# 2000 New York Yankees season

The 2000 New York Yankees season was the 98th season for the Yankees. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The team finished first in the American League East with a record of 87–74, 2.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox, after losing 15 of their final 18 games, including their last 7. Despite having the lowest winning percentage of any postseason qualifier in 2000, the Yankees won the World Series over the New York Mets in 5 games to win their 26th World Series title. They are, as of 2024, the last team to win World Series titles in consecutive years.

## Offseason

* November 29, 1999: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
* December 1, 1999: Chili Davis was released by the New York Yankees.
* December 13, 1999: Chad Curtis was traded by the New York Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Brandon Knight and Sam Marsonek.
* December 15, 1999: Ryan Thompson signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
* January 26, 2000: Roberto Kelly signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
* February 1, 2000: Tim Raines signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
* March 17, 2000: Ted Lilly was Sent by the Montreal Expos to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on December 22, 1999. The Montreal Expos sent players to be named later and Jake Westbrook to the New York Yankees for Hideki Irabu. The Montreal Expos sent Ted Lilly (March 17, 2000) and Christian Parker (March 22, 2000) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
* March 23, 2000: Tim Raines was released by the New York Yankees.

### Notable transactions

* April 2, 2000: Lance Johnson signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
* April 2, 2000: Félix José was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
* April 2, 2000: Ryan Thompson was released by the New York Yankees.
* May 1, 2000: Ryan Thompson signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
* May 14, 2000: Randall Simon was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
* June 11, 2000: Dwight Gooden signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
* June 20, 2000: Jim Leyritz was traded by the New York Yankees to the Los Angeles Dodgers for José Vizcaíno and cash.
* June 29, 2000: David Justice was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the New York Yankees for Ricky Ledée, Jake Westbrook, and Zach Day.
* July 12, 2000: Denny Neagle was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Mike Frank to the New York Yankees for Ed Yarnall, Drew Henson, Brian Reith, and Jackson Melián.
* July 21, 2000: Glenallen Hill was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees for Ben Ford and Oswaldo Mairena.
* August 3, 2000: Luis Polonia was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
* August 7, 2000: José Canseco was selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
* August 7, 2000: Luis Sojo was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Yankees for Chris Spurling.

## Season standings

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Yankees | 87 | 74 | .540 | — | 44‍–‍36 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 2½ | 42‍–‍39 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | .512 | 4½ | 45‍–‍36 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 88 | .457 | 13½ | 44‍–‍37 | 30‍–‍51 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 69 | 92 | .429 | 18 | 36‍–‍44 | 33‍–‍48 |

## Season summary

On September 28, 2000, the Yankees played the Devil Rays at Tampa Bay. In the top of the 2nd inning, Jose Canseco was walked. Tino Martinez then hit a double to center field. The ball was fielded by Gerald Williams and relayed to Mike DiFelice. He tagged Jose Canseco at the plate and proceeded to tag out Tino Martinez who was running right behind Canseco. Mike DiFelice tagged both runners out at the plate.
The Yankees only played 161 games because they had a game rained out against the Florida Marlins that was not made up due to scheduling constraints and lack of playoff implications.

### Record vs. opponents

2000 American League recordvte Source: AL Standings Head-to-Head :
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 7–5 | 5–4 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 12–6 |
| Baltimore | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 3–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–11 |
| Boston | 4–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 6–7 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 9–9 |
| Chicago | 6–4 | 6–4 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–3 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 12–6 |
| Cleveland | 6–3 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–2 | 8–2 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 13–5 |
| Detroit | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 3–9 | 10–8 |
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 2–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 8–10 |
| Minnesota | 3–7 | 3–6 | 2–8 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 5–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 7–11 |
| New York | 5–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 8–2 | 5–5 | — | 6–3 | 4–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 11–6 |
| Oakland | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 3–6 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–6 | — | 9–4 | 7–2 | 5–7 | 7–3 | 11–7 |
| Seattle | 8–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–9 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–2 | 11–7 |
| Tampa Bay | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 5–4 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 6–6 | 2–7 | 3–9 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 |
| Texas | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–11 |
| Toronto | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 7–5 | 6–4 | — | 9–9 |

