# 1998 New York Yankees season

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. 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

vteAL 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 recordvte 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
## 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
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
1April 1@ Angels1–4Finley (1–0)Pettitte (0–1)Percival (1)Edison International Field of Anaheim43,3110–1
2April 2@ Angels2–10Hill (1–0)Wells (0–1)—Edison International Field of Anaheim29,8990–2
—April 3@ AthleticsPostponed (rain); rescheduled for August 4
3April 4@ Athletics3–7Haynes (1–0)Cone (0–1)—Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum17,1180–3
4April 5@ Athletics9–7 (10)Nelson (1–0)Mohler (0–1)—Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum18,1091–3
5April 6@ Mariners0–8Moyer (1–1)Pettitte (0–2)—Kingdome27,4451–4
6April 7@ Mariners13–7Wells (1–1)Bullinger (0–1)—Kingdome28,4242–4
7April 8@ Mariners4–3Lloyd (1–0)Ayala (0–1)Stanton (1)Kingdome33,9223–4
8April 10Athletics17–13Buddie (1–0)Dougherty (0–1)—Yankee Stadium56,7174–4
9April 11Athletics3–1Pettitte (1–2)Candiotti (0–3)Stanton (2)Yankee Stadium33,2385–4
10April 12Athletics7–5Buddie (2–0)Mathews (0–1)Stanton (3)Yankee Stadium27,0576–4
—April 13AngelsPostponed (stadium structural problems); rescheduled for August 24
—April 14AngelsPostponed (stadium structural problems); rescheduled for August 26
11April 15Angels6–3Wells (2–1)Hill (2–1)Nelson (1)Shea Stadium40,7437–4
12April 17@ Tigers11–2Pettitte (2–2)Thompson (1–3)—Tiger Stadium12,3488–4
13April 18@ Tigers8–3Cone (1–1)Keagle (0–3)—Tiger Stadium13,8039–4
14April 19@ Tigers1–2Moehler (1–2)Holmes (0–1)Jones (2)Tiger Stadium12,5689–5
15April 20@ Blue Jays3–2 (11)Banks (1–0)Risley (0–2)Stanton (4)SkyDome26,38510–5
16April 21@ Blue Jays5–3 (10)Stanton (1–0)Plesac (0–2)—SkyDome27,19211–5
17April 22@ Blue Jays9–1Pettitte (3–2)Clemens (2–2)—SkyDome29,16412–5
18April 24Tigers8–4Cone (2–1)Keagle (0–4)—Yankee Stadium26,17313–5
19April 25Tigers5–4Wells (3–1)Runyan (0–1)Rivera (1)Yankee Stadium33,19614–5
—April 26TigersPostponed (rain); rescheduled for July 20
20April 27Blue Jays1–0Pettitte (4–2)Clemens (2–3)Rivera (2)Yankee Stadium17,86315–5
21April 28Blue Jays2–5Williams (2–1)Mendoza (0–1)Myers (5)Yankee Stadium18,72715–6
22April 29Mariners8–5Cone (3–1)Fassero (2–1)Rivera (3)Yankee Stadium27,94916–6
23April 30Mariners9–8 (10)Rivera (1–0)Ayala (0–2)—Yankee Stadium28,51717–6 :
May (20–7) Home: 9–4 Away: 11–3
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
24May 1@ Royals2–1Irabu (1–0)Rapp (1–3)Rivera (4)Kauffman Stadium19,00218–6
25May 2@ Royals12–6Pettitte (5–2)Haney (2–2)—Kauffman Stadium22,74319–6
26May 3@ Royals10–1Mendoza (1–1)Belcher (1–4)—Kauffman Stadium22,60920–6
