2001 American League Division Series
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| Dates: | October 9–October 15 | |||||||||
| Television: | Fox (Games 1, 3, 5) FOX Family (Games 2, 4) |
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| TV announcers: | Josh Lewin, Rex Hudler | |||||||||
| Radio: | ESPN | |||||||||
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| Dates: | October 10–October 15 | |||||||||
| Television: | Fox | |||||||||
| TV announcers: | Joe Buck, Tim McCarver (Games 1–2) Thom Brennaman, Steve Lyons (Games 3–5) |
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| Radio: | ESPN | |||||||||
| Umpires: | Steve Rippley, Ted Barrett, Kerwin Danley, Jerry Layne, Mark Hirschbeck, Ron Kulpa (Mariners–Indians, Games 1–2, 5; Yankees–Athletics, Games 3–4) Dana DeMuth, Jeff Nelson, Paul Schrieber, Rick Reed, Ed Rapuano, Greg Gibson (Yankees–Athletics, Games 1–2, 5; Mariners-Indians, Games 3–4) |
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| 2001 ALCS | 2001 World Series | |||||||||
The 2001 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 2001 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 9, and ended on Monday, October 15, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:
- (1) Seattle Mariners (Western Division champion, 116–46) vs. (3) Cleveland Indians (Central Division champion, 91–71): Mariners win series, 3–2.
- (2) New York Yankees (Eastern Division champion, 97–65) vs. (4) Oakland Athletics (Wild Card, 102–60): Yankees win series, 3–2.
The higher seed (in parentheses) had the home field advantage (Games 1, 2 and 5 at home), which was determined by playing record. Although the team with the best record was normally intended to play the wild card team, the Mariners played the Indians, rather than the wild card Athletics, because the Mariners and Athletics are in the same division.
The Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees went on to meet in the AL Championship Series (ALCS). The Yankees became the American League champion, and lost to the National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series.
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[edit] Matchups
[edit] Seattle Mariners vs. Cleveland Indians
Seattle won the series, 3–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 9 | Cleveland Indians – 5, Seattle Mariners – 0 | Safeco Field | 3:05 | 48,033[1] |
| 2 | October 11 | Cleveland Indians – 1, Seattle Mariners – 5 | Safeco Field | 2:41 | 48,052[2] |
| 3 | October 13 | Seattle Mariners – 2, Cleveland Indians – 17 | Jacobs Field | 3:24 | 45,069[3] |
| 4 | October 14 | Seattle Mariners – 6, Cleveland Indians – 2 | Jacobs Field | 3:16 | 45,025[4] |
| 5 | October 15 | Cleveland Indians – 1, Seattle Mariners – 3 | Safeco Field | 3:18 | 47,867[5] |
[edit] New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics
New York won the series, 3–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 10 | Oakland Athletics – 5, New York Yankees – 3 | Yankee Stadium (I) | 3:45 | 56,697[6] |
| 2 | October 11 | Oakland Athletics – 2, New York Yankees – 0 | Yankee Stadium (I) | 3:24 | 56,684[7] |
| 3 | October 13 | New York Yankees – 1, Oakland Athletics – 0 | Network Associates Coliseum | 2:42 | 55,861[8] |
| 4 | October 14 | New York Yankees – 9, Oakland Athletics – 2 | Network Associates Coliseum | 4:13 | 43,681[9] |
| 5 | October 15 | Oakland Athletics – 3, New York Yankees – 5 | Yankee Stadium (I) | 3:23 | 56,642[10] |
[edit] Seattle vs. Cleveland
[edit] Game 1, October 9
Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Seattle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Bartolo Colón (1–0) LP: Freddy García (0–1) Home runs: CLE: Ellis Burks (1) SEA: None |
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[edit] Game 2, October 11
Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Seattle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Jamie Moyer (1–0) LP: Chuck Finley (0–1) Home runs: CLE: None SEA: Mike Cameron (1), Edgar Martínez (1), David Bell (1) |
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[edit] Game 3, October 13
Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Seattle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | X | 17 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: CC Sabathia (1–0) LP: Aaron Sele (0–1) Home runs: SEA: None CLE: Juan González (1), Kenny Lofton (1), Jim Thome (1) |
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[edit] Game 4, October 14
Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Seattle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Cleveland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| WP: Freddy García (1–1) LP: Bartolo Colón (1–1) Home runs: SEA: Edgar Martínez (2) CLE: Juan González (2) |
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[edit] Game 5, October 15
Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Seattle | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Jamie Moyer (2–0) LP: Chuck Finley (0–2) Sv: Kazuhiro Sasaki (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Composite box
2001 ALDS (3–2): Seattle Mariners over Cleveland Indians
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Seattle Mariners | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 39 | 5 |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 45 | 3 |
| Total attendance: 234,046 Average attendance: 46,809 | ||||||||||||
[edit] New York vs. Oakland
Yankees win series 3–2, becoming the first team in MLB history to win the ALDS after dropping the first two games at home.
