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| Season Summary | 90-72, Final Rank:2, GB: 5.5 | |
| Days in First | 29 | last on Wednesday, May 14, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 34 | last on May 14, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 3.5 | last on Friday, Apr 25, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 11 | last on Friday, Sep 12, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 18 | last on Sunday, Oct 5 |
| Most Games under .500 | never | |
| Longest Winning Streak | 6 | Sunday, Apr 20 to Friday, Apr 25 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 5 | Sunday, Jun 15 to Thursday, Jun 19 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 18 | Sunday, Jun 8 |
| Most Runs Scored | 14 | Tuesday, Apr 29 and Monday, Jul 7 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 11 | Saturday, Apr 19, Thursday, May 22 and Monday, Jun 9 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 9 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 8 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Tuesday, Apr 8 | boxscore | NYY | KCR | W | 4 | 2 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Guidry | Black | Righetti | 2:26 | 55,602 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 9 | boxscore | NYY | KCR | L | 4 | 7 | 1-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Farr | Whitson | Quisenberry | 3:01 | 17,555 | - | ||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 10 | boxscore | NYY | KCR | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2-1 | 2 | 1.0 | Righetti | Hargesheimer | 3:24 | 13,052 | + | ||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 11 | boxscore | NYY | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 3-1 | 1 | Tied | Tewksbury | Wegman | Scurry | 2:19 | 17,042 | ++ | ||
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 12 | boxscore | NYY | MIL | W | 7 | 3 | 4-1 | 1 | up 1.0 | Rasmussen | Higuera | Righetti | 2:57 | 21,343 | +++ | ||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 13 | boxscore | NYY | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 5-1 | 1 | up 2.0 | Guidry | Cocanower | Righetti | 2:41 | 33,029 | ++++ | ||
| 7 | 7 | Tuesday, Apr 15 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 6-1 | 1 | up 2.0 | Niekro | Candiotti | Fisher | 2:51 | 3,223 | +++++ | |
| 8 | 8 | Thursday, Apr 17 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 6 | 6-2 | 1 | up 1.5 | Niekro | Tewksbury | Bailes | 2:50 | 5,602 | - | |
| 9 | 9 | Friday, Apr 18 | boxscore | NYY | @ | MIL | L | 5 | 6 | 6-3 | 1 | up 0.5 | Plesac | Fisher | 2:33 | 9,862 | -- | ||
| 10 | 10 | Saturday, Apr 19 | boxscore | NYY | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6-4 | 1 | up 0.5 | McClure | Scurry | 3:30 | 13,922 | --- | |
| 11 | 11 | Sunday, Apr 20 | boxscore | NYY | @ | MIL | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7-4 | 1 | up 0.5 | Righetti | Clear | 3:10 | 10,423 | + | |
| 12 | 12 | Monday, Apr 21 | boxscore | NYY | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 4 | 8-4 | 1 | up 1.0 | Whitson | Saberhagen | 2:54 | 30,569 | ++ | ||
| 13 | 13 | Tuesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | NYY | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 1 | 9-4 | 1 | up 1.5 | Tewksbury | Gubicza | Righetti | 2:31 | 21,875 | +++ | |
