Game #135
Sunday, September 2, 2001
New York Yankees 1, Boston 0
NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Knoblauch lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .253 Jeter ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .313 Justice dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .248 BWilliams cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .312 Martinez 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .272 Bellinger pr-1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Posada c 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .289 O'Neill rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .269 Velarde 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 a-Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 Wilson 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .242 Soriano 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .270
Totals 34 1 6 1 3 9 19
a-struck out for Velarde in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B - Posada (26, Cone); Wilson (2, Cone). RBI - Wilson (6). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - BWilliams 2, Johnson 1, Knoblauch 2. GIDP - O'Neill, Jeter. Team LOB - 9.
BASERUNNING: SB - Jeter (26, 2nd base off Cone/Oliver); Soriano (39, 2nd base off Cone/Oliver).
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Nixon cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 Lansing ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .254 Alcantara lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .375 Ramirez dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .305 Bichette rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 Daubach 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .261 Hillenbrand 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 a-O'Leary ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Merloni 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 Oliver c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 b-Everett ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 Lewis pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Totals 28 0 1 0 0 13 1
a-grounded to first for Hillenbrand in the 9th; b-singled for Oliver in the 9th.
BATTING: Team LOB - 1.
FIELDING: E - Lansing 2 (13, throw, ground ball); Merloni (3, ground ball). DP: 2 (Merloni-Lansing-Daubach 2).
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NY Yankees - 000 000 001 -- 1
Boston - 000 000 000 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era Mussina (W, 14-11) 9 1 0 0 0 13 0 3.39
BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era Cone (L, 8-4) 8 1/3 6 1 0 3 8 0 4.13 Lowe 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.96
IBB - O'Neill (by Cone). Pitches-strikes: Cone 120-79; Lowe 8-6; Mussina 116-85. Ground balls-fly balls: Cone 8-9; Lowe 1-0; Mussina 8-6. Batters faced: Cone 35; Lowe 2; Mussina 28.
UMPIRES: HP--Mike Fichter. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. T--3:00. Att--33,734. Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.
Play-by-play:
(b-ball, s-swinging strike, c-called strike, f-foul, i-intentional
ball, p-pitchout (possibly incomplete), t-throw to first (complete after mid-6th
inning))
New York 1st -- Knoblauch (cf) struck out swinging. Jeter (bfb) safe at first on SS's throwing error. Justice (bf) popped out to shortstop. Williams (bb - Jeter stole second) grounded out second to first.
Boston 1st -- Nixon (bcsb) struck out swinging. Lansing (cbs) struck out looking. Alcantara (c) lined out to shortstop.
New York 2nd -- Martinez (ff) singled to center. Posada (cbs) struck out swinging. O'Neill (c) grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first.
Boston 2nd -- Ramirez (cs) struck out looking. Bichette (ff) struck out swinging. Daubach (cfbbbff) struck out looking.
New York 3rd -- Velarde (c) popped out to second. Soriano (bcc) flied out to deep left. Knoblauch (cc) safe at first on SS's fielding error. Jeter (c) grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Knoblauch out shortstop to second.
Boston 3rd -- Hillenbrand (cb) grounded out shortstop to first. Merloni (c) grounded out shortstop to first. Oliver (f) grounded out second to first.
New York 4th -- Justice (sbcbf) grounded out first unassisted. Williams (cb) flied out to center. Martinez (bbb) walked. Posada (cfbff) struck out swinging.
Boston 4th -- Nixon (bbc) grounded out first unassisted. Lansing (fbsb) struck out swinging. Alcantara (ffb) struck out looking.
New York 5th -- O'Neill (bfff) struck out looking. Velarde (cbf) struck out swinging. Soriano (cbbs) popped out to SS in left center.
Boston 5th -- Ramirez (fbcff) struck out looking. Bichette (bcbcf) grounded out third to first. Daubach (cfb) struck out looking.
New York 6th -- Knoblauch (csb) safe on infield single, fielded by SS. Jeter (s) grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first. Justice (sbsb) struck out swinging.
Boston 6th -- Hillenbrand (c) flied out to center. Merloni (bbf) flied out to shallow right. Oliver (ssf) struck out looking.
New York 7th -- Williams (c) grounded out first unassisted. Martinez (b) lined out to shortstop. Posada (fb) doubled down right field line. [Cumberland visit] O'Neill (iii) intentionally walked. Johnson pinch-hit for Velarde. Johnson (bcs) struck out swinging.
Boston 7th -- Wilson replaced Velarde at 3B. Nixon (cb - fan runs on field, slides into 2B - cf) grounded out first unassisted. Lansing (c) lined out to second. Alcantara (sbbfff) struck out looking.
New York 8th -- Soriano (c) singled to right. Knoblauch (tttBFttFpt) flied out to deep center. Jeter (ttctst) struck out swinging. Justice (ts - Soriano stole second - bbb) walked. [Cumberland visit] Williams (b) flied out to deep center/leap at garage door.
Boston 8th -- Ramirez (bbfbf) popped out to SS in shallow center. Bichette flied out to center. Daubach (ff) struck out looking.
New York 9th -- Martinez (cb) singled to left center, fielded by LF. Posada (tb) flied out to left. O'Neill (tbs) safe at first on 2B's fielding error, Martinez to third. Bellinger pinch-ran for Martinez. [Kerrigan visit] Wilson (b) doubled to right, Bellinger scored, O'Neill to third. Lowe relieved Cone. Soriano (cbff) struck out swinging. Knoblauch (fb) grounded out third to first.
