October 11, 1998 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 5 at Jacobs Field Play by Play and Box Score

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1998 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 5
1998 postseason: WS: NYY-SDP / ALCS: NYY-CLE / NLCS: SDP-ATL / Div. Series: CLE-BOS / NYY-TEX / ATL-CHC / SDP-HOU

Game 1
NYY  7
CLE  2
Game 2
CLE  4
@NYY  1
(12) Game 3
CLE  6
NYY  1
Game 4
NYY  4
@CLE  0
Game 5
NYY  5
@CLE  3
Game 6
NYY  9
CLE  5

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 44,966

Sunday, October 11, 1998, 4:07
Time of Game: 3:33

Yankees

Joe Torre

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

W: D Wells (2-0), L: C Ogea (0-1), S: M Rivera (1)

Indians

Mike Hargrove

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                1   2   0   0    3   0  .150  .470   19    1   3   HBP
D Jeter SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .150  .427   16    2   4   SH
P O'Neill RF                  4   1   2   1    1   0  .300  .941   22    3   0   SB
B Williams CF                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .294  .831   21    1   0   
C Davis DH                    5   1   2   3    0   1  .364 1.189   19    0   0   HR,GDP
T Martinez 1B                 1   0   0   0    3   0  .063  .429   20    7   1   HBP
T Raines LF                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .100  .350   16    1   0   GDP
  C Curtis LF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200    3    0   0   
J Posada C                    1   0   0   0    3   0  .182  .855   18   11   1   CS
S Brosius 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .669   17    1   1   SH

D Wells P                                                                0   1
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       28   5   6   5   11   7              171   27  11

BATTING

HR: C Davis (1, off J Wright; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

SH: S Brosius (1, off J Wright); D Jeter (2, off C Ogea).

HBP: C Knoblauch (1, by C Ogea); T Martinez (1, by C Ogea).

TB: C Davis 5; P O'Neill 2; S Brosius; B Williams.

GIDP: C Davis (1); T Raines (1).

RBI: C Davis 3 (4); T Raines (1); P O'Neill (3).

2-out RBI: C Davis.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

SB: P O'Neill (2, 2nd base off C Ogea/E Diaz).

CS: J Posada (1, 2nd base by J Wright/E Diaz).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .130  .434   16    1   0   HR
O Vizquel SS                  3   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.145   11    4   3   SB,CS,HBP
T Fryman 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .211  .497   11    0   2   SB,HBP
M Ramirez RF                  3   0   1   1    0   2  .333 1.131   21    0   0   SF
M Whiten LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .286 1.232   21    1   0   GDP
J Thome DH                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .263 1.070   13    0   0   HR
R Sexson 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11   11   2   GDP
  B Giles PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111    3    0   0   
E Diaz C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   16    7   1   
  D Justice PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .188  .691    6    0   0   
E Wilson 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .473   10    2   7   

C Ogea P                                                                 0   1
  J Wright P                                                             1   1
  S Reed P                                                               0   0
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
  P Shuey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   3   8   3    2  12              139   27  17

BATTING

HR: K Lofton (1, off D Wells; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); J Thome (3, off D Wells; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

SF: M Ramirez (1, off D Wells).

HBP: O Vizquel (1, by D Wells); T Fryman (1, by J Nelson).

TB: J Thome 5; K Lofton 4; O Vizquel 2; E Wilson; M Ramirez; T Fryman.

GIDP: M Whiten (1); R Sexson (1).

RBI: M Ramirez (4); J Thome (4); K Lofton (3).

2-out RBI: J Thome.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Sexson-O Vizquel-R Sexson; O Vizquel-E Wilson-R Sexson.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Vizquel (4, 3rd base off D Wells/J Posada); T Fryman (1, 3rd base off D Wells/J Posada).

CS: O Vizquel (1, 2nd base by D Wells/J Posada).

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, W (2-0)               7.1   7   3   3    1  11   2   2.87   29  104-73   33·19·21    8· 5· 3· 0     62    -     1.14   0.25
J Nelson                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0  20.25    2    6-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.84  -0.14
M Rivera, S (1)                1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   21-12    4· 2· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.95   0.31
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2  12   2          36  131-86   38·21·27   10· 6· 4· 0          2-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Ogea, L (0-1)                1.1   4   4   4    3   2   0   8.10   13   47-25   14· 6· 5    5· 0· 1· 0     29    -     1.36  -0.34
J Wright                       6     2   1   1    7   3   1   8.10   24  100-52   29· 6·17   11· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.72   0.18
S Reed                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    2-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.11   0.02
P Assenmacher                  0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.20   0.04
P Shuey                        1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4   15-9     2· 3· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.03
Totals                         9     6   5   5   11   7   1          43  165-89   48·15·26   19· 2· 2· 0          6-0

J Nelson faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Wells (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Wells (2; O Vizquel); J Nelson (2; T Fryman); C Ogea 2 (2; C Knoblauch, T Martinez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 3:33.

