Series Summary

1998 AL Championship Series

Game 1, October 6
CLE 2
NYY 7
Game 2, October 7
CLE 4
NYY 1 (12)
Game 3, October 9
NYY 1
CLE 6
Game 4, October 10
NYY 4
CLE 0
Game 5, October 11
NYY 5
CLE 3
Game 6, October 13
CLE 5
NYY 9

Series Summary

Game Summary

Saturday, October 10, 1998
Start Time: 7:07 p.m. Local
Attendance: 44,981
Venue: Jacobs Field
Game Duration: 3:31
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0
Cleveland Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
WP: Orlando Hernandez (1-0) • LP: Dwight Gooden (0-1)

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.133 0.188 0.133 0.321 0.000 0.000
Derek Jeter SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.160 0.276 0.200 0.476 0.000 0.000
Paul O’Neill RF 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 0.296 0.367 0.667 1.033 0.567 1.567
Bernie Williams CF 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 0.167 0.333 0.208 0.542 0.067 0.483
Chili Davis DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 0.250 0.357 0.333 0.690 0.067 0.683
Tino Martinez 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0.154 0.207 0.269 0.476 0.150 0.650
   Homer Bush PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Luis Sojo 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Jorge Posada C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.167 0.286 0.417 0.702 0.033 0.100
Chad Curtis LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0.333 0.500 0.500 1.000 0.000 0.017
Scott Brosius 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 0.333 0.346 0.500 0.846 0.117 0.500
Orlando Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Mike Stanton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Mariano Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 29 4 4 4 6 8 37 0.138 0.270 0.310 0.581 1.000 4.000

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Kenny Lofton CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.229 0.250 0.457 0.707 0.000 0.000
Omar Vizquel SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 4 0.281 0.324 0.344 0.667 0.000 0.000
David Justice DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.250 0.286 0.563 0.848 0.000 0.000
Manny Ramirez RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 0.345 0.457 0.862 1.319 0.000 0.000
Jim Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.161 0.235 0.548 0.784 0.000 0.000
Travis Fryman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.172 0.273 0.207 0.480 0.000 0.000
Brian Giles LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.118 0.250 0.176 0.426 0.000 0.000
Sandy Alomar C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.154 0.214 0.269 0.484 0.000 0.000
   Einar Diaz C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Enrique Wilson 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.125 0.222 0.125 0.347 0.000 0.000
Dwight Gooden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Jim Poole P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Dave Burba P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Paul Shuey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 30 0 4 0 2 8 33 0.133 0.212 0.167 0.379 0.000 0.000

New York Yankees

New York Yankees Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Orlando Hernandez, W (1-0) 7 3 0 0 2 6 0 0.00 27 115 69 41 14 14 4 14 3 0 75 0.366 1.07 7.52% 34.41 3.7
Mike Stanton, H (1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 10 7 5 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0.116 2.18 2.38% 69.84 1.0
Mariano Rivera 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 10 7 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.023 0.29 0.48% 9.18 0.6
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 2 8 0 0.00 33 135 83 49 14 20 7 15 4 0 75 1 0 0.505 1.10 10.38% 35.29 5.2

Orlando Hernandez faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Dwight Gooden, L (0-1) 4.2 3 3 3 3 3 1 9.00 20 92 53 38 6 9 7 7 2 0 46 -0.071 0.88 -1.46% 28.16 -0.3
Jim Poole 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 8 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.015 0.69 0.31% 22.11 0.3
Dave Burba 3.1 1 1 1 3 4 0 4.00 14 63 33 15 5 13 4 3 2 0 0 0 0.065 0.38 1.33% 12.03 1.1
Paul Shuey 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 5 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 -0.004 0.24 -0.09% 7.69 0.3
Team Totals 9 4 4 4 6 8 1 4.00 37 168 95 57 13 25 12 11 4 0 46 3 1 0.005 0.65 0.09% 20.79 1.2

