Series Summary

1999 AL Championship Series

Game 1, October 13
BOS 3
NYY 4 (10)
Game 2, October 14
BOS 2
NYY 3
Game 3, October 16
NYY 1
BOS 13
Game 4, October 17
NYY 9
BOS 2
Game 5, October 18
NYY 6
BOS 1

Series Summary

Game Summary

Sunday, October 17, 1999
Start Time: 7:50 p.m. Local
Attendance: 33,586
Venue: Fenway Park
Game Duration: 3:39
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 9 11 0
Boston Red Sox 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 4
WP: Andy Pettitte (2-0) • LP: Bret Saberhagen (0-2) • SV: Mariano Rivera (4)

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 5 0.240 0.345 0.280 0.625 0.079 0.650
Derek Jeter SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 0.385 0.467 0.538 1.005 0.079 0.650
Paul O’Neill RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 0.250 0.308 0.250 0.558 0.079 0.650
Bernie Williams CF 5 2 3 1 0 1 5 0.333 0.400 0.630 1.030 0.143 1.317
Tino Martinez 1B 4 2 1 1 1 0 5 0.192 0.300 0.346 0.646 0.095 1.167
Darryl Strawberry DH 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 0.273 0.385 0.818 1.203 0.086 1.000
   Chili Davis PH-DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.091 0.231 0.091 0.322 0.000 0.000
   Clay Bellinger PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Ricky Ledee PH-DH 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 0.263 0.333 0.526 0.860 0.383 2.900
Scott Brosius 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.200 0.200 0.560 0.760 0.000 0.000
Chad Curtis LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.057 0.667
Joe Girardi C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.143 0.143 0.143 0.286 0.000 0.000
Andy Pettitte 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 40 9 11 7 4 7 44 0.275 0.341 0.475 0.816 1.000 9.000

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Jose Offerman 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 0.447 0.533 0.605 1.139 0.000 0.167
John Valentin 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.325 0.349 0.725 1.074 0.000 0.167
Nomar Garciaparra SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.429 0.529 0.964 1.494 0.000 0.000
Mike Stanley 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.400 0.462 0.514 0.976 0.000 0.000
Butch Huskey DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0.200 0.200 0.300 0.500 0.000 0.500
   Brian Daubach PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.226 0.226 0.516 0.742 0.000 0.000
Troy O’Leary LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 0.297 0.350 0.541 0.891 0.000 0.500
Jason Varitek C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.222 0.263 0.472 0.735 0.000 0.000
Darren Lewis RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.267 0.313 0.333 0.646 0.000 0.000
Damon Buford CF 3 1 2 0 0 1 3 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.500 0.000 0.667
Bret Saberhagen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Derek Lowe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Rheal Cormier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Rich Garces P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Rod Beck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 33 2 10 2 1 6 34 0.303 0.324 0.394 0.717 0.000 2.000

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
Andy Pettitte, W (2-0) 7.1 8 2 2 1 5 0 1.84 28 8 6 1 8 58 0.322 1.28 6.33% 39.05 2.3
Mariano Rivera, S (4) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 6 2 1 1 2 1 0 0.162 0.58 3.18% 17.73 1.2
Team Totals 9 10 2 2 1 6 0 2.00 34 10 7 2 10 58 1 0 0.484 1.16 9.51% 35.40 3.5

Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox 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
Bret Saberhagen, L (0-2) 6 5 3 1 1 5 1 11.17 25 9 6 0 4 58 0.036 1.03 0.71% 31.41 0.7
Derek Lowe 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.75 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 -0.072 1.01 -1.41% 31.03 -0.9
Rheal Cormier 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.046 1.36 0.90% 41.58 0.4
Rich Garces 1 3 5 4 1 1 0 8.44 8 2 2 0 2 3 0 -0.001 1.32 -0.02% 40.43 -1.4
Rod Beck 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 6.75 3 0 1 0 1 3 3 -0.024 0.15 -0.47% 4.48 -2.3
Team Totals 9 11 9 6 4 7 2 6.00 44 14 10 0 9 58 8 3 -0.015 1.03 -0.29% 31.62 -3.5