Attendance: 44,966.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Cleveland Indians                    
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. T Fryman             3B 
4. B Williams           CF    4. M Ramirez            RF 
5. C Davis              DH    5. M Whiten             LF 
6. T Martinez           1B    6. J Thome              DH 
7. T Raines             LF    7. R Sexson             1B 
8. J Posada             C     8. E Diaz               C  
9. S Brosius            3B    9. E Wilson             2B 

   D Wells              P        C Ogea               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  5-3  12-  5   19%  91% M Whiten        M Rivera        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)
   t 1   1  0-0  123  4   14%  73% C Davis         C Ogea          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Knoblauch Scores; O'Neill Scores; Williams to 3B; Davis to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 2   1  2-4  1-3  1   -9%  64% C Davis         J Wright        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 4   2  2-4  ---  4    9%  77% C Davis         J Wright        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   b 6   2  5-2  ---  3   -9%  78% J Thome         D Wells         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Ogea facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  C Knoblauch     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   50%  D Jeter         Strikeout Looking
          1--  4   56%  P O'Neill       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Knoblauch to 3B
          1-3      58%  B Williams      O'Neill Steals 2B
          -23  6   59%  " "             Walk
   RR     123  4   73%  C Davis         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Knoblauch Scores; O'Neill Scores; Williams to 3B; Davis to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  1   74%  T Martinez      Hit By Pitch
   RO     123  4   75%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Williams Scores; Davis to 3B; Martinez to 2B
          -23  5   76%  J Posada        Walk
   O      123  5   71%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, David Wells facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  5   63%  K Lofton        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  2   59%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   54%  T Fryman        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Vizquel to 2B
          12-      51%  M Ramirez       Vizquel Steals 3B
          1-3      49%  " "             Wild Pitch; Fryman to 2B
   RO     -23  4   52%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Vizquel Scores
          -2-      50%  M Whiten        Fryman Steals 3B
   O      --3  5   56%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          --3  5   54%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1-3  3   59%  R Sexson        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 2.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Chad Ogea facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   63%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   O      1--  1   61%  D Jeter         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Knoblauch to 2B
   R      -2-  1   68%  P O'Neill       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Knoblauch Scores
          1--  3   73%  B Williams      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); O'Neill to 3B
                  Jaret Wright replaces Chad Ogea pitching
   OO     1-3  1   64%  C Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, David Wells facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   66%  E Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   68%  E Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   69%  K Lofton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jaret Wright facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   72%  T Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  5   69%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B)
   O      1--  2   67%  J Posada        Flyball: CF
          1--  6   69%  S Brosius       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Raines to 2B
          12-  4   71%  C Knoblauch     Walk; Raines to 3B; Brosius to 2B
   O      123  4   65%  D Jeter         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 4, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, David Wells facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   61%  O Vizquel       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   65%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--      70%  M Ramirez       Vizquel Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  5   71%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Indians 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jaret Wright facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  9   69%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   67%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   R      ---  4   77%  C Davis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  4   76%  T Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, David Wells facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   78%  M Whiten        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   76%  J Thome         Single to 2B (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  7   82%  R Sexson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jaret Wright facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   80%  T Raines        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   82%  J Posada        Walk
   O      1--      79%  S Brosius       Posada Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   78%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, David Wells facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  9   81%  E Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   78%  E Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   82%  K Lofton        Flyball: RF
          1--  4   79%  O Vizquel       Hit By Pitch; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  2   84%  T Fryman        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jaret Wright facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   83%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   82%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   83%  P O'Neill       Walk
   O      1--  1   81%  B Williams      Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   84%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  M Whiten        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   78%  J Thome         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  1   79%  R Sexson        Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jaret Wright facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   78%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   79%  T Martinez      Walk
   OO     1--  2   75%  T Raines        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, David Wells facing 8-9-1
                  Chad Curtis replaces Tim Raines playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---  2   79%  E Diaz          Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   82%  E Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   84%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jaret Wright facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   86%  J Posada        Walk
   O      1--  1   86%  S Brosius       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Posada to 2B
          -2-  5   86%  C Knoblauch     Walk
                  Steve Reed replaces Jaret Wright pitching
   O      12-  2   85%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Posada to 3B; Knoblauch to 2B
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Steve Reed pitching
   O      -23  1   81%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, David Wells facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   86%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
                  Jeff Nelson replaces David Wells pitching
          ---  3   80%  T Fryman        Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   72%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Fryman to 2B
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
   OO     12-  5   91%  M Whiten        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 3.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Paul Shuey facing 4-5-6
                  Paul Shuey replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching
   O      ---  4   90%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   89%  C Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  4   90%  T Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  3   89%  C Curtis        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Mariano Rivera facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   94%  J Thome         Foul Popfly: 3B
                  Brian Giles pinch hits for Richie Sexson batting 7th
   O      ---  3   98%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  David Justice pinch hits for Einar Diaz batting 8th
          ---  6   95%  D Justice       Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  E Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199810110

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OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation