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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 2, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 2, 1998 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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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 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gil Heredia |
| Home Starting Pitcher | David Cone |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 30,332 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Hickox 1B: Al Clark 2B: Jim Joyce 3B: Jim McKean |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jason McDonald | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Christenson | Center Fielder |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| A.J. Hinch | Catcher |
| Art Howe | 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 |
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 2, 1998
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Cone
McDonald strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Cone
Christenson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Cone
Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Christenson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Stairs vs. Cone
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Christenson scores. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Cone
Grieve strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Heredia
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Heredia
Jeter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Heredia
Rafael Bournigal now playing second base.
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heredia fields it and throws to first for the out. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Heredia
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Cone
Bournigal hits a line drive towards short. Jeter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Cone
Sprague hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Girardi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Cone
Tejada strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Heredia
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Heredia
Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Heredia
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Cone
Hinch hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Cone
McDonald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Cone
Christenson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Cone
There goes McDonald. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. McDonald steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Giambi vs. Cone
Giambi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Heredia
Brosius strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Heredia
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Heredia
Knoblauch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Cone
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Cone
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Cone covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Cone
Bournigal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Cone
Sprague strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Heredia
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Heredia
O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Heredia
Williams hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Christenson. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Heredia
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heredia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Cone
Tejada hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hinch vs. Cone
Hinch strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Cone
McDonald takes first base on ball four. Tejada moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Christenson vs. Cone
Christenson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Cone
Giambi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Heredia
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Heredia
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heredia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Heredia
Brosius hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Cone
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Cone
Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Cone
Bournigal hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Heredia
Girardi strikes out. Hinch drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Girardi out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Heredia
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Heredia
Jeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Heredia
Heredia fires to first and picks off Jeter. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Cone
Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Cone
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Cone
Hinch hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Heredia
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Heredia
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heredia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Heredia
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Heredia
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching.
McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanton covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Stanton
Christenson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Stanton
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Stanton
Stairs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Heredia
Raines hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Heredia
Brosius hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McDonald. Brosius reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Posada vs. Heredia
Jorge Posada pinch hits for Joe Girardi.
Posada hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Mathews
T.J. Mathews now pitching.
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Rivera
Mariano Rivera now pitching. Jorge Posada now catching.
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bournigal vs. Rivera
Bip Roberts pinch runs for Ben Grieve.
Rivera fires to first and picks off Roberts. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Rivera
Bournigal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Rivera
Sprague hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Rivera
Tejada hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Taylor
Billy Taylor now pitching. Jason McDonald now playing right field. Bip Roberts now playing left field.
Jeter hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Taylor
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Taylor
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Taylor
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1998 -- Oakland at New York (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
McDonald J, lf-rf 3 0 1 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Christenson R, cf 4 2 2 1 Jeter D, ss 4 0 2 0
Giambi J, 1b 4 0 1 0 O'Neill P, rf 4 0 0 0
Stairs M, dh 4 0 0 1 Williams B, cf 4 0 2 0
Grieve B, rf 4 0 1 0 Martinez T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Roberts B, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Strawberry D, dh 3 0 0 0
Spiezio S, 2b 0 0 0 0 Raines T, lf 3 0 0 0
Bournigal R, 2b 2 0 0 0 Brosius S, 3b 3 0 1 0
Sprague E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Girardi J, c 2 0 0 0
Tejada M, ss 4 0 1 0 Posada J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Hinch A, c 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 6 2 32 0 6 0
Oakland 100 000 010 -- 2
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Heredia G (W) 7.2 5 0 0 0 5
Mathews T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Taylor B (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cone D (L) 7.0 4 1 1 2 10
Stanton M 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Rivera M 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
LOB -- Oakland 6, New York 5
2B -- Williams B, Brosius S
HR -- Christenson R
SB -- McDonald J
T -- 2:57
A -- 30332
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