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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 8, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on September 8, 1998 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | David Cone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pedro Martinez |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 33,409 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Johnson 1B: Chuck Meriwether 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Larry McCoy |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | DH |
| Ricky Ledee | Left Fielder |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darren Lewis | Center Fielder |
| John Valentin | Third Baseman |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| Troy O'Leary | Left Fielder |
| Mike Stanley | DH |
| Darren Bragg | Right Fielder |
| Scott Hatteberg | Catcher |
| Mike Benjamin | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 8, 1998
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Martinez
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Martinez
Jeter strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Martinez
O'Neill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Leary throws the ball in to Benjamin who tags O'Neill, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Knoblauch moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Martinez
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Cone
Lewis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Cone
Valentin hits a popup in front of the plate. Girardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Cone
Vaughn strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Martinez
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Martinez
Strawberry hits a fly ball into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ledee vs. Martinez
Ledee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Cone
Garciaparra hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Cone
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Cone
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Cone
Bragg hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Martinez
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Martinez
Girardi strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Martinez
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Cone
Hatteberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Cone
Benjamin strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Cone
Lewis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Martinez
Jeter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Martinez
O'Neill hits a line drive into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Martinez
Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Jeter moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Martinez
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Benjamin covering, for the out. Jeter scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Martinez
Strawberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Cone
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Cone
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughn for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Cone
Garciaparra strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ledee vs. Martinez
Ledee strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Martinez
Brosius hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Brosius reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Girardi vs. Martinez
Girardi hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Martinez
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Cone
O'Leary strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Cone
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Cone
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Martinez
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Martinez
O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Martinez
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Cone
Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatteberg for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Cone
Benjamin strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Cone
Lewis strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Martinez
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Martinez
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ledee vs. Martinez
Ledee hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Martinez
Brosius hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Cone
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Cone
Vaughn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Cone
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Leary vs. Cone
There goes Garciaparra. The throw from Girardi and he is out, Jeter applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Martinez
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Martinez
There's a wild pitch. Girardi moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Martinez
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Girardi moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Jeter vs. Martinez
Jeter takes first base on ball four. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Neill vs. Martinez
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Girardi scores. Knoblauch moves to third. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Martinez
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Martinez
Martinez takes first base on ball four. Knoblauch scores. Jeter moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Swindell
Greg Swindell now pitching. Chili Davis pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn fields it, throws to home for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Lloyd
Graeme Lloyd now pitching.
O'Leary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Nelson
Jeff Nelson now pitching.
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bragg vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching.
Bragg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Leary moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Romero vs. Rivera
Jason Varitek pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg. Mariano Rivera now pitching. Mandy Romero pinch hits for Jason Varitek.
Romero strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benjamin vs. Rivera
Benjamin hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Lowe
Derek Lowe now pitching. Mandy Romero now catching. Chad Curtis pinch hits for Ricky Ledee.
Curtis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Lowe
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Lowe
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Rivera
Chad Curtis now playing left field.
Lewis bunts towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lewis for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Rivera
Valentin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Rivera
Vaughn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valentin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Garciaparra vs. Rivera
Donnie Sadler pinch runs for Mo Vaughn.
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Valentin moves to third. Sadler moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
O'Leary vs. Rivera
O'Leary hits a fly ball into center field. Williams catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Williams. Valentin tags and scores. Sadler tags and moves to third. Garciaparra tags and moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Rivera
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Bragg vs. Rivera
Midre Cummings pinch runs for Mike Stanley.
Bragg strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1998 -- New York at Boston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 3 1 1 0 Lewis D, cf 4 0 0 0
Jeter D, ss 2 1 0 0 Valentin J, 3b 3 1 0 0
O'Neill P, rf 4 0 1 1 Vaughn M, 1b 4 0 2 0
Williams B, cf 3 0 1 0 Sadler D, pr 0 0 0 0
Martinez T, 1b 2 0 0 2 Garciaparra N, ss 4 1 2 1
Strawberry D, dh 3 0 0 0 O'Leary T, lf 3 0 1 1
Davis C, ph 1 0 0 0 Stanley M, dh 3 0 0 0
Ledee R, lf 3 0 0 0 Cummings M, pr 0 0 0 0
Curtis C, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Bragg D, rf 4 0 1 0
Brosius S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hatteberg S, c 2 0 0 0
Girardi J, c 4 1 1 0 Varitek J, ph 0 0 0 0
Romero M, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Benjamin M, 2b 3 0 0 0
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30 3 5 3 31 2 6 2
New York 000 100 020 -- 3
Boston 010 000 001 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cone D (W) 7.0 2 1 1 0 11
Lloyd G* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Nelson J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Stanton M+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Rivera M (S) 1.2 2 1 1 2 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez P (L) 7.1 5 3 3 6 8
Swindell G 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Lowe D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Williams B
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- New York 6, Boston 5
2B -- Brosius S
HR -- Garciaparra N
CS -- Garciaparra N
SF -- O'Leary T
WP -- Martinez P
T -- 3:19
A -- 33409
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