Yankees @ Twins
May 9, 1998

Back Home

Welcome to our redesigned site

The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!

Top 9	R	H	E
Yankees	1	7	0
Twins	8	12	2

Top 9	R	H	E
Yankees	1	7	0
Twins	8	12	2

Joe Girardi Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.212
OBP	.333	.241
At Bats	3	52
Hits	1	11
• Singles	1	9
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	2
RBI’s	0	3

Hector Carrasco Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	1	0

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - May 9, 1998

•

Out

Hector Carrasco

Javier Valentin

Orlando Merced

Brent Gates

Ron Coomer

Pat Meares

Denny Hocking

Matt Lawton

Alex Ochoa

Joe Girardi

Scott Brosius

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
New York Yankees	1	7	0	8
Minnesota Twins	8	12	2	9
Winning Pitcher	Mike Morgan
Losing Pitcher	Andy Pettitte
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Javier Valentin
Attendance	20,471
Time of Game	2 hours 47 minutes

View Box Score

Count: 0-0, 2 Outs

Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Hector Carrasco now pitching. Girardi hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Return to all plays in text

PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan throws towards first. Merced fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Merced. Curtis scores. Brosius moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 9 Curtis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Curtis moves to second.

Top 9 Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lloyd fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Graeme Lloyd now pitching. Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 8 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 8 Orlando Merced now playing first base. Jeter hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez fields it and throws to home to get Ortiz. Gates moves to third. Valentin moves to second.

Bottom 7 Valentin takes first base on ball four. Gates moves to second.

Bottom 7 Gates hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ochoa scores. Ortiz moves to third.

Bottom 7 Ortiz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. Ochoa moves to third.

Bottom 7 Meares hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Ochoa takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 The ball gets by Valentin for a passed ball. Girardi moves to second.

Top 7 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 7 Brosius hits a line drive beyond third. Coomer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.

Top 7 Curtis hits a line drive into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Coomer hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Molitor takes first base on ball four. Hocking moves to second.

Bottom 6 Willie Banks now pitching. Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 6 Lawton hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.

Bottom 6 Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Gates hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to home to get Ochoa. Meares moves to third. Ortiz moves to second.

Bottom 6 Ortiz hits a line drive beyond first. Martinez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Ochoa moves to third. Meares moves to second.

Bottom 6 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ochoa moves to second.

Bottom 6 Ochoa takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Strawberry hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out.

Top 6 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 O'Neill hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Jeter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Girardi moves to second.

Top 5 Knoblauch hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Girardi hits a line drive beyond second. Gates can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.

Top 5 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.

Bottom 4 Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pettitte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 4 Gates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Curtis hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Strawberry strikes out.

Top 4 Williams strikes out.

Top 4 Martinez takes first base on ball four. O'Neill moves to second.

Top 4 O'Neill hits a line drive beyond second. Gates can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.

Bottom 3 Ortiz strikes out.

Bottom 3 Meares hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Ochoa strikes out.

Top 3 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jeter for the out.

Top 3 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Knoblauch for the out.

Top 3 Girardi strikes out.

Bottom 2 Coomer hits a line drive towards third. Brosius reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Molitor takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Hocking hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Valentin tags and scores.

Bottom 2 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Pettitte covering, for the out. Valentin moves to third.

Bottom 2 Valentin hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Curtis. Valentin reaches second base with a double. Ortiz scores. Gates goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 2 Gates hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ortiz moves to second.

Bottom 2 Ortiz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Curtis is hit by the pitch. Strawberry moves to second.

Top 2 Strawberry strikes out. The ball gets by Valentin. He chases the ball to the backstop.

Top 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out.

Top 2 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out.

Bottom 1 Meares hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Girardi scoops up the ball and tags Meares for the out.

Bottom 1 Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Coomer trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.

Bottom 1 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to home to get Lawton. Hocking moves to third. Molitor moves to second.

Bottom 1 Molitor bunts in front of the plate. Girardi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lawton moves to third. Hocking moves to second.

Bottom 1 Hocking takes first base on ball four. Lawton moves to second.

Bottom 1 Lawton is hit by the pitch.

Top 1 There goes Jeter. The throw from Valentin and he is out, Meares applying the tag.

Top 1 O'Neill hits a line drive towards third. Coomer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Jeter is hit by the pitch.

Top 1 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at www.retrosheet.org

Back To Baseball makes no guarantees of accuracy for the information that is supplied.

We have chosen images from the Wikimedia Commons which we believe are in the public domain or under a creative commons license. If you believe we are using an image inappropriately, please contact us for prompt removal.