### Detailed records

American League :
| Opponent | W | L | WP | RS | RA |
| AL East |||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 85 | 74 |
| Boston Red Sox | 7 | 6 | 0.538 | 63 | 38 |
| New York Yankees | | | | | |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 50 | 54 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 5 | 7 | 0.417 | 51 | 63 |
| Total | 25 | 24 | 0.510 | 249 | 229 |
| AL West |||||||
| Anaheim Angels | 5 | 5 | 0.500 | 54 | 51 |
| Oakland Athletics | 6 | 3 | 0.667 | 61 | 45 |
| Seattle Mariners | 4 | 6 | 0.400 | 52 | 59 |
| Texas Rangers | 10 | 2 | 0.833 | 80 | 52 |
| Total | 25 | 16 | 0.610 | 247 | 207 |
| AL Central |||||||
| Chicago White Sox | 4 | 8 | 0.333 | 69 | 82 |
| Cleveland Indians | 5 | 5 | 0.500 | 37 | 55 |
| Detroit Tigers | 4 | 8 | 0.333 | 72 | 78 |
| Kansas City Royals | 8 | 2 | 0.800 | 54 | 34 |
| Minnesota Twins | 5 | 5 | 0.500 | 45 | 45 |
| Total | 26 | 28 | 0.481 | 277 | 294 |
| National League |||||||
| Atlanta Braves | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 19 | 19 |
| Florida Marlins | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 15 | 13 |
| Montreal Expos | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 19 | 9 |
| New York Mets | 4 | 2 | 0.667 | 25 | 24 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 20 | 19 |
| Total | 11 | 6 | 0.647 | 98 | 84 |
| Season Total | 87 | 74 | 0.540 | 871 | 814 |
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| April | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0.652 | 112 | 106 |
| May | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0.500 | 122 | 111 |
| June | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0.400 | 155 | 153 |
| July | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0.692 | 167 | 113 |
| August | 30 | 18 | 12 | 0.600 | 187 | 148 |
| September | 30 | 13 | 17 | 0.433 | 125 | 176 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 3 | 7 |
| Total | 161 | 87 | 74 | 0.540 | 871 | 814 |
| | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| Home | 80 | 44 | 36 | 0.550 | 454 | 412 |
| Away | 81 | 43 | 38 | 0.531 | 417 | 402 |
| Total | 161 | 87 | 74 | 0.540 | 871 | 814 |

### Opening Day starters

* 2B Chuck Knoblauch
* SS Derek Jeter
* CF Bernie Williams
* LF Ricky Ledée
* 1B Tino Martinez
* RF Paul O'Neill
* C Jorge Posada
* 3B Scott Brosius
* DH David Justice

