October 17, 1998 · World Series · Game 1 · 7:05 PM EDT
NYY leads 1-0
W: David WellsL: Donne WallS: Mariano Rivera
Biggest lead SD by 3 · NYY by 4 · 2 lead changes
| National League | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1AT Braves | 106 | 56 | .654 | — |
2HO Astros | 102 | 60 | .630 | 4.0 |
3SD Padres | 98 | 64 | .605 | 8.0 |
4CH Cubs | 90 | 73 | .552 | 16.5 |
5SF Giants | 89 | 74 | .546 | 17.5 |
6NY Mets | 88 | 74 | .543 | 18.0 |
7LA Dodgers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 23.0 |
8ST Cardinals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 23.0 |
9CI Reds | 77 | 85 | .475 | 29.0 |
10CO Rockies | 77 | 85 | .475 | 29.0 |
11PH Phillies | 75 | 87 | .463 | 31.0 |
12MI Brewers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 32.0 |
13PI Pirates | 69 | 93 | .426 | 37.0 |
14AZ D-backs | 65 | 97 | .401 | 41.0 |
15WS Nationals | 65 | 97 | .401 | 41.0 |
16MI Marlins | 54 | 108 | .333 | 52.0 |
| American League | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 114 | 48 | .704 | — |
2BO Red Sox | 92 | 70 | .568 | 22.0 |
3CL Guardians | 89 | 73 | .549 | 25.0 |
4TE Rangers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 26.0 |
5TO Blue Jays | 88 | 74 | .543 | 26.0 |
6LA Angels | 85 | 77 | .525 | 29.0 |
7CW White Sox | 80 | 82 | .494 | 34.0 |
8BA Orioles | 79 | 83 | .488 | 35.0 |
9SE Mariners | 76 | 85 | .472 | 37.5 |
10OA Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 40.0 |
11KC Royals | 72 | 89 | .447 | 41.5 |
12MI Twins | 70 | 92 | .432 | 44.0 |
13DE Tigers | 65 | 97 | .401 | 49.0 |
14TB Rays | 63 | 99 | .389 | 51.0 |
| QVQuilvio Veras2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TG Tony GwynnRF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
GV Greg VaughnLF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
KC Ken Caminiti3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| JLJim LeyritzDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
WJ Wally Joyner1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SF Steve FinleyCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHCarlos HernandezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CGChris GomezSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GMGreg MyersPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JVJohn Vander WalPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
2B: Finley
HR: Gwynn, Vaughn 2
RBI: Gwynn 2, Vaughn 3
LOB: 13
| BBBrian Boehringer | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| DWDonne WallL | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
KB Kevin Brown | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 106 |
| MLMark Langston | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| RMRandy Myers | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 161 |
CK Chuck Knoblauch2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
CD Chili DavisDH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
SB Scott Brosius3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RLRicky LedeeLF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
2B: Ledee
HR: Knoblauch, Martinez
RBI: Knoblauch 3, Martinez 4, Ledee 2
LOB: 15
DW David WellsW | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 113 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
MR Mariano RiveraS | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 153 |
The Yankees beat the Padres 9-6 at Yankee Stadium I.
David Wells got the win, Donne Wall took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Tino Martinez went 1-for-3 for the Yankees, while Greg Vaughn went 2-for-4 for the Padres.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
