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Devil Rays
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 27, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, played on September 27, 1998 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 27, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 27, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bryan Rekar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bruske |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 49,608 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: Rick Reed 2B: John Shulock 3B: Brian O'Nora |
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 |
| Mike Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Aaron Ledesma | Shortstop |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
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 |
| Shane Spencer | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Posada | Catcher |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Devil Rays
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 27, 1998
Top 1
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Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Bruske
Winn strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Bruske
McCracken 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 -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bruske
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Rekar
Knoblauch hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Difelice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Rekar
Jeter hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Rekar
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Neill for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Bruske
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Bruske
Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Bruske
Kelly takes first base on ball four. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ledesma vs. Bruske
Ledesma hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGriff moves to third. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Cairo vs. Bruske
Cairo hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Difelice vs. Bruske
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Bruske covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rekar
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Rekar
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Rekar
Strawberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Winn. Strawberry reaches second base with a double. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. Rekar
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Posada vs. Rekar
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rekar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Bruske
Winn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bruske fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Bruske
McCracken hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bruske
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. White
Rick White now pitching.
Brosius hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. White
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. White
Jeter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
O'Neill vs. White
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Knoblauch scores. Jeter moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. White
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jeter tags and scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Duvall
Mike Duvall now pitching.
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Bruske
Shane Spencer now playing right field. Luis Sojo now playing first base. Chad Curtis now playing left field.
McGriff hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Williams. McGriff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Bruske
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Bruske
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McGriff scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Bruske
Ledesma hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Duvall
Rich Butler now playing right field.
Strawberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Yan
Esteban Yan now pitching.
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Yan
Posada strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Yan
Brosius hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Bruske
Cairo hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Bruske
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Bruske
Winn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Bruske
There goes Winn. The throw from Posada and he is out, Jeter applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Yan
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Yan
There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Difelice and he is safe. Knoblauch steals second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Yan
Jeter strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Curtis vs. Yan
Curtis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Yan
Yan spins and fires to second, with Ledesma covering, and Knoblauch is picked off. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Yan
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Curtis moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sojo vs. Yan
Sojo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Curtis scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Aldred
Scott Aldred now pitching. Chili Davis pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry.
Davis takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Sojo moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. Lopez
Albie Lopez now pitching.
Spencer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Lopez
Posada hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Irabu
Hideki Irabu now pitching. Homer Bush now playing second base.
McCracken 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 -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Irabu
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Irabu
McGriff hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Irabu
Scott McClain pinch runs for Fred McGriff.
Trammell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spencer. Trammell reaches second base with a double. McClain moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Butler vs. Irabu
Butler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McClain scores. Trammell scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ledesma vs. Irabu
Ledesma strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Lopez
Scott McClain now playing first base. Kerry Robinson now playing left field.
Brosius hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Lopez
Bush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Lopez
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Curtis vs. Lopez
Curtis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bush scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ledee vs. Lopez
Ricky Ledee pinch hits for Bernie Williams.
There goes Curtis. The throw from Difelice and he is out, Ledesma applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Irabu
Chad Curtis now playing center field. Ricky Ledee now playing left field. Mike Lowell now playing third base.
Cairo hits a line drive into right field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Irabu
Difelice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Winn vs. Irabu
Winn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Irabu
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ledee vs. Tatis
Ramon Tatis now pitching.
Ledee hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Tatis
Sojo hits a fly ball into right field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tatis
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lloyd
Graeme Lloyd now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McClain vs. Lloyd
McClain hits a fly ball into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Lloyd
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Lloyd
Butler 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 8
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Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Springer
Dennis Springer now pitching.
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Springer
Posada strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Springer
Lowell hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Holmes
Darren Holmes now pitching.
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Holmes
Cairo hits a fly ball into right field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Holmes
Difelice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ledesma moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Winn vs. Holmes
Winn strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Holmes
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/27/1998 -- Tampa Bay at New York (D)
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Winn R, cf 5 0 1 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 1 1 0 0
McCracken Q, lf 3 0 0 0 Bush H, 2b 1 1 1 0
Robinson K, lf 2 0 0 0 Jeter D, ss 4 1 1 0
Smith B, 3b 4 0 1 0 O'Neill P, rf 2 0 1 1
McGriff F, 1b 3 1 3 0 Curtis C, lf-cf 1 1 1 1
McClain S, pr-1b 1 1 0 0 Williams B, cf 2 1 2 1
Trammell B, dh 4 1 1 0 Ledee R, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Kelly M, rf 1 0 0 1 Martinez T, 1b 2 0 0 0
Butler R, rf 2 0 1 2 Sojo L, 1b 2 1 1 1
Ledesma A, ss 4 0 2 0 Strawberry D, dh 2 0 2 0
Cairo M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Davis C, ph 1 1 0 0
Difelice M, c 4 0 2 0 Spencer S, lf-rf 4 1 1 4
Posada J, c 4 0 0 0
Brosius S, 3b 3 0 0 0
Lowell M, 3b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 11 3 31 8 10 8
Tampa Bay 000 102 000 -- 3
New York 002 051 00x -- 8
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Rekar B 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
White R (L) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0
Duvall M* 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Yan E 1.2 2 3 3 2 3
Aldred S+ 0.0 0 1 1 1 0
Lopez A 1.1 3 2 2 0 0
Tatis R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Springer D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bruske J (W) 5.0 4 1 1 1 2
Irabu H 2.0 4 2 2 0 3
Lloyd G 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Holmes D 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 4th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
LOB -- Tampa Bay 8, New York 4
2B -- Strawberry D, McGriff F, Trammell B
HR -- Spencer S
SB -- Knoblauch C
CS -- Winn R, Curtis C
SF -- Williams B
T -- 2:53
A -- 49608
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