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class="infobox-label">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">East</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ballpark</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data">New York City</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>1st half: 34–22 (.607)</li><li>2nd half: 25–26 (.490)</li><li>Overall: 59–48 (.551)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Divisional place</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>1st half: 1st</li><li>2nd half: 5th (tied; 5 <a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owners</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Steinbrenner" title="George Steinbrenner">George Steinbrenner</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">General managers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gene_Michael" title="Gene Michael">Gene Michael</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">Managers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gene_Michael" title="Gene Michael">Gene Michael</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Television</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/WPIX" title="WPIX">WPIX</a><br /><a href="/wiki/MSG_Plus" class="mw-redirect" title="MSG Plus">SportsChannel NY</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Phil Rizzuto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Messer" title="Frank Messer">Frank Messer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_White_(first_baseman)" title="Bill White (first baseman)">Bill White</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Radio</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/WABC_(AM)" title="WABC (AM)">WABC (AM)</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Frank_Messer" title="Frank Messer">Frank Messer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Phil Rizzuto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_White_(first_baseman)" title="Bill White (first baseman)">Bill White</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fran_Healy_(baseball)" title="Fran Healy (baseball)">Fran Healy</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1980_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1980 New York Yankees season">1980</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_seasons" title="List of New York Yankees seasons">Seasons</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1982_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1982 New York Yankees season">1982</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The 1981 <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> season was the franchise's 79th season. Games were suspended for 50 days due to the <a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_strike" title="1981 Major League Baseball strike">1981 Major League Baseball strike</a>, causing a <a href="/wiki/Split_season" title="Split season">split season</a>. The Yankees competed as members of the <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">American League East</a>, finishing first in the first half of the season, and tying for fifth in the second half of the season; overall, they won 59 games while losing 48. The team advanced to the postseason due to their first-half first-place finish, where they defeated the <a href="/wiki/1981_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1981 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee Brewers</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Division_Series" title="1981 American League Division Series">American League Division Series</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1981_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1981 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland Athletics</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1981 American League Championship Series">American League Championship Series</a>, capturing the Yankees' only pennant of the 1980s. The Yankees then lost the <a href="/wiki/1981_World_Series" title="1981 World Series">World Series</a> in six games to the <a href="/wiki/1981_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1981 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. The Yankees played their home games at <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a> and were managed by <a href="/wiki/Gene_Michael" title="Gene Michael">Gene Michael</a> until September 5, and by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a> thereafter. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason">Offseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>November 18, 1980: <a href="/wiki/Brad_Gulden" title="Brad Gulden">Brad Gulden</a> was traded by the New York Yankees with $150,000 to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later and <a href="/wiki/Larry_Milbourne" title="Larry Milbourne">Larry Milbourne</a>. The Seattle Mariners sent back Brad Gulden (May 18, 1981) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In effect, Brad Gulden was traded for himself.</li> <li>December 8, 1980: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Doyle_(baseball)" title="Brian Doyle (baseball)">Brian Doyle</a> was drafted from the Yankees by the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> in the 1980 <a href="/wiki/Rule_5_draft" title="Rule 5 draft">rule 5 draft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>December 15, 1980: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a> was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>February 16, 1981: <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Santana" title="Rafael Santana">Rafael Santana</a> was traded by the Yankees to the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> for a player to be named later. The Cardinals completed the deal by sending <a href="/wiki/George_Frazier_(pitcher)" title="George Frazier (pitcher)">George Frazier</a> to the Yankees on June 7.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>March 31, 1981: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Welsh" title="Chris Welsh">Chris Welsh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ruppert_Jones" title="Ruppert Jones">Ruppert Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Lefebvre" title="Joe Lefebvre">Joe Lefebvre</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Lollar" title="Tim Lollar">Tim Lollar</a> were traded by the Yankees to the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> for <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Mumphrey" title="Jerry Mumphrey">Jerry Mumphrey</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Pacella" title="John Pacella">John Pacella</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The team finished in first place in the <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">American League East</a> for the first half of the season with a 34–22 record but finished fifth in the second half with a 25–26 record, for an overall record of 59–48. The season was suspended for 50 days due to the infamous <a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_strike" title="1981 Major League Baseball strike">1981 players strike</a> and the league chose as its playoff teams, the division winners from the first and second halves of the season, respectively. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_transactions">Notable transactions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notable transactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 6, 1981: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Oates" title="Johnny Oates">Johnny Oates</a> was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>May 20, 1981: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Spencer" title="Jim Spencer">Jim Spencer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Underwood" title="Tom Underwood">Tom Underwood</a> were traded by the Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for <a href="/wiki/Dave_Revering" title="Dave Revering">Dave Revering</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Patterson_(baseball)" title="Mike Patterson (baseball)">Mike Patterson</a>, and Chuck Dougherty (minors).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>June 12, 1981: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Bird" title="Doug Bird">Doug Bird</a>, a player to be named later, and $400,000 were traded by the Yankees to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> for <a href="/wiki/Rick_Reuschel" title="Rick Reuschel">Rick Reuschel</a>. The Yankees completed the deal by sending <a href="/wiki/Mike_Griffin_(pitcher)" title="Mike Griffin (pitcher)">Mike Griffin</a> to the Cubs on August 5.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 19, 1981: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Tabler" title="Pat Tabler">Pat Tabler</a> was traded by the Yankees to the Chicago Cubs for players to be named later. The Cubs completed the deal by sending <a href="/wiki/Bill_Caudill" title="Bill Caudill">Bill Caudill</a> to the Yankees on April 1, 1982, and <a href="/wiki/Jay_Howell" title="Jay Howell">Jay Howell</a> to the Yankees on August 2.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Draft_picks">Draft picks</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Draft picks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 8, 1981: <a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 Major League Baseball Draft">1981 Major League Baseball Draft</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">John Elway</a> was drafted by the Yankees in the 2nd round.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Lombardi" title="Phil Lombardi">Phil Lombardi</a> was drafted by the Yankees in the 3rd round.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Plunk" title="Eric Plunk">Eric Plunk</a> was drafted by the Yankees in the 4th round. 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<td>.505 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>25‍–‍29 </td> <td>27‍–‍22 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1981 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto Blue Jays</a> </td> <td>37</td> <td>69 </td> <td>.349 </td> <td>23½ </td> <td>17‍–‍36 </td> <td>20‍–‍33 </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1232882159">.mw-parser-output .flexboxWrapContainer{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1em}.mw-parser-output .flexboxWrapComponent{flex:1}</style><div class="flexboxWrapContainer"><div class="flexboxWrapComponent"> <table class="wikitable" width="60%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="60%"><a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">AL East</a> <br /> First Half Standings </th> <th width="4%">W </th> <th width="4%">L </th> <th width="2.5%">Pct. </th> <th width="2.5%">GB </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">New York Yankees</a></td> <td>34</td> <td>22</td> <td>.607</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1981 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>23</td> <td>.574</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1981 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee Brewers</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>25</td> <td>.554</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1981 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>26</td> <td>.544</td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output 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rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232882159"></div><div class="flexboxWrapComponent"> <table class="wikitable" width="60%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="60%"><a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">AL East</a> <br /> Second Half Standings </th> <th width="4%">W </th> <th width="4%">L </th> <th width="2.5%">Pct. </th> <th width="2.5%">GB </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1981 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee Brewers</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>22</td> <td>.585</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1981 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a></td> <td>29</td> <td>23</td> <td>.558</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1981 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a></td> <td>29</td> <td>23</td> <td>.558</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1981 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>23</td> <td>.549</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1981 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>27</td> <td>.491</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">New York Yankees</a></td> <td>25</td> <td>26</td> <td>.490</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1981 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto Blue Jays</a></td> <td>21</td> <td>27</td> <td>.438</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">7<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232882159"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Record_vs._opponents">Record vs. opponents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Record