The formula for so many of the 1998 Yankees’ wins went something like this: have your crazy deep lineup put up crooked numbers in a couple of innings, let your strong starting staff carry the lead into the seventh or so, hand the ball to Mike Stanton or Jeff Nelson or Mariano Rivera, and go home. This formula was applied in today’s 1998 recap, and while it worked, it got a little close against the class of the AL Central.
June 20: Yankees 5, Cleveland 3 (box score)
Record: 50-17, .