1999 New York Yankees season

1999 New York Yankees
World Series Champions
American League Champions
American League East Champions
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkYankee Stadium
CityNew York City
Record98–64 (.605)
Divisional place1st
OwnersGeorge Steinbrenner
General managersBrian Cashman
ManagersJoe Torre
TelevisionWNYW
(Bobby Murcer, Tim McCarver)
MSG
(Ken Singleton, Jim Kaat, Al Trautwig, Suzyn Waldman)
RadioWABC (AM)
(John Sterling, Michael Kay)
← 1998 Seasons 2000 →

The 1999 New York Yankees season was the 97th season for the Bronx-based Major League Baseball team. The team finished with a record of 98–64 finishing 4 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the playoffs, they got to the World Series and defeated the Atlanta Braves in 4 games to win their 25th World Series title. By winning their 25th World Series, the New York Yankees became the most successful team in North America, a record previously held by the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. In that year, free-to-air broadcasts returned to WNYW, which had been the first Yankees television broadcaster in 1947, while cable broadcasts continued on MSG.

Offseason

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Major figures in the 1999 Yankees season included (clockwise from top left) Derek Jeter, Tino Martinez, David Cone, and Bernie Williams.
  • November 10, 1998: Scott Brosius resigned as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[1]
  • November 11, 1998: David Cone resigned as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[2]
  • November 25, 1998: Bernie Williams resigned as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[3]
  • February 5, 1999: Jeff Juden was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[4]
  • February 18, 1999: Roger Clemens was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the New York Yankees for Homer Bush, Graeme Lloyd, and David Wells.[5]
  • March 30, 1999: Izzy Molina was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Ben Ford to the New York Yankees for Darren Holmes and cash.[6]

Notable transactions

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  • April 5, 1999: Darryl Strawberry signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[7]
  • July 31, 1999: Jim Leyritz was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees for Geraldo Padua (minors).[8]

Season standings

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AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 98 64 .605 — 48‍–‍33 50‍–‍31
Boston Red Sox 94 68 .580 4 49‍–‍32 45‍–‍36
Toronto Blue Jays 84 78 .519 14 40‍–‍41 44‍–‍37
Baltimore Orioles 78 84 .481 20 41‍–‍40 37‍–‍44
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 69 93 .426 29 33‍–‍48 36‍–‍45

Record vs. opponents

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1999 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL 
Anaheim — 3–9 1–9 5–5 1–9 5–5 7–5 6–4 6–4 8–4 6–6 7–5 6–6 3–9 6–12
Baltimore 9–3 — 5–7 7–3 1–9 5–5 6–4 8–1 4–9 5–7 5–5 5–7 6–6 1–11 11–7
Boston 9–1 7–5 — 7–5 8–4 7–5 8–2 6–4 8–4 4–6 7–3 4–9 4–5 9–3 6–12
Chicago 5–5 3–7 5–7 — 3–9 7–5 6–6 8–3–1 5–7 3–7 4–8 6–4 5–5 6–4 9–9
Cleveland 9–1 9–1 4–8 9–3 — 8–5 7–5 9–3 3–7 10–2 7–3 5–4 3–7 5–7 9–9
Detroit 5–5 5–5 5–7 5–7 5–8 — 7–4 6–6 5–7 4–6 3–7 4–5 5–5 2–10 8–10
Kansas City 5–7 4–6 2–8 6–6 5–7 4–7 — 5–8 5–4 6–6 7–5 2–8 4–6 3–7 6–12
Minnesota 4–6 1–8 4–6 3–8–1 3–9 6–6 8–5 — 4–6 7–5 4–8 5–5 0–12 4–6 10–7
New York 4–6 9–4 4–8 7–5 7–3 7–5 4–5 6–4 — 6–4 9–1 8–4 8–4 10–2 9–9
Oakland 4–8 7–5 6–4 7–3 2–10 6–4 6–6 5–7 4–6 — 6–6 9–1 5–7 8–2 12–6
Seattle 6–6 5–5 3–7 8–4 3–7 7–3 5–7 8–4 1–9 6–6 — 8–4 5–8 7–2 7–11
Tampa Bay 5–7 7–5 9–4 4–6 4–5 5–4 8–2 5–5 4–8 1–9 4–8 — 4–8 5–8 4–14
Texas 6–6 6–6 5–4 5–5 7–3 5–5 6–4 12–0 4–8 7–5 8–5 8–4 — 6–4 10–8
Toronto 9–3 11–1 3–9 4–6 7–5 10–2 7–3 6–4 2–10 2–8 2–7 8–5 4–6 — 9–9


Season summary

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David Cone's perfect game

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Line score

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July 18, Yankee Stadium, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New York 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 6 8 0
WP: David Cone   LP: Javier Vázquez
Home runs:
Away: None
NYY: Ledee (3), Jeter (16)
Attendance: 41,930
Umpires: HP: Ted Barrett, 1B: Larry McCoy, 2B: Jim Evans, 3B: Chuck Meriwether
Notes: Duration: 2:16

