1992 New York Yankees season
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Record | 76–86 (.469) |
Divisional place | 4th |
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Owner(s) | George Steinbrenner and Joe Molloy (managing partner) |
General manager(s) | Gene Michael |
Manager(s) | Buck Showalter |
Local television | WPIX (Phil Rizzuto, Tom Seaver, Bobby Murcer) MSG (Dewayne Staats, Tony Kubek, Al Trautwig) |
Local radio | WABC (AM) (John Sterling, Michael Kay) |
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The New York Yankees' 1992 season was the 90th season for the Yankees and their first under manager Buck Showalter. The team looked to improve their standings from 1991 when they finished fifth in the American League Eastern Division with a 71-91 record.
The Yankees did improve their record by five games and finished tied for fourth place with the Cleveland Indians at 76-86, twenty games behind the eventual world champion Toronto Blue Jays. The team finished with a losing record for the fourth consecutive year, with 86 the fewest losses in that span. This was the last season, to date, that the Yankees finished with a losing record.
The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
Offseason[]
- November 13, 1991: Ramiro Mendoza was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.[1]
- November 20, 1991: Eric Plunk was released by the New York Yankees.[2]
- December 2, 1991: Bob Geren was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the Cincinnati Reds.[3]
- January 6, 1992: Danny Tartabull was signed as a free agent with the Yankees.[4]
- January 8, 1992: Darrin Chapin was traded by the Yankees to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Charlie Hayes to the Yankees on February 19.[5]
- January 9, 1992: Mike Gallego signed as a free agent with the Yankees.[6]
- January 10, 1992: Steve Sax was traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Bob Wickman, Domingo Jean and Mélido Pérez.[7]
Regular season[]
- On August 12, pitcher Scott Sanderson threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs.[8] This was accomplished in the fifth inning.
- J. T. Snow made his major league debut on September 20 against the Kansas City Royals. In 5 At Bats he had no hits.[9]
Season standings[]
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 53–28 | 43–38 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 4 | 53–28 | 39–42 |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 7 | 43–38 | 46–35 |
Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
New York Yankees | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 20 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
Detroit Tigers | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 21 | 38–42 | 37–45 |
Boston Red Sox | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 23 | 44–37 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents[]
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
California | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
Detroit | 3–10 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
Kansas City | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Milwaukee | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 9–3 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 2–11 |
Oakland | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 12–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 1–12 | — | 4–9 | 4–8 |
Texas | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | — | 3–9 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |
Notable transactions[]
- April 9, 1992: Shawn Hillegas was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.[10]
- June 1, 1992: Derek Jeter was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 1992.[11]
- August 22, 1992: Tim Leary and cash were traded by the Yankees to the Seattle Mariners for Sean Twitty (minors).[12]
- August 22, 1992: Shawn Hillegas was released by the New York Yankees.[10]
Roster[]
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Player stats[]
Batting[]
Starters by position[]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Pos. | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Matt Nokes | 121 | 384 | 86 | .224 | 22 | 59 |
1B | Don Mattingly | 157 | 640 | 184 | .288 | 14 | 86 |
2B | Pat Kelly | 106 | 318 | 72 | .226 | 7 | 27 |
3B | Charlie Hayes | 142 | 509 | 131 | .257 | 18 | 66 |
SS | Andy Stankiewicz | 116 | 400 | 107 | .268 | 2 | 25 |
LF | Mel Hall | 152 | 583 | 163 | .280 | 15 | 81 |
CF | Roberto Kelly | 152 | 580 | 158 | .272 | 10 | 66 |
RF | Danny Tartabull | 123 | 421 | 112 | .266 | 25 | 85 |
DH | Kevin Maas | 98 | 286 | 71 | .248 | 11 | 35 |
Other batters[]
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Randy Velarde | 121 | 412 | 112 | .272 | 7 | 46 |
Bernie Williams | 62 | 261 | 73 | .280 | 5 | 26 |
Mike Stanley | 68 | 173 | 43 | .249 | 8 | 27 |
Mike Gallego | 53 | 173 | 44 | .254 | 3 | 14 |
Dion James | 67 | 145 | 38 | .262 | 3 | 17 |
Jim Leyritz | 63 | 144 | 37 | .257 | 7 | 26 |
Jesse Barfield | 30 | 95 | 13 | .137 | 2 | 7 |
Gerald Williams | 15 | 27 | 8 | .296 | 3 | 6 |
J.T. Snow | 7 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
Dave Silvestri | 7 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Humphreys | 4 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
Hensley Meulens | 2 | 5 | 3 | .600 | 1 | 1 |
Starting pitchers[]
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | BB |
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Mélido Pérez | 33 | 247.2 | 13 | 16 | 2.87 | 218 | 93 |
Scott Sanderson | 33 | 193.1 | 12 | 11 | 4.93 | 104 | 64 |
Scott Kamieniecki | 28 | 188.0 | 6 | 14 | 4.36 | 88 | 74 |
Tim Leary | 18 | 97.0 | 5 | 6 | 5.57 | 34 | 57 |
Sam Militello | 9 | 60.0 | 3 | 3 | 3.45 | 42 | 32 |
Bob Wickman | 8 | 50.1 | 6 | 1 | 4.11 | 21 | 20 |
Sterling Hitchcock | 3 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 8.31 | 6 | 6 |
Other pitchers[]
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | BB |
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Greg Cadaret | 46 | 103.2 | 4 | 8 | 4.25 | 73 | 74 |
Shawn Hillegas | 21 | 78.1 | 1 | 8 | 5.51 | 46 | 33 |
Jeff Johnson | 13 | 52.2 | 2 | 3 | 6.66 | 14 | 23 |
Curt Young | 13 | 43.1 | 3 | 0 | 3.32 | 13 | 10 |
Relief pitchers[]
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | BB |
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John Habyan | 56 | 72.2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3.84 | 44 | 21 |
Steve Farr | 50 | 52.0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 1.56 | 37 | 19 |
Rich Monteleone | 47 | 92.2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3.30 | 62 | 27 |
Tim Burke | 23 | 27.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.25 | 8 | 15 |
Steve Howe | 20 | 22.0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.45 | 12 | 3 |
Jerry Nielsen | 20 | 19.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.58 | 12 | 18 |
Lee Guetterman | 15 | 22.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.53 | 5 | 13 |
Russ Springer | 14 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.19 | 12 | 10 |
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Columbus Clippers | International League | Rick Down |
AA | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Eastern League | Dan Radison |
A | Prince William Cannons | Carolina League | Mike Hart |
A | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Florida State League | Brian Butterfield |
A | Greensboro Hornets | South Atlantic League | Trey Hillman |
A-Short Season | Oneonta Yankees | New York–Penn League | Jack Gillis |
Rookie | GCL Yankees | Gulf Coast League | Gary Denbo |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus[13]
References[]
- ^ Ramiro Mendoza page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Eric Plunk Stats".
- ^ Bob Geren page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Danny Tartabull page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Charlie Hayes page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Gallego page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Wickman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 3 Pitch Inning
- ^ J. T. Snow page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Shawn Hillegas page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Derek Jeter page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tim Leary page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links[]
- New York Yankees seasons
- 1992 Major League Baseball season
- 1992 in sports in New York City
- 20th century in the Bronx
- Yankee Stadium (1923)