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Series Summary

1998 AL Championship Series

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

Series Summary

Game Summary

Tuesday, October 13, 1998
Start Time: 8:07 p.m. Local
Attendance: 57,142
Venue: Yankee Stadium II
Game Duration: 3:31
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 8 3
New York Yankees 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 X 9 11 1
WP: David Cone (2-0) • LP: Charles Nagy (1-1)

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Kenny Lofton CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 5 0.256 0.289 0.512 0.801 0.000 0.550
Omar Vizquel SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 0.300 0.349 0.350 0.699 0.000 0.550
David Justice DH 3 1 0 1 1 1 4 0.229 0.300 0.514 0.814 0.000 0.550
Manny Ramirez RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 0.343 0.442 0.771 1.213 0.000 0.000
Jim Thome 1B 4 1 2 4 0 2 4 0.237 0.310 0.711 1.020 0.000 2.800
Travis Fryman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.167 0.268 0.194 0.463 0.000 0.000
Brian Giles LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.136 0.240 0.182 0.422 0.000 0.000
Sandy Alomar C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.138 0.194 0.241 0.435 0.000 0.000
   Jeff Branson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Einar Diaz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Enrique Wilson 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0.188 0.235 0.188 0.423 0.000 0.550
Charles Nagy 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
   Jim Poole 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
   Paul Assenmacher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 35 5 8 5 3 10 38 0.229 0.289 0.314 0.604 0.000 5.000

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 0.167 0.286 0.194 0.480 0.051 0.500
Derek Jeter SS 5 2 2 2 0 1 5 0.176 0.263 0.265 0.528 0.187 1.867
Paul O’Neill RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 0.306 0.375 0.583 0.958 0.061 0.617
Bernie Williams CF 4 1 3 2 1 0 5 0.250 0.400 0.281 0.681 0.187 1.617
Chili Davis DH 3 1 0 1 0 1 4 0.250 0.304 0.450 0.754 0.077 0.650
Tino Martinez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 0.167 0.316 0.267 0.582 0.013 0.150
Ricky Ledee LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Scott Brosius 3B 3 2 1 3 1 0 4 0.333 0.364 0.567 0.930 0.354 2.550
Joe Girardi C 3 2 1 0 1 0 4 0.333 0.375 0.333 0.708 0.070 1.050
David Cone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Ramiro Mendoza 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 35 9 11 8 4 7 40 0.314 0.375 0.486 0.861 1.000 9.000

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
Charles Nagy, L (1-1) 3 8 6 3 0 1 1 2.55 18 57 37 28 3 6 8 9 6 0 26 -0.297 0.84 -6.43% 32.49 -4.4
Dave Burba 2.1 1 3 1 2 4 0 3.97 11 47 28 17 4 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 -0.132 0.92 -2.86% 35.47 -1.3
Jim Poole 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.024 0.55 0.52% 21.32 0.6
Paul Shuey 1.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 8 43 26 14 5 7 4 1 0 0 1 1 -0.026 0.18 -0.55% 6.89 -0.1
Paul Assenmacher 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2 4 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.004 0.07 0.07% 2.71 0.6
Team Totals 8 11 9 4 4 7 1 4.50 40 152 96 62 14 20 16 13 6 0 26 3 1 -0.427 0.68 -9.25% 26.17 -4.6

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
David Cone, W (2-0) 5 7 5 5 3 8 1 2.89 25 102 62 31 11 20 4 10 4 0 38 -0.086 1.09 -1.86% 42.46 -2.3
Ramiro Mendoza, H (1) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 10 37 25 16 2 7 5 4 1 0 0 0 0.142 0.58 3.07% 22.67 1.6
Mariano Rivera 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 9 7 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.017 0.21 0.36% 8.14 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 3 10 1 5.00 38 148 94 50 15 29 11 14 5 0 38 0 0 0.073 0.90 1.57% 34.74 -0.1

