1997 New York Yankees season

The 1997 New York Yankees season was the 95th season for the Yankees. New York was managed by Joe Torre and played at Yankee Stadium. The team finished with a record of 96–66 finishing 2 games behind the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East. They entered the postseason as the American League Wild Card, but lost the Division Series in 5 games to the Cleveland Indians. The 1997 Yankees failed to repeat as World Series Champions and win their second consecutive title.

Offseason October 2, 1996: Pat Listach was sent by the New York Yankees to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete an earlier deal made on August 23, 1996. The New York Yankees sent Bob Wickman and Gerald Williams to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later, Pat Listach, and Graeme Lloyd. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Ricky Bones (August 29, 1996) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. Pat Listach returned to original teams on October 2, 1996.Pat Listach Statistics Baseball-Reference.com November 4, 1996: Clay Bellinger was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. December 5, 1996: Jim Leyritz was traded by the New York Yankees to the Anaheim Angels for players to be named later. The Anaheim Angels sent Jeremy Blevins (minors) (December 9, 1996) and Ryan Kane (minors) (December 9, 1996) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.Jim Leyritz Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 11, 1996: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Mike Stanton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 9, 1997: Mark Whiten was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Mark Whiten Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 9, 1997: Luis Sojo was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.

Notable transaction chart June 9, 1997: Dave Weathers was traded by the New York Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Chad Curtis. July 29, 1997: Mariano Duncan was traded by the New York Yankees with cash to the Toronto Blue Jays for Angel Ramirez (minors).Mariano Duncan Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 15, 1997: Mark Whiten was released by the New York Yankees.

Season standings

Season summary

June On June 16: The first interleague game between the New York Mets and New York Yankees took place at Yankee Stadium. The Mets won the game by a score of 6–0.

August On August 31: The New York Yankees retired Don Mattingly's number.

Record vs. opponents

Detailed record Team Home Away Total Win % AL East Baltimore Orioles 1-5 3-3 4-8 Boston Red Sox 4-2 4-2 8-4 Detroit Tigers 4-2 6-0 10-2 Toronto Blue Jays 3-3 4-2 7-5 Total 12-12 17-7 29-19 AL Central Chicago White Sox 4-1 5-1 9-2 Cleveland Indians 3-2 3-3 6-5 Kansas City Royals 4-2 4-1 8-3 Milwaukee Brewers 5-0 2-4 7-4 Minnesota Twins 3-2 5-1 8-3 Total 19-7 19-10 38-17 AL West Anaheim Angels 2–2 5–2 7–4 Oakland Athletics 4-2 2-3 6-5 Seattle Mariners 2-4 2-3 4-7 Texas Rangers 4-1 3-3 7-4 Total 12–9 12–11 24–20 NL East Atlanta Braves 1-2 0-0 1-2 Florida Marlins 0-0 1-2 1-2 Montreal Expos 1-2 0-0 1-2 New York Mets 2-1 0-0 2-1 Philadelphia Phillies 0-0 0-3 0-3 Total 4-5 1-5 5-10 MonthGamesWonLostWin % April 27 14 13 May 27 15 12 June 25 17 8 July 26 15 11 August 29 18 11 September 28 17 11 Overall: 162 96 66 GamesWonLostWin % Home 80 47 33 Away 82 49 33

Roster 1997 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Catchers

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Coaches (First Base) (Hitting) (Bullpen) (Third Base) (Pitching) (Bench)

