TEX @ NYA

September 30, 1998

Final Score: TEX 1 - NYA 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Attendance
57,360
Game Duration
178 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Andy Pettitte
Losing Pitcher
Rick Helling
Save
Mariano Rivera

Umpires

Home Plate
Durwood Merrill
First Base
Rich Garcia
Second Base
Tim Tschida
Third Base
Drew Coble

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
68°F
Sky
Overcast
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
ltor
Wind Speed
5 mph

Line Score

TEX @ NYA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
TEX 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
NYA 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 x 3 8 0

TEX Batting

TEX @ NYA — TEX Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Luis Alicea 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Will Clark 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Royce Clayton 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Tim Crabtree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Juan Gonzalez 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Tom Goodwin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Rusty Greer 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Rick Helling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roberto Kelly 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Mark McLemore 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ivan Rodriguez 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Mike Simms 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Todd Zeile 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 1 5 1 0 9 2 0 0 0 .156

NYA Batting

TEX @ NYA — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Scott Brosius 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .667
Homer Bush 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Chad Curtis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chili Davis 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Joe Girardi 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Derek Jeter 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Chuck Knoblauch 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Tino Martinez 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jeff Nelson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Paul O'Neill 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Andy Pettitte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tim Raines 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mariano Rivera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Shane Spencer 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .667
Bernie Williams 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 3 8 3 1 10 1 0 2 1 .250

TEX Pitching

TEX @ NYA — TEX Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tim Crabtree - 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Rick Helling (L) L 6.0 8 3 3 1 9 2 4.50
Team Totals 8.0 8 3 3 1 10 2 3.38

NYA Pitching

TEX @ NYA — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jeff Nelson - 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Andy Pettitte (W) W 7.0 3 1 1 0 8 0 1.29
Mariano Rivera (SV) SV 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 5 1 1 0 9 0 1.00

Texas Rangers at New York Yankees, September 30, 1998

The New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 at Yankee Stadium I on September 30, 1998 in the Division Series. The game information lists a crowd of 57,360, a game time of 178 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as 68 degrees, overcast skies, and a 5 mph wind. The Texas Rangers' only run came in the fifth inning. The line score has the New York Yankees crossing the plate in the second and fourth; the fourth brought 2 runs. Hits were 5 for the Texas Rangers and 8 for the New York Yankees, with 0 and 0 errors. Andy Pettitte was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits in 7.0 innings. Rick Helling took the loss after 6.0 innings and 3 runs. The save went to Mariano Rivera. Rick Helling led all pitchers with 9 strikeouts. The New York Yankees used Jeff Nelson, Andy Pettitte, and Mariano Rivera on the mound. For the New York Yankees, Scott Brosius went 2 for 3, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. The New York Yankees got another home run from Shane Spencer. The home-plate umpire was Durwood Merrill.

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