27May 5@ Rangers7–2Cone (4–1)Burkett (2–4)—The Ballpark in Arlington31,69321–6
28May 6@ Rangers15–13Stanton (2–0)Patterson (0–1)Rivera (5)The Ballpark in Arlington33,27422–6
29May 8@ Twins5–1Irabu (2–0)Radke (3–3)Nelson (2)Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome22,61223–6
30May 9@ Twins1–8Morgan (1–1)Pettitte (5–3)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome20,47123–7
31May 10@ Twins7–0Mendoza (2–1)Milton (2–4)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome12,44424–7
—May 11RoyalsPostponed (rain); rescheduled for August 7
32May 12Royals3–2Wells (4–1)Rusch (3–5)Rivera (6)Yankee Stadium16,60625–7
33May 13Rangers8–6Cone (5–1)Helling (6–1)Rivera (7)Yankee Stadium23,14226–7
34May 14Rangers5–7 (13)Patterson (1–1)Banks (1–1)Wetteland (11)Yankee Stadium20,69426–8
35May 15Twins6–7Milton (3–4)Pettitte (5–4)Aguilera (8)Yankee Stadium31,27226–9
36May 16Twins5–2Mendoza (3–1)Tewksbury (3–6)Rivera (8)Yankee Stadium35,13727–9
37May 17Twins4–0Wells (5–1)Hawkins (2–4)—Yankee Stadium49,82028–9
38May 19Orioles9–5Stanton (3–0)Charlton (0–1)—Yankee Stadium31,31129–9
39May 20Orioles9–6Irabu (3–0)Key (4–3)—Yankee Stadium32,44930–9
40May 21Orioles3–1Pettitte (6–4)Erickson (4–5)Rivera (9)Yankee Stadium34,58831–9
41May 22@ Red Sox4–5Wakefield (6–1)Nelson (1–1)Gordon (18)Fenway Park33,60531–10
42May 23@ Red Sox12–3Wells (6–1)Lowe (0–3)—Fenway Park33,12032–10
43May 24@ Red Sox14–4Cone (6–1)Saberhagen (5–3)—Fenway Park33,04233–10
44May 25@ White Sox12–0Irabu (4–0)Navarro (4–5)—Comiskey Park19,81234–10
45May 26@ White Sox7–5Nelson (2–1)Foulke (1–1)Rivera (10)Comiskey Park14,59635–10
46May 27@ White Sox9–12Simas (1–1)Nelson (2–2)Karchner (5)Comiskey Park15,23235–11
47May 28Red Sox8–3Wells (7–1)Wakefield (6–2)Stanton (5)Yankee Stadium42,18236–11
48May 29Red Sox6–2Cone (7–1)Lowe (0–4)—Yankee Stadium47,16037–11
49May 30Red Sox2–3Saberhagen (6–3)Irabu (4–1)Gordon (19)Yankee Stadium55,19137–12
50May 31Red Sox7–13Martinez (6–1)Pettitte (6–5)—Yankee Stadium55,71137–13 :
June (19–7) Home: 10–1 Away: 9–6
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
51June 1White Sox5–4 (10)Nelson (3–2)Karchner (1–2)—Yankee Stadium19,13138–13
52June 2White Sox6–3Wells (8–1)Sirotka (6–5)Rivera (11)Yankee Stadium22,59939–13
53June 3Devil Rays7–1Hernandez (1–0)Saunders (1–6)—Yankee Stadium27,29140–13
54June 4Devil Rays6–1Irabu (5–1)Springer (2–9)—Yankee Stadium22,75941–13
55June 5Marlins5–1Pettitte (7–5)Fontenot (0–3)—Yankee Stadium28,08542–13
56June 6Marlins4–2Mendoza (4–1)Sanchez (3–2)Rivera (12)Yankee Stadium36,41943–13
57June 7Marlins4–1Cone (8–1)Dempster (0–2)—Yankee Stadium47,73144–13
58June 9@ Expos11–1Hernandez (2–0)Perez (6–4)—Olympic Stadium16,23845–13
59June 10@ Expos6–2Irabu (6–1)Hermanson (4–5)—Olympic Stadium14,33546–13
