1999 World Series

The 1999 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Atlanta Braves, with the Yankees sweeping the Series in four games for their second title in a row and 25th overall.

Umpires: Randy Marsh (NL), Derryl Cousins (AL), Gerry Davis (NL), Rocky Roe (AL), Steve Rippley (NL), Jim Joyce (AL)

Series MVP: Mariano Rivera

Game 1

 October 23, 1999 at Turner Field (Atlanta Braves)

                                1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                –  –  –    –  –  –    –  –  –     –  –  -
   New York Yankees             0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  0     4  6  0
   Atlanta Braves               0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0     1  2  2

   PITCHERS: NYY – Hernandez, Nelson (8), Stanton (8), Rivera (8)
             ATL – Maddux, Rocker (8), Remlinger (9)

              WP – Hernandez

LP – Maddux

            SAVE – Rivera

  HOME RUNS: NYY – none
             ATL – C. Jones

 ATTENDANCE: 51,342

Game 2

 October 24, 1999 at Turner Field (Atlanta Braves)

                                1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                –  –  –    –  –  –    –  –  –     –  –  -
   New York Yankees             3  0  2    1  1  0    0  0  0     7 14  1
   Atlanta Braves               0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2     2  5  1

   PITCHERS: NYY – Cone, Mendoza (8), Nelson (9)
             ATL – Millwood, Mulholland (3), Springer (6), McGlinchy (8)

              WP – Cone

LP – Millwood

            SAVE – none

  HOME RUNS: NYY – none
             ATL – none

 ATTENDANCE: 51,226

Game 3

 October 26, 1999 at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees)

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

   PITCHERS: ATL – Glavine, Rocker (8), Remlinger (10)
             NYY – Pettitte, Grimsley (4), Nelson (6), Rivera (9)

              WP – Rivera

LP – Remlinger

            SAVE – none

  HOME RUNS: ATL – none
             NYY – Curtis (2), Martinez, Knoblauch

 ATTENDANCE: 56,794

Game 4

 October 27, 1999 at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees)

                                1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  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     4  8  0

   PITCHERS: ATL – Smoltz, Mulholland (8), Springer (8)
             NYY – Clemens, Nelson (8), Rivera (8)

              WP – Clemens

LP – Smoltz

            SAVE – Rivera

  HOME RUNS: ATL – none
             NYY – Leyritz

 ATTENDANCE: 56,752

Trivia

• Game 2 was perhaps most noteworthy due to an awkward, live on-camera interview between NBC sportscaster Jim Gray & Pete Rose, who was in attendence as a member of Master Card's All Century Team. Gray came under fire by fans for his agressive questioning of Rose's gambling habits which ultimately got him banned from Major League Baseball ten years earlier. In protest, Chad Curtis, who hit a game winning home run in Game 3 blew off Gray's request for an interview on live television.

• The Yankees players were each paid $326,000 for this particular World Championship.

• Hours before the start of Game 4, Yankees outfielder Paul O'Neill received word of his father's death.

• The 1999 New York Yankees became the first team to win the World Series in consecutive sweeps since the 1938–1939 Yankees.

External links

• 1999 World Series by Baseball Almanac
• History of the World Series – 1999
• 1999 NLCS | Game 5