June 26, 1998 New York Yankees at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 2
@CHW 1 CLE 4
HOU 2 CIN 4
@DET 3 KCR 6
CHC 3 MIN 5
STL 1 ARI 13
SEA 8 TOR 6
@ATL 4 COL 12
OAK 6 BOS 6
@FLA 1 LAD 5
PIT 2 MON 9
BAL 4 NYY 8
@NYM 4 PHI 7
TBD 0 SDP 6
ANA 3 TEX 7
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 53,404

Friday, June 26, 1998, 7:41
Time of Game: 3:15

Yankees

54-19

Won 3

1st

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

W: R Mendoza (5-1), L: A Leiter (9-4), S: M Rivera (19)

Mets

42-33

Lost 1

2nd, 6½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                3   1   2   2    2   0  .271  .765   25    1   2   
D Jeter SS                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .314  .859   24    2   4   
P O'Neill RF                  5   2   2   3    0   1  .331  .908   10    2   0   HR
T Raines LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .282  .751   20    0   0   
  R Ledee LF                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .815    2    1   0   CS
J Posada 1B-C                 5   1   3   1    0   1  .265  .833   14   11   1   2B
C Curtis CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .805   19    2   0   
S Brosius 3B                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .307  .839   15    0   1   
J Girardi C                   2   1   0   0    0   0  .264  .693    6    5   1   HBP
  R Mendoza P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                1    0   0   SH
  M Rivera P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
H Irabu P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .500    6    0   0   
  T Martinez 1B               1   1   0   0    1   1  .267  .819   12    3   0   
Totals                       36   8  13   8    4   7              154   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Posada (8, off A Leiter).

HR: P O'Neill (10, off M Rojas; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SH: R Mendoza (1, off J Hudek).

HBP: J Girardi (2, by A Leiter).

TB: P O'Neill 5; J Posada 4; D Jeter 2; C Knoblauch 2; T Raines; S Brosius; C Curtis; R Ledee.

RBI: P O'Neill 3 (58); C Knoblauch 2 (29); D Jeter (38); S Brosius (49); J Posada (26).

2-out RBI: D Jeter; S Brosius.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Posada-D Jeter; C Knoblauch-D Jeter-J Posada.

E: S Brosius (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Ledee (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Pulsipher).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Alfonzo 3B                  4   2   1   1    1   1  .272  .737   30    2   3   HR
B Gilkey LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .687   12    1   1   
M Piazza C                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .314  .864   18    8   0   2B
J Olerud 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .324  .896   19    7   1   GDP
C Baerga 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .715   10    3   1   GDP
B Huskey RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .703   10    2   0   
B McRae CF                    3   1   2   1    1   1  .236  .775   15    0   0   HR
R Ordonez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .540   15    4   3   
  L Lopez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .734    2    0   0   
A Leiter P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .133  .355    7    0   0   
  M Rojas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Kirby PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .545    1    0   0   
  J Hudek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Bohanon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .462 1.000         0   0   
  B Pulsipher P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Franco PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .729    6    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   7   2    4   8              145   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Piazza (12, off H Irabu).

HR: E Alfonzo (4, off H Irabu; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); B McRae (9, off H Irabu; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: B McRae 5; E Alfonzo 4; M Piazza 2; B Gilkey; B Huskey; J Olerud.

GIDP: C Baerga (12); J Olerud (6).

RBI: B McRae (30); E Alfonzo (34).

2-out RBI: E Alfonzo.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ordonez-C Baerga.

PB: M Piazza (2).

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
H Irabu                        5.2   6   4   4    3   5   2   2.47   24   98-63   38· 9·16   11· 4· 1· 0     43    -     0.98  -0.29
R Mendoza, W (5-1)             2.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   3.84   10   33-23   10· 7· 6    4· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.68   0.11
M Rivera, S (19)               0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   1.29    3   14-7     4· 0· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.28   0.04
Totals                         9     7   4   4    4   8   2          37  145-93   52·16·25   16· 8· 1· 0          3-0

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Leiter, L (9-4)              6.1   8   5   4    2   6   0   1.86   29  110-72   44· 8·20   12· 4· 4· 0     43    -     1.28  -0.15
M Rojas, BS (2)                0.2   1   1   1    0   1   1   3.86    3   10-9     4· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    1.50  -0.40
J Hudek                        0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   3.38    3    7-3     3· 0· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.76  -0.05
B Bohanon                      0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   2.86    3   11-4     2· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          2-1    0.94  -0.05
B Pulsipher                    1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    4   13-9     5· 2· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          2-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9    13   8   7    4   7   1          42  151-97   58·12·27   16· 6· 8· 0          6-3

