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| Dates | September 29–October 2 | ||||||||||||
| Television | Fox (Game 1) NBC (Games 2–3) | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck andTim McCarver (Game 1) Bob Costas andJoe Morgan (Games 2–3) | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Dan Shulman andBuck Martinez | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | September 29 – October 3 | ||||||||||||
| Television | ESPN (Games 1–3) Fox (Game 4) | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Chris Berman andRay Knight (Games 1–3) Joe Buck andTim McCarver (Game 4) | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Ernie Harwell andDave Campbell | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Jim Joyce,Rich Garcia,Tim Tschida,Drew Coble,Terry Craft (Yankees–Rangers, Games 1–2; Indians–Red Sox, Games 3–4) Durwood Merrill (Yankees–Rangers, Games 1–2; Indians–Red Sox, Game 3) Dale Scott,Joe Brinkman,John Hirschbeck,Larry McCoy,Dave Phillips (Indians–Red Sox, Games 1–2; Yankees–Rangers, Game 3) Chuck Meriwether (Indians–Red Sox, Games 1–2,4) | ||||||||||||
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The1998 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of theAmerican League side inMajor League Baseball’s (MLB)1998 postseason, began on Tuesday, September 29, and ended on Saturday, October 3, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:
The New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians went on to meet in theAL Championship Series (ALCS). The Yankees became the American League champion and defeated theNational League championSan Diego Padres in the1998 World Series.
New York won the series, 3–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 29 | Texas Rangers – 0,New York Yankees – 2 | Yankee Stadium (I) | 3:02 | 57,362[2] |
| 2 | September 30 | Texas Rangers – 1,New York Yankees – 3 | Yankee Stadium (I) | 2:58 | 57,360[3] |
| 3 | October 2 | New York Yankees – 4, Texas Rangers – 0 | The Ballpark in Arlington | 2:58 | 49,450[4] |
Cleveland won the series, 3–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 29 | Boston Red Sox – 11, Cleveland Indians – 3 | Jacobs Field | 3:16 | 45,185[5] |
| 2 | September 30 | Boston Red Sox – 5,Cleveland Indians – 9 | Jacobs Field | 3:25 | 45,229[6] |
| 3 | October 2 | Cleveland Indians – 4, Boston Red Sox – 3 | Fenway Park | 2:27 | 33,114[7] |
| 4 | October 3 | Cleveland Indians – 2, Boston Red Sox – 1 | Fenway Park | 3:00 | 33,537[8] |
Yankee Stadium (I) inBronx, New York
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| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:David Wells (1–0) LP:Todd Stottlemyre (0–1) Sv:Mariano Rivera (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scott Brosius was the hero of Game 1, asTodd Stottlemyre facedDavid Wells. In the bottom of the second, innings Stottlemyre yielded two runs when Brosius singled inJorge Posada afterChad Curtis doubled and Curtis scored whenChuck Knoblauch struck out and Brosius was caught stealing. Stottlemyre pitched a complete game in a losing effort. David Wells andMariano Rivera limited the loaded Texas lineup, which had scored 940 runs in 1998, to only five hits.
Yankee Stadium (I) inBronx, New York
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| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| New York | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Andy Pettitte (1–0) LP:Rick Helling (0–1) Sv:Mariano Rivera (2) Home runs: TEX: None NYY:Shane Spencer (1),Scott Brosius (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rick Helling went againstAndy Pettitte in Game 2.Shane Spencer started the scoring when he homered in the bottom of the second. Brosius then hit a two-run homer in the Yankees fourth. Texas scored their only run of the series whenJuan González doubled and later scored on anIván Rodríguez single in the fifth inning. Once again, the Rangers were limited to five hits by Pettitte,Jeff Nelson, and Rivera.
The Ballpark in Arlington inArlington, Texas
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:David Cone (1–0) LP:Aaron Sele (0–1) Home runs: NYY:Paul O'Neill (1),Shane Spencer (2) TEX: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Rangers were once again stymied by the Yankees pitching staff. Twenty-game winnerDavid Cone facedAaron Sele, and both were matching each other pitch-for-pitch into the sixth.Paul O'Neill put the Yankees on top by hitting a home run with one out in the Yankees sixth. Then, with two runners on and two out,Shane Spencer slammed his second home run of the series to make it 4–0. Cone left after a rain delay, but the Yankees' bullpen held Texas in check the rest of the way.Will Clark grounded out to end the series.
