2001 New York Yankees

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2001 New York Yankees
2001 AL East Champions
2001 AL Champions
100px-Yankees ny1.jpg
Major league affiliations
Location
2001 Information
Owner(s) George Steinbrenner
Manager(s) Joe Torre
Local television MSG Network
WNYW
Yes Network (Started 9/10)
Local radio WABC-AM
Baseball-Reference 2001 New York Yankees

2001 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page[edit]

Clinched Division: September 25, 2001

American League Champions

Managed by Joe Torre

Coaches: Tony Cloninger, Billy Connors, Gary Denbo, Lee Mazzilli, Willie Randolph, Mel Stottlemyre and Don Zimmer

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium


The 2001 New York Yankees played the 99th season in team history. They finished with a record of 95-65-1, 13.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. In the playoffs, they reached the World Series before losing in a dramatic 7-game series to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Awards and Honors[edit]

ALDS[edit]

Main article: 2001 ALDS2

Series Summary:

The Yankees win the series 3-2, becoming the first team in MLB history to win the ALDS after dropping the first two games at home.

ALCS[edit]

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 New York - 4, Seattle - 2 October 17 Safeco Field 47,644
2 New York - 3, Seattle - 2 October 18 Safeco Field 47,791
3 Seattle - 14, New York - 3 October 20 Yankee Stadium 56,517
4 Seattle - 1, New York - 3 October 21 Yankee Stadium 56,375
5 Seattle - 3, New York - 12 October 22 Yankee Stadium 56,370

World Series[edit]

Main article: 2001 World Series

Game 1[edit]

October 27, 2001 at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
Arizona 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 x 9 10 0
W: Curt Schilling (1-0)   L: Mike Mussina (0-1)  
HR: ARICraig Counsell (1), Luis Gonzalez (1)

Game 2[edit]

October 28, 2001 at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Arizona 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 x 4 5 0
W: Randy Johnson (1-0)   L: Andy Pettitte (0-1)  
HR: ARIMatt Williams (1)

Game 3[edit]

October 30, 2001 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
New York 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 2 7 1
W: Roger Clemens (1-0)   L: Brian Anderson (0-1)  S: Mariano Rivera (1)
HR: NYYJorge Posada (1)

Game 4[edit]

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October 31, 2001 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Arizona 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 0
New York 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 7 0
W: Mariano Rivera (1-0)   L: Byung-Hyun Kim (0-1)  
HR: ARIMark Grace (1)    NYYShane Spencer (1), Tino Martinez (1), Derek Jeter (1)

Game 5[edit]

November 1, 2001 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Arizona 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 9 1
W: Sterling Hitchcock (1-0)   L: Albie Lopez (0-1)  
HR: ARISteve Finley (1), Rod Barajas (1)    NYYScott Brosius (1)

Game 6[edit]

November 3, 2001 at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 1
Arizona 1 3 8 3 0 0 0 0 x 15 22 0
W: Randy Johnson (2-0)   L: Andy Pettitte (0-2)  

Game 7[edit]

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November 4, 2001 at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 3
Arizona 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 11 0
W: Randy Johnson (3-0)   L: Mariano Rivera (1-1)  
HR: NYYAlfonso Soriano (1)

Further Reading[edit]

  • Bryan Hoch: "Yanks' 2001 WS run comforted grieving NYC", mlb.com, September 11, 2021. [1]
  • Buster Olney: "Sense of Loss Mars Yanks' Division Championship", New York Times, September 26, 2001, Section D pg. 9

External links[edit]



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