List of New York Yankees seasons

The Yankees have played home games in the current Yankee Stadium since 2009.

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, New York. Also known as "the Bronx Bombers" and "the Pinstripers",^[1][2] the Yankees play in the East Division of Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League (AL). In its 114 major league seasons, the franchise has won 27 World Series championships, the most of any MLB team and 16 more than the second-place St. Louis Cardinals.^[3] The Yankees played home games in Yankee Stadium from 1923 to 2008, except for a stint at Shea Stadium from 1974 to 1975 while Yankee Stadium was undergoing renovations.^[4] In 2009, the team moved into a new ballpark, which is also called Yankee Stadium.^[5]

The Baltimore Orioles began play in the AL in 1901.^[6] After two seasons, the Orioles were replaced by a club in New York City; it is unclear whether it was an expansion team or a relocated version of the Orioles.^[7] Frank Farrell and William S. Devery purchased the franchise, naming it the New York Highlanders.^[8] In 1913, the team changed its name to the Yankees.^[8] From 1921 to 1964, the Yankees were the most successful Major League franchise, winning 20 World Series titles and 29 AL pennants. This period included streaks of four consecutive championships from 1936 to 1939 and five straight titles from 1949 to 1953.

Following an 11-year playoff drought, the club appeared in the playoffs five times in a six-year period and won back-to-back World Series championships in 1977 and 1978. The Yankees won the World Series again in 1996, and in 1998 began a run of three consecutive Series titles. From 1995 to 2007, the Yankees made the playoffs each year; their 13-season postseason streak was the second-longest in MLB history.^[9] After missing the playoffs in 2008, they won another World Series in 2009 and reached the postseason each year from 2010 to 2012. In the most recent MLB season, 2016, New York had an 84–78 record and did not qualify for the playoffs. Overall, the Yankees' .569 regular season winning percentage is the highest of any MLB team, and they have the eighth-most regular season wins, behind seven clubs founded in the 19th century.^[10]

Table key

Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig led the Murderers' Row teams of the late 1920s.

Year by year

These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's New York Yankees History & Encyclopedia,^[70] except where noted, and are current as of October 3, 2016.

Record by decade

The following table describes the Yankees' MLB win–loss record by decade.

These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's New York Yankees History & Encyclopedia,^[70] and are current as of October 18, 2016.

All-time records

Notes

• ^a This is determined by calculating the difference in wins plus the difference in losses divided by two.
• ^b For lists of all American League pennant winners, see American League pennant winners 1901–68 and American League Championship Series.
• ^c Half-game increments are possible because games can be cancelled due to rain. If a postponed game is the last of the season between two teams in one of their stadiums, it may not be made up if it does not affect the playoff race.^[71]
• ^d The second game of the series ended after 10 innings due to darkness, with the score tied 2–2.^[72]
• ^e During Game 3 of this series, Babe Ruth hit his called shot, a home run into the center field bleachers of Wrigley Field.^[73]
• ^f Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history in Game 5.^[74]
• ^g In 1969, the American League split into East and West divisions.^[75]
• ^h The 1972 Major League Baseball strike forced the cancellation of the Yankees' first seven games of the season.^[76]
• ⁱ The Yankees finished the season tied for first with the Boston Red Sox. New York defeated the Red Sox 5–4 in a one-game playoff to clinch the division title. The game is best remembered for Bucky Dent's three-run home run in the seventh inning, which gave the Yankees a 3–2 lead.^[77]
• ^j The 1981 Major League Baseball strike caused the season to be split into two halves. The Yankees were given a berth in an expanded playoff tournament because they led the American League East when the strike began. The Milwaukee Brewers finished the second half in first place to earn the division's other playoff berth.^[78]
• ^k The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, which started on August 12, 1994, led to the cancellation of the playoffs and World Series.^[79] As a result of the abbreviated season, MLB did not officially award division championships.^[80] The Yankees led the American League East, and held the best record in the American League, at the time of the strike,^[81]
• ^l The 1994–95 MLB strike lasted until April 2, 1995, causing the shortening of the 1995 season to 144 games.^[76]
• ^m The Yankees finished the season tied for first with the Boston Red Sox, but were awarded the division title because they won the season series with the Red Sox.^[82]
• ⁿ The Yankees finished the season tied for third with the Baltimore Orioles.^[83]

