New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
September 16, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1998 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 0, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bush 2b 5 0 3 0
Jeter ss 4 0 1 0
Williams cf 2 0 0 0
Davis dh 4 0 1 0
Spencer rf 3 0 0 0
Curtis lf 4 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 3 0 1 0
Girardi c 4 0 1 0
Sojo 1b 4 0 0 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Lloyd p 0 0 0 0
  Tessmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 7 0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Winn cf 3 0 0 1
McCracken lf 4 1 1 1
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 3 2 2 1
Trammell dh 4 1 1 0
Ledesma ss 4 1 2 2
Kelly rf 3 1 1 1
Cairo 2b 4 0 0 0
DiFelice c 3 1 1 0
Saunders p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 8 6
New York 000 000 000071
Tampa Bay 200 022 01x781
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  L (16-10) 6.0 7 6 4 1 3
  Nelson   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Lloyd   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Tessmer   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
5
2
5
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Saunders  W (6-14) 6.0 5 0 0 5 3
  Lopez   2.0 2 0 0 0 4
  Hernandez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
5
7

  E–Bush (2), Saunders (1).  DP–Tampa Bay 1.  2B–Tampa Bay McGriff (32,off Pettitte); Trammell (15,off Pettitte); Ledesma 2 (15,off Pettitte,off Lloyd).  SH–Winn (11,off Pettitte).  SB–Bush (6,2nd base off Saunders/Difelice); McCracken (18,2nd base off Pettitte/Girardi).  WP–Pettitte (4).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:08.  A–38,862.
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