document_title: Rainout (sports)

question_text: when does a baseball game get cancelled for rain

text: Rainout (sports)

text: Baseball[edit]

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text: Generally, Major League Baseball (MLB) teams will continue play in light to moderate rain but will suspend play if it is raining heavily or if there is standing water on the field.  Games can also be delayed or canceled for other forms of inclement weather, or if the field is found to be unfit for play, and for other unusual causes such as bee swarms.  Bee delays and cancellations have occurred in games such as the spring training game in 2005 that was canceled,[2] as well as the 2009 Houston Astros-San Diego Padres game that was delayed in the ninth inning.[3] However, rain is by far the most common cause for cancellations or stoppages of play. In case of rain out after the game has begun but before it is official, a rain check is issued; this dates to the 1870s, but did not become widespread until the 20th century.

text: Before a baseball game commences, unless it is the second game of a doubleheader, the manager of the home team is in charge of deciding whether or not the game should be delayed or canceled due to rain or other inclement weather (see Rule 3.10 of baseball's Official Rules).  Once the home team manager hands his lineup card to the umpire shortly before the game is to begin, the umpiring crew chief has sole discretion to decide if a game should be delayed or canceled (see Rule 3.10 and Rule 4.01 of the Official Rules).  This also applies to the second game of a doubleheader.  Umpires are required by rule to wait at least 30 minutes to see if conditions improve; this is referred to as a rain delay and is not counted as part of the length of the game listed in the box score.  In practice, umpires are encouraged to see that games are played if at all possible, and will most of the times wait as long as three hours before declaring a rainout.

text: If a game is rained out before play begins, it is rescheduled for a later date. If it has already begun and rain falls, several scenarios are used to determine the need to resume play:

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If a game has completed the top half of the 5th inning and the home team is ahead, the game can be deemed an official game. The home team is declared the winner, and the game officially counts in standings.
If a game has completed the bottom half of the 5th inning and either team is ahead, and in Minor League Baseball and college games if it is the final game of the series, the game can be deemed an official game. The leading team is declared the winner, and the game officially counts in standings.  However, if the game is rained out prior to the completion of an inning in which the visiting team scored one or more runs to take the lead, and the home team has not retaken the lead, the game is suspended, to be resumed at a later date.
If a game has completed the 5th inning, and the teams are tied, or in college and some Minor League Baseball games regardless of inning, and it is not the final game in the series (the first or second game in a three-game series, also regardless of inning), the game is considered suspended, and the resumption of the game is scheduled for a future date (usually the following day). The game picks up from where it left off. All games stopped for power outages after the 5th inning are considered suspended if it is not the final game in the series, regardless of the game's score.
In the Major League Baseball postseason, regardless of inning, all games stopped at any time for weather or power outages are considered suspended and continued from the point of stoppage when play resumes, no matter if the game has not reached the requirements above.[4] This rule was put into place as a result of Game 5 of the 2008 World Series, which was the first postseason game in history to be suspended and resumed from the point of suspension.  Prior to the 2009 postseason, a playoff game had to have at least five innings completed in order to be suspendable; a playoff game stopped prior to that point had to be started over.  An example was Game 1 of the 1982 National League Championship Series, which reached the top of the fifth inning, but had to be restarted from scratch the next day.
If none of the previous scenarios apply, the game cannot be deemed official.[which?] declares "No Game," and a make-up of the game is scheduled for a future date unless it is not feasible. The latter occurs mainly among the minor leagues and college due to travel schedules, and only in the major leagues among teams that have been declared mathematically eliminated from postseason play where no benefit in the standings would be derived. The statistics compiled during the rained out game are not counted.

text: The scheduling of make up dates generally follow these guidelines:

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If the game is postponed or suspended and both teams play each other the following day, then the game will be completed the next day as part of a doubleheader. Venue remains the same.
If the game is postponed or suspended and neither team has a game the following day, then the game will be made up the following day. Venue remains the same.
If the game is postponed or suspended, one or both teams play a different team the following day, and the teams meet again at the same venue later in the season, then the game will be rescheduled to a future series between the two teams at that venue, usually as part of a doubleheader. This mainly applies to division rivals.
If the game is postponed or suspended, one or both teams play a different team the following day, and the teams do not meet again at the same venue later in the season, then two options apply. Usually, the teams find a convenient shared open date to play the makeup game at the venue where the rainout occurred. In rare cases, if the teams play again later in the season, the game gets rescheduled to that series, usually as part of a doubleheader. For the makeup game, the team that would have hosted the game will wear their home jerseys even though the game is played at a different venue. This happened in 2013, when the Giants and the Reds met in a doubleheader at AT&T Park because a game between the two at Great American Ball Park got rained out and both teams had to play the following day.
If more than one game is postponed or suspended in a series, then the previous rules apply to each game separately.
If a makeup game must be postponed or suspended again, then the same doubleheader rules apply. This scenario is very uncommon.
In the Major League Baseball postseason, doubleheaders are prohibited under the current collective bargaining agreement. The game gets scheduled to a future date at the same venue. In some independent baseball leagues, postseason doubleheaders can happen, but are very uncommon.
If the teams are playing an international series and the game gets rained out, then the game will usually be made up at the neutral site as part of a doubleheader, but if that is not possible then the game gets rescheduled as part of a future series between the two at the designated home team's venue, usually as part of a doubleheader.
Triple headers are now prohibited under the current collective bargaining agreement, except when the first game is the conclusion of a game suspended from a prior date. This would only happen in the extremely rare case of the only remaining dates between teams being doubleheaders and no single games are left for the suspended game to precede. The last triple header occurred on October 1, 1920.[citation needed]

text: Domed stadiums[edit]

