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1998 New York Yankees

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1997 / 1999

114-48, Finished 1st in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Joe Torre (114-48)
Scored 965 runs, Allowed 656 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 108-54

Ballparks: Yankee Stadium II & Shea Stadium · 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

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 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR WAR Salary
Willie Banks 29 R R 6' 1" 190 Feb 27, 1969 7 9 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8 $342,500
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 -0.1 $188,800
Ryan Bradley 22 R R 6' 4" 220 Oct 26, 1975 1st 5 1 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
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 5.7 $2,650,000 All-Star
Jim Bruske 33 R R 6' 1" 185 Oct 7, 1964 4 3 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 $
Mike Buddie 27 R R 6' 3" 210 Dec 12, 1970 1st 24 2 1 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 $
Homer Bush 25 R R 5' 10" 180 Nov 12, 1972 2 45 12 45 29 0 0 0 24 3 2 0 0 0 0 13 2 19 0.8 $178,900
David Cone 35 L R 6' 1" 180 Jan 2, 1963 13 31 31 1 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 $6,666,667
Chad Curtis 29 R R 5' 10" 175 Nov 6, 1968 7 151 121 151 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 45 9 154 2 7 5 2.7 $1,250,000
Chili Davis 38 B R 6' 3" 195 Jan 17, 1960 18 35 26 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 9 0 0.1 $4,333,333
Todd Erdos 24 R R 6' 1" 205 Nov 21, 1973 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 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 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 0.9 $2,850,000
Orlando Hernandez 32 R R 6' 2" 210 Oct 11, 1965 1st 21 21 2 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 $750,000
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 0.7 $1,066,667
Hideki Irabu 29 R R 6' 4" 240 May 5, 1969 2 29 28 2 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 $2,925,000
Mike Jerzembeck 26 R R 6' 1" 185 May 18, 1972 1st 3 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 $
Derek Jeter 24 R R 6' 3" 195 Jun 26, 1974 4 149 148 149 148 0 0 0 0 0 148 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.8 $750,000 All-Star
Chuck Knoblauch 29 R R 5' 9" 175 Jul 7, 1968 8 150 150 150 149 0 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.1 $6,000,000
Ricky Ledee 24 L L 6' 2" 190 Nov 22, 1973 1st 42 20 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 3 4 43 0 2 5 0.2 $
Graeme Lloyd 31 L L 6' 8" 225 Apr 9, 1967 6 50 0 1 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 $875,000
Mike Lowell 24 R R 6' 4" 195 Feb 24, 1974 1st 8 3 8 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.1 $
Tino Martinez 30 L R 6' 2" 205 Dec 7, 1967 9 142 139 142 142 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.3 $4,300,000
Ramiro Mendoza 26 R R 6' 2" 154 Jun 15, 1972 3 41 14 2 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 $275,000
Jeff Nelson 31 R R 6' 8" 225 Nov 17, 1966 7 45 0 3 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 $1,766,667
Paul O'Neill 35 L L 6' 4" 200 Feb 25, 1963 14 152 148 152 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 150 1 2 0 6.0 $5,500,000 All-Star
Andy Pettitte 26 L L 6' 5" 235 Jun 15, 1972 4 33 32 2 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 $3,800,000
Jorge Posada 26 B R 6' 2" 215 Aug 17, 1971 4 111 91 111 99 0 99 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 19 0 3.3 $250,000
Tim Raines 38 B R 5' 8" 160 Sep 16, 1959 20 109 83 109 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 47 56 24 1 1.2 $1,300,000
Mariano Rivera 28 R R 6' 2" 185 Nov 29, 1969 4 54 0 3 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 $750,000
Luis Sojo 33 R R 5' 11" 172 Jan 3, 1965 9 54 34 54 53 0 0 19 8 6 20 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 -0.4 $800,000
Shane Spencer 26 R R 5' 11" 210 Feb 20, 1972 1st 27 15 27 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 15 24 4 6 3 1.3 $170,000
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 -1.0 $1,916,667
Darryl Strawberry 36 L L 6' 6" 190 Mar 12, 1962 16 101 94 101 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 16 81 7 0 1.6 $875,000
Dale Sveum 34 B R 6' 2" 185 Nov 23, 1963 11 30 13 30 26 0 0 21 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 -0.8 $800,000
Jay Tessmer 26 R R 6' 3" 190 Dec 26, 1971 1st 7 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 $170,000
David Wells 35 L L 6' 3" 187 May 20, 1963 12 30 30 1 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.3 $4,666,666 All-Star
Bernie Williams 29 B R 6' 2" 180 Sep 13, 1968 8 128 128 128 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 0 123 5 0 0 6.1 $8,300,000 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 WAR Salary
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Derek Jeter
Chuck Knoblauch
Willie Banks
Mike Figga
Hideki Irabu
Dale Sveum
Scott Brosius
Luis Sojo
Jorge Posada

Paul O'Neill
Homer Bush
Tino Martinez
Joe Girardi
Orlando Hernandez
Shane Spencer
Graeme Lloyd
Chad Curtis
Mike Stanton

Tim Raines
David Wells
David Cone
Ricky Ledee
Darryl Strawberry
Darren Holmes
Darren Holmes
Mariano Rivera

Jeff Nelson
Chili Davis
Andy Pettitte
Shane Spencer
Bernie Williams
Mike Buddie
Todd Erdos
Ramiro Mendoza

Joe Borowski
Mike Jerzembeck
Ryan Bradley
Mike Lowell
Jim Bruske
Jay Tessmer

1997 / 1999 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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