2012 New York Yankees season

2012 New York Yankees
American League East Champions
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Yankee Stadium
City	New York, New York
Record	95–67 (.586)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	Yankee Global Enterprises
General managers	Brian Cashman
Managers	Joe Girardi
Television	YES Network WWOR-TV (Play-by-play: Michael Kay; Analysts: Ken Singleton, David Cone, John Flaherty, Al Leiter, Paul O'Neill, Lou Piniella)
Radio	New York Yankees Radio Network (John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman)
Seasons

The 2012 New York Yankees season was the 110th season for the New York Yankees franchise. The Yankees began the season in St. Petersburg, Florida against the Tampa Bay Rays on April 6. They finished the season 95–67, first place in the American League East. They began their post-season run by beating the Baltimore Orioles in five games in the Division Series. They advanced to play the Detroit Tigers in the American League Championship Series, but were swept in four games by the Tigers following a season-ending injury to shortstop and team captain Derek Jeter.

This was the Yankees 20th consecutive winning season, dating back to 1993.

Personnel moves

• On October 31, 2011, the New York Yankees agreed to a contract extension with (LHP) CC Sabathia for 5 years, worth $122M guaranteed. There is also a vesting option for a 6th year that could push the total contract value to $142M. [1]
• On December 9, 2011, the New York Yankees signed (RHP) Freddy Garcia to a one-year contract worth $4M, plus incentives. [2]
• On December 30, 2011, the New York Yankees signed (DH) Andruw Jones to a one-year contract worth $2M, with an extra $1.4M in potential incentives. [3]
• On January 23, the New York Yankees acquired (RHP) Michael Pineda and minor league prospect (RHP) Jose Campos in exchange for top prospect (C) Jesús Montero and (RHP) Hector Noesi. [4]
• On January 24, the Yankees held a press conference officially announcing the retirement of longtime Yankees catcher Jorge Posada.[5]
• On January 26, the New York Yankees signed (RHP) Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year contract worth $10M. [6]
• On February 19, the New York Yankees traded (RHP) A. J. Burnett to the Pirates for $13M cash, minor league pitcher Diego Moreno and minor league outfielder Excardo Ciones. [7]
• On February 21, the New York Yankees signed (DH) Raúl Ibañez to a one-year contract worth $1.1M, with plate appearance incentives bringing the potential value up to a maximum of $4M. [8]
• On February 22, the New York Yankees signed (RHP) David Aardsma to a one-year contract worth $500k, plus another $500k in incentives. The deal also included a club option for 2013 worth $500k. [9]
• On February 27, the New York Yankees signed (INF) Eric Chavez to a one-year contract worth $900k, plus incentives. [10]
• On March 16, the New York Yankees signed (LHP) Andy Pettitte to a one-year Minor League contract, worth $2.5 million. [11]
• July 2012: Yankees acquired Ichiro Suzuki in a trade for two minor league pitchers.
• On August 12, 2012 the New York Yankees signed a contract with (RHP) Derek Lowe[12] Archived February 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

Roster

2012 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers 35 David Aardsma 62 Joba Chamberlain 38 Cody Eppley 36 Freddy García 65 Phil Hughes 43,41,53 Ryota Igarashi 18 Hiroki Kuroda 48 Boone Logan 34 Derek Lowe 43 D. J. Mitchell 47 Iván Nova 46 Andy Pettitte 41 David Phelps 40 Chad Qualls 39 Clay Rapada 42 Mariano Rivera 30 David Robertson 52 CC Sabathia 29 Rafael Soriano 63 Justin Thomas 53 Cory Wade 43,61 Adam Warren		Catchers 40 Francisco Cervelli 55 Russell Martin 19 Chris Stewart Infielders 24 Robinson Canó 12 Eric Chavez  2 Derek Jeter 45 Casey McGehee 17 Jayson Nix 26 Eduardo Núñez 43 Steve Pearce 26 Ramiro Peña 13 Alex Rodriguez 25 Mark Teixeira		Outfielders 60 Chris Dickerson 11 Brett Gardner 14 Curtis Granderson 27 Raúl Ibañez 22 Andruw Jones 26 Darnell McDonald 67 Melky Mesa 31 Ichiro Suzuki 33 Nick Swisher 45 DeWayne Wise		Manager 28 Joe Girardi Coaches 57 Mike Harkey (bullpen) 50 Mick Kelleher (1st base) 54 Kevin Long (hitting) 56 Tony Peña (bench) 88 Román Rodríguez (bullpen catcher) 58 Larry Rothschild (pitching) 59 Rob Thomson (3rd base)

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position

Pos	Player
C	Russell Martin
1B	Mark Teixeira
2B	Robinson Canó
3B	Alex Rodriguez
SS	Derek Jeter
LF	Brett Gardner
CF	Curtis Granderson
RF	Ichiro Suzuki
DH	Raúl Ibañez

Regular season

Season standings

American League East

AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	95	67	.586	—	51‍–‍30	44‍–‍37
Baltimore Orioles	93	69	.574	2	47‍–‍34	46‍–‍35
Tampa Bay Rays	90	72	.556	5	46‍–‍35	44‍–‍37
Toronto Blue Jays	73	89	.451	22	41‍–‍40	32‍–‍49
Boston Red Sox	69	93	.426	26	34‍–‍47	35‍–‍46

