Pinstripe Alley · Sep 14, 2023
1998 Yankees Diary, September 14: Dancing the El Duque
Photo by Keith Torrie/NY Daily News Archive via Getty ImagesAs we’ve seen over the last few days, the 1998 Yankees weren’t exactly the unstoppable juggernaut in the beginning of September that they were for the vast majority of that incredible year. But even in the midst of their darkest days of the year, where they lost 8 of 13 games, they were capable of putting together one a dominant performance from beginning to end.
And that outing came together courtesy of rookie starter Orlando Hernández and the best outing of his young MLB career, as he outdueled future Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martínez.
September 14: Yankees 3, Red Sox 0 (box score)
Record: 104-44, .703 (21.0 game lead)