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1998 New York Yankees Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1997 / 1999)
114-48, Finished 1st in AL East
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Scored 965 runs, Allowed 656 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 108-54
Manager: Joe Torre (114-48)
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,955,193 (3rd of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 97, Pitching - 95;   one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 97
World Series Champs
Postseason:  Won World Series (4-0) over San Diego Padres
Won AL Championship Series (4-2) over Cleveland Indians
Won AL Division Series (3-0) over Texas Rangers
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1997 / 1999 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR Salary
Willie Banks 29 R R 6' 1" 202 Feb 27, 1969 7 9 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $342,500.00
Joe Borowski 27 R R 6' 2" 225 May 4, 1971 4 8 0 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $188,800.00
Ryan Bradley 22 R R Oct 26, 1975 1st 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Brosius 31 R R 6' 1" 185 Aug 15, 1966 8 152 148 152 151 0 0 3 0 150 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 $2,650,000.00 All-Star
Jim Bruske 33 R R 6' 1" 185 Oct 7, 1964 4 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Buddie 27 R R 6' 3" 215 Dec 12, 1970 1st 24 0 1 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Homer Bush 25 R R 5' 11" 180 Nov 12, 1972 2 45 12 45 29 0 0 0 24 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 $178,900.00
David Cone 35 L R 6' 1" 190 Jan 2, 1963 13 31 1 1 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $6,666,667.00
Chad Curtis 29 R R 5' 10" 175 Nov 6, 1968 7 151 121 151 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 45 9 148 0 7 5 $1,250,000.00
Chili Davis 38 B R 6' 3" 210 Jan 17, 1960 18 35 26 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 9 0 $4,333,333.00
Todd Erdos 24 R R 6' 1" 205 Nov 21, 1973 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Figga 27 R R 6' 0" 200 Jul 31, 1970 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Girardi 33 R R 5' 11" 195 Oct 14, 1964 10 78 76 78 78 0 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $2,850,000.00
Orlando Hernandez 32 R R 6' 2" 220 Oct 11, 1965 1st 21 2 2 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $750,000.00
Darren Holmes 32 R R 6' 0" 199 Apr 25, 1966 9 34 0 1 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,066,667.00
Hideki Irabu 29 R R 6' 4" 240 May 15, 1969 2 29 2 2 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $2,925,000.00
Mike Jerzembeck 26 R R May 18, 1972 1st 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Derek Jeter 24 R R 6' 3" 175 Jun 26, 1974 4 149 148 149 148 0 0 0 0 0 148 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 $750,000.00 All-Star
Chuck Knoblauch 29 R R 5' 9" 181 Jul 7, 1968 8 150 150 150 149 0 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $6,000,000.00
Ricky Ledee 24 L L 6' 1" 190 Nov 22, 1973 1st 42 20 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 3 4 42 0 2 5
Graeme Lloyd 31 L L 6' 7" 234 Apr 9, 1967 6 50 0 1 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $875,000.00
Mike Lowell 24 R R 6' 4" 205 Feb 24, 1974 1st 8 3 8 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Tino Martinez 30 L R 6' 2" 210 Dec 7, 1967 9 142 139 142 142 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 $4,300,000.00
Ramiro Mendoza 26 R R 6' 2" 154 Jun 15, 1972 3 41 0 2 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $275,000.00
Jeff Nelson 31 R R 6' 8" 235 Nov 17, 1966 7 45 0 3 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,766,667.00
Paul O'Neill 35 L L 6' 4" 215 Feb 25, 1963 14 152 148 152 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 150 0 2 0 $5,500,000.00 All-Star
Andy Pettitte 26 L L 6' 5" 235 Jun 15, 1972 4 33 2 2 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $3,800,000.00
Jorge Posada 26 B R 6' 2" 190 Aug 17, 1971 4 111 91 111 99 0 99 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 19 0 $250,000.00
Tim Raines 38 B R 5' 8" 178 Sep 16, 1959 20 109 83 109 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 47 37 24 1 $1,300,000.00
Mariano Rivera 28 R R 6' 2" 170 Nov 29, 1969 4 54 0 3 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $750,000.00
Luis Sojo 33 R R 5' 11" 174 Jan 3, 1965 9 54 34 54 53 0 0 19 8 6 20 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 $800,000.00
Shane Spencer 26 R R 5' 11" 225 Feb 20, 1972 1st 27 15 27 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 15 22 1 6 3 $170,000.00
Mike Stanton 31 L L 6' 1" 190 Jun 2, 1967 10 67 0 4 67 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,916,667.00
Darryl Strawberry 36 L L 6' 6" 200 Mar 12, 1962 16 101 94 101 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 16 79 7 0 $875,000.00
Dale Sveum 34 B R 6' 3" 185 Nov 23, 1963 11 30 13 30 26 0 0 21 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 $800,000.00
Jay Tessmer 26 R R 6' 3" 188 Dec 26, 1971 1st 7 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $170,000.00
David Wells 35 L L 6' 4" 225 May 20, 1963 12 30 1 1 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $4,666,666.00 All-Star
Bernie Williams 29 B R 6' 2" 205 Sep 13, 1968 8 128 128 128 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 0 123 5 0 0 $8,300,000.00 All-Star
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR Salary
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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