1999 American League Division Series

Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Red Sox

Game 1, October 5

Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York
The Yankees once again swept the Rangers and held them to one run through three games. In Game 1, Aaron Sele

Aaron Sele

Aaron Helmer Sele is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is currently the minor league pitching instructor for the Los Angeles Dodgers.-Early years:...

went against Orlando Hernández

Orlando Hernández

Orlando Hernández Pedroso , nicknamed "El Duque", is a former Cuban right-handed baseball pitcher....

. Bernie Williams

Bernie Williams

Bernabé Williams Figueroa Jr. is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and Puerto Rican musician.-Early life:...

was the center of attention in Game 1, doubling in two runs in the fifth and hitting a three-run home run in the sixth.

Game 2, October 7

Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York
In Game 2, Rick Helling

Rick Helling

Richard Allen Helling is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.-High school and college:...

went against Andy Pettitte

Andy Pettitte

Andrew Eugene Pettitte is a retired American left-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher.In his major league career, he played for the New York Yankees from 1995–2003. He then signed with the Houston Astros, and played for them from 2004 through 2006. In 2007, Pettitte rejoined the Yankees...

. Juan González gave the Rangers the lead with a solo home run in the fourth. This would be the lone run in the series for the Rangers, who scored 945 runs in 1999. But Scott Brosius

Scott Brosius

Scott David Brosius is a former Major League Baseball third baseman for the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees . Brosius is currently the head baseball coach at Linfield College, his alma mater....

's double tied the game in the bottom of the fifth. Ricky Ledee

Ricky Ledée

Ricardo Alberto "Ricky" Ledée is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets in his decade long professional career. He won two World Series...

gave the Yankees the lead in the seventh. In the bottom of the eighth, the Yanks got an insurance run when Mike Venafro

Mike Venafro

Michael Robert Venafro is a retired Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher.Venafro is an alumnus of James Madison University...

walked Jim Leyritz

Jim Leyritz

James Joseph Leyritz is a former catcher and infielder in Major League Baseball.-Early years:Leyritz attended Turpin High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, Middle Georgia Jr...

with the bases loaded, scoring Chad Curtis

Chad Curtis

Chad Curtis is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from -, notably for the New York Yankees...

. Mariano Rivera

Mariano Rivera

Mariano Rivera is a Panamanian right-handed baseball pitcher who has played 17 years in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Nicknamed "Mo", Rivera has served as a relief pitcher for most of his career, and since 1997, he has been the Yankees' closer...

retired the side in order for the save in Game 2.

Game 3, October 9

The Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas

Arlington, Texas

Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census results, the city had a population of 365,438, making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex...

In Game 3, the Yankees took an early lead when Darryl Strawberry

Darryl Strawberry

Darryl Eugene Strawberry is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder who is well-known both for his play on the field and for his controversial behavior off it...

hit a three-run home run off Esteban Loaiza

Esteban Loaiza

Esteban Antonio Loaiza Veyna [lo-EYE-sa] is a former Major League Baseball pitcher...

in the first inning. Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens

William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...

pitched seven innings and allowed only three hits. Mariano Rivera got the series-winning save in the ninth.

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1999 ALDS (3–0): New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

over Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...

Game 1, October 6

Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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Boston jumped out to an early 1–0 lead with a lead off home run by Nomar Garciaparra

Nomar Garciaparra

Anthony Nomar Garciaparra is a former Major League Baseball player. After playing parts of 9 seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played third base, first base, and designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics, first base and third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and...

in the second inning off Indians' starter Bartolo Colón

Bartolo Colón

Bartolo Colón is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2009 and again in 2011...

. Garciaparra helped score the second run for the Red Sox when he led off the fourth inning with a double and then scored on an RBI single by Mike Stanley

Mike Stanley

Robert Michael "Mike" Stanley is a former American college and professional baseball player who was a catcher in Major League Baseball for fifteen years...

. Facing Cy Young award winner Pedro Martínez

Pedro Martínez

Pedro Jaime Martínez is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion...

, the Indians looked to be in serious trouble, but the ace of the Red Sox pitching staff left the game due to injury in the bottom of the fifth inning and was replaced by Derek Lowe

Derek Lowe

Derek Christopher Lowe is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. He throws and bats right-handed. He is 6'6" and 230 pounds.-Early years:...