text: In areas that receive high amounts of rain or otherwise could be impacted by the weather, those teams have built stadiums with a roof to protect the field, first as a domed stadium, and more recently with a retractable roof. Despite this, the Houston Astros—who played at the Houston Astrodome for 35 years and currently play at the retractable roof-equipped Minute Maid Park, primarily to protect fans from the intense summer Texas heat—ironically had a rainout at the Astrodome on June 15, 1976 due to intense flooding in the Houston area. The game, against the Pittsburgh Pirates, was later made up at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh despite the Astros still having a home series against the Pirates later that season. Also, Miller Park that opened in Milwaukee on April 6, 2001 has a fan-style roof that opens and closes.[5]

text: Snow delay[edit]

text: Although rare, a delay caused by snow has been known to happen in baseball. This is usually the case in the early parts of the season that, although always starts after the spring equinox, is still within the traditional snow season in the Northern half of North America. In fact, the first ever game of the Toronto Blue Jays in 1977, although not delayed, was affected by a minor snowstorm. Although some areas of North America begin to receive snow in October, it is still too warm for snow to start accumulating, and with most teams done playing for the season by that point due to the MLB playoffs, is largely a non-issue anyway, and very rarely does the World Series extend into November—something that has only happened six times (2001 World Series, 2009 World Series, 2010 World Series, 2015 World Series, 2016 World Series and 2017 World Series).

text: In April 2007, snow storms in northern Ohio caused the Cleveland Indians to postpone their home opening series against the Seattle Mariners and forced the Indians to find a different location for their home series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. MLB took advantage of the roof at Miller Park (home of the Milwaukee Brewers) and moved the Indians-Angels series to Milwaukee. All seats were sold for $10 apiece, and attendance was 52,496 for the three games.[6] The Indians-Mariners games were eventually made up at various points in the season, including one game at Safeco Field during their regularly-scheduled series in Seattle as part of a doubleheader in which the Indians were the designated home team for the first game.

text: Motorsport[edit]

text: Some auto racing series do not compete in rain, especially series that race on paved oval tracks. The rain severely diminishes the traction between the slick tires and the surface. Other series, especially those that race on road courses such as Formula One and public roads as in rallying, use special treaded rain tires while the surface is wet but not in excessively heavy rain, standing water, or lightning (which is an automatic cessation of racing because of pit crew, race marshals, and safety). Dirt track racing can be run in a light rain as the vehicles have treaded tires. Rallying can be held in rain or snow.

text: IndyCar and NASCAR do not compete on a wet or moist surface at most oval tracks. They will not start an event unless the surface is dry. If the surface become wet during a race, the event is typically halted, and the cars are pulled off the track. Very light moisture may warrant only a temporary yellow caution period, while heavier rains usually require a red flag, stopped condition.

text: After the rain ceases, the sanctioning body will determine if the track surface can be dried within a reasonable time frame. The track is considered "lost" if rain thoroughly wets the surface, usually characterized by a dark look to the asphalt or concrete pavement. Track crews use jet dryers, which consist of modified jet engines, mounted upside down to allow the hot exhaust to pummel the surface. The hot exhaust acts to quickly evaporate the rainwater, and allow the surface to dry considerably quicker than normal conditions. Large scale wet-vacs are also sometimes used to supplement.

text: The safety car driver will work with race stewards on the proper decision on a red flag when rain falls.  In NASCAR, if the race start is delayed, officials may ask a more experienced driver to evaluate if a track is sufficiently dry by having the driver run medium-speed laps around the circuit to evaluate the dryness of the circuit.  He then reports the results to his crew chief, who sends a report to a NASCAR official.

text: In rain conditions, officials may start the race under the safety car, and wave the green after a few laps have been run under such conditions.  In that situation, all Safety Car laps count towards the race distance, but in IndyCar and NASCAR, only after both green and yellow are waved together (some laps may be run beforehand that do not count).  However, officials may only allow the laps to count if the green flag is the next flag to wave and not the red flag, and officials may discard all laps run if cars do not complete a lap under green flag conditions.  This procedure may be used by officials in an attempt to reach the race to official race status (halfway or three-fourths).

text: If rain does not subside, the sanctioning body has several options. Typically, the race is considered "official" if has completed at least one lap beyond the halfway point of the advertised distance (similar to baseball). If such is the case, the race is deemed complete, and a winner can be declared. In some cases, if the race has already gone beyond the halfway point (especially if it is very near the scheduled finish) when rain falls, and the weather forecast is for day-long rain, no attempt to complete the remainder of the race will be attempted. If a downpour occurs very near the end of the race, the officials, in fact, may use their authority to wave the checkered flag at that instant, and end the race immediately (such as during the 1975 Indianapolis 500). However, if the event is stopped any lap before the halfway point, the remainder of the event can be postponed to the following day (such as during the 1997 Indianapolis 500).

text: IndyCar and NASCAR both will use rain tires if they are at a road course.  However, if the rain is severe enough where standing water, visibility becomes an issue, or if lightning is detected within a 12 km radius of the circuit, the race will be stopped.  At the 2014 Honda Indy Toronto Race 1, IndyCar attempted to wave green and yellow together to start the race under the Safety Car.  After numerous incidents, IndyCar decided to abandon the race and wiped the slate clean for Sunday with two races. IndyCar also has cancelled qualifying at a circuit because of lightning, primarily as a safety issue with electronics, radio communications, teams on pit lane, race marshals, and spectators.

text: The code in USAC, NASCAR, and IndyCar states if fewer than half the laps are completed or if the race is unable to start, the event is resumed on a later date, usually the next day. With the introduction of lights at numerous oval tracks, the time frame for resuming a rain delayed race on the same day has been largely expanded. Some races stopped during the day for rain have seen the track dried, and the race completed later in the evening on the same day. Since the 2017 season, all NASCAR national series utilize a format in which races are divided into three or four stages, with a competition caution after each; a race is considered official following the conclusion of the second stage, which is typically positioned around two quarters of the scheduled distance.

text: Most road racing (except in the United States) does not use the 50 percent rule.  In the FIA Code, if severe rain forces the race to be interrupted, the regulations state if less than three laps were completed, the race is canceled and will not be made up.  Once a race is on its fourth green flag lap, the race is official, and only half points will be awarded until 75% of the race has been completed.

