September 2, 2001 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 1
@BAL 0 NYY 1
@BOS 0 CHW 19
CLE 10 TEX 12
@KCR 6 MIN 5
ANA 4 OAK 3
@TBD 1 TOR 11
DET 0 ATL 7
CHC 4 CIN 8
PIT 6 LAD 7
STL 3 HOU 1
@MIL 0 FLA 5
@NYM 1 MON 6
@PHI 2 SDP 1
ARI 0
(13) SFG 3
COL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 33,734

Sunday, September 2, 2001, 8:08PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Yankees

81-56

Won 4

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  3

W: M Mussina (14-11), L: D Cone (8-4)

Red Sox

71-64

Lost 8

2nd, 9 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch LF                5   0   1   0    0   1  .253  .692   19    0   0   
D Jeter SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .856   11    2   2   SB,GDP
D Justice DH                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .248  .792   20    0   0   
B Williams CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .312  .914   12    2   0   
T Martinez 1B                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .272  .803   12    6   0   
  C Bellinger PR-1B           0   1   0   0    0   0  .185  .644         1   1   
J Posada C                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .289  .868   15   13   0   2B
P O'Neill RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .269  .793   14    1   0   GDP,IW
R Velarde 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .819    6    0   1   
  N Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .453    4    0   0   
  E Wilson 3B                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .204  .488    2    0   0   2B
A Soriano 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .742   16    1   2   SB

M Mussina P                                                              1   0
Totals                       34   1   6   1    3   9              131   27   6

BATTING

2B: J Posada (26, off D Cone); E Wilson (5, off D Cone).

IBB: P O'Neill (4, by D Cone).

TB: T Martinez 2; J Posada 2; E Wilson 2; C Knoblauch; A Soriano.

GIDP: D Jeter (12); P O'Neill (20).

RBI: E Wilson (14).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Jeter (26, 2nd base off D Cone/J Oliver); A Soriano (39, 2nd base off D Cone/J Oliver).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Nixon CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .843   22    3   0   
M Lansing SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .691   11    5   3   
I Alcantara LF                3   0   0   0    0   2  .375  .750   13    2   0   
M Ramirez DH                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .305 1.028   15    0   0   
D Bichette RF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .800   10    0   0   
B Daubach 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .261  .852   15    6   0   
S Hillenbrand 3B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .703    5    0   1   
  T O'Leary PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .756    5    0   0   
L Merloni 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .602   10    2   3   
J Oliver C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .592    6    9   0   
  C Everett PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .768    4    0   0   
  D Lewis PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .644         0   0   

D Cone P                                                                 0   0
  D Lowe P                                                               0   0
Totals                       28   0   1   0    0  13              116   27   7

BATTING

TB: C Everett.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Merloni-M Lansing-B Daubach 2.

E: L Merloni (3); M Lansing 2 (13).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mussina, W (14-11)           9     1   0   0    0  13   0   3.39   28  116-85   45·14·26    8· 4· 3· 0     98    -     1.22   0.80
Totals                         9     1   0   0    0  13   0          28  116-85   45·14·26    8· 4· 3· 0           -

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Cone, L (8-4)                8.1   6   1   0    3   8   0   4.13   35  120-79   40·18·21   13· 8· 3· 0     74    -     1.59   0.19
D Lowe                         0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.96    2    8-6     4· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.38   0.11
Totals                         9     6   1   0    3   9   0          37  128-85   44·19·22   14· 8· 3· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Cone (3; P O'Neill).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Fichter, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 33,734.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 13mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. C Knoblauch          LF    1. T Nixon              CF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. M Lansing            SS 
3. D Justice            DH    3. I Alcantara          LF 
4. B Williams           CF    4. M Ramirez            DH 
5. T Martinez           1B    5. D Bichette           RF 
6. J Posada             C     6. B Daubach            1B 
7. P O'Neill            RF    7. S Hillenbrand        3B 
8. R Velarde            3B    8. L Merloni            2B 
9. A Soriano            2B    9. J Oliver             C  

   M Mussina            P        D Cone               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  0-0  1-3  2   21%  89% E Wilson        D Cone          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Bellinger Scores/unER; O'Neill to 3B
   t 9   1  0-0  1--  3   18%  68% P O'Neill       D Cone          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep 2B); Martinez to 3B
   t 6   0  0-0  1--  2  -11%  44% D Jeter         D Cone          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 9   2  1-0  1--  8   11% 100% T Nixon         M Mussina       Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 9   0  1-0  ---  5   10%  88% T O'Leary       M Mussina       Groundout: 1B-P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  D Jeter         Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   47%  D Justice       Popfly: SS
          1--      48%  B Williams      Jeter Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   45%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  T Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  M Lansing       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   50%  I Alcantara     Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   54%  T Martinez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  4   50%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2   45%  P O'Neill       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   49%  D Bichette      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   50%  B Daubach       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  R Velarde       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   45%  A Soriano       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   47%  C Knoblauch     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   44%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   47%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  L Merloni       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  J Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   47%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   45%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
          ---  4   47%  T Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  6   44%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  T Nixon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   49%  M Lansing       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  I Alcantara     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   47%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   45%  R Velarde       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   43%  A Soriano       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   46%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   48%  D Bichette      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  B Daubach       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   55%  C Knoblauch     Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  2   44%  D Jeter         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   42%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   46%  S Hillenbrand   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   48%  L Merloni       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   50%  J Oliver        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   46%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   43%  T Martinez      Lineout: SS
          ---  3   47%  J Posada        Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          -2-  4   48%  P O'Neill       Intentional Walk
                  Nick Johnson pinch hits for Randy Velarde batting 8th
   O      12-  4   41%  N Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
                  Enrique Wilson replaces Nick Johnson playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---  5   45%  T Nixon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   48%  M Lansing       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  7   50%  I Alcantara     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   57%  A Soriano       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   50%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  3   44%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      47%  D Justice       Soriano Steals 2B
          -2-  5   48%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   39%  B Williams      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   43%  M Ramirez       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  1   47%  D Bichette      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   50%  B Daubach       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   58%  T Martinez      Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   50%  J Posada        Flyball: LF
          1--  3   68%  P O'Neill       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep 2B); Martinez to 3B
                  Clay Bellinger pinch runs for Tino Martinez batting 5th
   R      1-3  2   89%  E Wilson        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Bellinger Scores/unER; O'Neill to 3B
                  Derek Lowe replaces David Cone pitching
   O      -23  5   83%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   78%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mussina facing 7-8-9
                  Clay Bellinger moves to 1B; Troy O'Leary pinch hits for Shea Hillenbrand batting 7th
   O      ---  5   88%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   95%  L Merloni       Strikeout Swinging
                  Carl Everett pinch hits for Joe Oliver batting 9th
          ---  4   89%  C Everett       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
                  Darren Lewis pinch runs for Carl Everett batting 9th
   O      1--  8  100%  T Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BOS200109020

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation