September 9, 1998 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 10
MIN 8 NYY 7
@BOS 5 DET 8
@CHW 6 BAL 6
@OAK 2 SEA 5
TBD 2 TEX 8
KCR 0 CLE 6
@TOR 3
(13) LAD 6
@ARI 2 CHC 4
PIT 2 CIN 6
STL 3 COL 9
FLA 8 HOU 6
MIL 2 MON 3
ATL 2 NYM 6
@PHI 2 SDP 8
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,942

Wednesday, September 9, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:45

Yankees

102-41

Won 2

1st

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

W: R Mendoza (9-2), L: T Wakefield (15-8), S: M Rivera (35)

Red Sox

82-62

Lost 2

2nd, 20½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .758   10    3   3   
D Jeter SS                    4   2   2   2    0   0  .334  .894   10    2   3   2·HR
P O'Neill RF                  4   2   2   2    0   1  .318  .879   13    0   0   2·HR
B Williams CF                 3   1   0   0    0   0  .342 1.017   11    1   0   HBP
T Martinez 1B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .288  .872   15    9   1   2B
T Raines LF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .285  .769   12    1   0   
  R Ledee LF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .731    4    1   0   
D Strawberry DH               3   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .909   12    0   0   
  C Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .900    3    0   0   
J Posada C                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .272  .854   17    8   0   2B
S Brosius 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .294  .831   22    1   2   

O Hernandez P                                                            0   0
  R Mendoza P                                                            1   0
  M Stanton P                                                            0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   1
Totals                       34   7   7   7    1   8              129   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Posada (22, off T Wakefield); T Martinez (30, off T Wakefield).

HR: P O'Neill 2 (21, off J Wasdin, off G Swindell; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); D Jeter 2 (19, 2 off T Wakefield; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

HBP: B Williams (1, by T Wakefield).

TB: D Jeter 8; P O'Neill 8; T Martinez 2; J Posada 2; S Brosius.

RBI: P O'Neill 2 (106); D Jeter 2 (77); J Posada (59); S Brosius (85); T Martinez (113).

2-out RBI: D Jeter; S Brosius; J Posada.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Knoblauch-D Jeter-T Martinez; S Brosius-C Knoblauch-T Martinez.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bragg CF                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .285  .805   18    4   0   
J Valentin 3B                 2   0   0   0    2   1  .256  .802   20    1   2   HBP
M Vaughn 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .331  .986   13   10   0   GDP
N Garciaparra SS              4   2   3   0    0   0  .325  .950   16    0   3   2B
T O'Leary LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .788   13    2   0   
M Stanley DH                  2   1   0   0    1   1  .256  .858   14    0   0   GDP
  C Snopek PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .527    4    0   0   
S Hatteberg C                 3   1   1   4    0   0  .277  .816    7    6   1   HR
  K Mitchell PH-RF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .497    4    0   0   
T Nixon RF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666   10    3   0   
  J Varitek PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .695    4    1   0   
D Sadler 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .258  .784   11    0   3   
  M Benjamin PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .696    6    0   0   

T Wakefield P                                                            0   0
  J Wasdin P                                                             0   0
  G Swindell P                                                           0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
Totals                       33   5   8   4    4   8              140   27   9

BATTING

2B: N Garciaparra (33, off R Mendoza).

HR: S Hatteberg (12, off O Hernandez; 4th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

HBP: J Valentin (6, by R Mendoza).

TB: N Garciaparra 4; S Hatteberg 4; M Vaughn; D Sadler; T Nixon; T O'Leary.

GIDP: M Vaughn (11); M Stanley (11).

RBI: S Hatteberg 4 (39).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: S Hatteberg (17).

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
O Hernandez                    3.2   5   4   4    4   5   1   3.50   20   77-41   24· 4·13    4· 5· 2· 0     36    -     1.23  -0.19
R Mendoza, W (9-2)             3     3   1   1    0   1   0   3.18   11   37-23   14· 6· 3    4· 2· 3· 0          3-0    1.74   0.21
M Stanton, H (15)              1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.87    4   16-12    5· 1· 6    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.39   0.16
M Rivera, S (35)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.75    3   10-8     6· 2· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.11
Totals                         9     8   5   5    4   8   1          38  140-84   49·13·22   11· 9· 5· 0          4-0

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
T Wakefield, L (15-8)          4     5   5   5    1   4   2   4.71   19   61-42   20·12·10    2· 6· 5· 0     35    -     0.72  -0.22
J Wasdin                       3     1   1   1    0   1   1   5.09   10   34-22   11· 2· 9    5· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.73   0.06
G Swindell                     1     1   1   1    0   2   1   3.66    4   18-13    7· 1· 5    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.56  -0.08
D Eckersley                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.63    3   15-9     3· 2· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     7   7   7    1   8   4          36  128-86   41·17·28    9· 9· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Wakefield (14; B Williams); R Mendoza (8; J Valentin).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 32,942.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 21mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. D Bragg              CF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. J Valentin           3B 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. M Vaughn             1B 
4. B Williams           CF    4. N Garciaparra        SS 
5. T Martinez           1B    5. T O'Leary            LF 
6. T Raines             LF    6. M Stanley            DH 
7. D Strawberry         DH    7. S Hatteberg          C  
8. J Posada             C     8. T Nixon              RF 
9. S Brosius            3B    9. D Sadler             2B 