Balks: None.
WP: Dave Burba (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: Paul Shuey (2; Scott Brosius).
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, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees’ David Cone facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 1,(0-0) X CLE Kenny Lofton David Cone -6% 44% Single to C (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Lofton to 2B/Adv on E5 0.0
t1 0-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2) LFBBBL O CLE Omar Vizquel David Cone 4% 48% Strikeout (foul bunt) 0.0
t1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2) CCC O CLE David Justice David Cone 3% 52% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0) BBS CLE Manny Ramirez David Cone 0% 51% Lofton Steals 3B 0.0
t1 0-0 2 –3 5,(2-2) BBS.CS O CLE Manny Ramirez David Cone 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging 0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians’ Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 8,(2-2) BCFFBFFX O NYY Chuck Knoblauch Charles Nagy -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b1 0-0 1 — 3,(2-0) BBX NYY Derek Jeter Charles Nagy 2% 55% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS) 0.5666
b1 0-0 1 1– 5,(2-2) BBFFX NYY Paul O’Neill Charles Nagy 6% 61% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Jeter to 3B 0.5667
b1 0-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1) SX R NYY Bernie Williams Charles Nagy 9% 70% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jeter Scores; O’Neill to 3B 0.5667
b1 1-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0) B1X RO NYY Chili Davis Charles Nagy 1% 71% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); O’Neill Scores 0.15
b1 2-0 2 1– 3,(1-1) CB1X NYY Tino Martinez Charles Nagy 1% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Williams to 2B 0.15
b1 2-0 2 12- 3,(1-1) BCX O NYY Ricky Ledee Charles Nagy -3% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B -0.0
  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees’ David Cone facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 — 6,(3-2) CBBCBX CLE Jim Thome David Cone -4% 65% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B) 0.0
t2 0-2 0 1– 4,(1-2) BSFS O CLE Travis Fryman David Cone 4% 69% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t2 0-2 1 1– 2,(0-1) FX CLE Brian Giles David Cone -6% 63% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Thome to 3B 0.0
t2 0-2 1 1-3 5,(1-2) S1LBF1S O CLE Sandy Alomar David Cone 7% 69% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t2 0-2 2 1-3 5,(1-2) FBCFX O CLE Enrique Wilson David Cone 5% 74% Flyball: RF (Deep RF) 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians’ Charles Nagy facing 8-9-1
b2 2-0 0 — 2,(1-0) BX O NYY Scott Brosius Charles Nagy -2% 72% Lineout: LF (Deep LF) 0.0
b2 2-0 1 — 1,(0-0) X NYY Joe Girardi Charles Nagy 2% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF) 0.5
b2 2-0 1 1– 4,(2-1) B1BFX R NYY Chuck Knoblauch Charles Nagy 8% 82% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Girardi Scores/Adv on E7 0.5
b2 3-0 1 -2- 6,(2-2) BC2SBFX O NYY Derek Jeter Charles Nagy -2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B; Knoblauch to 3B 0.0
b2 3-0 2 –3 1,(0-0) X O NYY Paul O’Neill Charles Nagy -2% 79% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line) -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees’ David Cone facing 1-2-3
t3 0-3 0 — 5,(3-1) BBCBB CLE Kenny Lofton David Cone -4% 75% Walk 0.0
t3 0-3 0 1– 3,(1-1) C11BX O CLE Omar Vizquel David Cone 2% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Lofton to 2B 0.0
t3 0-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1) BBC2BX O CLE David Justice David Cone 3% 80% Groundout: 1B-P; Lofton to 3B 0.0
t3 0-3 2 –3 7,(3-2) BSFFBBB CLE Manny Ramirez David Cone -1% 79% Walk 0.0
