548 , , 92–32 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 125 , , August 21 , , @ Rangers , , 5–0 , , Wells (17–2) , , Loaiza , , — , , 45,841 , , 93–32 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 126 , , August 22 , , @ Rangers , , 12–9 , , Bradley (1–0) , , Hernandez , , Rivera (33) , , 46,483 , , 94–32 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 127 , , August 23 , , @ Rangers , , 10–12 , , Helling , , Hernandez (8–4) , , Wetteland , , 37,284 , , 94–33 , - style="background-color:#fbb"
128
, , August 24 , ,

, , 3–7 , , McDowell (3–2) , , Pettitte (14–8) , , — , , 19,297 , , 94–34 , - style="background-color:#fbb"
129
, , August 25 , ,

, , 6–7 , , Watson (6–7) , , Stanton (4–1) , ,

(36) , , 30,422 , , 94–35 , - style="background-color:#fbb"
130
, , August 26 , ,

, , 4–6 , , Juden (1–2) , ,

Bradley Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English. Like many English surnames Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular. It is also an Anglicisation of t ...

(1–1) , ,

(37) , , 20,077 , , 94–36 , - style="background-color:#cfc"
131
, , August 26 , ,

, , 7–6 , ,

(3–0) , ,

Fetters Legcuffs are physical restraints used on the ankles of a person to allow walking only with a restricted stride and to prevent running and effective physical resistance. Frequently used alternative terms are leg cuffs, (leg/ankle) shackles, foot ...

(2–7) , , — , , 28,837 , , 95–36 , - style="background-color:#cfc"
132
, , August 27 , ,

, , 6–5 (11) , , Tessmer (1–0) , ,

(2–8) , , — , , 29,213 , , 96–36 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 133 , , August 28 , , Mariners , , 10–3 , , Hernandez (9–4) , , Spoljaric , , — , , 49,789 , , 97–36 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 134 , , August 29 , , Mariners , , 11–6 , , Pettitte (15–8) , , Cloude , , — , , 55,146 , , 98–36 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 135 , , August 30 , , Mariners , , 3–13 , , Swift , , Irabu (11–7) , , — , , 55,341 , , 98–37 , - , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 136 , , September 1 , ,

, , 7–0 , , Wells (18–2) , , Candiotti , , — , , 29,632 , , 99–37 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 137 , , September 2 , ,

, , 0–2 , , Heredia , , Cone (18–5) , , Taylor , , 30,332 , , 99–38 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 138 , , September 4 , , @

, , 11–6 , , Lloyd (3–0) , , Bradford , , — , , 19,876 , , 100–38 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 139 , , September 5 , , @

, , 5–9 , , Abbott , , Pettitte (15–9) , , — , , 33,092 , , 100–39 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 140 , , September 6 , , @

, , 5–6 , , Baldwin , , Irabu (11–8) , , Howry , , 24,498 , , 100–40 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 141 , , September 7 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Swindell , , Wells (18–3) , , Gordon , , 32,106 , , 100–41 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 142 , , September 8 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Cone (19–5) , , Martinez , , Rivera (34) , , 33,409 , , 101–41 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 143 , , September 9 , , @

, , 7–5 , , Mendoza (9–2) , , Wakefield , , Rivera (35) , , 32,942 , , 102–41 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 144 , , September 10 , , Blue Jays , , 8–5 , , Pettitte (16–9) , , Hentgen , , Holmes (2) , , 25,881 , , 103–41 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 145 , , September 11 , , Blue Jays , , 4–5 , , Almanzar , , Irabu (11–9) , , Person , , 35,856 , , 103–42 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 146 , , September 12 , , Blue Jays , , 3–5 , , Carpenter , , Wells (18–4) , , Person , , 48,752 , , 103–43 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 147 , , September 13 , , Blue Jays , , 3–5 , , Escobar , , Cone (19–6) , , Person , , 47,471 , , 103–44 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 148 , , September 14 , ,

, , 3–0 , , Hernandez (10–4) , , Martinez , , — , , 42,735 , , 104–44 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 149 , , September 15 , ,

, , 4–9 , , Wakefield , , Jerzembeck (0–1) , , — , , 43,218 , , 104–45 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 150 , , September 16 , , @ Devil Rays , , 0–7 , , Saunders , , Pettitte (16–10) , , — , , 38,862 , , 104–46 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 151 , , September 17 , , @ Devil Rays , , 4–0 , , Irabu (12–9) , , Santana , , — , , 38,820 , , 105–46 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 152 , , September 18 , , @

, , 15–5 , , Wells (19–4) , , Guzman , , — , , 48,113 , , 106–46 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 153 , , September 19 , , @

, , 3–5 , , Ponson , , Cone (19–7) , , Mills , , 48,044 , , 106–47 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 154 , , September 20 , , @