| 14 | 14 | Wednesday, Apr 23 | boxscore | NYY | @ | KCR | W | 2 | 1 | 10-4 | 1 | up 2.0 | Rasmussen | Leonard | Fisher | 2:40 | 25,861 | ++++ | |
| 15 | 15 | Thursday, Apr 24 | boxscore | NYY | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 11-4 | 1 | up 2.5 | Guidry | Heaton | 2:42 | 17,299 | +++++ | |||
| 16 | 16 | Friday, Apr 25 | boxscore | NYY | CLE | W | 10 | 3 | 12-4 | 1 | up 3.5 | Niekro | Candiotti | Righetti | 3:43 | 20,030 | ++++++ | ||
| 17 | 17 | Saturday, Apr 26 | boxscore | NYY | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 12-5 | 1 | up 3.0 | Schulze | Shirley | Camacho | 3:24 | 20,195 | - | ||
| 18 | 18 | Sunday, Apr 27 | boxscore | NYY | CLE | L | 7 | 9 | 12-6 | 1 | up 2.5 | Bailes | Righetti | Yett | 3:20 | 46,607 | -- | ||
| 19 | 19 | Tuesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | NYY | MIN | W | 14 | 11 | 13-6 | 1 | up 2.5 | Whitson | Portugal | 3:19 | 13,213 | + | |||
| 20 | 20 | Wednesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | NYY | MIN | W | 3 | 2 | 14-6 | 1 | up 2.5 | Niekro | Blyleven | Fisher | 2:45 | 18,774 | ++ | ||
| 21 | 21 | Thursday, May 1 | boxscore | NYY | MIN | L | 4 | 7 | 14-7 | 1 | up 1.5 | Agosto | Rasmussen | 2:54 | 15,081 | - | |||
| 22 | 22 | Friday, May 2 | boxscore | NYY | TEX | L | 0 | 7 | 14-8 | 1 | up 1.0 | Correa | Shirley | 2:53 | 18,455 | -- | |||
| 23 | 23 | Saturday, May 3 | boxscore | NYY | TEX | W | 9 | 4 | 15-8 | 1 | up 1.0 | Tewksbury | Witt | Scurry | 3:00 | 16,847 | + | ||
| 24 | 24 | Sunday, May 4 | boxscore | NYY | TEX | L | 3 | 4 | 15-9 | 1 | Tied | Williams | Guidry | Harris | 2:55 | 50,118 | - | ||
| 25 | 25 | Monday, May 5 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 16-9 | 1 | Tied | Niekro | Dotson | Righetti | 2:52 | 17,347 | + | |
| 26 | 26 | Tuesday, May 6 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CHW | W | 10 | 6 | 17-9 | 1 | Tied | Fisher | Dawley | 3:20 | 17,850 | ++ | ||
| 27 | 27 | Wednesday, May 7 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 1 | 18-9 | 1 | Tied | John | Bannister | Righetti | 2:46 | 15,626 | +++ | |
| 28 | 28 | Saturday, May 10 | boxscore | NYY | @ | TEX | W | 4 | 3 | 19-9 | 1 | up 0.5 | Guidry | Harris | Righetti | 3:08 | 37,373 | ++++ | |
| 29 | 29 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | NYY | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 6 | 19-10 | 2 | 1.0 | Mason | Niekro | Harris | 2:46 | 0 | - | |
| 30 | 30 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | NYY | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 9 | 19-11 | 2 | 1.0 | Guzman | Tewksbury | 2:24 | 25,423 | -- | ||
| 31 | 31 | Monday, May 12 | boxscore | NYY | @ | MIN | W | 9 | 8 | 20-11 | 1 | Tied | Rasmussen | Portugal | Righetti | 3:20 | 14,666 | + | |
| 32 | 32 | Tuesday, May 13 | boxscore | NYY | @ | MIN | W | 6 | 4 | 21-11 | 1 | up 1.0 | John | Blyleven | Righetti | 2:44 | 13,824 | ++ | |
| 33 | 33 | Wednesday, May 14 | boxscore | NYY | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 21-12 | 1 | Tied | McKeon | Fisher | James | 3:05 | 20,188 | - | ||
| 34 | 34 | Thursday, May 15 | boxscore | NYY | CHW | L | 1 | 8 | 21-13 | 2 | 0.5 | Allen | Guidry | 3:00 | 17,123 | -- | |||
