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2008 New York Yankees (Franchise Encyclopedia: 2007)
75-66, 3rd place in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 685 runs, Allowed 644 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-67
Managed by Joe Girardi

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 3,761,695 (1st of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 100, Pitching - 99
  (one-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game (# = Opp. LHS) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1.Tue,4/1 vs TOR W (3-2) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-1B Cano-2B Posada-C Matsui-DH Cabrera-CF
2.Wed,4/2 vs TOR L (2-5) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-1B Cano-2B Matsui-DH Molina-C Cabrera-CF
3.Thu,4/3 vs TOR W (3-2) Damon-DH Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-1B Cano-2B Matsui-LF Molina-C Cabrera-CF
4.Fri,4/4 vs TBR L (4-13) Damon-CF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-1B Cano-2B Posada-DH Matsui-LF Molina-C
5.Sat,4/5 vs TBR L (3-6) Damon-CF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-DH Cano-2B Posada-C Matsui-LF Duncan-1B
6.Sun,4/6 vs TBR W (2-0) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Cano-2B Posada-C Betemit-1B Cabrera-CF
7.Mon,4/7 vs TBR W (6-1) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Cano-2B Betemit-1B Cabrera-CF Molina-C
8.Tue,4/8 at KCR L (2-5) Damon-LF Cano-2B Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Posada-C Giambi-1B Betemit-SS Cabrera-CF
9.Wed,4/9 at KCR L (0-4) Damon-DH Cano-2B Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-LF Giambi-1B Molina-C Cabrera-CF Gonzalez-SS
10.Thu,4/10 at KCR W (6-1)# Damon-LF Cabrera-CF Rodriguez-3B Posada-DH Matsui-RF Molina-C Cano-2B Ensberg-1B Gonzalez-SS
11.Fri,4/11 at BOS W (4-1) Cabrera-CF Cano-2B Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-LF Posada-DH Giambi-1B Molina-C Gonzalez-SS
12.Sat,4/12 at BOS L (3-4) Damon-LF Cabrera-CF Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-1B Posada-DH Cano-2B Molina-C Gonzalez-SS
13.Sun,4/13 at BOS L (5-8) Damon-CF Cano-2B Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-LF Posada-DH Giambi-1B Molina-C Gonzalez-SS
14.Mon,4/14 at TBR W (8-7) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Ensberg-1B Cabrera-CF Moeller-C Gonzalez-2B
15.Tue,4/15 at TBR W (5-3) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cano-2B Cabrera-CF Moeller-C
16.Wed,4/16 vs BOS W (15-9) Cabrera-CF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-LF Posada-DH Giambi-1B Cano-2B Moeller-C
17.Thu,4/17 vs BOS L (5-7) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-1B Posada-DH Cano-2B Cabrera-CF Moeller-C
18.Fri,4/18 at BAL L (2-8) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Cano-2B Giambi-1B Cabrera-CF Moeller-C
19.Sat,4/19 at BAL L (0-6)# Damon-LF Cabrera-CF Jeter-SS Rodriguez-DH Posada-1B Matsui-RF Ensberg-3B Cano-2B Molina-C
20.Sun,4/20 at BAL W (7-1) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Cano-2B Giambi-1B Cabrera-CF Moeller-C
21.Tue,4/22 at CHW W (9-5) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Matsui-DH Posada-C Cano-2B Giambi-1B Ensberg-3B Cabrera-CF
22.Wed,4/23 at CHW W (6-4) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Matsui-DH Posada-C Cano-2B Giambi-1B Ensberg-3B Cabrera-CF
23.Thu,4/24 at CHW L (6-7) Damon-DH Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Matsui-LF Ensberg-3B Cano-2B Giambi-1B Cabrera-CF Molina-C
24.Fri,4/25 at CLE L (4-6) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Posada-C Giambi-1B Cano-2B Cabrera-CF
25.Sat,4/26 at CLE L (3-4)# Damon-LF Cabrera-CF Jeter-SS Rodriguez-DH Giambi-1B Duncan-RF Ensberg-3B Molina-C Gonzalez-2B
