The New York Yankees close out their historic season with 3 – 0 victory against the San Diego Padres, sweeping San Diego in four games to win their record 24th World Series championship

On October 21, 1998 — Ruben Rivera, in his only major league appearance against cousin Mariano, legs out an infield single. The ninth-inning hit will be quickly be erased when the future Hall of Fame closer gets the next batter to ground into a double play before retiring Mark Sweeney for the final out of the Qualcomm Stadium contest, saving Game 4 to complete the Yankees’ World Series sweep of the Padres.

The New York Yankees close out their historic season with 3 – 0 victory to win their record 24th World Series championship. Andy Pettitte gets the victory, and Scott Brosius is named Series MVP.

The Game 4 victory gives the Yankees 125 wins against 50 losses for a .714 winning percentage, the best in the majors since their Murderers’ Row club of 1927.

125 wins (regular season and playoffs combined) are the most by a championship team, surpassing the record of 116 established by the Mets in 1986 and their American League record of 114 regular-season victories were the most ever for a major league champion team.

 

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