vs. opponents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="15"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1045256916">.mw-parser-output .navbar-header{text-align:center;position:relative;white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .navbar-header .navbar{position:absolute;right:0;top:0;margin:0 5px}</style><div class="navbar-header">1981 American League record<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1981_AL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Template:1981 AL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1981_AL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Template talk:1981 AL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1981_AL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1981 AL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></div><br /><small>Sources: <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1981-schedule-scores.shtml">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1981-schedule-scores.shtml">[2]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CAL/1981-schedule-scores.shtml">[3]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1981-schedule-scores.shtml">[4]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1981-schedule-scores.shtml">[5]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1981-schedule-scores.shtml">[6]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/1981-schedule-scores.shtml">[7]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1981-schedule-scores.shtml">[8]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1981-schedule-scores.shtml">[9]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1981-schedule-scores.shtml">[10]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1981-schedule-scores.shtml">[11]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1981-schedule-scores.shtml">[12]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/1981-schedule-scores.shtml">[13]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1981-schedule-scores.shtml">[14]</a> </small> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="100">Team </th> <th style="background:black;color:#F87217;width=35">BAL </th> <th style="background:#ba313c;color:#0d2b56;width=35">BOS </th> <th style="background:#CE2029;color:#333366;width=35">CAL </th> <th style="background:black;color:white;width=35">CWS </th> <th style="background:#990000;color:#023456;width=35">CLE </th> <th style="background:#036;color:#bd5d29;width=35">DET </th> <th style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;width=35">KC </th> <th style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;width=35">MIL </th> <th style="background:#072764;color:#c6011f;width=35">MIN </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;width=35">NYY </th> <th style="background:#003831;color:#FFD800;width=35">OAK </th> <th style="background:#005c5c;color:#9ECEEE;width=35">SEA </th> <th style="background:red;color:#003366;width=35">TEX </th> <th style="background:#005ac0;color:white;width=35">TOR </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1981 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore</a> </td> <td>—</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>3–6</td> <td>4–2</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>5–3</td> <td>2–4</td> <td>6–0</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>4–2</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>5–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1981 Boston Red Sox season">Boston</a> </td> <td>2–2</td> <td>—</td> <td>2–4</td> <td>5–4</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>6–1</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>2–5</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>3–6</td> <td>4–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_California_Angels_season" title="1981 California Angels season">California</a> </td> <td>6–6</td> <td>4–2</td> <td>—</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>0–6</td> <td>4–3</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>2–8</td> <td>6–4</td> <td>2–4</td> <td>6–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1981 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>6–3</td> <td>4–5</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>—</td> <td>2–5</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>2–0</td> <td>4–1</td> <td>2–4</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>2–4</td> <td>7–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1981 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>2–4</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>5–2</td> <td>—</td> <td>1–5</td> <td>4–4</td> <td>3–6</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>3–2</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>4–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1981 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit</a> </td> <td>7–6</td> <td>1–6</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>5–1</td> <td>—</td> <td>3–2</td> <td>5–8</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>3–7</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>5–1</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>6–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1981 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City</a> </td> <td>3–5</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>6–0</td> <td>0–2</td> <td>4–4</td> <td>2–3</td> <td>—</td> <td>4–5</td> <td>9–4</td> <td>2–10</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>3–4</td> <td>5–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1981 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>4–2</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>3–4</td> <td>1–4</td> <td>6–3</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>5–4</td> <td>—</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>4–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>4–5</td> <td>6–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="1981 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>0–6</td> <td>5–2</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>4–2</td> <td>1–2</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>4–9</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>—</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>2–8</td> <td>3–6–1</td> <td>5–8</td> <td>5–1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">New York</a> </td> <td>6–7</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>7–3</td> <td>10–2</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>—</td> <td>4–3</td> <td>2–3</td> <td>5–4</td> <td>2–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1981 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland</a> </td> <td>5–7</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>8–2</td> <td>6–7</td> <td>2–3</td> <td>2–1</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>2–4</td> <td>8–2</td> <td>3–4</td> <td>—</td> <td>6–1</td> <td>4–2</td> <td>10–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Seattle_Mariners_season" title="1981 Seattle Mariners season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>2–4</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>4–6</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>1–5</td> <td>7–6</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>6–3–1</td> <td>3–2</td> <td>1–6</td> <td>—</td> <td>5–8</td> <td>3–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1981 Texas Rangers season">Texas</a> </td> <td>1–2</td> <td>6–3</td> <td>4–2</td> <td>4–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>4–3</td> <td>5–4</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>4–5</td> <td>2–4</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>—</td> <td>6–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1981 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto</a> </td> <td>2–5</td> <td>0–4</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>2–4</td> <td>4–6</td> <td>3–5</td> <td>4–6</td> <td>1–5</td> <td>3–2</td> <td>2–10</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>2–6</td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster">Roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #1c2841; color: white; text-align: center;">1981 New York Yankees </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="10" style="background-color:#1c2841; color: white; text-align: center;"><b>Roster</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>Pitchers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">43</span> <a href="/wiki/Doug_Bird" title="Doug Bird">Doug Bird</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">35,56</span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Castro" title="Bill Castro">Bill Castro</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">39</span> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Davis_(pitcher)" title="Ron Davis (pitcher)">Ron Davis</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">43</span> <a href="/wiki/George_Frazier_(pitcher)" title="George Frazier (pitcher)">George Frazier</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">54</span> <a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Goose Gossage</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">52</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Griffin_(pitcher)" title="Mike Griffin (pitcher)">Mike Griffin</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">49</span> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Ron Guidry</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Tommy_John" title="Tommy John">Tommy John</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">34</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_LaRoche" title="Dave LaRoche">Dave LaRoche</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">45</span> <a href="/wiki/Rudy_May" title="Rudy May">Rudy May</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">58</span> <a href="/wiki/Andy_McGaffigan" title="Andy McGaffigan">Andy McGaffigan</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">46,55</span> <a href="/wiki/Gene_Nelson_(baseball)" title="Gene Nelson (baseball)">Gene Nelson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">36</span> <a href="/wiki/Rick_Reuschel" title="Rick Reuschel">Rick Reuschel</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">19</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Righetti" title="Dave Righetti">Dave Righetti</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">38</span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Underwood" title="Tom Underwood">Tom Underwood</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">58</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Wehrmeister" title="Dave Wehrmeister">Dave Wehrmeister</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Catchers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Rick_Cerone" title="Rick Cerone">Rick Cerone</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Barry_Foote" title="Barry Foote">Barry Foote</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">26</span> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Oates" title="Johnny Oates">Johnny Oates</a></li></ul> <p><b>Infielders</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">57</span> <a href="/wiki/Tucker_Ashford" title="Tucker Ashford">Tucker Ashford</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">66</span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Balboni" title="Steve Balboni">Steve Balboni</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Bucky_Dent" title="Bucky Dent">Bucky Dent</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Milbourne" title="Larry Milbourne">Larry Milbourne</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 9</span> <a href="/wiki/Graig_Nettles" title="Graig Nettles">Graig Nettles</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">30</span> <a href="/wiki/Willie_Randolph" title="Willie Randolph">Willie Randolph</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">12</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Revering" title="Dave Revering">Dave Revering</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">55</span> <a href="/wiki/Andre_Robertson" title="Andre Robertson">Andre Robertson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">27</span> <a href="/wiki/Aurelio_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Aurelio Rodríguez">Aurelio Rodríguez</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">12</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Spencer" title="Jim Spencer">Jim Spencer</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">28</span> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Watson" title="Bob Watson">Bob Watson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">24</span> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Werth" title="Dennis Werth">Dennis Werth</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Outfielders</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">13</span> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Brown_(outfielder)" title="Bobby Brown (outfielder)">Bobby