Pinstripe Alley · Apr 11, 2023
1998 Yankees Diary, April 11: Andy is dandy in win over Oakland
Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesIt took until the second week of the season for the 1998 Yankees to claw above .500. After a bad road trip to start the year, the club got up to 4-4 with a crazy home opener victory over the Athletics. The Saturday affair was considerably less dramatic, but saw New York finally pull themselves out of the water for the first time all season, and they never looked back.
Andy Pettitte was tasked with following up David Cone’s home opener, and he did that and then some, throwing six innings of one-run ball to earn his first win of the season — despite pretty poor control.
April 11: Yankees 3, Athletics 1 (box score)
Record: 5-4, .556 (2.5 GB)