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Series Summary

2003 AL Championship Series

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

Series Summary

Game Summary

Wednesday, October 8, 2003
Attendance: 56,281
Venue: Yankee Stadium II
Game Duration: 3:20
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 5 13 0
New York Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0
WP: Tim Wakefield (1-1) • LP: Mike Mussina (0-2) • SV: Scott Williamson (1)

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Todd Walker 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 0.333 0.364 0.905 1.268 0.000 1.000
   Damian Jackson PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Bill Mueller 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.125 0.222 0.167 0.389 0.000 0.000
Nomar Garciaparra SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 0.240 0.321 0.280 0.601 0.000 0.000
Manny Ramirez LF 5 3 4 1 0 0 5 0.320 0.393 0.560 0.953 0.500 1.833
David Ortiz DH 3 1 1 2 1 1 5 0.125 0.250 0.292 0.542 0.500 1.833
Kevin Millar 1B 5 0 2 1 0 2 5 0.269 0.321 0.269 0.591 0.000 0.333
Trot Nixon RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 4 0.308 0.400 0.538 0.938 0.000 0.000
Doug Mirabelli C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.375 0.375 0.500 0.875 0.000 0.000
Gabe Kapler CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Tim Wakefield 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
   Mike Timlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Scott Williamson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 39 5 13 5 2 7 42 0.333 0.381 0.564 0.945 1.000 5.000

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Alfonso Soriano 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.304 0.304 0.348 0.652 0.000 0.000
Derek Jeter SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.333 0.455 0.500 0.955 0.000 0.000
Jason Giambi DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0.211 0.318 0.316 0.634 0.000 0.417
Bernie Williams CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0.333 0.409 0.444 0.854 0.000 0.417
Jorge Posada C 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 0.238 0.238 0.333 0.571 0.000 0.750
Hideki Matsui LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0.294 0.350 0.529 0.879 0.000 0.417
Aaron Boone 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.167 0.167 0.222 0.389 0.000 0.000
Nick Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.063 0.250 0.125 0.375 0.000 0.000
Juan Rivera RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.286 0.333 0.286 0.619 0.000 0.000
   Ruben Sierra PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Mike Mussina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Felix Heredia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Jeff Nelson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Gabe White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   José Contreras P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 29 2 3 2 2 5 32 0.103 0.156 0.138 0.294 0.000 2.000

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
Tim Wakefield, W (1-1) 6 2 2 2 2 2 0 3.29 22 91 55 31 5 19 6 12 3 0 60 0.245 0.80 3.73% 20.85 2.2
Alan Embree 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 12 6 4 1 1 0 4 2 0 2 2 0.025 1.51 0.42% 39.41 -0.5
Mike Timlin, H (3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 11 7 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.056 0.72 0.94% 18.74 0.5
Scott Williamson, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 19 12 5 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.045 0.57 0.76% 14.99 0.5
Team Totals 9 3 2 2 2 5 0 2.00 32 133 80 43 10 27 7 18 6 0 60 2 2 0.371 0.86 5.85% 22.42 2.8

Tim Wakefield faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

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
Mike Mussina, L (0-2) 5.2 8 4 4 2 4 3 4.97 27 104 64 40 12 12 10 11 1 0 39 -0.149 0.73 -2.93% 19.11 -1.3
Felix Heredia 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 7 5 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.020 0.39 0.34% 10.06 0.7
Jeff Nelson 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 27.00 4 17 9 5 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.033 0.23 -0.56% 5.88 -1.2
Gabe White 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 19 11 7 0 4 2 3 1 0 2 0 0.023 0.27 0.39% 7.14 1.0
José Contreras 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 4 14 10 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.009 0.17 0.15% 4.50 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 5 5 2 7 3 5.00 42 161 99 58 20 21 17 15 3 0 39 4 0 -0.130 0.54 -2.61% 14.21 -0.2

Balks: None.
WP: José Contreras (1).
HBP: Jeff Nelson (1; David Ortiz).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: Gabe White (1; Damian Jackson, 2nd base (CS)).