| 35 | 35 | Friday, May 16 | boxscore | NYY | SEA | L | 3 | 7 | 21-14 | 2 | 0.5 | Langston | Niekro | Ladd | 2:46 | 18,321 | --- | ||
| 36 | 36 | Saturday, May 17 | boxscore | NYY | SEA | W | 11 | 6 | 22-14 | 2 | 0.5 | Tewksbury | Young | 3:03 | 18,324 | + | |||
| 37 | 37 | Sunday, May 18 | boxscore | NYY | SEA | W | 11 | 3 | 23-14 | 2 | 0.5 | Rasmussen | Morgan | 3:19 | 40,182 | ++ | |||
| 38 | 38 | Tuesday, May 20 | boxscore | NYY | OAK | L | 1 | 2 | 23-15 | 2 | 2.0 | Young | Guidry | Howell | 2:27 | 17,895 | - | ||
| 39 | 39 | Wednesday, May 21 | boxscore | NYY | OAK | W | 10 | 4 | 24-15 | 2 | 2.0 | Niekro | Plunk | 3:12 | 18,249 | + | |||
| 40 | 40 | Thursday, May 22 | boxscore | NYY | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 25-15 | 2 | 1.5 | Righetti | Howell | 3:29 | 20,396 | ++ | ||
| 41 | 41 | Friday, May 23 | boxscore | NYY | CAL | W | 10 | 5 | 26-15 | 2 | 1.5 | Whitson | Sutton | 2:40 | 26,491 | +++ | |||
| 42 | 42 | Saturday, May 24 | boxscore | NYY | CAL | W | 7 | 6 | 27-15 | 2 | 0.5 | Righetti | Moore | 3:25 | 25,114 | ++++ | |||
| 43 | 43 | Sunday, May 25 | boxscore | NYY | CAL | W | 8 | 5 | 28-15 | 2 | 0.5 | Holland | Corbett | 3:08 | 50,906 | +++++ | |||
| 44 | 44 | Monday, May 26 | boxscore | NYY | CAL | L | 7 | 8 | 28-16 | 2 | 1.5 | Witt | Righetti | Forster | 3:04 | 30,475 | - | ||
| 45 | 45 | Wednesday, May 28 | boxscore | NYY | @ | SEA | W | 6 | 5 | 29-16 | 2 | 2.0 | Whitson | Morgan | Righetti | 3:23 | 12,890 | + | |
| 46 | 46 | Thursday, May 29 | boxscore | NYY | @ | SEA | W | 2 | 0 | 30-16 | 2 | 1.5 | Rasmussen | Wilcox | Righetti | 2:30 | 13,889 | ++ | |
| 47 | 47 | Friday, May 30 | boxscore | NYY | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 6 | 30-17 | 2 | 1.5 | Young | Niekro | Mooneyham | 3:09 | 37,449 | - | |
| 48 | 48 | Saturday, May 31 | boxscore | NYY | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 4 | 30-18 | 2 | 2.5 | Ontiveros | Guidry | 2:33 | 35,234 | -- | ||
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, Jun 1 | boxscore | NYY | @ | OAK | W | 7 | 1 | 31-18 | 2 | 2.5 | John | Leiper | 2:55 | 43,197 | + | ||
| 50 | 50 | Monday, Jun 2 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CAL | L | 7 | 8 | 31-19 | 2 | 3.5 | Finley | Righetti | 2:56 | 32,746 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 4 | 31-20 | 2 | 4.5 | Sutton | Rasmussen | Forster | 2:22 | 33,309 | -- | |
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CAL | W | 11 | 0 | 32-20 | 2 | 4.5 | Niekro | Romanick | 2:56 | 39,676 | + | ||
| 53 | 53 | Friday, Jun 6 | boxscore | NYY | BAL | L | 2 | 5 | 32-21 | 2 | 5.0 | McGregor | Guidry | Aase | 2:49 | 36,511 | - | ||
| 54 | 54 | Saturday, Jun 7 | boxscore | NYY | BAL | L | 5 | 7 | 32-22 | 3 | 5.0 | Boddicker | John | Aase | 2:36 | 26,858 | -- | ||
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 8 | boxscore | NYY | BAL | L | 9 | 18 | 32-23 | 3 | 5.0 | Dixon | Whitson | Martinez | 4:16 | 52,021 | --- | ||
| 56 | 56 | Monday, Jun 9 | boxscore | NYY | @ | DET | W | 9 | 7 | 11 | 33-23 | 3 | 4.0 | Whitson | Scherrer | Shirley | 4:07 | 29,265 | + |
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | NYY | @ | DET | W | 6 | 3 | 34-23 | 2 | 4.0 | Niekro | Terrell | Righetti | 3:25 | 26,141 | ++ | |
