September 7, 1998 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
NYY 3 CHW 7
DET 5 SEA 11
BAL 1 TEX 6
MIN 0 TOR 15
CLE 1 ARI 4
LAD 2 COL 15
FLA 10 HOU 1
CIN 0 NYM 8
ATL 7 MIL 6
@PIT 3 SFG 5
@SDP 4 STL 3
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,106

Monday, September 7, 1998, 7:29
Time of Game: 2:46

Yankees

100-41

Lost 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    3  6  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   3  1  X    4  6  0

W: G Swindell (5-5), L: D Wells (17-3), S: T Gordon (39)

Red Sox

82-60

Won 1

2nd, 18½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .261  .763   10    1   3   2B,GDP
D Jeter SS                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .334  .883   11    1   0   SB
B Williams CF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .344 1.024   20    2   0   
C Davis DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .306  .933   16    0   0   
  H Bush PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .788         0   0   
J Posada C                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .273  .855   16   10   0   2B
C Curtis LF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .715   16    2   0   
  T Raines PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .771    3    0   0   
S Spencer RF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .343 1.082   13    0   0   
  P O'Neill PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .317  .870    3    0   0   
S Brosius 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .295  .835   18    0   2   2B,GDP
L Sojo 1B                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .231  .523   12    7   1   GDP

D Wells P                                                                1   2
Totals                       30   3   6   3    5   4              138   24   8

BATTING

2B: C Knoblauch (23, off S Avery); S Brosius (29, off S Avery); J Posada (21, off S Avery).

TB: S Brosius 2; J Posada 2; C Knoblauch 2; L Sojo; D Jeter; S Spencer.

GIDP: C Knoblauch (11); S Brosius (3); L Sojo (5).

RBI: J Posada (58); L Sojo (11); D Jeter (75).

2-out RBI: J Posada.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Brosius-C Knoblauch-L Sojo.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Jeter (27, 3rd base off S Avery/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lewis CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .262  .696   17    1   0   
J Valentin 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .259  .805   16    0   3   HR
M Vaughn 1B                   3   1   1   0    0   2  .330  .987   17   15   0   HBP
N Garciaparra SS              3   1   1   0    0   0  .320  .938    7    4   8   GDP
M Stanley DH                  3   1   1   1    0   1  .259  .864   17    0   0   2B
T O'Leary LF                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .269  .792    6    0   0   
J Varitek C                   3   0   2   1    0   1  .253  .699    8    4   0   2B
D Bragg RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .818    8    2   0   
M Benjamin 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .281  .705   10    1   4   

S Avery P                                                                0   1
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
  G Swindell P                                                           0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   4   6   4    0  10              106   27  16

BATTING

2B: J Varitek (11, off D Wells); M Stanley (24, off D Wells).

HR: J Valentin (20, off D Wells; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

HBP: M Vaughn (8, by D Wells).

TB: J Valentin 4; J Varitek 3; M Stanley 2; N Garciaparra; M Vaughn.

GIDP: N Garciaparra (17).

RBI: M Stanley (77); J Varitek (26); J Valentin (61); T O'Leary (78).

2-out RBI: J Varitek; J Valentin.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. N Garciaparra-M Vaughn; N Garciaparra-M Benjamin-M Vaughn; M Benjamin-N Garciaparra-M Vaughn.

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 Wells, L (17-3)              8     6   4   4    0  10   1   3.27   30  106-76   42·15·19    7· 6· 6· 0     64    -     1.22  -0.20
Totals                         8     6   4   4    0  10   1          30  106-76   42·15·19    7· 6· 6· 0           -