Box score

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Batting
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Montreal Expos AB R H RBI New York Yankees AB R H RBI
Wilton Guerrero, dh 3 0 0 0 Chuck Knoblauch, 2b 2 1 1 0
Terry Jones, cf 2 0 0 0 Derek Jeter, ss 4 1 1 2
James Mouton, cf 1 0 0 0 Paul O'Neill 4 1 1 0
Rondell White, lf 3 0 0 0 Bernie Williams, cf 4 0 1 1
Vladimir Guerrero, rf 3 0 0 0 Tino Martinez, 1b 4 0 1 0
Jose Vidro, 2b 3 0 0 0 Chili Davis, dh 3 1 1 0
Brad Fullmer, 1b 3 0 0 0 Ricky Ledée, lf 4 1 1 2
Chris Widger, c 3 0 0 0 Scott Brosius, 3b 2 1 0 0
Shane Andrews, 3b 2 0 0 0 Joe Girardi, c 3 0 1 1
Ryan McGuire, ph 1 0 0 0 David Cone, p 0 0 0 0
Orlando Cabrera, ss 3 0 0 0 NONE 0 0 0 0
Javier Vázquez, p 0 0 0 0 NONE 0 0 0 0
Bobby Ayala, p 0 0 0 0 NONE 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 0 0 Totals 30 6 8 6
Pitching
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Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Javier Vázquez 7.0 7 6 6 2 3 David Cone 9.0 0 0 0 0 10
Bobby Ayala 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 NONE 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 8.0 8 6 6 2 3 Totals 9.0 0 0 0 0 10

Record vs. opponents

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1999 American League record

Sources: [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]
Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL 
Anaheim — 3–9 1–9 5–5 1–9 5–5 7–5 6–4 6–4 8–4 6–6 7–5 6–6 3–9 6–12
Baltimore 9–3 — 5–7 7–3 1–9 5–5 6–4 8–1 4–9 5–7 5–5 5–7 6–6 1–11 11–7
Boston 9–1 7–5 — 7–5 8–4 7–5 8–2 6–4 8–4 4–6 7–3 4–9 4–5 9–3 6–12
Chicago 5–5 3–7 5–7 — 3–9 7–5 6–6 8–3–1 5–7 3–7 4–8 6–4 5–5 6–4 9–9
Cleveland 9–1 9–1 4–8 9–3 — 8–5 7–5 9–3 3–7 10–2 7–3 5–4 3–7 5–7 9–9
Detroit 5–5 5–5 5–7 5–7 5–8 — 7–4 6–6 5–7 4–6 3–7 4–5 5–5 2–10 8–10
Kansas City 5–7 4–6 2–8 6–6 5–7 4–7 — 5–8 5–4 6–6 7–5 2–8 4–6 3–7 6–12
Minnesota 4–6 1–8 4–6 3–8–1 3–9 6–6 8–5 — 4–6 7–5 4–8 5–5 0–12 4–6 10–7
New York 4–6 9–4 4–8 7–5 7–3 7–5 4–5 6–4 — 6–4 9–1 8–4 8–4 10–2 9–9
Oakland 4–8 7–5 6–4 7–3 2–10 6–4 6–6 5–7 4–6 — 6–6 9–1 5–7 8–2 12–6
Seattle 6–6 5–5 3–7 8–4 3–7 7–3 5–7 8–4 1–9 6–6 — 8–4 5–8 7–2 7–11
Tampa Bay 5–7 7–5 9–4 4–6 4–5 5–4 8–2 5–5 4–8 1–9 4–8 — 4–8 5–8 4–14
Texas 6–6 6–6 5–4 5–5 7–3 5–5 6–4 12–0 4–8 7–5 8–5 8–4 — 6–4 10–8
Toronto 9–3 11–1 3–9 4–6 7–5 10–2 7–3 6–4 2–10 2–8 2–7 8–5 4–6 — 9–9


Detailed records

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Roster

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1999 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