American League Wild Card

Division Winners

Team	W	L	Pct.
New York Yankees	95	67	.586
Oakland Athletics	94	68	.580
Detroit Tigers	88	74	.543

Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Texas Rangers	93	69	.574	—
Baltimore Orioles	93	69	.574	—
Tampa Bay Rays	90	72	.556	3
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	89	73	.549	4
Chicago White Sox	85	77	.525	8
Seattle Mariners	75	87	.463	18
Toronto Blue Jays	73	89	.451	20
Kansas City Royals	72	90	.444	21
Boston Red Sox	69	93	.426	24
Cleveland Indians	68	94	.420	25
Minnesota Twins	66	96	.407	27

Record vs. opponents

Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	–	13–5	6–2	4–4	3–3	5–4	2–7	5–2	9–9	4–5	8–1	10–8	2–5	11–7	11–7
Boston	5–13	–	6–2	5–3	5–5	4–3	0–6	4–3	5–13	1–8	5–4	9–9	2–6	7–11	11–7
Chicago	2–6	2–6	–	11–7	6–12	6–12	3–5	14–4	5–2	3–3	8–1	4–3	6–3	6–4	9–9
Cleveland	4–4	3–5	7–11	–	10–8	8–10	5–4	6–12	1–5	2–8	4–4	4–4	4–5	2–4	8–10
Detroit	3–3	5–5	12–6	8–10	–	13–5	5–5	10–8	4–6	4–3	1–5	5–2	3–7	4–2	11–7
Kansas City	4–5	3–4	12–6	10–8	5–13	–	4–5	7–11	3–4	5–4	1–7	4–2	4–5	2–6	8–10
Los Angeles	7–2	6–0	5–3	4–5	5–5	5–4	–	6–3	4–5	9–10	11–8	1–9	10–9	4–4	12–6
Minnesota	2–5	3–4	4–14	12–6	8–10	11–7	3–6	–	3–4	4–5	2–8	1–5	2–8	2–5	9–9
New York	9–9	13–5	2–5	5–1	6–4	4–3	5–4	4–3	–	5–5	6–3	8–10	4–3	11–7	13–5
Oakland	5–4	8–1	3–3	8–2	3–4	4–5	10–9	5–4	5–5	–	12–7	5–4	11–8	5–4	10–8
Seattle	1–8	4–5	1–8	4–4	5–1	7–1	8–11	8–2	3–6	7–12	–	4–6	9–10	6–3	8–10
Tampa Bay	8–10	9–9	3–4	4–4	2–5	2–4	9–1	5–1	10–8	4–5	6–4	–	5–4	14–4	9–9
Texas	5–2	6–2	3–6	5–4	7–3	5–4	9–10	8–2	3–4	8–11	10–9	4–5	–	6–3	14–4
Toronto	7–11	11–7	4–6	4–2	2–4	6–2	4–4	5–2	7–11	4–5	3–6	4–14	3–6	–	9–9

• Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2012

April

Russell Martin catching a game for the Yankees in 2012.

On April 13 the Yankees won their home opener against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for the 14th time in the last 15 seasons.

On April 20, against their arch-rival Boston Red Sox during the 100th Anniversary of Fenway Park, Alex Rodriguez hit his 631st career home-run, passing former teammate Ken Griffey Jr. for sole possession of 5th on the all-time list.

July

On July 23, the Yankees agreed to a trade that acquired Ichiro Suzuki from the Seattle Mariners for D. J. Mitchell and Danny Farquhar. On July 27 the Yankees won their 60th game, the first team in the season to do so.

October

On October 3, during the last game of the season, the Yankees clinched their 18th American League East title when the Baltimore Orioles lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 4–1. The Yankees went on to win their game against the Boston Red Sox, 14–2, giving them the best record in the American League, and home-field advantage for the American League playoffs.