### Roster
## Game log
### Regular season

Legend :
| Yankees Win | Yankees Loss | Game Postponed |
2000 Game Log (87–74) Home: 44–35 Away: 43–39 :
April (15–8) Home: 8–3 Away: 7–5
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
1April 3@ Angels3–2Hernandez (1–0)Hill (0–1)Rivera (1)Edison International Field of Anaheim42,7041–0
2April 4@ Angels5–3Mendoza (1–0)Percival (0–1)Rivera (2)Edison International Field of Anaheim25,8182–0
3April 5@ Angels6–12Schoeneweis (1–0)Cone (0–1)—Edison International Field of Anaheim24,5602–1
4April 7@ Mariners5–7Halama (1–0)Pettitte (0–1)Sasaki (2)Safeco Field40,8272–2
5April 8@ Mariners3–2Nelson (1–0)Mesa (1–1)Rivera (3)Safeco Field45,2613–2
6April 9@ Mariners3–9Moyer (1–1)Clemens (0–1)—Safeco Field45,4883–3
–April 11RangersPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 21
7April 12Rangers8–6Nelson (2–0)Munoz (0–1)Rivera (4)Yankee Stadium48,4874–3
8April 13Rangers5–1Hernandez (2–0)Rogers (1–2)—Yankee Stadium23,8055–3
9April 14Royals7–5Clemens (1–1)Witasick (0–3)Rivera (5)Yankee Stadium33,0946–3
10April 15Royals7–1Mendoza (2–0)Rosado (1–1)—Yankee Stadium34,0567–3
11April 16Royals8–4Nelson (3–0)Fussell (1–1)—Yankee Stadium36,7248–3
12April 17@ Rangers5–4 (11)Rivera (1–0)Crabtree (0–1)Erdos (1)The Ballpark in Arlington38,1669–3
13April 18@ Rangers6–3Hernandez (3–0)Rogers (1–3)—The Ballpark in Arlington43,64410–3
14April 19@ Rangers5–4 (10)Rivera (2–0)Zimmerman (0–2)—The Ballpark in Arlington39,29411–3
15April 21@ Blue Jays3–8Carpenter (1–3)Mendoza (2–1)—SkyDome25,92111–4
16April 22@ Blue Jays2–8Escobar (2–2)Cone (0–2)—SkyDome30,16711–5
17April 23@ Blue Jays10–7Hernandez (4–0)Andrews (0–1)Rivera (6)SkyDome20,48512–5
18April 24Twins3–7Milton (2–0)Clemens (1–2)—Yankee Stadium35,69312–6
19April 25Twins1–6Bergman (2–0)Mendoza (2–2)—Yankee Stadium27,37212–7
20April 26Twins2–0Nelson (4–0)Mays (0–3)Rivera (7)Yankee Stadium27,71913–7
21April 28Blue Jays6–0Cone (1–2)Escobar (2–3)—Yankee Stadium35,98714–7
22April 29Blue Jays2–6Wells (4–1)Hernandez (4–1)Koch (5)Yankee Stadium38,78314–8
23April 30Blue Jays7–1Clemens (2–2)Halladay (2–4)—Yankee Stadium43,72115–8 :
May (13–13) Home: 7–7 Away: 6–6
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
24May 1@ Indians2–1Mendoza (3–2)Wright (2–2)Rivera (8)Jacobs Field42,71116–8
25May 2@ Indians4–2Pettitte (1–1)Witt (0–1)Rivera (9)Jacobs Field42,80117–8
26May 3@ Indians6–5Grimsley (1–0)Karsay (0–1)Rivera (10)Jacobs Field42,83718–8
27May 5Orioles12–10Nelson (5–0)Ryan (1–2)—Yankee Stadium42,22419–8
28May 6Orioles3–1Clemens (3–2)Rapp (3–2)Rivera (11)Yankee Stadium54,35020–8
29May 7Orioles6–7Groom (2–1)Rivera (2–1)Timlin (2)Yankee Stadium52,55920–9
30May 8Devil Rays6–3Pettitte (2–1)Gooden (2–2)Rivera (12)Yankee Stadium25,36121–9
31May 9Devil Rays4–3 (10)Nelson (6–0)White (0–2)—Yankee Stadium23,09722–9
–May 10Devil RaysPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 11
32May 11Devil Rays0–1Trachsel (3–2)Hernandez (4–2)Lopez (1)Yankee Stadium14,29222–10
33May 12@ Tigers7–9Nitkowski (2–6)Clemens (3–3)Jones (8)Comerica Park33,32622–11
34May 13@ Tigers3–6Weaver (1–4)Pettitte (2–2)Jones (9)Comerica Park36,52022–12
35May 14@ Tigers1–2Mlicki (1–5)Cone (1–3)Jones (10)Comerica Park31,31322–13
36May 16White Sox0–4Eldred (3–2)Hernandez (4–3)—Yankee Stadium31,14322–14
37May 17White Sox9–4Clemens (4–3)Parque (3–2)—Yankee Stadium26,88723–14
38May 19@ Indians11–7Mendoza (4–2)Kamieniecki (1–2)—Jacobs Field42,64224–14
39May 20@ Indians2–3Shuey (3–1)Nelson (6–1)—Jacobs Field42,58324–15
40May 21@ Indians1–6Rigdon (1–0)Hernandez (4–4)—Jacobs Field42,58724–16
