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1999 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 4
1999 postseason: WS: NYY-ATL / ALCS: NYY-BOS / NLCS: ATL-NYM / Div. Series: BOS-CLE / NYY-TEX / ATL-HOU / NYM-ARI

Game 1
NYY  4
BOS  3

(10)
Game 2
NYY  3
BOS  2

Game 3
BOS 13
NYY  1

Game 4
NYY  9
@BOS  2
Game 5
NYY  6
@BOS  1


Fenway Park, Attendance: 33,586

Sunday, October 17, 1999, 7:50PM
Time of Game: 3:39
Yankees
9
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  0   2  0  0   0  0  6    9 11  0
Red Sox         0  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2 10  4
W: Andy Pettitte (2-0), L: Bret Saberhagen (0-2), S: Mariano Rivera (4)
Red Sox
2

Batting Stats

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   1   2   0    1   0  .240  .625              3   5   
D Jeter SS                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .385 1.005              2   4   
P O'Neill RF                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .250  .558              5   0   
B Williams CF                 5   2   3   1    0   1  .333 1.030              0   1   2B
T Martinez 1B                 4   2   1   1    1   0  .192  .646             10   0   2B,IW
D Strawberry DH               2   1   1   1    1   0  .273 1.203              0   0   HR,IW
  C Davis PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .091  .322              0   0   IW
  C Bellinger PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  R Ledee PH                  1   1   1   4    0   0  .263  .860              0   0   HR
S Brosius 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .760              0   1   
C Curtis LF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              0   0   
J Girardi C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286              7   0   

A Pettitte P                                                                  0   0
  M Rivera P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       40   9  11   7    4   7                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: B Williams (2, off D Lowe); T Martinez (1, off B Saberhagen).
HR: R Ledee (1, off R Beck; 9th inn, 3 on, 1 out to CF); D Strawberry (2, off B Saberhagen; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: C Davis (1, by R Cormier); T Martinez (2, by R Garces); D Strawberry (2, by B Saberhagen).
TB: R Ledee 4; B Williams 4; D Strawberry 4; P O'Neill 2; T Martinez 2; C Knoblauch 2; D Jeter.
RBI: R Ledee 4 (6); T Martinez (2); D Strawberry (4); B Williams (8).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. C Knoblauch-T Martinez; D Jeter-T Martinez; C Knoblauch-D Jeter-T Martinez.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 2B                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .447 1.139              4   2   GDP
J Valentin 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .325 1.074              0   1   2B,GDP
N Garciaparra SS              3   0   0   0    1   0  .429 1.494              2   4   
M Stanley 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .400  .976              9   0   
B Huskey DH                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .500              0   0   2B
  B Daubach PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .742              0   0   
T O'Leary LF                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .297  .891              2   0   2B
J Varitek C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .735              7   0   GDP
D Lewis RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .646              1   0   
D Buford CF                   3   1   2   0    0   1  .250  .500              2   0   SB

B Saberhagen P                                                                0   2
  D Lowe P                                                                    0   0
  R Cormier P                                                                 0   0
  R Garces P                                                                  0   0
  R Beck P                                                                    0   0
Totals                       33   2  10   2    1   6                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: T O'Leary (3, off M Rivera); J Valentin (4, off A Pettitte); B Huskey (1, off A Pettitte).
TB: J Valentin 3; T O'Leary 3; J Offerman 2; D Buford 2; B Huskey 2; M Stanley.
GIDP: J Offerman (1); J Valentin (2); J Varitek (1).
RBI: T O'Leary (8); J Offerman (8).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding Events
E: N Garciaparra (4); J Offerman (1); D Lewis (1); B Saberhagen ().
Baserunning Events
SB: D Buford (1, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Girardi).

Pitching Stats

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
A Pettitte, W (2-0)            7.1   8   2   2    1   5   0   1.84   28     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1· 8     58    -     1.28   0.32
M Rivera, S (4)                1.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 2          1-0    0.58   0.16
Totals                         9    10   2   2    1   6   0          34     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 2·10          1-0 
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
B Saberhagen, L (0-2)          6     5   3   1    1   5   1  11.17   25     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 4     58    -     1.03   0.04
D Lowe                         1     2   0   0    1   0   0   3.75    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.96  -0.07
R Cormier                      0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.35   0.05
R Garces                       1     3   5   4    1   1   0   8.44    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          3-0    1.24   0.00
R Beck                         0.2   1   1   1    0   1   1   6.75    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          3-3    0.13  -0.02
Totals                         9    11   9   6    4   7   2          44     -       ·  ·     14·10· 0· 9          8-3 
D Lowe faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: R Garces (1; T Martinez); R Cormier (1; C Davis); B Saberhagen (1; D Strawberry).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Tim McClelland, LF - Dan Morrison, RF - Rick Reed.
Time of Game: 3:39.
Attendance: 33,586.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b8 1 1-- OO 16% 81% 2-3 BOS J. Valentin M. Rivera Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
t4 2 12- R 12% 61% 2-2 NYY C. Curtis B. Saberhagen Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Martinez Scores/No RBI/unER; Strawberry to 3B
t4 1 -2- R 11% 52% 1-2 NYY T. Martinez B. Saberhagen Double to RF; Williams Scores/unER
t8 0 1-- 10% 86% 3-2 NYY B. Williams D. Lowe Double to LF; O'Neill to 3B
t2 1 --- R 9% 57% 0-0 NYY D. Strawberry B. Saberhagen Home Run

