The 1992

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season was the 90th season for the Yankees, their 69th at

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and their first under manager

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. The team looked to improve their standings from 1991 when they finished fifth in the

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with a 71–91 record. The Yankees did improve their record by five games and finished tied for fourth place with the

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at 76–86, twenty games behind the eventual world champion

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. Nevertheless, the team finished with a losing record for the fourth consecutive year, with 86 being their fewest losses in that span. , this is the last time that the Yankees have finished with a losing record.

Offseason

*November 13, 1991:

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was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees. *November 20, 1991: Eric Plunk was released by the New York Yankees. *December 2, 1991:

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was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the

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. *January 6, 1992:

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was signed as a free agent with the Yankees. *January 8, 1992: Darrin Chapin was traded by the Yankees to the

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for a player to be named later. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Charlie Hayes to the Yankees on February 19. *January 9, 1992:

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signed as a free agent with the Yankees. * January 10, 1992:

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was traded by the Yankees to the

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for

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, Domingo Jean and Mélido Pérez.

Regular season

*On August 12, pitcher Scott Sanderson threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs. This was accomplished in the fifth inning. * J. T. Snow made his major league debut on September 20 against the

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. In five at bats he had no hits.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

*April 9, 1992: Shawn Hillegas was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.Shawn Hillegas page at Baseball Reference
/ref> *June 1, 1992:

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was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 1992. *August 22, 1992: Tim Leary and cash were traded by the Yankees to the

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for Sean Twitty (minors). *August 22, 1992: Shawn Hillegas was released by the New York Yankees.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed''

=Relief pitchers

= ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed''

Awards and records

1992 MLB All-Star Game * Roberto Kelly, outfield, reserve

Farm system

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References

External links

1992 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference1992 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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