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1998 yankees world series roster


Every Friday we will be taking a look back at the construction of past New York Yankees World Series rosters. With 27 World Series championships, the Yankees have built teams through the draft, free agency, and trades. As the Yankees look to capture No. 28, we can see how this roster stacks up to the previous champions.

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Today we will be looking at the Yankees' three straight championships from 1998 to 2000. These teams, led by manager Joe Torre and the Core Four remain the most recent repeat champions in baseball. With big-name pitchers and clutch hitting, these teams featured the winningest team in Yankees' history while losing a total of one World Series game.

Led by Joe Torre, the Yankees were looking to replicate the success of the '60s and '70s. Torre served as a calming presence and helped to develop the younger players. Meanwhile, he was joined by veteran coaches Don Zimmer and Mel Stottlemyre.

From 1998-2000, the Yankees were led by their emotional leader Jorge Posada behind the plate. Over the three seasons, Posada hit .269 with 57 home runs and made his first All-Star game in 2000. Having initially jo

1998 yankees world series roster

1998 WORLD SERIES

New York Yankees (4) vs San Diego Padres (0) | Baseball Almanac

In 1998, the perennial champion New York Yankees set a new standard for excellence in baseball outplaying the 1927 franchise considered by most expert analysts as the greatest team ever to play the game. With an all-star lineup known as "Murderer's Row", New York outscored its opponents by nearly four-hundred runs and hit .307 as a team in 1927. Babe Ruth, perhaps the greatest ever, set the original single season mark with sixty homeruns which was more than any other American League team had combined. The Sultan of Swat also had plenty of help from his fellow sluggers in pinstripes. Outfield counterparts, Earle Combs in center and Bob Meusel in left, hit .356 and .337 respectively. Lou Gehrig had his first big season, batting .373 with forty-seven home runs and a league leading one-hundred seventy five runs batted in. Second year man Tony Lazzeri ranked third in the loop with eighteen home runs. The pitching staff boasted four men who won eighteen or more wins, led by Waite Hoyt at 22-7. Herb Pennock and Wilcy Moore gained nineteen victories apiece while Urban Shocker added eighteen. Th

1998 New York Yankees Roster

The 1998 New York Yankees played 162 games during the regular season, won 114 games, lost 48 games, and finished in first position. They played their house games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 98/96) where 2,955,193 fans witnessed their 1998 Yankees end the season with a .704 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique place of rosters not easily establish on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1998 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1998 New York Yankees salary list, a 1998 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1998 New York Yankees central starters list:

1998 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Knowledge Available

1998 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

1998 New York Yankees
Salaries

Bernie Williams $8,300,000.00
David Cone $6,666,667.00
Chuck Knoblauch $6,000,000.00
Paul O'Neill $5,500,000.00
David Wells $4,666,666.00
Chili Davis $4,333,333.00
Tino Martinez $4,300,000.00
Andy Pettitte $3,800,000.00
Hideki Irabu 

Simply the Best: The 1998 Yankees

This year marks the 25th anniversary of what could be regarded as the best baseball team of all time, the 1998 New York Yankees. In his new book The Inside Story of the Greatest Baseball Team Ever The 1998 Yankees author Jack Curry makes a convincing case. If you are a baseball fan and you haven’t read Curry’s book you should. If you are a Yankee fan you must.

As a long time Yankee fan, I didn’t need much convincing, though I had to do some research on the 1961 Yankees, the team I grew up watching, to make sure Curry’s argument held up. And it does. It also holds up against all the other great teams in baseball history. By all means get Curry’s informative and enjoyable book to see his complete argument. For my blog here I will focus in on what I believe are the most important facets support the conclusion that the 1998 New York Yankees are the best team ever.

First, to set some parameters: I am not talking about the best collection of players, nor am I measuring the team over a course of several seasons. I am not talking about a dynasty team (though the 1998 Yankees were part of a dynasty team that won four World Championships and five AL P

1998 New York Yankees Roster

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American League (AL)
Team Record: 114-48
Finished 1st in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 2,955,193, Avg. 36,823
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II
Won World Series
American League Division Series - Defeated Texas Rangers 3-0
American League Championship Series - Defeated Cleveland Indians 4-2
World Series - Defeated San Diego Padres 4-0
Manager: Joe Torre (114-48)
Location: New York, New York

1998 New York Yankees Statistics
1998 New York Yankees Results

The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1998 season with a record of 114 wins and 48 losses, finishing first in the AL's East Division.

The Yankees scored 965 runs, most in the league. New York yielded 656 runs, fewest in the league. Tino Martinez paced the team with 28 home runs, while Derek Jeter, Darryl Strawberry, Chuck Knoblauch, Bernie Williams, Paul O'Neill, Scott Brosius and Jorge Posada each walloped 20 or more, too. Tino Martinez drove in 123 runs. Bernie Williams topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .339. David Cone led the squad with 20 wins, and Andy Pettitte