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: B Pulsipher (1; R Ledee, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: A Leiter (7; J Girardi).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 53,404.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 9mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              New York Mets                        
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. E Alfonzo            3B 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. B Gilkey             LF 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. M Piazza             C  
4. T Raines             LF    4. J Olerud             1B 
5. J Posada             1B    5. C Baerga             2B 
6. C Curtis             CF    6. B Huskey             RF 
7. S Brosius            3B    7. B McRae              CF 
8. J Girardi            C     8. R Ordonez            SS 
9. H Irabu              P     9. A Leiter             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  4-3  12-  1   42%  80% P O'Neill       M Rojas         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Knoblauch Scores; Jeter Scores
   b 5   2  2-2  ---  2  -16%  33% E Alfonzo       H Irabu         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 5   0  2-1  ---  2  -15%  43% B McRae         H Irabu         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   t 6   2  3-2  -2-  2   15%  46% S Brosius       A Leiter        Single to CF (Line Drive); Posada Scores
   t 2   0  1-0  12-  6  -13%  37% C Curtis        A Leiter        Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B (SS-3B Hole)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   46%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   45%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideki Irabu facing 1-2-3
          --- 10   42%  E Alfonzo       Walk
          1--  4   33%  B Gilkey        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Alfonzo to 3B
          1-3  4   29%  M Piazza        Walk; Gilkey to 2B
   ROO    123  7   36%  J Olerud        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Alfonzo Scores/No RBI; Gilkey to 3B
   O      --3  2   40%  C Baerga        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Leiter facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   43%  T Raines        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   50%  J Posada        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Raines to 2B
   OO     12-  6   37%  C Curtis        Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  7   34%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Hideki Irabu facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   36%  B Huskey        Flyball: RF
          ---  8   34%  B McRae         Walk
   O      1--  4   37%  R Ordonez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   39%  A Leiter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Leiter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   36%  J Girardi       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   34%  H Irabu         Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   36%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   O      1--  8   33%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Hideki Irabu facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   35%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   37%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   38%  M Piazza        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Leiter facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   42%  P O'Neill       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   40%  T Raines        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); O'Neill to 2B
   R      -2-  2   50%  J Posada        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); O'Neill Scores
   O      1--  1   47%  C Curtis        Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   44%  S Brosius       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Hideki Irabu facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   47%  J Olerud        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  C Baerga        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   50%  B Huskey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Al Leiter facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   55%  J Girardi       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   50%  H Irabu         Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--      52%  C Knoblauch     Passed Ball; Girardi to 2B
   R      -2-  4   64%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Girardi Scores/unER
   O      1--  2   61%  D Jeter         Lineout: SS
   O      1--  3   59%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Hideki Irabu facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   43%  B McRae         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  6   46%  R Ordonez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   48%  A Leiter        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2   33%  E Alfonzo       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   34%  B Gilkey        Groundout: C-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Al Leiter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   30%  T Raines        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   37%  J Posada        Double to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   31%  C Curtis        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-  2   46%  S Brosius       Single to CF (Line Drive); Posada Scores
   O      1--  1   42%  J Girardi       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Hideki Irabu facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   33%  M Piazza        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          -2-  2   24%  J Olerud        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Piazza to 3B
   ROO    1-3  3   30%  C Baerga        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS; Piazza Scores/No RBI
          ---  4   28%  B Huskey        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Ramiro Mendoza replaces Joe Girardi pitching and batting 8th; Jorge Posada moves to C; Tino Martinez replaces Hideki Irabu playing 1B batting 9th
   O      1--  3   31%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Al Leiter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   26%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   31%  C Knoblauch     Walk
          1--  6   38%  D Jeter         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Knoblauch to 2B
                  Mel Rojas replaces Al Leiter pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    12-  1   80%  P O'Neill       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Knoblauch Scores; Jeter Scores
   O      ---  5   79%  T Raines        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   78%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-6, Ramiro Mendoza facing 8-9-1
                  Ricky Ledee replaces Tim Raines playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---  5   82%  R Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
                  Wayne Kirby pinch hits for Mel Rojas batting 9th
   O      ---  1   85%  W Kirby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   86%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-4, John Hudek facing 6-7-8
                  John Hudek replaces Wayne Kirby pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   88%  C Curtis        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   91%  S Brosius       Walk; Curtis to 2B
   O      12-  1   91%  R Mendoza       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Weak SS); Curtis to 3B; Brosius to 2B
                  Brian Bohanon replaces John Hudek pitching and batting 9th
          -23  5   91%  T Martinez      Walk
   RO     123  2   93%  C Knoblauch     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Curtis Scores; Martinez to 2B; Brosius out at Hm/LF-C
   R      12-  4   96%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores; Knoblauch to 3B
                  Bill Pulsipher replaces Brian Bohanon pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  3   96%  P O'Neill       Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-8, Ramiro Mendoza facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   97%  B Gilkey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   98%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   99%  J Olerud        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-4, Bill Pulsipher facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   99%  R Ledee         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   99%  J Posada        Lineout: SS
   O      1--      98%  C Curtis        Ledee Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
   O      ---  5   98%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-8, Ramiro Mendoza facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   99%  C Baerga        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          ---  2   98%  B Huskey        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   96%  B McRae         Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left); Huskey to 2B
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Ramiro Mendoza pitching and batting 8th; Luis Lopez pinch hits for Rey Ordonez batting 8th
   O      12-  2   98%  L Lopez         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Huskey to 3B; McRae to 2B
                  Matt Franco pinch hits for Bill Pulsipher batting 9th
          -23  6   95%  M Franco        Walk
   O      123  6  100%  E Alfonzo       Foul Popfly: C
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 8, Mets 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation