2001 New York Yankees
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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
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]
- AL All-Stars: Roger Clemens, Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, Mike Stanton and Bernie Williams
- AL Cy Young Award: Roger Clemens
- AL Rolaids Relief Award: Mariano Rivera
- AL Gold Glove: Mike Mussina (P)
- AL Silver Slugger Award: Jorge Posada (C)
- Topps ALL-Star Rookie Team: Alfonso Soriano (2B)
ALDS[edit]
Series Summary:
- Game 1 @ Yankee Stadium: Athletics 5, Yankees 3
- Game 2 @ Yankee Stadium: Athletics 2, Yankees 0
- Game 3 @ Network Associates Coliseum: Yankees 1, Athletics 0
- Game 4 @ Network Associates Coliseum: Yankees 9, Athletics 2
- Game 5 @ Yankee Stadium: Yankees 5, Athletics 3
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 |
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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]
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 |
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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: ARI – Craig 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 |
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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: ARI – Matt 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 |
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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: NYY – Jorge Posada (1) |
Game 4[edit]
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 |
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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: ARI – Mark Grace (1) NYY – Shane 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 |
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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: ARI – Steve Finley (1), Rod Barajas (1) NYY – Scott 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 |
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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]
November 4, 2001 at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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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: NYY– Alfonso 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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NL Division Series (3-0) Braves (NLE) over Astros (NLC) NL Division Series (3-2) Diamondbacks (NLW) over Cardinals (WC) | |||
NL Championship Series (4-1) Diamondbacks over Braves | |||
World Series (4-3) Diamondbacks over Yankees | |||
AL Championship Series (4-1) Yankees over Mariners | |||
AL Division Series (3-2) Mariners (ALW) over Indians (ALC) AL Division Series (3-2) Yankees (ALE) over Athletics (WC) |
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