October 5, 1999 · ALDS · Game 1 · 8:00 PM EDT
NYY leads 1-0
Ivan Rodriguez
C2-4H-AB2BTop hitterBW
Bernie Williams
CF3-5H-ABHR · 2B · 6 RBI · 1 RP8.0IP0 ER · 4 K · W
Aaron SeleP5.0IP3 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 8
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2CL Guardians | 97 | 65 | .599 | 1.0 |
| 3TERangers | 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 |
7SE Mariners | 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 |
| MMMark McLemore2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| IRIvan RodriguezC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RGRusty GreerLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
JG Juan GonzalezRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
RP Rafael PalmeiroDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TZTodd Zeile3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LSLee Stevens1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RC Royce ClaytonSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TGTom GoodwinCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
2B: Rodriguez
SB: Rodriguez
LOB: 14
| ASAaron SeleL | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| DPDanny Patterson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| JFJeff Fassero | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| MVMike Venafro | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TCTim Crabtree | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 73 |
CK Chuck Knoblauch2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BWBernie WilliamsCF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryDH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RLRicky LedeeRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SB Scott Brosius3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCChad CurtisLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJim LeyritzPH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
2B: Williams, Posada, Ledee
HR: Williams
RBI: Williams 6, Ledee
LOB: 24
JN Jeff Nelson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| OHOrlando HernandezW | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 56 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 65 |
The Yankees routed the Rangers 8-0 at Yankee Stadium I.
Orlando Hernandez got the win and Aaron Sele took the loss. Bernie Williams went 3-for-5 for the Yankees, while Ivan Rodriguez went 2-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