41May 23@ White Sox2–8Wells (3–3)Clemens (4–4)—Comiskey Park21,86324–17
42May 24@ White Sox12–4Pettitte (3–2)Sirotka (3–4)—Comiskey Park23,14425–17
43May 25@ White Sox7–0Mendoza (5–2)Baldwin (7–1)—Comiskey Park23,63626–17
44May 26Red Sox1–4R. Martinez (4–3)Cone (1–4)Lowe (10)Yankee Stadium54,47026–18
45May 27Red Sox8–3Stanton (1–0)Wasdin (0–1)—Yankee Stadium55,67127–18
46May 28Red Sox0–2P. Martinez (8–2)Clemens (4–5)—Yankee Stadium55,33927–19
47May 29Athletics4–1Pettitte (4–2)Olivares (3–6)—Yankee Stadium41,28428–19
48May 30Athletics4–7Appier (5–3)Mendoza (5–3)Isringhausen (10)Yankee Stadium26,36028–20
49May 31Athletics7–8Heredia (7–3)Cone (1–5)Isringhausen (11)Yankee Stadium30,17828–21 :
June (10–15) Home: 2–6 Away: 8–9
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
50June 2@ Braves5–2O. Hernandez (5–4)Millwood (4–4)Rivera (13)Turner Field48,52429–21
51June 3@ Braves7–11Remlinger (1–1)Grimsley (1–1)—Turner Field48,42329–22
52June 4@ Braves7–6Pettitte (5–2)Mulholland (5–5)Rivera (14)Turner Field47,75630–22
53June 5@ Expos4–6Johnson (2–0)Cone (1–6)Kline (6)Olympic Stadium18,09530–23
54June 6@ Expos8–1Grimsley (2–1)Vazquez (6–2)—Olympic Stadium24,45331–23
55June 7@ Expos7–2O. Hernandez (6–4)Pavano (6–3)—Olympic Stadium25,38132–23
56June 9Mets2–12Leiter (7–1)Clemens (4–6)—Yankee Stadium55,82232–24
57June 10Mets13–5Pettitte (6–2)Jones (1–3)—Yankee Stadium55,83933–24
–June 11MetsPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 8
–June 12Red SoxPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 11
58June 13Red Sox3–5Pichardo (1–0)O. Hernandez (6–5)D. Lowe (15)Yankee Stadium52,14233–25
59June 14Red Sox2–1Grimsley (3–1)Wakefield (2–5)Rivera (15)Yankee Stadium54,83434–25
60June 15White Sox3–12Sirotka (6–5)Pettitte (6–3)—Yankee Stadium30,80334–26
61June 16White Sox1–3Baldwin (10–1)Stanton (1–1)Howry (3)Yankee Stadium41,91034–27
62June 17White Sox9–10Eldred (8–2)Westbrook (0–1)Foulke (16)Yankee Stadium54,05334–28
63June 18White Sox4–17Parque (7–2)O. Hernandez (6–6)—Yankee Stadium52,85634–29
64June 19@ Red Sox22–1Mendoza (6–3)Rose (3–4)—Fenway Park33,37035–29
65June 20@ Red Sox3–0Pettitte (7–3)P. Martinez (9–3)Rivera (16)Fenway Park33,90936–29
66June 21@ Red Sox7–9Garces (3–0)Grimsley (3–2)—Fenway Park32,95836–30
67June 22@ Red Sox2–4R. Martinez (6–4)Westbrook (0–2)D. Lowe (17)Fenway Park33,74436–31
68June 23@ White Sox3–4S. Lowe (2–1)Rivera (2–2)—Comiskey Park38,77336–32
69June 24@ White Sox12–8Mendoza (7–3)Wells (4–6)Rivera (17)Comiskey Park32,62337–32
70June 25@ White Sox7–8Sirotka (7–6)Pettitte (7–4)Howry (4)Comiskey Park40,81737–33
71June 27@ Tigers6–7 (11)Cruz (1–0)Rivera (2–3)—Comerica Park37,51237–34
72June 28@ Tigers6–13Blair (5–1)Ford (0–1)Sparks (1)Comerica Park39,21237–35
73June 29@ Tigers8–0Pettitte (8–4)Mlicki (2–9)—Comerica Park39,58638–35
74June 30@ Devil Rays4–6Mecir (6–1)Nelson (6–2)R. Hernandez (11)Tropicana Field30,32338–36 :
July (18–8) Home: 9–4 Away: 9–4
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
75July 1@ Devil Rays6–1Hernandez (7–6)Lopez (4–6)—Tropicana Field37,99039–36
76July 2@ Devil Rays5–2Clemens (5–6)Trachsel (6–8)Rivera (18)Tropicana Field31,11840–36
77July 4Orioles6–7Erickson (4–6)Cone (1–7)Trombley (2)Yankee Stadium44,44740–37
78July 5Orioles12–6Pettitte (9–4)Rapp (5–6)—Yankee Stadium40,03141–37
79July 6Orioles13–9Stanton (2–1)Johnson (0–8)—Yankee Stadium44,10442–37
80July 7@ Mets2–1Hernandez (8–6)Leiter (10–2)Rivera (19)Shea Stadium54,13243–37
81July 8 (1)@ Mets4–2Gooden (3–3)B. Jones (3–4)Rivera (20)Shea Stadium54,16544–37
82July 8 (2)Mets4–2Clemens (6–6)Rusch (6–7)Rivera (21)Yankee Stadium55,82145–37
