New York Yankees Records

The New York Yankees record book. Take a few moments and see who holds the Rays career records, season records, and single game records. Data is current through the completion of the previous season.

"It's great what he's (Bernie Williams) accomplished, but I think it's tough to compare with the eighteen home runs (Mickey) Mickey hit in the World Series. His (Williams) counts all of the postseason and he got more opportunities. Not that Bernie's numbers aren't terrific, but I think there should be separate categories." - New York Yankees Manager Joe Torre in the Daily News (Peter Botte, 10/22/2003)
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Career Hitting Records / 1998 - 2004

Career Record

Name(s)

Record

At Bats

Mickey Mantle

8,102

Bases on Balls

Babe Ruth

1,852

Batting Average

Babe Ruth

.349

Doubles

Lou Gehrig

534

Extra Base Hits

Lou Gehrig

1,190

Games

Mickey Mantle

2,401

Grand Slams

Lou Gehrig

23

Hits

Lou Gehrig

2,721

Home Runs by a Lefthander

Babe Ruth

659

Home Runs by a Righthander

Joe DiMaggio

361

Home Runs by a Switch-Hitter

Mickey Mantle

536

On Base Percentage

Babe Ruth

.484

Runs

Babe Ruth

1,959

Runs Batted In

Lou Gehrig

1,995

Singles

Lou Gehrig

1,531

Slugging Average

Babe Ruth

.711

Strikeouts

Mickey Mantle

1,710

Total Bases

Babe Ruth

5,131

Triples

Lou Gehrig

163

Career Record

Name(s)

Record

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Career Baserunning Records / 1998 - 2004

Career Record

Name(s)

Record

Caught Stealing

Babe Ruth

117

Stolen Bases

Rickey Henderson

326

Career Record

Name(s)

Record

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Career Pitching Records / 1998 - 2004

Career Record

Name(s)

Record

Bases on Balls

Lefty Gomez

1,090

Complete Games

Red Ruffing

261

ERA

Jack Chesbro

2.58

Games

Mariano Rivera

586

Games Started

Whitey Ford

438

Innings

Whitey Ford

3,170..1

Losses

Mel Stottlemyre

139

Saves

Mariano Rivera

336

Shutouts

Whitey Ford

45

Strikeouts

Whitey Ford

1,956

Wins

Whitey Ford

236

Career Record

Name(s)

Record

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Single Season Hitting Records

Single Season Record

Name(s)

Record

Season

At Bats

Alfonso Soriano

696

2002

Bases on Balls

Babe Ruth

170

1923

Batting Average

Babe Ruth

.393

1923

Doubles

Don Mattingly

53

1986

Grand Slams

Don Mattingly

6

1987

Hits

Don Mattingly

238

1986

Home Runs by a Lefthander

Roger Maris

61

1961

Home Runs by a Righthander

Joe DiMaggio

46

1937

Home Runs by a Switch-Hitter

Mickey Mantle

54

1961

On Base Percentage

Babe Ruth

.545

1923

Runs

Babe Ruth

177

1921

Runs Batted In

Lou Gehrig

184

1931

Singles

Steve Sax

171

1989

Slugging Average

Babe Ruth

.847

1920

Strikeouts

Alfonso Soriano

157

2002

Total Bases

Babe Ruth

457

1921

Triples

Earle Combs

23

1927

Single Season Record

Name(s)

Record

Season

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Single Season Record

Name(s)

Record

Season

Caught Stealing

Ben Chapman

23

1931

Stolen Bases

Rickey Henderson

92

1988

Single Season Record

Name(s)

Record

Season

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Single Season Pitching Records

Single Season Record

Name(s)

Record

Season

Bases on Balls

Tommy Byrne

179

1949

Complete Games

Jack Chesbro

48

1904

ERA

Spud Chandler

1.64

1943

Games

Paul Quantrill

86

2004

Innings

Jack Chesbro

454

1904

Losses

Joe Lake

22

1908

Saves

Mariano Rivera

50

2001

Shutouts

Ron Guidry

9

1978

Strikeouts

Ron Guidry

248

1978

Wins

Jack Chesbro

41

1904

Single Season Record

Name(s)

Record

Season

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The 1989 New York Yankees & 2003 New York Yankees each had forty-nine different players which is the team record for most in a single season. By contrast, the 1923 New York Yankees and 1927 New York Yankees each had twenty-five different players which is the team record for fewest in a single season.

Did you know that the 1998 New York Yankees won one-hundred fourteen games, the most Yankees wins in a season; the 1938 New York Yankees won twenty-eight games in August, the most Yankees wins in any given month during a season; and the 1947 New York Yankees won nineteen consecutive games, the most consecutive Yankees wins during any single season.

The 1941 New York Yankees were an amazing lot. During the regular season they had a team record twenty-five consecutive games with at least one home run hit during each contest.