[edit] Game 1, October 10
Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Oakland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Mark Mulder (1–0) LP: Roger Clemens (0–1) Sv: Jason Isringhausen (1) Home runs: OAK: Terrence Long 2 (2), Jason Giambi (1) NYY: Tino Martinez (1) |
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[edit] Game 2, October 11
Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Tim Hudson (1–0) LP: Andy Pettitte (0–1) Sv: Jason Isringhausen (2) Home runs: OAK: Ron Gant (1) NYY: None |
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[edit] Game 3, October 13
Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Mike Mussina (1–0) LP: Barry Zito (0–1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (1) Home runs: NYY: Jorge Posada (1) OAK: None |
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This series is notable for a defensive play in the seventh inning of Game 3. With Oakland leading the five-game series two games to none, on the verge of completing a sweep, the Yankees took a 1–0 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning. With two outs and Jeremy Giambi on first base, Terrence Long hit a line drive into the right field corner. With Giambi rounding third base, right fielder Shane Spencer's throw missed both cut-off men. It appeared that Giambi would score easily, tying the game, when the shortstop Derek Jeter, while running across the diamond, reached out, cradled the ball, and shovel passed it to catcher Jorge Posada. Posada tagged Giambi, who attempted to jump over the tag as opposed to sliding around it. ESPN ranks this play as the 45th most memorable moment of the last 25 years.[11] It would be replayed countless times over the following years, most recently as part of filmmaker Ken Burns's documentary The Tenth Inning in late September 2010. After the game, Jeter told the press that the team had been practicing this type of play all year as a result of a similarly botched throw in spring training. According to Jeter, the idea of stationing the shortstop down the first base line on balls hit to deep right field came from Yankee bench coach Don Zimmer, who was a shortstop and second baseman during his playing career; however, he stated that his initial intent was to throw the ball to third to try to get Long, and that his throw home was a reaction play. Zimmer confirmed the origin of the play's design in a conversation with Oakland's third base coach Ron Washington the next day.[12]
This single play is often credited with changing the momentum of the series. The Yankees held on to win this game, and then finished off the A's by winning Games 4 and 5 as well.
"The Flip" was shown in a commercial for the sports drink Gatorade, except that Jeter made the throw to Posada too late, thus Posada could not tag Giambi in time allowing him to score. After promoting the drink, the play was replayed, but this time Jeter threw it at the right time and Posada tagged Jeremy Giambi out.
[edit] Game 4, October 14
Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| New York | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Orlando Hernández (1–0) LP: Cory Lidle (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Game 5, October 15
Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Oakland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| New York | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Mike Stanton (1–0) LP: Mark Mulder (1–1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (2) Home runs: OAK: None NYY: David Justice (1) |
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Jeter also made another spectacular play (again with Terrence Long batting) that is often overlooked. In the top of the eighth inning of Game 5, Long hit a towering foul pop up in a two-run game. Jeter, running and following the ball at the same time made a backhanded grab and then turning his body, flipped into the stands. For a moment, no one knew if the ball had been caught. Here is Thom Brenneman's call of the play:
| “ | Popped up, third base side. JETER...DID HE GET IT?! DID HE GET IT?! DID HE GET IT?! HE GOT IT! HE GOT IT! HE GOT IT! | ” |
Jeter would continue to play in the postseason despite a slight leg injury from the tumble.
[edit] Composite box
2001 ALDS (3–2): New York Yankees over Oakland Athletics
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York Yankees | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 40 | 4 |
| Oakland Athletics | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 43 | 6 |
| Total attendance: 269,565 Average attendance: 53,913 | ||||||||||||
[edit] Notes
- ^ "2001 ALDS - Cleveland Indians vs. Seattle Mariners - Game 1". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B10090SEA2001.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "2001 ALDS - Cleveland Indians vs. Seattle Mariners - Game 2". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B10110SEA2001.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "2001 ALDS - Seattle Mariners vs. Cleveland Indians - Game 3". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B10130CLE2001.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "2001 ALDS - Seattle Mariners vs. Cleveland Indians - Game 4". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B10140CLE2001.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "2001 ALDS - Cleveland Indians vs. Seattle Mariners - Game 5". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B10150SEA2001.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "2001 ALDS - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees - Game 1". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B10100NYA2001.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "2001 ALDS - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees - Game 2". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B10110NYA2001.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "2001 ALDS - New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics - Game 3". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B10130OAK2001.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "2001 ALDS - New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics - Game 4". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B10140OAK2001.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "2001 ALDS - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees - Game 5". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B10150NYA2001.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/espn25/story?page=moments/45
- ^ Madden, Bill. Pride of October: What It Was to Be Young and a Yankee ISBN 978-0446529327