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | NYY | @ | DET | L | 3 | 9 | 34-24 | 3 | 5.0 | Tanana | Guidry | Hernandez | 2:57 | 26,256 | - | |
| 59 | 59 | Thursday, Jun 12 | boxscore | NYY | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 5 | 35-24 | 2 | 4.5 | Fisher | Martinez | Righetti | 3:45 | 32,135 | + | |
| 60 | 60 | Friday, Jun 13 | boxscore | NYY | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 1 | 36-24 | 2 | 4.5 | Tewksbury | Davis | Righetti | 2:52 | 47,220 | ++ | |
| 61 | 61 | Saturday, Jun 14 | boxscore | NYY | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 2 | 37-24 | 2 | 3.5 | Rasmussen | McGregor | Righetti | 3:05 | 43,487 | +++ | |
| 62 | 62 | Sunday, Jun 15 | boxscore | NYY | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 37-25 | 2 | 3.5 | Boddicker | Fisher | Aase | 2:44 | 43,910 | - | |
| 63 | 63 | Monday, Jun 16 | boxscore | NYY | BOS | L | 1 | 10 | 37-26 | 2 | 4.5 | Clemens | Guidry | 2:42 | 45,576 | -- | |||
| 64 | 64 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | NYY | BOS | L | 6 | 7 | 37-27 | 2 | 5.5 | Stanley | Niekro | Sambito | 3:49 | 40,167 | --- | ||
| 65 | 65 | Wednesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | NYY | BOS | L | 2 | 5 | 37-28 | 2 | 6.5 | Boyd | Shirley | 2:58 | 41,841 | ---- | |||
| 66 | 66 | Thursday, Jun 19 | boxscore | NYY | @ | TOR | L | 9 | 10 | 10 | 37-29 | 2 | 7.0 | Caudill | Righetti | 3:36 | 35,389 | ----- | |
| 67 | 67 | Friday, Jun 20 | boxscore | NYY | @ | TOR | W | 10 | 8 | 10 | 38-29 | 2 | 6.0 | Fisher | Gordon | 3:42 | 38,109 | + | |
| 68 | 68 | Saturday, Jun 21 | boxscore | NYY | @ | TOR | W | 4 | 2 | 10 | 39-29 | 2 | 6.0 | Righetti | Lamp | Pulido | 3:11 | 43,678 | ++ |
| 69 | 69 | Sunday, Jun 22 | boxscore | NYY | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 15 | 39-30 | 2 | 6.0 | Key | Niekro | 2:58 | 40,101 | - | ||
| 70 | 70 | Monday, Jun 23 | boxscore | NYY | @ | BOS | W | 11 | 3 | 40-30 | 2 | 5.0 | Fisher | Boyd | 3:24 | 35,355 | + | ||
| 71 | 71 | Tuesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | NYY | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 1 | 41-30 | 2 | 4.0 | Rasmussen | Woodward | 3:05 | 34,382 | ++ | ||
| 72 | 72 | Wednesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | NYY | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 41-31 | 2 | 5.0 | Nipper | Drabek | Sambito | 2:48 | 35,015 | - | |
| 73 | 73 | Friday, Jun 27 | boxscore | NYY | TOR | L | 7 | 14 | 41-32 | 2 | 6.0 | Acker | Fisher | Henke | 3:38 | 30,815 | -- | ||
| 74 | 74 | Saturday, Jun 28 | boxscore | NYY | TOR | L | 4 | 7 | 41-33 | 2 | 7.0 | Key | Niekro | 2:55 | 43,187 | --- | |||
| 75 | 75 | Sunday, Jun 29 | boxscore | NYY | TOR | L | 3 | 6 | 41-34 | 2 | 8.0 | Cerutti | Fisher | Henke | 3:04 | 35,437 | ---- | ||
| 76 | 76 | Monday, Jun 30 | boxscore | NYY | DET | W | 3 | 2 | 42-34 | 2 | 8.0 | Rasmussen | Terrell | Righetti | 2:33 | 20,207 | + | ||
| 77 | 77 | Tuesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | NYY | DET | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 43-34 | 2 | 8.0 | Righetti | Hernandez | 3:13 | 20,570 | ++ | ||
| 78 | 78 | Wednesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | NYY | DET | L | 3 | 8 | 43-35 | 2 | 8.0 | LaPoint | Guidry | Hernandez | 3:30 | 20,209 | - | ||