, , 5–4 , , Hernandez (11–4) , , Johns , , Rivera (36) , , 48,013 , , 107–47 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 155 , , September 21 , , Indians , , 1–4 , , Nagy , , Pettitte (16–11) , , Shuey , , 21,449 , , 107–48 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 156 , , September 22 , , Indians , , 10–4 , , Mendoza (10–2) , , Burba , , — , , 14,840 , , 108–48 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 157 , , September 22 , , Indians , , 5–1 , , Irabu (13–9) , , Ogea , , — , , 32,315 , , 109–48 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 158 , , September 23 , , Indians , , 8–4 , , Bradley (2–1) , , Jacome , , — , , 32,367 , , 110–48 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 159 , , September 24 , , Devil Rays , , 5–2 , , Buddie (4–1) , , Alvarez , , Nelson (3) , , 24,555 , , 111–48 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 160 , , September 25 , , Devil Rays , , 6–1 , , Hernandez (12–4) , , Eiland , , — , , 32,447 , , 112–48 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 161 , , September 26 , , Devil Rays , , 3–1 , , Cone (20–7) , , Wade , , — , , 41,150 , , 113–48 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 162 , , September 27 , , Devil Rays , , 8–3 , , Bruske (1–0) , , White , , — , , 49,608 , , 114–48

Postseason Game log

, - style="background-color:#cfc" , 1 , , September 29 , , Rangers , , 2–0 , , Wells (1–0) , , Stottlemyre (0–1) , , Rivera (1) , , 57,362 , , 1–0 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 2 , , September 30 , , Rangers , , 3–1 , , Pettitte (1–0) , , Helling (0–1) , , Rivera (2) , , 57,360 , , 2–0 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 3 , , October 2 , , @ Rangers , , 4–0 , , Cone (1–0) , , Sele (0–1) , , , , 49,450 , , 3–0 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 1 , , October 6 , , Indians , , 7–2 , , Wells (2–0) , , Wright (0–2) , , , , 57,138 , , 1–0 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 2 , , October 7 , , Indians , , 1–4 , , Burba (2–0) , , Nelson (0–1) , , Jackson (4) , , 57,128 , , 1–1 , - style="background-color:#fbb" , 3 , , October 9 , , @ Indians , , 1–6 , , Colon (1–0) , , Pettitte (1–1) , , , , 44,904 , , 1–2 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 4 , , October 10 , , @ Indians , , 4–0 , , Hernandez (1–0) , , Gooden (0–1) , , , , 44,981 , , 2–2 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 5 , , October 11 , , @ Indians , , 5–3 , , Wells (3–0) , , Ogea (0–1) , , Rivera (3) , , 44,966 , , 3–2 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 6 , , October 13 , , Indians , , 9–5 , , Cone (2–0) , , Nagy (1–1) , , , , 57,142 , , 4–2 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 1 , , October 17 , ,

Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

, , 9–6 , , Wells (4–0) , , Wall (0–1) , , Rivera (4) , , 56,712 , , 1–0 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 2 , , October 18 , ,

, , 9–3 , , Hernandez (2–0) , , Ashby (0–1) , , , , 56,692 , , 2–0 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 3 , , October 20 , , @

, , 5–4 , , Mendoza (1–0) , , Hoffman (1–1) , , Rivera (5) , , 64,667 , , 3–0 , - style="background-color:#cfc" , 4 , , October 21 , , @

, , 3–0 , , Pettitte (2–1) , , Brown (2–2) , , Rivera (6) , , 65,427 , , 4–0

Player stats

Batting

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

ALDS

Game 1

September 29 at

(

)

Game 2

September 30 at

(

)

Game 3

October 2 at

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( Texas Rangers)

ALCS

New York wins the series, 4-2

World Series

Game 1

October 17, 1998, at

in New York

Game 2

October 18, 1998, at

in New York

Game 3

October 20, 1998, at

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Game 4
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October 21, 1998, at
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Awards and honors
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Scott Brosius Scott David Brosius (born August 15, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman for the Oakland Athletics (–) and the New York Yankees (–). Early life Brosius grew up in Milwaukie, Oregon, where he attended Rex P ...
, 3B, World Series Most Valuable Player *
David Wells David Lee Wells (born May 20, 1963) is an American former baseball pitcher who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine teams, most notably the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees. Nicknamed "Boomer", Wells was considered on ...
, Pitcher, American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player *
David Cone David Brian Cone (born January 2, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, and current color commentator for the New York Yankees on the YES Network and WPIX as well as for ESPN on Sunday Night Baseball.Hutch Award The Hutch Award is given annually to an active Major League Baseball (MLB) player who "best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire" of Fred Hutchinson, by persevering through adversity. The award was created in 1965 in honor of Hu ...
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Derek Jeter Derek Sanderson Jeter ( ; born June 26, 1974) is an American former professional baseball shortstop, businessman, and baseball executive. As a player, Jeter spent his entire 20-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees ...
, Shortstop, American League Leader in Runs scored, 127 *
Joe Torre Joseph Paul Torre (; born July 18, 1940) is an American professional baseball executive, serving as a special assistant to the Commissioner of Baseball since 2020. He previously served in the capacity of Major League Baseball's (MLB) chief baseb ...
, Associated Press Manager of the Year *
Bernie Williams Bernabé Williams Figueroa Jr. (born September 13, 1968) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and a musician. He played his entire 16-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees from 1991 through 2006. ...
, Outfielder, 1998 American League Batting Title
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Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

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New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...
1990s in the Bronx American League East champion seasons American League champion seasons World Series champion seasons Yankee Stadium (1923)