Yankees win dramatic ALCS Game with controversial baserunning
Smith reports a late sequence as Tribe’s Fryman narrowly evades call interference on a line drive play. Kenny Lofton cleared the bases and Nagy and Cone battled in a tense 12th inning, with Burba earning the win and Jackson the save as New York over Cleveland. Torre lamented missed scoring chances and a disputed call at first.
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Knoblauch
Yankees
Joe Torre
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Joey Cora
Kenny Lofton
Fryman
Martinez
Hendry
Cleveland
Indians
Mike Hargrove
Travis
John
Shylock
Torre
Jim Evans
Evans
Charles Nagy
David Cone
Nagy
Cone
Scott Brosius
David Justice
Justice
Dinger
Fred McGriff
Charlie Nagy
Hargrove
Steve Reed
Jim Poole
Paul Shuey
Paul Assenmacher
Dave Burba
Mike Jackson
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Derek Jeter
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Shulock
Steinbrenner blasts umpiring merit and one set of rules
Yankees owner George Steinbrenner blasted the postseason umpire selection and calls for merit based hiring. He argued for one unified set of rules for both leagues and criticized the tenure based AL process during a 15 minute exchange with reporters.
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Padres Rally Fails as Bravos Tie NLCS Behind Jones
In a dramatic NLCS opener, San Diego led 2-1 after Greg Vaughn’s double and a Leyritz RBI in the eighth, but Atlanta’s Andruw Jones tied the game with a sac fly in the ninth. Hoffman blew the save. Donnie Wall earned the win as Atlanta forced a decisive Game 2 amid Turner Field rain delays. Vaughn left with a strained left quad. Rivera delivered a key double, and Leyritz’s bunt swing produced the pivotal eighth inning.
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Padres
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Andruw Jones
Braves
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Tom Glavine
Cox
Donne Wall
Wall
Chipper Jones
Andres Galarraga
San Diego
Vaughn
Rivera
Bruce Bochy
Kevin Brown
Glavine
Brown
Atlanta
Turner Field
Florida
Ryan Klesko
Javy Lopez
Caminiti
Klesko
Andy Ashby
John Smoltz
Tony Gwynn
Smoltz
Leyritz
Houston
Dennis Martinez
Martinez
Galarraga
Gvaughn
Brivera
Joyner
Allenta
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Cabruna
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Atanta
BR Rivera
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Tucker
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Posiion
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Oyner
Cer
Gomez
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Camini
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Qveres
Ashby
Cannas
Fess
Gelat Beaise
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Hoffman W
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Packer
DeMartnez
Sfinkey
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Bonn
Devs
Tata
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Haition
Postseason notes recall Padres 1964 NLCS clincher
Fourteen years ago the Padres claimed a landmark win as Tony Gwynn hit a double past Ryne Sandberg to lift San Diego over the Cubs 6 3 in Game 5 of the 1964 NLCS, reaching their only World Series. rain altered pregame introductions and the era's playoff pinch hitting context is noted.
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Ryne Sandberg
San Diego
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Colorado
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