. The Indians would tie the game in the bottom of the sixth with a two-run home run by Jim Thome

Jim Thome

James Howard "Jim" Thome is a Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies. He is the eighth player to hit 600 home runs in the major leagues. He is widely considered a future Hall of Famer.-Cleveland Indians :...

, and Colon settled down and dominated the Red Sox hitters the rest of the way, striking out eleven in eight innings pitched. In the bottom of the ninth, the Indians walked the game off when Travis Fryman

Travis Fryman

David Travis Fryman is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and shortstop, and currently a hitting instructor for the Cleveland Indians farm system...

hit the game winning single off Rich Garces

Rich Garcés

Richard Alan Garcés Mendoza, Jr. [gar-CESS] is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball...

with the bases loaded.

Game 2, October 7

Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

In Game 2, the Red Sox blew another lead. Behind Bret Saberhagen

Bret Saberhagen

Bret William Saberhagen is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher.-Early years:Bret Saberhagen attended Grover Cleveland High School, located in Reseda, California. Saberhagen starred in both basketball and baseball...

, the Red Sox built a 1–0 lead by singling home Trot Nixon

Trot Nixon

Christopher Trotman Nixon is an American retired professional baseball right fielder. He played from 1996-2008 for three different teams, but is noted primarily for his time with the Boston Red Sox...

in the third off Indians starter Charles Nagy

Charles Nagy

Charles Harrison Nagy is an American former Major League Baseball All-Star right-handed pitcher who played for 14 seasons in the major leagues from to , mostly with the Cleveland Indians, and currently serves as the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.-Early life and amateur career:Nagy...

. But the Indians struck back and put the game away in the bottom half. Omar Vizquel

Omar Vizquel

Omar Enrique Vizquel González , nicknamed "Little O", is a Venezuelan Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman. Vizquel has played for the Seattle Mariners , the Cleveland Indians , the San Francisco Giants , the Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox...

gave the Indians the lead when he tripled home Sandy Alomar Jr. and Kenny Lofton

Kenny Lofton

Kenneth Lofton is a former Major League Baseball outfielder known for his great speed on the base paths as well as in the field, award-winning defensive play , timely hitting, and playful spirit. He batted and threw left-handed...

. Roberto Alomar

Roberto Alomar

Roberto "Robbie" Alomar Velázquez is a former Major League Baseball player , regarded by many as one of the best second basemen in MLB history. During his career he won more Gold Gloves than any other second baseman in history, and also won the second-most Silver Slugger Awards for a second...

doubled Vizquel home, and, after an out and a Jim Thome walk, Harold Baines

Harold Baines

Harold Douglas Baines is a former right fielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for five American League teams from 1980 to 2001. He is best known for his three stints with the Chicago White Sox, the team on which he now serves as coach...

hit a three-run home run to make it 6–1 Indians. That marked the end for Saberhagen. The Indians added five more in the fourth with a Roberto Alomar sac fly and a Jim Thome grand slam to give the Indians an 11–1 victory in Game 2.

Game 3, October 9

Fenway Park

Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...

in Boston, Massachusetts
When the series shifted to Fenway Park

Fenway Park

, so did the momentum. The Indians, too, would lose a starting pitcher to injury and blow a lead in Game 3. They struck first on a David Justice

David Justice

David Christopher Justice is a former outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves , Cleveland Indians , New York Yankees , and Oakland Athletics .-Early life:David was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Robert and Nettie Justice...

sac fly off Ramón Martínez in the fourth. But after shutting out the Red Sox for four innings, starting pitcher Dave Burba

Dave Burba

David Allen Burba is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, and Milwaukee Brewers from 1990 to 2004. In his 15-year major league career, Burba's record was 115-87, with 1,398 strikeouts,...

left with a strained forearm. Mike Hargrove chose to insert presumed Game 4 starter Jaret Wright

Jaret Wright

Jaret Samuel Wright is an American former Major League Baseball starting pitcher, who played 10 years for five teams. He is the son of former major league pitcher Clyde Wright.-Early life and education:...

instead of rookie middle reliever Sean DePaula

Sean DePaula

Sean Michael DePaula is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, DePaula played for the Cleveland Indians appearing in major league games in , , and . In , DePaula played 10 games for the Cincinnati Reds Triple-A affiliate, the Louisville Bats.-External links:**...

