October 18, 1999 · ALCS · Game 5 · 8:17 PM EDT
NYY wins 4-1
Biggest lead NYY by 5
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2BO Red Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 4.0 |
3TO Blue Jays | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
4BA Orioles | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
5TB Rays | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29.0 |
CK Chuck Knoblauch2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
CD Chili DavisDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| SSShane SpencerLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
SB Scott Brosius3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LSLuis Sojo2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CBClay BellingerPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCChad CurtisPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
HR: Jeter, Posada
RBI: Jeter 2, Davis, Martinez, Posada 2
SB: Curtis
LOB: 19
| AWAllen Watson | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
JN Jeff NelsonH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MSMike Stanton | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| OHOrlando HernandezW | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 61 |
| RMRamiro MendozaS | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 77 |
JO Jose Offerman2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JVJohn Valentin3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JV Jason VaritekC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
NG Nomar GarciaparraSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTroy O'LearyLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MS Mike Stanley1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BDBrian DaubachDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DLDarren LewisCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TNTrot NixonRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| BHButch HuskeyPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DSDonnie SadlerPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHScott HattebergPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DBDamon BufordCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
2B: Garciaparra
HR: Varitek
RBI: Varitek
SB: Garciaparra
LOB: 24
DL Derek Lowe | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| KMKent MerckerL | 3.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| RCRheal Cormier | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
TG Tom Gordon | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 78 |
The Yankees routed the Red Sox 6-1 at Fenway Park.
Orlando Hernandez got the win, Kent Mercker took the loss and Ramiro Mendoza earned the save. Derek Jeter went 2-for-5 for the Yankees, while Jason Varitek went 1-for-5 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