60June 11@ Expos5–7Valdes (1–3)Nelson (3–3)Urbina (15)Olympic Stadium16,03646–14
—June 12IndiansPostponed (rain); rescheduled for September 21
—June 13IndiansPostponed (rain); rescheduled for September 22
61June 14Indians4–2Cone (9–1)Wright (5–4)Rivera (13)Yankee Stadium42,94947–14
62June 15@ Orioles4–7Erickson (7–6)Wells (8–2)Orosco (5)Oriole Park at Camden Yards48,02247–15
63June 16@ Orioles0–2Ponson (1–4)Irabu (6–2)Rhodes (3)Oriole Park at Camden Yards48,02747–16
64June 17@ Orioles5–3Pettitte (8–5)Mussina (5–4)Rivera (14)Oriole Park at Camden Yards48,26948–16
65June 18@ Indians5–2Nelson (4–3)Assenmacher (2–4)Rivera (15)Jacobs Field43,09649–16
66June 19@ Indians4–7Wright (6–4)Cone (9–2)Jackson (14)Jacobs Field43,18049–17
67June 20@ Indians5–3Wells (9–2)Burba (8–5)Rivera (16)Jacobs Field43,25950–17
68June 21@ Indians0–11Colon (7–4)Irabu (6–3)—Jacobs Field43,10450–18
69June 22Braves6–4Nelson (5–3)Martinez (2–4)Rivera (17)Yankee Stadium53,31651–18
70June 23Braves2–7Glavine (10–3)Hernandez (2–1)—Yankee Stadium54,77551–19
71June 24@ Braves10–6Cone (10–2)Millwood (9–4)Rivera (18)Turner Field48,98052–19
72June 25@ Braves6–0Wells (10–2)Neagle (8–6)—Turner Field49,05253–19
73June 26@ Mets8–4Mendoza (5–1)Leiter (9–4)Rivera (19)Shea Stadium53,40454–19
74June 27@ Mets7–2Pettitte (9–5)Jones (6–5)—Shea Stadium53,58755–19
75June 28@ Mets1–2Cook (4–2)Mendoza (5–2)—Shea Stadium53,74955–20
76June 30Phillies9–2Cone (11–2)Loewer (2–1)—Yankee Stadium29,08756–20 :
July (20–7) Home: 10–2 Away: 10–5
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
77July 1Phillies5–2Wells (11–2)Beech (3–6)Rivera (20)Yankee Stadium28,91957–20
78July 2Phillies9–8 (11)Buddie (3–0)Spradlin (3–4)—Yankee Stadium31,25958–20
79July 3Orioles3–2Pettitte (10–5)Orosco (1–1)—Yankee Stadium43,32859–20
80July 4Orioles4–3Hernandez (3–1)Drabek (5–9)Rivera (21)Yankee Stadium37,39060–20
81July 5Orioles1–0Cone (12–2)Erickson (8–7)Rivera (22)Yankee Stadium52,50661–20
69th All-Star Game in Denver, Colorado
82July 9@ Devil Rays2–0Pettitte (11–5)Rekar (0–1)Rivera (23)Tropicana Field38,38662–20
83July 10@ Devil Rays8–4Irabu (7–3)Alvarez (4–6)Mendoza (1)Tropicana Field40,36363–20
84July 11@ Devil Rays2–0Cone (13–2)Arrojo (10–6)Rivera (24)Tropicana Field44,58964–20
85July 12@ Devil Rays9–2Stanton (4–0)Hernandez (0–4)—Tropicana Field43,37365–20
86July 13@ Indians1–4Wright (9–5)Hernandez (3–2)Jackson (20)Jacobs Field43,17765–21
87July 14@ Indians7–1Pettitte (12–5)Burba (10–7)—Jacobs Field43,16466–21
88July 15@ Tigers11–0Irabu (8–3)Greisinger (1–4)—Tiger Stadium19,86867–21
89July 16@ Tigers1–3Moehler (10–6)Cone (13–3)Jones (16)Tiger Stadium21,33667–22
90July 17@ Blue Jays6–9Clemens (11–6)Holmes (0–2)Myers (25)SkyDome39,17267–23
91July 18@ Blue Jays10–3Hernandez (4–2)Guzman (4–12)—SkyDome48,12368–23
92July 19@ Blue Jays3–9Williams (9–4)Pettitte (12–6)—SkyDome42,17668–24