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees’ Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 5,(1-2) CSBFX O BOS Todd Walker Mike Mussina -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 2,(1-0) BX O BOS Bill Mueller Mike Mussina -2% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
t1 0-0 2 — 8,(3-2) BCSFBBFX O BOS Nomar Garciaparra Mike Mussina -1% 45% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox’ Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 5,(2-2) BSSBX O NYY Alfonso Soriano Tim Wakefield 2% 47% Flyball: RF 0.0
b1 0-0 1 — 1,(0-0) X O NYY Derek Jeter Tim Wakefield 2% 49% Popfly: 2B 0.0
b1 0-0 2 — 4,(1-2) BCCX O NYY Jason Giambi Tim Wakefield 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees’ Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 — 3,(1-1) BFX O BOS Manny Ramirez Mike Mussina -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t2 0-0 1 — 6,(3-2) BBCFBB BOS David Ortiz Mike Mussina 3% 50% Walk 0.0
t2 0-0 1 1– 5,(3-1) BBBC1X O BOS Kevin Millar Mike Mussina -3% 47% Lineout: LF 0.0
t2 0-0 2 1– 4,(3-0) BBBB BOS Trot Nixon Mike Mussina 2% 49% Walk; Ortiz to 2B 0.0
t2 0-0 2 12- 6,(3-2) BBBCS>X O BOS Doug Mirabelli Mike Mussina -4% 45% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox’ Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 — 4,(2-1) CBBX O NYY Bernie Williams Tim Wakefield 2% 47% Flyball: LF 0.0
b2 0-0 1 — 3,(1-1) CBX NYY Jorge Posada Tim Wakefield -3% 45% Single to RF (Ground Ball) 0.0
b2 0-0 1 1– 8,(3-2) CBBB>F>F1>F>X NYY Hideki Matsui Tim Wakefield -4% 41% Single to LF (Line Drive); Posada to 2B 0.0
b2 0-0 1 12- 7,(1-2) CSFFBFX O NYY Aaron Boone Tim Wakefield 5% 46% Flyball: CF 0.0
b2 0-0 2 12- 6,(2-2) BFCFBX O NYY Nick Johnson Tim Wakefield 4% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees’ Mike Mussina facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 — 2,(1-0) BX O BOS Gabe Kapler Mike Mussina -3% 47% Flyball: RF 0.0
t3 0-0 1 — 1,(0-0) X O BOS Todd Walker Mike Mussina -2% 46% Flyball: CF 0.0
t3 0-0 2 — 5,(2-2) CBFBX BOS Bill Mueller Mike Mussina 1% 47% Single to LF (Ground Ball) 0.0
t3 0-0 2 1– 6,(1-2) FBFFFX O BOS Nomar Garciaparra Mike Mussina -3% 44% Popfly: SS 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox’ Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 — 4,(1-2) BFSC O NYY Juan Rivera Tim Wakefield 3% 47% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b3 0-0 1 — 6,(1-2) FCFBFX O NYY Alfonso Soriano Tim Wakefield 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b3 0-0 2 — 1,(0-0) X O NYY Derek Jeter Tim Wakefield 1% 50% Popfly: 3B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees’ Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 — 4,(0-2) STFX BOS Manny Ramirez Mike Mussina 4% 54% Single to 1B (Ground Ball) 0.5
t4 0-0 0 1– 8,(3-2) CFFBBFB>X RR BOS David Ortiz Mike Mussina 18% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball); Ramirez Scores 1.5
t4 2-0 0 — 3,(0-2) CCS O BOS Kevin Millar Mike Mussina -2% 71% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
t4 2-0 1 — 3,(1-1) FBX BOS Trot Nixon Mike Mussina 2% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball) -0.0
