1998 New York Yankees Roster

The 1998 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1998 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1998 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1998 New York Yankees salary list, a 1998 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1998 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1998 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

13 Willie Banks 6-01 202 Right Right 1969-02-27
57 Joe Borowski 6-02 225 Right Right 1971-05-04
59 Ryan Bradley 6-04 225 Right Right 1975-10-26
61 Jim Bruske 6-01 185 Right Right 1964-10-07
52 Mike Buddie 6-03 215 Right Right 1970-12-12
36 David Cone 6-01 190 Right Left 1963-01-02
54 Todd Erdos 6-01 205 Right Right 1973-11-21
26 Orlando Hernandez 6-02 220 Right Right 1965-10-11
40 Darren Holmes 6-00 199 Right Right 1966-04-25
14 Hideki Irabu 6-04 250 Right Right 1969-05-15
58 Mike Jerzembeck 6-01 185 Right Right 1972-05-18
27 Graeme Lloyd 6-07 234 Left Left 1967-04-09
55 Ramiro Mendoza 6-02 154 Right Right 1972-06-15
43 Jeff Nelson 6-08 235 Right Right 1966-11-17
46 Andy Pettitte 6-05 225 Left Left 1972-06-15
42 Mariano Rivera 6-02 195 Right Right 1969-11-29
29 Mike Stanton 6-01 190 Left Left 1967-06-02
62 Jay Tessmer 6-03 188 Right Right 1971-12-26
33 David Wells 6-04 225 Left Left 1963-05-20
13 Mike Figga 6-00 200 Right Right 1970-07-31
25 Joe Girardi 5-11 195 Right Right 1964-10-14
20 Jorge Posada 6-02 190 Right Both 1971-08-17
18 Scott Brosius 6-01 185 Right Right 1966-08-15
22 Homer Bush 5-11 180 Right Right 1972-11-12
2 Derek Jeter 6-03 195 Right Right 1974-06-26
11 Chuck Knoblauch 5-09 181 Right Right 1968-07-07
60 Mike Lowell 6-04 205 Right Right 1974-02-24
24 Tino Martinez 6-02 210 Right Left 1967-12-07
19 Luis Sojo 5-11 174 Right Right 1965-01-03
17 Dale Sveum 6-03 185 Right Both 1963-11-23
28 Chad Curtis 5-10 175 Right Right 1968-11-06
38 Ricky Ledee 6-01 225 Left Left 1973-11-22
21 Paul O'Neill 6-04 215 Left Left 1963-02-25
47 Shane Spencer 5-11 225 Right Right 1972-02-20
51 Bernie Williams 6-02 205 Right Both 1968-09-13
45 Chili Davis 6-03 210 Right Both 1960-01-17
31 Tim Raines 5-08 195 Right Both 1959-09-16
39 Darryl Strawberry 6-06 200 Left Left 1962-03-12


The 1998 New York Yankees played 162 games during the regular season, won 114 games, lost 48 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 98/96) where 2,955,193 fans witnessed their 1998 Yankees finish the season with a .704 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1998 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1998 New York Yankees salary list, a 1998 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1998 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1998 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1998 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Jorge Posada (99)
1B Tino Martinez (142)
2B Chuck Knoblauch (149)
3B Scott Brosius (150)
SS Derek Jeter (148)
LF Chad Curtis (100)
CF Bernie Williams (123)
RF Paul O'Neill (150)
DH Darryl Strawberry (81)
  
SP David Cone
SP Orlando Hernandez
SP Hideki Irabu
SP Andy Pettitte
SP David Wells
  
RP Mike Buddie
RP Darren Holmes
RP Graeme Lloyd
RP Jeff Nelson
RP Mike Stanton
CL Mariano Rivera


1998 New York Yankees
Salaries

Bernie Williams $8,300,000.00
David Cone $6,666,667.00
Chuck Knoblauch $6,000,000.00
Paul O'Neill $5,500,000.00
David Wells $4,666,666.00
Chili Davis $4,333,333.00
Tino Martinez $4,300,000.00
Andy Pettitte $3,800,000.00
Hideki Irabu $2,925,000.00
Joe Girardi $2,850,000.00
Scott Brosius $2,650,000.00
Mike Stanton $1,916,667.00
Jeff Nelson $1,766,667.00
Tim Raines $1,300,000.00
Chad Curtis $1,250,000.00
Darren Holmes $1,066,667.00
Graeme Lloyd $875,000.00
Darryl Strawberry $875,000.00
Luis Sojo $800,000.00
Dale Sveum $800,000.00
Orlando Hernandez $750,000.00
Derek Jeter $750,000.00
Mariano Rivera $750,000.00
Willie Banks $342,500.00
Ramiro Mendoza $275,000.00
Jorge Posada $250,000.00
Joe Borowski $188,800.00
Homer Bush $178,900.00
Ryan Bradley $170,000.00
Mike Buddie $170,000.00
Todd Erdos $170,000.00
Mike Figga $170,000.00
Mike Jerzembeck $170,000.00
Ricky Ledee $170,000.00
Mike Lowell $170,000.00
Shane Spencer $170,000.00
Jay Tessmer $170,000.00


1998 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#2 Derek Jeter
#11 Chuck Knoblauch
#13 Willie Banks
#13 Mike Figga
#14 Hideki Irabu
#17 Dale Sveum
#18 Scott Brosius
#19 Luis Sojo
#20 Jorge Posada
#21 Paul O'Neill
#22 Homer Bush
#24 Tino Martinez
#25 Joe Girardi
#26 Orlando Hernandez
#27 Graeme Lloyd
#28 Chad Curtis
#29 Mike Stanton
#31 Tim Raines
#33 David Wells
#36 David Cone
#38 Ricky Ledee
#39 Darryl Strawberry
#40 Darren Holmes
#42 Mariano Rivera
#43 Jeff Nelson
#45 Chili Davis
#46 Andy Pettitte
#47 Shane Spencer
#51 Bernie Williams
#52 Mike Buddie
#54 Todd Erdos
#55 Ramiro Mendoza
#57 Joe Borowski
#58 Mike Jerzembeck
#59 Ryan Bradley
#60 Mike Lowell
#61 Jim Bruske
#62 Jay Tessmer

Did you know that a 1998 New York Yankees Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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