| 79 | 79 | Thursday, Jul 3 | boxscore | NYY | DET | W | 9 | 5 | 44-35 | 2 | 7.0 | Pulido | King | Righetti | 3:21 | 43,227 | + | ||
| 80 | 80 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 44-36 | 2 | 8.0 | Dotson | Tewksbury | 2:21 | 31,971 | - | ||
| 81 | 81 | Saturday, Jul 5 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 0 | 45-36 | 2 | 7.0 | Rasmussen | Cowley | 2:40 | 21,759 | + | ||
| 82 | 82 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 5 | 45-37 | 2 | 8.0 | Bannister | Drabek | James | 2:56 | 26,335 | - | |
| 83 | 83 | Monday, Jul 7 | boxscore | NYY | @ | TEX | W | 14 | 3 | 46-37 | 2 | 7.0 | Nielsen | Hough | 3:02 | 19,020 | + | ||
| 84 | 84 | Tuesday, Jul 8 | boxscore | NYY | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 6 | 46-38 | 2 | 8.0 | Mason | Pulido | 2:42 | 23,652 | - | ||
| 85 | 85 | Wednesday, Jul 9 | boxscore | NYY | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 4 | 47-38 | 2 | 8.0 | Tewksbury | Guzman | Righetti | 3:30 | 26,715 | + | |
| 86 | 86 | Thursday, Jul 10 | boxscore | NYY | @ | MIN | W | 11 | 1 | 48-38 | 2 | 8.0 | Rasmussen | Viola | 2:44 | 21,759 | ++ | ||
| 87 | 87 | Friday, Jul 11 | boxscore | NYY | @ | MIN | W | 9 | 3 | 49-38 | 2 | 7.0 | Drabek | Heaton | Fisher | 3:08 | 25,020 | +++ | |
| 88 | 88 | Saturday, Jul 12 | boxscore | NYY | @ | MIN | W | 8 | 0 | 50-38 | 2 | 7.0 | Nielsen | Smithson | 2:46 | 30,366 | ++++ | ||
| 89 | 89 | Sunday, Jul 13 | boxscore | NYY | @ | MIN | L | 0 | 5 | 50-39 | 2 | 7.0 | Blyleven | Tewksbury | 2:16 | 26,722 | - | ||
| 90 | 90 | Thursday, Jul 17 | boxscore | NYY | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 51-39 | 2 | 6.0 | Rasmussen | Dotson | Righetti | 2:50 | 25,152 | + | ||
| 91 | 91 | Friday, Jul 18 | boxscore | NYY | CHW | W | 8 | 4 | 52-39 | 2 | 5.0 | Niekro | Bannister | Righetti | 2:46 | 30,124 | ++ | ||
| 92 | 92 | Saturday, Jul 19 | boxscore | NYY | CHW | L | 3 | 8 | 52-40 | 2 | 6.0 | Cowley | Nielsen | Nelson | 2:58 | 46,530 | - | ||
| 93 | 93 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | NYY | CHW | L | 0 | 8 | 52-41 | 2 | 6.0 | Allen | Shirley | 2:17 | 31,158 | -- | |||
| 94 | 94 | Monday, Jul 21 | boxscore | NYY | TEX | W | 8 | 4 | 53-41 | 2 | 5.0 | Drabek | Witt | Righetti | 3:11 | 20,109 | + | ||
| 95 | 95 | Tuesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | NYY | TEX | W | 9 | 1 | 54-41 | 2 | 4.0 | Rasmussen | Correa | 2:48 | 26,099 | ++ | |||
| 96 | 96 | Wednesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | NYY | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 55-41 | 2 | 3.0 | Righetti | Hough | 2:57 | 31,640 | +++ | ||
| 97 | 97 | Friday, Jul 25 | boxscore | NYY | MIN | L | 5 | 9 | 55-42 | 2 | 4.0 | Heaton | Nielsen | Atherton | 3:17 | 32,201 | - | ||
| 98 | 98 | Saturday, Jul 26 | boxscore | NYY | MIN | L | 4 | 8 | 55-43 | 2 | 4.0 | Anderson | Drabek | 3:05 | 36,335 | -- | |||
| 99 | 99 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | NYY | MIN | W | 4 | 1 | 56-43 | 2 | 3.0 | Guidry | Blyleven | Righetti | 2:19 | 30,312 | + | ||
| 100 | 100 | Monday, Jul 28 | boxscore | NYY | @ | MIL | L | 4 | 5 | 56-44 | 2 | 4.0 | Nieves | Niekro | Plesac | 2:54 | 37,488 | - | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Tuesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | NYY | @ | MIL | L | 4 | 6 | 56-45 | 2 | 4.0 | Darwin | Nielsen | Clear | 2:41 | 25,630 | -- | |
