1999 New York Yankees season

The 1999 New York Yankees season was the 97th season for the Bronx-based Major League Baseball team. The team finished with a record of 98–64 finishing 4 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the playoffs, they got to the World Series and defeated the Atlanta Braves in 4 games to win their 25th World Series title. By winning their 25th World Series, the New York Yankees became the most successful team in North America, a record previously held by the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. In that year, free-to-air broadcasts returned to WNYW, the which had been the first Yankees television broadcaster in 1947, while cable broadcasts continued on MSG.

Offseason

 * November 10, 1998: Scott Brosius resigned as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
 * November 11, 1998: David Cone resigned as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
 * November 25, 1998: Bernie Williams resigned as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
 * February 5, 1999: Jeff Juden was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
 * 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.
 * March 30, 1999: Izzy Molina was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Ben Ford to the New York Yankees for Darren Holmes and cash.

Notable transactions

 * April 5, 1999: Darryl Strawberry signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
 * July 31, 1999: Jim Leyritz was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees for Geraldo Padua (minors).

David Cone's perfect game

 * July 18, 1999 – The Yankees won 6-0 in Interleague Play against the Montreal Expos, which was also pitcher David Cone's perfect game. The perfect game was the last shutout he would throw in his career.

Line score
July 18, Yankee Stadium, New York

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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 0

ALCS
New York wins the series, 4-1

Game 1
October 23, 1999, at Turner Field in Atlanta.

Game 2
October 24, 1999, at Turner Field in Atlanta

Game 3
October 26, 1999, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Game 4
October 27, 1999, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Awards and honors

 * Orlando Hernández, Pitcher, ALCS MVP
 * Mariano Rivera, Relief Pitcher, World Series MVP
 * Derek Jeter, American League Leader in Hits, 219 Hits

1999 All-Star Game
 * David Cone, pitcher, reserve
 * Derek Jeter, shortstop, reserve
 * Mariano Rivera, relief pitcher, reserve
 * Bernie Williams, outfield, reserve

In popular culture

 * In the 1995 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Past Tense", a character from the 2020s called the 1999 New York Yankees the best team he had ever seen. While it could be argued the 1998 team was better, it is considered remarkable that a television program that aired in 1995 could have even predicted such a successful season for a specific team.