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1998 World Series (4-0): New York Yankees (114-48) over San Diego Padres (98-64)

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WS: NYY-SDP / ALCS: NYY-CLE / NLCS: SDP-ATL / Div. Series: CLE-BOS / NYY-TEX / ATL-CHC / SDP-HOU
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Series Games

Game 1 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 17, 1998 at Yankee Stad (New York Yankees)

                                 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

    PITCHERS: SDP - Brown, Wall (7), Langston (7), Boehringer (8), Myers (8)
              NYY - Wells, Nelson (8), Rivera (8)

               WP - David Wells
	       LP - Donne Wall
             SAVE - Mariano Rivera

   HOME RUNS: SDP - Gwynn, Vaughn (2)
              NYY - Knoblauch, Martinez

  ATTENDANCE: 56,712

Game 2 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 18, 1998 at Yankee Stad (New York Yankees)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    San Diego Padres             0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  0     3 10  1
    New York Yankees             3  3  1    0  2  0    0  0  x     9 16  0

    PITCHERS: SDP - Ashby, Boehringer (3), Wall (5), Miceli (8)
              NYY - Hernandez, Stanton (8), Nelson (8)

               WP - Orlando Hernandez
	       LP - Andy Ashby
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: SDP - none
              NYY - Posada, Williams

  ATTENDANCE: 56,692

Game 3 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 20, 1998 at Qualcomm St (San Diego Padres)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             0  0  0    0  0  0    2  3  0     5  9  1
    San Diego Padres             0  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  0     4  7  1

    PITCHERS: NYY - Cone, Lloyd (7), Mendoza (7), Rivera (8)
              SDP - Hitchcock, Hamilton (7), Myers (8), Hoffman (8)

               WP - Ramiro Mendoza
	       LP - Trevor Hoffman
             SAVE - Mariano Rivera

   HOME RUNS: NYY - Brosius (2)
              SDP - none

  ATTENDANCE: 64,667

Game 4 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 21, 1998 at Qualcomm St (San Diego Padres)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0     3  9  0
    San Diego Padres             0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     0  7  0

    PITCHERS: NYY - Pettitte, Nelson (8), Rivera (8)
              SDP - Brown, Miceli (9), Myers (9)

               WP - Andy Pettitte
	       LP - Kevin Brown
             SAVE - Mariano Rivera

   HOME RUNS: NYY - none
              SDP - none

  ATTENDANCE: 65,427

Series MVP - Scott Brosius

Series Batting Stats

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New York Yankees

                                          SERIES STATS                   |      REGULAR SEASON       
 Player              G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO  BA    OBP   SLG  SB |  AB  H  HR  BA     OPS  SB
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Scott Brosius       4  17  3  8  0  0  2   6  0  4  .471  .471  .824  0 | 530 159 19  .300  .843  11
 Homer Bush          2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  71  27  1  .380  .886   6
*David Cone          1   2  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .500  .500  .500  0 |   3   0  0  .000  .000   0
#Chili Davis         3   7  3  2  0  0  0   2  3  2  .286  .500  .286  0 | 103  30  3  .291  .820   0
 Joe Girardi         2   6  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  .000  .000  .000  0 | 254  70  3  .276  .703   2
 Orlando Hernandez   1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   7   0  0  .000  .000   0
 Derek Jeter         4  17  4  6  0  0  0   1  3  3  .353  .450  .353  0 | 626 203 19  .324  .865  30
 Chuck Knoblauch     4  16  3  6  0  0  1   3  3  2  .375  .500  .563  1 | 603 160 17  .265  .766  31
*Ricky Ledee         4  10  1  6  3  0  0   4  2  1  .600  .615  .900  0 |  79  19  1  .241  .691   3
*Graeme Lloyd        1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   0   0  0               0
*Tino Martinez       4  13  4  5  0  0  1   4  4  2  .385  .529  .615  0 | 531 149 28  .281  .860   2
 Ramiro Mendoza      1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0 |   0   0  0               0
 Jeff Nelson         3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   1   0  0  .000  .000   0
*Paul O'Neill        4  19  3  4  1  0  0   0  1  2  .211  .250  .263  0 | 602 191 24  .317  .882  15
*Andy Pettitte       1   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  .000  .000  .000  0 |   4   0  0  .000  .000   0
#Jorge Posada        3   9  2  3  0  0  1   2  2  2  .333  .455  .667  0 | 358  96 17  .268  .825   0
 Mariano Rivera      3   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0 |   0   0  0               0
 Shane Spencer       1   3  1  1  1  0  0   0  0  2  .333  .333  .667  0 |  67  25 10  .373 1.321   0
*Mike Stanton        1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   1   0  0  .000  .000   0
*David Wells         1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   4   1  0  .250  .500   0
#Bernie Williams     4  16  2  1  0  0  1   3  2  5  .063  .167  .250  0 | 499 169 26  .339  .997  15
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Total               4 139 26 43  5  0  6  25 20 29  .309  .398  .475  1 |        207  .288  .822 153