1998 ALDS(3–0):New York Yankees overTexas Rangers
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| New York Yankees | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total attendance: 164,172 Average attendance: 54,724 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacobs Field inCleveland, Ohio
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| Boston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Pedro Martínez (1–0) LP:Jaret Wright (0–1) Home runs: BOS:Mo Vaughn 2 (2),Nomar Garciaparra (1) CLE:Kenny Lofton (1),Jim Thome (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The first of many rough starts for Cleveland pitcherJaret Wright in the 1998 postseason was in Game 1. Wright facedPedro Martínez, and Pedro would get all the run support in the world. After leadoff hits in the first byDarren Lewis andJohn Valentin,Mo Vaughn slugged a three-run home run to put Boston up for good. In the top of the fifth, with Lewis and Valentin on and one out,Nomar Garciaparra also slugged a three-run home run. Jaret's night was done. A one-out single in the top of the sixth by Valentin led to Vaughn's second home run of the game to put Boston up 8–0. Cleveland responded with a two-run home run byKenny Lofton in the bottom half of the sixth and a Thome home run in the seventh. Vaughn doubled in two more runs in the eighth as the Red Sox scored three more runs to make the final score 11–3. The win ended a thirteen-game postseason losing streak for the Red Sox dating back to Game 6 of the1986 World Series.
Jacobs Field inCleveland, Ohio
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| Boston | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Dave Burba (1–0) LP:Tim Wakefield (0–1) Sv:Mike Jackson (1) Home runs: BOS: None CLE:David Justice (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dwight Gooden facedTim Wakefield in Game 2. The Red Sox scored two runs in a controversial first inning surrounding home plateumpireJoe Brinkman. After calling all of the first three pitches balls, of which 2 were near the edge of the strike zone, Indians' managerMike Hargrove expressed his disagreement and was promptly ejected from the game by Brinkman. Later that same inning, with two runners aboard,Nomar Garciaparra doubled off the left-field wall. Darren Lewis scored asJohn Valentin tried to score on a slide.Omar Vizquel's relay throw appeared to be time to get Valentin, but Brinkman called him safe. Gooden had a meltdown at home plate and had to be restrained by his teammates as he also was ejected. Replays confirmed Valentin was out at the plate.[9] Gooden was replaced byDave Burba, who promptly retired the next two batters.David Justice cut the lead in half by hitting a sacrifice fly that scored Lofton in the Indians first. Then the Indians tied it whenSandy Alomar Jr. doubled inBrian Giles in the second. AfterJoey Cora walked, Lofton doubled in Alomar to give the Indians the lead. Wakefield left the game and, with two out, David Justice hit a three-run home run to put the Indians up for good. Garciaparra drove in a run for Boston in the third, but an Alomar double scoredTravis Fryman to make it 7–3. The Red Sox came within two in the sixth, but the Indians scored one in the bottom half and one in the eighth on a wild pitch. That made the final score 9–5 Indians.
Fenway Park inBoston, Massachusetts
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| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Charles Nagy (1–0) LP:Bret Saberhagen (0–1) Sv:Mike Jackson (2) Home runs: CLE:Jim Thome (2),Kenny Lofton (2),Manny Ramírez 2 (2) BOS:Nomar Garciaparra (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Nagy facedBret Saberhagen in the critical Game 3. The Red Sox struck first on an RBI-forceout in the fourth. It didn't take long to respond, asJim Thome led the Indians fifth off with a home run. In the sixth,Kenny Lofton homered to put the Indians on top. ThenManny Ramírez homered in the seventh to give the Indians a 3–1 edge. Manny Ramírez would homer once again in the ninth, this time offDennis Eckersley. The Red Sox wouldn't go quietly in the bottom of the ninth as Nomar Garciaparra hit a two-run home run to bring the game within one run. However,Mike Jackson retired the next two batters in succession to give the Indians a two games to one lead in the series.
Fenway Park inBoston, Massachusetts
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| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Steve Reed (1–0) LP:Tom Gordon (0–1) Sv:Mike Jackson (3) Home runs: CLE: None BOS:Nomar Garciaparra (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bartolo Colón went againstPete Schourek, looking to save the Red Sox. In the fourth,Nomar Garciaparra homered to lead off to put the Red Sox up 1–0, but they would squander the lead for the third consecutive game. In the eighth, withTom Gordon pitching for Boston,Kenny Lofton andOmar Vizquel both singled with one out. Justice then doubled to center which scored both Lofton and Vizquel to put the Indians out in front 2–1. Not much happened afterwards, asDarren Bragg struck out swinging to end the series.
1998 ALDS(3–1):Cleveland Indians overBoston Red Sox
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| Cleveland Indians | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 34 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total attendance: 157,065 Average attendance: 39,266 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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