83July 9@ Mets0–2Hampton (9–5)Pettitte (9–5)Benitez (19)Shea Stadium54,28645–38
All-Star Break: AL defeats NL 6–3 at Turner Field
84July 13Marlins9–11Penny (5–7)Hernandez (8–7)Alfonseca (29)Yankee Stadium33,32345–39
85July 14Marlins6–2Clemens (7–6)Dempster (9–6)—Yankee Stadium35,33246–39
–July 15MarlinsCancelled (rain)
86July 16Phillies9–8 (10)Rivera (3–3)Brantley (1–4)—Yankee Stadium53,13147–39
87July 17Phillies8–10Coggin (2–0)Cone (1–8)Brock (1)Yankee Stadium38,98747–40
88July 18Phillies3–1Neagle (9–2)Schilling (5–6)Rivera (22)Yankee Stadium40,01348–40
89July 19Tigers9–1Clemens (8–6)Nomo (3–9)—Yankee Stadium32,42049–40
90July 20Tigers3–5Blair (6–2)Pettitte (9–6)T. Jones (26)Yankee Stadium45,53549–41
91July 21Devil Rays11–1Gooden (4–3)Yan (4–7)—Yankee Stadium39,51850–41
92July 22Devil Rays4–12Rupe (2–4)Cone (1–9)—Yankee Stadium47,37550–42
93July 23Devil Rays5–1Neagle (10–2)Rekar (3–6)—Yankee Stadium45,52851–42
94July 24@ Orioles4–3Clemens (9–6)Parrish (0–1)Rivera (23)Oriole Park at Camden Yards47,45052–42
95July 25@ Orioles19–1Pettitte (10–6)Erickson (5–8)—Oriole Park at Camden Yards47,87453–42
96July 26@ Orioles4–1Gooden (5–3)Ponson (5–7)Rivera (24)Oriole Park at Camden Yards47,69154–42
97July 27@ Twins3–9Redman (9–4)Cone (1–10)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome16,32554–43
98July 28@ Twins9–5Rivera (4–3)Guardado (4–3)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome16,82355–43
99July 29@ Twins2–6Milton (10–6)Mendoza (7–4)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome31,42655–44
100July 30@ Twins7–4Pettitte (11–6)Mays (6–12)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome19,04156–44 :
August (18–12) Home: 11–7 Away: 7–5
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
101August 1Royals5–4Nelson (7–2)Bottalico (7–3)Rivera (25)Yankee Stadium32,64957–44
102August 2Royals1–4Stein (2–3)Neagle (10–3)Bottalico (9)Yankee Stadium38,99357–45
103August 3Royals3–2Rivera (5–3)Spradlin (4–4)—Yankee Stadium33,82958–45
104August 4Mariners13–6Pettitte (12–6)Moyer (11–4)—Yankee Stadium46,59259–45
105August 5Mariners5–6Tomko (6–3)Gooden (5–4)Sasaki (26)Yankee Stadium55,62959–46
106August 6Mariners1–11Abbott (7–4)Hernandez (8–8)—Yankee Stadium52,72059–47
107August 7Mariners5–8Halama (10–5)Neagle (10–4)—Yankee Stadium38,42159–48
108August 8Athletics4–3Rivera (6–3)Isringhausen (5–4)—Yankee Stadium36,35760–48
109August 9Athletics12–1Pettitte (13–6)Appier (10–9)—Yankee Stadium33,46661–48
110August 10Athletics12–6Cone (2–10)Mulder (6–8)—Yankee Stadium41,01162–48
111August 11@ Angels3–8Schoeneweis (6–6)Hernandez (8–9)—Edison International Field of Anaheim43,16962–49
112August 12@ Angels6–9Pote (1–0)Neagle (10–5)Hasegawa (5)Edison International Field of Anaheim43,39462–50
113August 13@ Angels4–1Clemens (10–6)Ortiz (4–3)Rivera (26)Edison International Field of Anaheim43,41163–50
114August 14@ Rangers7–3Pettitte (14–6)Perisho (2–5)—The Ballpark in Arlington36,26064–50
115August 15@ Rangers10–2Cone (3–10)Davis (4–4)Gooden (1)The Ballpark in Arlington35,36565–50
116August 16@ Rangers0–5Sikorski (1–0)Hernandez (8–10)—The Ballpark in Arlington34,44665–51
117August 17Angels6–1Neagle (11–5)Mercker (0–2)—Yankee Stadium35,18066–51
118August 18Angels8–9 (11)Hasegawa (8–2)Stanton (2–2)—Yankee Stadium37,50366–52
119August 19Angels9–1Pettitte (15–6)Cooper (4–8)—Yankee Stadium49,49167–52
120August 20Angels4–5Wise (2–1)Nelson (7–3)Hasegawa (6)Yankee Stadium50,04867–53
121August 21Rangers12–3Hernandez (9–10)Sikorski (1–1)—Yankee Stadium16,31068–53