93July 20 (1)Tigers3–4 (17)Sager (3–1)Holmes (0–3)—Yankee StadiumN/A68–25
94July 20 (2)Tigers4–3Irabu (9–3)Florie (5–4)Rivera (25)Yankee Stadium36,28569–25
95July 21Tigers5–1Cone (14–3)Moehler (10–7)—Yankee Stadium35,98070–25
96July 22Tigers13–2Hernandez (5–2)Powell (1–2)Holmes (1)Yankee Stadium49,02971–25
97July 24White Sox5–4Pettitte (13–6)Ward (0–1)Rivera (26)Yankee Stadium44,26472–25
98July 25White Sox2–6Sirotka (10–9)Irabu (9–4)Simas (9)Yankee Stadium55,63872–26
99July 26White Sox6–3Wells (12–2)Navarro (8–12)Rivera (27)Yankee Stadium51,86573–26
100July 28@ Angels9–3Cone (15–3)Dickson (9–8)—Edison International Field of Anaheim36,24174–26
101July 29@ Angels5–10Sparks (4–2)Hernandez (5–3)—Edison International Field of Anaheim38,82974–27
102July 30@ Angels3–0 (10)Mendoza (6–2)DeLucia (1–4)Rivera (28)Edison International Field of Anaheim42,91575–27
103July 31@ Mariners5–3Irabu (10–4)Fassero (10–7)Rivera (29)Kingdome43,83776–27 :
August (22–10) Home: 14–5 Away: 8–5
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
104August 1@ Mariners5–2D. Wells (13–2)Moyer (8–8)—Kingdome53,84077–27
105August 2@ Mariners3–6B. Wells (1–2)Cone (15–4)Timlin (6)Kingdome47,87277–28
106August 3@ Athletics14–1O. Hernandez (6–3)Oquist (6–9)—Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum18,20978–28
107August 4 (1)@ Athletics10–4Mendoza (7–2)Witasick (0–1)Stanton (6)Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumN/A79–28
108August 4 (2)@ Athletics10–5Lloyd (2–0)Taylor (3–9)—Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum23,35780–28
109August 5@ Athletics1–3Candiotti (7–13)Irabu (10–5)—Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum22,45880–29
110August 7 (1)Royals8–2Cone (16–4)Rapp (9–11)—Yankee Stadium14,42581–29
111August 7 (2)Royals14–2D. Wells (14–2)Haney (4–5)—Yankee Stadium37,98882–29
112August 8Royals14–1O. Hernandez (7–3)Rusch (6–15)—Yankee Stadium45,97583–29
113August 9Royals5–4Mendoza (8–2)Service (4–3)Rivera (30)Yankee Stadium55,91184–29
114August 10Twins7–3Irabu (11–5)Rodriguez (1–2)—Yankee Stadium29,60085–29
115August 11Twins7–0D. Wells (15–2)Milton (6–9)—Yankee Stadium37,41386–29
116August 12Twins11–2Cone (17–4)Hawkins (7–11)—Yankee Stadium47,84187–29
117August 13Rangers2–0O. Hernandez (8–3)Helling (15–7)Rivera (31)Yankee Stadium53,83588–29
118August 14Rangers6–4Pettitte (14–6)Sele (13–10)Rivera (32)Yankee Stadium46,54789–29
119August 15Rangers5–16Stottlemyre (11–10)Irabu (11–6)—Yankee Stadium53,11789–30
120August 16Rangers6–5Rivera (2–0)X. Hernandez (5–2)—Yankee Stadium50,30490–30
121August 17@ Royals7–1Cone (18–4)Rosado (6–9)—Kauffman Stadium27,89591–30
122August 18@ Royals3–2 (13)Borowski (1–0)Whisenant (1–1)—Kauffman Stadium26,25992–30
