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1998 New York Yankees (#4) 4, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (#93) 2
MVP: Paul O'Neill (NYY 1998) .615/.655/.962, 2 HR, 8 RBI
The Yankees led Game 1 3-0 for most of the game, but the Cardinals came back with 2 in the 8th. Mariano Rivera got the save by pitching the 9th inning on only 6 pitches. Game 2 wasn't nearly as close. Already leading 4-0, New York exploded for 7 runs in the 5th, mostly on singles (with only a couple of doubles thrown in). Series MVP Paul O'Neill went 3-for-4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI. The Cardinals came back in Game 3 with a decisive victory, scoring 3 runs in two different innings. Despite this, O'Neill went 3-for-4. St. Louis was fairly dominant in Game 4 as well, going up 9-1 after 5. The Yankees came back with 4 in the 7th, but their rally was stopped by Bob Humphreys, who got Tino Martinez to ground out. Once again, O'Neill was an offensive powerhouse, going 4-for-5. The Yankees went up 6-0 in Game 5, but the Cardinals cut the lead to 6-4 in the 5th. New York added runs in the 7th and 8th, and the Cardinals came back in the 8th to cut the deficit to 8-6. In the bottom of the 9th, Lou Brock brought the Cards to within 1 with an RBI single that scored Bob Uecker. But with 2 out and Brock on 3rd, Rivera struck out Bill White to end the game. Game 6 wasn't dramatic at all. The Yankees scored early and often, and the Cardinals couldn't keep up. By the time New York got 3 runs in the 7th and another 7 in the 8th, it was already over. Tino Martinez went 4-for-6 with 3 runs and 3 RBI, and 4 other Yankees had 3 hits. Chuck Knoblauch and Scott Brosius each had 4 RBI.
Scores:
NYY 3 SL 2
NYY 11 SL 2
SL 8 NYY 3
SL 10 NYY 6
NYY 8 SL 7
NYY 17 SL 6
The 1998 Yankees' next opponent will be the winner of the 1910 Athletics / 1986 Mets series.
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