September 19, 1998 New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 5
SEA 3 BAL 5
NYY 3 CHW 5
BOS 2 KCR 7
@CLE 6 DET 8
MIN 7
(10) TBD 7
TOR 5 OAK 8
@TEX 4 ATL 5
@ARI 0 CIN 7
@CHC 2 STL 7
@MIL 4 NYM 4
FLA 3 PHI 4
MON 3 PIT 7
HOU 1 SDP 4
COL 1 SFG 18
LAD 4

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 48,044

Saturday, September 19, 1998, 1:15
Time of Game: 3:04

Yankees

106-47

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  3    3 10  0
Orioles         2  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  X    5 13  0

W: S Ponson (8-8), L: D Cone (19-7), S: A Mills (2)

Orioles

78-76

Won 1

4th, 28½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                5   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .767   20    2   1   
D Jeter SS                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .324  .865   15    1   3   SB
P O'Neill RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .322  .895   11    3   1   GDP
B Williams CF                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .336 1.009   14    3   0   2B
T Martinez 1B                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .281  .856   13    7   0   HR,GDP
C Davis DH                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .291  .841    9    0   0   HR
D Strawberry LF               3   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .886   10    1   0   
  C Curtis PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .708         0   0   
  T Raines PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .774    1    0   0   
S Brosius 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .302  .844   11    0   2   
J Girardi C                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .282  .714   11    7   1   
  J Posada PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .842    3    0   0   

D Cone P                                                                 0   1
  D Holmes P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   3  10   3    2   6              118   24   9

BATTING

2B: B Williams (30, off A Rhodes).

HR: C Davis (3, off A Rhodes; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); T Martinez (26, off A Rhodes; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: C Davis 5; T Martinez 4; B Williams 3; S Brosius 2; D Jeter 2; J Girardi.

GIDP: T Martinez (16); P O'Neill (20).

RBI: T Martinez 2 (117); C Davis (8).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Jeter-T Martinez.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Jeter (30, 2nd base off S Ponson/C Hoiles).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Alomar 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .281  .765   13    4   3   
B Anderson CF                 4   2   2   0    0   0  .241  .789    8    3   0   2B
E Davis RF                    4   1   3   2    0   0  .325  .969   14    1   0   2B
  R Becker RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .687         0   0   
R Palmeiro DH                 3   0   2   2    1   1  .301  .966   19    0   0   
C Pickering 1B                4   1   1   1    0   0  .125  .625    9    7   0   HR,GDP
C Ripken 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .728   16    1   3   
B Surhoff LF                  4   0   2   0    0   2  .277  .766   15    3   0   CS
C Hoiles C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .820   16    6   0   SH
M Bordick SS                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .260  .739   15    2   3   2B

S Ponson P                                                               0   0
  A Rhodes P                                                             0   0
  A Mills P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   5  13   5    3   6              125   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Bordick (27, off D Holmes); E Davis (28, off D Cone); B Anderson (26, off D Cone).

HR: C Pickering (1, off D Cone; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SH: C Hoiles (5, off D Cone).

TB: E Davis 4; C Pickering 4; B Anderson 3; M Bordick 2; R Palmeiro 2; B Surhoff 2; C Hoiles; R Alomar.

GIDP: C Pickering (1).

RBI: E Davis 2 (84); R Palmeiro 2 (121); C Pickering (1).

2-out RBI: C Pickering.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Bordick-R Alomar-C Pickering; R Alomar-M Bordick-C Pickering.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Surhoff (7, 2nd base by D Cone/J Girardi).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Cone, L (19-7)               7    12   5   5    3   5   1   3.68   33  108-65   38·10·17    9· 7· 9· 0     35    -     0.59  -0.13
D Holmes                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.56    4   14-10    8· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    13   5   5    3   6   1          37  122-75   46·10·19   10· 8·10· 0           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Ponson, W (8-8)              7.1   6   0   0    2   5   0   5.10   29   88-58   36· 8·14    9·11· 2· 0     69    -     0.90   0.35
A Rhodes                       0.2   3   3   3    0   0   2   3.58    4   17-11    7· 2· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          1-0    0.44  -0.06
A Mills, S (2)                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.82    4   11-9     4· 1· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.53   0.08
Totals                         9    10   3   3    2   6   2          37  116-78   47·11·20   12·13· 4· 0          1-0