Game log

Legend
Yankees win	Yankees loss	Game postponed

Game Log
April (13−9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Boxscore 1 April 6 @ Rays 6–7 Rodney (1–0) Rivera (0–1) 34,078 0–1 L1 2 April 7 @ Rays 6–8 Price (1–0) Kuroda (0–1) Rodney (1) 34,078 0–2 L2 3 April 8 @ Rays 0–3 Hellickson (1–0) Hughes (0–1) Rodney (2) 30,413 0–3 L3 4 April 9 @ Orioles 6–2 Nova (1–0) Matusz (0–1) 25,478 1–3 W1 5 April 10 @ Orioles 5–4 (12) Rapada (1–0) Strop (0–1) Rivera (1) 24,659 2–3 W2 6 April 11 @ Orioles 6–4 (10) Soriano (1–0) Gregg (0–1) Rivera (2) 22,919 3–3 W3 7 April 13 Angels 5–0 Kuroda (1–1) Santana (0–2) 49,386 4–3 W4 8 April 14 Angels 1–7 Wilson (2–0) Hughes (0–2) 46,829 4–4 L1 9 April 15 Angels 11–5 Nova (2–0) Williams (0–1) 41,055 5–4 W1 10 April 16 Twins 3–7 Pavano (1–1) García (0–1) 40,218 5–5 L1 11 April 17 Twins 8–3 Sabathia (1–0) Liriano (0–2) 40,194 6–5 W1 12 April 18 Twins 5–6 Marquis (1–0) Kuroda (1–2) Capps (3) 36,831 6–6 L1 13 April 19 Twins 7–6 Hughes (1–2) Swarzak (0–3) Rivera (3) 40,327 7–6 W1 14 April 20 @ Red Sox 6–2 Nova (3–0) Buchholz (1–1) 36,770 8–6 W2 15 April 21 @ Red Sox 15–9 Soriano (2–0) Aceves (0–1) 37,839 9–6 W3 — April 22 @ Red Sox Game Postponed (rain) (rescheduled July 7) 16 April 23 @ Rangers 7–4 Sabathia (2–0) Holland (2–1) Rivera (4) 48,234 10–6 W4 17 April 24 @ Rangers 0–2 Darvish (3–0) Kuroda (1–3) Nathan (5) 47,085 10–7 L1 18 April 25 @ Rangers 3–7 Ross (4–0) Hughes (1–3) 47,942 10–8 L2 19 April 27 Tigers 7–6 Rivera (1–1) Villarreal (0–1) 41,200 11–8 W1 20 April 28 Tigers 5–7 Smyly (1–0) García (0–2) 44,686 11–9 L1 21 April 29 Tigers 6–2 Sabathia (3–0) Scherzer (1–3) 43,084 12–9 W1 22 April 30 Orioles 2–1 Kuroda (2–3) Hammel (3–1) Rivera (5) 36,890 13–9 W2
May (14−14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Boxscore 23 May 1 Orioles 1−7 Matusz (1−3) Hughes (1–4) 37,790 13–10 L1 24 May 2 Orioles 0−5 Arrieta (2−2) Nova (3–1) 39,360 13–11 L2 25 May 3 @ Royals 3−4 Duffy (2−2) Phelps (0−1) Broxton (5) 19,590 13−12 L3 26 May 4 @ Royals 6−2 Sabathia (4–0) Chen (0−4) 24,153 14−12 W1 27 May 5 @ Royals 1−5 Paulino (1–0) Kuroda (2–4) 29,121 14−13 L1 28 May 6 @ Royals 10−4 Hughes (2–4) Hochevar (2−3) 20,434 15−13 W1 29 May 8 Rays 5−3 Nova (4–1) Shields (5–1) Robertson (1) 37,086 16−13 W2 30 May 9 Rays 1−4 Rodney (2–0) Robertson (0–1) 38,024 16−14 L1 31 May 10 Rays 5−3 Sabathia (5–0) Price (5–2) Soriano (1) 37,720 17−14 W1 32 May 11 Mariners 6–2 Kuroda (3–4) Hernández (3–2) 37,226 18−14 W2 33 May 12 Mariners 6–2 Hughes (3–4) Noesí (2–4) Logan (1) 43,954 19–14 W3 34 May 13 Mariners 2–6 Millwood (1–4) Pettitte (0–1) 41,631 19–15 L1 35 May 14 @ Orioles 8–5 Phelps (1−1) Ayala (1−1) Soriano (2) 16,492 20–15 W1 36 May 15 @ Orioles 2–5 Chen (4–0) Sabathia (5–1) Johnson (12) 24,055 20–16 L1 37 May 16 @ Blue Jays 1–8 Drabek (3–4) Kuroda (3–5) 28,915 20–17 L2 38 May 17 @ Blue Jays 1–4 Hutchison (3–1) Hughes (3–5) Janssen (3) 31,266 20–18 L3 39 May 18 Reds 4–0 Pettitte (1–1) Arroyo (2–2) 42,015 21–18 W1 40 May 19 Reds 5–6 Bailey (2–3) Nova (4–2) Arredondo (1) 45,302 21–19 L1 41 May 20 Reds 2–5 Cueto (5–1) Sabathia (5–2) Chapman (1) 45,622 21–20 L2 42 May 21 Royals 0–6 Paulino (2–1) Kuroda (3–6) 39,229 21–21 L3 43 May 22 Royals 3–2 Hughes (4–5) Hochevar (3−5) Soriano (3) 37,674 22–21 W1 44 May 23 Royals 8–3 Pettitte (2–1) Smith (0–1) 40,407 23–21 W2 45 May 25 @ Athletics 6–3 Nova (5–2) Ross (2–5) Soriano (4) 33,559 24–21 W3 46 May 26 @ Athletics 9–2 Sabathia (6–2) Colón (4–5) 27,112 25–21 W4 47 May 27 @ Athletics 2–0 Kuroda (4–6) Milone (6–4) Soriano (5) 25,078 26–21 W5 48 May 28 @ Angels 8–9 Walden (2–1) Wade (0–1) 44,016 26–22 L1 49 May 29 @ Angels 1–5 Haren (3–5) Pettitte (2–2) 42,065 26–23 L2 50 May 30 @ Angels 6–5 Nova (6–2) Takahashi (0–2) Soriano (6) 40,111 27–23 W1
