October 2, 1998 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 3 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Play by Play and Box Score

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1998 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 3
1998 postseason: WS: NYY-SDP / ALCS: NYY-CLE / NLCS: SDP-ATL / Div. Series: CLE-BOS / NYY-TEX / ATL-CHC / SDP-HOU

Game 1
NYY  2
TEX  0
Game 2
NYY  3
TEX  1
Game 3
NYY  4
@TEX  0

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 49,450

Friday, October 2, 1998, 7:12
Time of Game: 2:58

Yankees

Joe Torre

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

W: D Cone (1-0), L: A Sele (0-1)

Rangers

Johnny Oates

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  .091  .258   13    0   5   GDP
D Jeter SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .111  .384   13    3   3   
P O'Neill RF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .364 1.235   18    1   0   HR
B Williams CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .083   18    2   0   GDP
T Martinez 1B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .728   23   11   1   2B
T Raines DH                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .900   16    0   0   2B
S Spencer LF                  3   1   1   3    0   0  .500 2.000    8    0   0   HR
  C Curtis LF                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .667 1.750    6    0   0   SB
S Brosius 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .400 1.100   16    0   1   
J Girardi C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .429  .858   13   10   1   

D Cone P                                                                 0   1
  G Lloyd P                                                              0   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   4   9   4    2   6              144   27  12

BATTING

2B: T Martinez (2, off A Sele); T Raines (1, off A Sele).

HR: P O'Neill (1, off A Sele; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); S Spencer (2, off A Sele; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: P O'Neill 5; S Spencer 4; T Martinez 3; T Raines 2; J Girardi; D Jeter; S Brosius.

GIDP: B Williams (2); C Knoblauch (1).

RBI: S Spencer 3 (4); P O'Neill (1).

2-out RBI: S Spencer 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Jeter-T Martinez; J Girardi-D Jeter-T Martinez-D Jeter-J Girardi.

E: C Knoblauch (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Curtis (1, 2nd base off J Wetteland/I Rodriguez).

PO: S Brosius (1st base by I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500   14    1   0   SH
M McLemore 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .100  .450   17    1   5   
R Greer LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .091  .258   13    0   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .250   18    4   0   
W Clark 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .091  .258   13   10   1   
I Rodriguez C                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .100  .200   10    7   1   
L Stevens DH                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   17    0   0   
T Zeile 3B                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .666   14    0   2   CS
R Clayton SS                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .444   21    3   4   GDP

A Sele P                                                                 1   0
  T Crabtree P                                                           0   0
  J Wetteland P                                                          0   0
Totals                       28   0   3   0    3   8              137   27  13

BATTING

SH: T Goodwin (1, off D Cone).

TB: T Zeile 2; R Clayton.

GIDP: R Clayton (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Clayton-M McLemore-W Clark; M McLemore-R Clayton-W Clark.

E: R Clayton (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Zeile (1, 2nd base by D Cone/J Girardi).

PITCHING

New York Yankees           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
D Cone, W (1-0)             5.2   2   0   0    1   6   0   0.00   20   82-56     5-4     70    - 
G Lloyd                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    3-2      1-0          0-0
J Nelson                    2     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    7   34-22     2-1          0-0
M Rivera                    1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   18-9      2-1          0-0
Totals                      9     3   0   0    3   8   0          32  137-89    10-6          0-0

Texas Rangers              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
A Sele, L (0-1)             6     8   4   4    1   4   2   6.00   26  101-60     7-5     43    - 
T Crabtree                  2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6   20-14     3-1          0-0
J Wetteland                 1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   23-12     0-2          0-0
Totals                      9     9   4   4    2   6   2          36  144-86    10-8          0-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: I Rodriguez (; S Brosius, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 49,450.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Texas Rangers                        
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. T Goodwin            CF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. M McLemore           2B 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. R Greer              LF 
4. B Williams           CF    4. J Gonzalez           RF 
5. T Martinez           1B    5. W Clark              1B 
6. T Raines             DH    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. S Spencer            LF    7. L Stevens            DH 
8. S Brosius            3B    8. T Zeile              3B 
9. J Girardi            C     9. R Clayton            SS 

   D Cone               P        A Sele               P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  D Jeter         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B)
   O      ---  5  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4  T Goodwin       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  M McLemore      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4  R Greer         Walk
   O      1--  4  J Gonzalez      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Sele facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  T Martinez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  5  T Raines        Walk
   O      12-  2  S Spencer       Flyball: CF
   O      12-  5  S Brosius       Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  3  L Stevens       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4  T Zeile         Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Sele facing 9-1-2
          ---  2  J Girardi       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4  C Knoblauch     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS)
          ---  2  D Jeter         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B)
   O      1--  6  P O'Neill       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 9-1-2
          ---  7  R Clayton       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  T Goodwin       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Clayton to 2B
   O      -2-  5  M McLemore      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1  R Greer         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Sele facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5  B Williams      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  T Martinez      Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4  T Raines        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Sele facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5  S Spencer       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1  S Brosius       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--     J Girardi       Brosius Picked off 1B (C-1B)
          ---  2  " "             Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  3  C Knoblauch     Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6  L Stevens       Foul Popfly: C
          ---  4  T Zeile         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1-- 10  R Clayton       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Zeile Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B-SS-C)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Sele facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1  D Jeter         Flyball: RF
   R      ---  3  P O'Neill       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4  B Williams      Strikeout Looking
          ---  8  T Martinez      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4  T Raines        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Martinez to 3B
   RRR    -23  1  S Spencer       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Martinez Scores; Raines Scores
   O      ---  3  S Brosius       Groundout: SS-1B (SS)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, David Cone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4  T Goodwin       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6  M McLemore      Strikeout Looking
                  Graeme Lloyd replaces David Cone pitching
   O      ---  3  R Greer         Groundout: SS-1B (SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tim Crabtree facing 9-1-2
                  Tim Crabtree replaces Aaron Sele pitching
   O      ---  2  J Girardi       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1  C Knoblauch     Lineout: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Jeff Nelson facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Graeme Lloyd pitching
   O      ---  4  J Gonzalez      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  5  W Clark         Walk
   O      1--  3  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  8  L Stevens       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tim Crabtree facing 3-4-5
          ---  4  P O'Neill       Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  5  B Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B)
   O      ---  5  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Jeff Nelson facing 8-9-1
                  Chad Curtis replaces Shane Spencer playing LF batting 7th
          ---  6  T Zeile         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4  R Clayton       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, John Wetteland facing 6-7-8
                  John Wetteland replaces Tim Crabtree pitching
   O      ---  3  T Raines        Lineout: SS (SS)
          ---  6  C Curtis        Walk
   O      1--  7  S Brosius       Flyball: RF
          1--     J Girardi       Curtis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mariano Rivera facing 2-3-4
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
          ---  4  M McLemore      Walk
   O      1--  5  R Greer         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); McLemore to 2B
   O      -2-  6  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); McLemore to 3B
   O      --3  3  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

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