Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees – Box Score – Friday, August 31, 2001

Game #133
Friday, August 31, 2001
New York Yankees 3, Boston 1

NY YANKEES             ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Jeter ss                4  0  1  0   0  0   0  .317
O'Neill rf              4  0  0  0   0  1   0  .271
BWilliams cf            4  1  1  1   0  0   0  .315
Martinez 1b             4  0  0  0   0  0   0  .272
Justice lf              3  0  1  0   0  0   0  .251
 GWilliams pr-lf        1  1  0  0   0  0   0  .198
Posada c                3  1  2  2   0  1   0  .292
Johnson dh              3  0  0  0   0  1   1  .172
Soriano 2b              3  0  2  0   0  1   0  .270
Wilson 3b               3  0  1  0   0  1   0  .220
Totals                 32  3  8  3   0  5   1
BATTING: HR - Posada (20, 8th inning off Lowe 1 on, 0 out);
BWilliams (20, 9th inning off McDill 0 on, 1 out). RBI - Posada 2
(87), BWilliams (81). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- Johnson 1. Team LOB - 2.
BASERUNNING: SB - Posada (2, 2nd base off FCastillo/Mirabelli).
CS - Soriano (11, 2nd base by FCastillo/Mirabelli).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (Soriano-Jeter-Martinez).
BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Nixon cf                4  1  1  0   0  1   1  .269
Stynes 2b               4  0  2  1   0  1   0  .289
Everett rf              4  0  0  0   0  0   3  .257
Ramirez dh              4  0  0  0   0  1   0  .306
Bichette lf             4  0  2  0   0  1   0  .301
Alcantara 1b            4  0  2  0   0  1   2  .500
Hillenbrand 3b          4  0  0  0   0  2   5  .274
Lansing ss              4  0  1  0   0  1   2  .255
Mirabelli c             3  0  1  0   0  2   0  .227
 a-O'Leary ph           1  0  0  0   0  0   2  .254
Totals                 36  1  9  1   0 10  15
a-grounded to shortstop for Mirabelli in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Bichette 2 (29, Clemens 2); Mirabelli (9,
Clemens); Nixon (25, Clemens); Stynes (18, Clemens). RBI -
Stynes (27). 2-out RBI - Stynes. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - Hillenbrand 2, Everett 2, Lansing 1. GIDP -
O'Leary. Team LOB - 8.
BASERUNNING: SB - Alcantara (1, 2nd base off Clemens/Posada).
FIELDING: Outfield assists - Bichette (Soriano at home).
DP: 1 (Bichette-Mirabelli-Stynes-Alcantara).
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    NY Yankees     - 000 000 021  --  3
    Boston         - 000 010 000  --  1
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NY YANKEES                   ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Clemens (W, 18-1)             7       7   1   1   0  10   0   3.48
Mendoza (H, 12)               1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3.41
Rivera (S, 42)                1       2   0   0   0   0   0   2.31
BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
FCastillo                     7       2   0   0   0   4   0   4.28
Lowe (L, 4-10; BS, 6)         1       5   2   2   0   0   1   4.00
McDill                          2/3   1   1   1   0   1   1   4.15
Wakefield                       1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.71
WP - Clemens. Pitches-strikes: FCastillo 89-56; Lowe 25-18; McDill 17-10;
Wakefield 1-1; Clemens 104-70; Mendoza 14-12; Rivera 14-10. Ground balls-
fly balls: FCastillo 7-9; Lowe 0-1; McDill 0-1; Wakefield 0-1;
Clemens 9-3; Mendoza 2-1; Rivera 3-0. Batters faced: FCastillo 22;
Lowe 6; McDill 3; Wakefield 1; Clemens 29; Mendoza 3; Rivera 4.
UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Mike
Fichter. 3B--Bill Welke.
T--2:58. Att--33,501. Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.

Play-by-play:
(b-ball, s-swinging strike, c-called strike, f-foul, i-intentional ball, t-throw to first, p-pitchout, B/S/C/F-call on bunt attempt)

New York 1st — Jeter (fb) grounded out shortstop to first. O’Neill (bbff) grounded out second to first. BWilliams (c) popped out to shortstop.

Boston 1st — Nixon (bc) grounded out second to first. Stynes (cbb) grounded out shortstop to first. Everett (bbff) grounded out pitcher to first.