t4 2-0 1 1– 5,(2-2) *BCFBS O BOS Doug Mirabelli Mike Mussina -2% 70% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t4 2-0 2 1– 5,(2-2) BSFBS O BOS Gabe Kapler Mike Mussina -2% 68% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox’ Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 — 4,(2-1) CBBX O NYY Jason Giambi Tim Wakefield 3% 71% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home) 0.0
b4 0-2 1 — 4,(2-1) BBCX O NYY Bernie Williams Tim Wakefield 2% 73% Flyball: RF 0.0
b4 0-2 2 — 3,(2-0) BBX O NYY Jorge Posada Tim Wakefield 1% 75% Lineout: SS 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees’ Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
t5 2-0 0 — 3,(2-0) BBX R BOS Todd Walker Mike Mussina 9% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
t5 3-0 0 — 1,(0-0) X O BOS Bill Mueller Mike Mussina -1% 82% Flyball: CF 0.0
t5 3-0 1 — 5,(2-2) BBCSS O BOS Nomar Garciaparra Mike Mussina -1% 81% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
t5 3-0 2 — 3,(1-1) SBX R BOS Manny Ramirez Mike Mussina 7% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
t5 4-0 2 — 2,(0-1) FX O BOS David Ortiz Mike Mussina 0% 87% Groundout: C-1B 0.0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox’ Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
b5 0-4 0 — 5,(2-2) BCBCX O NYY Hideki Matsui Tim Wakefield 2% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b5 0-4 1 — 3,(1-1) BCX O NYY Aaron Boone Tim Wakefield 1% 91% Flyball: CF 0.0
b5 0-4 2 — 4,(2-1) BCBX O NYY Nick Johnson Tim Wakefield 1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Yankees’ Mike Mussina facing 6-7-8
t6 4-0 0 — 1,(0-0) X BOS Kevin Millar Mike Mussina 1% 93% Single to 2B (Ground Ball) 0.0
t6 4-0 0 1– 4,(1-2) CBSX O BOS Trot Nixon Mike Mussina -1% 91% Popfly: SS 0.0
t6 4-0 1 1– 3,(2-0) BBX BOS Doug Mirabelli Mike Mussina 1% 93% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Millar to 2B 0.0
t6 4-0 1 12- 1,(0-0) X O BOS Gabe Kapler Mike Mussina -1% 91% Flyball: CF 0.0
  Felix Heredia replaces Mike Mussina pitching
t6 4-0 2 12- 3,(0-2) .FFX O BOS Todd Walker Felix Heredia -1% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox’ Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
b6 0-4 0 — 4,(1-2) BCFX O NYY Juan Rivera Tim Wakefield 2% 92% Flyball: CF 0.0
b6 0-4 1 — 4,(1-2) CBCS O NYY Alfonso Soriano Tim Wakefield 1% 93% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b6 0-4 2 — 2,(1-0) BX O NYY Derek Jeter Tim Wakefield 1% 94% Lineout: 3B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Yankees’ Felix Heredia facing 2-3-4
t7 4-0 0 — 4,(2-1) BCBX O BOS Bill Mueller Felix Heredia -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  Jeff Nelson replaces Felix Heredia pitching
t7 4-0 1 — 5,(2-2) .FBSBX O BOS Nomar Garciaparra Jeff Nelson 0% 93% Groundout: C-1B 0.0
t7 4-0 2 — 5,(3-1) BFBBX BOS Manny Ramirez Jeff Nelson 0% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive) 0.3334
t7 4-0 2 1– 3,(1-1) CBH BOS David Ortiz Jeff Nelson 0% 94% Hit By Pitch; Ramirez to 2B 0.3333
t7 4-0 2 12- 4,(1-2) CSBX R BOS Kevin Millar Jeff Nelson 3% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ramirez Scores; Ortiz to 2B 0.3333
  Gabe White replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
t7 5-0 2 12- 3,(1-1) .BCX BOS Trot Nixon Gabe White 0% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive); Ortiz to 3B; Millar to 2B 0.0