123August 19@ Twins3–5Serafini (6–4)Pettitte (14–7)Aguilera (31)Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome17,92392–31
124August 20@ Twins4–9Rodriguez (3–2)Buddie (3–1)—Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome18,54892–32
125August 21@ Rangers5–0D. Wells (16–2)Loaiza (7–8)—The Ballpark in Arlington45,84193–32
126August 22@ Rangers12–9Bradley (1–0)X. Hernandez (5–3)Rivera (33)The Ballpark in Arlington46,48394–32
127August 23@ Rangers10–12Helling (16–7)O. Hernandez (8–4)Wetteland (34)The Ballpark in Arlington37,28494–33
128August 24Angels3–7McDowell (3–2)Pettitte (14–8)—Yankee Stadium19,29794–34
129August 25Angels6–7Watson (6–7)Stanton (4–1)Percival (36)Yankee Stadium30,42294–35
130August 26 (1)Angels4–6Juden (8–13)Bradley (1–1)Percival (37)Yankee Stadium20,07794–36
131August 26 (2)Angels7–6Rivera (3–0)Fetters (2–7)—Yankee Stadium28,83795–36
132August 27Angels6–5 (11)Tessmer (1–0)Fetters (2–8)—Yankee Stadium29,21396–36
133August 28Mariners10–3O. Hernandez (9–4)Spoljaric (4–3)—Yankee Stadium49,78997–36
134August 29Mariners11–6Pettitte (15–8)Cloude (8–10)—Yankee Stadium55,14698–36
135August 30Mariners3–13Swift (11–8)Irabu (11–7)—Yankee Stadium55,34198–37 :
September (16–11) Home: 10–6 Away: 6–5
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
136September 1Athletics7–0Wells (17–2)Candiotti (10–15)—Yankee Stadium29,63299–37
137September 2Athletics0–2Heredia (3–0)Cone (18–5)Taylor (29)Yankee Stadium30,33299–38
138September 4@ White Sox11–6Lloyd (3–0)Bradford (2–1)—Comiskey Park19,876100–38
139September 5@ White Sox5–9Abbott (1–0)Pettitte (15–9)—Comiskey Park33,092100–39
140September 6@ White Sox5–6Baldwin (10–5)Irabu (11–8)Howry (5)Comiskey Park24,498100–40
141September 7@ Red Sox3–4Swindell (5–5)Wells (17–3)Gordon (39)Fenway Park32,106100–41
142September 8@ Red Sox3–2Cone (19–5)Martinez (18–5)Rivera (34)Fenway Park33,409101–41
143September 9@ Red Sox7–5Mendoza (9–2)Wakefield (15–8)Rivera (35)Fenway Park32,942102–41
144September 10Blue Jays8–5Pettitte (16–9)Hentgen (12–11)Holmes (2)Yankee Stadium25,881103–41
145September 11Blue Jays4–5Almanzar (2–2)Irabu (11–9)Person (2)Yankee Stadium35,856103–42
146September 12Blue Jays3–5Carpenter (11–7)Wells (17–4)Person (3)Yankee Stadium48,752103–43
147September 13Blue Jays3–5Escobar (6–2)Cone (19–6)Person (4)Yankee Stadium47,471103–44
148September 14Red Sox3–0Hernandez (10–4)Martinez (18–6)—Yankee Stadium42,735104–44
149September 15Red Sox4–9Wakefield (16–8)Jerzembeck (0–1)—Yankee Stadium43,218104–45
150September 16@ Devil Rays0–7Saunders (6–14)Pettitte (16–10)—Tropicana Field38,862104–46
151September 17@ Devil Rays4–0Irabu (12–9)Santana (5–5)—Tropicana Field38,820105–46
152September 18@ Orioles15–5Wells (18–4)Guzman (10–15)—Oriole Park at Camden Yards48,113106–46
153September 19@ Orioles3–5Ponson (8–8)Cone (19–7)Mills (2)Oriole Park at Camden Yards48,044106–47