June (20–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Boxscore 51 June 1 @ Tigers 9–4 Sabathia (7–2) Crosby (0–1) Soriano (7) 41,831 28–23 W2 52 June 2 @ Tigers 3–4 Valverde (3–1) Phelps (1−2) 44,593 28–24 L1 53 June 3 @ Tigers 5–1 Hughes (5–5) Verlander (5–4) 42,419 29–24 W1 54 June 5 Rays 7–0 Pettitte (3–2) Shields (6–4) 40,537 30–24 W2 55 June 6 Rays 4–1 Nova (7–2) Cobb (2–2) Soriano (8) 38,370 31–24 W3 56 June 7 Rays 3–7 Price (8–3) Sabathia (7–3) 39,891 31–25 L1 57 June 8 Mets 9–1 Kuroda (5–6) Santana (3–3) 48,566 32–25 W1 58 June 9 Mets 4–2 Hughes (6–5) Gee (4–4) Soriano (9) 48,575 33–25 W2 59 June 10 Mets 5–4 Logan (1–0) Rauch (3–6) 49,010 34–25 W3 60 June 11 @ Braves 3–0 Nova (8–2) Delgado (4–6) 42,669 35–25 W4 61 June 12 @ Braves 6–4 Sabathia (8–3) Venters (3–3) Soriano (10) 41,452 36–25 W5 62 June 13 @ Braves 3–2 Kuroda (6–6) Hudson (4–3) Soriano (11) 48,938 37–25 W6 63 June 15 @ Nationals 7–2 Hughes (7–5) Gonzalez (8–3) 41,406 38–25 W7 64 June 16 @ Nationals 5–3 (14) García (1–2) Lidge (0–1) Soriano (12) 41,287 39–25 W8 65 June 17 @ Nationals 4–1 Nova (9–2) Jackson (3–4) Soriano (13) 41,442 40–25 W9 66 June 18 Braves 6–2 Sabathia (9–3) Minor (3–5) 42,709 41–25 W10 67 June 19 Braves 3–4 Hudson (5–3) Kuroda (6–7) Kimbrel (20) 41,219 41–26 L1 68 June 20 Braves 5–10 Hanson (8–4) Hughes (7–6) 45,094 41–27 L2 69 June 22 @ Mets 4–6 Niese (5–3) Pettitte (3–3) Francisco (18) 40,191 41–28 L3 70 June 23 @ Mets 4–3 Rapada (2–0) Rauch (3–7) Soriano (14) 42,122 42–28 W1 71 June 24 @ Mets 6–5 Logan (2–0) Batista (1–2) Soriano (15) 42,364 43–28 W2 72 June 25 Indians 7–1 Kuroda (7–7) Tomlin (3–5) 42,290 44–28 W3 73 June 26 Indians 6–4 Hughes (8–6) Masterson (4–7) Soriano (16) 43,006 45–28 W4 74 June 27 Indians 5–4 García (2–2) Jiménez (7–6) Soriano (17) 45,099 46–28 W5 75 June 28 White Sox 3–4 Santiago (2–1) Robertson (0–2) Reed (11) 44,041 46–29 L1 76 June 29 White Sox 7–14 Quintana (3–1) Phelps (1−3) 44,265 46–30 L2 77 June 30 White Sox 4–0 Kuroda (8–7) Peavy (6–5) 46,895 47–30 W1
July (13–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Boxscore 78 July 1 White Sox 4–2 Hughes (9–6) Floyd (6–8) Soriano (18) 48,324 48–30 W2 79 July 2 @ Rays 3–4 Moore (5–5) Robertson (0–3) Rodney (23) 21,742 48–31 L1 80 July 3 @ Rays 4–7 Shields (8–5) Nova (9–3) Rodney (24) 26,453 48–32 L2 81 July 4 @ Rays 4–3 Logan (3–0) Farnsworth (0–1) Soriano (19) 28,033 49–32 W1 82 July 6 @ Red Sox 10–8 Logan (4–0) Miller (2–1) Soriano (20) 38,066 50–32 W2 83 July 7 @ Red Sox 6–1 García (3–2) Morales (1–2) 38,170 51–32 W3 84 July 7 @ Red Sox 5–9 Doubront (9–4) Hughes (9–7) 37,791 51–33 L1 85 July 8 @ Red Sox 7–3 Nova (10–3) Lester (5–6) 38,270 52–33 W1 All-Star Break: NL defeats AL 8–0 86 July 13 Angels 6–5 Qualls (2–1) Downs (1–1) Soriano (21) 47,873 53–33 W2 87 July 14 Angels 5–3 García (4–2) Williams (6–6) Soriano (22) 47,789 54–33 W3 88 July 15 Angels 8–10 Weaver (11–1) Nova (10–4) Jepsen (1) 46,679 54–34 L1 89 July 16 Blue Jays 6–3 Robertson (1–3) Loup (0–1) 42,819 55–34 W1 90 July 17 Blue Jays 6–1 Sabathia (10–3) Cecil (2–2) Soriano (24) 44,975 56–34 W2 91 July 18 Blue Jays 6–0 (7) Kuroda (9–7) Romero (8–6) 45,986 57–34 W3 92 July 19 @ Athletics 3–4 Griffin (2–0) García (4–3) Cook (10) 23,382 57–35 L1 93 July 20 @ Athletics 2–3 Cook (4–2) Eppley (0–1) 24,148 57–36 L2 94 July 21 @ Athletics 1–2 Parker (7–4) Hughes (9–8) Doolittle (1) 28,142 57–37 L3 95 July 22 @ Athletics 4–5 (12) Blevins (3–0) Eppley (0–2) 30,470 57–38 L4 96 July 23 @ Mariners 4–1 Kuroda (10–7) Millwood (3–8) Soriano (25) 29,911 58–38 W1 97 July 24 @ Mariners 2–4 Hernández (9–5) García (4–4) Wilhelmsen (11) 31,908 58–39 L1 98 July 25 @ Mariners 5–2 Phelps (2–3) Luetge (1–1) Soriano (26) 36,071 59–39 W1 99 July 27 Red Sox 10–3 Hughes (10–8) Cook (2–4) 49,571 60–39 W2 100 July 28 Red Sox 6–8 Miller (3–1) Soriano (2–1) Aceves (22) 49,573 60–40 L1 101 July 29 Red Sox 2–3 (10) Aceves (2–6) Robertson (1–4) 48,526 60–41 L2 102 July 30 Orioles 4–5 González (3–2) García (4–5) Johnson (31) 43,052 60–42 L3 103 July 31 Orioles 5–11 Tillman (4–1) Nova (10–5) 42,821 60–43 L4
August (15–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Boxscore 104 August 1 Orioles 12–3 Hughes (11–8) Britton (1–1) 44,593 61–43 W1 105 August 3 Mariners 6–3 Sabathia (11–3) Millwood (4–9) 45,872 62–43 W2 106 August 4 Mariners 0–1 Hernández (10–5) Kuroda (10–8) 47,067 62–44 L1 107 August 5 Mariners 6–2 García (5–5) Iwakuma (2–3) 45,878 63–44 W1 108 August 6 @ Tigers 2–7 Verlander (12–7) Nova (10–6) 41,381 63–45 L1 109 August 7 @ Tigers 5–6 Porcello (9–6) Hughes (11–9) Valverde (22) 39,760 63–46 L2 110 August 8 @ Tigers 12–8 Sabathia (12–3) Sánchez (6–9) 41,879 64–46 W1 111 August 9 @ Tigers 4–3 Rapada (3–0) Benoit (1–3) Soriano (27) 40,940 65–46 W2 112 