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Yankees
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
September 17, 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 September 17, 1998 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hideki Irabu |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Julio Santana |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 38,820 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Tim McClelland |
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 |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Posada | Catcher |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Randy Winn | Center Fielder |
| Quinton McCracken | Left Fielder |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Paul Sorrento | DH |
| Aaron Ledesma | Shortstop |
| Rich Butler | Right Fielder |
| John Flaherty | Catcher |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
September 17, 1998
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Santana
Knoblauch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Santana
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Ledesma fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Santana
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Santana
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Irabu
Winn hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Irabu
McCracken strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Irabu
Boggs 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 2
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Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Santana
Martinez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Butler. Martinez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Santana
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Raines vs. Santana
Raines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Posada vs. Santana
Posada hits a popup towards short. Ledesma settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Brosius vs. Santana
Brosius takes first base on ball four. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Knoblauch vs. Santana
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Irabu
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 -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Irabu
Sorrento hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Irabu
Ledesma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Irabu
Butler hits a line drive into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Santana
Jeter strikes out. Flaherty drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jeter out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Santana
O'Neill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCracken. O'Neill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Santana
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Santana
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Irabu
Flaherty hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Irabu
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Irabu
Winn bunts towards third. Brosius fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Irabu
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Santana
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Santana
Raines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Posada vs. Santana
Posada hits a popup towards short. Ledesma settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brosius vs. Santana
Brosius hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Davis trying to get to home. McCracken throws the ball in to Flaherty who tags Davis, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Raines moves to third. Brosius moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Knoblauch vs. Santana
Knoblauch hits a popup towards short. Ledesma settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Irabu
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Irabu
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Irabu
Sorrento takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ledesma vs. Irabu
Ledesma strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Santana
Jeter 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--
O'Neill vs. Santana
O'Neill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Santana
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Santana
Martinez hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Santana
Davis hits a popup towards short. Ledesma settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Irabu
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Irabu
Flaherty hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Irabu
Cairo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Posada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Santana
Raines takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Santana
Posada hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Yan
Esteban Yan now pitching.
Brosius hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Yan
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Yan
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Yan, and towards Cairo, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Irabu
Winn 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 -
Yankees, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Irabu
McCracken hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Irabu
Boggs 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, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Yan
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Yan
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Yan
Martinez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Flaherty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Yan
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Yan
Raines strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Irabu
Chad Curtis now playing left field.
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 -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Irabu
Sorrento strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Irabu
Ledesma hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. White
Rick White now pitching.
Posada hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. White
Brosius hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cairo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. White
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jeter vs. White
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Irabu
Shane Spencer now playing right field.
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Irabu
Flaherty hits a line drive towards center. Williams chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Williams. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Irabu
Cairo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Winn vs. Irabu
Winn takes first base on ball four. Flaherty moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
McCracken vs. Irabu
McCracken strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Springer
Dennis Springer now pitching.
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Springer
Williams takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Springer
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Springer
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching.
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Stanton
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Silvestri vs. Stanton
Dave Silvestri pinch hits for Paul Sorrento.
Silvestri strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1998 -- New York at Tampa Bay (N)
New York AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Winn R, cf 3 0 1 0
Jeter D, ss 5 0 1 0 McCracken Q, lf 4 0 0 0
O'Neill P, rf 4 0 3 0 Boggs W, 3b 4 0 0 0
Spencer S, rf 0 0 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 4 0 0 0
Williams B, cf 4 1 1 1 Sorrento P, dh 2 0 0 0
Martinez T, 1b 5 1 1 0 Silvestri D, ph 1 0 0 0
Davis C, dh 5 0 3 0 Ledesma A, ss 3 0 1 0
Raines T, lf 3 1 2 1 Butler R, rf 3 0 0 0
Curtis C, lf 0 0 0 0 Flaherty J, c 3 0 0 0
Posada J, c 4 1 2 2 Cairo M, 2b 3 0 0 0
Brosius S, 3b 3 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 16 4 30 0 2 0
New York 010 002 100 -- 4
Tampa Bay 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Irabu H (W) 8.0 2 0 0 2 5
Stanton M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Santana J (L)* 5.0 12 3 3 2 2
Yan E 2.0 3 1 1 0 2
White R 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Springer D 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Williams B
DP -- Tampa Bay 5
LOB -- New York 11, Tampa Bay 5
2B -- Martinez T, O'Neill P
HR -- Posada J, Williams B
T -- 2:53
A -- 38820
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