New York 2nd — Martinez (b) fouled out to first. Justice (cb) flied out to right. Posada (cbbc) singled to center. Johnson (cbsb – Posada stole second) struck out looking.

Boston 2nd — Ramirez grounded out shortstop to first. Bichette doubled into left field corner. Alcantara (bfs) struck out swinging. Hillenbrand (cs) struck out swinging.

New York 3rd — Soriano (b) singled off left field wall. Wilson (b – Soriano caught stealing, catcher to shortstop – b) grounded out first unassisted. Jeter (b) grounded out shortstop to first.

Boston 3rd — Lansing (cffb) struck out swinging. Mirabelli (fb) doubled off left center field wall, fielded by LF. Nixon (b) lined out to second. Stynes (c) safe on infield single, bobbled by 3B/late throw, Mirabelli to third. Everett (bs) grounded out third to first.

New York 4th — O’Neill (c) popped out to shortstop. BWilliams (bbffff) fouled out to third. Martinez (csfbbfb) popped out to second.

Boston 4th — Ramirez (sbs) struck out swinging. Bichette (sfbf) struck out swinging, safe at first on wild pitch. Alcantara grounded into fielder’s choice to third, Bichette out at second, third to second. Hillenbrand (c – Alcantara stole second – fb) grounded out third to first.

New York 5th — Justice (bcbs) grounded out third to first. Posada (bcfb) struck out swinging. Johnson (bff) fouled out to catcher.

Boston 5th — Lansing (cfbb) grounded out second to first. Mirabelli (bfsff) struck out swinging. Nixon (cbsbb) doubled off left field wall, fielded by CF. Stynes (b) hit ground rule double to right center, Nixon scored. Everett (fbbcb) flied out to center.

New York 6th — Soriano (cbcb) struck out swinging. Wilson (bcbc) struck out swinging. Jeter (f) lined out to shortstop.

Boston 6th — Ramirez (bb) grounded out third to first. Bichette (fbbf) doubled off left center wall, fielded by CF. Alcantara singled to left, Bichette to third. Hillenbrand (tbttbtfs) struck out swinging. Lansing (cb) flied out to right.

New York 7th — O’Neill (bbc) flied out to RF in right center. BWilliams (cb) grounded out second to first. Martinez (bbsbcf) grounded out first to pitcher.

Boston 7th — Mirabelli (fbsb) struck out swinging. Nixon (bfbf) struck out looking. Stynes (fs) struck out swinging.

New York 8th — Lowe relieved Castillo. Justice (ccb) safe on infield single, fielded by 3B, throw hit off 1B’s glove. GWilliams pinch-ran for Justice. Posada (cbtbb) homered to center, GWilliams and Posada scored. Johnson (c) popped out to 2B in shallow right. Soriano (cf) safe on infield single, chop over mound, fielded by 2B. Wilson (ttpcff) singled to center, Soriano to second. Jeter (sbbsf) singled to left, Soriano out at home, left field to catcher, Wilson to second/hesitated going to third, Jeter to second, caught in rundown, catcher to second to first.

Boston 8th — Mendoza relieved Clemens. GWilliams replaced Justice in LF. Everett popped out to right. Ramirez (ccffb) grounded out shortstop to first. Bichette (bfcfff) grounded out third to first.

New York 9th — McDill relieved Lowe. O’Neill (bsc) struck out swinging. BWilliams (bsbbc) homered to deep left. Martinez (bbssfb) popped out to third. Wakefield relieved McDill. GWilliams popped out to SS in shallow left.

