August 27, 1999 · 7:30 PM EDT
W: Roger ClemensL: Gil Meche
Ken Griffey Jr.
CF1-3H-AB2BTop hitterDJ
Derek Jeter
SS3-5H-AB2 RBI · 1 R
Roger ClemensP8.0IP0 ER · 9 K · W
Gil MecheP3.1IP6 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 8
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2CL Guardians | 97 | 65 | .599 | 1.0 |
3TE Rangers | 95 | 67 | .586 | 3.0 |
4BO Red Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 4.0 |
5OA Athletics | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
6TO Blue Jays | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
| 7SEMariners | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 |
8BA Orioles | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
9CW White Sox | 75 | 86 | .466 | 22.5 |
10LA Angels | 70 | 92 | .432 | 28.0 |
11DE Tigers | 69 | 92 | .429 | 28.5 |
12TB Rays | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29.0 |
13KC Royals | 64 | 97 | .398 | 33.5 |
14MI Twins | 63 | 97 | .394 | 34.0 |
| BLBrian L. HunterLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBDavid Bell2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| KGKen Griffey Jr.CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
AR Alex RodriguezSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
EM Edgar MartinezDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TLTom LampkinC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RDRuss Davis3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RI Raul IbanezRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RJRyan Jackson1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| OTOzzie TimmonsRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DW Dan Wilson1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
2B: Griffey Jr.
SB: Hunter, Rodriguez
CS: Bell
LOB: 17
| FRFrankie Rodriguez | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| GMGil MecheL | 3.1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| RRRobert Ramsay | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 176 |
CK Chuck Knoblauch2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DJDerek JeterSS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
CD Chili DavisDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RLRicky LedeeLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SB Scott Brosius3B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSShane SpencerRF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJim LeyritzPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
2B: O'Neill, Ledee, Brosius
RBI: Knoblauch, Jeter 2, Williams 2, Davis 2
SB: Brosius
LOB: 25
JN Jeff Nelson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| RCRoger ClemensW | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 138 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 168 |
The Yankees routed the Mariners 8-0 at Yankee Stadium I.
Roger Clemens got the win and Gil Meche took the loss. Derek Jeter went 3-for-5 for the Yankees, while Ken Griffey Jr. went 1-for-3 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