122August 22Rangers4–5Crabtree (2–6)Neagle (11–6)Wetteland (27)Yankee Stadium39,91568–54
123August 23Rangers10–9Rivera (7–3)Crabtree (2–7)—Yankee Stadium33,08169–54
124August 24Rangers8–7Pettitte (16–6)Perisho (2–7)Rivera (27)Yankee Stadium44,57870–54
125August 25@ Athletics1–8Appier (12–9)Cone (3–11)—Network Associates Coliseum47,77370–55
126August 26@ Athletics10–6Hernandez (10–10)Mulder (7–10)Rivera (28)Network Associates Coliseum43,09971–55
127August 27@ Athletics7–5Neagle (12–6)Mecir (8–3)Rivera (29)Network Associates Coliseum39,34872–55
128August 28@ Mariners9–1Clemens (11–6)Abbott (8–5)—Safeco Field45,07773–55
129August 29@ Mariners3–5Tomko (7–4)Pettitte (16–7)Sasaki (30)Safeco Field44,10573–56
130August 30@ Mariners5–4Cone (4–11)Sele (13–10)Rivera (30)Safeco Field44,96274–56 :
September (13–17) Home: 7–8 Away: 6–9
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
131September 1Twins4–2O. Hernandez (11–10)Radke (10–14)Rivera (31)Yankee Stadium38,29475–56
132September 2Twins13–4 (8)Neagle (13–6)Milton (12–8)Grimsley (1)Yankee Stadium47,43876–56
133September 3Twins1–2 (10)Guardado (5–3)Rivera (7–4)Hawkins (10)Yankee Stadium42,36576–57
134September 4@ Royals4–3Pettitte (17–7)Suzuki (8–8)Rivera (32)Kauffman Stadium21,77477–57
135September 5@ Royals10–5Gooden (6–4)Suppan (7–9)—Kauffman Stadium15,02578–57
136September 6@ Royals2–3Meadows (11–10)Stanton (2–3)—Kauffman Stadium15,63778–58
137September 7@ Royals7–3Neagle (14–6)Bottalico (7–5)Rivera (33)Kauffman Stadium20,93379–58
138September 8@ Red Sox4–0Clemens (12–6)Ohka (3–4)—Fenway Park33,86180–58
139September 9@ Red Sox5–3Pettitte (18–7)Martinez (16–5)—Fenway Park33,35581–58
140September 10@ Red Sox6–2Keisler (1–0)Schourek (3–10)Gooden (2)Fenway Park33,06282–58
141September 11Red Sox0–4Arrojo (10–11)O. Hernandez (11–11)D. Lowe (32)Yankee Stadium40,32682–59
142September 12Blue Jays10–2Neagle (15–6)Hamilton (2–1)—Yankee Stadium30,37083–59
143September 13Blue Jays3–2Clemens (13–6)Loaiza (9–11)Rivera (34)Yankee Stadium29,08384–59
144September 14Blue Jays2–3 (11)Koch (8–3)Choate (0–1)Escobar (2)Yankee Stadium35,04084–60
145September 15Indians1–11Burba (15–6)Cone (4–12)—Yankee Stadium48,44384–61
146September 16Indians6–3O. Hernandez (12–11)Bere (11–10)—Yankee Stadium55,09785–61
147September 17Indians4–15Finley (13–11)Neagle (15–7)—Yankee Stadium50,17485–62
148September 18Indians0–2Colon (14–8)Clemens (13–7)—Yankee Stadium31,31785–63
149September 19@ Blue Jays3–16Trachsel (8–13)Pettitte (18–8)—SkyDome28,90885–64
150September 20@ Blue Jays2–7Loaiza (10–11)Cone (4–13)—SkyDome28,46385–65
151September 21@ Blue Jays1–3Wells (20–6)O. Hernandez (12–12)—SkyDome30,07485–66
152September 22Tigers6–9Nomo (8–11)Neagle (15–8)Jones (41)Yankee Stadium37,09285–67
153September 23Tigers13–8Nelson (8–3)Blair (10–5)Rivera (35)Yankee Stadium40,02986–67
154September 24Tigers6–3Pettitte (19–8)Weaver (10–15)Rivera (36)Yankee Stadium41,41587–67
155September 25Tigers4–15Sparks (7–5)Gooden (6–5)—Yankee Stadium32,70187–68
156September 26@ Devil Rays1–2R. Hernandez (4–6)Nelson (8–4)—Tropicana Field19,46987–69
157September 27@ Devil Rays1–11Lidle (4–6)Neagle (15–9)—Tropicana Field18,86387–70
158September 28@ Devil Rays3–11Rekar (7–10)Clemens (13–8)—Tropicana Field20,96187–71
159September 29@ Orioles2–13McElroy (3–0)Pettitte (19–9)—Oriole Park at Camden Yards47,67487–72
160September 30@ Orioles1–9Mussina (11–15)Cone (4–14)—Oriole Park at Camden Yards48,12987–73 :
October (0–1) Home: 0–0 Away: 0–1
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
161October 1@ Orioles3–7Mercedes (14–7)Hernandez (12–13)—Oriole Park at Camden Yards47,83187–74 :

