Series Summary

2003 AL Championship Series

Game 1, October 8
BOS 5
NYY 2
Game 2, October 9
BOS 2
NYY 6
Game 3, October 11
NYY 4
BOS 3
Game 4, October 13
NYY 2
BOS 3
Game 5, October 14
NYY 4
BOS 2
Game 6, October 15
BOS 9
NYY 6
Game 7, October 16
BOS 5
NYY 6 (11)

Series Summary

Game Summary

Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Attendance: 34,619
Venue: Fenway Park
Game Duration: 3:04
Day Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 1
Boston Red Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 1
WP: David Wells (2-0) • LP: Derek Lowe (0-3) • SV: Mariano Rivera (4)

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Alfonso Soriano 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 0.231 0.268 0.256 0.525 0.128 0.650
Derek Jeter SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.306 0.375 0.500 0.875 0.000 -0.250
Jason Giambi DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 0.219 0.342 0.281 0.623 0.116 0.417
   David Dellucci PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.500 0.333 0.833 0.000 0.000
Bernie Williams CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.290 0.395 0.387 0.782 0.021 0.083
Jorge Posada C 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 0.235 0.297 0.353 0.650 0.316 1.017
Hideki Matsui LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0.250 0.306 0.406 0.712 0.092 0.367
Nick Johnson 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0.129 0.250 0.258 0.508 0.119 0.533
Aaron Boone 3B 3 1 2 0 1 1 4 0.185 0.241 0.222 0.464 0.119 0.533
Karim Garcia RF 3 0 1 2 1 1 4 0.222 0.364 0.222 0.586 0.128 0.650
David Wells P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Mariano Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 33 4 7 4 5 4 38 0.212 0.316 0.212 0.528 1.040 4.000

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Johnny Damon CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.290 0.353 0.452 0.805 0.000 0.000
Todd Walker 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 0.406 0.457 0.969 1.426 0.000 0.667
Nomar Garciaparra SS 2 0 0 1 2 1 4 0.205 0.295 0.231 0.526 0.000 0.167
Manny Ramirez LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 0.275 0.326 0.500 0.826 0.000 1.000
David Ortiz DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.135 0.256 0.243 0.499 0.000 0.167
Kevin Millar 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.200 0.256 0.200 0.456 0.000 0.000
Bill Mueller 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.111 0.220 0.139 0.358 0.000 0.000
Trot Nixon RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.320 0.414 0.600 1.014 0.000 0.000
Jason Varitek C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.269 0.321 0.654 0.975 0.000 0.000
Derek Lowe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Alan Embree P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Bronson Arroyo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 33 2 6 2 2 6 36 0.182 0.250 0.333 0.583 0.000 2.000

New York Yankees

New York Yankees Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
David Wells, W (2-0) 7 4 1 1 2 5 1 1.23 28 103 62 38 9 15 12 8 4 0 68 0.370 1.29 9.72% 53.61 3.0
Mariano Rivera, S (4) 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.00 8 28 20 12 3 5 4 3 1 0 0 0 0.123 1.34 3.29% 55.33 0.1
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 2 6 1 2.00 36 131 82 50 12 20 16 11 5 0 68 0 0 0.493 1.30 13.01% 53.99 3.2

Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Derek Lowe, L (0-3) 7.1 7 4 4 4 3 0 4.18 32 119 71 46 6 19 21 4 1 0 47 -0.021 0.86 -0.74% 35.59 0.3
Alan Embree 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 7 4 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 -0.009 0.80 -0.25% 32.92 0.3
Bronson Arroyo 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 4 16 9 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.022 0.37 0.60% 15.32 0.6
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 5 4 0 4.00 38 142 84 54 8 22 23 6 1 0 47 2 1 -0.008 0.81 -0.39% 33.37 1.2

Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: David Wells (1; Trot Nixon).
IBB: Derek Lowe (3; Nick Johnson).
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox’ Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 1,(0-0) X O NYY Alfonso Soriano Derek Lowe -2% 48% Flyball: RF 0.0
t1 0-0 1 3,(1-1) CBX O NYY Derek Jeter Derek Lowe -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t1 0-0 2 3,(1-1) CBX O NYY Jason Giambi Derek Lowe -1% 45% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees’ David Wells facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 5,(2-2) BFBFX O BOS Johnny Damon David Wells 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b1 0-0 1 2,(1-0) BX O BOS Todd Walker David Wells 2% 49% Foul Lineout: 1B (1B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
b1 0-0 2 4,(3-0) BBBB BOS Nomar Garciaparra David Wells -1% 48% Walk 0.0
b1 0-0 2 1– 2,(0-1) CX O BOS Manny Ramirez David Wells 2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox’ Derek Lowe facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 2,(1-0) BX O NYY Bernie Williams Derek Lowe -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
t2 0-0 1 5,(3-1) BCBBB NYY Jorge Posada Derek Lowe 3% 50% Walk 0.6
t2 0-0 1 1– 3,(1-1) CB1>X O NYY Hideki Matsui Derek Lowe -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B; Posada to 2B 0.0333
t2 0-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0) B*BBI NYY Nick Johnson Derek Lowe 1% 49% Intentional Walk 0.5333
t2 0-0 2 12- 4,(0-2) CSFX NYY Aaron Boone Derek Lowe 3% 52% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Posada to 3B; Johnson to 2B 0.5333
t2 0-0 2 123 4,(2-1) FBBX RR NYY Karim Garcia Derek Lowe 16% 68% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Posada Scores; Johnson Scores; Boone to 2B 0.6501
t2 2-0 2 12- 1,(0-0) X R NYY Alfonso Soriano Derek Lowe 8% 76% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Boone Scores; Garcia to 3B 0.65
t2 3-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0) 1BX O NYY Derek Jeter Derek Lowe -3% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B -0.0
  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees’ David Wells facing 5-6-7
b2 0-3 0 2,(0-1) FX O BOS David Ortiz David Wells 2% 75% Flyball: RF 0.0
b2 0-3 1 4,(1-2) CFBX O BOS Kevin Millar David Wells 2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
b2 0-3 2 3,(2-0) BBX O BOS Bill Mueller David Wells 1% 78% Lineout: 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox’ Derek Lowe facing 3-4-5
t3 3-0 0 5,(2-2) CBBFS O NYY Jason Giambi Derek Lowe -2% 76% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t3 3-0 1 4,(1-2) CFBX O NYY Bernie Williams Derek Lowe -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t3 3-0 2 4,(1-2) BCFX O NYY Jorge Posada Derek Lowe -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees’ David Wells facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 1,(0-0) H BOS Trot Nixon David Wells -4% 71% Hit By Pitch 0.0
b3 0-3 0 1– 1,(0-0) X BOS Jason Varitek David Wells -6% 65% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Nixon to 2B 0.0
b3 0-3 0 12- 6,(3-2) BFBSBX O BOS Johnny Damon David Wells 1% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Nixon to 3B; Varitek to 2B 0.0
b3 0-3 1 -23 3,(1-1) BCX O BOS Todd Walker David Wells 8% 74% Flyball: LF 0.0
b3 0-3 2 -23 6,(3-2) CBFBBS O BOS Nomar Garciaparra David Wells 6% 80% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox’ Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
t4 3-0 0 2,(0-1) CX NYY Hideki Matsui Derek Lowe 2% 82% Single to 2B (Ground Ball) 0.0
t4 3-0 0 1– 1,(0-0) >X O NYY Nick Johnson Derek Lowe -1% 81% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Matsui to 2B 0.0
t4 3-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0) X NYY Aaron Boone Derek Lowe 1% 82% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Matsui stays at 2B 0.0
t4 3-0 1 12- 2,(0-1) SX O NYY Karim Garcia Derek Lowe -3% 79% Flyball: LF 0.0
t4 3-0 2 12- 4,(1-2) BFFS O NYY Alfonso Soriano Derek Lowe -3% 77% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees’ David Wells facing 4-5-6
b4 0-3 0 1,(0-0) X R BOS Manny Ramirez David Wells -9% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
b4 1-3 0 4,(2-1) BBCX BOS David Ortiz David Wells -5% 63% Single to CF (Line Drive) 0.0
b4 1-3 0 1– 5,(2-2) BBCCX OO BOS Kevin Millar David Wells 10% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B 0.0
b4 1-3 2 7,(3-2) BCFBBFS O BOS Bill Mueller David Wells 1% 74% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox’ Derek Lowe facing 2-3-4
t5 3-1 0 2,(1-0) BX O NYY Derek Jeter Derek Lowe -2% 72% Groundout: 1B unassisted -0.25
t5 3-1 1 4,(2-1) BBCX NYY Jason Giambi Derek Lowe 2% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive) 0.0834
t5 3-1 1 1– 2,(1-0) *BX NYY Bernie Williams Derek Lowe 5% 79% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Giambi to 3B 0.0833