t3 0-3 2 1-3 4,(1-2) BSFC O CLE Jim Thome David Cone 5% 83% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians’ Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
b3 3-0 0 — 6,(2-2) BFBCFX NYY Bernie Williams Charles Nagy 2% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive) 0.5
b3 3-0 0 1– 2,(1-0) BX NYY Chili Davis Charles Nagy 3% 88% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Williams to 2B 0.5
b3 3-0 0 12- 5,(2-2) CFBBS O NYY Tino Martinez Charles Nagy -3% 85% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
b3 3-0 1 12- 1,(0-0) X O NYY Ricky Ledee Charles Nagy -2% 83% Flyball: CF; Williams to 3B -0.0
b3 3-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0) X RRR NYY Scott Brosius Charles Nagy 12% 95% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Williams Scores/unER; Davis Scores/unER; Brosius Scores/unER 2.0
b3 6-0 2 — 2,(1-0) BX O NYY Joe Girardi Charles Nagy 0% 95% Lineout: RF (Deep RF) 0.0
  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 6.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Yankees’ David Cone facing 6-7-8
t4 0-6 0 — 4,(1-2) CSBS O CLE Travis Fryman David Cone 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t4 0-6 1 — 3,(2-0) BBX O CLE Brian Giles David Cone 1% 96% Foul Popfly: C 0.0
t4 0-6 2 — 5,(1-2) BFCFX O CLE Sandy Alomar David Cone 0% 97% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Indians’ Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
  Dave Burba replaces Charles Nagy pitching
b4 6-0 0 — 2,(0-1) CX O NYY Chuck Knoblauch Dave Burba 0% 96% Foul Popfly: 1B 0.0
b4 6-0 1 — 3,(1-1) BSX O NYY Derek Jeter Dave Burba 0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b4 6-0 2 — 6,(3-2) CCBBBC O NYY Paul O’Neill Dave Burba 0% 96% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 6.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Yankees’ David Cone facing 9-1-2
t5 0-6 0 — 2,(0-1) CX CLE Enrique Wilson David Cone -2% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF) 0.55
t5 0-6 0 1– 5,(2-2) CBFBX CLE Kenny Lofton David Cone -4% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive); Wilson to 3B 0.55
t5 0-6 0 1-3 3,(1-1) CBX CLE Omar Vizquel David Cone -3% 87% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Wilson stays at 3B; Lofton to 2B 0.55
t5 0-6 0 123 5,(3-1) BFBBB R CLE David Justice David Cone -6% 81% Walk; Wilson Scores; Lofton to 3B; Vizquel to 2B 0.55
t5 1-6 0 123 5,(2-2) CBBCS O CLE Manny Ramirez David Cone 5% 87% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
t5 1-6 1 123 1,(0-0) X RRRR CLE Jim Thome David Cone -20% 67% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Lofton Scores; Vizquel Scores; Justice Scores 2.8
t5 5-6 1 — 5,(1-2) CBCFX O CLE Travis Fryman David Cone 2% 69% Flyball: LF -0.0
t5 5-6 2 — 3,(2-0) BBX O CLE Brian Giles David Cone 2% 70% Flyball: LF (Short LF) -0.0
  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, Indians’ Dave Burba facing 4-5-6
b5 6-5 0 — 5,(3-1) BBFBB NYY Bernie Williams Dave Burba 3% 74% Walk 0.0
b5 6-5 0 1– 6,(2-2) 1CBBSF1S O NYY Chili Davis Dave Burba -3% 71% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b5 6-5 1 1– 3,(0-2) FCS O NYY Tino Martinez Dave Burba -3% 68% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b5 6-5 2 1– 6,(3-2) FBBFBX O NYY Ricky Ledee Dave Burba -2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 6.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-6, Yankees’ Ramiro Mendoza facing 8-9-1
  Ramiro Mendoza replaces David Cone pitching
t6 5-6 0 — 1,(0-0) X O CLE Sandy Alomar Ramiro Mendoza 4% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t6 5-6 1 — 3,(1-1) CBX O CLE Enrique Wilson Ramiro Mendoza 3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