Brown</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">17</span> <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Gamble" title="Oscar Gamble">Oscar Gamble</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Mumphrey" title="Jerry Mumphrey">Jerry Mumphrey</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">56</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Patterson_(baseball)" title="Mike Patterson (baseball)">Mike Patterson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">14</span> <a href="/wiki/Lou_Piniella" title="Lou Piniella">Lou Piniella</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">31</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a></li></ul> <p><b>Other batters</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 2</span> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Murcer" title="Bobby Murcer">Bobby Murcer</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Manager</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Gene_Michael" title="Gene Michael">Gene Michael</a></li></ul> <p><b>Coaches</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">48</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Altobelli" title="Joe Altobelli">Joe Altobelli</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 8</span> <a href="/wiki/Yogi_Berra" title="Yogi Berra">Yogi Berra</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">33</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Ferraro" title="Mike Ferraro">Mike Ferraro</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">--</span> <a href="/wiki/Clyde_King" title="Clyde King">Clyde King</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">40</span> <a href="/wiki/Charley_Lau" title="Charley Lau">Charley Lau</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">41</span> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Torborg" title="Jeff Torborg">Jeff Torborg</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">--</span> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Walker" title="Jerry Walker">Jerry Walker</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Stan_Williams_(baseball)" title="Stan Williams (baseball)">Stan Williams</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_log">Game log</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Game log"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season_2">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="First_half">First half</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: First half"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; background-color: #f8f9fa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; width:90%; clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;">1981 regular season game log: 34–22 (Home: 19–7; Away: 15–15) </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background:white;color:#1c2841;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background:white;color:#1c2841;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">April: 11–6 (Home: 6–3; Away: 5–3)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Time (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">ET</a>)</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Win</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Save</th> <th>Time of Game</th> <th>Attendance</th> <th>Record</th> <th>Box/<br />Streak</th> <th>GB </th></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background:white;color:#1c2841;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background:white;color:#1c2841;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">May: 14–14 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–10)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Time (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">ET</a>)</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Win</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Save</th> <th>Time of Game</th> <th>Attendance</th> <th>Record</th> <th>Box/<br />Streak</th> <th>GB </th></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background:white;color:#1c2841;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background:white;color:#1c2841;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">June: 9–2 (Home: 6–0; Away: 3–2)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Time (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">ET</a>)</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Win</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Save</th> <th>Time of Game</th> <th>Attendance</th> <th>Record</th> <th>Box/<br />Streak</th> <th>GB </th></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Legend:      <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#cfc; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> = Win      <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#fcc; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> = Loss      <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#bbb; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> = Postponement<br />Bold = Yankees team member </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Second_half">Second half</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Second half"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; background-color: #f8f9fa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; width:90%; clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;">1981 regular season game log: 25–26 (Home: 13–12; Away: 12–14) </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background:white;color:#1c2841;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background:white;color:#1c2841;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">August: 11–10 (Home: 6–6; Away: 5–4)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Time (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">ET</a>)</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Win</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Save</th> <th>Time of Game</th> <th>Attendance</th> <th>Record</th> <th>Box/<br />Streak</th> <th>GB </th></tr> <tr style="background:#bbcaff;"> <td>–</td> <td>August 9</td> <td></td> <td colspan="10"><b><a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game</a></b> at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Stadium" title="Cleveland Stadium">Cleveland Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background:white;color:#1c2841;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background:white;color:#1c2841;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">September: 13–14 (Home: 7–6; Away: 6–8)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Time (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">ET</a>)</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Win</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Save</th> <th>Time of Game</th> <th>Attendance</th> <th>Record</th> <th>Box/<br />Streak</th> <th>GB </th></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background:white;color:#1c2841;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background:white;color:#1c2841;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">October: 1–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–2)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Time (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">ET</a>)</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Win</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Save</th> <th>Time of Game</th> <th>Attendance</th> <th>Record</th> <th>Box/<br />Streak</th> <th>GB </th></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Legend:      <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#cfc; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> = Win      <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#fcc; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> = Loss      <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#bbb; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> = Postponement<br />Bold = Yankees team member </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Postseason_Game_log">Postseason Game log</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Postseason Game log"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; background-color: #f8f9fa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; width:90%; clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;">1981 Postseason game log: 8–6 (Home: 5–3; Away: 3–3) </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background:white;color:#1c2841;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background:white;color:#1c2841;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">AL Division Series: vs. Milwaukee Brewers 3–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 2–0)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Time (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">ET</a>)</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Win</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Save</th> <th>Time of Game</th> <th>Attendance</th> <th>Record</th> <th>Box/<br />Streak </th></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background:white;color:#1c2841;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background:white;color:#1c2841;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">AL Championship Series: vs. Oakland Athletics 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 1–0)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Time (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">ET</a>)</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Win</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Save</th> <th>Time of Game</th> <th>Attendance</th> <th>Record</th> <th>Box/<br />Streak </th></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="padding: 4px; text-align: center; font-size: 95%; background:white;color:#1c2841;; background: inherit; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccf; background:white;color:#1c2841;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">World Series: vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 1–3)</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Time (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">ET</a>)</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Win</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Save</th> <th>Time of Game</th> <th>Attendance</th> <th>Record</th> <th>Box/<br />Streak </th></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Legend:      <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#cfc; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> = Win      <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#fcc; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> = Loss      <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#bbb; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> = Postponement<br />Bold = Yankees team member </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_stats">Player stats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Player stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Batting">Batting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Batting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starters_by_position">Starters by position</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Starters by position"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="5%">Pos </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="16%">Player </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">G </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">AB </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">R </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">H </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">Avg. </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">HR </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">RBI </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">SB </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>C</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Cerone, Rick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Cerone" title="Rick Cerone">Rick Cerone</a></span></span></span></td> <td>71</td> <td>234</td> <td>23</td> <td>57</td> <td>.244</td> <td>2</td> <td>21</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Watson, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Watson" title="Bob Watson">Bob Watson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>59</td> <td>156</td> <td>15</td> <td>33</td> <td>.212</td> <td>6</td> <td>12</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Randolph, Willie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Willie_Randolph" title="Willie Randolph">Willie Randolph</a></span></span></span></td> <td>93</td> <td>357</td> <td>59</td> <td>83</td> <td>.232</td> <td>2</td> <td>24</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>SS</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Dent, Bucky"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bucky_Dent" title="Bucky Dent">Bucky Dent</a></span></span></span></td> <td>73</td> <td>227</td> <td>20</td> <td>54</td> <td>.238</td> <td>7</td> <td>27</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>3B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nettles, Graig"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Graig_Nettles" title="Graig