text: Famous events delayed by rain in motorsport[edit]

text: The 1976 Indianapolis 500 was the shortest Indianapolis 500 in history, one lap past official status, with 102 laps completed.

text: The 1976 Japanese Grand Prix was delayed because of rain. When the race eventually started, championship leader Niki Lauda pulled out because of the dangerous circuit allowing James Hunt to score enough points to win the F1 Drivers championship.

text: The 1992 Tooheys 1000 was drastically affected by rain, with the Dick Johnson Racing team leading the race on Lap 145 after a series of crashes at Forrest's Elbow.  However, as the Winfield Racing Nissan team was part of a crash on Lap 144 at the section, the rules ordered a countback to the 143rd lap when the race was called to rain.  The Nissan team was declared winner.

text: The MotoGP 2008 Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix was drastically affected by Hurricane Ike.  The 250cc (now 600cc Moto2) class race was cancelled because of heavy rains, while earlier in the days the races in the 125cc (now 250cc Moto3) and MotoGP classes were curtailed because of weather.

text: The 2009 Petit Le Mans in Braselton, Georgia, was an example of a rainout under the FIA Code, where only three completed laps are needed for an official race and less than half the race (184 of 394 laps).  The red flag waved after 184 laps at the 4:52 point of the race.  In endurance racing, the clock does not stop for red flags.  IMSA waited until 8 PM to declare the race official. While the race was 13 laps from official (500 miles), the clock had passed the five-hour mark when the race was called at 8 PM.[7]

text: At the Formula One's 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, a rainstorm was predicted to hit the half of the race, of 56 laps, however, at the start of the race the weather was sunny with large black clouds in the distance.  By lap 19 it began to rain as some drivers entered pit road for wet tyres as the rain was falling hard. By lap 28, the rain was torrential to the point officials called a caution, deploying the Safety Car, but still several cars were out due to spins or crash. The rain became worse and the race was red-flagged on lap 33. Once the rain had ceased, it was deemed too late and dark to continue and the race was stopped.  Some drivers and spectators protested the race organizer's decision but no action was taken.  The 2009 season was the first year that the FIA started the Asia and Australia races as late-afternoon starts where the sun would be setting during the race finish in order to maximise European television broadcasts.

text: In the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix of Formula One, rain before the race wet the circuit. 30 minutes into the race, a heavy rainstorm hit the circuit and the race was red-flagged, the rain didn't stop and the event was delayed for more than 2 hours, the race was finished for its 70 laps and was the longest race in Formula One history.  To prevent a repeat, FIA rules were changed so that a four-hour race clock starts when the cars start their warm-up lap.  The clock will not be stopped for any situation, effectively ending a race four hours after cars roll off—regardless of how far the race has finished.

text: The 2012 Daytona 500 was postponed by rain for the first time in history, as it was postponed 30 hours from 1 PM Sunday to 7 PM Monday.[8]

text: The 2013 6 Hours of Fuji in the FIA World Endurance Championship was effectively cancelled because of rain;  officials started the clock and ran laps under caution, hoping for conditions to improve;  after 17 laps, all under caution, the race was effectively cancelled, but under FIA rules, was an official race.  To prevent a repeat, FIA rules were changed to state the three completed laps rule to make a race official applied only to green flag laps.

text: The 2015 Petit Le Mans was shortened to 7 hours, 51 minutes after being under one weather delay earlier in the race;  after a safety car with slightly over two hours remaining, the race was abandoned after 179 laps because of weather conditions related to Hurricane Joaquin and related heavy rains in the Southeastern United States.

text: Cricket[edit]

text: In cricket, when part of a game is rained out causing a reduction in the number of overs batted by one or both teams then the number of runs accredited to either one or both teams may be revised.  A common method to recalculate the number of runs accredited to either team is the Duckworth–Lewis method.

text: Consequences in live broadcasting[edit]

text: In event of a rain delay, most television broadcasters run alternate programming (also known as "rain delay filler"), in place of the scheduled game or event. Depending on event, the alternate programming takes many forms, such as a movie, a rerun of a television program, interviews and analysis, highlights of the last event, or even another game or for networks such as ESPN and Fox Sports 1, "whiparound" coverage of other games from other regional sports networks (Fox Sports 1 also maintains a regularly scheduled program, MLB Whiparound). The delay continues until the weather is cleared up enough to resume the game, or if it comes to a point where it is not practical to resume it; in this case, it would become a "rain out".

text: In some cases, if the rain delay is in danger of interfering with the network's schedule that would follow after the game, they would often transfer coverage of the game to another station or channel, or show it later on via tape delay, depending on the organizational policy. For instance, with Sunday afternoon NASCAR events, a race on a broadcast network such as Fox or NBC would be moved to an alternate cable network such as Fox Sports 1 or NBCSN if the delay runs several hours, to allow those networks to present their primetime entertainment schedules, or later in NASCAR's season with NBC, allows contingency as NBC Sunday Night Football takes full contractual precedence over NASCAR events.

text: The Million Second Quiz was an example of a live broadcast of a game show that was filmed outdoors (it was filmed in an hourglass-shaped outdoor structure on top of a building with a flat roof). There was also an alternate indoor set where the non-primetime broadcasts took place. However, if inclement weather activity happened in the area where the show was filmed during primetime, the game show temporarily moved to its alternate set located inside the building. During the event, the clock did not stop for weather-related delays or other circumstances. The show was broadcast on NBC for only one season, after which it was canceled.

text: The 2011 NHL Winter Classic, which was scheduled to take place at 1 PM EST New Year's Day, ended up being delayed to 8 PM EST due to unusually warm weather in the Pittsburgh area, with rain impacting the game. Because the game was then moved to prime time, the game ended up having the unintended result of bringing in higher ratings for NBC in the United States, giving the NHL the highest ratings for a regular-season game since 1975.[9] Despite this, subsequent Winter Classics remain played in the early afternoon hours, as the game is purposefully scheduled at that time to avoid the College Football Playoff bowl games, mainly the Rose Bowl Game and Sugar Bowl most years.


