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Rangers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 16, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers, played on August 16, 1998 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Esteban Loaiza |
| Home Starting Pitcher | David Wells |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 50,304 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Young 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Ed Hickox 3B: Drew Coble |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Roberto Kelly | Center Fielder |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Todd Zeile | Third Baseman |
| Mike Simms | Right Fielder |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Homer Bush | Second Baseman |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | DH |
| Jorge Posada | Catcher |
| Chad Curtis | Left Fielder |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 16, 1998
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Wells
McLemore hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Wells
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Wells
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Wells
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Wells
Clark 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
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Loaiza
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Loaiza
Jeter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Loaiza
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Loaiza
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Loaiza
Martinez hits a fly ball towards center. Kelly catches it and throws to McLemore who relays to Clark to double up O'Neill. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wells
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Wells
Zeile hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Wells
Simms hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Loaiza
Strawberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Loaiza
Posada hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Loaiza
Curtis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Loaiza
Brosius strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Wells
Clayton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Wells
McLemore hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Wells
Kelly hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Wells
Greer hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wells
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Curtis. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Wells
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Loaiza
Bush hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Loaiza
Jeter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simms. Jeter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Loaiza
O'Neill hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Loaiza
Williams hits a line drive beyond short. Clayton can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Jeter moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Loaiza
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jeter scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Strawberry vs. Loaiza
Strawberry strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wells
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Zeile vs. Wells
Zeile hits a popup into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Simms vs. Wells
There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Posada and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Wells
Simms strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Wells
Clayton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Wells
McLemore hits a line drive towards third. Brosius reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Loaiza
Posada strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Loaiza
Curtis hits a line drive towards first. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Loaiza
Brosius hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Loaiza
Bush hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Brosius moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Jeter vs. Loaiza
Jeter strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Wells
Kelly hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Wells
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Wells
Gonzalez hits a popup into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Wells
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Wells
Rodriguez hits a line drive beyond first. Martinez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Zeile vs. Wells
Zeile hits a line drive towards third. Brosius reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Loaiza
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Loaiza
Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. O'Neill moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Loaiza
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. O'Neill scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Loaiza
Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Wells
Simms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Wells
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Wells
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Loaiza
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Loaiza
Curtis hits a fly ball into right field. Simms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Loaiza
Brosius hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Brosius reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Mendoza
Ramiro Mendoza now pitching.
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Mendoza
Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Mendoza
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Mendoza
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Crabtree
Jeter hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching.
O'Neill hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Gunderson
Williams hits a line drive into center field. Kelly picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kelly. Jeter moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Gunderson
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Mendoza
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Mendoza
Zeile hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Mendoza
Simms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Patterson
Danny Patterson now pitching. Tim Raines pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry.
Raines hits a line drive beyond second. McLemore can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Patterson
Posada hits a line drive off the glove of Clark, and into shallow right field. Posada reaches second base with a double. Raines moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Curtis vs. Patterson
Curtis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Brosius vs. Patterson
Brosius takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Bush vs. Patterson
Bush hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Jeter vs. Patterson
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Rivera
Mariano Rivera now pitching.
Clayton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bush reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Rivera
McLemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Rivera
Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Roberto Kelly.
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Greer vs. Rivera
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Rivera
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. McLemore moves to third. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Rivera
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching. Tom Goodwin now playing center field.
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hernandez
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1998 -- Texas at New York (D)
Texas AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
McLemore M, 2b 5 0 1 0 Bush H, 2b 5 1 2 0
Kelly R, cf 4 2 3 3 Jeter D, ss 5 2 3 2
Goodwin T, ph-cf 0 0 0 0 O'Neill P, rf 5 1 2 0
Greer R, lf 5 0 2 0 Williams B, cf 5 1 4 1
Gonzalez J, dh 4 0 2 0 Martinez T, 1b 4 0 1 1
Clark W, 1b 5 0 0 0 Strawberry D, dh 3 1 1 1
Rodriguez I, c 4 1 2 0 Raines T, ph 1 0 1 0
Zeile T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Posada J, c 4 0 1 0
Simms M, rf 4 0 0 0 Curtis C, lf 4 0 0 0
Clayton R, ss 4 2 2 1 Brosius S, 3b 3 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 5 12 4 39 6 17 5
Texas 002 210 000 -- 5
New York 211 010 001 -- 6
1 out when winning run was scored.
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza E 5.2 12 5 5 0 6
Crabtree T* 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Gunderson E 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Patterson D 1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Hernandez X (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Wells D 6.0 10 5 5 0 3
Mendoza R 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Rivera M (W) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Posada J, Kelly R
DP -- Texas 3
LOB -- Texas 9, New York 9
2B -- Gonzalez J, Jeter D, Rodriguez I, Brosius S, Posada J
HR -- Jeter D, Strawberry D, Kelly R 2, Clayton R, Williams B
SB -- Rodriguez I
T -- 3:18
A -- 50304
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