World Series 1999

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World Series 1999
1999 World Series.jpg
team Victories Regular season
New York Yankees 4th 98-64, 60.5%, GA: 4th
Atlanta Braves 0 103-59, 63.6%, GA: 6½
Period: October 23 - October 27, 1999
MVP: Mariano Rivera (New York)
 <1998 World Series 2000> 

The 1999 World Series was the 95th edition of the final of Major League Baseball between the defending champions New York Yankees from the American League and the Atlanta Braves from the National League . The Yankees won the series with a 4-0 sweep and celebrated their second win in a row and their 25th title win overall.

The series started on 23 October 1999 and ended on 27 October 1999. The MVP of the World Series was Mariano Rivera excellent.

The way to the World Series

  League Division Series League Championship Series World Series
                           
  Ea  New York Yankees  3        
We  Texas Rangers  0  
Ea  New York Yankees  4th
American League
  WC  Boston Red Sox  1  
WC  Boston Red Sox  3
  Ce  Cleveland Indians  2  
AL  New York Yankees  4th
  NL  Atlanta Braves  0
  Ea  Atlanta Braves  3
Ce  Houston Astros  1  
Ea  Atlanta Braves  4th
National League
  WC  New York Mets  2  
WC  New York Mets  3
  We  Arizona Diamondbacks  1  

Ea = East Division
We = West Division
Ce = Central Division
WC = Wildcard

Games

game date guest Score home Score Total status

(NYY-ATL)

spectator Ball park
1 October 23, 1999 Yankees 4th Braves 1 1-0 51,342 Turner Field
2 October 24, 1999 Yankees 7th Braves 2 2-0 51,226 Turner Field
3 * October 26, 1999 Braves 5 Yankees 6th 3-0 56,794 Yankee Stadium
4th October 27, 1999 Braves 1 Yankees 4th 4-0 56,752 Yankee Stadium
Yankees win 4-0

* Game 3 went over 10 innings

Game summaries

Game 1

October 23, 1999, Turner Field , Atlanta , Georgia

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
New York Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4th 0 4th 6th 0
Atlanta Braves 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2

WP : Orlando Hernández (1-0)   LP : Greg Maddux (0-1)   SV : Mariano Rivera (1)  

HRs :   ATL - Chipper Jones (1)

Game 2

October 24, 1999, Turner Field , Atlanta , Georgia

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
New York Yankees 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 7th 14th 1
Atlanta Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 1

WP : David Cone (1-0)   LP : Kevin Millwood (0-1)  

Game 3

October 26, 1999, Yankee Stadium , Bronx , New York

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 R. H E.
Atlanta Braves 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14th 1
New York Yankees 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 6th 9 0

WP : Mariano Rivera (1-0)   LP : Mike Remlinger (0-1)  

HRs :   NYY - Chad Curtis (2), Tino Martinez (1), Chuck Knoblauch (1)

Game 4

October 27, 1999, Yankee Stadium , Bronx , New York

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Atlanta Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
New York Yankees 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 X 4th 8th 0

WP : Roger Clemens (1-0)   LP : John Smoltz (0-1)   SV : Mariano Rivera (2)  

HRs :   NYY - Jim Leyritz (1)

summary of results

WS 1999 (4–0): New York Yankees defeat Atlanta Braves

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 R. H E.
New York Yankees 4th 0 5 1 2 0 1 7th 0 1 21st 37 1
Atlanta Braves 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 9 26th 4th

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