Series Summary

1998 World Series

Game 1, October 17
SDP 6
NYY 9
Game 2, October 18
SDP 3
NYY 9
Game 3, October 20
NYY 5
SDP 4
Game 4, October 21
NYY 3
SDP 0

Series Summary

Game Summary

Saturday, October 17, 1998
Start Time: 8:00 p.m. Local
Attendance: 56,712
Venue: Yankee Stadium II
Game Duration: 3:29
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Padres 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 6 8 1
New York Yankees 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 X 9 9 1
WP: David Wells (4-0) • LP: Donne Wall (0-1) • SV: Mariano Rivera (4)

San Diego Padres

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Quilvio Veras 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 0.209 0.333 0.233 0.566 0.000 0.667
Tony Gwynn RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 4 0.267 0.283 0.400 0.683 0.000 1.500
Greg Vaughn LF 4 3 2 3 0 0 4 0.333 0.357 0.704 1.061 0.000 2.667
Ken Caminiti 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 0.205 0.326 0.359 0.685 0.000 0.333
Jim Leyritz DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.231 0.250 0.692 0.942 0.000 0.000
Wally Joyner 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0.240 0.387 0.360 0.747 0.000 0.333
Steve Finley CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.257 0.381 0.343 0.724 0.000 0.000
Carlos Hernandez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.333 0.371 0.364 0.735 0.000 0.000
   Greg Myers PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.500 0.667 2.000 2.667 0.000 0.000
Chris Gomez SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0.206 0.325 0.235 0.560 0.000 0.500
   John Vander Wal PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.364 0.364 0.818 1.182 0.000 0.000
Kevin Brown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Donne Wall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Mark Langston P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Brian Boehringer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Randy Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 34 6 8 5 3 7 37 0.235 0.297 0.529 0.827 0.000 6.000

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 4 1 2 3 0 1 5 0.200 0.319 0.300 0.619 0.057 1.238
Derek Jeter SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 0.184 0.279 0.263 0.542 0.057 0.538
Paul O’Neill RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.268 0.333 0.512 0.846 0.000 0.000
Bernie Williams CF 4 1 0 0 1 3 5 0.222 0.378 0.250 0.628 0.057 0.538
Chili Davis DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 4 0.261 0.333 0.435 0.768 0.124 0.955
Tino Martinez 1B 3 2 1 4 1 1 4 0.182 0.333 0.364 0.697 0.290 3.155
Scott Brosius 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.324 0.351 0.529 0.881 0.000 0.000
Jorge Posada C 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 0.188 0.409 0.375 0.784 0.124 1.122
Ricky Ledee LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 4 0.250 0.333 0.375 0.708 0.290 1.455
David Wells P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Jeff Nelson 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 33 9 9 9 6 8 40 0.273 0.400 0.485 0.885 1.000 9.000

San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres 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
Kevin Brown 6.1 6 4 4 3 5 0 2.30 27 106 60 34 7 19 10 9 4 0 47 0.079 1.14 2.58% 59.49 0.9
Donne Wall, BS (1), L (0-1) 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 9.00 2 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 -0.398 1.95 -12.95% 101.86 -2.6
Mark Langston 0.2 1 3 3 2 0 1 13.50 5 21 9 6 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 -0.368 2.19 -10.72% 114.66 -3.4
Brian Boehringer 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 4 22 10 6 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.012 0.14 -0.34% 7.58 -1.1
Randy Myers 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.13 2 8 6 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.019 0.34 0.56% 17.76 1.6
Team Totals 8 9 9 9 6 8 2 10.12 40 161 87 48 14 25 11 14 5 0 47 6 3 -0.680 1.20 -20.87% 62.53 -4.6

Donne Wall faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

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 Wells, W (4-0) 7 7 5 5 2 4 3 2.93 28 113 79 42 17 20 6 16 8 0 45 -0.227 0.83 -7.67% 43.21 -1.2
Jeff Nelson 0.2 1 1 0 1 1 0 5.79 4 15 9 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.91 0.13% 47.27 0.1
Mariano Rivera, S (4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 5 25 19 11 5 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 0.043 0.76 1.25% 39.80 0.0
Team Totals 9 8 6 5 3 7 3 5.00 37 153 107 56 24 27 10 17 8 0 45 2 1 -0.179 0.83 -6.29% 43.19 -1.1