August 10 @ Blue Jays 10–4 García (6–5) Romero (8–9) 41,610 66–46 W3 113 August 11 @ Blue Jays 5–2 Nova (11–6) Laffey (3–3) Soriano (28) 45,582 67–46 W4 114 August 12 @ Blue Jays 7–10 Happ (8–10) Hughes (11–10) Janssen (15) 43,924 67–47 L1 115 August 13 Rangers 8–2 Phelps (3–3) Dempster (6–6) Lowe (1) 45,676 68–47 W1 116 August 14 Rangers 3–0 Kuroda (11–8) Harrison (13–7) 44,533 69–47 W2 117 August 15 Rangers 3–2 García (7–5) Feldman (6–8) Soriano (29) 45,921 70–47 W3 118 August 16 Rangers 6–10 Scheppers (1–0) Logan (4–1) 47,645 70–48 L1 119 August 17 Red Sox 6–4 Hughes (12–10) Morales (3–4) Soriano (30) 49,422 71–48 W1 120 August 18 Red Sox 1–4 Lester (7–10) Phelps (3–4) Aceves (25) 49,466 71–49 L1 121 August 19 Red Sox 4–1 Kuroda (12–8) Beckett (5–11) Soriano (31) 48,620 72–49 W1 122 August 20 @ White Sox 6–9 Myers (2–5) Logan (4–2) Reed (22) 27,561 72–50 L1 123 August 21 @ White Sox 3–7 Liriano (5–10) Nova (11–7) 24,247 72–51 L2 124 August 22 @ White Sox 1–2 Sale (15–4) Hughes (12–11) Reed (23) 26,319 72–52 L3 125 August 24 @ Indians 3–1 Sabathia (13–3) Allen (0–1) Soriano (32) 27,986 73–52 W1 126 August 25 @ Indians 1–3 Masterson (10–11) Kuroda (12–9) Perez (33) 34,374 73–53 L1 127 August 26 @ Indians 4–2 Logan (5–2) Jiménez (9–13) Soriano (33) 26,166 74–53 W1 128 August 27 Blue Jays 7–8 (11) Oliver (3–2) Lowe (8–11) 42,962 74–54 L1 129 August 28 Blue Jays 2–1 Hughes (13–11) Romero (8–12) Soriano (34) 42,472 75–54 W1 130 August 29 Blue Jays 5–8 Happ (10–10) Sabathia (13–4) Janssen (17) 46,010 75–55 L1 131 August 31 Orioles 1–6 González (6–3) Kuroda (12–10) 43,352 75–56 L2
September–October (20–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Boxscore 132 September 1 Orioles 4–3 Logan (6–2) Chen (12–8) Soriano (35) 46,122 76–56 W1 133 September 2 Orioles 3–8 Wolf (4–10) Hughes (13–12) 46,501 76–57 L1 134 September 3 @ Rays 3–4 Shields (13–8) Robertson (1–5) Rodney (41) 28,585 76–58 L2 135 September 4 @ Rays 2–5 Cobb (9–8) García (7–6) Rodney (42) 17,652 76–59 L3 136 September 5 @ Rays 6–4 Kuroda (13–10) Moore (10–9) Soriano (36) 16,711 77–59 W1 137 September 6 @ Orioles 6–10 O'Day (7–1) Robertson (1–6) 46,298 77–60 L1 138 September 7 @ Orioles 8–5 Hughes (14–12) Chen (12–9) 40,861 78–60 W1 139 September 8 @ Orioles 4–5 Saunders (8–11) Sabathia (13–5) Johnson (42) 46,067 78–61 L1 140 September 9 @ Orioles 13–3 Chamberlain (1–0) Britton (5–2) 40,346 79–61 W1 141 September 11 @ Red Sox 3–4 Bailey (1–0) Robertson (1–7) 37,437 79–62 L1 142 September 12 @ Red Sox 5–4 Phelps (4–4) Cook (3–10) Soriano (37) 37,230 80–62 W1 143 September 13 @ Red Sox 2–0 Hughes (15–12) Doubront (10–9) Soriano (38) 38,134 81–62 W2 144 September 14 Rays 4–6 Price (18–5) Sabathia (13–6) Rodney (43) 45,200 81–63 L1 145 September 15 Rays 5–3 Nova (12–7) Shields (14–9) Soriano (39) 46,856 82–63 W1 146 September 16 Rays 6–4 Kuroda (14–10) Moore (10–11) Soriano (40) 43,489 83–63 W2 September 18 Blue Jays Game Postponed (rain) (rescheduled September 19) 147 September 19 Blue Jays 4–2 Pettitte (4–3) Álvarez (9–13) Soriano (41) 39,859 84–63 W3 148 September 19 Blue Jays 2–1 Eppley (1–2) Delabar (4–3) Soriano (42) 39,997 85–63 W4 149 September 20 Blue Jays 10–7 Hughes (16–12) Laffey (3–6) Robertson (2) 40,511 86–63 W5 150 September 21 Athletics 2–1 (10) Robertson (2–7) Doolittle (1–1) 40,759 87–63 W6 151 September 22 Athletics 10–9 (14) Wade (1–1) Ross (2–10) 44,026 88–63 W7 152 September 23 Athletics 4–5 Blevins (5–1) Kuroda (14–11) Balfour (20) 43,867 88–64 L1 153 September 24 @ Twins 6–3 Pettitte (5–3) Hendriks (1–8) 33,720 89–64 W1 154 September 25 @ Twins 4–5 Fien (2–1) Hughes (16–13) Perkins (15) 33,346 89–65 L1 155 September 26 @ Twins 8–2 Sabathia (14–6) Duensing (4–11) 33,251 90–65 W1 156 September 27 @ Blue Jays 0–6 Morrow (9–7) Nova (12–8) 23,060 90–66 L1 157 September 28 @ Blue Jays 11–4 Kuroda (15–11) Jenkins (0–3) 25,785 91–66 W1 158 September 29 @ Blue Jays 2–3 Hill (1–0) Pettitte (5–4) Janssen (21) 36,139 91–67 L1 159 September 30 @ Blue Jays 9–6 Logan (7–2) Oliver (3–4) 31,418 92–67 W1 160 October 1 Red Sox 10–2 Sabathia (15–6) Buchholz (11–8) 45,478 93–67 W2 161 October 2 Red Sox 4–3 (12) Lowe (9–11) Miller (3–2) 41,564 94–67 W3 162 October 3 Red Sox 14–2 Kuroda (16–11) Matsuzaka (1–7) 47,393 95–67 W4