document_title: List of New York Yankees seasons

question_text: when is the last time the yankees had a losing season

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text: List of New York Yankees seasons

text: Table key[edit]

text:
Legend for "Year by year" table below

Term
Meaning

ALCS
American League Championship Series

ALDS
American League Division Series

ALWC
American League Wild Card Game

ASGMVP
All-Star Game Most Valuable Player

CPOY
Comeback Player of the Year

CYA
Cy Young Award

Finish
Final position in league or division

GB
"Games back" from first-place team[a]

Losses
Number of regular season losses

MOY
Manager of the Year

MVP
Most Valuable Player

ROY
American League Rookie of the Year

Season
Each year is linked to an article about that particular MLB season

Wins
Number of regular season wins

WSMVP
World Series Most Valuable Player

Yankees season
Each year is linked to an article about that particular Yankees season

tag: table

text: Year by year[edit]

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World Series champions
(1903–present) †
American League champions
(1901–present)[b] *
Division champions
(1969–present) ^
Wild Card berth
(1994–present) ¤

text:
Win–loss records and final positions in league/division standings, by season, with playoff results and award winners

MLB season
Yankees season
League[11]
Division[11]
Finish[11]
Wins[11]
Losses[11]
Win%[11]
GB[11][c]
Playoffs[12]
Awards

1903
1903
AL
—
04 !4th
72
62
.537
17 !17
06 !—
—

1904
1904
AL
—
02 !2nd
92
59
.609
01½ !1½
06 !—
—

1905
1905
AL
—
06 !6th
71
78
.477
21½ !21½
06 !—
—

1906
1906
AL
—
02 !2nd
90
61
.596
03 !3
06 !—
—

1907
1907
AL
—
05 !5th
70
78
.473
21 !21
06 !—
—

1908
1908
AL
—
08 !8th
51
103
.331
39½ !39½
06 !—
—

1909
1909
AL
—
05 !5th
74
77
.490
23½ !23½
06 !—
—

1910
1910
AL
—
02 !2nd
88
63
.583
14½ !14½
06 !—
—

1911
1911
AL
—
06 !6th
76
76
.500
25½ !25½
06 !—
—

1912
1912
AL
—
08 !8th
50
102
.329
55 !55
06 !—
—

1913
1913
AL
—
07 !7th
57
94
.377
38 !38
06 !—
—

1914
1914
AL
—
06 !6th
70
84
.455
30 !30
06 !—
—

1915
1915
AL
—
05 !5th
69
83
.454
32½ !32½
06 !—
—

1916
1916
AL
—
04 !4th
80
74
.519
11 !11
06 !—
—

1917
1917
AL
—
06 !6th
71
82
.464
28½ !28½
06 !—
—

1918
1918
AL
—
04 !4th
60
63
.488
13½ !13½
06 !—
—

1919
1919
AL
—
03 !3rd
80
59
.576
07½ !7½
06 !—
—

1920
1920
AL
—
03 !3rd
95
59
.617
03 !3
06 !—
—

1921
1921
AL *
—
01 !1st
98
55
.641
00 !—
02 !Lost World Series to New York Giants, 5–3[13] *
—

1922
1922
AL *
—
01 !1st
94
60
.610
00 !—
02 !Lost World Series to New York Giants, 4–0–1[d][14] *
—

1923 †
1923
AL *
—
01 !1st
98
54
.645
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. New York Giants, 4–2[15] †
Babe Ruth (MVP)[16]

1924
1924
AL
—
02 !2nd
89
63
.586
02 !2
06 !—
—

1925
1925
AL
—
07 !7th
69
85
.448
28½ !28½
06 !—
—

1926
1926
AL *
—
01 !1st
91
63
.591
00 !—
02 !Lost World Series to St. Louis Cardinals, 4–3[17] *
—

1927 †
1927
AL *
—
01 !1st
110
44
.714
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 4–0[18] †
Lou Gehrig (MVP)[19]

1928 †
1928
AL *
—
01 !1st
101
53
.656
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 4–0[20] †
—

1929
1929
AL
—
02 !2nd
88
66
.571
18 !18
06 !—
—

1930
1930
AL
—
03 !3rd
86
68
.558
16 !16
06 !—
—

1931
1931
AL
—
02 !2nd
94
59
.614
13½ !13½
06 !—
—

1932 †
1932
AL *
—
01 !1st
107
47
.695
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. Chicago Cubs, 4–0[e][21] †
—

1933
1933
AL
—
02 !2nd
91
59
.607
07 !7
06 !—
—

1934
1934
AL
—
02 !2nd
94
60
.610
07 !7
06 !—
—

1935
1935
AL
—
02 !2nd
89
60
.597
03 !3
06 !—
—

1936 †
1936
AL *
—
01 !1st
102
51
.667
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. New York Giants, 4–2[22] †
Lou Gehrig (MVP)[23]

1937 †
1937
AL *
—
01 !1st
102
52
.662
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. New York Giants, 4–1[24] †
—

1938 †
1938
AL *
—
01 !1st
99
53
.651
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. Chicago Cubs, 4–0[25] †
—

1939 †
1939
AL *
—
01 !1st
106
45
.702
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. Cincinnati Reds, 4–0[26] †
Joe DiMaggio (MVP)[23]

1940
1940
AL
—
03 !3rd
88
66
.571
02 !2
06 !—
—

1941 †
1941
AL *
—
01 !1st
101
53
.656
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, 4–1[27] †
Joe DiMaggio (MVP)[23]

1942
1942
AL *
—
01 !1st
103
51
.669
00 !—
02 !Lost World Series to St. Louis Cardinals, 4–1[28] *
Joe Gordon (MVP)[23]

1943 †
1943
AL *
—
01 !1st
98
56
.636
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 4–1[29] †
Spud Chandler (MVP)[23]