26.Sun,4/27 at CLE W (1-0)# Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Duncan-1B Ensberg-DH Cano-2B Cabrera-CF Molina-C
27.Mon,4/28 at CLE W (5-2)# Cabrera-CF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-DH Giambi-1B Matsui-LF Ensberg-3B Cano-2B Molina-C
28.Tue,4/29 vs DET L (4-6)# Damon-CF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Matsui-LF Giambi-DH Duncan-1B Ensberg-3B Cano-2B Stewart-C
29.Wed,4/30 vs DET L (2-6) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cabrera-CF Cano-2B Molina-C Gonzalez-3B
30.Thu,5/1 vs DET L (4-8)# Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Duncan-1B Matsui-DH Cabrera-CF Ensberg-3B Cano-2B Moeller-C
31.Fri,5/2 vs SEA W (5-1)# Cabrera-CF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Duncan-1B Matsui-LF Giambi-DH Ensberg-3B Molina-C Gonzalez-2B
32.Sat,5/3 vs SEA W (6-1) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cabrera-CF Cano-2B Ensberg-3B Molina-C
33.Sun,5/4 vs SEA W (8-2) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cabrera-CF Cano-2B Ensberg-3B Moeller-C
34.Tue,5/6 vs CLE L (3-5) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cabrera-CF Cano-2B Betemit-3B Molina-C
35.Wed,5/7 vs CLE L (0-3)# Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Duncan-1B Matsui-DH Cabrera-CF Cano-2B Ensberg-3B Molina-C
36.Thu,5/8 vs CLE W (6-3) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cabrera-CF Cano-2B Betemit-3B Molina-C
37.Fri,5/9 at DET L (5-6)# Cabrera-CF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Matsui-LF Duncan-1B Giambi-DH Betemit-3B Cano-2B Moeller-C
38.Sat,5/10 at DET W (5-2) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cabrera-CF Cano-2B Betemit-3B Moeller-C
39.Mon,5/12 at TBR L (1-7) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cabrera-CF Cano-2B Molina-C Gonzalez-3B
40.Tue,5/13 at TBR L (1-2) Damon-DH Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Matsui-LF Giambi-1B Cabrera-CF Cano-2B Gonzalez-3B Molina-C
41.Wed,5/14 at TBR W (2-1) Damon-LF Abreu-RF Jeter-SS Giambi-1B Matsui-DH Cano-2B Cabrera-CF Ensberg-3B Molina-C
42.Thu,5/15 at TBR L (2-5)# Damon-LF Cabrera-CF Jeter-SS Giambi-DH Duncan-RF Ensberg-1B Cano-2B Gonzalez-3B Molina-C
43.Sat,5/17 vs NYM L (4-7)# Damon-LF Abreu-RF Jeter-SS Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cano-2B Cabrera-CF Gonzalez-3B Moeller-C
44.Sun,5/18 vs NYM L (2-11)# Damon-LF Abreu-RF Jeter-SS Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cano-2B Cabrera-CF Gonzalez-3B Molina-C
45.Tue,5/20 vs BAL L (2-12) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cano-2B Cabrera-CF Molina-C
46.Wed,5/21 vs BAL W (8-0)# Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Duncan-1B Cano-2B Moeller-C Cabrera-CF
47.Thu,5/22 vs BAL W (2-1)# Damon-LF Jeter-SS Matsui-DH Rodriguez-3B Giambi-1B Duncan-RF Cano-2B Molina-C Cabrera-CF
48.Fri,5/23 vs SEA W (13-2)# Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-LF Giambi-DH Duncan-1B Cano-2B Moeller-C Cabrera-CF
49.Sat,5/24 vs SEA W (12-6) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cano-2B Molina-C Cabrera-CF
50.Sun,5/25 vs SEA W (6-5)# Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-DH Duncan-1B Cano-2B Molina-C Cabrera-CF
51.Mon,5/26 at BAL L (1-6)# Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Duncan-1B Cano-2B Moeller-C Cabrera-CF
52.Tue,5/27 at BAL L (9-10)# Damon-CF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-LF Giambi-DH Betemit-1B Cano-2B Molina-C
53.Wed,5/28 at BAL W (4-2) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cano-2B Moeller-C Cabrera-CF
54.Fri,5/30 at MIN W (6-5)# Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-LF Giambi-DH Duncan-1B Cano-2B Molina-C Cabrera-CF