. The Red Sox quickly took the lead off Wright in the fifth on a single and sac fly. A force out with runners on the corners tied the game in the sixth for the Indians. But a lead off home run by John Valentin

John Valentin

John William Valentin is a former shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played most of his major league career with the Boston Red Sox, with his final season being for the New York Mets. He batted and threw right-handed...

untied the score for the Red Sox in the bottom of the sixth. An error by Valentin, who gave the Red Sox the lead in the inning prior, made the score 3–3 in the top of the seventh. After Wright walked Merloni and hit Jason Varitek

Jason Varitek

Jason Andrew Varitek is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. After being traded as a minor league prospect by the Seattle Mariners, Varitek has played his entire major league career for the Boston Red Sox...

, Ricardo Rincon

Ricardo Rincón

Ricardo Rincón Espinoza was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher.Rincón was a left-handed specialist who spent nearly his entire career as a middle reliever and setup pitcher. In his 10-year career, Rincón never started a game and only accumulated 21 saves...

came on to stem the tide. When Offerman walked to load the bases, John Valentin became the hero again with a double that scored Varitek and Lewis. Brian Daubach

Brian Daubach

Brian Michael Daubach is a retired Major League Baseball player and current minor league baseball manager. During his playing career Daubach served as a first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter...

then hit a three-run home run to make it 8–3 Red Sox. The Red Sox would add one more run to give themselves a 9–3 victory.

Game 4, October 10

Fenway Park

in Boston, Massachusetts
Because presumed starter Jaret Wright had been used in relief the previous day, and no emergency starter had been included on the playoff roster, the Indians had forced themselves to start Bartolo Colón on three days rest for the first time in his career, even though he had gone eight innings in cold weather in the first game. This time, he was not up to the challenge. Neither he nor the thin bullpen behind him could stop the barrage of Red Sox runs. Colón himself was hammered for seven runs in one-plus innings pitched, and reliever Steve Reed was tagged for eight. The Sox drove in 23 runs total in the game, and it was never close after the second inning.

Game 5, October 11

Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

In Game 5, Charles Nagy

Charles Nagy

started for Cleveland and Bret Saberhagen

Bret Saberhagen

started for Boston, both on only three days rest. Boston jumped out to a quick two-run lead in the top of the first inning, but Cleveland responded with three runs of their own in the bottom half of the innings. The hitting would continue impressively, knocking Saberhagen out of the game after only one inning pitched and five runs allowed, and Nagy out of the game after only three innings pitched and eight runs allowed.

Going into the fourth inning, manager Jimy Williams opted to replace Derek Lowe with the ailing Pedro Martínez

Pedro Martínez

Pedro Jaime Martínez is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion...

, who had left Game 1 with a back injury. This decision would prove to be wise, as Pedro pitched spectacularly, throwing six hitless innings, striking out eight and walking three. Rookie reliever Sean DePaula

Sean DePaula

, whom Hargrove had refused to use in Game 3 when it mattered and compromised his rotation as a result, matched Pedro for three innings. Despite his mastery of the Sox, which since the middle of Game 3 had been rare for Cleveland pitchers, Hargrove removed him and opted to use inconsistent set-up man Paul Shuey

Paul Shuey

Paul Kenneth Shuey , is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who last played for the Baltimore Orioles....

for the seventh inning. The Red Sox would then take the lead on the back of a Troy O'Leary

Troy O'Leary

Troy Franklin O'Leary is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Milwaukee Brewers , Boston Red Sox , Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs and also in the Australian Baseball League for the Daikyo Dolphins...

three-run home run after an intentional walk of Nomar Garciaparra

Nomar Garciaparra

, and the Red Sox went on to win the game 12–8, and the series three games to two. Mike Hargrove was dismissed as Cleveland manager following the conclusion of the series.

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1999 ALDS (3–2): Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
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over Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...

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Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Red Sox

Game 1, October 5

Game 2, October 7

Game 3, October 9

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Game 1, October 6

Game 2, October 7

Game 3, October 9

Game 4, October 10

Game 5, October 11

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