Derek Lowe faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: Rich Garces (1; Tino Martinez); Rheal Cormier (1; Chili Davis); Bret Saberhagen (1; Darryl Strawberry).
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, Red Sox’ Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 NYY Chuck Knoblauch Bret Saberhagen 3% 53% Single to LF 0.0
t1 0-0 0 1– O NYY Derek Jeter Bret Saberhagen -3% 50% Foul Popfly: 2B 0.0
t1 0-0 1 1– O NYY Paul O’Neill Bret Saberhagen -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B; Knoblauch to 2B 0.0
t1 0-0 2 -2- O NYY Bernie Williams Bret Saberhagen -3% 45% Strikeout 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees’ Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 O BOS Jose Offerman Andy Pettitte 2% 47% Strikeout 0.0
b1 0-0 1 O BOS John Valentin Andy Pettitte 2% 49% Flyball: RF 0.0
b1 0-0 2 O BOS Nomar Garciaparra Andy Pettitte 1% 50% Popfly: 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox’ Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 O NYY Tino Martinez Bret Saberhagen -3% 47% Popfly: SS 0.0
t2 0-0 1 R NYY Darryl Strawberry Bret Saberhagen 9% 57% Home Run 1.0
t2 1-0 1 O NYY Scott Brosius Bret Saberhagen -2% 55% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
t2 1-0 2 O NYY Chad Curtis Bret Saberhagen -1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees’ Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 O BOS Mike Stanley Andy Pettitte 3% 57% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b2 0-1 1 BOS Butch Huskey Andy Pettitte -4% 53% Double to LF 0.5
b2 0-1 1 -2- R BOS Troy O’Leary Andy Pettitte -8% 44% Single to CF; Huskey Scores 0.5
b2 1-1 1 1– OO BOS Jason Varitek Andy Pettitte 6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B 0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox’ Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 O NYY Joe Girardi Bret Saberhagen -3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t3 1-1 1 O NYY Chuck Knoblauch Bret Saberhagen -2% 45% Popfly: LF 0.0
t3 1-1 2 O NYY Derek Jeter Bret Saberhagen -1% 44% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees’ Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
b3 1-1 0 O BOS Darren Lewis Andy Pettitte 3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b3 1-1 1 BOS Damon Buford Andy Pettitte -3% 44% Single to CF 0.6666
b3 1-1 1 1– BOS Jose Offerman Andy Pettitte -2% 42% Buford Steals 2B 0.1667
b3 1-1 1 -2- R BOS Jose Offerman Andy Pettitte -9% 34% Single to CF; Buford Scores 0
b3 2-1 1 1– O BOS John Valentin Andy Pettitte 2% 36% Double to LF; Offerman out at Hm/CF-C 0.1667
b3 2-1 2 -2- BOS Nomar Garciaparra Andy Pettitte -1% 35% Walk -0.0
b3 2-1 2 12- O BOS Mike Stanley Andy Pettitte 4% 39% Strikeout -0.0
  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox’ Bret Saberhagen facing 3-4-5
t4 1-2 0 O NYY Paul O’Neill Bret Saberhagen -3% 36% Strikeout 0.0
t4 1-2 1 NYY Bernie Williams Bret Saberhagen 5% 41% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Williams to 2B/Adv on E6 0.6666
t4 1-2 1 -2- R NYY Tino Martinez Bret Saberhagen 11% 52% Double to RF; Williams Scores/unER 0.6667
t4 2-2 1 -2- NYY Darryl Strawberry Bret Saberhagen 2% 54% Intentional Walk 0.0
t4 2-2 1 12- O NYY Scott Brosius Bret Saberhagen -5% 49% Strikeout -0.0
t4 2-2 2 12- R NYY Chad Curtis Bret Saberhagen 12% 61% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Martinez Scores/No RBI/unER; Strawberry to 3B 0.6667
t4 3-2 2 1-3 O NYY Joe Girardi Bret Saberhagen -5% 55% Strikeout -0.0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees’ Andy Pettitte facing 5-6-7
b4 2-3 0 O BOS Butch Huskey Andy Pettitte 3% 58% Flyball: RF 0.0
b4 2-3 1 O BOS Troy O’Leary Andy Pettitte 2% 61% Strikeout 0.0
b4 2-3 2 O BOS Jason Varitek Andy Pettitte 2% 62% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox’ Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
t5 3-2 0 O NYY Chuck Knoblauch Bret Saberhagen -3% 60% Popfly: SS 0.0
t5 3-2 1 O NYY Derek Jeter Bret Saberhagen -2% 58% Strikeout 0.0
t5 3-2 2 NYY Paul O’Neill Bret Saberhagen 1% 59% Single to CF 0.0
t5 3-2 2 1– O NYY Bernie Williams Bret Saberhagen -3% 56% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees’ Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
