1998 American League Championship Series
1998 American League Championship Series | ||||||||||
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Dates | October 6–13 | |||||||||
MVP | David Wells (New York) | |||||||||
Umpires | Jim Evans Ted Hendry John Shulock Larry Young Tim Welke Jim McKean | |||||||||
Broadcast | ||||||||||
Television | NBC (United States) MLB International (International) | |||||||||
TV announcers | Bob Costas and Joe Morgan (NBC) Gary Thorne and Ken Singleton (MLB International) | |||||||||
Radio | ESPN | |||||||||
Radio announcers | Dan Shulman and Buck Martinez | |||||||||
ALDS |
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The 1998
The Yankees defeated the Indians four games to two and went on to sweep the National League champion San Diego Padres in the 1998 World Series to win their 24th World Series championship. New York, who won 114 games during the regular season, recorded their only two losses of the 1998 postseason in this series.
Background
Cleveland advanced to the ALCS by ousting the Wild Card Boston Red Sox three games to one in the AL Division Series, while New York swept the West Division champion Texas Rangers three games to none.
This was the second consecutive year in which the Yankees and Indians met in the postseason. The Indians won the 1997 ALDS over the Yankees in five games.
Summary
New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians
New York won the series, 4–2.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 6 | Cleveland Indians – 2, New York Yankees – 7 | Yankee Stadium (I) | 3:31 | 57,138[1] |
2 | October 7 | Cleveland Indians – 4, New York Yankees – 1 (12 innings) | Yankee Stadium (I) | 4:28 | 57,128[2] |
3 | October 9 | New York Yankees – 1, Cleveland Indians – 6 | Jacobs Field |
2:53 | 44,904[3] |
4 | October 10 | New York Yankees – 4, Cleveland Indians – 0 | Jacobs Field | 3:31 | 44,981[4] |
5 | October 11 | New York Yankees – 5, Cleveland Indians – 3 | Jacobs Field | 3:33 | 44,966[5] |
6 | October 13 | Cleveland Indians – 5, New York Yankees – 9 | Yankee Stadium (I) | 3:31 | 57,142[6] |
Game summaries
Game 1
Tuesday, October 6, 1998, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Manny Ramírez (1) (1)
NYY: Jorge Posada |
Cleveland came in as heavy underdogs, but also were the defending American League Champions. In Game 1, the Yankees got off to a good start, by hitting four straight singles in the bottom of the first to score two runs. A groundout and stolen base then put runners on second and third with two outs before a wild pitch to
Game 2
Wednesday, October 7, 1998, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
WP: Dave Burba (1–0) LP: Jeff Nelson (0–1) Sv: Mike Jackson (1) Home runs: CLE: David Justice (1) NYY: None |
In Game 2, 20-game winner David Cone went for the Yankees, who looked like they would go to Cleveland up two games in the series. However, David Justice hit a home run in the fourth, putting the Yankees behind for the first time in the postseason. A Scott Brosius double with two on off of Charles Nagy tied the game in the seventh, but the Yankees would squander the chance to score him. They would also squander many chances in the game to score, as the game moved to extra innings. Jim Thome led off the top of the 12th with a single. Enrique Wilson was then called on to pinch run. Travis Fryman then laid down a sacrifice bunt, and as Jeff Nelson went to throw it to first, he hit Fryman and the ball rolled past Chuck Knoblauch covering. Knoblauch tried to argue the call as the ball continued to roll. Wilson and Fryman continued to run and Wilson would score as the ball was still not dead. An error by Tino Martinez put Fryman at third. The Indians now had the lead back and loaded the bases on a hit-by-pitch and walk. Graeme Lloyd relieved Nelson and allowed a two-run single to Kenny Lofton while Mike Jackson shutout the Yankees in the bottom of the inning for the save as the Indians tied the series 1–1.
Game 3
Friday, October 9, 1998, at
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New York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Manny Ramírez (2), Mark Whiten (1)
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Game 4
Saturday, October 10, 1998, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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New York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Orlando Hernández (1–0) LP: Dwight Gooden (0–1) Home runs: NYY: Paul O'Neill (1) CLE: None |
The Yankees looked to Orlando "El Duque" Hernández for a clutch pitching performance. Hernandez had come to the Yankees shrouded in mystery, having defected from Cuba just ten months earlier. He was making his postseason debut with this start against former Yankee Dwight Gooden. Paul O'Neill gave Hernandez a run to work with by hitting a home run off Gooden in the top of the first. In the fourth, Gooden walked two before Chili Davis's RBI double and Tino Martinez's sacrifice fly scored a run each. The Yankees added one more run in the ninth on Scott Brosius's sacrifice fly with two on off of Paul Shuey, the run charged to Dave Burba. Hernandez pitched seven shutout innings while Mike Stanton and Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless eighth and ninth, respectively as the Yankees' 4–0 win tied the series 2–2.
Game 5
Sunday, October 11, 1998, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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New York | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: David Wells (2–0) LP: Chad Ogea (0–1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (1) Home runs: NYY: Chili Davis (1) CLE: Kenny Lofton (1), Jim Thome (3) |
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Game 6
Tuesday, October 13, 1998, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: David Cone (1–0) LP: Charles Nagy (0–1) Home runs: CLE: Jim Thome (4) NYY: Scott Brosius (1) |
In the bottom of the first, three consecutive one out singles off of Charles Nagy by Derek Jeter, Paul O'Neill and Bernie Williams made it 1–0 Yankees, then Chili Davis's sacrifice fly to right field made it 2–0. Next inning, Joe Girardi singled with one out and scored on Chuck Knoblauch's double. Next inning, a single and error put two on with no outs and Scott Brosius's home run two outs later made it 6–0. David Cone pitched four shutout innings, but the Indians refused to go quietly. In the fifth, three consecutive singles loaded the bases with no outs, then David Justice walked to force in a run and after Manny Ramirez struck out, a grand slam by Jim Thome made it 6–5. Ramiro Mendoza, then pitched three shutout innings while in the sixth, Derek Jeter's triple with two on off of Dave Burba made it 8–5, then Jeter scored on William's single off of Paul Shuey to make it 9–5 Yankees. Mariano Rivera sealed a World Series berth in the ninth with Omar Vizquel grounding out to end the ALCS, sending the Yankees to their second World Series in three seasons.
Composite box
1998 ALCS (4–2):
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||
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New York Yankees | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 43 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland Indians |
2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 45 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total attendance: 306,259 Average attendance: 51,043 |
Notes
- ^ "1998 ALCS Game 1 - Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "1998 ALCS Game 2 - Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "1998 ALCS Game 3 - New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "1998 ALCS Game 4 - New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "1998 ALCS Game 5 - New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ "1998 ALCS Game 6 - Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.