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The New York Yankees' 1998 season was the 96th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a franchise record regular-season standing of 114–48, 22 games ahead of the second-place Boston Red Sox in the American League East. These Yankees set an American League record for wins in a season, a record that would stand until 2001, when the Seattle Mariners won 116 games in the regular season against 46 losses (the Yankees still hold the record for most regular season wins by a team that won the World Series). New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium in which they celebrated the stadium's 75th Anniversary.
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In the postseason, they swept the Texas Rangers in the American League Division Series, won the American League pennant by beating the Cleveland Indians four games to two in the American League Championship Series, and swept the San Diego Padres to capture their 24th World Series. Including the playoffs, the 1998 Yankees won a total of 125 games against 50 losses, a MLB record. They are widely considered to be one of the greatest teams in baseball history. The 125 wins (regular season and playoffs combined) was the most by a championship team, surpassing the previous record of 116, set by their cross-town rivals, New York Mets in 1986.
Offseason transactions
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Game 1
September 29 at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees)
Game 2
September 30 at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees)
Game 3
October 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (Texas Rangers)
ALCS
New York wins the series, 4-2
Game 1
October 17, 1998, at Yankee Stadium in New York
Game 2
October 18, 1998, at Yankeee Stadium in New York
Game 3
October 20, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California
Game 4
October 21, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Oneonta