Nettles">Graig Nettles</a></span></span></span></td> <td>103</td> <td>349</td> <td>46</td> <td>85</td> <td>.244</td> <td>15</td> <td>46</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>LF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Winfield, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a></span></span></span></td> <td>105</td> <td>388</td> <td>52</td> <td>114</td> <td>.294</td> <td>13</td> <td>68</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>CF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Mumphrey, Jerry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Mumphrey" title="Jerry Mumphrey">Jerry Mumphrey</a></span></span></span></td> <td>80</td> <td>319</td> <td>44</td> <td>98</td> <td>.307</td> <td>6</td> <td>32</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>RF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Jackson, Reggie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>94</td> <td>334</td> <td>33</td> <td>79</td> <td>.237</td> <td>15</td> <td>54</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>DH</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Murcer, Bobby"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Murcer" title="Bobby Murcer">Bobby Murcer</a></span></span></span></td> <td>50</td> <td>117</td> <td>14</td> <td>31</td> <td>.265</td> <td>6</td> <td>24</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_batters">Other batters</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Other batters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="16%">Player </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">G </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">AB </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">H </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">Avg. </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">HR </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">RBI </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Gamble, Oscar"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Gamble" title="Oscar Gamble">Oscar Gamble</a></span></span></span></td> <td>80</td> <td>189</td> <td>45</td> <td>.238</td> <td>10</td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Milbourne, Larry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Milbourne" title="Larry Milbourne">Larry Milbourne</a></span></span></span></td> <td>61</td> <td>163</td> <td>51</td> <td>.313</td> <td>1</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Piniella, Lou"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Piniella" title="Lou Piniella">Lou Piniella</a></span></span></span></td> <td>60</td> <td>159</td> <td>44</td> <td>.277</td> <td>5</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Foote, Barry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Foote" title="Barry Foote">Barry Foote</a></span></span></span></td> <td>40</td> <td>125</td> <td>26</td> <td>.208</td> <td>6</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Revering, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Revering" title="Dave Revering">Dave Revering</a></span></span></span></td> <td>45</td> <td>119</td> <td>28</td> <td>.235</td> <td>2</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Spencer, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Spencer" title="Jim Spencer">Jim Spencer</a></span></span></span></td> <td>25</td> <td>63</td> <td>9</td> <td>.143</td> <td>2</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Brown, Bobby"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Brown_(outfielder)" title="Bobby Brown (outfielder)">Bobby Brown</a></span></span></span></td> <td>31</td> <td>62</td> <td>14</td> <td>.226</td> <td>0</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Werth, Dennis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Werth" title="Dennis Werth">Dennis Werth</a></span></span></span></td> <td>34</td> <td>55</td> <td>6</td> <td>.109</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Aurelio_Rodriguez" class="mw-redirect" title="Aurelio Rodriguez">Aurelio Rodriguez</a></td> <td>27</td> <td>52</td> <td>18</td> <td>.346</td> <td>2</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Oates, Johnny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Oates" title="Johnny Oates">Johnny Oates</a></span></span></span></td> <td>10</td> <td>26</td> <td>5</td> <td>.192</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Andre_Robertson" title="Andre Robertson">Andre Robertson</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>19</td> <td>5</td> <td>.263</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Patterson, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Patterson_(baseball)" title="Mike Patterson (baseball)">Mike Patterson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>4</td> <td>9</td> <td>2</td> <td>.222</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Balboni" title="Steve Balboni">Steve Balboni</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>.286</td> <td>0</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tucker_Ashford" title="Tucker Ashford">Tucker Ashford</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>----</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitching">Pitching</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Pitching"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starting_pitchers">Starting pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Starting pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="16%">Player </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">G </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">IP </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">W </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">L </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">ERA </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Rudy_May" title="Rudy May">Rudy May</a></td> <td>27</td> <td>147.2</td> <td>6</td> <td>11</td> <td>4.14</td> <td>79 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommy_John" title="Tommy John">Tommy John</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>140.1</td> <td>9</td> <td>8</td> <td>2.63</td> <td>50 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Ron Guidry</a></td> <td>23</td> <td>127.0</td> <td>11</td> <td>5</td> <td>2.76</td> <td>104 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Righetti, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Righetti" title="Dave Righetti">Dave Righetti</a></span></span></span></td> <td>15</td> <td>105.1</td> <td>8</td> <td>4</td> <td>2.05</td> <td>89 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Reuschel" title="Rick Reuschel">Rick Reuschel</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>70.2</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>2.67</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Gene_Nelson_(baseball)" title="Gene Nelson (baseball)">Gene Nelson</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>39.1</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>4.81</td> <td>16 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_pitchers">Other pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Other pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="16%">Player </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">G </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">IP </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">W </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">L </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">ERA </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Bird, Doug"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Doug_Bird" title="Doug Bird">Doug Bird</a></span></span></span></td> <td>17</td> <td>53.1</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>2.70</td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Underwood, Tom"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Underwood" title="Tom Underwood">Tom Underwood</a></span></span></span></td> <td>9</td> <td>32.2</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>4.41</td> <td>29 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Relief_pitchers">Relief pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Relief pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="16%">Player </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">G </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">W </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">L </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">SV </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">ERA </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Rich_Gossage" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich Gossage">Rich Gossage</a></td> <td>32</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>20</td> <td>0.77</td> <td>48 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ron_Davis_(pitcher)" title="Ron Davis (pitcher)">Ron Davis</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> <td>2.71</td> <td>83 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_LaRoche" title="Dave LaRoche">Dave LaRoche</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2.49</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Frazier, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Frazier_(pitcher)" title="George Frazier (pitcher)">George Frazier</a></span></span></span></td> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>1.63</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Castro" title="Bill Castro">Bill Castro</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>3.79</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Wehrmeister, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Wehrmeister" title="Dave Wehrmeister">Dave Wehrmeister</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>5.14</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Andy_McGaffigan" title="Andy McGaffigan">Andy McGaffigan</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2.57</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Griffin_(pitcher)" title="Mike Griffin (pitcher)">Mike Griffin</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2.08</td> <td>4 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason">Postseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Postseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ALDS">ALDS</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: ALDS"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Division_Series" title="1981 American League Division Series">1981 American League Division Series</a></div> <p>New York wins series, 3-2. </p> <table border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr style="background: #e3e3e3;"> <th>Game</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Date </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><b>New York</b> 5, Milwaukee 3</td> <td>October 7 </td></tr> <tr style="background: #e3e3e3;"> <td>2</td> <td><b>New York</b> 3, Milwaukee 0</td> <td>October 8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><b>Milwaukee</b> 5, New York 3</td> <td>October 9 </td></tr> <tr style="background: #e3e3e3;"> <td>4</td> <td><b>Milwaukee</b> 2, New York 1</td> <td>October 10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><b>New York</b> 7, Milwaukee 3</td> <td>October 11 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ALCS">ALCS</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: ALCS"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1981 American League Championship Series">1981 American League Championship Series</a></div> <p>New York Yankees win the Series over the Oakland Athletics, 3-0 </p> <table border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr style="background: #e3e3e3;"> <th>Game</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Attendance </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Oakland – 1, <b>New York</b> – 3</td> <td>October 13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a></td> <td>55,740 </td></tr> <tr style="background: #e3e3e3;"> <td>2</td> <td>Oakland – 3, <b>New York</b> – 13</td> <td>October 14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a></td> <td>48,497 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><b>New York</b> – 4, Oakland – 0</td> <td>October 15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Coliseum" title="Oakland Coliseum">Oakland Coliseum</a></td> <td>47,302 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_Series">World Series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_New_York_Yankees_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: World Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1981_World_Series" title="1981 World Series">1981 World Series</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"> <caption>NL <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> (4) vs. AL <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> (2) </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th width="">Game </th> <th width="">Score </th> <th width="">Date </th> <th width="">Location </th> <th