1944
1944
AL
—
03 !3rd
83
71
.539
06 !6
06 !—
—

1945
1945
AL
—
04 !4th
81
71
.533
06 !6½
06 !—
—

1946
1946
AL
—
03 !3rd
87
67
.565
17 !17
06 !—
—

1947 †
1947
AL *
—
01 !1st
97
57
.630
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, 4–3[30] †
Joe DiMaggio (MVP)[23]

1948
1948
AL
—
03 !3rd
94
60
.610
02½ !2½
06 !—
—

1949 †
1949
AL *
—
01 !1st
97
57
.630
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, 4–1[31] †
—

1950 †
1950
AL *
—
01 !1st
98
56
.636
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. Philadelphia Phillies, 4–0[32] †
Phil Rizzuto (MVP)[23]

1951 †
1951
AL *
—
01 !1st
98
56
.636
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. New York Giants, 4–2[33] †
Yogi Berra (MVP)[23]
Gil McDougald (ROY)[34]

1952 †
1952
AL *
—
01 !1st
95
59
.617
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, 4–3[35] †
—

1953 †
1953
AL *
—
01 !1st
99
52
.656
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, 4–2[36] †
—

1954
1954
AL
—
02 !2nd
103
51
.669
08 !8
06 !—
Yogi Berra (MVP)[23]
Bob Grim (ROY)[34]

1955
1955
AL *
—
01 !1st
96
58
.623
00 !—
02 !Lost World Series to Brooklyn Dodgers, 4–3[37] *
Yogi Berra (MVP)[23]

1956 †
1956
AL *
—
01 !1st
97
57
.630
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, 4–3[f][38] †
Mickey Mantle (MVP)[23]
Don Larsen (WSMVP)[39]

1957
1957
AL *
—
01 !1st
98
56
.636
00 !—
02 !Lost World Series to Milwaukee Braves, 4–3[40] *
Mickey Mantle (MVP)[23]
Tony Kubek (ROY)[34]

1958 †
1958
AL *
—
01 !1st
92
62
.597
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. Milwaukee Braves, 4–3[41] †
Bob Turley (CYA, WSMVP)[39][42]

1959
1959
AL
—
03 !3rd
79
75
.513
15 !15
06 !—
—

1960
1960
AL *
—
01 !1st
97
57
.630
00 !—
02 !Lost World Series to Pittsburgh Pirates, 4–3[43] *
Roger Maris (MVP)[23]
Bobby Richardson (WSMVP)[39]

1961 †
1961
AL *
—
01 !1st
109
53
.673
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. Cincinnati Reds, 4–1[44] †
Roger Maris (MVP)[23]
Whitey Ford (CYA, WSMVP)[39][42]

1962 †
1962
AL *
—
01 !1st
96
66
.593
00 !—
01 !Won World Series vs. San Francisco Giants, 4–3[45] †
Mickey Mantle (MVP)[23]
Tom Tresh (ROY)[34]
Ralph Terry (WSMVP)[39]

1963
1963
AL *
—
01 !1st
104
57
.646
00 !—
02 !Lost World Series to Los Angeles Dodgers, 4–0[46] *
Elston Howard (MVP)[23]

1964
1964
AL *
—
01 !1st
99
63
.611
00 !—
02 !Lost World Series to St. Louis Cardinals, 4–3[47] *
—

1965
1965
AL
—
06 !6th
77
85
.475
25 !25
06 !—
—

1966
1966
AL
—
10 !10th
70
89
.440
26½ !26½
06 !—
—

1967
1967
AL
—
09 !9th
72
90
.444
20 !20
06 !—
—

1968
1968
AL
—
05 !5th
83
79
.512
20 !20
06 !—
Stan Bahnsen (ROY)[34]

1969
1969
AL
East[g]
05 !5th
80
81
.497
28½ !28½
06 !—
—

1970
1970
AL
East
02 !2nd
93
69
.574
15 !15
06 !—
Thurman Munson (ROY)[34]

1971
1971
AL
East
04 !4th
82
80
.506
21 !21
06 !—
—

1972[h]
1972
AL
East
04 !4th
79
76
.510
06½ !6½
06 !—
—

1973
1973
AL
East
04 !4th
80
82
.494
17 !17
06 !—
—

1974
1974
AL
East
02 !2nd
89
73
.549
02 !2
06 !—
—

1975
1975
AL
East
03 !3rd
83
77
.519
12 !12
06 !—
—

1976
1976
AL *
East ^
01 !1st
97
62
.610
00 !—
02 !Won ALCS vs. Kansas City Royals, 3–2
Lost World Series to Cincinnati Reds, 4–0[48] *
Thurman Munson (MVP)[23]
Dock Ellis (CPOY)[49]

1977 †
1977
AL *
East ^
01 !1st
100
62
.617
00 !—
01 !Won ALCS vs. Kansas City Royals, 3–2
Won World Series vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 4–2[50] †
Sparky Lyle (CYA)[42]
Reggie Jackson (WSMVP)[39]

1978 †
1978
AL *
East ^
01 !1st[i]
100
63
.613
00 !—
01 !Won ALCS vs. Kansas City Royals, 3–1
Won World Series vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 4–2[51] †
Ron Guidry (CYA)[42]
Bucky Dent (WSMVP)[39]

1979
1979
AL
East
04 !4th
89
71
.556
13½ !13½
06 !—
—

1980
1980
AL
East ^
01 !1st
103
59
.636
00 !—
03 !Lost ALCS to Kansas City Royals, 3–0[52]
—

1981[j]
1981
AL *
East ^
01 !1st
34
22
.607
00 !—
02 !Won ALDS vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 3–2
Won ALCS vs. Oakland Athletics, 3–0
Lost World Series to Los Angeles Dodgers, 4–2[53] *
Dave Righetti (ROY)[34]

06 !6th
25
26
.490
05 !5

1982
1982
AL
East
05 !5th
79
83
.488
16 !16
06 !—
—

1983
1983
AL
East
03 !3rd
91
71
.562
07 !7
06 !—
—

1984
1984
AL
East
03 !3rd
87
75
.537
17 !17
06 !—
—

1985
1985
AL
East
02 !2nd
97
64
.602
02 !2
06 !—
Don Mattingly (MVP)[23]

1986
1986
AL
East
02 !2nd
90
72
.556
05½ !5½
06 !—
—

1987
1987
AL
East
04 !4th
89
73
.549
09 !9
06 !—
—

1988
1988
AL
East
05 !5th
85
76
.528
03½ !3½
06 !—
—

1989
1989
AL
East
05 !5th
74
87
.460
14½ !14½
06 !—
—

1990
1990
AL
East
07 !7th
67
95
.414
21 !21
06 !—
—

1991
1991
AL
East
05 !5th
71
91
.438
20 !20
06 !—
—

1992
1992
AL
East
04 !4th
76
86
.469
20 !20
06 !—
—

1993
1993
AL
East
02 !2nd
88
74
.543
07 !7
06 !—
—

1994[k]
1994
AL
East
01 !1st
70
43
.619
00 !—
06 !—
Buck Showalter (MOY)[54]

1995[l]
1995
AL
East
02 !2nd ¤
79
65
.549
07 !7
04 !Lost ALDS to Seattle Mariners, 3–2[55]
—

1996 †
1996
AL *
East ^
01 !1st
92
70
.568
00 !—
01 !Won ALDS vs. Texas Rangers, 3–1
Won ALCS vs. Baltimore Orioles, 4–1
Won World Series vs. Atlanta Braves, 4–2[56] †
Derek Jeter (ROY)[34]
Joe Torre (MOY)[54]
John Wetteland (WSMVP)[39]

1997
1997
AL
East
02 !2nd ¤
96
66
.593
02 !2
04 !Lost ALDS to Cleveland Indians, 3–2[57]
—

1998 †
1998
AL *
East ^
01 !1st
114
48
.704
00 !—
01 !Won ALDS vs. Texas Rangers, 3–0
Won ALCS vs. Cleveland Indians, 4–2
Won World Series vs. San Diego Padres, 4–0[58] †
Joe Torre (MOY)[54]
Scott Brosius (WSMVP)[39]

1999 †
1999
AL *
East ^
01 !1st
98
64
.605
00 !—
01 !Won ALDS vs. Texas Rangers, 3–0
Won ALCS vs. Boston Red Sox, 4–1
Won World Series vs. Atlanta Braves, 4–0[59] †
Mariano Rivera (WSMVP)[39]

2000 †
2000
AL *
East ^
01 !1st
87
74
.540
00 !—
01 !Won ALDS vs. Oakland Athletics, 3–2
Won ALCS vs. Seattle Mariners, 4–2
Won World Series vs. New York Mets, 4–1[60] †
Derek Jeter (ASGMVP, WSMVP)[39][61]

2001
2001
AL *
East ^
01 !1st
95
65
.594
00 !—
02 !Won ALDS vs. Oakland Athletics, 3–2
Won ALCS vs. Seattle Mariners, 4–1
Lost World Series to Arizona Diamondbacks, 4–3[62] *
Roger Clemens (CYA)[42]

2002
2002
AL
East ^
01 !1st
103
58
.640
00 !—
04 !Lost ALDS to Anaheim Angels, 3–1[63]
—

2003
2003
AL *
East ^
01 !1st
101
61
.623
00 !—
02 !Won ALDS vs. Minnesota Twins, 3–1
Won ALCS vs. Boston Red Sox, 4–3
Lost World Series to Florida Marlins, 4–2[64] *
—

2004
2004
AL
East ^
01 !1st
101
61
.623
00 !—
03 !Won ALDS vs. Minnesota Twins, 3–1
Lost ALCS to Boston Red Sox, 4–3[65]
—

2005
2005
AL
East ^
01 !1st[m]
95
67
.586
00 !—
04 !Lost ALDS to Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 3–2[66]
Alex Rodriguez (MVP)[23]
Jason Giambi (CPOY)[67]

2006
2006
AL
East ^
01 !1st
97
65
.599
00 !—
04 !Lost ALDS to Detroit Tigers, 3–1[68]
—

2007
2007
AL
East
02 !2nd ¤
94
68
.580
02 !2
04 !Lost ALDS to Cleveland Indians, 3–1[69]
Alex Rodriguez (MVP)[23]

2008
2008
AL
East
03 !3rd
89
73
.549
08 !8
06 !—
—

2009 †
2009
AL *
East ^
01 !1st
103
59
.636
00 !—
01 !Won ALDS vs. Minnesota Twins, 3–0
Won ALCS vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 4–2
Won World Series vs. Philadelphia Phillies, 4–2[70] †
Hideki Matsui (WSMVP)[39]

2010
2010
AL
East
02 !2nd ¤
95
67
.586
01 !1
03 !Won ALDS vs. Minnesota Twins, 3–0
Lost ALCS to Texas Rangers, 4–2
—

2011
2011
AL
East ^
01 !1st
97
65
.599
00 !—
04 !Lost ALDS to Detroit Tigers, 3–2
—

2012
2012
AL
East ^
01 !1st
95
67
.586
00 !—
03 !Won ALDS vs. Baltimore Orioles, 3–2
Lost ALCS to Detroit Tigers, 4–0
—

2013
2013
AL
East
03 !3rd[n]
85
77
.525
12 !12
06 !—
Mariano Rivera (ASGMVP, CPOY)[61][71]

2014
2014
AL
East
02 !2nd
84
78
.519
12 !12
06 !—
—

2015
2015
AL
East
02 !2nd ¤
87
75
.537
06 !6
05 !Lost ALWC to Houston Astros
—

2016
2016
AL
East
04 !4th
84
78
.519
09 !9
06 !—
—

2017
2017
AL
East
02 !2nd ¤
91
71
.562
02 !2
03 !Won ALWC vs. Minnesota Twins
Won ALDS vs. Cleveland Indians, 3–2
Lost ALCS to Houston Astros, 4–3
Aaron Judge (ROY)[34]

text: These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's New York Yankees History & Encyclopedia,[11] except where noted, and are current as of October 22, 2017.

