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Yankees
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
September 16, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the New York Yankees, played on September 16, 1998 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Pettitte |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tony Saunders |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 38,862 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim McClelland 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Mike Reilly |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Homer Bush | Second Baseman |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Shane Spencer | Right Fielder |
| Chad Curtis | Left Fielder |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Luis Sojo | First Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Randy Winn | Center Fielder |
| Quinton McCracken | Left Fielder |
| Bob Smith | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Bubba Trammell | DH |
| Aaron Ledesma | Shortstop |
| Mike Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
September 16, 1998
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Saunders
Bush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Saunders
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Saunders
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Saunders
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Pettitte
Winn hits a fly ball into right field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Pettitte
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush misplays the ball. That's an error on Bush. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Pettitte
There goes McCracken. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. McCracken steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Pettitte
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Pettitte
McGriff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Curtis. McGriff reaches second base with a double. McCracken scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Pettitte
There's a wild pitch. McGriff scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Pettitte
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Saunders
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Saunders
Curtis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Saunders
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Pettitte
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Pettitte
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Pettitte
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Saunders
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Saunders
Sojo strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Saunders
Bush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Saunders
There goes Bush. The throw from Difelice and he is safe. Bush steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Saunders
Jeter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Saunders
Williams takes first base on ball four. Bush moves to third. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Saunders
Davis hits a popup towards short. Ledesma settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Pettitte
Difelice hits a fly ball into right field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Pettitte
Winn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Pettitte
McCracken strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Saunders
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Saunders
Curtis hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Saunders
Brosius hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Girardi vs. Saunders
Girardi hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sojo vs. Saunders
Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pettitte
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Pettitte
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Pettitte
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ledesma vs. Pettitte
Ledesma hits a line drive towards first. Sojo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Saunders
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Saunders
Jeter hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Saunders
Williams takes first base on ball four. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Saunders
Saunders spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Saunders. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Saunders
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Pettitte
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Pettitte
Cairo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Pettitte
Difelice hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Winn vs. Pettitte
Winn bunts towards the mound. Pettitte fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelly scores. Difelice moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McCracken vs. Pettitte
McCracken hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Difelice scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Pettitte
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Saunders
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Saunders
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Saunders
Brosius takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Saunders
Girardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brosius moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Sojo vs. Saunders
Sojo hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Pettitte
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first, with Pettitte covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Pettitte
Trammell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Trammell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Ledesma vs. Pettitte
Ledesma hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Ledesma reaches second base with a double. Trammell scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Pettitte
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ledesma scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Pettitte
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Difelice vs. Pettitte
Difelice hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Lopez
Albie Lopez now pitching.
Bush strikes out. Difelice drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bush out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Lopez
Jeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Lopez
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Lopez
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Lopez
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Nelson
Jeff Nelson now pitching.
Winn hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Nelson
McCracken strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Nelson
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Lopez
Curtis hits a line drive into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Lopez
Brosius strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Lopez
Girardi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Lloyd
Graeme Lloyd now pitching.
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Lloyd
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ledesma vs. Lloyd
Ledesma hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Curtis. Ledesma reaches second base with a double. McGriff goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Tessmer
Jay Tessmer now pitching.
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cairo vs. Tessmer
Cairo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez now pitching.
Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Hernandez
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Hernandez
Jeter hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1998 -- New York at Tampa Bay (N)
New York AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Bush H, 2b 5 0 3 0 Winn R, cf 3 0 0 1
Jeter D, ss 4 0 1 0 McCracken Q, lf 4 1 1 1
Williams B, cf 2 0 0 0 Smith B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Davis C, dh 4 0 1 0 McGriff F, 1b 3 2 2 1
Spencer S, rf 3 0 0 0 Trammell B, dh 4 1 1 0
Curtis C, lf 4 0 0 0 Ledesma A, ss 4 1 2 2
Brosius S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Kelly M, rf 3 1 1 1
Girardi J, c 4 0 1 0 Cairo M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Sojo L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Difelice M, c 3 1 1 0
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33 0 7 0 32 7 8 6
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Tampa Bay 200 022 01x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte A (L) 6.0 7 6 4 1 3
Nelson J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Lloyd G 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Tessmer J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Saunders T (W) 6.0 5 0 0 5 3
Lopez A 2.0 2 0 0 0 4
Hernandez R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Bush H, Saunders T
DP -- Tampa Bay 1
LOB -- New York 11, Tampa Bay 4
2B -- McGriff F, Trammell B, Ledesma A 2
SB -- McCracken Q, Bush H
SH -- Winn R
WP -- Pettitte A
T -- 3:08
A -- 38862
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