Balks: None.
WP: Mark Langston (1).
HBP: Brian Boehringer (1; Chuck Knoblauch).
IBB: Mark Langston (1; Bernie Williams).
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, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees’ David Wells facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 9,(3-2) BBCSFBFFB SDP Quilvio Veras David Wells -3% 47% Walk 0.0
t1 0-0 0 1– 3,(1-1) C1BX SDP Tony Gwynn David Wells -5% 41% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Veras to 2B 0.0
t1 0-0 0 12- 4,(1-2) SCBX OO SDP Greg Vaughn David Wells 10% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Veras to 3B 0.0
t1 0-0 2 –3 6,(1-2) BSSFFS O SDP Ken Caminiti David Wells 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres’ Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 5,(2-2) CBCBX O NYY Chuck Knoblauch Kevin Brown -2% 53% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole) 0.0
b1 0-0 1 4,(1-2) CBSX O NYY Derek Jeter Kevin Brown -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b1 0-0 2 3,(1-1) CBX O NYY Paul O’Neill Kevin Brown -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees’ David Wells facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 5,(2-2) BBSCX O SDP Jim Leyritz David Wells 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B) 0.0
t2 0-0 1 3,(0-2) CCS O SDP Wally Joyner David Wells 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t2 0-0 2 4,(1-2) BCFX SDP Steve Finley David Wells -2% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF) 0.0
t2 0-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0) X O SDP Carlos Hernandez David Wells 3% 55% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres’ Kevin Brown facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 1,(0-0) X O NYY Bernie Williams Kevin Brown -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b2 0-0 1 2,(1-0) BX NYY Chili Davis Kevin Brown 3% 55% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B) 0.4167
b2 0-0 1 1– 5,(3-1) PBBCB NYY Tino Martinez Kevin Brown 4% 59% Walk; Davis to 2B 0.4167
b2 0-0 1 12- 5,(2-2) BCFBS O NYY Scott Brosius Kevin Brown -5% 54% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
b2 0-0 2 12- 6,(3-2) BCBBFB NYY Jorge Posada Kevin Brown 3% 58% Walk; Davis to 3B; Martinez to 2B 0.4167
b2 0-0 2 123 6,(3-2) CBFBBX RR NYY Ricky Ledee Kevin Brown 17% 75% Double to RF (Line Drive); Davis Scores; Martinez Scores; Posada to 3B 0.7499
b2 2-0 2 -23 7,(3-2) BCFBFBS O NYY Chuck Knoblauch Kevin Brown -4% 70% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Yankees 2.
Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees’ David Wells facing 9-1-2
t3 0-2 0 5,(1-2) BCFFX SDP Chris Gomez David Wells -4% 66% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole) 0.5
t3 0-2 0 1– 3,(1-1) BSX O SDP Quilvio Veras David Wells 4% 70% Lineout: RF (Short RF) 0.0
t3 0-2 1 1– 2,(0-1) F1X O SDP Tony Gwynn David Wells 2% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Gomez to 2B -0.0
t3 0-2 2 -2- 4,(0-2) SSFX RR SDP Greg Vaughn David Wells -18% 54% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Gomez Scores 1.5
t3 2-2 2 4,(1-2) CBSS O SDP Ken Caminiti David Wells 1% 56% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Padres’ Kevin Brown facing 2-3-4
b3 2-2 0 8,(3-2) SCBBFFBX O NYY Derek Jeter Kevin Brown -3% 53% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF) 0.0
b3 2-2 1 5,(2-2) BBCFX O NYY Paul O’Neill Kevin Brown -2% 51% Lineout: LF 0.0
b3 2-2 2 7,(3-2) BBFCBFS O NYY Bernie Williams Kevin Brown -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Yankees 2.
Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 2-2, Yankees’ David Wells facing 5-6-7
