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1998 AL Division Series
New York Yankees over Texas Rangers (3-0)

Dates: September 29 - October 2, 1998

WS MVP: Scott Brosius

NLCS MVP: Sterling Hitchcock

ALCS MVP: David Wells

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Series Scores

Game 1, September 29
Texas Rangers	0	Final
New York Yankees	2

W	David Wells (1-0)
L	Todd Stottlemyre (0-1)
S	Mariano Rivera (1)

Game 2, September 30
Texas Rangers	1	Final
New York Yankees	3

W	Andy Pettitte (1-0)
L	Rick Helling (0-1)
S	Mariano Rivera (2)

Game 3, October 2
New York Yankees	4	Final
Texas Rangers	0

W	David Cone (1-0)
L	Aaron Sele (0-1)

Series Batting Stats

New York Yankees Batting

New York Yankees Batting Table
	Playoff Series Stats																			Regular Season Stats
Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	E	WPA	cWPA	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Scott Brosius	3	10	1	4	0	0	1	3	0	3	.400	.400	.700	1.100	0	1	0	0.12	1.41%	152	530	86	159	19	98	11	.300	.843
Homer Bush	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					1	0		0.01	0.11%	45	71	17	27	1	5	6	.380	.886
David Cone*	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.000
Chad Curtis	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	.667	.750	1.000	1.750	1	1	0	0.10	0.95%	151	456	79	111	10	56	21	.243	.714
Chili Davis#	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	0	0		-0.06	-0.56%	35	103	11	30	3	9	0	.291	.819
Joe Girardi	2	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.429	.429	.429	.857	0	0	0	0.06	0.40%	78	254	31	70	3	31	2	.276	.703
Derek Jeter	3	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	.111	.273	.111	.384	0	0	0	-0.11	-0.86%	149	626	127	203	19	84	30	.324	.864
Chuck Knoblauch	3	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.091	.167	.091	.258	0	0	1	-0.27	-2.05%	150	603	117	160	17	64	31	.265	.765
Graeme Lloyd*	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tino Martinez*	3	11	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	.273	.273	.455	.727	0	0	0	-0.06	-0.67%	142	531	92	149	28	123	2	.281	.860
Jeff Nelson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Paul O'Neill*	3	11	1	4	2	0	1	1	1	1	.364	.417	.818	1.235	0	0	0	0.08	0.40%	152	602	95	191	24	116	15	.317	.882
Andy Pettitte*	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Jorge Posada#	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	-0.03	-0.28%	111	358	56	96	17	63	0	.268	.824
Tim Raines#	2	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.400	.500	.900	0	0		0.04	0.24%	109	321	53	93	5	47	8	.290	.778
Mariano Rivera	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Spencer	2	6	3	3	0	0	2	4	0	1	.500	.500	1.500	2.000	0	0	0	0.27	2.03%	27	67	18	25	10	27	0	.373	1.321
David Wells*	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.500
Bernie Williams#	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.083	.000	.083	0	0	0	-0.21	-1.72%	128	499	101	169	26	97	15	.339	.997
Totals	40	91	9	23	6	0	4	8	7	24	.253	.313	.451	.764	2	2		-0.05	-0.59%	162	5643	965	1625	207		153	.288	.825

* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown, for minors bold indicates they appeared in majors or are a HOFer

Texas Rangers Batting

Texas Rangers Batting Table
	Playoff Series Stats																			Regular Season Stats
Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	E	WPA	cWPA	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Luis Alicea#	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0		-0.03	-0.25%	101	259	51	71	6	33	4	.274	.796
Will Clark*	3	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.091	.167	.091	.258	0	0	0	-0.17	-1.56%	149	554	98	169	23	102	1	.305	.891
Royce Clayton	3	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	.222	.222	.222	.444	0	0	1	-0.17	-1.43%	*142	541	89	136	9	53	24	.251	.685
Tim Crabtree	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Juan González	3	12	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.083	.083	.167	.250	0	0	0	-0.30	-2.52%	154	606	110	193	45	157	2	.318	.997
Tom Goodwin*	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0.01	0.30%	154	520	102	151	2	33	38	.290	.716
Rusty Greer*	3	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.091	.167	.091	.258	0	0	0	-0.25	-2.15%	155	598	107	183	16	108	2	.306	.841
Rick Helling	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.400
Roberto Kelly	2	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.143	.143	.286	.429	0	0	0	-0.14	-1.28%	75	257	48	83	16	46	0	.323	.910
Mark McLemore#	3	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	3	.100	.250	.200	.450	0	0	0	-0.10	-0.86%	126	461	79	114	5	53	12	.247	.686
Iván Rodríguez	3	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	.100	.100	.100	.200	0	0	0	-0.14	-1.09%	145	579	88	186	21	91	9	.321	.871
Aaron Sele	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.750
Mike Simms	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	0	0		-0.12	-1.17%	86	186	36	55	16	46	0	.296	.994
Lee Stevens*	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0		-0.04	-0.22%	120	344	52	91	20	59	0	.265	.836
Todd Stottlemyre*	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	*22	53	3	12	0	1	0	.226	.507
John Wetteland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Todd Zeile	3	9	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	1	0	-0.10	-0.96%	*158	572	85	155	19	94	4	.271	.787
Totals	35	92	1	13	3	0	0	1	4	27	.141	.177	.174	.351	0	1		-1.55	-13.20%	162	5672	940	1637	201		82	.289	.819

* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown, for minors bold indicates they appeared in majors or are a HOFer

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