The 1992 New York Yankees season was the 90th season for the Yankees, their 69th at Yankee Stadium and their first under manager Buck Showalter. The team looked to improve their standings from 1991 when they finished fifth in the American League East with a 71–91 record.

The Yankees did improve their record by five games and finished tied for fourth place with the Cleveland Indians at 76–86, 20 games behind their division rival and eventual World Series champion Toronto Blue Jays. Nevertheless, the team finished with a losing record for the fourth consecutive year, with 86 being their fewest losses in that span.

As of September 2026, this is the last time that the Yankees have finished with a losing record, as they have currently gone 34 consecutive seasons with a winning record from 1993 to 2026 — the longest active streak in North American professional sports.

Offseason November 13, 1991: Ramiro Mendoza was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.Ramiro Mendoza page at Baseball Reference November 20, 1991: Eric Plunk was released by the New York Yankees. December 2, 1991: Bob Geren was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the Cincinnati Reds.Bob Geren page at Baseball Reference January 6, 1992: Danny Tartabull was signed as a free agent with the Yankees.Danny Tartabull page at Baseball Reference January 8, 1992: Darrin Chapin was traded by the Yankees to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Charlie Hayes to the Yankees on February 19.Charlie Hayes page at Baseball Reference January 9, 1992: Mike Gallego signed as a free agent with the Yankees.Mike Gallego page at Baseball Reference January 10, 1992: Steve Sax was traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Bob Wickman, Domingo Jean and Mélido Pérez.Bob Wickman page at Baseball Reference

Regular season On August 12, pitcher Scott Sanderson threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs.3 Pitch Inning This was accomplished in the fifth inning. J. T. Snow made his major league debut on September 20 against the Kansas City Royals. In five at bats he had no hits.J. T. Snow page at Baseball Reference

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 9, 1992: Shawn Hillegas was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.Shawn Hillegas page at Baseball Reference June 1, 1992: Derek Jeter was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 1992.Derek Jeter page at Baseball Reference August 22, 1992: Tim Leary and cash were traded by the Yankees to the Seattle Mariners for Sean Twitty (minors).Tim Leary page at Baseball Reference August 22, 1992: Shawn Hillegas was released by the New York Yankees.

Roster 1992 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

(bullpen catcher)

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 Matt Nokes 121 384 86 .224 22 59 1B Don Mattingly 157 640 184 .288 14 86 2B Pat Kelly 106 318 72 .226 7 27 3B Charlie Hayes 142 509 131 .257 18 66 SS Andy Stankiewicz 116 400 107 .268 2 25 LF Mel Hall 152 583 163 .280 15 81 CF Roberto Kelly 152 580 158 .272 10 66 RF Danny Tartabull 123 421 112 .266 25 85 DH Kevin Maas 98 286 71 .248 11 35

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 Randy Velarde 121 412 112 .272 7 46 Bernie Williams 62 261 73 .280 5 26 Mike Stanley 68 173 43 .249 8 27 Mike Gallego 53 173 44 .254 3 14 Dion James 67 145 38 .262 3 17 Jim Leyritz 63 144 37 .257 7 26 Jesse Barfield 30 95 13 .137 2 7 Gerald Williams 15 27 8 .296 3 6 J.T. Snow 7 14 2 .143 0 2 Dave Silvestri 7 13 4 .308 0 1 Mike Humphreys 4 10 1 .100 0 0 Hensley Meulens 2 5 3 .600 1 1

Pitching

Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed Player G IP W L ERA SO BB Mélido Pérez 33 247.2 13 16 2.87 218 93 Scott Sanderson 33 193.1 12 11 4.93 104 64 Scott Kamieniecki 28 188.0 6 14 4.36 88 74 Tim Leary 18 97.0 5 6 5.57 34 57 Sam Militello 9 60.0 3 3 3.45 42 32 Bob Wickman 8 50.1 6 1 4.11 21 20 Sterling Hitchcock 3 13.0 0 2 8.31 6 6

Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed Player G IP W L ERA SO BB Greg Cadaret 46 103.2 4 8 4.25 73 74 Shawn Hillegas 21 78.1 1 8 5.51 46 33 Jeff Johnson 13 52.2 2 3 6.66 14 23 Curt Young 13 43.1 3 0 3.32 13 10

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed Player G IP W L SV ERA SO BB Steve Farr 50 52.0 2 2 30 1.56 37 19 John Habyan 56 72.2 5 6 7 3.84 44 21 Rich Monteleone 47 92.2 7 3 0 3.30 62 27 Tim Burke 23 27.2 2 2 0 3.25 8 15 Steve Howe 20 22.0 3 0 6 2.45 12 3 Jerry Nielsen 20 19.2 1 0 0 4.58 12 18 Lee Guetterman 15 22.2 1 1 0 9.53 5 13 Russ Springer 14 16.0 0 0 0 6.19 12 10

Awards and records 1992 MLB All-Star Game Roberto Kelly, outfield, reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: ColumbusJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links 1992 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1992 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com