1997 New York Yankees Roster (40-man)

1996 Season 1998 Season

Record: 96-66-0, Finished 2nd in AL_East (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost AL Division Series (3-2) to Cleveland Indians

Manager: Joe Torre (96-66)

General Manager: Bob Watson (Resigned 2/3/1998)

Scouting Director: Linwood Garrett

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II

Attendance: 2,580,325 (6th of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 96

Pythagorean W-L: 100-62, 891 Runs, 688 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Willie Banks	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Feb 27, 1969	6	5	1	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Brian Boehringer	28	us US	B	R	6' 2"	180	Jan 8, 1969	3	34	0	2	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	$161,100
Wade Boggs HOF	39	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Jun 15, 1958	16	104	88	103	77	1	0	0	0	76	0	0	0	0	0	19	14	0	2.0	$2,000,000
Joe Borowski	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	225	May 4, 1971	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Homer Bush	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Nov 12, 1972	1st	10	1	10	8	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	-0.1
David Cone	34	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Jan 2, 1963	12	29	29	1	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7	$6,666,667	All-Star
Iván Cruz	29	pr PR	L	L	6' 3"	210	May 3, 1968	1st	11	3	11	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	5	1	-0.1
Chad Curtis	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Nov 6, 1968	6	93	87	93	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	43	5	92	0	2	0	1.1
Mariano Duncan	34	do DO	R	R	6' 0"	160	Mar 13, 1963	12	50	47	50	47	0	0	0	41	0	0	6	0	0	6	2	1	0	-1.0	$870,000
Cecil Fielder	33	us US	R	R	6' 3"	230	Sep 21, 1963	12	98	96	98	8	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	89	2	0	0.8	$9,237,500
Mike Figga	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Jul 31, 1970	1st	2	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	-0.1
Andy Fox	26	us US	L	R	6' 4"	205	Jan 12, 1971	2	22	8	22	18	0	0	0	5	11	2	0	0	2	2	2	0	9	0.3
Joe Girardi	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	195	Oct 14, 1964	9	112	109	112	111	0	111	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.1	$2,250,000
Dwight Gooden	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Nov 16, 1964	13	20	19	2	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	$2,000,000
Charlie Hayes	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	May 29, 1965	10	100	89	100	98	0	0	0	5	98	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0.5	$1,700,000
Pete Incaviglia	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	225	Apr 2, 1964	11	5	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	-0.2
Hideki Irabu	28	jp JP	R	R	6' 4"	240	May 5, 1969	1st	13	9	1	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9	$2,325,000
Derek Jeter HOF	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Jun 26, 1974	3	159	159	159	159	0	0	0	0	0	159	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	$550,000
Pat Kelly	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Oct 14, 1967	7	67	31	67	48	0	0	0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	3	28	-0.1	$1,100,000
Graeme Lloyd	30	au AU	L	L	6' 8"	225	Apr 9, 1967	5	46	0	3	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$770,000
Tino Martinez	29	us US	L	R	6' 2"	205	Dec 7, 1967	8	158	153	158	150	0	0	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	5.1	$4,400,000	All-Star
Jim Mecir	27	us US	B	R	6' 1"	195	May 16, 1970	3	25	0	1	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Ramiro Mendoza	25	pa PA	R	R	6' 2"	154	Jun 15, 1972	2	39	15	3	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	$157,000
Jeff Nelson	30	us US	R	R	6' 8"	225	Nov 17, 1966	6	77	0	5	77	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9	$1,090,000
Paul O'Neill	34	us US	L	L	6' 4"	200	Feb 25, 1963	13	149	145	149	146	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	146	146	2	4	0	2.4	$5,500,000	All-Star
Andy Pettitte	25	us US	L	L	6' 5"	235	Jun 15, 1972	3	35	35	0	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.4	$600,000
Jorge Posada	26	pr PR	B	R	6' 2"	215	Aug 17, 1970	3	60	52	60	60	0	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	$158,500
Scott Pose	30	us US	L	R	5' 11"	165	Feb 11, 1967	2	54	18	54	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	3	17	45	5	2	22	-0.3
Tim Raines HOF	37	us US	B	R	5' 8"	160	Sep 16, 1959	19	74	64	74	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	0	0	57	13	7	0	1.4	$1,703,644
Danny Rios	24	es ES	R	R	6' 2"	190	Nov 11, 1972	1st	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Mariano Rivera HOF	27	pa PA	R	R	6' 2"	195	Nov 29, 1969	3	66	0	2	66	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.7	$550,000	All-Star
Kenny Rogers	32	us US	L	L	6' 1"	200	Nov 10, 1964	9	31	22	2	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$5,000,000
Rey Sánchez	29	pr PR	R	R	5' 10"	180	Oct 5, 1967	7	38	37	38	38	0	0	0	37	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Luis Sojo	32	ve VE	R	R	5' 11"	172	Jan 3, 1965	8	77	52	77	76	0	0	2	72	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0.4	$425,000
Mike Stanley	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Jun 25, 1963	12	28	21	28	12	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	4	0	0.2
Mike Stanton	30	us US	L	L	6' 1"	190	Jun 2, 1967	9	64	0	2	64	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8	$1,616,667
Darryl Strawberry	35	us US	L	L	6' 6"	190	Mar 12, 1962	15	11	8	11	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	4	3	0	-0.5	$750,000
David Weathers	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Sep 25, 1969	7	10	0	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4	$435,000
David Wells	34	us US	L	L	6' 3"	187	May 20, 1963	11	32	32	0	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.3	$3,766,667
Mark Whiten	30	us US	B	R	6' 3"	210	Nov 25, 1966	8	69	52	69	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	0	16	57	7	10	3	-0.1	$1,000,000
Bernie Williams	28	pr PR	B	R	6' 2"	180	Sep 13, 1968	7	129	127	129	128	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	128	0	128	0	1	0	5.5	$5,300,000	All-Star
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Joe Torre HOF	56	us US	Jul 18, 1940	Manager	Apr 1	Sep 28
Don Zimmer	66	us US	Jan 17, 1931	Bench	Apr 1	Sep 28
Chris Chambliss	48	us US	Dec 26, 1948	Hitting	Apr 1	Sep 28
Mel Stottlemyre	55	us US	Nov 13, 1941	Pitching	Apr 1	Sep 28
Willie Randolph	42	us US	Jul 6, 1954	Third base	Apr 1	Sep 28
José Cardenal	53	cu CU	Oct 7, 1943	Coach	Apr 1	Sep 28
Tony Cloninger	56	us US	Aug 13, 1940	Coach	Apr 1	Sep 28
Gary Tuck	42	us US	Sep 6, 1954	Coach	Apr 1	Sep 28
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date