55.Sat,5/31 at MIN W (7-6) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cano-2B Molina-C Cabrera-CF
56.Sun,6/1 at MIN L (1-5) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Betemit-1B Cano-2B Moeller-C Cabrera-CF
57.Mon,6/2 at MIN L (5-6) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cano-2B Moeller-C Cabrera-CF
58.Tue,6/3 vs TOR L (3-9) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cano-2B Molina-C Cabrera-CF
59.Wed,6/4 vs TOR W (5-1) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Betemit-1B Cano-2B Molina-C Cabrera-CF
60.Thu,6/5 vs TOR W (9-8) Damon-DH Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-LF Posada-C Cano-2B Betemit-1B Cabrera-CF
61.Fri,6/6 vs KCR L (1-2) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cano-2B Molina-C Cabrera-CF
62.Sat,6/7 vs KCR W (12-11) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-DH Posada-C Cano-2B Betemit-1B Cabrera-CF
63.Sun,6/8 vs KCR W (6-3) Damon-DH Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-LF Giambi-1B Posada-C Cano-2B Cabrera-CF
64.Mon,6/9 vs KCR L (2-3) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cano-2B Molina-C Cabrera-CF
65.Tue,6/10 at OAK W (3-1)# Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-DH Posada-C Betemit-1B Cano-2B Cabrera-CF
66.Wed,6/11 at OAK L (4-8) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Posada-C Cano-2B Cabrera-CF
67.Thu,6/12 at OAK W (4-1) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cano-2B Cabrera-CF Molina-C
68.Fri,6/13 at HOU W (2-1) Jeter-SS Cano-2B Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-LF Giambi-1B Posada-C Cabrera-CF Chamberlain-P
69.Sat,6/14 at HOU W (8-4)# Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-1B Cabrera-CF Molina-C Gonzalez-2B Mussina-P
70.Sun,6/15 at HOU W (13-0) Damon-CF Jeter-SS Matsui-LF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-1B Posada-C Cano-2B Cabrera-RF Wang-P
71.Tue,6/17 vs SDP W (8-0)# Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Posada-C Cano-2B Cabrera-CF
72.Wed,6/18 vs SDP W (8-5) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-DH Posada-C Cano-2B Betemit-1B Cabrera-CF
73.Thu,6/19 vs SDP W (2-1) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-1B Posada-DH Cano-2B Cabrera-CF Molina-C
74.Fri,6/20 vs CIN L (2-4) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Cano-2B Cabrera-CF Molina-C
75.Sat,6/21 vs CIN L (0-6) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Posada-C Cano-2B Cabrera-CF
76.Sun,6/22 vs CIN W (4-1) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Matsui-DH Giambi-1B Posada-C Cano-2B Cabrera-CF
77.Tue,6/24 at PIT L (5-12)# Cabrera-CF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-1B Posada-C Cano-2B Christian-LF Rasner-P
78.Wed,6/25 at PIT W (10-0)# Cabrera-CF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-1B Posada-C Cano-2B Christian-LF Chamberlain-P
79.Fri,6/27 vs NYM L (6-15) Cabrera-CF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-DH Posada-C Cano-2B Betemit-1B Christian-LF
80.Fri,6/27 at NYM W (9-0) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-1B Cano-2B Cabrera-CF Molina-C Ponson-P
81.Sat,6/28 at NYM W (3-2)# Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-1B Posada-C Cano-2B Cabrera-CF Pettitte-P
82.Sun,6/29 at NYM L (1-3)# Damon-LF Jeter-SS Rodriguez-3B Posada-1B Betemit-2B Cabrera-CF Molina-C Christian-RF Rasner-P
83.Mon,6/30 vs TEX L (1-2) Gardner-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-1B Posada-DH Cano-2B Cabrera-CF Molina-C
84.Tue,7/1 vs TEX L (2-3) Damon-DH Gardner-LF Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-1B Posada-C Cano-2B Betemit-SS Cabrera-CF
85.Wed,7/2 vs TEX W (18-7) Damon-LF Jeter-SS Abreu-RF Rodriguez-3B Giambi-DH Posada-C Cano-2B Betemit-1B Gardner-CF
86.Th