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Yankees
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
July 12, 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 July 12, 1998 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 12, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 12, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | David Wells |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tony Saunders |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 43,373 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: John Shulock 2B: Al Clark 3B: Rocky Roe |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Jorge Posada | Catcher |
| Darryl Strawberry | DH |
| Chad Curtis | Center Fielder |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Ricky Ledee | Right Fielder |
| 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 |
| Mike Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Aaron Ledesma | Shortstop |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
July 12, 1998
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Saunders
Knoblauch hits a line drive towards third. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Saunders
Jeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Saunders
Raines takes first base on ball four. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Saunders
There goes Jeter. The throw from Difelice and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Saunders
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Winn 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: 0-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Wells
Winn strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Wells
McCracken takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Wells
There goes McCracken. The throw from Posada and he is out, Knoblauch applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wells
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Saunders
Posada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Saunders
Strawberry hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Curtis vs. Saunders
Curtis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Winn. Curtis reaches second base with a double. Posada scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Brosius vs. Saunders
Brosius strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ledee vs. Saunders
Ledee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Wells
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Wells
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Wells
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards second. Knoblauch scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Saunders
Knoblauch hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCracken. Knoblauch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Saunders
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Knoblauch moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Raines vs. Saunders
Raines 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, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Martinez vs. Saunders
Martinez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCracken. Martinez reaches second base with a double. Knoblauch scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Posada vs. Saunders
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Wells
Ledesma hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Wells
Difelice strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Wells
Ledesma is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Wells
Cairo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Winn vs. Wells
Winn hits a line drive towards short. Jeter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Saunders
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Saunders
Curtis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCracken. Curtis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Brosius vs. Saunders
Brosius takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Ledee vs. Saunders
Ledee hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Knoblauch vs. Saunders
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Wells
McCracken hits a fly ball into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wells
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Wells
McGriff takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Wells
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Wells
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Saunders
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Saunders
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Saunders
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Wells
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Wells covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Wells
Difelice strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Wells
Cairo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Wells
Winn hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Saunders
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Saunders
Strawberry hits a popup towards short. Ledesma settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
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
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Mendoza
Ramiro Mendoza now pitching.
McCracken hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Curtis. McCracken reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Mendoza
Smith bunts towards the mound. Mendoza fields it and throws to first for the out. McCracken moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
McGriff vs. Mendoza
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out. McCracken scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Mendoza
Paul Sorrento pinch hits for Bubba Trammell.
Sorrento 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
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Lopez
Albie Lopez now pitching.
Brosius hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly throws the ball in to Ledesma who tags Brosius trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ledee vs. Lopez
Ledee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Lopez
Knoblauch hits a popup towards short. Ledesma settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Lopez
Jeter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Mendoza
Dave Martinez pinch hits for Mike Kelly.
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ledesma vs. Mendoza
Ledesma hits a fly ball into right field. Ledee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Mendoza
Difelice strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Mendoza
Cairo hits a fly ball into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Lopez
Dave Martinez now playing right field.
Raines strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Lopez
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Lopez
Posada strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Mendoza
Winn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mendoza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Mendoza
McCracken hits a fly ball into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mendoza
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching.
McGriff 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
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez now pitching.
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Hernandez
Homer Bush pinch runs for Darryl Strawberry.
Curtis bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bush moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brosius vs. Hernandez
Brosius bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bush moves to third. Curtis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Ledee vs. Hernandez
Ledee strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Knoblauch vs. Hernandez
Knoblauch is hit by the pitch. Bush scores. Curtis moves to third. Brosius moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Jeter vs. Hernandez
Jeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Curtis scores. Brosius scores. Knoblauch moves to third. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Raines vs. Aldred
Scott Aldred now pitching.
Raines is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Aldred
Martinez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Winn. Martinez reaches second base with a double. Knoblauch scores. Jeter scores. Raines goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Posada vs. Aldred
Posada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez scores. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. White
Rick White now pitching.
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. White
Curtis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Brosius vs. White
Brosius strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 9 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Stanton
Dale Sveum now playing first base.
Sorrento strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Stanton
Martinez hits a line drive into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Stanton
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/12/1998 -- New York at Tampa Bay (D)
New York AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 4 2 1 1 Winn R, cf 4 0 0 0
Jeter D, ss 5 1 2 2 McCracken Q, lf 3 1 1 0
Raines T, lf 3 1 0 0 Smith B, 3b 1 0 0 0
Martinez T, 1b 5 1 2 4 McGriff F, 1b 3 0 1 1
Sveum D, 1b 0 0 0 0 Trammell B, dh 2 0 0 0
Posada J, c 4 1 1 1 Sorrento P, ph 2 0 0 0
Strawberry D, dh 3 0 0 0 Kelly M, rf 2 0 0 0
Bush H, pr 1 1 0 0 Martinez D, ph-rf 2 0 1 0
Curtis C, cf 4 1 3 1 Ledesma A, ss 4 0 1 0
Brosius S, 3b 3 1 1 0 Difelice M, c 3 0 0 0
Ledee R, rf 4 0 1 0 Cairo M, 2b 3 1 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 9 11 9 29 2 6 2
New York 011 000 007 -- 9
Tampa Bay 000 011 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Wells D 5.0 4 1 1 3 4
Mendoza R 2.2 2 1 1 1 1
Stanton M (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Saunders T 6.0 5 2 2 3 4
Lopez A 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Hernandez R (L) 0.1 1 5 5 1 1
Aldred S* 0.0 2 2 2 1 0
White R 0.2 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 8, Tampa Bay 5
2B -- Curtis C 2, Knoblauch C, Martinez T 2, McCracken Q
HR -- Cairo M
CS -- Jeter D, McCracken Q, Ledesma A
SH -- Smith B, Curtis C, Brosius S
HBP -- by Hernandez R (Knoblauch C)
T -- 3:26
A -- 43373
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