The Record Book
Records set by the 1998 New York Yankees
With 114 wins, the yankees finished second on the
all-time, single season win list.
At 114 wins, the yankees established an american league
record for most wins in a single season.
Finished the season 66 games over .500, equaling the
franchise record set by the 1927 club. The last team to
be at least 66 games above .500 were the 1954 Cleveland
Indians.
At 114-48, established a major league record for the
most wins in a 162 game schedule, surpassing the '61 yanks
and the '69 orioles.
Held the lead in 48 consecutive games, breaking a major
league record. The streak started June 28th and was
snapped August 20th. The previous mark of 40 games was
held by the 32 yankees.
Were 61-20 in their first 81 games, breaking the
162-game schedule record of of the 1970 Reds.
Reached their 100th win on September 4th, setting
a major league record for the earliest calender date to
reach the century mark. The previous date was September
9th, set by both the 1906 cubs and the 1954 Indians.
The 1998 yankees hit 207 home runs, a franchise record
second-best. Only the '61 team of Maris and Mantle hit
more. They had the highest number of home runs for a team
without a single player who hit over 30 home runs.
They finished 22 games in front of the second-place
Red Sox, the widest margin of victory in yankee history.
With 24 straight series without a loss, the yankees
tied the major league record set by the 1912 Boston Red Sox
and the 1970 Cincinatti Reds. The streak began with a
two-game split in Oakland (April 4-5) and ended when they
lost 2 of 3 to Baltimore (June 15-17th).
Tied the ML record for most players (6) with double
figures in home runs and stolen bases. Brosius--19/11;
Curtis--10/21; Jeter--19/30; Knoblauch--17/30; O'neill--24/15;
and Williams--26/15.
Had eight players with fifteen or more HRs (Strawberry,
Martinez, O'Neill, Jeter, Posada, Williams, Knoblauch, Brosius).
The yankees also tied the major league record for most
players with double-digit home runs (10).
Were the first team this century to play .700 baseball in
four consecutive months of the season. In the first
5 months of the season, the yankees went: 17-6 (.739) in April;
20-7 (.741) in May; 19-7 (.731) in June; and 20-7 (.741) in July. In August,
they went 22-10 (.688).
Reached 100 wins in their 138th game, breaking the AL
record for fewest games needed to reach the century mark.
Reached 90 wins in their 120th game, tying the ML record
of the '94 st. louis cardinals.
With 125 wins, including postseason wins, the yankees
set an all-time high for number of wins in a single
season.
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