width="">Attendance </th> <th width="">Time of Game </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>1</td> <td>Dodgers – 3, <b>Yankees – 5</b></td> <td>October 20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a> (New York)</td> <td>56,470</td> <td>2:32 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>2</td> <td>Dodgers – 0, <b>Yankees – 3</b></td> <td>October 21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a> (New York)</td> <td>56,505</td> <td>2:29 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>3</td> <td>Yankees – 4, <b>Dodgers – 5</b></td> <td>October 23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dodger_Stadium" title="Dodger Stadium">Dodger Stadium</a> (Los Angeles)</td> <td>56,236</td> <td>3:04 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> 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href="/wiki/1909_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1909 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1910s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1910: <a href="/wiki/1910_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1910 Philadelphia Athletics season">Philadelphia Athletics</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911: <a href="/wiki/1911_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1911 Philadelphia Athletics season">Philadelphia Athletics</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912: <a href="/wiki/1912_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1912 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/1913_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1913 Philadelphia Athletics season">Philaelphia Athletics</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914: <a href="/wiki/1914_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1914 Philadelphia Athletics season">Philadelphia Athletics</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915: <a href="/wiki/1915_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1915 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916: <a href="/wiki/1916_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1916 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917: <a href="/wiki/1917_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1917 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago White Sox</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1918: <a href="/wiki/1918_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1918 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919: <a href="/wiki/1919_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1919 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago White Sox</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1920: <a href="/wiki/1920_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1920 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921: <a href="/wiki/1921_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1921 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922: <a href="/wiki/1922_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1922 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923: <a href="/wiki/1923_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1923 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924: <a href="/wiki/1924_Washington_Senators_season" title="1924 Washington Senators season">Washington Senators</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925: <a href="/wiki/1925_Washington_Senators_season" title="1925 Washington Senators season">Washington Senators</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926: <a href="/wiki/1926_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1926 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927: <a href="/wiki/1927_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1927 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928: <a href="/wiki/1928_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1928 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929: <a href="/wiki/1929_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1929 Philadelphia Athletics season">Philadelphia Athletics</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1930: <a href="/wiki/1930_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1930 Philadelphia Athletics season">Philadelphia Athletics</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/1931_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1931 Philadelphia Athletics season">Philadelphia Athletics</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/1932_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1932 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/1933_Washington_Senators_season" title="1933 Washington Senators season">Washington Senators</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/1934_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1934 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/1935_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1935 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/1936_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1936 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/1937_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1937 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/1938_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1938 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/1939_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1939 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/1940_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1940 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/1941_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1941 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/1942_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1942 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/1943_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1943 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/1944_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1944 St. Louis Browns season">St. Louis Browns</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/1945_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1945 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/1946_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1946 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/1947_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1947 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/1948_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1948 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/1949_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1949 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/1950_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1950 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/1951_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1951 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/1952_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1952 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/1953_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1953 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/1954_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1954 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/1955_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1955 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/1956_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1956 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/1957_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1957 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/1958_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1958 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/1959_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1959 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago White Sox</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/1960_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1960 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/1961_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1961 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/1962_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1962 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/1963_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1963 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/1964_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1964 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/1965_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="1965 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/1966_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1966 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/1967_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1967 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/1968_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1968 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/1969_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1969 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/1970_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1970 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/1971_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1971 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/1972_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1972 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland Athletics</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/1973_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1973 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland Athletics</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/1974_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1974 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland Athletics</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/1975_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1975 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/1976_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1976 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/1977_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1977 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/1978_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1978 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/1979_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1979 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/1980_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1980 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City Royals</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">New York Yankees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/1982_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1982 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee Brewers</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/1983_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1983 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/1984_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1984 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/1985_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1985 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City Royals</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/1986_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1986 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/1987_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="1987 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/1988_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1988 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland Athletics</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/1989_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1989 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland Athletics</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/1990_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1990 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland Athletics</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/1991_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="1991 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/1992_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1992 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto Blue Jays</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/1993_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1993 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto Blue Jays</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <i>No champion</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/1995_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1995 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/1996_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1996 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/1997_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1997 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/1998_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1998 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/1999_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1999 