Balks: None.
WP: Dave Burba (1).
HBP: Orlando Hernandez (1; David Justice).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians’ Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 1,(0-0) X O NYY Chuck Knoblauch Dwight Gooden -2% 48% Flyball: RF 0.0
t1 0-0 1 6,(3-2) BBFFBX O NYY Derek Jeter Dwight Gooden -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B) 0.0
t1 0-0 2 5,(3-1) BBBCX R NYY Paul O’Neill Dwight Gooden 9% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line) 1.0
t1 1-0 2 1,(0-0) X O NYY Bernie Williams Dwight Gooden -1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS) -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees’ Orlando Hernandez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 3,(1-1) CBX O CLE Kenny Lofton Orlando Hernandez 2% 57% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
b1 0-1 1 3,(1-1) BCX CLE Omar Vizquel Orlando Hernandez -3% 54% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF) 0.0
b1 0-1 1 1– 4,(1-2) BF1SS O CLE David Justice Orlando Hernandez 3% 57% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b1 0-1 2 1– 2,(0-1) SB CLE Manny Ramirez Orlando Hernandez -1% 56% Vizquel Steals 2B 0.0
b1 0-1 2 -2- 7,(3-2) SB.BSFBB CLE Manny Ramirez Orlando Hernandez -1% 55% Walk 0
b1 0-1 2 12- 6,(3-2) BBCBSX O CLE Jim Thome Orlando Hernandez 4% 60% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians’ Dwight Gooden facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 2,(1-0) BX O NYY Chili Davis Dwight Gooden -2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS) 0.0
t2 1-0 1 4,(3-0) BBBB NYY Tino Martinez Dwight Gooden 2% 60% Walk 0.0
t2 1-0 1 1– 7,(3-2) BCBBFFS O NYY Jorge Posada Dwight Gooden -1% 58% Strikeout Swinging, Martinez Steals 2B; Martinez to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw) 0.0
t2 1-0 2 –3 7,(3-2) BBBCCFS O NYY Chad Curtis Dwight Gooden -4% 55% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees’ Orlando Hernandez facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 6,(2-2) BCBFFX O CLE Travis Fryman Orlando Hernandez 3% 57% Flyball: RF (Deep RF) 0.0
b2 0-1 1 3,(1-1) CBX O CLE Brian Giles Orlando Hernandez 2% 59% Flyball: CF 0.0
b2 0-1 2 3,(0-2) FCS O CLE Sandy Alomar Orlando Hernandez 1% 60% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians’ Dwight Gooden facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 5,(2-2) BCSBX O NYY Scott Brosius Dwight Gooden -2% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t3 1-0 1 7,(1-2) CFFFFBS O NYY Chuck Knoblauch Dwight Gooden -2% 56% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t3 1-0 2 4,(1-2) BSCX O NYY Derek Jeter Dwight Gooden -1% 55% Groundout: 1B-P 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees’ Orlando Hernandez facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 3,(1-1) CBX O CLE Enrique Wilson Orlando Hernandez 3% 58% Lineout: 1B (Weak 2B-1B) 0.0
b3 0-1 1 2,(1-0) BX CLE Kenny Lofton Orlando Hernandez -5% 53% Double to 1B (Ground Ball) 0.0
b3 0-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2) LFBBX O CLE Omar Vizquel Orlando Hernandez 4% 57% Lineout: SS 0.0
b3 0-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1) BBCBX O CLE David Justice Orlando Hernandez 4% 61% Groundout: P-1B (P’s Right) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians’ Dwight Gooden facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 6,(3-2) BFBBCB NYY Paul O’Neill Dwight Gooden 4% 65% Walk 0.5667
t4 1-0 0 1– 2,(0-1) FB NYY Bernie Williams Dwight Gooden 2% 67% O’Neill Steals 2B 0.4833
t4 1-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2) FB.BSBB NYY Bernie Williams Dwight Gooden 3% 70% Walk 0
t4 1-0 0 12- 1,(0-0) X R NYY Chili Davis Dwight Gooden 12% 82% Double to LF (Line Drive); O’Neill Scores; Williams to 3B 0.6833
t4 2-0 0 -23 4,(2-1) BBFX R NYY Tino Martinez Dwight Gooden 3% 85% Reached on E8/Sacrifice Fly; Williams Scores 0.15
t4 3-0 0 12- 4,(2-1) BBFX O NYY Jorge Posada Dwight Gooden -1% 84% Flyball: CF; Davis to 3B 0.1
t4 3-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0) X OO NYY Chad Curtis Dwight Gooden -7% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS) 0.0167
  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees’ Orlando Hernandez facing 4-5-6
b4 0-3 0 5,(1-2) CBCFS O CLE Manny Ramirez Orlando Hernandez 3% 79% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b4 0-3 1 5,(2-2) BSSBS O CLE Jim Thome Orlando Hernandez 2% 81% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b4 0-3 2 6,(3-2) BBBCFX O CLE Travis Fryman Orlando Hernandez 1% 82% Foul Popfly: C 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians’ Dwight Gooden facing 9-1-2
t5 3-0 0 6,(2-2) CFBFBX NYY Scott Brosius Dwight Gooden 2% 84% Single to 3B (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole) 0.0
t5 3-0 0 1– 4,(2-1) BL11PX O NYY Chuck Knoblauch Dwight Gooden -2% 82% Foul Popfly: 1B 0.0
t5 3-0 1 1– 11,(2-2) FFFFF1BFFBFX O NYY Derek Jeter Dwight Gooden -2% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
  Jim Poole replaces Dwight Gooden pitching