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text: Record by decade[edit]

text: The following table describes the Yankees' MLB win–loss record by decade.

text:
Decade
Wins
Losses
Pct

1900s
520
518
.501

1910s
701
780
.473

1920s
933
602
.608

1930s
970
554
.636

1940s
929
609
.604

1950s
955
582
.621

1960s
887
720
.552

1970s
892
715
.555

1980s
854
708
.547

1990s
851
702
.548

2000s
965
651
.597

2010s
718
578
.554

All-time
10175
7719
.569

text: These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's New York Yankees History & Encyclopedia,[11] and are current as of October 22, 2017.

text: All-time records[edit]

text:
Statistic
Wins
Losses
Win%

All-time regular season record
10,175
7,719
.569

All-time postseason record
230
161
.588

All-time regular and postseason record
10,405
7,880
.569

text: Notes[edit]

text:
a This is determined by calculating the difference in wins plus the difference in losses divided by two.
b For lists of all American League pennant winners, see American League pennant winners 1901–68 and American League Championship Series.
c Half-game increments are possible because games can be cancelled due to rain. If a postponed game is the last of the season between two teams in one of their stadiums, it may not be made up if it does not affect the playoff race.[72]
d The second game of the series ended after 10 innings due to darkness, with the score tied 2–2.[73]
e During Game 3 of this series, Babe Ruth hit his called shot, a home run into the center field bleachers of Wrigley Field.[74]
f Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history in Game 5.[75]
g In 1969, the American League split into East and West divisions.[76]
h The 1972 Major League Baseball strike forced the cancellation of the Yankees' first seven games of the season.[77]
i The Yankees finished the season tied for first with the Boston Red Sox. New York defeated the Red Sox 5–4 in a one-game playoff to clinch the division title. The game is best remembered for Bucky Dent's three-run home run in the seventh inning, which gave the Yankees a 3–2 lead.[78]
j The 1981 Major League Baseball strike caused the season to be split into two halves. The Yankees were given a berth in an expanded playoff tournament because they led the American League East when the strike began. The Milwaukee Brewers finished the second half in first place to earn the division's other playoff berth.[79]
k The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, which started on August 12, 1994, led to the cancellation of the playoffs and World Series.[80] As a result of the abbreviated season, MLB did not officially award division championships.[81] The Yankees led the American League East, and held the best record in the American League, at the time of the strike,[82]
l The 1994–95 MLB strike lasted until April 2, 1995, causing the shortening of the 1995 season to 144 games.[77]
m The Yankees finished the season tied for first with the Boston Red Sox, but were awarded the division title because they won the season series with the Red Sox.[83]
n The Yankees finished the season tied for third with the Baltimore Orioles.[84]

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document_title: Hershey's Kisses

question_text: what are the flags on hershey kisses called

text: Hershey's Kisses

text: History[edit]

text: The Hershey Kisses were first introduced in 1907. At first, the Hershey Kisses were wrapped by hand, but in 1921, a machine was made so the Kisses would be wrapped automatically. Brothers Walter, Howard and Raymond Phillippy made improvements, such as devices to reject misshapen Kisses and position unwrapped candies upright.  This is also when the plume was added.

text: In 1924, Milton S. Hershey received a registered trademark for the plume. During 1942, production of Hershey Kisses was briefly interrupted due to the rationing of aluminum foil. Instead, the machines were used to create chocolate paste for the soldiers in World War II. In 1976, the Kiss received a registered trademark for the foil wrapper

text: Kisses are one of the most popular brands of candies in the US. In 1989, the chocolate drops were the 5th most popular chocolate brand in the United States, spawning sales that topped $400 million. More than 60 million Hershey's Kisses chocolates are produced each day at the company's two factories. Today's Kisses brand chocolates use Hershey's original milk chocolate formula.

text: In 2005 Hershey's Kissables were introduced as a smaller sized, candy coated version of Kisses chocolates. They were discontinued in 2009.

text: Kisses Brand varieties[edit]

text: Though originally made of solely milk chocolate, many variations of the Kisses brand of chocolates and candies have since been introduced. Hershey introduces and discontinues new flavors constantly. As of January 2013, some of the flavors available throughout the year include:[1]

text: United States and Canada[edit]

text:
Milk Chocolate
Milk Chocolate with almond
Caramel-filled
Special Dark mildly sweet chocolates (dark chocolate)
Cherry cordial
Mint Truffle
Milk Chocolate with macadamia nuts (only in Hawaii and company store in Hershey, PA)
Candy cane (peppermint flavored white chocolate with red nonpareils)
Hugs (white chocolate with strips of milk chocolate hugged with solid milk chocolate inside)
Pumpkin spice
Coconut cream
Air Delight (aerated Milk Chocolate)
Birthday cake (candy with colored cookies and birthday cake flavor)
Kisses Deluxe (Hazelnut center)
Carrot Cake (cream cheese frosting center with carrot cake flavored white chocolate)

text: International[edit]

text:
Hazelnut (May only be found in Asian markets)
Green Tea (May only be found in Asian markets)
Creamy Milk Chocolate (found in Europe)
Creamy Milk Chocolate with Almonds (found in Europe)
Milk Chocolate (Found Everywhere but not in Ireland)
Cookies and Creme (white chocolate with oreo-like cookie bits)

text: Limited time only[edit]