| 102 | 102 | Wednesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | NYY | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 5 | 56-46 | 2 | 4.0 | Higuera | Drabek | 2:21 | 30,599 | --- | ||
| 103 | 103 | Friday, Aug 1 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 56-47 | 2 | 4.5 | Niekro | Guidry | Camacho | 2:39 | 0 | ---- | |
| 104 | 104 | Friday, Aug 1 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 3 | 57-47 | 2 | 4.5 | Fisher | Candiotti | Righetti | 3:17 | 64,934 | + | |
| 105 | 105 | Saturday, Aug 2 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 57-48 | 3 | 4.5 | Noles | Righetti | 3:47 | 42,201 | - | |
| 106 | 106 | Sunday, Aug 3 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CLE | W | 12 | 8 | 58-48 | 2 | 4.5 | Scurry | Niekro | Fisher | 3:45 | 45,356 | + | |
| 107 | 107 | Monday, Aug 4 | boxscore | NYY | MIL | L | 4 | 5 | 58-49 | 3 | 4.5 | Higuera | Drabek | Clear | 3:12 | 21,869 | - | ||
| 108 | 108 | Tuesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | NYY | MIL | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 58-50 | 3 | 4.5 | Plesac | Righetti | Clear | 2:53 | 22,014 | -- | |
| 109 | 109 | Wednesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | NYY | MIL | W | 5 | 3 | 59-50 | 3 | 4.5 | Guidry | Nieves | Fisher | 2:47 | 21,395 | + | ||
| 110 | 110 | Thursday, Aug 7 | boxscore | NYY | MIL | L | 2 | 10 | 59-51 | 4 | 5.0 | Leary | Niekro | Johnson | 2:53 | 18,121 | - | ||
| 111 | 111 | Friday, Aug 8 | boxscore | NYY | KCR | W | 2 | 0 | 60-51 | 2 | 5.0 | John | Leibrandt | Righetti | 2:10 | 32,086 | + | ||
| 112 | 112 | Saturday, Aug 9 | boxscore | NYY | KCR | W | 3 | 2 | 61-51 | 2 | 5.0 | Fisher | Black | 2:45 | 45,086 | ++ | |||
| 113 | 113 | Sunday, Aug 10 | boxscore | NYY | KCR | L | 3 | 13 | 61-52 | 2 | 6.0 | Bankhead | Rasmussen | 2:43 | 40,198 | - | |||
| 114 | 114 | Monday, Aug 11 | boxscore | NYY | CLE | W | 6 | 5 | 62-52 | 2 | 5.0 | Fisher | Wills | 3:39 | 21,343 | + | |||
| 115 | 115 | Tuesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | NYY | CLE | W | 6 | 4 | 63-52 | 2 | 3.5 | Stoddard | Yett | Righetti | 3:13 | 21,913 | ++ | ||
| 116 | 116 | Wednesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | NYY | CLE | W | 4 | 0 | 64-52 | 2 | 3.5 | John | Candiotti | Righetti | 2:16 | 25,139 | +++ | ||
| 117 | 117 | Friday, Aug 15 | boxscore | NYY | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 4 | 65-52 | 2 | 4.0 | Drabek | Bankhead | Righetti | 3:20 | 40,302 | ++++ | |
| 118 | 118 | Saturday, Aug 16 | boxscore | NYY | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 4 | 65-53 | 2 | 4.0 | Jackson | Rasmussen | Black | 2:29 | 39,426 | - | |
| 119 | 119 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | NYY | @ | KCR | L | 0 | 5 | 65-54 | 2 | 5.0 | Gubicza | Guidry | 2:12 | 39,484 | -- | ||
| 120 | 120 | Tuesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | NYY | SEA | L | 3 | 7 | 65-55 | 2 | 5.5 | Langston | John | 2:34 | 23,169 | --- | |||
| 121 | 121 | Wednesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | NYY | SEA | W | 5 | 2 | 66-55 | 2 | 5.5 | Stoddard | Moore | Righetti | 2:42 | 26,205 | + | ||