Boston 9th — Rivera relieved Mendoza. Alcantara (bccb) singled to left. Hillenbrand (c) grounded into fielder’s choice to shortstop, Alcantara out shortstop to second. Lansing singled to center, Hillenbrand to second. O’Leary pinch-hit for Mirabelli. O’Leary (bsbff) grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES       79   56  .585   -     43-26  36-30  39-16 18-12 12-20 WON  2
BOSTON           71   62  .534   7     36-30  35-32  33-23 13-14 15-17 LOST 6
TORONTO          65   70  .481  14     31-36  34-34  30-30 11-10 16-20 LOST 2
BALTIMORE        55   79  .410  23 1/2 27-41  28-38  23-33 16-16 10-18 WON  1
TAMPA BAY        48   87  .356  31     28-40  20-47  17-40 13-19 08-20 LOST 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
CLEVELAND        76   58  .567   -     37-31  39-27  18-09 36-21 15-17 LOST 1
MINNESOTA        71   64  .526   5 1/2 41-29  30-35  13-19 37-20 12-16 WON  1
CHI WHITE SOX    68   65  .511   7 1/2 36-29  32-36  15-11 28-25 13-23 WON  1
DETROIT          55   78  .414  20 1/2 32-36  23-42  12-13 18-40 15-17 WON  2
KANSAS CITY      54   81  .400  22 1/2 29-40  25-41  13-19 22-35 11-17 LOST 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
SEATTLE          96   39  .711   -     45-20  51-19  26-11 31-10 27-12 LOST 1
OAKLAND          79   56  .585  17     38-28  41-28  24-13 27-14 16-23 WON  6
ANAHEIM          69   66  .511  27     35-30  34-36  24-17 20-17 15-24 LOST 4
TEXAS            61   74  .452  35     33-34  28-40  21-20 12-25 20-19 WON  2
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST RESULTS
BALTIMORE 3, SEATTLE 0
NY YANKEES 3, BOSTON 1
DETROIT 4, TORONTO 3
OAKLAND 9, TAMPA BAY 5
CHI WHITE SOX 11, CLEVELAND 8
TEXAS 7, KANSAS CITY 2
MINNESOTA 4, ANAHEIM 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
ATLANTA          72   62  .537   -     33-37  39-25  30-23 18-13 15-17 LOST 2
PHILADELPHIA     71   63  .530   1     40-26  31-37  30-24 15-15 19-13 LOST 3
NY METS          64   71  .474   8 1/2 39-31  25-40  29-26 11-19 14-18 WON  3
FLORIDA          62   72  .463  10     37-26  25-46  22-29 17-16 11-21 LOST 3
MONTREAL         58   76  .433  14     29-35  29-41  23-32 13-20 14-14 WON  2
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
HOUSTON          79   55  .590   -     39-29  40-26  18-12 39-23 13-14 WON  5
CHICAGO CUBS     75   59  .560   4     41-26  34-33  14-08 37-27 15-18 WON  3
ST LOUIS         73   61  .545   6     45-25  28-36  19-11 34-30 12-13 WON  3
MILWAUKEE        59   74  .444  19 1/2 31-38  28-36  15-15 31-33 08-16 LOST 1
CINCINNATI       54   80  .403  25     22-45  32-35  12-09 24-41 14-19 WON  1
PITTSBURGH       49   84  .368  29 1/2 30-33  19-51  05-19 25-36 11-22 LOST 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
ARIZONA          78   57  .578   -     39-30  39-27  18-14 19-14 34-21 LOST 1
SAN FRANCISCO    74   61  .548   4     42-24  32-37  18-14 18-15 28-27 LOST 1
LOS ANGELES      73   62  .541   5     39-30  34-32  17-15 20-14 30-24 LOST 1
SAN DIEGO        67   68  .496  11     30-37  37-31  17-15 24-12 20-32 WON  1
COLORADO         59   74  .444  18     32-33  27-41  13-15 21-18 23-31 WON  1
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST RESULTS
ARIZONA 4, SAN DIEGO 1 (1ST GM)
SAN DIEGO 6, ARIZONA 5 (2ND GM)
CINCINNATI 11, PITTSBURGH 3
MONTREAL 5, PHILADELPHIA 1
NY METS 6, FLORIDA 1
CHICAGO CUBS 8, ATLANTA 2
HOUSTON 3, MILWAUKEE 2
ST LOUIS 5, LOS ANGELES 1
COLORADO 5, SAN FRANCISCO 2

MAJOR LEAGUE WILD CARD STANDINGS
(THROUGH GAMES OF FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST)

AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB
OAKLAND          79   56  .585   -    
BOSTON           71   62  .534   7    
MINNESOTA        71   64  .526   8    
ANAHEIM          69   66  .511  10    
CHI WHITE SOX    68   65  .511  10    
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM            WON  LOST  PCT  GB
CHICAGO CUBS     75   59  .560   -    
SAN FRANCISCO    74   61  .548   1 1/2
ST LOUIS         73   61  .545   2    
LOS ANGELES      73   62  .541   2 1/2
PHILADELPHIA     71   63  .530   4    
SAN DIEGO        67   68  .496   8 1/2
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