Game log Legend Yankees Win Yankees Loss Game postponed

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 1 || @ Mariners || 2–4 || Fassero (1–0) || Cone (0–1) || Charlton (1) || Kingdome || 57,586 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 2 || @ Mariners || 16–2 || Pettitte (1–0) || Sanders (0–1) || || Kingdome || 30,951 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 4 || @ Athletics || 2–4 || Acre (1–0) || Weathers (0–1) || Taylor (2) || Oakland Alameda Coliseum || 17,330 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 5 || @ Athletics || 10–5 || Gooden (1–0) || Mohler (0–1) || Rivera (1) || Oakland Alameda Coliseum || 25,438 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 6 || @ Athletics || 0–3 || Acre (2–0) || Nelson (0–1) || Taylor (3) || Oakland Alameda Coliseum || 22,124 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 7 || @ Angels || 5–3 || Pettitte (2–0) || Langston (0–1) || Rivera (2) || Anaheim Stadium || 16,514 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 8 || @ Angels || 9–10 (12) || James (1–0) || Nelson (0–2) || || Anaheim Stadium || 17,202 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 9 || @ Angels || 12–5 || Wells (1–0) || Watson (0–1) || || Anaheim Stadium || 19,242 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 11 || Athletics || 1–3 || Small (2–0) || Nelson (0–3) || || Yankee Stadium || 56,710 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 13 || Athletics || 3–2 || Pettitte (3–0) || Telgheder (0–1) || Rivera (3) || Yankee Stadium || || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 13 || Athletics || 4–7 || Prieto (1–0) || Mendoza (0–1) || Taylor (5) || Yankee Stadium || 32,098 || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 14 || Angels || 1–5 || Dickson (2–0) || Rogers (0–1) || || Yankee Stadium || 15,082 || 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 15 || Angels || 5–6 || Hasegawa (1–1) || Rivera (0–1) || James (1) || Yankee Stadium || 16,944 || 5–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 16 || @ Brewers || 4–7 || Mercedes (1–0) || Cone (0–2) || Jones (4) || Milwaukee County Stadium || 7,263 || 5–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 17 || @ Brewers || 4–5 || Wickman (2–0) || Lloyd (0–1) || || Milwaukee County Stadium || 8,018 || 5–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 18 || @ White Sox || 10–4 || Mendoza (1–1) || Navarro (1–1) || || Comiskey Park II || 18,603 || 6–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 19 || @ White Sox || 3–2 || Rogers (1–1) || Castillo (1–2) || Rivera (4) || Comiskey Park II || 24,976 || 7–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 20 || @ White Sox || 7–8 || Levine (1–1) || Boehringer (0–1) || || Comiskey Park II || 23,601 || 7–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 21 || @ White Sox || 4–3 || Cone (1–2) || Drabek (1–2) || Rivera (5) || Comiskey Park II || 16,694 || 8–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 22 || Brewers || 10–2 || Pettitte (4–0) || D'Amico (0–1) || || Yankee Stadium || 18,018 || 9–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 23 || Brewers || 10–5 || Rogers (2–1) || McDonald (2–2) || Lloyd (1) || Yankee Stadium || 22,704 || 10–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 25 || White Sox || 3–9 || Álvarez (1–3) || Wells (1–1) || || Yankee Stadium || 24,648 || 10–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 26 || White Sox || 10–2 || Cone (2–2) || Baldwin (0–3) || Rivera (6) || Yankee Stadium || 28,817 || 11–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || April 27 || White Sox || 7–1 || Pettitte (5–0) || Drabek (1–3) || || Yankee Stadium || 36,133 || 12–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || April 28 || Mariners || 6–5 || Nelson (1–3) || Ayala (2–1) || Rivera (7) || Yankee Stadium || 20,054 || 13–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || April 29 || Mariners || 5–7 || McCarthy (1–0) || Mecir (0–1) || || Yankee Stadium || 21,955 || 13–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || April 30 || Mariners || 3–2 || Wells (2–1) || Martínez (1–2) || Rivera (8) || Yankee Stadium || 25,708 || 14–13