| 122 | 122 | Friday, Aug 22 | boxscore | NYY | OAK | W | 3 | 2 | 67-55 | 2 | 6.0 | Rasmussen | Andujar | Righetti | 2:27 | 30,185 | ++ | ||
| 123 | 123 | Saturday, Aug 23 | boxscore | NYY | OAK | L | 1 | 2 | 67-56 | 2 | 6.0 | Young | Righetti | Howell | 2:31 | 40,179 | - | ||
| 124 | 124 | Sunday, Aug 24 | boxscore | NYY | OAK | L | 4 | 11 | 67-57 | 2 | 6.0 | Stewart | Scurry | 2:57 | 31,796 | -- | |||
| 125 | 125 | Monday, Aug 25 | boxscore | NYY | CAL | L | 3 | 5 | 67-58 | 2 | 6.0 | Candelaria | Niekro | Moore | 3:03 | 30,941 | --- | ||
| 126 | 126 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | NYY | CAL | L | 0 | 2 | 67-59 | 3 | 7.0 | Witt | Drabek | 2:20 | 28,060 | ---- | |||
| 127 | 127 | Thursday, Aug 28 | boxscore | NYY | @ | SEA | W | 4 | 2 | 68-59 | 3 | 6.0 | Rasmussen | Morgan | Righetti | 2:40 | 13,343 | + | |
| 128 | 128 | Friday, Aug 29 | boxscore | NYY | @ | SEA | W | 13 | 12 | 69-59 | 3 | 5.0 | Stoddard | Best | Righetti | 3:20 | 14,211 | ++ | |
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Aug 30 | boxscore | NYY | @ | SEA | L | 0 | 1 | 69-60 | 3 | 5.5 | Swift | John | Young | 2:18 | 0 | - | |
| 130 | 130 | Saturday, Aug 30 | boxscore | NYY | @ | SEA | W | 3 | 0 | 70-60 | 3 | 5.5 | Niekro | Brown | Righetti | 3:00 | 26,065 | + | |
| 131 | 131 | Sunday, Aug 31 | boxscore | NYY | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 6 | 70-61 | 3 | 6.5 | Moore | Drabek | 2:51 | 11,944 | - | ||
| 132 | 132 | Monday, Sep 1 | boxscore | NYY | @ | OAK | L | 8 | 9 | 70-62 | 3 | 7.5 | Krueger | Armstrong | Von Ohlen | 3:19 | 30,167 | -- | |
| 133 | 133 | Tuesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | NYY | @ | OAK | W | 9 | 8 | 71-62 | 3 | 7.5 | Fisher | Howell | Righetti | 3:34 | 11,142 | + | |
| 134 | 134 | Wednesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | NYY | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 5 | 71-63 | 3 | 8.5 | Stewart | Stoddard | 3:10 | 10,164 | - | ||
| 135 | 135 | Friday, Sep 5 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CAL | W | 7 | 4 | 72-63 | 3 | 8.5 | Drabek | Chadwick | Righetti | 3:00 | 44,701 | + | |
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 6 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 9 | 72-64 | 3 | 9.5 | Witt | Niekro | 2:41 | 51,182 | - | ||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 7 | boxscore | NYY | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 7 | 72-65 | 3 | 10.5 | Sutton | Rasmussen | Lucas | 2:37 | 35,480 | -- | |
| 138 | 138 | Tuesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | NYY | @ | TOR | W | 3 | 1 | 73-65 | 3 | 11.0 | Guidry | Eichhorn | Righetti | 2:57 | 35,353 | + | |
| 139 | 139 | Thursday, Sep 11 | boxscore | NYY | @ | TOR | W | 3 | 1 | 74-65 | 3 | 10.0 | Drabek | Key | Righetti | 2:24 | 0 | ++ | |
| 140 | 140 | Thursday, Sep 11 | boxscore | NYY | @ | TOR | W | 7 | 5 | 75-65 | 3 | 10.0 | Fisher | Henke | Righetti | 2:58 | 33,292 | +++ | |
| 141 | 141 | Friday, Sep 12 | boxscore | NYY | BOS | L | 2 | 7 | 75-66 | 3 | 11.0 | Hurst | Nielsen | 2:42 | 42,024 | - | |||
| 142 | 142 | Saturday, Sep 13 | boxscore | NYY | BOS | W | 11 | 6 | 76-66 | 3 | 10.0 | Rasmussen | Seaver | Shirley | 3:02 | 50,116 | + | ||
| 143 | 143 | Sunday, Sep 14 | boxscore | NYY | BOS | W | 11 | 5 | 77-66 | 2 | 9.0 | Guidry | Nipper | Righetti | 3:01 | 51,461 | ++ | ||
