1999 World Series

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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. It is remembered for Chad Curtis' home run in Game 3, which gave the Yankees a 6-5 victory.

Managers: Joe Torre (New York), Bobby Cox (Atlanta)

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

Series MVP: Mariano Rivera (New York)

Television: NBC (Bob Costas and Joe Morgan announcing)

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1 Game 1
2 Game 2
3 Game 3
4 Game 4
5 Trivia
6 Quotes
7 External links

[edit] Game 1

October 23, 1999 at Turner Field (Atlanta Braves)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	6	0
Atlanta	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
W: Orlando Hernandez (1-0) L: Greg Maddux (0-1) S: Mariano Rivera (1)
HR: ATL – Chipper Jones (1)

The 1999 series opened with Greg Maddux facing Orlando Hernandez in Game 1. The Braves got on the board first in the series when Chipper Jones launched a moon shot for a homerun down the right field line in the 4th. That would be the only hit that El Duque would allow through 7 innings while striking out 10 Atlanta batters. Maddux pitched scoreless into the 8th before running into major trouble. It began when Scott Brosius singled for the third time in the game. Pinch hitter Daryl Strawberry walked and Chuck Knoblach reached when Braves first baseman Brian Hunter mishandled his sacrifice bunt attempt. Derek Jeter stroked a single into left with the bases loaded driving in a run. With still none out and the bases juiced, Atlanta reliever John Rocker gave up a two run single to Paul O'Neill through the right side making it 3-1 Yankees. Rocker then walked Jim Leyritz later in the inning with the bases loaded to force home another run. Mariano Rivera picked up the save to wrap up the 4-1 victory.

[edit] Game 2

October 24, 1999 at Turner Field (Atlanta Braves)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	14	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	1
W: David Cone (1-0) L: Kevin Millwood (0-1)

Game 2 featured the presentation of the All Century team as well as a Yankee explosion of early runs off Atlanta starter Kevin Millwood. In the first, Knoblauch, Jeter, and O'Neill opened the game with singles. After a double play groundout, both Tino Martinez and Scott Brosius drove in a run each to gave the Yankees a 3-0 in the first. From there the Yankees and David Cone coasted to a 7-2 win.

[edit] Game 3

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Atlanta	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	1
New York	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	6	9	0
W: Mariano Rivera (1-0) L: Mike Remlinger (0-1)
HR: NYY – Chad Curtis 2 (2), Tino Martinez (1), Chuck Knoblauch (1)

Game 3 in New York matched up Andy Pettite and Tom Galvine. Pettite got rocked early. Bret Boone drove in Gerald Williams with a RBI double in the 1st. In the 3rd, Brian Jordan had an RBI single scoring Boone and Jose Hernandez doubled in Jordan and Andruw Jones. Bret Boone doubled in Gerald Williams for a second time in the game in the 4th to make the score 5-1. Glavine was sharp but gave up solo homers to Martinez and Chad Curtis in the middle innings trimming the Braves lead to 5-3. Then in the 8th, Glavine surrendered a 2-run homer just over the short porch in right to Knoblauch to tie up the game at 5-5. Then in the 11th Chad Curtis blasted a game winning (his second HR of the game) off Mike Remlinger to win the game.

[edit] Game 4

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	0
New York	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	X	4	8	0
W: Roger Clemens (1-0) L: John Smoltz (0-1) S: Mariano Rivera (2)
HR: NYY – Jim Leyritz (1)

Game 4 featured a battled of hard throwing Cy Young award winners; Roger Clemens and John Smoltz. In the 3rd, the Yanks broke through when Tino Martinez singled off Ryan Klesko's foot driving in 2 runs with the bases loaded. Jorge Posada followed with another RBI single making the score 3-0. Clemens was outstanding until the 7th when Boone singled in Walt Weiss. Jim Leyritz added another run with a solo shot in the 8th adding to his legacy as a great postseason performer. Rivera got Keith Lockhart to fly out to LF for the final out of the series. Rivera was named MVP.

[edit] Trivia

The Yankees' 11-1 postseason was the best ever and was tied by the Chicago White Sox in 2005.
This was the first sweep by a team without home-field advantage since 1966 when Baltimore swept the Dodgers.
Game 2 was noteworthy due to an awkward, live on-camera interview between NBC pregame reporter Jim Gray and Pete Rose, who was in attendance as a member of MasterCard's All Century Team. Gray came under fire by fans for his aggressive questioning of Rose's gambling habits which had gotten him banned from Major League Baseball ten years earlier. In protest, Chad Curtis, who hit a game winning home run in Game 3 snubbed Gray's request for an interview on live television.
The Yankees players were each paid $326,000 for this World Championship.
Hours before the start of Game 4, Yankees outfielder Paul O'Neill received word of his father's death. Professional golfer Payne Stewart, who was a friend of Atlanta third baseman Chipper Jones, died in a plane crash between Games 2 and 3.
The 1999 New York Yankees became the first team to win the World Series in consecutive sweeps since the 1938-1939 Yankees.
Many in the media said that this series would determine who "the team of the nineties" was because the Braves and the Yankees had been the two most dominant teams of the decade.
This was NBC's last telecast of the World Series to date, as its contract with Major League Baseball ended the following season. A new contract, signed in 2006, gives FOX the exclusive rights to the World Series through 2013.

[edit] Quotes

"Swing and a drive to left. It's Deep! It's very deep! Its 3-0 New York in the Series!"-Bob Costas call of Chad Curtis' walkoff home run in Game 3.

"A pop in to left...the New York Yankees...World Champions. Team of the decade. Most successful franchise...of the century."-Bob Costas of NBC calling the last out in Game 4 when Keith Lockhart flied out to Chad Curtis in left field.

Jim Gray:Alright, Chad tell us about that pitch.

Chad Curtis:"I can't. After what happened with Pete we decided not to say anything."-Chad Curtis turning down Jim Gray's request for an interview after his walkoff home run in Game 3. Gray did a controversial interview with Pete Rose in Game 2 in which he pressured him to admit he bet on baseball. George Steinbrenner was reportedly outraged at Curtis, as was Joe Torre. Torre was prominently used in an interview with Gray before Game 3 to remove any speculation the Yankee clubhouse shared his sentiments. Curtis was immediately traded by the team to the Texas Rangers after the World Series on December 13, 1999.