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	SLG
Derek Jeter	159	683	99	216	32	0	15	58	9	45	.316	.429
Robinson Canó	161	627	105	196	48	1	33	94	3	61	.313	.550
Curtis Granderson	160	596	102	138	18	4	43	106	10	75	.232	.492
Nick Swisher	148	537	75	146	36	0	24	93	2	77	.272	.473
Alex Rodriguez	122	463	74	126	17	1	18	57	13	51	.272	.430
Mark Teixeira	123	451	66	113	27	1	24	84	2	54	.251	.475
Russell Martin	133	422	50	89	18	0	21	53	6	53	.211	.403
Raúl Ibañez	130	384	50	92	19	3	19	62	3	35	.240	.453
Eric Chavez	113	278	36	78	12	0	16	37	0	30	.281	.496
Andruw Jones	94	233	27	46	7	0	14	34	0	28	.197	.408
Ichiro Suzuki	67	227	28	73	13	1	5	27	14	5	.322	.454
Jayson Nix	74	177	24	43	13	0	4	18	6	14	.243	.384
Chris Stewart	55	141	15	34	8	0	1	13	2	10	.241	.319
Eduardo Núñez	38	89	14	26	4	1	1	11	11	6	.292	.393
DeWayne Wise	55	61	11	16	3	1	3	8	7	2	.262	.492
Casey McGehee	22	53	9	8	3	0	1	6	0	5	.151	.264
Brett Gardner	16	31	7	10	2	0	0	3	2	5	.323	.387
Steve Pearce	12	25	6	4	0	0	1	4	0	5	.160	.280
Chris Dickerson	25	14	5	4	0	0	2	5	3	3	.286	.714
Ramiro Peña	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250
Darnell McDonald	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Melky Mesa	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500
Francisco Cervelli	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000
Pitcher Totals	162	21	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095
Team Totals	162	5524	804	1462	280	13	245	774	93	565	.265	.453