b5 2-3 0 O BOS Darren Lewis Andy Pettitte 4% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b5 2-3 1 BOS Damon Buford Andy Pettitte -4% 56% Single to LF 0.0
b5 2-3 1 1– OO BOS Jose Offerman Andy Pettitte 8% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox’ Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
t6 3-2 0 O NYY Tino Martinez Bret Saberhagen -3% 61% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
t6 3-2 1 O NYY Darryl Strawberry Bret Saberhagen -2% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
t6 3-2 2 O NYY Scott Brosius Bret Saberhagen -2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees’ Andy Pettitte facing 2-3-4
b6 2-3 0 BOS John Valentin Andy Pettitte -6% 52% Single to CF 0.0
b6 2-3 0 1– O BOS Nomar Garciaparra Andy Pettitte 6% 58% Flyball: RF 0.0
b6 2-3 1 1– O BOS Mike Stanley Andy Pettitte 5% 63% Strikeout 0.0
b6 2-3 2 1– O BOS Butch Huskey Andy Pettitte 4% 67% Lineout: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox’ Derek Lowe facing 8-9-1
  Derek Lowe replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
t7 3-2 0 O NYY Chad Curtis Derek Lowe -3% 64% Popfly: LF 0.0
t7 3-2 1 O NYY Joe Girardi Derek Lowe -2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t7 3-2 2 NYY Chuck Knoblauch Derek Lowe 2% 63% Walk 0.0
t7 3-2 2 1– O NYY Derek Jeter Derek Lowe -3% 60% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees’ Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
b7 2-3 0 O BOS Troy O’Leary Andy Pettitte 5% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
b7 2-3 1 O BOS Jason Varitek Andy Pettitte 4% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b7 2-3 2 O BOS Darren Lewis Andy Pettitte 3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox’ Derek Lowe facing 3-4-5
t8 3-2 0 NYY Paul O’Neill Derek Lowe 4% 76% Single to CF 0.0
t8 3-2 0 1– NYY Bernie Williams Derek Lowe 10% 86% Double to LF; O’Neill to 3B 0.0
  Rheal Cormier replaces Derek Lowe pitching
t8 3-2 0 -23 O NYY Tino Martinez Rheal Cormier -5% 81% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  Chili Davis pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry (DH) batting 6th
t8 3-2 1 -23 NYY Chili Davis Rheal Cormier 0% 81% Intentional Walk 0.0
  Rich Garces replaces Rheal Cormier pitchingClay Bellinger pinch runs for Chili Davis (PH) batting 6th
t8 3-2 1 123 O NYY Scott Brosius Rich Garces -8% 74% Popfly: 2B 0.0
t8 3-2 2 123 O NYY Chad Curtis Rich Garces -8% 65% Strikeout 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees’ Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
b8 2-3 0 O BOS Damon Buford Andy Pettitte 7% 72% Strikeout 0.0
b8 2-3 1 BOS Jose Offerman Andy Pettitte -7% 65% Single to RF 0.0
  Mariano Rivera replaces Andy Pettitte pitching
b8 2-3 1 1– OO BOS John Valentin Mariano Rivera 16% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox’ Rich Garces facing 9-1-2
t9 3-2 0 O NYY Joe Girardi Rich Garces -2% 79% Flyball: CF 0.0
t9 3-2 1 NYY Chuck Knoblauch Rich Garces 2% 81% Single to 2B (Ground Ball) 0.65
t9 3-2 1 1– NYY Derek Jeter Rich Garces 3% 84% Single to LF; Knoblauch to 2B 0.65
t9 3-2 1 12- R NYY Paul O’Neill Rich Garces 8% 92% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Knoblauch Scores/No RBI; Jeter to 2B 0.65
t9 4-2 1 12- R NYY Bernie Williams Rich Garces 5% 97% Single to RF; Jeter Scores; O’Neill to 3B; Williams to 2B/Adv on E9 0.65
t9 5-2 1 -23 NYY Tino Martinez Rich Garces 0% 97% Intentional Walk 0.5
  Rod Beck replaces Rich Garces pitchingRicky Ledee pinch hits for Clay Bellinger (DH) batting 6th
t9 5-2 1 123 RRRR NYY Ricky Ledee Rod Beck 2% 100% Home Run; O’Neill Scores/unER; Williams Scores; Martinez Scores 2.9
t9 9-2 1 O NYY Scott Brosius Rod Beck 0% 100% Popfly: 2B -0.0
t9 9-2 2 O NYY Chad Curtis Rod Beck 0% 100% Strikeout -0.0
  6 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-9, Yankees’ Mariano Rivera facing 3-4-5
b9 2-9 0 O BOS Nomar Garciaparra Mariano Rivera 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
b9 2-9 1 BOS Mike Stanley Mariano Rivera 0% 100% Single to CF 0.0
  Brian Daubach pinch hits for Butch Huskey (DH) batting 5th
b9 2-9 1 1– O BOS Brian Daubach Mariano Rivera 0% 100% Lineout: 2B 0.0
b9 2-9 2 1– BOS Troy O’Leary Mariano Rivera 0% 100% Double to RF; Stanley to 3B 0.0
b9 2-9 2 -23 O BOS Jason Varitek Mariano Rivera 0% 100% Strikeout 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 2.