text:
Chocolate Mint
Double Fudge (fudge flavored chocolate, called "ice cream" flavored kisses - not same as double chocolate fudge)
Double Chocolate Fudge (dark on bottom, milk chocolate on top - may be the same as "double chocolate")
Double Chocolate (dark and milk chocolate - called kisses "layers" - may be the same as "double chocolate fudge")
Milk Chocolate and vanilla (white on top, milk on bottom -called kisses "layers")
Dulce de Leche (white chocolate caramel filled)
Dark Chocolate Cherry Cordial Crème Filled
Strawberry Crème (white chocolate strawberry flavored-no filling. Originally called "ice cream" flavored kisses)
Orange Crème (white chocolate orange flavored-no filling)
Coconut Crème (milk chocolate with coconut crème filling)
Dark Chocolate with Almonds
Extra Creamy with Toffee & Almond
Chocolate Truffle (chocolate "truffle" filling wrapped in dark chocolate)
Candy Cane (peppermint flavored white chocolate with crunchy nonpareils)
Special Dark Macadamia Nut [Mauna Loa]
Milk Chocolate Macadamia Nut
Special Dark Espresso -flavored
Special Dark Coffee -flavored
Caramel Crème (white chocolate caramel flavored)
Crunchy Caramel Crème (white chocolate caramel flavored with crunchy candy bits)
Dark Chocolate Raspberry -flavored
Dark Chocolate Strawberry -flavored
Dark Chocolate Orange -flavored
Extra Creamy
Neapolitan (white, pink, chocolate)
Confetti (white chocolate with small candy sprinkles)
Chocolate Malt Crunch (malt flavored milk chocolate with crunchy candy bits)
Vanilla Crème (milk chocolate with a white vanilla flavored crème filling)
Candy Corn (white chocolate)
New York Cheesecake (extra creamy milk chocolate with cheesecake flavored crème filling)
Toffee flavored Crunch (extra creamy toffee flavored milk chocolate with crunchy nonpareils)
Hot Cocoa Crème (milk chocolate with hot cocoa crème filling)
Mint Truffle (dark chocolate filled with a green "peppermint pattie" flavored mint crème)
Chocolate Marshmallow (milk chocolate made to taste like marshmallow)
Trio (milk and dark chocolates drizzled with white crème)
Champagne Truffle (champagne flavored chocolate "truffle" filling wrapped in dark chocolate- sold in plastic champagne bottle)
Crème de Menthe (filled and wrapped in dark chocolate –may be same as Mint Truffle)
Lemon Crème (white chocolate lemon flavored – no filling)
Vanilla Yogurt Crème (milk chocolate vanilla yogurt crème filling)
Cookies n' Crème (white chocolate with crunchy nonpareils) –not same bits as in Europe
Milk Chocolate filled with Marshmallow Crème
Pumpkin Spice (chocolate-like candy filled will pumpkin pie flavored filling).
Caramel Apple (milk chocolate filled with apple flavored caramel).
Milk Chocolate filled with Strawberry Crème
Chocolate Meltaway (Milk Chocolate with velvety smooth chocolate center)
Irish Crème (Milk Chocolate filled with Irish crème)
Milk Chocolate filled with Buttercrème
Carrot Cake
Hugs with Almonds
White Cookie Cupcake
Coconut Almond (coconut flavored creme with almond)Part of Flavor of Hawaii
Pineapple Coconut (Pineapple coconut flavored creme) Part of Flavor of Hawaii

text: Wrapper varieties[edit]

text:
Hershey's Kisses chocolates were originally wrapped in silver-colored foil, and were only available in this single color for decades.  1962 marked the first year that Kisses chocolates were available in different colored foil wrappers: red, green, and silver-wrapped candies were manufactured to coincide with the Christmas season. This idea was the suggestion of John Figi, owner of Figi’s “Gifts in Good Taste” - a mail order food gifts company based in Marshfield, Wisconsin. The green and red colored wrapped chocolates were featured for the first time in the Figi’s Christmas catalogue.
In 1968, pastel blue, pink, and green wrappers were introduced for Easter, and in 1986, Valentine's Day-themed wrappers of red and silver were introduced. Xs and Os have also appeared on pink and red wrappers as well as little red hearts on silver wrappers for Valentine’s Day. "Fall Harvest" colors were introduced in 1991. Independence Day has silver with red stripes and blue-starred wrappers. Pink wrappers with "ribbons" on them to support breast cancer research have also appeared. Camouflage wrappers are also available, primarily on military bases. Kisses Dark Chocolates come in a deep purple wrapper.  The Halloween themed Kisses Candy Corn candies come in a wrapper whose colors imitate the color of a candy corn with yellow, white and orange stripes swirling around the candy. In 2016 four limited Holiday wrapper varieties were released: Santa hats, Kissmas sweaters that resemble knit Christmas sweaters, Kissmas Trees with plumes that read Fa La La, and Kissmas Presents with plumes that read from me to you. The Christmas themed Kisses Candy Cane candies also come in a wrapper whose colors imitate the color pattern (red stripes and white chocolate). The original silver (for regular) and gold (for Almonds) wrappers are available year-round.

text: Hershey is introducing new pastel-colored wrappers with white polka dots for the upcoming Easter season. This created controversy within the organization because many workers and environmentalists have requested a more environmentally-friendly packaging, which would have eliminated the aluminum wrapping and replaced it with biodegradable materials. This was supposed to be rolled out on April 1, 2009.[citation needed]

text: Paper plume[edit]

text: In addition to the standard "Kisses®" paper plume and the special variety plumes (such as "cheesecake"), special messages have been available for various occasions, including:

text: Seasonal[edit]

text:
friends all the time
Happy halloween
Happy Holidays
Hugs forever
Love You to the moon and back
Merry Christmas and a happy new year

text: Packaging varieties[edit]

text: Chinese New Year Gift Box - contains gold and red wrapped kisses

text: Advertising[edit]

text: "Christmas Bells" is a commercial in which Hershey's Kisses, fashioned as a handbell choir, perform the Christmas carol "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". It premiered in 1989 and has run each holiday season since in the United States; it is the longest-running television commercial for the Hershey brand.[2]

text: Additives[edit]

text: Hershey's Kisses Hugs and Hershey's Kisses Cookies 'N' Creme are made with the ingredient PGPR (Polyglycerol polyricinoleate, E476),[3] which is used as a cheaper replacement for cocoa butter.[4]