154September 20@ Orioles5–4Hernandez (11–4)Johns (3–3)Rivera (36)Oriole Park at Camden Yards48,013107–47
155September 21Indians1–4Nagy (15–10)Pettitte (16–11)Shuey (2)Yankee Stadium21,449107–48
156September 22 (1)Indians10–4Mendoza (10–2)Burba (14–10)—Yankee Stadium14,840108–48
157September 22 (2)Indians5–1Irabu (13–9)Ogea (5–4)—Yankee Stadium32,315109–48
158September 23Indians8–4Bradley (2–1)Jacome (0–1)—Yankee Stadium32,367110–48
159September 24Devil Rays5–2Buddie (4–1)Alvarez (6–14)Nelson (3)Yankee Stadium24,555111–48
160September 25Devil Rays6–1Hernandez (12–4)Eiland (0–1)—Yankee Stadium32,447112–48
161September 26Devil Rays3–1Cone (20–7)Wade (1–1)—Yankee Stadium41,150113–48
162September 27Devil Rays8–3Bruske (1–0)White (2–6)—Yankee Stadium49,608114–48 :

### Postseason

Legend :
| Yankees Win | Yankees Loss | Game Postponed |
1998 Postseason Game Log (11–2) :
ALDS vs Rangers (3–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
1September 29Rangers2–0Wells (1–0)Stottlemyre (0–1)Rivera (1)Yankee Stadium57,3621–0
2September 30Rangers3–1Pettitte (1–0)Helling (0–1)Rivera (2)Yankee Stadium57,3602–0
3October 2@ Rangers4–0Cone (1–0)Sele (0–1)—The Ballpark in Arlington49,4503–0 :
ALCS vs Indians (4–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
1October 6Indians7–2Wells (2–0)Wright (0–2)—Yankee Stadium57,1381–0
2October 7Indians1–4Burba (2–0)Nelson (0–1)Jackson (4)Yankee Stadium57,1281–1
3October 9@ Indians1–6Colon (1–0)Pettitte (1–1)—Jacobs Field44,9041–2
4October 10@ Indians4–0Hernandez (1–0)Gooden (0–1)—Jacobs Field44,9812–2
5October 11@ Indians5–3Wells (3–0)Ogea (0–1)Rivera (3)Jacobs Field44,9663–2
6October 13Indians9–5Cone (2–0)Nagy (1–1)—Yankee Stadium57,1424–2 :
World Series vs Padres (4–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
1October 17Padres9–6Wells (4–0)Wall (0–1)Rivera (4)Yankee Stadium56,7121–0
2October 18Padres9–3Hernandez (2–0)Ashby (0–1)—Yankee Stadium56,6922–0
3October 20@ Padres5–4Mendoza (1–0)Hoffman (1–1)Rivera (5)Qualcomm Stadium64,6673–0
4October 21@ Padres3–0Pettitte (2–1)Brown (2–2)Rivera (6)Qualcomm Stadium65,4274–0 :

## 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
### 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

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
### 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

* Scott Brosius, 3B, World Series Most Valuable Player
* David Wells, Pitcher, American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player
* David Cone, Pitcher, Hutch Award
* Derek Jeter, Shortstop, American League Leader in Runs scored, 127
* Joe Torre, Associated Press Manager of the Year
* Bernie Williams, Outfielder, 1998 American League Batting Title
All-Star Game

## Farm system

| 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