October 17, 2001 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 1 at Safeco Field Box Score and Play by Play

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2001 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 1
2001 postseason: WS: ARI-NYY / ALCS: NYY-SEA / NLCS: ARI-ATL / Div. Series: SEA-CLE / NYY-OAK / ATL-HOU / ARI-STL

Game 1
NYY  4
@SEA  2
Game 2
NYY  3
@SEA  2
Game 3
SEA 14
@NYY  3
Game 4
NYY  3
SEA  1
Game 5
NYY 12
SEA  3

Safeco Field, Attendance: 47,644

Wednesday, October 17, 2001
Time of Game: 3:06

Yankees

Joe Torre

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

W: A Pettitte (1-0), L: A Sele (0-1), S: M Rivera (1)

Mariners

Lou Piniella

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch LF                5   0   3   1    0   0  .600 1.400   14    1   0   2B
D Jeter SS                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   20    1   3   
D Justice DH                  4   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .650   24    0   0   
B Williams CF                 3   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .400   22    1   0   
T Martinez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   18   11   2   
J Posada C                    3   2   1   0    1   1  .333 1.167   15    7   0   2B
P O'Neill RF                  3   1   2   2    0   0  .667 2.334   12    0   0   HR
  S Spencer PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    1   0   
S Brosius 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   3   SH
A Soriano 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000   17    2   6   SB

A Pettitte P                                                             1   0
  M Rivera P                                                             2   1
Totals                       35   4   9   4    4   5              156   27  15

BATTING

2B: C Knoblauch (1, off A Sele); J Posada (1, off A Sele).

HR: P O'Neill (1, off A Sele; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: S Brosius (1, off A Sele).

TB: P O'Neill 5; C Knoblauch 4; J Posada 2; A Soriano 2; D Justice.

RBI: P O'Neill 2 (2); C Knoblauch (1); D Justice (1).

2-out RBI: D Justice; C Knoblauch.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Soriano-D Jeter-T Martinez; S Brosius-A Soriano-T Martinez.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Soriano (1, 2nd base off J Paniagua/D Wilson).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Suzuki RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .750   14    2   0   2B
C Guillen SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    2   3   
  S Javier PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
B Boone 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833   18    3   2   
E Martinez DH                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .500   17    0   0   
M Cameron CF                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .500 1.667   13    4   0   2B,GDP
J Olerud 1B                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000   11    8   1   GDP
J Buhner LF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    9    3   0   
D Wilson C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    5   0   
D Bell 3B                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   1   
  M McLemore PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   

A Sele P                                                                 0   0
  N Charlton P                                                           0   0
  J Paniagua P                                                           0   0
Totals                       29   2   4   1    2   7              117   27   7

BATTING

2B: I Suzuki (1, off M Rivera); M Cameron (1, off A Pettitte).

TB: I Suzuki 2; M Cameron 2; B Boone; E Martinez.

GIDP: M Cameron (1); J Olerud (1).

RBI: J Olerud (1).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

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
A Pettitte, W (1-0)            8     3   1   1    1   7   0   1.13   26   99-62   37·10·15   12· 4· 0· 2     78    -     1.18   0.41
M Rivera, S (1)                1     1   1   1    1   0   0   9.00    5   14-8     4· 1· 3    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.93   0.04
Totals                         9     4   2   2    2   7   0          31  113-70   41·11·18   15· 4· 1· 2           -

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Sele, L (0-1)                6     7   3   3    3   3   1   4.50   28  109-63   42· 6·15    9· 7· 0· 6     46    -     0.94  -0.07
N Charlton                     1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    5   20-11    6· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.54   0.04
J Paniagua                     1.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   5.40    7   26-19   13· 2· 4    0· 4· 1· 2          0-0    0.41  -0.02
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4   5   1          40  155-93   61·10·22   10·12· 1· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Rivera 2 (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Charlie Reliford.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 47,644.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Seattle Mariners                     
1. C Knoblauch          LF    1. I Suzuki             RF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. C Guillen            SS 
3. D Justice            DH    3. B Boone              2B 
4. B Williams           CF    4. E Martinez           DH 
5. T Martinez           1B    5. M Cameron            CF 
6. J Posada             C     6. J Olerud             1B 
7. P O'Neill            RF    7. J Buhner             LF 
8. S Brosius            3B    8. D Wilson             C  
9. A Soriano            2B    9. D Bell               3B 