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Legend
Yankees Win Yankees Loss Game Postponed
1999 Game Log (98–64 (Home: 48–33 Away: 50–31))
April (14–7) Home: 10–1 Away: 4–6
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 5 @ Athletics 3–5 (8) Mathews (1–0) Stanton (0–1) Network Associates Coliseum 46,380 0–1
2 April 6 @ Athletics 7–4 Hernandez (1–0) Candiotti (0–1) Rivera (1) Network Associates Coliseum 15,579 1–1
3 April 7 @ Athletics 4–0 Mendoza (1–0) Haynes (0–1) Network Associates Coliseum 18,846 2–1
4 April 9 Tigers 12–3 (7) Cone (1–0) Graterol (0–1) Yankee Stadium 56,583 3–1
5 April 10 Tigers 5–0 Clemens (1–0) Moehler (1–1) Yankee Stadium 42,058 4–1
6 April 11 Tigers 11–2 Hernandez (2–0) Thompson (0–2) Yankee Stadium 32,398 5–1
7 April 13 Orioles 6–3 Nelson (1–0) Rhodes (0–1) Yankee Stadium 25,254 6–1
8 April 14 Orioles 14–7 Cone (2–0) Erickson (0–2) Yankee Stadium 26,898 7–1
9 April 15 Orioles 7–9 Rhodes (1–1) Rivera (0–1) Timlin (3) Yankee Stadium 30,958 7–2
10 April 16 @ Tigers 1–8 Thompson (1–2) Hernandez (2–1) Tiger Stadium 14,816 7–3
11 April 17 @ Tigers 1–3 Anderson (1–0) Nelson (1–1) Jones (1) Tiger Stadium 17,821 7–4
12 April 18 @ Tigers 1–5 Mlicki (1–1) Mendoza (1–1) Tiger Stadium 16,503 7–5
13 April 20 Rangers 4–0 Cone (3–0) Burkett (0–2) Yankee Stadium 24,514 8–5
14 April 21 Rangers 4–2 Clemens (2–0) Helling (0–3) Rivera (2) Yankee Stadium 23,984 9–5
15 April 23 Blue Jays 6–4 Hernandez (3–1) Wells (3–1) Rivera (3) Yankee Stadium 36,529 10–5
16 April 24 Blue Jays 7–4 Mendoza (2–1) Plesac (0–1) Rivera (4) Yankee Stadium 46,924 11–5
17 April 25 Blue Jays 4–3 (11) Grimsley (1–0) Person (0–1) Yankee Stadium 51,903 12–5
18 April 27 @ Rangers 7–6 Stanton (1–1) Wetteland (0–1) Rivera (5) The Ballpark in Arlington 42,690 13–5
19 April 28 @ Rangers 6–8 Munoz (1–0) Stanton (1–2) Wetteland (7) The Ballpark in Arlington 33,038 13–6
20 April 29 @ Rangers 5–3 Mendoza (3–1) Morgan (4–1) Rivera (6) The Ballpark in Arlington 35,573 14–6
21 April 30 @ Royals 6–13 Morman (1–0) Pettitte (0–1) Kauffman Stadium 29,054 14–7
May (15–13) Home: 5–7 Away: 10–6
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
22 May 1 @ Royals 8–4 Cone (4–0) Pittsley (1–1) Kauffman Stadium 29,692 15–7
23 May 2 @ Royals 9–8 Grimsley (2–0) Santiago (1–2) Rivera (7) Kauffman Stadium 24,666 16–7
24 May 3 @ Royals 3–9 Service (1–0) Hernandez (3–2) Kauffman Stadium 18,021 16–8
25 May 4 @ Twins 5–8 Lincoln (1–4) Mendoza (3–2) Aguilera (5) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 15,923 16–9
26 May 5 @ Twins 5–3 Pettitte (1–1) Hawkins (1–5) Rivera (8) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 17,859 17–9
27 May 6 @ Twins 4–3 (10) Grimsley (3–0) Aguilera (3–1) Rivera (9) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 16,465 18–9
28 May 7 Mariners 10–1 Irabu (1–0) Suzuki (0–1) Yankee Stadium 38,476 19–9
29 May 8 Mariners 5–14 Garcia (4–1) Hernandez (3–3) Yankee Stadium 41,786 19–10
30 May 9 Mariners 6–1 Grimsley (4–0) Fassero (1–4) Yankee Stadium 49,622 20–10
31 May 11 Angels 7–9 Petkovsek (3–1) Mendoza (3–3) Percival (6) Yankee Stadium 25,313 20–11
32 May 12 Angels 0–1 Finley (2–3) Cone (4–1) Percival (7) Yankee Stadium 23,540 20–12
33 May 13 Angels 0–2 Olivares (4–3) Irabu (1–1) Percival (8) Yankee Stadium 26,702 20–13
34 May 14 White Sox 2–8 Parque (5–2) Hernandez (3–4) Simas (1) Yankee Stadium 33,793 20–14
35 May 15 White Sox 4–12 Snyder (6–1) Mendoza (3–4) Yankee Stadium 45,824 20–15
36 May 16 White Sox 2–1 Pettitte (2–1) Sirotka (1–5) Rivera (10) Yankee Stadium 51,046 21–15
37 May 18 @ Red Sox 3–6 Martinez (8–1) Cone (4–2) Gordon (5) Fenway Park 33,620 21–16
38 May 19 @ Red Sox 0–6 Rose (1–0) Irabu (1–2) Fenway Park 32,091 21–17
39 May 20 @ Red Sox 3–1 Hernandez (4–4) Portugal (3–2) Rivera (11) Fenway Park 33,139 22–17
40 May 22 (1) @ White Sox 10–2 Clemens (3–0) Snyder (6–2) Comiskey Park II 23–17
41 May 22 (2) @ White Sox 1–2 Sirotka (2–5) Pettitte (2–2) Simas (2) Comiskey Park II 35,310 23–18
42 May 23 @ White Sox 8–7 (10) Rivera (1–1) Simas (0–1) Comiskey Park II 22,845 24–18
43 May 25 Red Sox 2–5 Rose (2–0) Irabu (1–3) Gordon (8) Yankee Stadium 37,715 24–19
44 May 26 Red Sox 8–3 Hernandez (5–4) Portugal (3–3) Rivera (12) Yankee Stadium 45,800 25–19
45 May 27 Red Sox 4–1 Clemens (4–0) Rapp (2–3) Rivera (13) Yankee Stadium 27,631 26–19
46 May 28 @ Blue Jays 10–6 Pettitte (3–2) Carpenter (3–5) SkyDome 30,355 27–19
47 May 29 @ Blue Jays 8–3 Cone (5–2) Hentgen (4–3) SkyDome 40,175 28–19
48 May 30 @ Blue Jays 8–3 Irabu (2–3) Wells (5–5) SkyDome 39,111 29–19
49 May 31 Indians 1–7 Nagy (6–3) Hernandez (5–5) Yankee Stadium 46,605 29–20
June (17–9) Home: 8–6 Away: 9–3
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
50 June 1 Indians 11–5 Clemens (5–0) Burba (5–2) Yankee Stadium 32,759 30–20
51 June 2 Indians 7–10 Karsay (5–1) Pettitte (3–3) Jackson (11) Yankee Stadium 36,955 30–21
52 June 4 Mets 4–3 Grimsley (5–0) Reed (3–3) Rivera (14) Yankee Stadium 56,175 31–21
53 June 5 Mets 6–3 Hernandez (6–5) Yoshii (5–5) Rivera (15) Yankee Stadium 55,935 32–21
54 June 6 Mets 2–7 Leiter (3–5) Clemens (5–1) Yankee Stadium 56,294 32–22
55 June 7 @ Phillies 5–6 Byrd (8–3) Pettitte (3–4) Veterans Stadium 37,180 32–23
56 June 8 @ Phillies 5–11 Perez (3–1) Grimsley (5–1) Veterans Stadium 44,444 32–24
57 June 9 @ Phillies 11–5 Cone (6–2) Ogea (3–4) Veterans Stadium 42,047 33–24
58 June 11 @ Marlins 8–4 Hernandez (7–5) Meadows (5–6) Rivera (16) Pro Player Stadium 40,161 34–24
59 June 12 @ Marlins 5–4 Clemens (6–1) Hernandez (3–6) Rivera (17) Pro Player Stadium 42,110 35–24
60 June 13 @ Marlins 2–8 Fernandez (2–3) Pettitte (3–5) Pro Player Stadium 39,639 35–25
61 June 14 Rangers 8–2 Irabu (3–3) Clark (3–6) Yankee Stadium 27,812 36–25
62 June 15 Rangers 6–2 Cone (7–2) Glynn (0–1) Yankee Stadium 28,200 37–25
63 June 16 Rangers 0–3 Helling (6–6) Hernandez (7–6) Wetteland (22) Yankee Stadium 28,555 37–26
64 June 17 Rangers 2–4 Sele (7–5) Clemens (6–2) Wetteland (23) Yankee Stadium 30,157 37–27
65 June 18 Angels 4–1 Pettitte (4–5) Finley (4–7) Rivera (18) Yankee Stadium 39,996 38–27
66 June 19 Angels 6–2 Irabu (4–3) Olivares (6–5) Mendoza (1) Yankee Stadium 49,408 39–27
67 June 20 Angels 2–4 Belcher (5–6) Cone (7–3) Percival (19) Yankee Stadium 55,626 39–28
68 June 22 @ Devil Rays 7–0 Hernandez (8–6) Witt (3–4) Tropicana Field 30,290 40–28
69 June 23 @ Devil Rays 12–4 Clemens (7–2) Eiland (0–3) Tropicana Field 30,474 41–28
70 June 24 @ Devil Rays 7–3 Pettitte (5–5) Rekar (5–3) Mendoza (2) Tropicana Field 30,499 42–28
71 June 25 @ Orioles 9–8 Naulty (1–0) Timlin (3–6) Rivera (19) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 47,936 43–28
72 June 26 @ Orioles 7–4 Cone (8–3) Johnson (1–2) Rivera (20) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 47,841 44–28
73 June 27 @ Orioles 6–2 Hernandez (9–6) Ponson (7–5) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 48,020 45–28
74 June 29 Tigers 3–0 Clemens (8–2) Thompson (6–8) Yankee Stadium 31,338 46–28
75 June 30 Tigers 2–8 Moehler (7–8) Pettitte (5–6) Yankee Stadium 39,749 46–29
July (16–11) Home: 11–5 Away: 5–6
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
76 July 1 Tigers 6–0 Irabu (5–3) Mlicki (3–9) Yankee Stadium 26,311 47–29
77 July 2 Orioles 2–1 Cone (9–3) Johnson (1–3) Rivera (21) Yankee Stadium 37,518 48–29
78 July 3 Orioles 6–5 Grimsley (6–1) Rhodes (3–4) Yankee Stadium 42,859 49–29
79 July 4 Orioles 3–7 Guzman (4–6) Mendoza (3–5) Kamieniecki (2) Yankee Stadium 37,046 49–30
80 July 5 Orioles 1–9 Mussina (10–4) Pettitte (5–7) Yankee Stadium 29,934 49–31
81 July 6 @ Tigers 9–8 (10) Rivera (2–1) Jones (1–3) Mendoza (3) Tiger Stadium 23,785 50–31
82 July 7 @ Tigers 4–6 Mlicki (4–9) Cone (9–4) Brocail (2) Tiger Stadium 28,844 50–32
83 July 8 @ Tigers 3–2 Hernandez (10–6) Nitkowski (1–3) Rivera (22) Tiger Stadium 34,417 51–32
