Game #45
Thursday, May 24, 2001
New York 2, Boston 1
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Offerman 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .303 Valentin ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 Everett cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .289 Ramirez dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .405 O'Leary lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 Varitek c 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .301 Hillenbrand 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 Daubach 1b 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .245 Nixon rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .248
Totals 33 1 6 1 0 13 5
BATTING: 2B - Nixon (11, Mussina); Daubach (8, Mussina). RBI - Offerman (14). 2-out RBI - Offerman. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Valentin 1, Offerman 1, Nixon 2. Team LOB - 5.
FIELDING: DP: 1 (Varitek-Valentin).
NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Knoblauch lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .270 Jeter ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .318 O'Neill rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .259 Williams cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .220 Martinez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .300 Justice dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 Posada c 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .262 Brosius 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .306 Soriano 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .279
Totals 29 2 6 2 3 12 15
BATTING: HR - Williams (5, 4th inning off Martinez 0 on, 0 out). RBI - Williams (19), O'Neill (29). 2-out RBI - O'Neill. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brosius 1, Williams 1, Martinez 1. Team LOB - 6.
BASERUNNING: SB - Jeter (9, 2nd base off Martinez/Varitek).
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Boston - 001 000 000 -- 1
NY Yankees - 000 110 00x -- 2
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era Martinez (L, 6-1) 8 6 2 2 3 12 1 1.60
NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era Mussina (W, 5-4) 8 6 1 1 0 12 0 3.44 Rivera (S, 13) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00
Pitches-strikes: Mussina 106-73; Rivera 9-8; Martinez 120-80. Ground balls-fly balls: Mussina 5-7; Rivera 2-0; Martinez 5-6. Batters faced: Mussina 30; Rivera 3; Martinez 32.
UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Jerry Layne. T--2:33. Att--55,592. Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.
Play-by-play: (b-ball, s-swinging strike, c-called strike, f-foul, F-bunted foul, t-throw to first, p-pitchout)
Boston 1st — Offerman (bc) lined out to shortstop. Valentin (s) flied out to deep left. Everett (cs) struck out swinging.
New York 1st — Knoblauch (bfbc) grounded out shortstop to first. Jeter (b) grounded out third to first. O’Neill (sbf) struck out swinging.
Boston 2nd — Ramirez (cf) struck out looking. O’Leary (bcfbb) flied out to shallow center. Varitek (bbffb) struck out swinging.
New York 2nd — Williams (csb) flied out to LF in deep left center. Martinez (b) singled to right center. Justice (fsbt) singled to right, Martinez to second. Posada (sc) struck out looking. Brosius (bcf) struck out swinging.
Boston 3rd — Hillenbrand (cbff) grounded out pitcher to first. Daubach (bcbsb) struck out swinging. Nixon (cbc) doubled to right. Offerman (c) singled to right, Nixon scored, Offerman to second on throw home. Valentin (bcsffb) flied out to left.
New York 3rd — Soriano (c) flied out to left. Knoblauch singled to center. Jeter (cb) flied out to center. O’Neill grounded out second to first.
Boston 4th — Everett (cs) struck out swinging. Ramirez fouled out to third. O’Leary (b) reached on infield single to shortstop (rushed, wild throw). Varitek (cbtb) flied out to left.
New York 4th — Williams (bcf) homered to right center. Martinez (cb) popped out to second. Justice (ccff) struck out looking. Posada (ff) struck out looking.
Boston 5th — Hillenbrand (bb) grounded out shortstop to first. Daubach (b) singled to left. Nixon (b) grounded out pitcher to first, Daubach to second. Offerman (tcc) struck out swinging.
New York 5th — Brosius (b) singled to left. Soriano (tbFcf) struck out looking. Knoblauch (bstbfb) walked, Brosius to second. Jeter (fb) grounded into fielder’s choice to shortstop, Brosius to third, Knoblauch out at second, shortstop to second. O’Neill (cfb) singled to left, Brosius scored, Jeter to second. Williams (bss) struck out swinging.
Boston 6th — Valentin (bfc) struck out swinging. Everett (sbsbb) struck out swinging. Ramirez (f) flied out to RF in deep right center.
New York 6th — Martinez (bbsffb) walked. Justice fouled out to catcher [near 1B dugout], Martinez out at second, catcher to shortstop. Posada (sbsbb) struck out swinging.
Boston 7th — O’Leary grounded out first to pitcher. Varitek (bbfc) struck out swinging. Hillenbrand (bbbc) singled to right. Daubach (cbs) hit ground rule double to shallow left, Hillenbrand to third. Nixon (cf) struck out swinging.
New York 7th — Brosius (bcb) grounded out third to first. Soriano (csbf) struck out swinging. Knoblauch (sfbb) struck out swinging.
Boston 8th — Offerman (bcf) struck out looking. Valentin grounded out first to pitcher. Everett (ssb) struck out swinging.
New York 8th — Jeter (bbsfb) walked. O’Neill (bfcbb – Jeter stole second) struck out swinging. Williams (ssb) struck out looking. Martinez (c) popped out to second.
Boston 9th — Rivera relieved Mussina. Ramirez (c) grounded out shortstop to first. O’Leary (bff) struck out swinging. Varitek (fs) grounded out first unassisted.
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