The New York Yankees' 11-inning loss to the Seattle Mariners in the fifth and deciding game of the American League division series Sunday night left many issues, including the future playing career of Yankee captain Don Mattingly, up in the air.
But one thing was settled by Mattingly's 10-hit, six-RBI playoff performance - a pair of Westchester, N.Y., charities were guaranteed more than $31,000 in donations from MBIA Insurance Co. and Capital Re Corp.
As part of the MBIA Invitational, a charity program that benefits the Westchester Association for Retarded Citizens and Westchester-Putnam Special Olympics, MBIA donated $125 for each of Mattingly's 132 regular- season hits, and doubled that to $250 in the postseason.
Capital Re gave $200 to the Westchester-Putnam Special Olympics for each of Mattingly's 49 regular-season RBIs, and doubled that donation in the postseason.
Mattingly's 132 hits and 49 RBIs during the strike-shortened regular season guaranteed a minimum donation of $26,300, while his performance in the series with the Mariners - during which he batted .417 - led to a bonus of $4,900.