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. (The Yankees still hold the record for most regular season wins by a team that won the World Series.) 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

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

Roster

Game log

Regular season

Postseason

Player stats

Batting

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

ALDS

Game 1

September 29 at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees)

Game 2

September 30 at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees)

Game 3

October 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (Texas Rangers)

ALCS

New York wins the series, 4-2

World Series

Game 1

October 17, 1998, at Yankee Stadium in New York

Game 2

October 18, 1998, at Yankee Stadium in New York

Game 3

October 20, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California

Game 4

October 21, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

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