A Brief History Of Winner-Take-All Postseason Games
The Yankees and Tigers will play a winner-take-all game Thursday night in New York. How do home teams in the postseason do with their backs to the wall?
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 67 | 256 | 48 | 70 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 36 | 35 | 6 | 3 | .273 | .362 | .453 | |
| 1995 | 108 | 395 | 61 | 103 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 50 | 43 | 77 | 11 | 7 | .261 | .345 | .420 | |
| 1996 | 136 | 548 | 86 | 158 | 44 | 7 | 17 | 95 | 38 | 77 | 21 | 10 | .288 | .338 | .487 | |
| 1997 | Reds | 16 | 49 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .275 | .265 |
| 1997 | 131 | 476 | 79 | 138 | 30 | 4 | 22 | 75 | 40 | 81 | 12 | 4 | .290 | .344 | .508 | |
| 1998 | Reds | 58 | 181 | 24 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 36 | 6 | 1 | .282 | .350 | .409 |
| 1998 | 87 | 332 | 56 | 80 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 71 | 17 | 5 | .241 | .316 | .364 | |
| 1999 | Reds | 139 | 472 | 56 | 132 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 72 | 30 | 79 | 17 | 6 | .280 | .330 | .445 |
| 1999 | 11 | 41 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .341 | .388 | .439 | |
| 2000 | Reds | 84 | 291 | 44 | 83 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 43 | 24 | 52 | 6 | 1 | .285 | .356 | .471 |
| 2001 | Reds | 103 | 381 | 54 | 112 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 62 | 29 | 71 | 6 | 3 | .294 | .351 | .483 |
| 2001 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | |
| 2002 | Reds | 162 | 606 | 83 | 146 | 38 | 2 | 26 | 87 | 56 | 111 | 32 | 8 | .241 | .314 | .439 |
| 2003 | Yankees | 54 | 189 | 31 | 48 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 0 | .254 | .302 | .418 |
| 2003 | Reds | 106 | 403 | 61 | 110 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 65 | 35 | 74 | 15 | 3 | .273 | .339 | .469 |
| 2003 | 160 | 592 | 92 | 158 | 32 | 3 | 24 | 96 | 46 | 104 | 23 | 3 | .267 | .327 | .453 | |
| 2005 | Indians | 143 | 511 | 61 | 124 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 60 | 35 | 92 | 9 | 3 | .243 | .299 | .378 |
| 2006 | Indians | 104 | 354 | 50 | 89 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 27 | 62 | 5 | 4 | .251 | .314 | .370 |
| 2007 | Marlins | 69 | 189 | 27 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 41 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .388 | .423 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Nationals | 104 | 232 | 23 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 52 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .299 | .384 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1 | |
| 2009 | Astros | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .267 | |
| Career Total | 1152 | 3871 | 519 | 1017 | 216 | 17 | 126 | 555 | 303 | 707 | 107 | 30 | .263 | .326 | .425 | |
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The Yankees and Tigers will play a winner-take-all game Thursday night in New York. How do home teams in the postseason do with their backs to the wall?
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