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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1995 / 1997)
92-70, Finished 1st in AL East
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Scored 871 runs, Allowed 787 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-74
Manager: Joe Torre (92-70)
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,250,877 (7th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100; one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 101
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Won World Series (4-2) over Atlanta Braves Won AL Championship Series (4-1) over Baltimore Orioles Won AL Division Series (3-1) over Texas Rangers |
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This page is dedicated to the memory of Karyn Pristas. May 10, 1965-October 4, 2009. We attended many Yankee games together in our life time, but game 6 of the 1996 World Series was the most exciting we ever enjoyed together. - Russ
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1995 / 1997 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 3, 1995
Dave Eiland granted Free Agency.
October 12, 1995
Jeff Patterson granted Free Agency.
October 15, 1995
Joe Ausanio granted Free Agency.
October 16, 1995
Released Bob MacDonald.
Josias Manzanillo granted Free Agency.
Dave Pavlas granted Free Agency.
Rafael Quirico granted Free Agency.
October 31, 1995
Jack McDowell granted Free Agency.
November 1, 1995
Mike Stanley granted Free Agency.
November 2, 1995
Randy Velarde granted Free Agency.
November 3, 1995
David Cone granted Free Agency.
Steve Howe granted Free Agency.
Dion James granted Free Agency.
November 11, 1995
Wade Boggs granted Free Agency.
Don Mattingly granted Free Agency.
November 20, 1995
Traded Mike DeJean to the Colorado Rockies. Received Joe Girardi.
November 27, 1995
Signed Ivan Cruz as a free agent.
November 30, 1995
Darryl Strawberry granted Free Agency.
December 4, 1995
Jalal Leach selected by the Montreal Expos in the 1995 minor league draft.
Drafted Marc Ronan from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1995 rule 5 draft.
December 5, 1995
Signed Wade Boggs as a free agent.
December 7, 1995
Traded Russ Davis and Sterling Hitchcock to the Seattle Mariners. Received Tino Martinez, Jim Mecir and Jeff Nelson.
December 11, 1995
Signed Mariano Duncan as a free agent.
December 13, 1995
Signed Rafael Quirico as a free agent.
December 14, 1995
Signed Dale Polley as a free agent.
December 15, 1995
Signed Paul Gibson as a free agent.
December 21, 1995
Signed David Cone as a free agent.
Sold Rick Honeycutt to the St. Louis Cardinals.
December 28, 1995
Traded a player to be named later to the Chicago White Sox. Received Tim Raines. The New York Yankees sent Blaise Kozeniewski (minors) (February 6, 1996) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
December 30, 1995
Signed Kenny Rogers as a free agent.
January 19, 1996
Signed Matt Howard as a free agent.
Signed Dave Pavlas as a free agent.
February 7, 1996
Signed Rich Monteleone as a free agent.
Released Victor Zambrano.
February 12, 1996
Signed Erick Almonte as an amateur free agent.
Signed Mark Dalesandro as a free agent.
February 13, 1996
Signed Steve Howe as a free agent.
February 15, 1996
Signed Rosman Garcia as an amateur free agent.
February 20, 1996
Signed Dwight Gooden as a free agent.
February 24, 1996
Signed Tim McIntosh as a free agent.
March 29, 1996
Marc Ronan granted Free Agency.
March 31, 1996
Released Paul Gibson.
Released Rafael Quirico.
April 4, 1996 (Standings)
Released Mark Dalesandro.
April 5, 1996 (Standings)
Signed Dion James as a free agent.
Kirt Ojala granted Free Agency.
April 6, 1996 (Standings)
Traded Tom Wilson to the Cleveland Indians. Received Marc Marini (minors) and Ryan Martindale (minors).
April 12, 1996 (Standings)
Signed Juan Rivera as an amateur free agent.
April 15, 1996 (Standings)
Signed Paul Gibson as a free agent.
May 1, 1996 (Standings)
Released Dion James.
May 3, 1996 (Standings)
Signed Mark Dalesandro as a free agent.
May 8, 1996 (Standings)
Signed Felix Fermin as a free agent.