### Postseason

Legend :
| Yankees Win | Yankees Loss | Game Postponed |
2000 Postseason Game Log (11–5) :
ALDS vs Athletics (3–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
1October 3@ Athletics3-5Heredia (1–0)Clemens (0–1)Isringhausen (1)Network Associates Coliseum47,3600–1
2October 4@ Athletics4-0Pettitte (1–0)Appier (0–1)Rivera (1)Network Associates Coliseum47,8601-1
3October 6Athletics4-2Hernández (1–0)Hudson (0–1)Rivera (2)Yankee Stadium56,6062–1
4October 7Athletics1-11Zito (1–0)Clemens (0–2)Yankee Stadium56,9152-2
5October 8@ Athletics7-5Stanton (1–0)Heredia (1-1)Rivera (3)Network Associates Coliseum41,1703–2 :
ALCS vs Mariners (4–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
1October 10Mariners0-2Garcia (1–0)Neagle (0–1)Sasaki (1)Yankee Stadium54,4810–1
2October 11Mariners7-1Hernández (2–0)Rhodes (0–1)Yankee Stadium55,3171-1
3October 13@ Mariners8-2Pettitte (2–0)Sele (0–1)Rivera (4)Safeco Field47,8272–1
4October 14@ Mariners5-0Clemens (1–2)Abbott (1-1)Safeco Field47,8033–1
5October 15@ Mariners2-6Garcia (2–0)Neagle (0–2)Safeco Field47,8023–2
6October 17Mariners9-7Hernández (3–0)Paniagua (1-1)Yankee Stadium56,5984–2 :
WS vs Mets (4–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
1October 21Mets4-3 (12)Stanton (2–0)Wendell (1-1)Yankee Stadium55,9131–0
2October 22Mets6-5Clemens (2-2)Hampton (2-2)Yankee Stadium56,0592–0
3October 24@ Mets2-4Franco (1–0)Hernández (3–1)Benítez (2)Shea Stadium55,2992–1
4October 25@ Mets3-2Nelson (1–0)Jones (1-1)Rivera (5)Shea Stadium55,2903–1
5October 26@ Mets4-2Stanton (3–0)Leiter (0–1)Rivera (6)Shea Stadium55,2924–1 :

## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader

### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
| C | Jorge Posada | 151 | 505 | 92 | 145 | 28 | 86 | .287 | 2 |
| 1B | Tino Martinez | 155 | 569 | 69 | 147 | 16 | 91 | .258 | 4 |
| 2B | Chuck Knoblauch | 102 | 400 | 75 | 113 | 5 | 26 | .283 | 15 |
| 3B | Scott Brosius | 135 | 470 | 57 | 108 | 16 | 64 | .230 | 0 |
| SS | Derek Jeter | 148 | 593 | 119 | 201 | 15 | 73 | .339 | 22 |
| LF | Ricky Ledée | 62 | 191 | 23 | 46 | 7 | 31 | .241 | 7 |
| CF | Bernie Williams | 141 | 537 | 108 | 165 | 30 | 121 | .307 | 13 |
| RF | Paul O'Neill | 142 | 566 | 79 | 160 | 18 | 100 | .283 | 14 |
| DH | Shane Spencer | 73 | 248 | 33 | 70 | 9 | 40 | .282 | 1 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home run; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
| David Justice | 78 | 275 | 43 | 84 | 20 | 60 | .305 | 1 |
| Clay Bellinger | 98 | 184 | 33 | 38 | 6 | 21 | .207 | 5 |
| José Vizcaíno | 73 | 174 | 23 | 48 | 0 | 10 | .276 | 5 |
| Glenallen Hill | 40 | 132 | 22 | 44 | 16 | 29 | .333 | 0 |
| Luis Sojo | 34 | 125 | 19 | 36 | 2 | 17 | .288 | 1 |
| José Canseco | 37 | 111 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 19 | .243 | 0 |
| Chris Turner | 37 | 89 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 7 | .236 | 0 |
| Luis Polonia | 37 | 77 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 5 | .286 | 4 |
| Jim Leyritz | 24 | 55 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | .218 | 0 |
| Alfonso Soriano | 22 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .180 | 2 |
| Ryan Thompson | 33 | 50 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 14 | .260 | 0 |
| Wilson Delgado | 31 | 45 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | .244 | 1 |
| Lance Johnson | 18 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .300 | 2 |
| Félix José | 20 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | .241 | 0 |
| Roberto Kelly | 10 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .120 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; CG = Complete games; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | CG | SO | BB |
| Andy Pettitte | 32 | 204.2 | 19 | 9 | 4.35 | 3 | 125 | 80 |
| Roger Clemens | 32 | 204.1 | 13 | 8 | 3.70 | 1 | 188 | 84 |
| Orlando Hernández | 29 | 195.2 | 12 | 13 | 4.51 | 3 | 141 | 51 |
| David Cone | 30 | 155.0 | 4 | 14 | 6.91 | 0 | 120 | 82 |
| Denny Neagle | 16 | 91.1 | 15 | 9 | 4.52 | 1 | 58 | 31 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | 14 | 65.2 | 7 | 4 | 4.25 | 1 | 30 | 20 |