84 July 9 @ Mets 2–5 Leiter (8–6) Clemens (8–3) Benitez (6) Shea Stadium 53,820 51–33
85 July 10 @ Mets 8–9 Mahomes (3–0) Rivera (2–2) Shea Stadium 53,792 51–34
86 July 11 @ Mets 6–3 Irabu (6–3) Hershiser (9–6) Rivera (23) Shea Stadium 53,869 52–34
70th All-Star Game in Boston, Massachusetts
87 July 15 Braves 2–6 Glavine (8–8) Clemens (8–4) Yankee Stadium 49,087 52–35
88 July 16 Braves 7–10 Springer (1–1) Rivera (2–3) Rocker (18) Yankee Stadium 50,469 52–36
89 July 17 Braves 11–4 Pettitte (6–7) Perez (4–6) Grimsley (1) Yankee Stadium 55,785 53–36
90 July 18 Expos 6–0 Cone (10–4) Vazquez (2–5) Yankee Stadium 41,930 54–36
91 July 19 Expos 4–6 Kline (4–2) Mendoza (3–6) Urbina (20) Yankee Stadium 23,404 54–37
92 July 20 Expos 7–4 Clemens (9–4) Thurman (3–7) Rivera (24) Yankee Stadium 28,801 55–37
93 July 21 Devil Rays 4–3 Hernandez (11–6) Witt (5–6) Rivera (25) Yankee Stadium 27,566 56–37
94 July 22 Devil Rays 5–4 Pettitte (7–7) Rekar (6–6) Rivera (26) Yankee Stadium 40,557 57–37
95 July 23 Indians 9–8 (10) Grimsley (7–1) Jackson (3–4) Yankee Stadium 52,704 58–37
96 July 24 Indians 21–1 Irabu (7–3) Langston (1–1) Yankee Stadium 54,870 59–37
97 July 25 Indians 2–1 Mendoza (4–6) Rincon (0–2) Yankee Stadium 54,944 60–37
98 July 27 @ White Sox 5–3 Hernandez (12–6) Baldwin (4–11) Rivera (27) Comiskey Park II 21,364 61–37
99 July 28 @ White Sox 3–11 Castillo (1–0) Pettitte (7–8) Comiskey Park II 22,523 61–38
100 July 29 @ White Sox 1–5 Snyder (8–6) Cone (10–5) Foulke (5) Comiskey Park II 24,056 61–39
101 July 30 @ Red Sox 13–3 Irabu (8–3) Portugal (6–8) Fenway Park 33,777 62–39
102 July 31 @ Red Sox 5–6 Lowe (2–2) Mendoza (4–7) Fenway Park 33,179 62–40
August (19–10) Home: 9–6 Away: 10–4
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
103 August 1 @ Red Sox 4–5 Saberhagen (7–4) Hernandez (12–7) Wakefield (14) Fenway Park 33,553 62–41
104 August 2 Blue Jays 3–1 Pettitte (8–8) Wells (11–7) Rivera (28) Yankee Stadium 40,825 63–41
105 August 3 Blue Jays 1–3 Hamilton (4–6) Cone (10–6) Koch (22) Yankee Stadium 43,110 63–42
106 August 4 Blue Jays 8–3 Irabu (9–3) Escobar (9–8) Yankee Stadium 52,833 64–42
107 August 5 @ Mariners 7–4 Clemens (10–4) Moyer (10–6) Rivera (29) Safeco Field 45,190 65–42
108 August 6 @ Mariners 11–8 Watson (3–3) Fassero (4–13) Rivera (30) Safeco Field 45,262 66–42
109 August 7 @ Mariners 1–0 Pettitte (9–8) Garcia (11–7) Rivera (31) Safeco Field 45,202 67–42
110 August 8 @ Mariners 9–3 Cone (11–6) Halama (9–3) Safeco Field 45,195 68–42
111 August 9 @ Athletics 12–8 Mendoza (5–7) Haynes (7–11) Network Associates Coliseum 24,896 69–42
112 August 10 @ Athletics 1–6 Olivares (10–9) Clemens (10–5) Jones (6) Network Associates Coliseum 32,474 69–43
113 August 11 @ Athletics 5–3 Watson (4–3) Jones (3–4) Rivera (32) Network Associates Coliseum 43,683 70–43
114 August 13 Twins 14–2 Pettitte (10–8) Hawkins (8–9) Yankee Stadium 44,568 71–43
115 August 14 Twins 3–6 Wells (7–1) Cone (11–7) Trombley (20) Yankee Stadium 55,179 71–44
116 August 15 Twins 3–5 Radke (9–11) Irabu (9–4) Trombley (21) Yankee Stadium 56,180 71–45
117 August 16 Twins 2–0 Clemens (11–5) Milton (4–10) Rivera (33) Yankee Stadium 36,503 72–45
118 August 17 Royals 5–2 Hernandez (13–7) Rosado (7–10) Rivera (34) Yankee Stadium 31,631 73–45
119 August 18 Royals 0–3 Reichert (2–1) Pettitte (10–9) Montgomery (6) Yankee Stadium 38,947 73–46
120 August 19 Royals 1–4 (10) Rigby (4–6) Grimsley (7–2) Montgomery (7) Yankee Stadium 42,325 73–47
121 August 20 @ Twins 9–3 Irabu (10–4) Radke (9–12) Nelson (1) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 23,595 74–47
122 August 21 @ Twins 1–6 Milton (5–10) Clemens (11–6) Guardado (2) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 32,170 74–48
123 August 22 @ Twins 5–3 Hernandez (14–7) Mays (5–6) Rivera (35) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 26,150 75–48
