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1998 New York Yankees

114-48 • .704 Win% • 1st in AL E

The 1998 New York Yankees went 114-48 (.704) finishing 1st in the AL E division. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 965 runs, allowed 656, and played home games at Yankee Stadium II. Team leaders included Tino Martinez (28 HR, 123 RBI) and David Cone (20-7, 3.55 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

114 Wins
48 Losses
.704 Win %
1st Rank
965 R 656 RA
Diff +309

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965 Runs Scored
656 Runs Allowed
+309 Run Diff
2,955K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 AL Average

Batting Avg .287 6% above the 1998 league average (.271)
OBP .364 7% above the 1998 league average (.339)
SLG .460 7% above the 1998 league average (.431)
Team ERA 3.82 18% better than the 1998 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 965 19% above the 1998 league average (812 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium II
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Home Games (est.) 81 ≈
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Total Attendance 2,955,193
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Avg per Game 36,483

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Homer Bush 0.380 2 Shane Spencer 0.373 3 Bernie Williams 0.339 4 Derek Jeter 0.324 5 Paul O'Neill 0.317

Home Runs

1 Tino Martinez 28 2 Bernie Williams 26 3 Paul O'Neill 24 4 Darryl Strawberry 24 5 Scott Brosius 19

RBI

1 Tino Martinez 123 2 Paul O'Neill 116 3 Scott Brosius 98 4 Bernie Williams 97 5 Derek Jeter 84
1998 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Derek Jeter 149 626 127 203 25 8 19 84 57 119 30 0.324
Chuck Knoblauch 150 603 117 160 25 4 17 64 76 70 31 0.265
Paul O'Neill 152 602 95 191 40 2 24 116 57 103 15 0.317
Tino Martinez 142 531 92 149 33 1 28 123 61 83 2 0.281
Scott Brosius 152 530 86 159 34 0 19 98 52 97 11 0.300
Bernie Williams 128 499 101 169 30 5 26 97 74 81 15 0.339
Chad Curtis 151 456 79 111 21 1 10 56 75 80 21 0.243
Jorge Posada 111 358 56 96 23 0 17 63 47 92 0 0.268
Tim Raines 109 321 53 93 13 1 5 47 55 49 8 0.290
Darryl Strawberry 101 295 44 73 11 2 24 57 46 90 8 0.247
Joe Girardi 78 254 31 70 11 4 3 31 14 38 2 0.276
Luis Sojo 54 147 16 34 3 1 0 14 4 15 1 0.231
Chili Davis 35 103 11 30 7 0 3 9 14 18 0 0.291
Ricky Ledee 42 79 13 19 5 2 1 12 7 29 3 0.241
Homer Bush 45 71 17 27 3 0 1 5 5 19 6 0.380
Shane Spencer 27 67 18 25 6 0 10 27 5 12 0 0.373
Dale Sveum 30 58 6 9 0 0 0 3 4 16 0 0.155
Mike Lowell 8 15 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.267
Orlando Hernandez 21 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Mike Figga 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Hideki Irabu 29 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Andy Pettitte 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
David Wells 30 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
David Cone 31 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Nelson 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Stanton 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Banks 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Borowski 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ryan Bradley 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Bruske 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Buddie 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Erdos 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Darren Holmes 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Jerzembeck 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Graeme Lloyd 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ramiro Mendoza 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mariano Rivera 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Tessmer 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Graeme Lloyd 1.67 2 Mariano Rivera 1.91 3 Orlando Hernandez 3.13 4 Ramiro Mendoza 3.25 5 Darren Holmes 3.33

Wins

1 David Cone 20 2 David Wells 18 3 Andy Pettitte 16 4 Hideki Irabu 13 5 Orlando Hernandez 12

Strikeouts

1 David Cone 209 2 David Wells 163 3 Andy Pettitte 146 4 Orlando Hernandez 131 5 Hideki Irabu 126
1998 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Andy Pettitte 16 11 4.24 33 32 0 216.1 226 102 87 146
David Wells 18 4 3.49 30 30 0 214.1 195 83 29 163
David Cone 20 7 3.55 31 31 0 207.2 186 82 59 209
Hideki Irabu 13 9 4.06 29 28 0 173.0 148 78 76 126
Orlando Hernandez 12 4 3.13 21 21 0 141.0 113 49 52 131
Ramiro Mendoza 10 2 3.25 41 14 1 130.1 131 47 30 56
Mike Stanton 4 1 5.47 67 0 6 79.0 71 48 26 69
Mariano Rivera 3 0 1.91 54 0 36 61.1 48 13 17 36
Darren Holmes 0 3 3.33 34 0 2 51.1 53 19 14 31
Mike Buddie 4 1 5.62 24 2 0 41.2 46 26 13 20
Jeff Nelson 5 3 3.79 45 0 3 40.1 44 17 22 35
Graeme Lloyd 3 0 1.67 50 0 0 37.2 26 7 6 20
Willie Banks 1 1 10.05 9 0 0 14.1 20 16 12 8
Ryan Bradley 2 1 5.68 5 1 0 12.2 12 8 9 13
Joe Borowski 1 0 6.52 8 0 0 9.2 11 7 4 7
Jim Bruske 1 0 3.00 3 1 0 9.0 9 3 1 3
Jay Tessmer 1 0 3.12 7 0 0 8.2 4 3 4 6
Mike Jerzembeck 0 1 12.79 3 2 0 6.1 9 9 4 1
Todd Erdos 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.0 5 2 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
NYA def. CLE 4-2
AL Division Series
NYA def. TEX 3-0
World Series
NYA def. SDN 4-0

👥 Roster (38)

Willie Banks Joe Borowski Ryan Bradley Scott Brosius Jim Bruske Mike Buddie Homer Bush David Cone Chad Curtis Chili Davis Todd Erdos Mike Figga +26 more

38 players

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The 1998 New York Yankees in brief

A 114-48 record (.704) put the 1998 New York Yankees 1st in the AL East. The club won the World Series and took the division title. The New York Yankees scored 965 runs and allowed 656, a run differential of +309. At the plate the New York Yankees hit .287, 6% better than the league's .271. Pitchers allowed 3.82 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.65.

For power, Tino Martinez led the way with 28 homers. David Cone was the top winner, with 20 victories. In the AL Championship Series, the New York Yankees beat CLE 4-2. In the AL Division Series, the New York Yankees beat TEX 3-0. The World Series ended in a win against SDN 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 New York Yankees

What was the 1998 New York Yankees record?
The 1998 New York Yankees finished 114-48 (.704 win pct).
Did the 1998 New York Yankees win the World Series?
Yes. The 1998 New York Yankees won the World Series.
Who led the 1998 New York Yankees in home runs?
Tino Martinez led the 1998 New York Yankees with 28 home runs.
What was the 1998 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1998 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.82.
Where did the 1998 New York Yankees play?
The 1998 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium II.
Who led the 1998 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tino Martinez (28 HR, 123 RBI) and David Cone (20-7, 3.55 ERA).
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