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/2000_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2000 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/2001_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2001 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/2002_Anaheim_Angels_season" title="2002 Anaheim Angels season">Anaheim Angels</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/2003_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2003 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/2004_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2004 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/2005_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2005 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago White Sox</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/2006_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2006 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/2007_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2007 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/2008_Tampa_Bay_Rays_season" title="2008 Tampa Bay Rays season">Tampa Bay Rays</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/2009_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2009 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/2010_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2010 Texas Rangers season">Texas Rangers</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/2011_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2011 Texas Rangers season">Texas Rangers</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/2012_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2012 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/2013_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2013 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/2014_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2014 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City Royals</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/2015_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2015 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City Royals</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/2016_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="2016 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/2017_Houston_Astros_season" title="2017 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/2018_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2018 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/2019_Houston_Astros_season" title="2019 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/2020_Tampa_Bay_Rays_season" title="2020 Tampa Bay Rays season">Tampa Bay Rays</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/2021_Houston_Astros_season" title="2021 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/2022_Houston_Astros_season" title="2022 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/2023_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2023 Texas Rangers season">Texas Rangers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/2024_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2024 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/1971_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1971 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/1972_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1972 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/1973_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1973 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/1974_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1974 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/1975_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1975 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/1976_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1976 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/1977_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1977 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> 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title="1983 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/1984_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1984 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/1985_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1985 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto Blue Jays</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/1986_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1986 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/1987_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1987 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/1988_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1988 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/1989_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1989 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto Blue Jays</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/1990_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1990 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/1991_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1991 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto Blue Jays</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/1992_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1992 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto Blue Jays</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/1993_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1993 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto Blue Jays</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <i>No champion</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/1995_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1995 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/1996_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1996 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/1997_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1997 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/1998_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1998 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/1999_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1999 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/2000_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2000 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/2001_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2001 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/2002_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2002 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/2003_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2003 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/2004_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2004 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/2005_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2005 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/2006_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2006 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/2007_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2007 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a 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season">Atlanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1981 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Houston_Astros_season" title="1981 Houston Astros season">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1981 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_San_Diego_Padres_season" title="1981 San Diego Padres season">San Diego</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1981 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1981 Major League Baseball draft">1981 MLB draft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1981 All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a 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class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;"><div> <ul><li>Established in <b><a href="/wiki/1903_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1903 Major League Baseball season"><span style="color:#132448">1903</span></a></b></li> <li>Formerly the <b>New York Highlanders</b></li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx"><span style="color:#132448">The Bronx, New York</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_Yankees" title="History of the New York 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P. Small Memorial Stadium">Barrs Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bader_Field_(ballpark)" title="Bader Field (ballpark)">Bader Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Lang_Stadium" title="Al Lang Stadium">Al Lang Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale_Stadium" title="Fort Lauderdale Stadium">Fort Lauderdale Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_M._Steinbrenner_Field" title="George M. Steinbrenner Field">George M. Steinbrenner Field</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monument_Park_(Yankee_Stadium)" title="Monument Park (Yankee Stadium)">Monument Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees_Museum" title="New York Yankees Museum">Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old-Timers%27_Day" title="Old-Timers' Day">Old-Timers' Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bleacher_Creatures" title="Bleacher Creatures">Bleacher Creatures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankees_Universe" title="Yankees Universe">Yankees Universe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Layton" title="Eddie Layton">Eddie Layton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hall_(announcer)" title="Jim Hall (announcer)">Jim Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logos_and_uniforms_of_the_New_York_Yankees" title="Logos and uniforms of the New York Yankees">Logos and uniforms</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees_appearance_policy" title="New York Yankees appearance policy">Appearance policy</a></li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Holy_cow_(expression)" title="Holy cow (expression)">Holy Cow!</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Merrill" title="Robert Merrill">Robert Merrill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Sterling_(sportscaster)" title="John Sterling (sportscaster)">John Sterling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronan_Tynan" title="Ronan Tynan">Ronan Tynan</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_Come_the_Yankees" title="Here Come the Yankees">Here Come the Yankees</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Theme_from_New_York,_New_York" title="Theme from New York, New York">New York, New York</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God_Bless_America" title="God Bless America">God Bless America</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pride_of_the_Yankees" title="The Pride of the Yankees">The Pride of the Yankees</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Babe_Ruth_Story" title="The Babe Ruth Story">The Babe Ruth Story</a></i></li> <li><i>Damn Yankees</i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Damn_Yankees" title="Damn Yankees">musical</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Damn_Yankees_(1958_film)" title="Damn Yankees (1958 film)">film</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Year_the_Yankees_Lost_the_Pennant" title="The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant">The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Safe_at_Home!" title="Safe at Home!">Safe at Home!