124 August 23 @ Rangers 21–3 Pettitte (11–9) Burkett (4–7) The Ballpark in Arlington 38,024 76–48
125 August 24 @ Rangers 10–7 (11) Mendoza (6–7) Lee (0–1) Rivera (36) The Ballpark in Arlington 39,727 77–48
126 August 25 @ Rangers 3–7 Loaiza (7–1) Irabu (10–5) The Ballpark in Arlington 38,345 77–49
127 August 27 Mariners 8–0 Clemens (12–6) Meche (4–4) Yankee Stadium 51,985 78–49
128 August 28 Mariners 2–1 Rivera (3–3) Paniagua (6–10) Yankee Stadium 54,787 79–49
129 August 29 Mariners 11–5 Pettitte (12–9) Abbott (5–1) Rivera (37) Yankee Stadium 52,493 80–49
130 August 30 Athletics 7–4 Nelson (2–1) Mathews (8–4) Rivera (38) Yankee Stadium 32,712 81–49
131 August 31 Athletics 2–3 (11) Jones (5–5) Mendoza (6–8) Isringhausen (3) Yankee Stadium 33,746 81–50
September (15–13) Home: 5–7 Away: 10–6
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
132 September 1 Athletics 1–7 Olivares (13–9) Clemens (12–7) Yankee Stadium 34,468 81–51
133 September 2 Athletics 9–3 Hernandez (15–7) Heredia (11–6) Yankee Stadium 33,147 82–51
134 September 3 @ Angels 2–8 Belcher (6–8) Pettitte (12–10) Edison Field 35,782 82–52
135 September 4 @ Angels 9–6 Watson (5–3) Alvarez (0–1) Rivera (39) Edison Field 30,589 83–52
136 September 5 @ Angels 8–3 Yarnall (1–0) Fyhrie (0–4) Edison Field 35,481 84–52
137 September 6 @ Angels 3–5 Washburn (1–3) Clemens (12–8) Percival (27) Edison Field 31,749 84–53
138 September 7 @ Royals 3–6 Rosado (8–13) Cone (11–8) Montgomery (9) Kauffman Stadium 14,207 84–54
139 September 8 @ Royals 9–5 Hernandez (16–7) Rusch (0–1) Rivera (40) Kauffman Stadium 15,247 85–54
140 September 10 Red Sox 1–3 Martinez (21–4) Pettitte (12–11) Yankee Stadium 55,239 85–55
141 September 11 Red Sox 10–11 Garces (5–1) Irabu (10–6) Beck (9) Yankee Stadium 55,422 85–56
142 September 12 Red Sox 1–4 Cormier (2–0) Clemens (12–9) Beck (10) Yankee Stadium 56,028 85–57
143 September 13 @ Blue Jays 1–2 Wells (14–10) Hernandez (16–8) SkyDome 30,118 85–58
144 September 14 @ Blue Jays 10–6 Mendoza (7–8) Koch (0–4) SkyDome 29,140 86–58
145 September 15 @ Blue Jays 6–4 Pettitte (13–11) Hentgen (10–11) Rivera (41) SkyDome 29,460 87–58
146 September 16 @ Indians 9–5 Irabu (11–6) Burba (14–8) Jacobs Field 43,054 88–58
147 September 17 @ Indians 9–4 Clemens (13–9) Wright (7–9) Jacobs Field 43,029 89–58
148 September 18 @ Indians 4–5 Nagy (17–9) Hernandez (16–9) Jackson (37) Jacobs Field 43,002 89–59
149 September 19 @ Indians 11–7 Watson (6–3) Martin (0–1) Jacobs Field 42,969 90–59
150 September 21 White Sox 3–1 Pettitte (14–11) Baldwin (10–13) Rivera (42) Yankee Stadium 29,248 91–59
151 September 22 White Sox 5–4 Rivera (4–3) Navarro (8–13) Yankee Stadium 27,549 92–59
152 September 23 White Sox 5–2 Clemens (14–9) Parque (9–14) Rivera (43) Yankee Stadium 33,586 93–59
153 September 24 Devil Rays 4–3 (11) Stanton (2–2) Charlton (2–3) Yankee Stadium 44,932 94–59
154 September 25 Devil Rays 1–2 Arrojo (7–11) Cone (11–9) Hernandez (41) Yankee Stadium 50,403 94–60
155 September 26 Devil Rays 5–6 Lidle (1–0) Mendoza (7–9) Hernandez (42) Yankee Stadium 49,458 94–61
156 September 27 Devil Rays 6–10 Duvall (1–1) Irabu (11–7) Sparks (1) Yankee Stadium 41,355 94–62
157 September 28 @ Orioles 9–5 Mendoza (8–9) Ponson (12–12) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 44,711 95–62
158 September 30 (1) @ Orioles 0–5 Mussina (18–7) Clemens (14–10) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 44,568 95–63
159 September 30 (2) @ Orioles 12–5 Hernandez (17–9) Corsi (1–3) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 47,446 96–63
October (2–1) Home: 0–0 Away: 2–1
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
160 October 1 @ Devil Rays 11–7 Mendoza (9–9) Arrojo (7–12) Rivera (44) Tropicana Field 27,248 97–63
161 October 2 @ Devil Rays 3–2 Cone (12–9) Alvarez (9–9) Rivera (45) Tropicana Field 40,756 98–63
162 October 3 @ Devil Rays 2–6 Gaillard (1–0) Juden (0–1) Hernandez (43) Tropicana Field 31,292 98–64