t4 2-2 0 4,(1-2) CCBS O SDP Jim Leyritz David Wells 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t4 2-2 1 5,(2-2) BBFCX O SDP Wally Joyner David Wells 2% 55% Lineout: LF 0.0
t4 2-2 2 1,(0-0) X O SDP Steve Finley David Wells 1% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Padres’ Kevin Brown facing 5-6-7
b4 2-2 0 1,(0-0) X O NYY Chili Davis Kevin Brown -3% 53% Flyball: CF 0.0
b4 2-2 1 3,(1-1) CBX O NYY Tino Martinez Kevin Brown -2% 51% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF) 0.0
b4 2-2 2 4,(2-1) FBBX O NYY Scott Brosius Kevin Brown -1% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Brosius out at 2B/CF-2B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Yankees 2.
Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Tied 2-2, Yankees’ David Wells facing 8-9-1
t5 2-2 0 3,(0-2) CFX O SDP Carlos Hernandez David Wells 3% 53% Flyball: LF 0.0
t5 2-2 1 5,(2-2) SBCBX O SDP Chris Gomez David Wells 2% 55% Popfly: SS (Deep SS) 0.0
t5 2-2 2 4,(1-2) CBSX SDP Quilvio Veras David Wells -2% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive) 0.6667
t5 2-2 2 1– 1,(0-0) 1X RR SDP Tony Gwynn David Wells -25% 29% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Veras Scores 1.1666
t5 4-2 2 1,(0-0) X R SDP Greg Vaughn David Wells -9% 20% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line) 1.1667
t5 5-2 2 6,(3-2) BBBFCX O SDP Ken Caminiti David Wells 1% 20% Flyball: LF 0.0
  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Padres’ Kevin Brown facing 8-9-1
b5 2-5 0 3,(1-1) CBX O NYY Jorge Posada Kevin Brown -3% 18% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b5 2-5 1 2,(0-1) SX NYY Ricky Ledee Kevin Brown 3% 21% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF) 0.0
b5 2-5 1 1– 1,(0-0) X NYY Chuck Knoblauch Kevin Brown 5% 25% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Ledee to 2B 0.0
b5 2-5 1 12- 1,(0-0) X O NYY Derek Jeter Kevin Brown -4% 21% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Ledee to 3B; Knoblauch to 2B 0.0
b5 2-5 2 -23 5,(3-1) BBCBX O NYY Paul O’Neill Kevin Brown -7% 15% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B) 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Yankees 2.
Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-2, Yankees’ David Wells facing 5-6-7
t6 5-2 0 4,(0-2) FSFX O SDP Jim Leyritz David Wells 1% 16% Flyball: RF (Deep RF) 0.0
t6 5-2 1 7,(3-2) CBSBFBB SDP Wally Joyner David Wells -1% 15% Walk 0.0
t6 5-2 1 1– 5,(2-2) BFBCX OO SDP Steve Finley David Wells 3% 17% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Padres’ Kevin Brown facing 4-5-6
b6 2-5 0 7,(2-2) BCCFFBC O NYY Bernie Williams Kevin Brown -3% 14% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b6 2-5 1 4,(2-1) BBFX O NYY Chili Davis Kevin Brown -2% 13% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF) 0.0
b6 2-5 2 4,(1-2) CBFS O NYY Tino Martinez Kevin Brown -1% 11% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Yankees 2.
Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-2, Yankees’ David Wells facing 8-9-1
t7 5-2 0 8,(3-2) BBBFCFFX O SDP Carlos Hernandez David Wells 1% 12% Flyball: CF 0.0
t7 5-2 1 2,(1-0) BX O SDP Chris Gomez David Wells 1% 13% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B) 0.0
t7 5-2 2 4,(2-1) BBCX O SDP Quilvio Veras David Wells 1% 14% Flyball: RF (Deep RF) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Padres’ Kevin Brown facing 7-8-9
b7 2-5 0 1,(0-0) X O NYY Scott Brosius Kevin Brown -3% 11% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B) 0.0
b7 2-5 1 2,(1-0) BX NYY Jorge Posada Kevin Brown 3% 14% Single to 2B (Ground Ball) 0.7048
