MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT DETROIT TIGERS
07/15/1998
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1409 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (33-62) 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 8 13 0
Detroit Tigers (47-46) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 8 0
Vaughn Hits Two Dingers, Yankees Win, 8-5
With Mo Vaughn leading the charge, the New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers, 8-5. Vaughn hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2 for the Yankees. With the win, the Yankees are 33-62.

Michael Tucker broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the fourth with a run-scoring ground out. It put the Yankees in front, 2-1. For the game, Tucker was 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Vaughn.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Mondesi DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259 16 43
A. Boone 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .249 15 53
M. Vaughn 1B 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .280 21 50
R. Sanders CF 4 1 2 0 1 2 1 .273 17 43
D. Justice LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .274 16 46
A. Gonzalez SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .226 2 9
M. Tucker RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .248 6 19
J. Castro 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .211 2 24
R. Yelton C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .224 4 21
Totals 40 8 13 8 1 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Sanders (16, 1st Inning off A. Pettitte, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Vaughn 2 (21, 1st Inning off A. Pettitte, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off R. Morel, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Tucker (6, 6th Inning off A. Pettitte, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Boone (15, 7th Inning off R. Morel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Boone 4 , M. Vaughn 10 , R. Sanders 3 , D. Justice , A. Gonzalez , M. Tucker 4 , J. Castro 2 , R. Yelton
2-out RBI: A. Boone , M. Vaughn 2 , M. Tucker , J. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Mondesi , D. Justice
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hollins LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .270 4 18
J. Pollock RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .329 1 11
D. Nilsson C 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .324 10 46
J. Kent 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .301 12 56
P. Sorrento 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .281 19 66
D. Bell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 9 43
J. Payton CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .269 9 43
G. Vaughn DH 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 .212 13 34
J. Hernandez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .248 8 29
Totals 34 5 8 5 4 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hernandez (12, 9th Inning off J. Christiansen, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Hollins (2, 7th Inning off M. Pontbriant, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Payton (9, 7th Inning off M. Pontbriant, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hollins 3 , J. Pollock 2 , D. Nilsson , J. Kent , D. Bell , J. Payton 4 , J. Hernandez 2
2-out RBI: , J. Pollock 2 , G. Vaughn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Nilsson , J. Hernandez
Sac Bunt: J. Pollock
Team LOB: 7
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pontbriant W (7-10) 7.0 6 4 4 3 4 1 107 4.65   
B. Bailey 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.99   
J. Christiansen 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 24 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pontbriant 50
Batters Faced: M. Pontbriant 30, B. Bailey 3, J. Christiansen 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pontbriant 8-9, B. Bailey 0-1, J. Christiansen 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pontbriant 107-64, B. Bailey 15-10, J. Christiansen 24-14
WP: M. Pontbriant
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Pettitte L (8-8) 5.2 7 6 6 1 3 2 73 6.09   
R. Morel 2.1 5 2 2 0 3 2 36 5.73   
J. Valenti 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Pettitte 33
Batters Faced: A. Pettitte 25, R. Morel 12, J. Valenti 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Pettitte 8-6, R. Morel 4-0, J. Valenti 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Pettitte 73-49, R. Morel 36-25, J. Valenti 20-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mo Vaughn
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 52547
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