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Avery                        7     6   3   3    3   1   0   5.15   27   98-58   33· 7·18   16· 4· 3· 0     51    -     0.70   0.00
D Eckersley                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.76    2    4-3     2· 1· 0    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.65   0.09
G Swindell, W (5-5)            0.1   0   0   0    2   1   0   3.63    3   19-10    6· 0· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.12   0.03
T Gordon, S (39)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.58    3   10-8     2· 3· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.18
Totals                         9     6   3   3    5   4   0          35  131-79   43·11·25   17· 4· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Avery (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Wells (1; M Vaughn).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 32,106.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 9mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. D Lewis              CF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. J Valentin           3B 
3. B Williams           CF    3. M Vaughn             1B 
4. C Davis              DH    4. N Garciaparra        SS 
5. J Posada             C     5. M Stanley            DH 
6. C Curtis             LF    6. T O'Leary            LF 
7. S Spencer            RF    7. J Varitek            C  
8. S Brosius            3B    8. D Bragg              RF 
9. L Sojo               1B    9. M Benjamin           2B 

   D Wells              P        S Avery              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  3-3  ---  2   30%  83% J Valentin      D Wells         Home Run (Line Drive)
   b 7   2  3-2  --3  1   21%  56% J Varitek       D Wells         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Stanley Scores
   b 7   1  3-0  12-  8   19%  39% M Stanley       D Wells         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Vaughn Scores; Garciaparra to 3B
   t 8   2  3-3  12-  6    9%  62% J Posada        G Swindell      Strikeout Swinging
   t 1   2  0-1  --3  3   -8%  34% J Posada        S Avery         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Jeter Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   44%  C Knoblauch     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  4   38%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Knoblauch Scores
          1--      36%  B Williams      Wild Pitch; Jeter to 2B
   O      -2-  5   40%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      37%  C Davis         Jeter Steals 3B
   O      --3  4   42%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      --3  3   34%  J Posada        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Jeter Scores
   O      -2-  5   37%  C Curtis        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   34%  D Lewis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   33%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   31%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Avery facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   33%  S Spencer       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   31%  S Brosius       Walk
   OO     1--  3   36%  L Sojo          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   33%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   31%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   30%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   32%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   33%  D Jeter         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   35%  B Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   39%  J Varitek       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      1--  2   36%  D Bragg         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Varitek to 2B
   O      -2-  5   32%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   28%  D Lewis         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   30%  C Davis         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   32%  J Posada        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   31%  C Curtis        Walk
   O      1--  4   33%  S Spencer       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   30%  J Valentin      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  3   33%  M Vaughn        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  4   26%  N Garciaparra   Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Avery facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   21%  S Brosius       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  3   16%  L Sojo          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Brosius Scores
   OO     1--  2   20%  C Knoblauch     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   21%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, David Wells facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   18%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   16%  T O'Leary       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  6   15%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Avery facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   17%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   18%  C Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   17%  J Posada        Walk
   O      1--  6   18%  C Curtis        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, David Wells facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   15%  D Bragg         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   13%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   12%  D Lewis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Avery facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   10%  S Spencer       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  2   14%  S Brosius       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  6   15%  L Sojo          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, David Wells facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   11%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF
          ---  2   15%  M Vaughn        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   20%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Vaughn to 2B
   R      12-  8   39%  M Stanley       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Vaughn Scores; Garciaparra to 3B
   RO     -23  2   36%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 2B-1B; Garciaparra Scores; Stanley to 3B
   R      --3  1   56%  J Varitek       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Stanley Scores
   O      -2-  3   50%  D Bragg         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Steve Avery pitching
   O      ---  1   55%  C Knoblauch     Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   59%  D Jeter         Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  Greg Swindell replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
          ---  7   56%  B Williams      Walk
          1--  6   52%  C Davis         Walk; Williams to 2B
                  Homer Bush pinch runs for Chili Davis batting 4th
   O      12-  6   62%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, David Wells facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   57%  M Benjamin      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   53%  D Lewis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      ---  2   83%  J Valentin      Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  6   82%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Tom Gordon facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Gordon replaces Greg Swindell pitching; Tim Raines pinch hits for Chad Curtis batting 6th
   O      ---  3   90%  T Raines        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  Paul O'Neill pinch hits for Shane Spencer batting 7th
   O      ---  3   96%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

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