August 3, 1998 New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 11
CLE 4 NYY 14
@OAK 1 SEA 3
BOS 1 CHW 6
@TBD 1 ARI 6
@CHC 5 FLA 11
HOU 3 MIL 6
STL 5 MON 6
SDP 1 LAD 8
@NYM 5 SFG 6
@PHI 1 COL 7
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 18,209

Monday, August 3, 1998, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:38

Yankees

78-28

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  7  5   0  1  0   0  0  0   14 17  0
Athletics       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  1

W: O Hernandez (6-3), L: M Oquist (6-9)

Athletics

50-61

Lost 1

3rd, 9½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                5   3   3   5    0   1  .250  .749   20    2   3   2·HR,2B
  H Bush 2B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .364  .806    4    0   2   
D Jeter SS                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .322  .869   17    0   1   2B
  L Sojo PR-SS                1   1   0   0    0   0  .187  .411    1    1   1   
P O'Neill RF                  4   2   3   2    0   0  .318  .878   12    0   0   HR
  S Spencer PR-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .446    1    1   0   
B Williams CF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .345 1.033   15    2   0   2B,GDP
T Martinez 1B                 4   1   2   2    1   0  .280  .840   16    7   0   
D Strawberry DH               4   1   1   2    1   2  .264  .966   25    0   0   HR
C Curtis LF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .261  .765   18    3   0   SB
J Posada C                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .277  .868   26    8   0   
S Brosius 3B                  5   2   3   0    0   0  .292  .802   14    3   0   2B,GDP

O Hernandez P                                                            0   0
Totals                       42  14  17  12    4   7              169   27   7

BATTING

2B: B Williams (21, off M Oquist); C Knoblauch (18, off M Oquist); S Brosius (21, off M Mohler); D Jeter (15, off M Oquist).

HR: P O'Neill (16, off M Oquist; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); C Knoblauch 2 (12, 2 off M Oquist; 2nd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); D Strawberry (18, off M Oquist; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: C Knoblauch 10; P O'Neill 6; S Brosius 4; D Strawberry 4; D Jeter 3; T Martinez 2; B Williams 2; C Curtis; J Posada.

GIDP: B Williams (10); S Brosius (2).

RBI: C Knoblauch 5 (50); D Strawberry 2 (44); T Martinez 2 (84); P O'Neill 2 (81); D Jeter (53).

2-out RBI: D Strawberry 2; T Martinez.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Curtis (19, 2nd base off M Oquist/A Hinch).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .691    9    0   0   
  K Mitchell PH-LF            2   0   0   0    0   1  .228  .625    5    1   0   
B Roberts CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .678   19    2   0   
B Grieve RF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .866    5    1   0   
  R Christenson RF            2   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .646   11    1   0   
M Stairs DH                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .325  .981   11    0   0   HR
J Giambi 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .292  .860   16   13   0   
S Spiezio 2B                  1   0   0   0    1   1  .273  .753    9    1   4   
  R Bournigal 2B              1   0   1   0    0   0  .228  .566    2    0   0   
E Sprague 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .732    7    0   2   
M Tejada SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .699   11    2   3   
A Hinch C                     2   0   1   0    1   1  .234  .618   13    6   1   

M Oquist P                                                               0   0
  M Mohler P                                                             0   0
  T Mathews P                                                            0   0
  T Worrell P                                                            0   1
  M Fetters P                                                            0   0
Totals                       30   1   3   1    2   8              118   27  11

BATTING

HR: M Stairs (20, off O Hernandez; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: M Stairs 4; A Hinch; R Bournigal.

RBI: M Stairs (76).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Tejada-S Spiezio-J Giambi; M Tejada-J Giambi.

E: M Tejada (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, W (6-3)           9     3   1   1    2   8   1   3.35   32  118-75   40·14·22   10· 9· 3· 0     83    -     0.12   0.06
Totals                         9     3   1   1    2   8   1          32  118-75   40·14·22   10· 9· 3· 0           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Oquist, L (6-9)              5    16  14  14    3   3   4   6.61   32  111-74   43· 5·27   10· 9· 7· 0    -21    -     0.46  -0.44
M Mohler                       1     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.66    5   28-15    8· 2· 5    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
T Mathews                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.21    3    7-5     2· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
T Worrell                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.31    3    7-4     3· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
M Fetters                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.25    3    9-6     2· 2· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    17  14  14    4   7   4          46  162-104  58·10·37   14·13· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - John Shulock.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 18,209.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 11mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Oakland Athletics                    
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. B Roberts            CF 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. B Grieve             RF 
4. B Williams           CF    4. M Stairs             DH 
5. T Martinez           1B    5. J Giambi             1B 
6. D Strawberry         DH    6. S Spiezio            2B 
7. C Curtis             LF    7. E Sprague            3B 
8. J Posada             C     8. M Tejada             SS 
9. S Brosius            3B    9. A Hinch              C  