References

General

• "Complete Baseball Team and Baseball Team Encyclopedias". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 13, 2008. 
• "Baseball-Reference Postseason Index". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 13, 2008. 
• "New York Yankees: History". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 3, 2009. 
• "New York Yankees year-by-year results". New York Yankees. Retrieved July 3, 2009. 
• Appel, Marty (2012). Pinstripe Empire: The New York Yankees From Before the Babe to After the Boss. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60819-492-6. 
• Tygiel, Jules (2000). Past Time: Baseball as History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-514604-2. 

Specific

New York Yankees
Formerly the New York Highlanders – Based in The Bronx, New York City, New York
Franchise	History Seasons Records No-hitters Awards Players Managers Coaches Owners and executives Broadcasters Opening Day starting pitchers Team captains Members of the Hall of Fame First-round picks YES Network
Ballparks	Hilltop Park Polo Grounds Yankee Stadium (opened 1923) (Events) Shea Stadium Yankee Stadium (opened 2009) Spring training: Whittington Park West End Park Barrs Field Bader Field Al Lang Stadium Fort Lauderdale Stadium George M. Steinbrenner Field
Lore	Curse of the Bambino Johnny Sylvester Murderers' Row Babe Ruth's called shot Ed Lucas Don Larsen's perfect game M&M Boys Harmonica Incident 1978 AL East tie-breaker game Pine Tar Incident Jeffrey Maier The Yankee Years The Core Four David Wells' perfect game David Cone's perfect game
Culture	Monument Park New York Yankees Museum New York Yankees appearance policy Old-Timers' Day Bleacher Creatures Yankees Universe Eddie Layton Jim Hall Logos, uniforms and dress code "Holy Cow!" Robert Merrill John Sterling Ronan Tynan "Here Come the Yankees" "New York, New York" "God Bless America" The Pride of the Yankees The Babe Ruth Story Damn Yankees musical film The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant Safe at Home! 61* The Bronx is Burning Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning The Bronx Is Burning The Bronx Zoo The Scout Bronx Bombers The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty Everyone's Hero Gene Monahan Dandy Freddy Sez George Costanza Paul Olden Yankee Stadium Legacy Yankees HOPE Week
Rivalries	Boston Red Sox New York Mets Los Angeles Dodgers San Francisco Giants Subway Series
Monument Park honorees	Mel Allen Ed Barrow Yogi Berra Bill Dickey Joe DiMaggio Whitey Ford Lou Gehrig Lefty Gomez Goose Gossage Ron Guidry Elston Howard Miller Huggins Reggie Jackson Mickey Mantle Roger Maris Billy Martin Tino Martinez Don Mattingly Joe McCarthy Thurman Munson Paul O'Neill Andy Pettitte Jorge Posada Willie Randolph Allie Reynolds Phil Rizzuto Red Ruffing Jacob Ruppert Babe Ruth Bob Sheppard George Steinbrenner Casey Stengel Mel Stottlemyre Joe Torre Bernie Williams
Key personnel	Owners: Yankee Global Enterprises Hal Steinbrenner Hank Steinbrenner General Manager: Brian Cashman Manager: Joe Girardi
Championships (27)	1923 1927 1928 1932 1936 1937 1938 1939 1941 1943 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1956 1958 1961 1962 1977 1978 1996 1998 1999 2000 2009
American League Pennants (40)	1921 1922 1923 1926 1927 1928 1932 1936 1937 1938 1939 1941 1942 1943 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1955 1956 1957 1958 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1976 1977 1978 1981 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2009
Division titles (18)	1976 1977 1978 1980 1981 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2009 2011 2012
Wild Card titles (5)	1995 1997 2007 2010 2015
Minors	AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders AA Trenton Thunder A Adv. Tampa Yankees A Charleston RiverDogs Short A Staten Island Yankees Rookie Adv. Pulaski Yankees Rookie GCL Yankees West GCL Yankees East DSL Yankees1 DSL Yankees2
Seasons (115) 1900s 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910s 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920s 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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