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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