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth_(film)" title="Babe Ruth (film)">Babe Ruth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Babe" title="The Babe">The Babe</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/61*" title="61*">61*</a></i></li> <li><i>The Bronx is Burning</i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ladies_and_Gentlemen,_the_Bronx_Is_Burning" title="Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning">Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bronx_Is_Burning" title="The Bronx Is Burning">The Bronx Is Burning</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Fella" title="The Big Fella">The Big Fella</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bronx_Zoo_(book)" title="The Bronx Zoo (book)">The Bronx Zoo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Boy" title="The Last Boy">The Last Boy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio:_The_Hero%27s_Life" title="Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life">Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Scout_(1994_film)" title="The Scout (1994 film)">The Scout</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bronx_Bombers_(play)" title="Bronx Bombers (play)">Bronx Bombers</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Everyone%27s_Hero" title="Everyone's Hero">Everyone's Hero</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Four_Days_in_October" title="Four Days in October">Four Days in October</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Henry_%26_Me" title="Henry & Me">Henry & Me</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Captain_(miniseries)" title="The Captain (miniseries)">The Captain</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It_Ain%27t_Over_(film)" title="It Ain't Over (film)">It Ain't Over</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Lucas" title="Ed Lucas">Ed Lucas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Monahan" title="Gene Monahan">Gene Monahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dandy_(mascot)" title="Dandy (mascot)">Dandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddy_Schuman" title="Freddy Schuman">Freddy Sez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Costanza" title="George Costanza">George Costanza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Olden" title="Paul Olden">Paul Olden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_Legacy" title="Yankee Stadium Legacy">Yankee Stadium Legacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankees_HOPE_Week" title="Yankees HOPE Week">Yankees HOPE Week</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yankeeography" title="Yankeeography">Yankeeography</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yankees_Classics" title="Yankees Classics">Yankees Classics</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curse_of_the_Bambino" title="Curse of the Bambino">Curse of the Bambino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sylvester" title="Johnny Sylvester">Johnny Sylvester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murderers%27_Row" title="Murderers' Row">Murderers' Row</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth%27s_called_shot" title="Babe Ruth's called shot">Babe Ruth's called shot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio%27s_56-game_hitting_streak" title="Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak">Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Mazeroski%27s_1960_World_Series_home_run" title="Bill Mazeroski's 1960 World Series home run">Bill Mazeroski's 1960 World Series home run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%26M_Boys" title="M&M Boys">M&M Boys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmonica_Incident" title="Harmonica Incident">Harmonica Incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_American_League_East_tie-breaker_game" title="1978 American League East tie-breaker game">1978 AL East tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Tar_Incident" title="Pine Tar Incident">Pine Tar Incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Double_(Seattle_Mariners)" title="The Double (Seattle Mariners)">1995 ALDS Game 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Maier_incident" title="Jeffrey Maier incident">Jeffrey Maier</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Yankee_Years" title="The Yankee Years">The Yankee Years</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Core_Four" title="Core Four">Core Four</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_perfect_games" title="List of Major League Baseball perfect games">Perfect games</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Don_Larsen%27s_perfect_game" title="Don Larsen's perfect game">Don Larsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Wells%27_perfect_game" title="David Wells' perfect game">David Wells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Cone%27s_perfect_game" title="David Cone's perfect game">David Cone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domingo_Germ%C3%A1n%27s_perfect_game" title="Domingo Germán's perfect game">Domingo Germán</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_MLB_London_Series" title="2019 MLB London Series">2019 MLB London Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_at_Field_of_Dreams" title="MLB at Field of Dreams">MLB at Field of Dreams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yankees%E2%80%93Red_Sox_rivalry" title="Yankees–Red Sox rivalry">Boston Red Sox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subway_Series" title="Subway Series">Subway Series</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mets%E2%80%93Yankees_rivalry" title="Mets–Yankees rivalry">New York Mets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodgers%E2%80%93Yankees_rivalry" title="Dodgers–Yankees rivalry">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giants%E2%80%93Yankees_rivalry" title="Giants–Yankees rivalry">San Francisco Giants</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owners: <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Global_Enterprises" title="Yankee Global Enterprises">Yankee Global Enterprises</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Steinbrenner" title="Hal Steinbrenner">Hal Steinbrenner</a></li></ul></li> <li>General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Cashman" title="Brian Cashman">Brian Cashman</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Boone" title="Aaron Boone">Aaron Boone</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Championships (27)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1923_World_Series" title="1923 World Series">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_World_Series" title="1927 World Series">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_World_Series" title="1928 World Series">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_World_Series" title="1932 World Series">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_World_Series" title="1936 World Series">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_World_Series" title="1937 World Series">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_World_Series" title="1938 World Series">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_World_Series" title="1939 World Series">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_World_Series" title="1941 World Series">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_World_Series" title="1943 World Series">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_World_Series" title="1947 World Series">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_World_Series" title="1949 World Series">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_World_Series" title="1950 World Series">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_World_Series" title="1951 World Series">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_World_Series" title="1952 World Series">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_World_Series" title="1953 World Series">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_World_Series" title="1956 World Series">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_World_Series" title="1958 World Series">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_World_Series" title="1961 World Series">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_World_Series" title="1962 World Series">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_World_Series" title="1977 World Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_World_Series" title="1978 World Series">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_World_Series" title="1996 World Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_World_Series" title="1998 World Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_World_Series" title="1999 World Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_World_Series" title="2000 World Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_World_Series" title="2009 World Series">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">American League<br />Pennants (41)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1921_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1921 New York Yankees season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1922 New York Yankees season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1923 New York Yankees season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1926 New York Yankees season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1927 New York Yankees season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1928 New York Yankees season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1932 New York Yankees season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1936 New York Yankees season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1937 New York Yankees season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1938 New York Yankees season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1939 New York Yankees season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1941 New York Yankees season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1942 New York Yankees season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1943 New York Yankees season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1947 New York Yankees season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1949 New York Yankees season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1950 New York Yankees season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1951 New York Yankees season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1952 New York Yankees season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1953 New York Yankees season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1955 New York Yankees season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1956 New York Yankees season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1957 New York Yankees season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1958 New York Yankees season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1960 New York Yankees season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1961 New York Yankees season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1962 New York Yankees season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1963 New York Yankees season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1964 New York Yankees season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1976 American League Championship Series">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1977 American League Championship Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1978 American League Championship Series">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1981 American League Championship Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1996 American League Championship Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1998 American League Championship Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1999 American League Championship Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2000 American League Championship Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2001 American League Championship Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2003 American League Championship Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2009 American League Championship Series">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2024 American League Championship Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles (21)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1976 New York Yankees season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1977 New York Yankees season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1978 New York Yankees season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1980 New York Yankees season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Division_Series" title="1981 American League Division Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_League_Division_Series" title="1996 American League Division Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_American_League_Division_Series" title="1998 American League Division Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_American_League_Division_Series" title="1999 American League Division Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Division_Series" title="2000 American League Division Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Division_Series" title="2001 American League Division Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_American_League_Division_Series" title="2002 American League Division Series">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_American_League_Division_Series" title="2003 American League Division Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_American_League_Division_Series" title="2004 American League Division Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_American_League_Division_Series" title="2005 American League Division Series">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Division_Series" title="2006 American League Division Series">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_American_League_Division_Series" title="2009 American League Division Series">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_American_League_Division_Series" title="2011 American League Division Series">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_League_Division_Series" title="2012 American League Division Series">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Division_Series" title="2019 American League