1998 Yankees Diary, August 3: Chuck & Friends

The trade deadline came and went, and all the while, the 1998 Yankees continued on their midsummer West Coast trip. With the dog days of the summer coming, the Bombers once again began to heat up, starting with a shellacking of an Oakland team filled with names well-known in New York, both of the beloved and notorious variety.

August 3: Yankees 14, Athletics 1 (box score)

Record: 78-28, .736 (15.0 game lead)

Yankees starter Orlando Hernández put together arguably his best start of his young career. Against a lineup that included future Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson and a pair of future AL MVPs in Jason Giambi and Miguel Tejada, El Duque spun his second career complete game, striking out…