| 144 | 144 | Monday, Sep 15 | boxscore | NYY | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 78-66 | 2 | 8.5 | Stoddard | Boddicker | Righetti | 2:55 | 17,377 | +++ | ||
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | NYY | BAL | W | 8 | 1 | 79-66 | 2 | 9.0 | Drabek | McGregor | Shirley | 2:27 | 18,747 | ++++ | ||
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | NYY | BAL | L | 3 | 8 | 79-67 | 2 | 10.0 | Bell | Tewksbury | Aase | 3:03 | 18,056 | - | ||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 19 | boxscore | NYY | @ | DET | L | 3 | 8 | 79-68 | 3 | 10.5 | Petry | Rasmussen | King | 2:46 | 23,572 | -- | |
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 20 | boxscore | NYY | @ | DET | W | 5 | 2 | 80-68 | 3 | 9.5 | Guidry | Tanana | 2:38 | 31,157 | + | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 21 | boxscore | NYY | @ | DET | L | 1 | 3 | 80-69 | 3 | 10.5 | Terrell | Drabek | Hernandez | 2:20 | 25,113 | - | |
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 22 | boxscore | NYY | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 2 | 81-69 | 2 | 10.0 | Tewksbury | McGregor | Righetti | 2:39 | 19,081 | + | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | NYY | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 10 | 82-69 | 2 | 9.0 | Righetti | Bordi | 3:24 | 19,728 | ++ | |
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | NYY | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 1 | 83-69 | 2 | 8.5 | Rasmussen | Flanagan | Righetti | 2:28 | 20,004 | +++ | |
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 26 | boxscore | NYY | DET | L | 2 | 3 | 83-70 | 3 | 8.5 | Terrell | Guidry | Thurmond | 2:32 | 21,902 | - | ||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 27 | boxscore | NYY | DET | L | 0 | 1 | 10 | 83-71 | 3 | 9.5 | Morris | Righetti | 3:07 | 25,778 | -- | ||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 28 | boxscore | NYY | DET | W | 10 | 2 | 84-71 | 3 | 9.5 | Tewksbury | Kelly | 2:31 | 30,022 | + | |||
| 156 | 156 | Monday, Sep 29 | boxscore | NYY | TOR | W | 8 | 1 | 85-71 | 2 | 9.5 | Rasmussen | Cerutti | 2:35 | 15,770 | ++ | |||
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 30 | boxscore | NYY | TOR | W | 5 | 2 | 86-71 | 2 | 8.5 | Nielsen | Stieb | Righetti | 2:45 | 15,166 | +++ | ||
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Oct 1 | boxscore | NYY | TOR | L | 0 | 3 | 86-72 | 2 | 9.5 | Key | Guidry | Henke | 2:18 | 17,876 | - | ||
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Oct 2 | boxscore | NYY | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 1 | 87-72 | 2 | 8.5 | Drabek | Hurst | Righetti | 3:10 | 31,697 | + | |
| 160 | 160 | Saturday, Oct 4 | boxscore | NYY | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 3 | 88-72 | 2 | 6.5 | Tewksbury | Crawford | Righetti | 2:58 | 0 | ++ | |
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Oct 4 | boxscore | NYY | @ | BOS | W | 3 | 1 | 89-72 | 2 | 6.5 | Rasmussen | Nipper | Righetti | 2:32 | 34,290 | +++ | |
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 5 | boxscore | NYY | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 0 | 90-72 | 2 | 5.5 | Nielsen | Sellers | 2:25 | 32,735 | ++++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.