Division Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Division_Series" title="2022 American League Division Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Division_Series" title="2024 American League Division Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Wild Card titles (7)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1995_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1995 New York Yankees season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1997 New York Yankees season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2007 New York Yankees season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2010 New York Yankees season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2015 American League Wild Card Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2017 American League Wild Card Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2018 American League Wild Card Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2020 American League Wild Card Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2021 American League Wild Card Game">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of New York Yankees minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#132448">Minors</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Triple-A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre_RailRiders" title="Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders">Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders</a></li></ul></li> <li>Double-A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a></li></ul></li> <li>High-A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hudson_Valley_Renegades" title="Hudson Valley Renegades">Hudson Valley Renegades</a></li></ul></li> <li>Single-A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Tarpons" title="Tampa Tarpons">Tampa Tarpons</a></li></ul></li> <li>Rookie <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League_Yankees" title="Florida Complex League Yankees">FCL Yankees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Yankees" title="Dominican Summer League Yankees">DSL Yankees</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;background-color: #132448 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;"><div id="Seasons_(125)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (125)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1900s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1900·1901·1902</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1903 New York Highlanders season">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1904 New York Highlanders season">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1905 New York Highlanders season">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1906 New York Highlanders season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1907 New York Highlanders season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1908 New York Highlanders season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1909 New York Highlanders season">1909</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1910s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1910_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1910 New York Highlanders season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1911 New York Highlanders season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1912 New York Highlanders season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1913 New York Yankees season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1914 New York Yankees season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1915 New York Yankees season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1916 New York Yankees season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1917 New York Yankees season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1918 New York Yankees season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1919 New York Yankees season">1919</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1920 New York Yankees season">1920</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1921_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1921 New York Yankees season">1921</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1922_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1922 New York Yankees season">1922</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1923_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1923 New York Yankees season">1923</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1924 New York Yankees season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1925 New York Yankees season">1925</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1926_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1926 New York Yankees season">1926</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1927_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1927 New York Yankees season">1927</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1928_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1928 New York Yankees season">1928</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1929 New York Yankees season">1929</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1930_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1930 New York Yankees season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1931 New York Yankees season">1931</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1932_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1932 New York Yankees season">1932</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1933 New York Yankees season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1934 New York Yankees season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1935 New York Yankees season">1935</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1936_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1936 New York Yankees season">1936</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1937_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1937 New York Yankees season">1937</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1938_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1938 New York Yankees season">1938</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1939_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1939 New York Yankees season">1939</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1940 New York Yankees season">1940</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1941_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1941 New York Yankees season">1941</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1942_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1942 New York Yankees season">1942</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1943_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1943 New York Yankees season">1943</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1944 New York Yankees season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1945 New York Yankees season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1946 New York Yankees season">1946</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1947_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1947 New York Yankees season">1947</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1948 New York Yankees season">1948</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1949_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1949 New York Yankees season">1949</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1950_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1950 New York Yankees season">1950</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1951_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1951 New York Yankees season">1951</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1952_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1952 New York Yankees season">1952</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1953_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1953 New York Yankees season">1953</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1954 New York Yankees season">1954</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1955_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1955 New York Yankees season">1955</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1956_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1956 New York Yankees season">1956</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1957_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1957 New York Yankees season">1957</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1958_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1958 New York Yankees season">1958</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1959 New York Yankees season">1959</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1960_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1960 New York Yankees season">1960</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1961_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1961 New York Yankees season">1961</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1962_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1962 New York Yankees season">1962</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1963_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1963 New York Yankees season">1963</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1964_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1964 New York Yankees season">1964</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1965 New York Yankees season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1966 New York Yankees season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1967 New York Yankees season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1968 New York Yankees season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1969 New York Yankees season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1970 New York Yankees season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1971 New York Yankees season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1972 New York Yankees season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1973 New York Yankees season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1974 New York Yankees season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1975 New York Yankees season">1975</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1976_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1976 New York Yankees season">1976</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1977_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1977 New York Yankees season">1977</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1978_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1978 New York Yankees season">1978</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1979 New York Yankees season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/1980_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1980 New York Yankees season">1980</a></i></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1981</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1982 New York Yankees season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1983 New York Yankees season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1984 New York Yankees season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1985 New York Yankees season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1986 New York Yankees season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1987 New York Yankees season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1988 New York Yankees season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1989 New York Yankees season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1990 New York Yankees season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1991 New York Yankees season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1992 New York Yankees season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1993 New York Yankees season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1994 New York Yankees season">1994</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1995_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1995 New York Yankees season">1995</a></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1996_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1996 New York Yankees season">1996</a></b></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1997_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1997 New York Yankees season">1997</a></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1998_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1998 New York Yankees season">1998</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1999_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1999 New York Yankees season">1999</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/2000_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2000 New 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