Postseason Game log

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Legend
Yankees Win Yankees Loss Game Postponed


1999 Postseason Game Log (11–1)
ALDS vs Rangers (3–0)
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 October 5 Rangers 8–0 Hernandez (1–0) Sele (0–1) Yankee Stadium 57,099 1–0
2 October 7 Rangers 3–1 Pettitte (1–0) Helling (0–1) Rivera (1) Yankee Stadium 57,485 2–0
3 October 9 @ Rangers 3–0 Clemens (1–0) Loaiza (0–1) Rivera (2) The Ballpark in Arlington 50,269 3–0
ALCS vs Red Sox (4–1)
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 October 13 Red Sox 4–3 Rivera (1–0) Beck (0–1) Yankee Stadium 57,181 1–0
2 October 14 Red Sox 3–2 Cone (1–0) Martinez (0–1) Rivera (3) Yankee Stadium 57,180 2–0
3 October 16 @ Red Sox 1–13 Martinez (2–0) Clemens (1–1) Fenway Park 33,190 2–1
4 October 17 @ Red Sox 9–2 Pettitte (2–0) Saberhagen (0–2) Rivera (4) Fenway Park 33,586 3–1
5 October 18 @ Red Sox 6–1 Hernandez (2–0) Mercker (0–1) Mendoza (1) Fenway Park 33,589 4–1
WS vs Braves (4–0)
# Date Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 October 23 @ Braves 4–1 Hernandez (3–0) Maddux (1–2) Rivera (5) Turner Field 51,342 1–0
2 October 24 @ Braves 7–2 Cone (2–0) Millwood (2–1) Turner Field 51,226 2–0
3 October 26 Braves 6–5 (10) Rivera (2–0) Remlinger (0–2) Yankee Stadium 56,794 3–0
4 October 27 Braves 4–1 Clemens (2–1) Smoltz (1–1) Rivera (6) Yankee Stadium 56,752 4–0

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Jorge Posada 112 379 93 .245 12 57
1B Tino Martinez 159 589 155 .263 28 105
2B Chuck Knoblauch 150 603 176 .292 18 68
3B Scott Brosius 133 473 117 .247 18 71
SS Derek Jeter 158 627 219 .349 25 102
LF Ricky Ledée 88 250 69 .276 9 40
CF Bernie Williams 158 591 202 .342 25 115
RF Paul O'Neill 153 597 170 .285 19 110
DH Chili Davis 146 476 128 .269 19 78

Other batters

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Joe Girardi 65 209 50 .239 2 27
Shane Spencer 71 205 48 .234 8 20
Chad Curtis 96 195 51 .262 5 24
Luis Sojo 49 127 32 .252 2 16
Jim Leyritz 31 66 15 .227 0 5
Darryl Strawberry 24 49 16 .327 3 6
Clay Bellinger 32 45 9 .200 1 2
Tony Tarasco 14 31 5 .161 0 3
D'Angelo Jiménez 7 20 8 .400 0 4
Jeff Manto 6 8 1 .125 0 0
Alfonso Soriano 9 8 1 .125 1 1
Mike Figga 2 0 0 ---- 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Orlando Hernández 33 214.1 17 9 4.12 157
David Cone 31 193.1 12 9 3.44 177
Andy Pettitte 31 191.2 14 11 4.70 121
Roger Clemens 30 187.2 14 10 4.60 163
Hideki Irabu 32 169.1 11 7 4.84 133

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ramiro Mendoza 53 123.2 9 9 4.29 80
Ed Yarnall 5 17.0 1 0 3.71 13
Jeff Juden 2 5.2 0 1 1.59 9

Relief pitchers

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

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO
Mariano Rivera 66 69.0 4 3 45 1.83 52
Mike Stanton 73 62.1 2 2 0 4.33 59
Jason Grimsley 55 75.0 7 2 1 3.60 49
Jeff Nelson 39 30.1 2 1 1 4.15 35
Dan Naulty 33 49.1 1 0 0 4.38 25
Allen Watson 21 34.1 4 0 0 2.10 30
Jay Tessmer 6 6.2 0 0 0 14.85 3
Todd Erdos 4 7.0 0 0 0 3.86 4
Mike Buddie 2 2.0 0 0 0 4.50 1
Tony Fossas 5 1.0 0 0 0 36.00 0

ALDS

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Main article: 1999 American League Division Series

Series Summary:

ALCS

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Main article: 1999 American League Championship Series

New York wins the series, 4-1

Game Home Score Visitor Score Date Series
1 New York 4 Boston 3 October 13 1-0 (NYY)
2 New York 3 Boston 2 October 14 2-0 (NYY)
3 Boston 13 New York 1 October 16 2-1 (NYY)
4 Boston 2 New York 9 October 17 3-1 (NYY)
5 Boston 1 New York 6 October 18 4-1 (NYY)

World series

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Main article: 1999 World Series

Game 1

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October 23, 1999, at Turner Field in Atlanta.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 6 0
Atlanta 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
WP: Orlando Hernández (1-0)   LP: Greg Maddux (0-1)   Sv: Mariano Rivera (1)
Home runs:
NYY: None
ATL: Chipper Jones (1)

Game 2

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October 24, 1999, at Turner Field in Atlanta

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 14 1
Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 1
WP: David Cone (1-0)   LP: Kevin Millwood (0-1)

Game 3

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October 26, 1999, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Atlanta 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 1
New York 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 6 9 0
WP: Mariano Rivera (1-0)   LP: Mike Remlinger (0-1)
Home runs:
ATL: None
NYY: Chad Curtis 2 (2), Tino Martinez (1), Chuck Knoblauch (1)

Game 4

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October 27, 1999, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
New York 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 X 4 8 0
WP: Roger Clemens (1-0)   LP: John Smoltz (0-1)   Sv: Mariano Rivera (2)
Home runs:
ATL: None
NYY: Jim Leyritz (1)

Awards and honors

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1999 All-Star Game

  • David Cone, pitcher, reserve
  • Derek Jeter, shortstop, reserve
  • Mariano Rivera, relief pitcher, reserve
  • Bernie Williams, outfield, reserve
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  • In the 1995 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Past Tense", a character from the 2020s called the 1999 New York Yankees the best team he had ever seen. While it could be argued the 1998 team was better, it is considered remarkable that a television program that aired in 1995 could have even predicted such a successful season for a specific team.

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Clippers International League Trey Hillman
AA Norwich Navigators Eastern League Lee Mazzilli
A Tampa Yankees Florida State League Tom Nieto
A Greensboro Bats South Atlantic League Stan Hough
A-Short Season Staten Island Yankees New York–Penn League Joe Arnold
Rookie GCL Yankees Gulf Coast League Ken Dominguez

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References

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  1. ^ Scott Brosius Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  2. ^ David Cone Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ Bernie Williams Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ Jeff Juden Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ Roger Clemens Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ^ Izzy Molina Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  7. ^ Darryl Strawberry Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  8. ^ Jim Leyritz Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  9. ^ The Yankee Years, pp.74-75, Joe Torre and Tom Verducci, Doubleday Publishing, New York, ISBN 978-0-385-52740-8
  10. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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