1997 New York Yankees

96-66 • .593 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1997 New York Yankees went 96-66 (.593) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 891 runs, allowed 688, and played home games at Yankee Stadium II. Team leaders included Tino Martinez (44 HR, 141 RBI) and Andy Pettitte (18-7, 2.88 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

96 Wins
66 Losses
.593 Win %
2nd Rank
891 R 688 RA
Diff +203

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891 Runs Scored
688 Runs Allowed
+203 Run Diff
2,581K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 AL Average

Batting Avg .286 6% above the 1997 league average (.270)
OBP .361 6% above the 1997 league average (.340)
SLG .436 2% above the 1997 league average (.428)
Team ERA 3.84 16% better than the 1997 league average (4.57)
Runs Scored 891 12% above the 1997 league average (797 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium II
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 2,581,043
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Avg per Game 32,263

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Bernie Williams 0.328 2 Paul O'Neill 0.324 3 Tim Raines 0.321 4 Rey Sanchez 0.312 5 Luis Sojo 0.307

Home Runs

1 Tino Martinez 44 2 Paul O'Neill 21 3 Bernie Williams 21 4 Cecil Fielder 13 5 Chad Curtis 12

RBI

1 Tino Martinez 141 2 Paul O'Neill 117 3 Bernie Williams 100 4 Derek Jeter 70 5 Cecil Fielder 61
1997 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Derek Jeter 159 654 116 190 31 7 10 70 74 125 23 0.291
Tino Martinez 158 594 96 176 31 2 44 141 75 75 3 0.296
Paul O'Neill 149 553 89 179 42 0 21 117 75 92 10 0.324
Bernie Williams 129 509 107 167 35 6 21 100 73 80 15 0.328
Joe Girardi 112 398 38 105 23 1 1 50 26 53 2 0.264
Cecil Fielder 98 361 40 94 15 0 13 61 51 87 0 0.260
Wade Boggs 104 353 55 103 23 1 4 28 48 38 0 0.292
Charlie Hayes 100 353 39 91 16 0 11 53 40 66 3 0.258
Chad Curtis 93 320 51 93 21 1 12 50 36 49 12 0.291
Tim Raines 74 271 56 87 20 2 4 38 41 34 8 0.321
Luis Sojo 77 215 27 66 6 1 2 25 16 14 3 0.307
Mark Whiten 69 215 34 57 11 0 5 24 30 47 4 0.265
Jorge Posada 60 188 29 47 12 0 6 25 30 33 1 0.250
Mariano Duncan 50 172 16 42 8 0 1 13 6 39 2 0.244
Rey Sanchez 38 138 21 43 12 0 1 15 5 21 0 0.312
Pat Kelly 67 120 25 29 6 1 2 10 14 37 8 0.242
Scott Pose 54 87 19 19 2 1 0 5 9 11 3 0.218
Mike Stanley 28 87 16 25 8 0 3 12 15 22 0 0.287
Andy Fox 22 31 13 7 1 0 0 1 7 9 2 0.226
Darryl Strawberry 11 29 1 3 1 0 0 2 3 9 0 0.103
Ivan Cruz 11 20 0 5 1 0 0 3 2 4 0 0.250
Pete Incaviglia 5 16 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Homer Bush 10 11 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.364
Mike Figga 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dwight Gooden 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
David Cone 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Kenny Rogers 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hideki Irabu 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Banks 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Boehringer 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Borowski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Graeme Lloyd 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Mecir 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ramiro Mendoza 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Nelson 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Pettitte 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Rios 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mariano Rivera 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Stanton 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Weathers 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Wells 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Mariano Rivera 1.88 2 Mike Stanton 2.57 3 Brian Boehringer 2.63 4 David Cone 2.82 5 Jeff Nelson 2.86

Wins

1 Andy Pettitte 18 2 David Wells 16 3 David Cone 12 4 Dwight Gooden 9 5 Ramiro Mendoza 8

Strikeouts

1 David Cone 222 2 Andy Pettitte 166 3 David Wells 156 4 Ramiro Mendoza 82 5 Jeff Nelson 81
1997 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Andy Pettitte 18 7 2.88 35 35 0 240.1 233 77 65 166
David Wells 16 10 4.21 32 32 0 218.0 239 102 45 156
David Cone 12 6 2.82 29 29 0 195.0 155 61 86 222
Kenny Rogers 6 7 5.65 31 22 0 145.0 161 91 62 78
Ramiro Mendoza 8 6 4.24 39 15 2 133.2 157 63 28 82
Dwight Gooden 9 5 4.91 20 19 0 106.1 116 58 53 66
Jeff Nelson 3 7 2.86 77 0 2 78.2 53 25 37 81
Mariano Rivera 6 4 1.88 66 0 43 71.2 65 15 20 68
Mike Stanton 6 1 2.57 64 0 3 66.2 50 19 34 70
Hideki Irabu 5 4 7.09 13 9 0 53.1 69 42 20 56
Graeme Lloyd 1 1 3.31 46 0 1 49.0 55 18 20 26
Brian Boehringer 3 2 2.63 34 0 0 48.0 39 14 32 53
Jim Mecir 0 4 5.88 25 0 0 33.2 36 22 10 25
Willie Banks 3 0 1.93 5 1 0 14.0 9 3 6 8
David Weathers 0 1 10.00 10 0 0 9.0 15 10 7 4
Danny Rios 0 0 19.29 2 0 0 2.1 9 5 2 1
Joe Borowski 0 1 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 4 2
Wade Boggs 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 1

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Division Series
Lost to CLE 3-2

👥 Roster (41)

Willie Banks Brian Boehringer Wade Boggs Joe Borowski Homer Bush David Cone Ivan Cruz Chad Curtis Mariano Duncan Cecil Fielder Mike Figga Andy Fox +29 more

41 players

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The 1997 New York Yankees in brief

In 1997 the New York Yankees posted a 96-66 mark (.593) and finished 2nd in the AL East. This was a year in which the New York Yankees earned a wild-card berth. Runs came in at 891 scored against 688 allowed (+203). Against a league average of .270, the 1997 New York Yankees batted .286. The staff ERA of 3.84 was 16% better than the league average of 4.57.

Yankee Stadium II was home in 1997, drawing a total attendance of 2,581,043. For power, Tino Martinez led the way with 44 homers. On the mound, Andy Pettitte won 18 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was David Cone with 222. Mariano Rivera closed out 43 saves. In the AL Division Series, the New York Yankees lost to CLE 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 New York Yankees

What was the 1997 New York Yankees record?
The 1997 New York Yankees finished 96-66 (.593 win pct).
Who led the 1997 New York Yankees in home runs?
Tino Martinez led the 1997 New York Yankees with 44 home runs.
What was the 1997 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1997 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.84.
Did the 1997 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1997 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1997 New York Yankees play?
The 1997 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium II.
Who led the 1997 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tino Martinez (44 HR, 141 RBI) and Andy Pettitte (18-7, 2.88 ERA).
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