t6 5-6 2 — 7,(2-2) CFBFBFX O CLE Kenny Lofton Ramiro Mendoza 2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, Indians’ Dave Burba facing 8-9-1
b6 6-5 0 — 2,(1-0) BX NYY Scott Brosius Dave Burba 3% 77% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball) 0.55
b6 6-5 0 1– 4,(1-2) BLCB NYY Joe Girardi Dave Burba 3% 79% Wild Pitch; Brosius to 2B 0.55
b6 6-5 0 -2- 8,(3-2) BLCB.FFBB NYY Joe Girardi Dave Burba 2% 81% Walk 0
b6 6-5 0 12- 5,(1-2) LFBFL O NYY Chuck Knoblauch Dave Burba -5% 77% Strikeout (foul bunt) 0.0
b6 6-5 1 12- 1,(0-0) X RR NYY Derek Jeter Dave Burba 16% 93% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Brosius Scores/unER; Girardi Scores 1.3
  Jim Poole replaces Dave Burba pitching
b6 8-5 1 –3 1,(0-0) X O NYY Paul O’Neill Jim Poole -2% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B) 0.05
  Paul Shuey replaces Jim Poole pitching
b6 8-5 2 –3 5,(3-1) CBBBX R NYY Bernie Williams Paul Shuey 4% 94% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Jeter Scores/unER 0.55
b6 9-5 2 1– 3,(0-2) 1S1SB O NYY Chili Davis Paul Shuey -1% 94% Williams Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS) 0
  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 9.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-9, Yankees’ Ramiro Mendoza facing 2-3-4
t7 5-9 0 — 3,(0-2) CFX O CLE Omar Vizquel Ramiro Mendoza 2% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B) 0.0
t7 5-9 1 — 3,(1-1) CBX O CLE David Justice Ramiro Mendoza 1% 96% Flyball: LF 0.0
t7 5-9 2 — 3,(1-1) BCX CLE Manny Ramirez Ramiro Mendoza -1% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.0
t7 5-9 2 1– 6,(3-2) CSBBBS O CLE Jim Thome Ramiro Mendoza 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-5, Indians’ Paul Shuey facing 5-6-7
b7 9-5 0 — 7,(3-2) CCBBBFX O NYY Chili Davis Paul Shuey 0% 96% Flyball: LF (Deep LF) 0.0
b7 9-5 1 — 8,(3-2) CFBFBFBB NYY Tino Martinez Paul Shuey 0% 97% Walk 0.0
b7 9-5 1 1– 3,(0-2) CSX O NYY Ricky Ledee Paul Shuey 0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Martinez to 2B 0.0
b7 9-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0) BBBI NYY Scott Brosius Paul Shuey 0% 97% Intentional Walk 0.0
b7 9-5 2 12- 2,(0-1) CX O NYY Joe Girardi Paul Shuey -1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 9.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-9, Yankees’ Ramiro Mendoza facing 6-7-8
t8 5-9 0 — 6,(2-2) BCFFBX O CLE Travis Fryman Ramiro Mendoza 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t8 5-9 1 — 4,(2-1) FBBX O CLE Brian Giles Ramiro Mendoza 1% 98% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
  Jeff Branson pinch hits for Sandy Alomar (C) batting 8th
t8 5-9 2 — 1,(0-0) X O CLE Jeff Branson Ramiro Mendoza 0% 99% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-5, Indians’ Paul Shuey facing 1-2-3
  Einar Diaz replaces Jeff Branson (PH) playing C batting 8th
b8 9-5 0 — 3,(1-1) CBX NYY Chuck Knoblauch Paul Shuey 0% 99% Single to SS (Ground Ball) 0.0
b8 9-5 0 1– 8,(1-2) FS1F1FBFFS O NYY Derek Jeter Paul Shuey 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  Paul Assenmacher replaces Paul Shuey pitching
b8 9-5 1 1– 3,(0-2) FSS O NYY Paul O’Neill Paul Assenmacher 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b8 9-5 2 1– 1,(0-0) X O NYY Bernie Williams Paul Assenmacher 0% 98% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 9.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-9, Yankees’ Mariano Rivera facing 9-1-2
  Mariano Rivera replaces Ramiro Mendoza pitching
t9 5-9 0 — 3,(1-1) BCX O CLE Enrique Wilson Mariano Rivera 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t9 5-9 1 — 3,(0-2) CFS O CLE Kenny Lofton Mariano Rivera 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 5-9 2 — 3,(1-1) SBX O CLE Omar Vizquel Mariano Rivera 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (P’s Right) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 9.