#### Other pitchers

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 |
| Dwight Gooden | 18 | 64.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3.36 | 31 | 21 |
| Todd Erdos | 14 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.04 | 18 | 11 |
| Ben Ford | 4 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 5 | 7 |
| Randy Keisler | 4 | 10.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.81 | 6 | 8 |
| Jake Westbrook | 3 | 6.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 4 |
| Ed Yarnall | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 1 | 3 |

#### Relief pitchers

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 |
| Mariano Rivera | 66 | 75.2 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 2.85 | 58 | 25 |
| Jeff Nelson | 73 | 69.2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.45 | 71 | 45 |
| Mike Stanton | 69 | 68.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.10 | 75 | 24 |
| Jason Grimsley | 63 | 96.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5.04 | 53 | 42 |
| Randy Choate | 22 | 17.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.76 | 12 | 8 |
| Allen Watson | 12 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.23 | 20 | 18 |
| Darrell Einertson | 11 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 | 3 | 4 |
| Craig Dingman | 10 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 | 8 | 3 |
| Ted Lilly | 7 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 11 | 5 |
| Jay Tessmer | 7 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 | 1 |

## Postseason
### ALDS

New York wins the series, 3–2
| Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Series |
| 1 | Oakland | 5 | New York | 3 | October 3 | 1-0 (OAK) |
| 2 | Oakland | 0 | New York | 6 | October 4 | 1-1 |
| 3 | New York | 4 | Oakland | 2 | October 6 | 2-1 (NYY) |
| 4 | New York | 1 | Oakland | 11 | October 7 | 2-2 |
| 5 | Oakland | 5 | New York | 7 | October 8 | 3-2 (NYY) |

### ALCS

* Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees
Yankees win the Series, 4–2
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Seattle – 2, New York – 0 | October 10 | Yankee Stadium | 54,481 |
| 2 | Seattle – 1, New York – 7 | October 11 | Yankee Stadium | 55,317 |
| 3 | New York – 8, Seattle – 2 | October 13 | Safeco Field | 47,827 |
| 4 | New York – 5, Seattle – 0 | October 14 | Safeco Field | 47,803 |
| 5 | New York – 2, Seattle – 6 | October 15 | Safeco Field | 47,802 |
| 6 | Seattle – 7, New York – 9 | October 17 | Yankee Stadium | 56,598 |

### World series

| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record (NYY-NYM) |
| 1 | October 21 | New York Mets | 3 | New York Yankees | 4 | 1-0 |
| 2 | October 22 | New York Mets | 5 | New York Yankees | 6 | 2-0 |
| 3 | October 24 | New York Yankees | 2 | New York Mets | 4 | 2-1 |
| 4 | October 25 | New York Yankees | 3 | New York Mets | 2 | 3-1 |
| 5 | October 26 | New York Yankees | 4 | New York Mets | 2 | 4-1 |

## Awards and honors

* Derek Jeter, SS, World Series Most Valuable Player, All-Star Game MVP
* David Justice, Outfielder, American League Championship Series MVP

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Columbus Clippers | International League | Trey Hillman |
| AA | Norwich Navigators | Eastern League | Dan Radison |
| A | Tampa Yankees | Florida State League | Tom Nieto |
| A | Greensboro Bats | South Atlantic League | Stan Hough |
| A-Short Season | Staten Island Yankees | New York–Penn League | Joe Arnold |
| Rookie | GCL Yankees | Gulf Coast League | Derek Shelton |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Staten Island