   O Hernandez          P        T Wakefield          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  5-0  123  3  -22%  59% S Hatteberg     O Hernandez     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Vaughn Scores; Garciaparra Scores; Stanley Scores
   b 7   0  6-5  1--  2   16%  70% M Vaughn        R Mendoza       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 8   0  5-6  ---  4   12%  85% P O'Neill       G Swindell      Home Run (Line Drive)
   t 5   1  4-5  ---  2   12%  72% P O'Neill       J Wasdin        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   b 5   0  6-4  1-3  3   11%  63% M Stanley       R Mendoza       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Garciaparra Scores/No RBI

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   R      ---  1   57%  D Jeter         Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  4   55%  P O'Neill       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   54%  B Williams      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Orlando Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   57%  D Bragg         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   54%  J Valentin      Walk
          1--  2   51%  M Vaughn        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Valentin to 2B
   O      12-  5   55%  N Garciaparra   Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      12-  4   60%  T O'Leary       Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   57%  T Martinez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   60%  T Raines        Walk
          1--      61%  D Strawberry    Passed Ball; Raines to 2B
   O      -2-  3   58%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   55%  J Posada        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Orlando Hernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   57%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   59%  S Hatteberg     Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   60%  T Nixon         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   58%  S Brosius       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   56%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  4   67%  D Jeter         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   65%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orlando Hernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   68%  D Sadler        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   70%  D Bragg         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   72%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   74%  B Williams      Hit By Pitch
   R      1--  2   84%  T Martinez      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Williams Scores
   O      -2-  4   81%  T Raines        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   79%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  2   85%  J Posada        Double to CF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores
   R      -2-  6   90%  S Brosius       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Posada Scores
   O      1--  1   89%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Orlando Hernandez facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   86%  M Vaughn        Walk
          1--  2   80%  N Garciaparra   Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Vaughn to 3B
   O      1-3  3   85%  T O'Leary       Popfly: 2B
          1-3  5   81%  M Stanley       Walk; Garciaparra to 2B
   RRRR   123  3   59%  S Hatteberg     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Vaughn Scores; Garciaparra Scores; Stanley Scores
          ---  3   56%  T Nixon         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS)
          1--  1   51%  D Sadler        Single to RF (Line Drive); Nixon to 2B
   O      12-  3   57%  D Bragg         Strikeout Looking
          12-  4   53%  J Valentin      Walk; Nixon to 3B; Sadler to 2B
                  Ramiro Mendoza replaces Orlando Hernandez pitching
   O      123  3   63%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, John Wasdin facing 2-3-4
                  John Wasdin replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      ---  3   60%  D Jeter         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      ---  2   72%  P O'Neill       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   70%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   69%  T Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Ramiro Mendoza facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   61%  N Garciaparra   Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  2   52%  T O'Leary       Single to LF (Line Drive); Garciaparra to 3B
   ROO    1-3  3   63%  M Stanley       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Garciaparra Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  2   65%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, John Wasdin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   62%  T Raines        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   60%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   59%  J Posada        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Ramiro Mendoza facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   63%  T Nixon         Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   66%  D Sadler        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   68%  D Bragg         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, John Wasdin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   65%  S Brosius       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   63%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   61%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Ramiro Mendoza facing 2-3-4
                  Ricky Ledee replaces Tim Raines playing LF batting 6th
          ---  5   54%  J Valentin      Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  2   70%  M Vaughn        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  5   67%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
                  Mike Stanton replaces Ramiro Mendoza pitching
   O      1--  4   73%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, Greg Swindell facing 3-4-5
                  Greg Swindell replaces John Wasdin pitching
   R      ---  4   85%  P O'Neill       Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  2   83%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  8   82%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   81%  R Ledee         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Mike Stanton facing 6-7-8
                  Chris Snopek pinch hits for Mike Stanley batting 6th
   O      ---  4   86%  C Snopek        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Keith Mitchell pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg batting 7th
   O      ---  4   90%  K Mitchell      Flyball: CF
                  Jason Varitek pinch hits for Trot Nixon batting 8th
   O      ---  4   91%  J Varitek       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Greg Swindell pitching; Jason Varitek moves to C; Keith Mitchell moves to RF; Chili Davis pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry batting 7th
   O      ---  3   91%  C Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   90%  J Posada        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  6   89%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Mariano Rivera facing 9-1-2
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Mike Stanton pitching; Mike Benjamin pinch hits for Donnie Sadler batting 9th
   O      ---  6   95%  M Benjamin      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   98%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 5.

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