- 1999 New York Yankees season
MLB yearly infobox
name = New York Yankees
season = 1999
misc = 1999 AL East Champions
1999 AL Champions
1999 World Series Champions
current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
ballpark =Yankee Stadium
y4 = 1976
city =New York City, New York
y5 = 1903
owners =George Steinbrenner
managers =Joe Torre
television =WNYW
(Tim McCarver ,Bobby Murcer )
MSG
(Ken Singleton ,Suzyn Waldman ,Al Trautwig ,Jim Kaat )
radio =WABC (AM)
(Michael Kay, John Sterling)|The
New York Yankees ' 1999 season was the 97th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 98-64 finishing 4 games ahead of theBoston Red Sox . New York was managed byJoe Torre . The Yankees played atYankee Stadium . In the playoffs, they got to the World Series and ended up beating theAtlanta Braves in 4 games to win their 25th World Series title.Offseason
*November 10, 1998: Scott Brosius signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brosisc01.shtml Scott Brosius Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*November 11, 1998: David Cone signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coneda01.shtml David Cone Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*November 25, 1998: Bernie Williams signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willibe02.shtml Bernie Williams Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*February 5, 1999: Jeff Juden was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/judenje01.shtml Jeff Juden Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*February 18, 1999:Roger Clemens was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the New York Yankees for Homer Bush, Graeme Lloyd, and David Wells. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/clemero02.shtml Roger Clemens Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*March 30, 1999: Izzy Molina was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Ben Ford to the New York Yankees for Darren Holmes and cash. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/moliniz01.shtml Izzy Molina Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]Regular season
eason standings
Transactions
*April 5, 1999:
Darryl Strawberry signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/strawda01.shtml Darryl Strawberry Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 31, 1999: Jim Leyritz was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees for Geraldo Padua (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leyriji01.shtml Jim Leyritz Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]Roster
Pitching
Starting pitchers
ALDS
Series Summary:
*Game 1 @Yankee Stadium : Yankees 8, Rangers 0
*Game 2 @Yankee Stadium : Yankees 3, Rangers 1
*Game 3 @The Ballpark in Arlington : Yankees 3, Rangers 0ALCS
New York wins the series, 4-1
Game 3
October 26 ,1999 atYankee Stadium inNew York, New York
= [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/baseballs_best/mlb_bb_gamepage.jsp?story_page=bb_99ws_gm4_atlnya Game 4] =October 27 ,1999 atYankee Stadium inNew York, New York Awards and Honors
*
Orlando Hernández , Pitcher, ALCS MVP
*Mariano Rivera , Relief Pitcher,World Series MVP
*Derek Jeter , American League Leader in Hits, 219 Hits1999 All-Star Game
* David Cone, Pitcher, Reserve
* Derek Jeter, Shortstop, Reserve
* Mariano Rivera, Relief Pitcher, Reserve
* Bernie Williams, Outfield, ReserveReferences
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1999.shtml 1999 New York Yankees]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1999_WS.shtml 1999 World Series]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1999&t=NYA 1999 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/07181999.shtml David Cone Perfect Game Box Score]succession box
title = AL East Championship Season
years = 1999
before =New York Yankees
1998
after = New York Yankees
2000succession box
title =American League champion
years = 1999
before = New York Yankees
1998
after = New York Yankees
2000succession box
title =World Series champion
years = 1999
before = New York Yankees
1998
after = New York Yankees
2000
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