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

San Diego Padres

                                          SERIES STATS                   |      REGULAR SEASON       
 Player              G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO  BA    OBP   SLG  SB |  AB  H  HR  BA     OPS  SB
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Andy Ashby          1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  72   8  0  .111  .274   0
#Brian Boehringer    2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   7   0  0  .000  .125   0
 Kevin Brown         2   2  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .500  .500  .500  0 |  82  17  0  .207  .488   0
#Ken Caminiti        4  14  1  2  1  0  0   1  2  7  .143  .235  .214  0 | 452 114 29  .252  .862   6
*Steve Finley        3  12  0  1  1  0  0   0  0  2  .083  .083  .167  1 | 619 154 14  .249  .702  12
 Chris Gomez         4  11  2  4  0  1  0   0  1  1  .364  .417  .545  0 | 449 120  4  .267  .725   1
*Tony Gwynn          4  16  2  8  0  0  1   3  1  0  .500  .529  .688  0 | 461 148 16  .321  .865   3
 Joey Hamilton       1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  71  10  1  .141  .364   0
 Carlos Hernandez    4  10  0  2  0  0  0   0  0  3  .200  .200  .200  0 | 390 102  9  .262  .674   2
*Sterling Hitchcock  1   2  1  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .500  .500  .500  0 |  50   7  0  .140  .297   0
 Trevor Hoffman      1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   3   0  0  .000  .000   0
*Wally Joyner        3   8  0  0  0  0  0   0  3  1  .000  .273  .000  0 | 439 131 12  .298  .823   1
 Mark Langston       1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  24   2  0  .083  .279   0
 Jim Leyritz         4  10  0  0  0  0  0   0  1  4  .000  .091  .000  0 |+272  75 12  .276  .851   0
 Dan Miceli          2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   1   1  0 1.000 2.000   0
*Greg Myers          2   4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  .000  .000  .000  0 | 171  42  4  .246  .686   0
*Randy Myers         3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |+  1   0  0  .000  .000   0
 Ruben Rivera        3   5  1  4  2  0  0   1  0  0  .800  .800 1.200  0 | 172  36  6  .209  .703   5
 Andy Sheets         2   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0 | 194  47  7  .242  .725   7
*Mark Sweeney        3   3  0  2  0  0  0   1  0  0  .667  .667  .667  0 | 192  45  2  .234  .663   1
*John Vander Wal     4   5  0  2  1  0  0   0  0  2  .400  .400  .600  0 |+129  36  5  .279  .894   0
 Greg Vaughn         4  15  3  2  0  0  2   4  1  2  .133  .176  .533  0 | 573 156 50  .272  .960  11
#Quilvio Veras       4  15  3  3  2  0  0   1  3  4  .200  .333  .333  0 | 517 138  6  .267  .729  24
 Donne Wall          2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   7   2  0  .286  .572   0
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Total               4 134 13 32  7  1  3  11 12 29  .239  .297  .373  1 |        167  .253  .736  79

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

Series Pitching Stats

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New York Yankees

                        SERIES STATS                     |     REGULAR SEASON           
 Player              G  ERA   W-L SV CG  IP   H ER BB SO |  W-L   IP  ERA   WHIP  SO SV 
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
*Andy Pettitte       1   0.00 1-0  0  0  7.3  5  0  3  4 | 16-11 216  4.24  1.45 146   
 Orlando Hernandez   1   1.29 1-0  0  0  7.0  6  1  3  7 | 12-4  141  3.13  1.17 131   
*David Wells         1   6.43 1-0  0  0  7.0  7  5  2  4 | 18-4  214  3.49  1.05 163   
 David Cone          1   3.00 0-0  0  0  6.0  2  2  3  4 | 20-7  208  3.55  1.18 209   
 Mariano Rivera      3   0.00 0-0  3  0  4.3  5  0  0  4 |  3-0   61  1.91  1.06  36 36
 Jeff Nelson         3   0.00 0-0  0  0  2.3  2  0  1  4 |  5-3   40  3.79  1.64  35  3
 Ramiro Mendoza      1   9.00 1-0  0  0  1.0  2  1  0  1 | 10-2  130  3.25  1.24  56  1
*Mike Stanton        1  27.00 0-0  0  0  0.7  3  2  0  1 |  4-1   79  5.47  1.23  69  6
*Graeme Lloyd        1   0.00 0-0  0  0  0.3  0  0  0  0 |  3-0   38  1.67  0.85  20   
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Total                   2.75 4-0  3  0 36.0 32 11 12 29 |            3.82 1.250   

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

San Diego Padres

                        SERIES STATS                     |     REGULAR SEASON           
 Player              G  ERA   W-L SV CG  IP   H ER BB SO |  W-L   IP  ERA   WHIP  SO SV 
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Kevin Brown         2   4.40 0-1  0  0 14.3 14  7  6 13 | 18-7  257  2.38  1.07 257   
*Sterling Hitchcock  1   1.50 0-0  0  0  6.0  7  1  1  7 |  9-7  176  3.93  1.23 158  1
 Andy Ashby          1  13.50 0-1  0  0  2.7 10  4  1  1 | 17-9  227  3.34  1.24 151   
 Donne Wall          2   6.75 0-1  0  0  2.7  3  2  3  1 |  5-4   70  2.43  1.17  56  1
 Trevor Hoffman      1   9.00 0-1  0  0  2.0  2  2  1  0 |  4-2   73  1.48  0.85  86 53
 Brian Boehringer    2   9.00 0-0  0  0  2.0  4  2  2  3 |  5-2   76  4.36  1.57  67   
 Dan Miceli          2   0.00 0-0  0  0  1.7  2  0  2  1 | 10-5   73  3.22  1.25  70  2
 Joey Hamilton       1   0.00 0-0  0  0  1.0  0  0  1  1 | 13-13 217  4.27  1.50 147   
*Randy Myers         3   9.00 0-0  0  0  1.0  0  1  1  2 |+ 4-7   57  4.92  1.50  41 28
*Mark Langston       1  40.50 0-0  0  0  0.7  1  3  2  0 |  4-6   81  5.86  1.82  56   
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Total                   5.82 0-4  0  0 34.0 43 22 20 29 |            3.63 1.300   

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

WS: NYY-SDP / ALCS: NYY-CLE / NLCS: SDP-ATL / Div. Series: CLE-BOS / NYY-TEX / ATL-CHC / SDP-HOU

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