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 2 || @ Royals || 9–1 || Cone (3–2) || Pittsley (0–2) || Rivera (9) || Kauffman Stadium || 24,258 || 15–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 3 || @ Royals || 1–2 || Belcher (3–3) || Pettitte (5–1) || || Kauffman Stadium || 25,585 || 15–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 4 || @ Royals || 13–5 || Boehringer (1–1) || Rusch (2–2) || || Kauffman Stadium || 30,034 || 16–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 5 || Twins || 8–9 || Swindell (2–1) || Mecir (0–2) || || Yankee Stadium || 16,599 || 16–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 6 || Twins || 7–2 || Wells (3–1) || Aldred (1–4) || || Yankee Stadium || 13,939 || 17–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 7 || Rangers || 5–2 || Cone (4–2) || Burkett (1–2) || Rivera (10) || Yankee Stadium || 18,778 || 18–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || May 8 || Rangers || 5–4 || Pettitte (6–1) || Oliver (1–3) || Rivera (11) || Yankee Stadium || 17,483 || 19–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 9 || Royals || 5–7 || Veres (2–0) || Boehringer (1–2) || || Yankee Stadium || 20,098 || 19–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 10 || Royals || 5–2 || Mendoza (2–1) || Appier (4–2) || Rivera (12) || Yankee Stadium || 25,007 || 20–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 11 || Royals || 3–2 || Wells (4–2) || Rosado (3–1) || Rivera (13) || Yankee Stadium || 25,705 || 21–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 13 || @ Twins || 11–2 || Cone (5–2) || Robertson (3–2) || || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 15,082 || 22–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 14 || @ Twins || 6–5 || Boehringer (2–2) || Guardado (0–1) || Rivera (14) || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 17,660 || 23–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 15 || @ Rangers || 8–2 || Rogers (3–1) || Alberro (0–1) || || The Ballpark in Arlington || 35,488 || 24–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 16 || @ Rangers || 0–6 || Santana (2–0) || Wells (4–2) || Patterson (1) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 42,420 || 24–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 17 || @ Rangers || 11–5 || Mendoza (3–1) || Burkett (2–3) || || The Ballpark in Arlington || 46,625 || 25–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 18 || @ Rangers || 2–4 || Oliver (2–4) || Cone (5–3) || Wetteland (10) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 46,850 || 25–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 20 || Blue Jays || 0–2 || Hentgen (5–1) || Pettitte (6–2) || || Yankee Stadium || 20,220 || 25–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 21 || Blue Jays || 1–4 || Clemens (8–0) || Rogers (3–2) || || Yankee Stadium || 19,863 || 25–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 22 || Red Sox || 2–8 || Gordon (3–5) || Wells (4–3) || || Yankee Stadium || 28,255 || 25–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 23 || Red Sox || 3–9 || Sele (5–3) || Nelson (1–4) || || Yankee Stadium || 29,003 || 25–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 24 || Red Sox || 4–2 || Rivera (1–1) || Wasdin (0–2) || || Yankee Stadium || 44,094 || 26–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 26 || Orioles || 6–8 || Boskie (2–2) || Pettitte (6–3) || Myers (16) || Yankee Stadium || 40,296 || 26–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 27 || Orioles || 6–10 || Kamieniecki (4–2) || Rogers (3–3) || Benítez (6) || Yankee Stadium || 29,392 || 26–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || May 28 || @ Blue Jays || 6–4 || Wells (5–3) || Guzman (3–5) || Rivera (15) || SkyDome || 32,338 || 27–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || May 29 || @ Blue Jays || 4–0 || Cone (6–3) || Williams (1–5) || Nelson (1) || SkyDome || 43,155 || 28–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || May 30 || @ Red Sox || 4–10 || Hammond (3–3) || Mendoza (3–2) || || Fenway Park || 32,341 || 28–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || May 31 || @ Red Sox || 7–2 || Pettitte (7–3) || Wakefield (1–4) || || Fenway Park || 32,736 || 29–25

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 1 || @ Red Sox || 11–6 || Nelson (2–4) || Lacy (0–1) || || Fenway Park || 31,798 || 30–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 2 || @ Red Sox || 5–2 || Wells (6–3) || Sele (6–4) || Rivera (16) || Fenway Park || 31,329 || 31–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"