Source:[13]

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Hiroki Kuroda	16	11	3.32	33	33	0	219.2	205	86	81	51	167
CC Sabathia	15	6	3.38	28	28	0	200.0	184	89	75	44	197
Phil Hughes	16	13	4.19	32	32	0	191.1	196	101	89	46	165
Iván Nova	12	8	5.02	28	28	0	170.1	194	100	95	56	153
Freddy García	7	6	5.20	30	17	0	107.1	112	64	62	35	89
David Phelps	4	4	3.34	33	11	0	99.2	81	38	37	38	96
Andy Pettitte	5	4	2.87	12	12	0	75.1	65	26	24	21	69
Rafael Soriano	2	1	2.26	69	0	42	67.2	55	17	17	24	69
David Robertson	2	7	2.67	65	0	2	60.2	52	19	18	19	81
Boone Logan	7	2	3.74	80	0	1	55.1	48	23	23	28	68
Cody Eppley	1	2	3.33	59	0	0	46.0	46	19	17	17	32
Cory Wade	1	1	6.46	39	0	0	39.0	46	29	28	8	38
Clay Rapada	3	0	2.82	70	0	0	38.1	29	14	12	17	38
Derek Lowe	1	1	3.04	17	0	1	23.2	24	9	8	6	14
Joba Chamberlain	1	0	4.35	22	0	0	20.2	26	11	10	6	22
Mariano Rivera	1	1	2.16	9	0	5	8.1	6	2	2	2	8
Chad Qualls	1	0	6.14	8	0	0	7.1	10	5	5	3	2
D. J. Mitchell	0	0	3.86	4	0	0	4.2	7	2	2	3	2
Justin Thomas	0	0	9.00	4	0	0	3.0	2	3	3	1	3
Ryota Igarashi	0	0	12.00	2	0	0	3.0	4	4	4	3	3
Adam Warren	0	0	23.14	1	1	0	2.1	8	6	6	2	1
David Aardsma	0	0	9.00	1	0	0	1.0	1	1	1	1	1
DeWayne Wise	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
Team Totals	95	67	3.84	162	162	51	1445.1	1401	668	617	431	1318

Source:[14]

Postseason game log

Legend
Yankees win	Yankees loss	Game postponed

2012 Postseason Game Log
ALDS vs Orioles (Yankees win series 3–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Boxscore 1 October 7 @ Orioles 7–2 Sabathia (1–0) Johnson (0–1) 47,841 1–0 W1 2 October 8 @ Orioles 2–3 Chen (1–0) Pettitte (0–1) Johnson (1) 48,187 1–1 L1 3 October 10 Orioles 3–2 (12) Robertson (1–0) Matusz (0–1) 50,497 2–1 W1 4 October 11 Orioles 1–2 (13) Strop (1–0) Phelps (0−1) Johnson (2) 49,307 2–2 L1 5 October 12 Orioles 3–1 Sabathia (2–0) Hammel (0–1) 47,081 3–2 W1
ALCS vs Tigers (Yankees lose series 0–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Boxscore 1 October 13 Tigers 4–6 (12) Smyly (1–0) Phelps (0–1) 47,122 0–1 L1 2 October 14 Tigers 0–3 Sánchez (1–0) Kuroda (0–1) Coke (1) 47,082 0–2 L2 3 October 16 @ Tigers 1–2 Verlander (1–0) Hughes (0–1) Coke (2) 42,970 0–3 L3 — October 17 @ Tigers Game Postponed (rain) (rescheduled October 18) 4 October 18 @ Tigers 1–8 Scherzer (1–0) Sabathia (0–1) 42,477 0–4 L4

Phil Hughes won 16 games in 2012, his best since winning 18 in 2010 for New York.

Postseason

Division Series

Main article: 2012 American League Division Series

The Yankees took on the Baltimore Orioles in the Division Series.

Game 1, October 7

6:07 p.m. (EDT) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland (moved to 8:47 p.m. EDT due to rain delay)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	7	10	1
Baltimore	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	1
WP: CC Sabathia (1–0)   LP: Jim Johnson (0–1) Home runs: NYY: Russell Martin (1) BAL: None

The Yankees struck first in the first inning when Derek Jeter singled and Ichiro Suzuki doubled scoring Jeter for the game's first run, giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the 3rd inning Orioles outfielder Chris Davis singled, followed by a Lew Ford single, a Robert Andino sac fly, and a single by Nate McLouth gave the O's a 2-1 lead. Then in the top of the 4th the Yankees tied the game at 2 with a Mark Teixeira single with two men on. The game remained tied going into the ninth inning until a lead off home run by Russell Martin pushed the Yankees ahead 3-2. Singles by Raúl Ibañez, Derek Jeter, and Ichiro Suzuki all singled back-to-back-to-back scoring Ibañez giving the Yanks 4-2 lead. Canó doubled scoring Jeter and Suzuki. Nick Swisher hit a sac fly to score Cano, making the score 7-2. David Robertson came on to get the final out of the game, giving the Yankees the win and a one-game to nothing lead.