t5 3-0 2 1– 7,(2-2) C1BS1BF1FB NYY Paul O’Neill Jim Poole 1% 81% Jeter Steals 2B; Jeter to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw) 0.0
t5 3-0 2 –3 8,(3-2) C1BS1BF1FB.S O NYY Paul O’Neill Jim Poole -3% 79% Strikeout Swinging 0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees’ Orlando Hernandez facing 7-8-9
b5 0-3 0 9,(3-2) BCBFFBFFX O CLE Brian Giles Orlando Hernandez 3% 82% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B) 0.0
b5 0-3 1 1,(0-0) X O CLE Sandy Alomar Orlando Hernandez 2% 83% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B) 0.0
b5 0-3 2 3,(1-1) BFX O CLE Enrique Wilson Orlando Hernandez 1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians’ Dave Burba facing 4-5-6
  Dave Burba replaces Jim Poole pitchingEinar Diaz replaces Sandy Alomar playing C batting 8th
t6 3-0 0 5,(3-1) BBCBB NYY Bernie Williams Dave Burba 2% 87% Walk 0.0
t6 3-0 0 1– 3,(0-2) FCS O NYY Chili Davis Dave Burba -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging, Williams Steals 2B 0.0
t6 3-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2) BBCBFFX O NYY Tino Martinez Dave Burba -2% 84% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
t6 3-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2) BBFSS O NYY Jorge Posada Dave Burba -2% 82% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees’ Orlando Hernandez facing 1-2-3
b6 0-3 0 4,(2-1) BBFX O CLE Kenny Lofton Orlando Hernandez 3% 85% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B) 0.0
b6 0-3 1 4,(1-2) CFBX CLE Omar Vizquel Orlando Hernandez -3% 81% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF) 0.0
b6 0-3 1 1– 2,(0-1) SH CLE David Justice Orlando Hernandez -5% 76% Hit By Pitch; Vizquel to 2B 0.0
b6 0-3 1 12- 5,(2-2) BBFSS O CLE Manny Ramirez Orlando Hernandez 6% 83% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b6 0-3 2 12- 3,(1-1) BFF CLE Jim Thome Orlando Hernandez -1% 82% Vizquel Steals 3B 0.0
b6 0-3 2 1-3 7,(3-2) BFF.BBFS O CLE Jim Thome Orlando Hernandez 6% 88% Strikeout Swinging 0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians’ Dave Burba facing 8-9-1
t7 3-0 0 6,(3-2) BCBBFX O NYY Chad Curtis Dave Burba -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
t7 3-0 1 5,(2-2) FFBBS O NYY Scott Brosius Dave Burba -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t7 3-0 2 3,(1-1) BCX O NYY Chuck Knoblauch Dave Burba -1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees’ Orlando Hernandez facing 6-7-8
b7 0-3 0 3,(1-1) BFX O CLE Travis Fryman Orlando Hernandez 3% 88% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b7 0-3 1 1,(0-0) X O CLE Brian Giles Orlando Hernandez 2% 91% Foul Popfly: C 0.0
b7 0-3 2 6,(2-2) BBCFFX O CLE Einar Diaz Orlando Hernandez 1% 92% Flyball: LF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians’ Dave Burba facing 2-3-4
t8 3-0 0 3,(0-2) CCS O NYY Derek Jeter Dave Burba -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t8 3-0 1 5,(2-2) CBBCX O NYY Paul O’Neill Dave Burba -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t8 3-0 2 6,(3-2) BCBFBB NYY Bernie Williams Dave Burba 0% 91% Walk 0.0
t8 3-0 2 1– 2,(1-0) BX O NYY Chili Davis Dave Burba -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees’ Orlando Hernandez facing 9-1-2
b8 0-3 0 4,(3-0) BBBB CLE Enrique Wilson Orlando Hernandez -5% 84% Walk 0.0
  Mike Stanton replaces Orlando Hernandez pitching
b8 0-3 0 1– 7,(2-2) 111CFB1FBFC O CLE Kenny Lofton Mike Stanton 5% 89% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b8 0-3 1 1– 2,(1-0) BX CLE Omar Vizquel Mike Stanton -6% 84% Single to 3B (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Wilson to 2B 0.0
b8 0-3 1 12- 1,(0-0) X OO CLE David Justice Mike Stanton 12% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians’ Dave Burba facing 6-7-8
t9 3-0 0 4,(2-1) BCBX NYY Tino Martinez Dave Burba 1% 97% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line) 0.5
  Homer Bush pinch runs for Tino Martinez (1B) batting 6th
t9 3-0 0 -2- 4,(2-1) CBBX O NYY Jorge Posada Dave Burba -1% 96% Lineout: RF 0.0
t9 3-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1) BCB NYY Chad Curtis Dave Burba 1% 97% Wild Pitch; Bush to 3B 0.0
t9 3-0 1 –3 5,(3-1) BCB.PP NYY Chad Curtis Dave Burba 0% 97% Walk 0
  Paul Shuey replaces Dave Burba pitching
t9 3-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0) X RO NYY Scott Brosius Paul Shuey 1% 98% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Short LF Line); Bush Scores; Curtis to 2B 0.5
t9 4-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2) CCBX O NYY Chuck Knoblauch Paul Shuey 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B) -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees’ Mariano Rivera facing 4-5-6
  Mariano Rivera replaces Mike Stanton pitchingLuis Sojo replaces Homer Bush (PR) playing 1B batting 6th
b9 0-4 0 4,(1-2) CFBC O CLE Manny Ramirez Mariano Rivera 1% 99% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b9 0-4 1 4,(2-1) BBCX O CLE Jim Thome Mariano Rivera 1% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B) 0.0
b9 0-4 2 2,(0-1) CX O CLE Travis Fryman Mariano Rivera 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Indians 0.