   O Hernandez          P        M Oquist             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-1  12-  2   11%  80% S Brosius       M Oquist        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Curtis Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI; Posada to 3B; Brosius to 2B
   t 2   0  0-2  -23  5    9%  88% C Knoblauch     M Oquist        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Posada Scores; Brosius Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-  2    9%  65% D Jeter         M Oquist        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Knoblauch Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  4    6%  56% C Knoblauch     M Oquist        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   t 2   0  0-5  1--  5    5%  95% P O'Neill       M Oquist        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Jeter Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Oquist facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   56%  C Knoblauch     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  2   65%  D Jeter         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Knoblauch Scores
   O      -2-  3   61%  P O'Neill       Flyball: SS (Deep SS)
   O      -2-      58%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B; Jeter to 3B
          --3  5   59%  T Martinez      Walk
   O      1-3  5   55%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Orlando Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   57%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  8   59%  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   60%  B Grieve        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Oquist facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   63%  C Curtis        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      66%  J Posada        Curtis Steals 2B
          -2-  8   68%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  2   80%  S Brosius       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Curtis Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI; Posada to 3B; Brosius to 2B
   RRR    -23  5   88%  C Knoblauch     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Posada Scores; Brosius Scores
          ---  2   90%  D Jeter         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   RR     1--  5   95%  P O'Neill       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Jeter Scores
          ---  6   96%  B Williams      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  5   97%  T Martinez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Williams Scores
   O      1--  4   97%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   96%  C Curtis        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   96%  J Posada        Lineout: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  7 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Orlando Hernandez facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   94%  M Stairs        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   95%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   96%  E Sprague       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-1, Mike Oquist facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   96%  S Brosius       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  4   98%  C Knoblauch     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Brosius Scores
   O      ---  7   98%  D Jeter         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   98%  P O'Neill       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   98%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B; O'Neill to 2B
   R      -2-  1   99%  T Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive); O'Neill Scores
   RR     1--  6   99%  D Strawberry    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Martinez Scores
   O      ---  4   99%  C Curtis        Strikeout Looking
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 13, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-13, Orlando Hernandez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   99%  M Tejada        Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  7   99%  A Hinch         Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  R Henderson     Lineout: 3B
   O      1--  2   99%  B Roberts       Lineout: 3B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 13, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 13-1, Mike Oquist facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   99%  J Posada        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   99%  S Brosius       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   99%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 13, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-13, Orlando Hernandez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3  100%  B Grieve        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 13, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 13-1, Mike Oquist facing 2-3-4
                  Ryan Christenson replaces Ben Grieve playing RF batting 3rd
          ---  6  100%  D Jeter         Walk
                  Luis Sojo pinch runs for Derek Jeter batting 2nd
          1--  1  100%  P O'Neill       Single to RF (Line Drive); Sojo to 3B
                  Shane Spencer pinch runs for Paul O'Neill batting 3rd
   ROO    1-3  1  100%  B Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B); Sojo Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  3  100%  T Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 14, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-14, Orlando Hernandez facing 6-7-8
                  Luis Sojo moves to SS; Shane Spencer moves to RF
          ---  4  100%  S Spiezio       Walk
   O      1--     100%  E Sprague       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  3  100%  M Tejada        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  3  100%  A Hinch         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Tejada to 3B
                  Kevin Mitchell pinch hits for Rickey Henderson batting 1st
   O      1-3  4  100%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 14, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 14-1, Mike Mohler facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Mohler replaces Mike Oquist pitching; Rafael Bournigal replaces Scott Spiezio playing 2B batting 6th; Kevin Mitchell moves to LF
          ---  6  100%  D Strawberry    Walk
   O      1--  8  100%  C Curtis        Lineout: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4  100%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5  100%  S Brosius       Double to RF (Fly Ball); Strawberry to 3B
   O      -23  5  100%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 14, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-14, Orlando Hernandez facing 2-3-4
                  Homer Bush replaces Chuck Knoblauch playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  3  100%  B Roberts       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5  100%  R Christenson   Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1  100%  M Stairs        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 14, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 14-1, T.J. Mathews facing 2-3-4
                  T.J. Mathews replaces Mike Mohler pitching
   O      ---  1  100%  L Sojo          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1  100%  S Spencer       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  B Williams      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 14, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-14, Orlando Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3  100%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2  100%  R Bournigal     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4  100%  E Sprague       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4  100%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 14, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 14-1, Tim Worrell facing 5-6-7
                  Tim Worrell replaces T.J. Mathews pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4  100%  D Strawberry    Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1  100%  C Curtis        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 14, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-14, Orlando Hernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3  100%  A Hinch         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  K Mitchell      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6  100%  B Roberts       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 14, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 14-1, Mike Fetters facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Fetters replaces Tim Worrell pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  J Posada        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3  100%  S Brosius       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  H Bush          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 14, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-14, Orlando Hernandez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6  100%  R Christenson   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  J Giambi        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 14, Athletics 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation