1999 New York Yankees season

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.

1999 New York Yankees
World Series champions American League champions American League East champions
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Yankee Stadium
City	New York City
Record	98–64 (.605)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	George Steinbrenner
General managers	Brian Cashman
Managers	Joe Torre
Television	WNYW (Bobby Murcer, Tim McCarver) MSG (Ken Singleton, Jim Kaat, Al Trautwig, Suzyn Waldman)
Radio	WABC (AM) (John Sterling, Michael Kay)
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Offseason

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

• 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

1999 American League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 1999 v t e
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

David Cone's perfect game

• July 18, 1999 – The Yankees won 6-0 in Interleague Play against the Montreal Expos, which was also pitcher David Cone's perfect game. The perfect game was the last shutout he would throw in his career.^[9]

Line score

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

Batting

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

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

1999 American League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 1999 v t e
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

Roster

1999 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers 41 Mike Buddie 12,22 Roger Clemens 36 David Cone 54 Todd Erdos 27 Tony Fossas 38 Jason Grimsley 26 Orlando Hernández 14 Hideki Irabu 57 Jeff Juden 55 Ramiro Mendoza 31 Dan Naulty 43 Jeff Nelson 46 Andy Pettitte 42 Mariano Rivera 29 Mike Stanton 57 Jay Tessmer 27 Allen Watson 52 Ed Yarnall		Catchers 13 Mike Figga 25 Joe Girardi 20 Jorge Posada Infielders 35 Clay Bellinger 18 Scott Brosius  2 Derek Jeter 59 D'Angelo Jiménez 11 Chuck Knoblauch 13 Jim Leyritz 13 Jeff Manto 24 Tino Martinez 19 Luis Sojo 58 Alfonso Soriano		Outfielders 28 Chad Curtis 17 Ricky Ledée 21 Paul O'Neill 47 Shane Spencer 22 Tony Tarasco 51 Bernie Williams Other batters 45 Chili Davis 39 Darryl Strawberry		Manager  6 Joe Torre Coaches 53 José Cardenal (First Base) 48 Chris Chambliss (Hitting) 40 Tony Cloninger (Bullpen) 30 Willie Randolph (Third Base) 34 Mel Stottlemyre (Pitching) 50 Don Zimmer (Bench)

Game log

Regular season

Legend
	Yankees win
	Yankees loss
	Yankees tie
	Postponement
	Clinched division
Bold	Yankees team member

1999 regular season game log: 98–64 (Home: 48–33 Away: 50–31)[10]
April: 14–7 (Home: 10–1 Away: 4–6) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 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 Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 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 Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 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 7:40 p.m. EDT Mets W 4–3 Grimsley (5–0) Reed (3–3) Rivera (14) 3:09 56,175 31–21 W1 53 June 5 1:23 p.m. EDT Mets W 6–3 Hernandez (6–5) Yoshii (5–5) Rivera (15) 3:08 55,935 32–21 W2 54 June 6 8:11 p.m. EDT Mets L 2–7 Leiter (3–5) Clemens (5–1) — 3:11 56,294 32–22 L1 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 Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 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 7:40 p.m. EDT @ Mets L 2–5 Leiter (8–6) Clemens (8–3) Benítez (6) 3:02 53,820 51–33 L1 85 July 10 1:15 p.m. EDT @ Mets L 8–9 Mahomes (3–0) Rivera (2–2) — 3:47 53,792 51–34 L2 86 July 11 1:40 p.m. EDT @ Mets W 6–3 Irabu (6–3) Hershiser (9–6) Rivera (23) 3:21 53,869 52–34 W1 — July 13 8:50 p.m. EDT 70th All-Star Game in Boston, Massachusetts 87 July 15 7:35 p.m. EDT Braves L 2–6 Glavine (8–8) Clemens (8–4) — 3:14 49,087 52–35 L1 88 July 16 7:35 p.m. EDT Braves L 7–10 Springer (1–1) Rivera (2–3) Rocker (18) 3:04 50,469 52–36 L2 89 July 17 1:05 p.m. EDT Braves W 11–4 Pettitte (6–7) Pérez (4–6) Grimsley (1) 3:15 55,785 53–36 W1 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 Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 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 Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 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 Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 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

Detailed records

American League Opponent W L WP RS RA AL East Baltimore Orioles 9 4 0.692 82 70 Boston Red Sox 4 8 0.333 54 54 New York Yankees Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8 4 0.667 67 50 Toronto Blue Jays 10 2 0.833 72 42 Div Total 31 18 0.633 275 216 AL Central Chicago White Sox 7 5 0.583 49 58 Cleveland Indians 7 3 0.700 84 53 Detroit Tigers 7 5 0.583 58 45 Kansas City Royals 4 5 0.444 44 54 Minnesota Twins 6 4 0.600 51 39 Div Total 31 22 0.585 286 249 AL West Anaheim Angels 4 6 0.400 41 41 Oakland Athletics 6 4 0.600 51 43 Seattle Mariners 9 1 0.900 70 37 Texas Rangers 8 4 0.667 76 47 Div Total 27 15 0.643 238 168 League Total 89 55 0.618 799 633 National League Atlanta Braves 1 2 0.333 20 20 Florida Marlins 2 1 0.667 15 16 Montreal Expos 2 1 0.667 17 10 New York Mets 3 3 0.500 28 30 Philadelphia Phillies 1 2 0.333 21 22 League Total 9 9 0.500 101 98 Season Total 98 64 0.605 900 731

Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA April 21 14 7 0.667 121 92 May 28 15 13 0.536 136 136 June 26 17 9 0.654 147 113 July 27 16 11 0.593 155 130 August 29 19 10 0.655 169 108 September 28 15 13 0.536 156 137 October 3 2 1 0.667 16 15 Total 162 98 64 0.605 900 731 Games Won Lost Win % RS RA Home 81 48 33 0.593 411 323 Away 81 50 31 0.617 489 408 Total 162 98 64 0.605 900 731

Postseason Game log

Legend
	Yankees win
	Yankees loss
Bold	Yankees team member

1999 Postseason game log: 11–1 (Home: 6–0; Away: 5–1)
AL Division Series vs. Texas Rangers 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 1–0)[11] # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/ Streak 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
AL Championship Series vs. Boston Red Sox 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Away: 2–1)[12] # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/ Streak 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
World Series vs. Atlanta Braves 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 2–0)[13] # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/ Streak 1 October 23 8:05 p.m. EDT @ Braves W 4–1 Hernández (1–0) Maddux (0–1) Rivera (1) 2:57 51,342 NYA 1–0 W1 2 October 24 8:05 p.m. EDT @ Braves W 7–2 Cone (1–0) Millwood (0–1) — 3:14 51,226 NYA 2–0 W2 3 October 26 8:20 p.m. EDT Braves W 6–5 (10) Rivera (1–0) Remlinger (0–1) — 3:16 56,794 NYA 3–0 W3 4 October 27 8:20 p.m. EDT Braves W 4–1 Clemens (1–0) Smoltz (0–1) Rivera (2) 2:58 56,752 NYA 4–0 W4

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

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

Starting pitchers

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

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

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

Main article: 1999 American League Division Series

Series Summary:

• Game 1 @ Yankee Stadium: Yankees 8, Rangers 0
• Game 2 @ Yankee Stadium: Yankees 3, Rangers 1
• Game 3 @ The Ballpark in Arlington: Yankees 3, Rangers 0

ALCS

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

Main article: 1999 World Series

Game 1

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

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

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

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

• Orlando Hernández, Pitcher, ALCS MVP
• Mariano Rivera, Relief Pitcher, World Series MVP
• Derek Jeter, American League Leader in Hits, 219 Hits

1999 All-Star Game

• David Cone, pitcher, reserve
• Derek Jeter, shortstop, reserve
• Mariano Rivera, relief pitcher, reserve
• Bernie Williams, outfield, reserve

In popular culture

• 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

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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