Game 2, October 8

8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland (moved to 8:47 p.m. EDT due to rain delay)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	2
Baltimore	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	X	3	7	2
Starting pitchers: NYY: Andy Pettitte (0–0) BAL: Wei-Yin Chen (0–0) --> WP: Wei-Yin Chen (1–0)   LP: Andy Pettitte (0–1)   Sv: Jim Johnson (1)

Game 3, October 10

7:37 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
New York	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	7	1
Starting pitchers: BAL: Miguel González (0–0) NYY: Hiroki Kuroda (0–0) --> WP: David Robertson (1–0)   LP: Brian Matusz (0–1) Home runs: BAL: Ryan Flaherty (1), Manny Machado (1) NYY: Raúl Ibañez 2 (2)

Raúl Ibañez would set history in the 2012 MLB postseason after playing a huge role in the Yankees' 2012 season with the injury to Brett Gardner.

Baltimore got on the board first with a Ryan Flaherty solo home run in the top of the third inning, giving the Orioles a 1–0 lead. In the bottom half of the inning, the Yankees got on the board with Russell Martin double followed by a Derek Jeter triple tying the game at 1. The game remained tied until the top of the fifth inning when a Manny Machado solo home run gave the Orioles a 2–1 lead. The score remained the same until the bottom of the ninth inning, when Yankees manager Joe Girardi pinch hit Raúl Ibañez for Alex Rodriguez. On the second pitch of the at bat, Ibañez crushed a home run into the right field bleachers to tie the game at 2. The score remained 2–2 going into the bottom of the 12th inning, until Ibañez came up to bat again crushing a walk-off home run into the upper deck in right field, giving the Yankees a 3–2 victory and a 2–1 lead in the series. Raúl Ibañez became the first player in Major League history to homer twice in a postseason game that he did not start.

Game 4, October 11

7:37 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	1
New York	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
Starting pitchers: BAL: Joe Saunders (0–0) NYY: Phil Hughes (0–0) --> WP: Pedro Strop (1–0)   LP: David Phelps (0–1)   Sv: Jim Johnson (2) Home runs: BAL: Nate McLouth (1) NYY: None

Game 5, October 12

5:07 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0
New York	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	5	0
Starting pitchers: BAL: Jason Hammel (0–0) NYY: CC Sabathia (1–0) --> WP: CC Sabathia (1–0)   LP: Jason Hammel (0–1) Home runs: BAL: None NYY: Curtis Granderson (1)

The Yankees clinched a trip to the ALCS for the third time in four years with a 3–1 win. CC Sabathia gave the Yankees his second big performance of the series, pitching a complete game, giving up one run on four hits while striking out nine. The only nervous moments came in the sixth, when a long fly ball by Nate McLouth just barely went foul and the eighth, when the Orioles loaded the bases with one out, but Sabathia got out of the jam by striking out McLouth and getting J. J. Hardy to ground out.

The Yankees scored first in the fifth, when Game 3 hero Raúl Ibañez singled to score Mark Teixeira. The Yankees tacked on some insurance in the sixth on an Ichiro Suzuki double and a Curtis Granderson home run in the seventh. It proved enough, as CC got Matt Wieters to ground out for the final out, sending the Yankees to a chance to play for the pennant versus the Detroit Tigers.

American League Championship Series

Main article: 2012 American League Championship Series

The Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers in the Championship Series.

Game 1

Saturday, October 13, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	6	15	1
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	11	0
Starting pitchers: DET: Doug Fister (0–0) NYY: Andy Pettitte (0–0) --> WP: Drew Smyly (1–0)   LP: David Phelps (0–1) Home runs: DET: Delmon Young (1) NYY: Ichiro Suzuki (1), Raúl Ibañez (1)

The Yankees managed to come back from a 4-0 deficit in the 9th inning to tie it. The rally culminated with a Raul Ibanez 2-run home run. However, the rally would stall there. Then, during extra innings, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter broke his left ankle while diving for a groundball in the 12th inning. The Yankees were already down 5-4 at that point, and the Yankees would later lose the game. The injury would haunt the Yankees for the rest of the series.

Game 2

Sunday, October 14, 2012 – 4:07 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	8	1
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Starting pitchers: DET: Aníbal Sánchez (0–0) NYY: Hiroki Kuroda (0–0) --> WP: Aníbal Sánchez (1–0)   LP: Hiroki Kuroda (0–1)   Sv: Phil Coke (1)

Game 3

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1
Detroit	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	X	2	7	0
Starting pitchers: NYY: Phil Hughes (0–0) DET: Justin Verlander (0–0) --> WP: Justin Verlander (1–0)   LP: Phil Hughes (0–1)   Sv: Phil Coke (2) Home runs: NYY: Eduardo Núñez (1) DET: Delmon Young (2)

Game 4

Thursday, October 18, 2012 – 4:07 p.m. (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, originally scheduled for Wednesday, October 17, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) and was postponed due to rain

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
Detroit	1	0	1	4	0	0	1	1	X	8	16	1
WP: Max Scherzer (1–0)   LP: CC Sabathia (0–1) Home runs: NYY: None DET: Miguel Cabrera (1), Jhonny Peralta 2 (2), Austin Jackson (1)

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Empire State Yankees	International League	Dave Miley
AA	Trenton Thunder	Eastern League	Tony Franklin
A	Tampa Yankees	Florida State League	Luis Sojo
A	Charleston RiverDogs	South Atlantic League	Carlos Mendoza
A-Short Season	Staten Island Yankees	New York–Penn League	Justin Pope
Rookie	GCL Yankees	Gulf Coast League	Tom Nieto

External links

• 2012 New York Yankees season
• 2012 New York Yankees season at Baseball Reference