   A Pettitte           P        A Sele               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  0-1  -2-  4   13%  82% P O'Neill       A Sele          Home Run; Posada Scores
   b 5   0  3-0  1--  4  -13%  65% M Cameron       A Pettitte      Double to LF (Deep LF); Martinez to 3B
   t 2   2  0-0  12-  4   12%  62% C Knoblauch     A Sele          Single; Posada Scores; Soriano to 3B; Knoblauch to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 7   1  3-1  1--  5    9%  87% M Cameron       A Pettitte      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 5   1  3-1  --3  3    8%  74% J Buhner        A Pettitte      Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   54%  C Knoblauch     Single to RF
   O      1--  2   50%  D Jeter         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   48%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Knoblauch to 2B
          -2-  5   49%  B Williams      Walk
   O      12-  5   45%  T Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  I Suzuki        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  C Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Sele facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   54%  J Posada        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  P O'Neill       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   47%  S Brosius       Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
          1--  2   49%  A Soriano       Single to RF (Short RF); Posada to 2B
   R      12-  4   62%  C Knoblauch     Single; Posada Scores; Soriano to 3B; Knoblauch to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  5   56%  D Jeter         Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   59%  E Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   56%  M Cameron       Walk
   OO     1--  4   62%  J Olerud        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Aaron Sele facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   60%  D Justice       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   58%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   57%  T Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   60%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   62%  D Wilson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   63%  D Bell          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Aaron Sele facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   69%  J Posada        Double to RF (Deep RF)
   RR     -2-  4   82%  P O'Neill       Home Run; Posada Scores
   O      ---  1   81%  S Brosius       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   80%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   81%  C Knoblauch     Double to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   80%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   82%  I Suzuki        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   84%  C Guillen       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   84%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Aaron Sele facing 3-4-5
          ---  8   86%  D Justice       Walk
   O      1--  2   85%  B Williams      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  3   83%  T Martinez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  3   82%  J Posada        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   78%  E Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   65%  M Cameron       Double to LF (Deep LF); Martinez to 3B
   RO     -23  4   67%  J Olerud        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Martinez Scores; Cameron to 3B
   O      --3  3   74%  J Buhner        Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  5   79%  D Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Aaron Sele facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   81%  P O'Neill       Single to RF
   O      1--  1   80%  S Brosius       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; O'Neill to 2B
   O      -2-  6   78%  A Soriano       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  4   75%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-3, Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   79%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   81%  I Suzuki        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   82%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Norm Charlton facing 2-3-4
                  Norm Charlton replaces Aaron Sele pitching
   O      ---  4   81%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   80%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   81%  B Williams      Walk
   O      1--  4   79%  T Martinez      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-3, Andy Pettitte facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   72%  B Boone         Single to LF
   O      1--  7   78%  E Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  5   87%  M Cameron       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Norm Charlton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   86%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
                  Jose Paniagua replaces Norm Charlton pitching; Shane Spencer pinch hits for Paul O'Neill batting 7th
   O      ---  7   85%  S Spencer       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   84%  S Brosius       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-3, Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
                  Shane Spencer moves to RF
   O      ---  3   89%  J Olerud        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   91%  J Buhner        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   93%  D Wilson        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Mariners 1.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jose Paniagua facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   94%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  3   93%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: LF
          1--      94%  D Jeter         Soriano Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   92%  " "             Flyball: RF
   R      -2-  2   97%  D Justice       Single to RF; Soriano Scores; Justice to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  3   96%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-4, Mariano Rivera facing 9-1-2
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Andy Pettitte pitching; Mark McLemore pinch hits for David Bell batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  M McLemore      Bunt Popfly: P
          ---  3   95%  I Suzuki        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
                  Stan Javier pinch hits for Carlos Guillen batting 2nd
   O      -2-  1   98%  S Javier        Groundout: P-1B
          -2-      98%  B Boone         Wild Pitch; Suzuki to 3B
   R      --3      99%  " "             Wild Pitch; Suzuki Scores
          ---  6   96%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  E Martinez      Groundout: 1B-P
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Mariners 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SEA200110170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation