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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 30, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 30, 1998 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hideki Irabu |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 55,191 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Barrett 1B: Jim Joyce 2B: Al Clark 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darren Lewis | Center Fielder |
| Reggie Jefferson | DH |
| John Valentin | Third Baseman |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Troy O'Leary | Left Fielder |
| Scott Hatteberg | Catcher |
| Mike Benjamin | Shortstop |
| Darren Bragg | Right Fielder |
| Lou Merloni | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Darryl Strawberry | DH |
| Chad Curtis | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Posada | Catcher |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 30, 1998
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Irabu
Lewis bunts towards the mound. Irabu fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Irabu
Jefferson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Irabu
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Saberhagen
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Saberhagen
Jeter hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Saberhagen
O'Neill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merloni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Irabu
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Irabu
O'Leary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hatteberg vs. Irabu
Hatteberg takes first base on ball four. O'Leary moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Benjamin vs. Irabu
Benjamin hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Leary moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Bragg vs. Irabu
Bragg hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Saberhagen
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Saberhagen
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Saberhagen
There goes Williams. The throw from Hatteberg and he is out, Benjamin applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Saberhagen
Strawberry strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merloni vs. Irabu
Merloni hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Irabu
Lewis 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Irabu
Jefferson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Saberhagen
Curtis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Saberhagen
Saberhagen fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Saberhagen. Curtis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Posada vs. Saberhagen
Posada hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Curtis scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Saberhagen
Brosius strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Saberhagen
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Saberhagen
Jeter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Neill vs. Saberhagen
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merloni fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Irabu
Valentin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Irabu
Vaughn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Irabu
O'Leary strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Irabu
Hatteberg hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Irabu
Benjamin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Saberhagen
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Saberhagen
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Saberhagen
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Saberhagen
Curtis hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Irabu
Bragg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Merloni vs. Irabu
Merloni hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Irabu
There goes Bragg. The throw from Posada and he is out, Jeter applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Irabu
Lewis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jefferson vs. Irabu
Jefferson hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Saberhagen
Posada strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Saberhagen
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Saberhagen
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Irabu
Valentin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Irabu
Vaughn hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Irabu
O'Leary hits a popup towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Saberhagen
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merloni scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Saberhagen
O'Neill hits a line drive into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Saberhagen
Martinez hits a popup towards short. Benjamin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Irabu
Hatteberg hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Hatteberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Benjamin vs. Irabu
Benjamin bunts towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. Hatteberg moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bragg vs. Irabu
Bragg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Merloni vs. Irabu
Merloni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatteberg scores. Bragg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Irabu
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bragg moves to third. Merloni moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Jefferson vs. Irabu
Jefferson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Valentin vs. Irabu
Valentin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Saberhagen
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Saberhagen
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strawberry for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Curtis vs. Saberhagen
Curtis hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Posada vs. Saberhagen
Posada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Brosius vs. Corsi
Jim Corsi now pitching.
Brosius hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Lloyd
Graeme Lloyd now pitching.
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Lloyd
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lloyd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Lloyd
Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lloyd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Corsi
Knoblauch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Gordon
Tom Gordon now pitching.
There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Hatteberg and he is safe. Knoblauch steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Gordon
Jeter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Knoblauch moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Neill vs. Gordon
O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Knoblauch scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Gordon
There's a wild pitch. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Gordon
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out. O'Neill moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Gordon
Williams hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Gordon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Nelson
Jeff Nelson now pitching.
Benjamin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Nelson
Bragg strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merloni vs. Nelson
Merloni 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
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Gordon
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Gordon
Curtis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Gordon
Posada strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Gordon
There goes Curtis. The throw from Hatteberg and he is safe. Curtis steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Brosius vs. Gordon
Brosius hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1998 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lewis D, cf 3 0 0 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 4 1 1 0
Jefferson R, dh 3 0 0 0 Jeter D, ss 4 0 1 0
Valentin J, 3b 3 1 0 0 O'Neill P, rf 4 0 1 1
Vaughn M, 1b 4 1 1 2 Martinez T, 1b 4 0 0 0
O'Leary T, lf 3 0 0 0 Williams B, cf 4 0 3 0
Hatteberg S, c 3 1 1 0 Strawberry D, dh 4 0 0 0
Benjamin M, ss 3 0 0 0 Curtis C, lf 2 1 0 0
Bragg D, rf 2 0 0 0 Posada J, c 3 0 1 1
Merloni L, 2b 4 0 1 1 Brosius S, 3b 4 0 0 0
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28 3 3 3 33 2 7 2
Boston 000 200 100 -- 3
New York 001 000 010 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B (W) 6.2 5 1 1 2 6
Corsi J* 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Gordon T (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Irabu H (L) 7.0 3 3 3 7 5
Lloyd G 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Nelson J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Saberhagen B
LOB -- Boston 6, New York 7
2B -- Hatteberg S
HR -- Vaughn M
SB -- Knoblauch C, Curtis C
CS -- Williams B, Bragg D
SH -- Benjamin M
WP -- Gordon T
T -- 2:57
A -- 55191
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