May 22, 1996 (Standings)
Released Felix Fermin.
May 30, 1996 (Standings)
Released Paul Gibson.
June 4, 1996 (Standings)
Drafted Eric Milton in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed September 6, 1996.
Drafted Nick Johnson in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1996.
Drafted Zach Day in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed July 14, 1996.
Drafted Brian Reith in the 6th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1996.
Drafted Matt Ginter in the 17th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Marcus Thames in the 30th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 16, 1997.
Drafted Scott Seabol in the 88th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1996.
June 12, 1996 (Standings)
Selected Wally Whitehurst off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
Traded Rich Monteleone to the California Angels. Received Mike Aldrete.
June 17, 1996 (Standings)
Received Ken Edenfield from the California Angels as part of a conditional deal.
June 18, 1996 (Standings)
Signed Dave Eiland as a free agent.
June 22, 1996 (Standings)
Traded Mike Judd to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Billy Brewer.
June 24, 1996 (Standings)
Released Steve Howe.
June 25, 1996 (Standings)
Signed Terry Burrows as a free agent.
July 4, 1996 (Standings)
Purchased Darryl Strawberry from St Paul (Northern).
July 31, 1996 (Standings)
Traded Matt Drews (minors) and Ruben Sierra to the Detroit Tigers. Received Cecil Fielder.
Traded Mark Hutton to the Florida Marlins. Received Dave Weathers.
August 2, 1996 (Standings)
Signed Oswaldo Mairena as an amateur free agent.
August 15, 1996 (Standings)
Signed Rafael Quirico as a free agent.
August 22, 1996 (Standings)
Selected Luis Sojo off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
August 23, 1996 (Standings)
Traded Bob Wickman and Gerald Williams to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received a player to be named later, Pat Listach and Graeme Lloyd. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Ricky Bones (August 29, 1996) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. Pat Listach returned to original team on October 2, 1996.
August 30, 1996 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Charlie Hayes. The New York Yankees sent Chris Corn (minors) (August 31, 1996) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
September 6, 1996 (Standings)
Robert Eenhoorn selected by the California Angels off waivers.
September 12, 1996 (Standings)
Released Wally Whitehurst.
September 30, 1996 (Standings)
Tim McIntosh granted Free Agency.
October 15, 1996 (Standings)
Terry Burrows granted Free Agency.
Mark Dalesandro granted Free Agency.
Ken Edenfield granted Free Agency.
Dave Eiland granted Free Agency.
Matt Howard granted Free Agency.
Rafael Quirico granted Free Agency.
October 25, 1996
Ricky Bones granted Free Agency.
October 31, 1996
Released Dave Pavlas.
Released Dale Polley.
November 4, 1996
Mike Aldrete granted Free Agency.
Signed Clay Bellinger as a free agent.
November 5, 1996
Joe Girardi granted Free Agency.
John Wetteland granted Free Agency.
November 14, 1996
Signed Marc Ronan as a free agent.
November 17, 1996
Signed John Rodriguez as an amateur free agent.
November 18, 1996
Tony Fernandez granted Free Agency.
November 27, 1996
Signed Scott Pose as a free agent.
December 3, 1996
Signed Joe Girardi as a free agent.
December 5, 1996
Traded Jim Leyritz to the Anaheim Angels. Received players to be named later. The Anaheim Angels sent Jeremy Blevins (minors) (December 9, 1996) and Ryan Kane (minors) (December 9, 1996) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
December 7, 1996
Jimmy Key granted Free Agency.
December 11, 1996
Signed Mike Stanton as a free agent.
December 20, 1996
Billy Brewer granted Free Agency.
Scott Kamieniecki granted Free Agency.
Luis Sojo granted Free Agency.
December 23, 1996
Signed Dave Eiland as a free agent.
December 24, 1996
Signed David Wells as a free agent.
January 3, 1997
Signed Willie Banks as a free agent.
January 9, 1997
Signed Luis Sojo as a free agent.
Signed Mark Whiten as a free agent.
February 1, 1997
Signed Tom Wilson as a free agent.
February 6, 1997
Signed Carlos Reyes as a free agent.