A Rhodes faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Ed Hickox.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 48,044.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Baltimore Orioles                    
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. R Alomar             2B 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. B Anderson           CF 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. E Davis              RF 
4. B Williams           CF    4. R Palmeiro           DH 
5. T Martinez           1B    5. C Pickering          1B 
6. C Davis              DH    6. C Ripken             3B 
7. D Strawberry         LF    7. B Surhoff            LF 
8. S Brosius            3B    8. C Hoiles             C  
9. J Girardi            C     9. M Bordick            SS 

   D Cone               P        S Ponson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  1    8%  67% B Anderson      D Cone          Single to CF (Line Drive); Alomar to 3B
   t 4   1  2-0  1--  2    6%  78% T Martinez      S Ponson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 5   0  0-2  -2-  3    6%  90% E Davis         D Cone          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Anderson Scores
   t 5   2  2-0  12-  6    6%  81% C Knoblauch     S Ponson        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   t 9   1  5-3  1--  3    5%  96% J Posada        A Mills         Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   54%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  P O'Neill       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  R Alomar        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  1   67%  B Anderson      Single to CF (Line Drive); Alomar to 3B
   R      1-3  4   72%  E Davis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Alomar Scores; Anderson to 2B
   RO     12-  1   76%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Anderson Scores; Davis to 3B; Palmeiro out at 2B/RF-2B
   O      --3  3   72%  C Pickering     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3  3   69%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   65%  B Williams      Walk
   O      1--  1   69%  T Martinez      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  3   72%  C Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   74%  D Strawberry    Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, David Cone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   72%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   71%  C Hoiles        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   70%  M Bordick       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Sidney Ponson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   73%  S Brosius       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  7   70%  J Girardi       Walk
   O      1--  1   73%  C Knoblauch     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   76%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   74%  R Alomar        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   73%  B Anderson      Flyball: CF
          ---  2   74%  E Davis         Single to C (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
          1--  7   75%  R Palmeiro      Walk; Davis to 2B
   O      12-  1   72%  C Pickering     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Sidney Ponson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   75%  P O'Neill       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  4   72%  B Williams      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS)
   OO     1--  2   78%  T Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, David Cone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   76%  C Ripken        Foul Popfly: C
          ---  1   78%  B Surhoff       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      75%  C Hoiles        Surhoff Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  4   76%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   77%  M Bordick       Walk; Hoiles to 2B
   O      12-  1   74%  R Alomar        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Sidney Ponson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   77%  C Davis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   79%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   78%  S Brosius       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   75%  J Girardi       Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Brosius to 2B
   O      12-  6   81%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, David Cone facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   85%  B Anderson      Double to RF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  3   90%  E Davis         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Anderson Scores
   R      -2-  6   94%  R Palmeiro      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Davis Scores
   OO     1--  2   91%  C Pickering     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   91%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 4.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Sidney Ponson facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   88%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      87%  P O'Neill       Jeter Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   90%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   93%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -2-  1   95%  T Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, David Cone facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   95%  B Surhoff       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   95%  C Hoiles        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Surhoff to 2B
          -2-  4   95%  M Bordick       Walk
   O      12-  6   94%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   94%  B Anderson      Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 4.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Sidney Ponson facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   91%  C Davis         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   93%  D Strawberry    Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   95%  S Brosius       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   97%  J Girardi       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, David Cone facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   96%  E Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   96%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   98%  C Pickering     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   98%  C Ripken        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 5.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-5, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   99%  C Knoblauch     Foul Flyball: RF
          ---  3   98%  D Jeter         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
                  Arthur Rhodes replaces Sidney Ponson pitching; Rich Becker replaces Eric Davis playing RF batting 3rd
   OO     1--  1   99%  P O'Neill       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Darren Holmes facing 7-8-9
                  Darren Holmes replaces David Cone pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   99%  C Hoiles        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   99%  M Bordick       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   99%  R Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 5.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-5, Arthur Rhodes facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   98%  B Williams      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   RR     -2-  9   96%  T Martinez      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Williams Scores
   R      ---  4   92%  C Davis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
                  Alan Mills replaces Arthur Rhodes pitching; Chad Curtis pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry batting 7th; Tim Raines pinch hits for Chad Curtis batting 7th
   O      ---  1   96%  T Raines        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   91%  S Brosius       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
                  Jorge Posada pinch hits for Joe Girardi batting 9th
   O      1--  3   96%  J Posada        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5  100%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B
        3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL199809190

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