NYA @ SDN

October 20, 1998

Final Score: NYA 5 - SDN 4

Game Information

Ballpark
Qualcomm Stadium
Attendance
64,667
Game Duration
194 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Ramiro Mendoza
Losing Pitcher
Trevor Hoffman
Save
Mariano Rivera

Umpires

Home Plate
Dale Scott
First Base
Dana DeMuth
Second Base
Tim Tschida
Third Base
Jerry Crawford

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
72°F
Sky
Night
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
tocf
Wind Speed
5 mph

Line Score

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

NYA Batting

NYA @ SDN — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Scott Brosius 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .750
Homer Bush 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
David Cone 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Chili Davis 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Girardi 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Derek Jeter 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Chuck Knoblauch 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Ricky Ledee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Graeme Lloyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tino Martinez 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ramiro Mendoza 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Paul O'Neill 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Jorge Posada 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Mariano Rivera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Shane Spencer 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333
Bernie Williams 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 5 9 5 4 8 1 0 2 0 .257

SDN Batting

NYA @ SDN — SDN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Ken Caminiti 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Steve Finley 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000
Chris Gomez 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Tony Gwynn 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Joey Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carlos Hernandez 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Sterling Hitchcock 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Trevor Hoffman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wally Joyner 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Leyritz 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Randy Myers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ruben Rivera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Andy Sheets 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Mark Sweeney 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
John Vander Wal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Greg Vaughn 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Quilvio Veras 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 31 4 7 3 3 7 1 0 0 1 .226

NYA Pitching

NYA @ SDN — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
David Cone - 6.0 2 3 2 3 4 0 3.00
Graeme Lloyd - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Ramiro Mendoza (W) W 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 9.00
Mariano Rivera (SV) SV 1.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 4 3 3 7 0 3.00

SDN Pitching

NYA @ SDN — SDN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Joey Hamilton - 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Sterling Hitchcock - 6.0 7 2 1 1 7 1 1.50
Trevor Hoffman (L) L 2.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 9.00
Randy Myers - 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 9 5 4 4 8 2 4.00

New York Yankees at San Diego Padres, October 20, 1998

The New York Yankees beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 at Qualcomm Stadium on October 20, 1998 in a World Series game. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records a crowd of 64,667, a game time of 194 minutes, and a night start for this game. The weather notes give 72 degrees, night skies, and a 5 mph wind. The line score has the New York Yankees crossing the plate in the seventh and eighth; the eighth brought 3 runs. The line score has the San Diego Padres crossing the plate in the sixth and eighth; the sixth brought 3 runs. Hits were 9 for the New York Yankees and 7 for the San Diego Padres, with 1 and 1 errors. Ramiro Mendoza was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 2 hits in 1.0 innings. Trevor Hoffman took the loss after 2.0 innings and 2 runs. The save went to Mariano Rivera. No pitcher struck out more than Sterling Hitchcock, who had 7. The New York Yankees' pitching table lists David Cone, Graeme Lloyd, Ramiro Mendoza, and Mariano Rivera. The San Diego Padres' pitching table lists Joey Hamilton, Sterling Hitchcock, Trevor Hoffman, and Randy Myers. Scott Brosius led the New York Yankees at the plate: 3 for 4, 2 home runs, and 4 RBI. The San Diego Padres' top hitter was Tony Gwynn, 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. Dale Scott worked home plate.

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