t7 5-0 2 123 5,(1-2) CFFBX O BOS Doug Mirabelli Gabe White -1% 96% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B -0.0
  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-5, Red Sox’ Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
b7 0-5 0 — 5,(3-1) BCBBB NYY Jason Giambi Tim Wakefield -2% 94% Walk 0.4167
b7 0-5 0 1– 4,(3-0) BBBB NYY Bernie Williams Tim Wakefield -4% 90% Walk; Giambi to 2B 0.4167
  Alan Embree replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
b7 0-5 0 12- 2,(1-0) .BX R NYY Jorge Posada Alan Embree -10% 80% Double to CF (Line Drive); Giambi Scores; Williams to 3B 0.7499
b7 1-5 0 -23 3,(2-0) BBX RO NYY Hideki Matsui Alan Embree 5% 85% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Williams Scores 0.4167
b7 2-5 1 -2- 4,(2-1) BBCX O NYY Aaron Boone Alan Embree 4% 89% Flyball: CF -0.0
b7 2-5 2 -2- 3,(1-1) BSX O NYY Nick Johnson Alan Embree 3% 93% Lineout: CF 0.0
  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 2.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Yankees’ Gabe White facing 9-1-2
t8 5-2 0 — 2,(1-0) BX O BOS Gabe Kapler Gabe White -1% 92% Flyball: RF 0.0
t8 5-2 1 — 5,(3-1) BBBCX BOS Todd Walker Gabe White 1% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball) 0.0
  Damian Jackson pinch runs for Todd Walker (2B) batting 1st
t8 5-2 1 1– 2,(1-1) .1BC1 O BOS Bill Mueller Gabe White -1% 91% Jackson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B) 0.0
t8 5-2 2 — 4,(2-1) .1BC1.BX O BOS Bill Mueller Gabe White 0% 91% Flyball: RF 0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Red Sox’ Mike Timlin facing 9-1-2
  Mike Timlin replaces Alan Embree pitchingDamian Jackson moves from PR to 2B Ruben Sierra pinch hits for Juan Rivera (RF) batting 9th
b8 2-5 0 — 4,(1-2) …CBSX O NYY Ruben Sierra Mike Timlin 3% 94% Lineout: 1B 0.0
b8 2-5 1 — 5,(2-2) CBFBS O NYY Alfonso Soriano Mike Timlin 2% 96% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b8 2-5 2 — 2,(1-0) BX O NYY Derek Jeter Mike Timlin 1% 96% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 2.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Yankees’ José Contreras facing 3-4-5
  José Contreras replaces Gabe White pitchingRuben Sierra moves from PH to RF
t9 5-2 0 — 3,(0-2) ..CSS O BOS Nomar Garciaparra José Contreras 0% 96% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 5-2 1 — 1,(0-0) X BOS Manny Ramirez José Contreras 0% 96% Single to RF (Ground Ball) 0.0
t9 5-2 1 1– 4,(1-2) BSC*B BOS David Ortiz José Contreras 0% 97% Wild Pitch; Ramirez to 2B 0.0
t9 5-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2) BSC*B.S O BOS David Ortiz José Contreras -1% 96% Strikeout Swinging 0
t9 5-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2) F*BBSS O BOS Kevin Millar José Contreras -1% 96% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Red Sox’ Scott Williamson facing 3-4-5
  Scott Williamson replaces Mike Timlin pitching
b9 2-5 0 — 8,(3-2) .BCSFBFBC O NYY Jason Giambi Scott Williamson 3% 98% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b9 2-5 1 — 3,(1-1) BCX O NYY Bernie Williams Scott Williamson 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
b9 2-5 2 — 8,(3-2) CSBBBFFC O NYY Jorge Posada Scott Williamson 1% 100% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 2.