1997 New York Yankees season
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Location Attendance Record
135 September 1 @ Phillies 1-5 Schilling ( 14-10 ) Irabu ( 4-3 ) Veterans Stadium 50,869 79-56
136 September 2 @ Phillies 0-5 Grace ( 2-0 ) Rogers ( 5-6 ) Veterans Stadium 37,258 79-57
137 September 3 @ Phillies 4-5 Spradlin ( 3-6 ) Stanton ( 6-1 ) Veterans Stadium 38,352 79-58
138 September 4 Orioles 2-5 Krivda ( 3-0 ) Wells ( 14-9 ) Yankee Stadium 39,770 79-59
139 September 5 Orioles 9-13 Key ( 15-8 ) Irabu ( 4-4 ) Yankee Stadium 46,568 79-60
140 September 6 Orioles 1-4 Erickson ( 16-5 ) Mendoza ( 5-6 ) Yankee Stadium 52,535 79-61
141 September 7 Orioles 10-3 Rogers ( 6-6 ) Mussina ( 13-7 ) Yankee Stadium 47,945 80-61
142 September 9 @ Red Sox 8-6 Banks ( 1-0 ) Lowe ( 2-5 ) Fenway Park 32,355 81-61
143 September 10 @ Red Sox 2-5 Sele ( 13-12 ) Wells ( 14-10 ) Fenway Park 31,011 81-62
144 September 11 @ Orioles 14-2 Pettitte ( 17-7 ) Key ( 15-9 ) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 47,066 82-62
145 September 12 @ Orioles 13-5 Mendoza ( 6-6 ) Erickson ( 16-6 ) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 47,511 83-62
146 September 13 @ Orioles 1-6 Mussina ( 14-7 ) Rogers ( 6-7 ) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 47,696 83-63
147 September 14 @ Orioles 8-2 Gooden ( 8-4 ) Kamieniecki ( 9-6 ) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 47,264 84-63
148 September 15 Red Sox 7-6 Rivera ( 5-4 ) Corsi ( 3-2 ) Yankee Stadium 25,873 85-63
149 September 16 Red Sox 2-0 Pettitte ( 18-7 ) Wasdin ( 4-6 ) Yankee Stadium 86-63
150 September 16 Red Sox 4-3 Banks ( 2-0 ) Checo ( 0-1 ) Yankee Stadium 29,145 87-63
151 September 17 Tigers 6-2 Mendoza ( 7-6 ) Moehler ( 11-11 ) Yankee Stadium 19,331 88-63
152 September 18 Tigers 7-9 Jones ( 4-3 ) Borowski ( 2-3 ) Yankee Stadium 18,600 88-64
153 September 19 Blue Jays 0-3 Daal ( 2-2 ) Gooden ( 8-5 ) Yankee Stadium 31,195 88-65
154 September 20 Blue Jays 4-3 Banks ( 3-0 ) Janzen ( 1-1 ) Yankee Stadium 38,332 89-65
The New York Yankees' 1997 season was the 95th season for the 
Yankees. New York was managed by Joe Torre and played at Yankee Stadium. The team finished with a record of 96-66 finishing 2 games behind the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East. They entered the postseason as the American League Wild Card, but lost the Division Series in 5 games to the Cleveland Indians. The 1997 Yankees failed to repeat as World Series Champions and win their second consecutive title.