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 3% 53% 0-0 NYY C. Knoblauch B. Saberhagen Single to LF
t1 0 1-- O -3% 50% 0-0 NYY D. Jeter B. Saberhagen Foul Flyball: 2B
t1 1 1-- O -2% 48% 0-0 NYY P. O'Neill B. Saberhagen Groundout: 2B-1B; Knoblauch to 2B
t1 2 -2- O -3% 45% 0-0 NYY B. Williams B. Saberhagen Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 BOS J. Offerman A. Pettitte Strikeout
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 BOS J. Valentin A. Pettitte Flyball: RF
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 BOS N. Garciaparra A. Pettitte Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 NYY T. Martinez B. Saberhagen Popfly: SS
t2 1 --- R 9% 57% 0-0 NYY D. Strawberry B. Saberhagen Home Run
t2 1 --- O -2% 55% 1-0 NYY S. Brosius B. Saberhagen Groundout: P-1B
t2 2 --- O -1% 54% 1-0 NYY C. Curtis B. Saberhagen Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 3% 57% 0-1 BOS M. Stanley A. Pettitte Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- -4% 53% 0-1 BOS B. Huskey A. Pettitte Double to LF
b2 1 -2- R -8% 44% 0-1 BOS T. O'Leary A. Pettitte Single to CF; Huskey Scores
b2 1 1-- OO 6% 50% 1-1 BOS J. Varitek A. Pettitte Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 NYY J. Girardi B. Saberhagen Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1 --- O -2% 45% 1-1 NYY C. Knoblauch B. Saberhagen Popfly: LF
t3 2 --- O -1% 44% 1-1 NYY D. Jeter B. Saberhagen Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 3% 47% 1-1 BOS D. Lewis A. Pettitte Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1 --- -3% 44% 1-1 BOS D. Buford A. Pettitte Single to CF
b3 1 1-- -2% 42% 1-1 BOS J. Offerman A. Pettitte Buford Steals 2B
b3 1 -2- R -9% 34% 1-1 BOS J. Offerman A. Pettitte Single to CF; Buford Scores
b3 1 1-- O 2% 36% 2-1 BOS J. Valentin A. Pettitte Double to LF; Offerman out at Hm/CF-C
b3 2 -2- -1% 35% 2-1 BOS N. Garciaparra A. Pettitte Walk
b3 2 12- O 4% 39% 2-1 BOS M. Stanley A. Pettitte Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O -3% 36% 1-2 NYY P. O'Neill B. Saberhagen Strikeout
t4 1 --- 5% 41% 1-2 NYY B. Williams B. Saberhagen Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Williams to 2B/Adv on E6
t4 1 -2- R 11% 52% 1-2 NYY T. Martinez B. Saberhagen Double to RF; Williams Scores/unER
t4 1 -2- 2% 54% 2-2 NYY D. Strawberry B. Saberhagen Intentional Walk
t4 1 12- O -5% 49% 2-2 NYY S. Brosius B. Saberhagen Strikeout
t4 2 12- R 12% 61% 2-2 NYY C. Curtis B. Saberhagen Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Martinez Scores/No RBI/unER; Strawberry to 3B
t4 2 1-3 O -5% 55% 3-2 NYY J. Girardi B. Saberhagen Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O 3% 58% 2-3 BOS B. Huskey A. Pettitte Flyball: RF
b4 1 --- O 2% 61% 2-3 BOS T. O'Leary A. Pettitte Strikeout
b4 2 --- O 2% 62% 2-3 BOS J. Varitek A. Pettitte Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
t5 0 --- O -3% 60% 3-2 NYY C. Knoblauch B. Saberhagen Popfly: SS
t5 1 --- O -2% 58% 3-2 NYY D. Jeter B. Saberhagen Strikeout
t5 2 --- 1% 59% 3-2 NYY P. O'Neill B. Saberhagen Single to CF
t5 2 1-- O -3% 56% 3-2 NYY B. Williams B. Saberhagen Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O 4% 60% 2-3 BOS D. Lewis A. Pettitte Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1 --- -4% 56% 2-3 BOS D. Buford A. Pettitte Single to LF
b5 1 1-- OO 8% 64% 2-3 BOS J. Offerman A. Pettitte Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- O -3% 61% 3-2 NYY T. Martinez B. Saberhagen Groundout: P-1B
t6 1 --- O -2% 59% 3-2 NYY D. Strawberry B. Saberhagen Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 2 --- O -2% 58% 3-2 NYY S. Brosius B. Saberhagen Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- -6% 52% 2-3 BOS J. Valentin A. Pettitte Single to CF
b6 0 1-- O 6% 58% 2-3 BOS N. Garciaparra A. Pettitte Flyball: RF
b6 1 1-- O 5% 63% 2-3 BOS M. Stanley A. Pettitte Strikeout