t5 3-1 1 1-3 3,(1-1) CBX OO NYY Jorge Posada Derek Lowe -10% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B 0.0833
  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees’ David Wells facing 8-9-1
b5 1-3 0 1,(0-0) X BOS Trot Nixon David Wells -5% 64% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball) 0.0
b5 1-3 0 1– 7,(1-2) BCCFFFS O BOS Jason Varitek David Wells 5% 69% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b5 1-3 1 1– 6,(1-2) 11FFBFF1X O BOS Johnny Damon David Wells 4% 73% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B 0.0
b5 1-3 2 1– 2,(0-1) 1CX BOS Todd Walker David Wells -3% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive); Damon to 2B 0.0
b5 1-3 2 12- 5,(3-1) S*BBBB BOS Nomar Garciaparra David Wells -4% 66% Walk; Damon to 3B; Walker to 2B 0.0
b5 1-3 2 123 2,(1-0) BX O BOS Manny Ramirez David Wells 11% 76% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox’ Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
t6 3-1 0 7,(3-2) CBBCBFX O NYY Hideki Matsui Derek Lowe -2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t6 3-1 1 4,(2-1) CBBX O NYY Nick Johnson Derek Lowe -1% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t6 3-1 2 7,(3-2) BCSBBFB NYY Aaron Boone Derek Lowe 1% 74% Walk 0.0
t6 3-1 2 1– 1,(0-0) >P O NYY Karim Garcia Derek Lowe -2% 72% Boone Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS) 0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees’ David Wells facing 5-6-7
b6 1-3 0 3,(1-1) BSX O BOS David Ortiz David Wells 4% 76% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b6 1-3 1 4,(1-2) BCFS O BOS Kevin Millar David Wells 3% 78% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b6 1-3 2 4,(1-2) BCFX O BOS Bill Mueller David Wells 2% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox’ Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
t7 3-1 0 5,(2-2) BBSFC O NYY Karim Garcia Derek Lowe -2% 78% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t7 3-1 1 4,(2-1) BBFX O NYY Alfonso Soriano Derek Lowe -1% 77% Flyball: LF 0.0
t7 3-1 2 9,(1-2) LCFFBFFFX O NYY Derek Jeter Derek Lowe -1% 76% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees’ David Wells facing 8-9-1
b7 1-3 0 6,(3-2) BBBCSS O BOS Trot Nixon David Wells 4% 80% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b7 1-3 1 3,(2-0) BBX O BOS Jason Varitek David Wells 3% 83% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b7 1-3 2 4,(1-2) CBFX O BOS Johnny Damon David Wells 2% 85% Popfly: SS 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox’ Derek Lowe facing 3-4-5
t8 3-1 0 9,(3-2) BCFFFBFBB NYY Jason Giambi Derek Lowe 2% 87% Walk 0.3334
  David Dellucci pinch runs for Jason Giambi (DH) batting 3rd
t8 3-1 0 1– 2,(1-0) .BX O NYY Bernie Williams Derek Lowe -2% 85% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B 0.0
t8 3-1 1 1– 5,(3-1) 1CB*BB>X NYY Jorge Posada Derek Lowe 4% 89% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Williams to 3B 0.3333
  Alan Embree replaces Derek Lowe pitching
t8 3-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0) .X RO NYY Hideki Matsui Alan Embree 2% 91% Groundout: P-3B-1B; Williams Scores; Posada to 2B 0.3333
t8 4-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2) FCBB*BX O NYY Nick Johnson Alan Embree -1% 90% Flyball: LF 0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees’ Mariano Rivera facing 2-3-4
  Mariano Rivera replaces David Wells pitching
b8 1-4 0 2,(0-1) ..CX BOS Todd Walker Mariano Rivera -9% 81% Triple to RF (Fly Ball) 0.6666
b8 1-4 0 –3 3,(1-1) BFX RO BOS Nomar Garciaparra Mariano Rivera 5% 86% Groundout: 1B-P; Walker Scores 0.1667
b8 2-4 1 6,(2-2) SSBFBS O BOS Manny Ramirez Mariano Rivera 3% 90% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b8 2-4 2 4,(1-2) CBFX BOS David Ortiz Mariano Rivera -3% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive) 0.1667
b8 2-4 2 1– 4,(2-1) FBBX O BOS Kevin Millar Mariano Rivera 5% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox’ Bronson Arroyo facing 8-9-1
  Bronson Arroyo replaces Alan Embree pitching
t9 4-2 0 4,(1-2) .BCSS O NYY Aaron Boone Bronson Arroyo -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 4-2 1 6,(3-2) BFFBBB NYY Karim Garcia Bronson Arroyo 1% 92% Walk 0.0
t9 4-2 1 1– 3,(1-1) CBX O NYY Alfonso Soriano Bronson Arroyo -1% 90% Flyball: CF 0.0
t9 4-2 2 1– 3,(1-1) F*BX O NYY Derek Jeter Bronson Arroyo -1% 89% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Yankees’ Mariano Rivera facing 7-8-9
b9 2-4 0 4,(1-2) CFBX O BOS Bill Mueller Mariano Rivera 5% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b9 2-4 1 3,(1-1) BCX O BOS Trot Nixon Mariano Rivera 4% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
b9 2-4 2 2,(0-1) CX O BOS Jason Varitek Mariano Rivera 2% 100% Popfly: SS 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 2.