Boston 9th -- O'Leary pinch-hit for Hillenbrand. O'Leary (sbfb) grounded out first to pitcher [1B dive to right]. Merloni (cbf) struck out swinging. Everett pinch-hit for Oliver. Everett (fsb) singled to left center, fielded by LF. Lewis pinch-ran for Everett. Nixon (tbbfsfbf) grounded out second to first [wide throw, 1B off bag, grab and tag].
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES 81 56 .591 - 43-26 38-30 41-16 18-12 12-20 WON 4 BOSTON 71 64 .526 9 36-32 35-32 33-25 13-14 15-17 LOST 8 TORONTO 67 70 .489 14 33-36 34-34 30-30 13-10 16-20 WON 2 BALTIMORE 55 81 .404 25 1/2 27-43 28-38 23-33 16-16 10-20 LOST 2 TAMPA BAY 49 88 .358 32 29-41 20-47 17-40 13-19 09-21 LOST 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
CLEVELAND 77 59 .566 - 37-31 40-28 18-09 37-22 15-17 LOST 1 MINNESOTA 72 65 .526 5 1/2 42-30 30-35 13-19 37-20 13-17 WON 1 CHI WHITE SOX 69 66 .511 7 1/2 37-30 32-36 15-11 29-26 13-23 WON 1 DETROIT 55 80 .407 21 1/2 32-36 23-44 12-15 18-40 15-17 LOST 2 KANSAS CITY 55 82 .401 22 1/2 30-41 25-41 13-19 22-35 12-18 LOST 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
SEATTLE 98 39 .715 - 45-20 53-19 28-11 31-10 27-12 WON 2 OAKLAND 80 57 .584 18 38-28 42-29 25-14 27-14 16-23 WON 1 ANAHEIM 70 67 .511 28 35-30 35-37 24-17 21-18 15-24 LOST 1 TEXAS 62 75 .453 36 33-34 29-41 21-20 13-26 20-19 WON 1
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND RESULTS
TORONTO 11, DETROIT 0 OAKLAND 3, TAMPA BAY 1 SEATTLE 1, BALTIMORE 0 CHI WHITE SOX 19, CLEVELAND 10 TEXAS 12, KANSAS CITY 6 MINNESOTA 5, ANAHEIM 4 NY YANKEES 1, BOSTON 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ATLANTA 73 63 .537 - 34-38 39-25 30-23 19-14 15-17 WON 1 PHILADELPHIA 72 64 .529 1 41-27 31-37 31-25 15-15 19-13 LOST 1 NY METS 65 72 .474 8 1/2 40-32 25-40 30-27 11-19 14-18 LOST 1 FLORIDA 63 73 .463 10 37-26 26-47 23-30 17-16 11-21 WON 1 MONTREAL 59 77 .434 14 29-35 30-42 24-33 13-20 14-14 WON 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
HOUSTON 80 56 .588 - 39-29 41-27 18-12 40-24 13-14 WON 1 CHICAGO CUBS 76 60 .559 4 41-26 35-34 15-09 37-27 15-18 LOST 1 ST LOUIS 73 63 .537 7 45-25 28-38 19-11 34-30 12-15 LOST 2 MILWAUKEE 60 75 .444 19 1/2 32-39 28-36 15-15 32-34 08-16 LOST 1 CINCINNATI 55 81 .404 25 23-46 32-35 12-09 25-42 14-19 WON 1 PITTSBURGH 50 85 .370 29 1/2 30-33 20-52 05-19 26-37 11-22 LOST 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ARIZONA 78 59 .569 - 39-30 39-29 18-14 19-14 34-23 LOST 3 SAN FRANCISCO 76 61 .555 2 44-24 32-37 18-14 18-15 30-27 WON 2 LOS ANGELES 75 62 .547 3 41-30 34-32 17-15 22-14 30-24 WON 2 SAN DIEGO 69 68 .504 9 32-37 37-31 17-15 24-12 22-32 WON 3 COLORADO 59 76 .437 18 32-33 27-43 13-15 21-18 23-33 LOST 2
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND RESULTS
ATLANTA 7, CHICAGO CUBS 4 FLORIDA 5, NY METS 1 MONTREAL 6, PHILADELPHIA 2 HOUSTON 1, MILWAUKEE 0 SAN FRANCISCO 3, COLORADO 1 SAN DIEGO 1, ARIZONA 0 (13 INNINGS) LOS ANGELES 7, ST LOUIS 3 CINCINNATI 8, PITTSBURGH 6
MAJOR LEAGUE WILD CARD STANDINGS (THROUGH GAMES OF SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB
OAKLAND 80 57 .584 - MINNESOTA 72 65 .526 8 BOSTON 71 64 .526 8 ANAHEIM 70 67 .511 10 CHI WHITE SOX 69 66 .511 10
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB
CHICAGO CUBS 76 60 .559 - SAN FRANCISCO 76 61 .555 1/2 LOS ANGELES 75 62 .547 1 1/2 ST LOUIS 73 63 .537 3 PHILADELPHIA 72 64 .529 4 SAN DIEGO 69 68 .504 7 1/2