b7 2-5 1 1– 4,(3-0) BBBB NYY Ricky Ledee Kevin Brown 5% 19% Walk; Posada to 2B 0.7048
  Donne Wall replaces Kevin Brown pitching
b7 2-5 1 12- 3,(2-0) BBX RRR NYY Chuck Knoblauch Donne Wall 36% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Posada Scores; Ledee Scores 1.2381
b7 5-5 1 1,(0-0) X NYY Derek Jeter Donne Wall 4% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B) 0.5381
  Mark Langston replaces Donne Wall pitching
b7 5-5 1 1– 3,(1-1) CBX O NYY Paul O’Neill Mark Langston -5% 54% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line) -0.0
b7 5-5 2 1– 2,(0-1) 1CB NYY Bernie Williams Mark Langston 2% 56% Wild Pitch; Jeter to 2B 0.5381
b7 5-5 2 -2- 5,(3-1) 1CB.III NYY Bernie Williams Mark Langston 1% 58% Intentional Walk 0
b7 5-5 2 12- 6,(3-2) BBFFBB NYY Chili Davis Mark Langston 4% 62% Walk; Jeter to 3B; Williams to 2B 0.5381
b7 5-5 2 123 6,(3-2) BBCFBX RRRR NYY Tino Martinez Mark Langston 34% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Jeter Scores; Williams Scores; Davis Scores 2.738
b7 9-5 2 1,(0-0) X O NYY Scott Brosius Mark Langston 0% 96% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole) 0
  7 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Yankees 9.
Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 5-9, Yankees’ Jeff Nelson facing 2-3-4
  Jeff Nelson replaces David Wells pitching
t8 5-9 0 4,(1-2) CBFX SDP Tony Gwynn Jeff Nelson -3% 94% Single to 2B (Ground Ball) 0.3334
t8 5-9 0 1– 3,(1-1) CBX O SDP Greg Vaughn Jeff Nelson 2% 96% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B) 0.0
t8 5-9 1 1– 5,(3-1) CBBBB SDP Ken Caminiti Jeff Nelson -3% 93% Walk; Vaughn to 2B 0.3333
t8 5-9 1 12- 3,(0-2) CSS O SDP Jim Leyritz Jeff Nelson 3% 96% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
  Mariano Rivera replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
t8 5-9 2 12- 10,(3-2) BBCFFBFFFX R SDP Wally Joyner Mariano Rivera -4% 93% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Vaughn Scores/No RBI/unER; Caminiti to 2B 0.3333
t8 6-9 2 12- 2,(1-0) BX O SDP Steve Finley Mariano Rivera 4% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B) -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Yankees 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-6, Padres’ Brian Boehringer facing 8-9-1
  Brian Boehringer replaces Mark Langston pitching
b8 9-6 0 7,(3-2) FBSBFBS O NYY Jorge Posada Brian Boehringer 0% 97% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b8 9-6 1 7,(2-2) SBCBFFX NYY Ricky Ledee Brian Boehringer 0% 97% Reached on E7 (Line Drive to Short LF) 0.0
b8 9-6 1 1– 3,(2-0) 1B1BH NYY Chuck Knoblauch Brian Boehringer 0% 97% Hit By Pitch; Ledee to 2B 0.0
b8 9-6 1 12- 5,(3-1) FBBBB NYY Derek Jeter Brian Boehringer 1% 98% Walk; Ledee to 3B; Knoblauch to 2B 0.0
  Randy Myers replaces Brian Boehringer pitching
b8 9-6 1 123 4,(1-2) BSSS O NYY Paul O’Neill Randy Myers -1% 97% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b8 9-6 2 123 4,(1-2) CBCS O NYY Bernie Williams Randy Myers -1% 96% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Padres 6, Yankees 9.
Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 6-9, Yankees’ Mariano Rivera facing 8-9-1
  Greg Myers pinch hits for Carlos Hernandez (C) batting 8th
t9 6-9 0 5,(2-2) BCBSS O SDP Greg Myers Mariano Rivera 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  John Vander Wal pinch hits for Chris Gomez (SS) batting 9th
t9 6-9 1 5,(0-2) FSFFS O SDP John Vander Wal Mariano Rivera 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 6-9 2 3,(0-2) SCX O SDP Quilvio Veras Mariano Rivera 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Yankees 9.