b6 2 1-- O 4% 67% 2-3 BOS B. Huskey A. Pettitte Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 8-9-1
Derek Lowe replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching; Derek Lowe replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
t7 0 --- O -3% 64% 3-2 NYY C. Curtis D. Lowe Popfly: LF
t7 1 --- O -2% 62% 3-2 NYY J. Girardi D. Lowe Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2 --- 2% 63% 3-2 NYY C. Knoblauch D. Lowe Walk
t7 2 1-- O -3% 60% 3-2 NYY D. Jeter D. Lowe Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O 5% 66% 2-3 BOS T. O'Leary A. Pettitte Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 1 --- O 4% 69% 2-3 BOS J. Varitek A. Pettitte Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2 --- O 3% 72% 2-3 BOS D. Lewis A. Pettitte Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- 4% 76% 3-2 NYY P. O'Neill D. Lowe Single to CF
t8 0 1-- 10% 86% 3-2 NYY B. Williams D. Lowe Double to LF; O'Neill to 3B
Rheal Cormier replaces Derek Lowe pitching; Rheal Cormier replaces Derek Lowe pitching
t8 0 -23 O -5% 81% 3-2 NYY T. Martinez R. Cormier Groundout: SS-1B
Chili Davis pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry (DH) batting 6th; Chili Davis pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry (DH) batting 6th
t8 1 -23 0% 81% 3-2 NYY C. Davis R. Cormier Intentional Walk
Rich Garces replaces Rheal Cormier pitching; Rich Garces replaces Rheal Cormier pitching; Clay Bellinger pinch runs for Chili Davis (PH) batting 6th; Clay Bellinger pinch runs for Chili Davis (PH) batting 6th
t8 1 123 O -8% 74% 3-2 NYY S. Brosius R. Garces Popfly: 2B
t8 2 123 O -8% 65% 3-2 NYY C. Curtis R. Garces Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
b8 0 --- O 7% 72% 2-3 BOS D. Buford A. Pettitte Strikeout
b8 1 --- -7% 65% 2-3 BOS J. Offerman A. Pettitte Single to RF
Mariano Rivera replaces Andy Pettitte pitching; Mariano Rivera replaces Andy Pettitte pitching
b8 1 1-- OO 16% 81% 2-3 BOS J. Valentin M. Rivera Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Rich Garces facing 9-1-2
t9 0 --- O -2% 79% 3-2 NYY J. Girardi R. Garces Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- 2% 81% 3-2 NYY C. Knoblauch R. Garces Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
t9 1 1-- 3% 84% 3-2 NYY D. Jeter R. Garces Single to LF; Knoblauch to 2B
t9 1 12- R 8% 92% 3-2 NYY P. O'Neill R. Garces Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Knoblauch Scores/No RBI; Jeter to 2B
t9 1 12- R 5% 97% 4-2 NYY B. Williams R. Garces Single to RF; Jeter Scores; O'Neill to 3B; Williams to 2B/Adv on E9
t9 1 -23 0% 97% 5-2 NYY T. Martinez R. Garces Intentional Walk
Rod Beck replaces Rich Garces pitching; Rod Beck replaces Rich Garces pitching; Ricky Ledee pinch hits for Clay Bellinger (DH) batting 6th; Ricky Ledee pinch hits for Clay Bellinger (DH) batting 6th
t9 1 123 RRRR 2% 100% 5-2 NYY R. Ledee R. Beck Home Run; O'Neill Scores/unER; Williams Scores; Martinez Scores
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 9-2 NYY S. Brosius R. Beck Popfly: 2B
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 9-2 NYY C. Curtis R. Beck Strikeout
6 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-9, Yankees' Mariano Rivera facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 2-9 BOS N. Garciaparra M. Rivera Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 1 --- -0% 100% 2-9 BOS M. Stanley M. Rivera Single to CF
Brian Daubach pinch hits for Butch Huskey (DH) batting 5th; Brian Daubach pinch hits for Butch Huskey (DH) batting 5th
b9 1 1-- O 0% 100% 2-9 BOS B. Daubach M. Rivera Lineout: 2B
b9 2 1-- -0% 100% 2-9 BOS T. O'Leary M. Rivera Double to RF; Stanley to 3B
b9 2 -23 O 0% 100% 2-9 BOS J. Varitek M. Rivera Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 2.

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