8:00 PM ET, October 16, 2003
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
W: M. Rivera (1-0)
L: T. Wakefield (2-1)
Final in 11
NY Yankees leads 4-3 (as of 10/16)
| Game 1: Wednesday, October 8 | ||
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| Boston | 5 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Thursday, October 9 | ||
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| Boston | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, October 11 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, October 12 | ||
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| NY Yankees | Postponed | |
| Boston | ||
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| Game 4: Monday, October 13 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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| Game 5: Tuesday, October 14 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 2 | |
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| Game 6: Wednesday, October 15 | ||
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| Boston | 9 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 | |
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| Game 7: Thursday, October 16 | ||
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| Boston | 5 | Final in 11 |
| NY Yankees | 6 | |
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8:00 PM ET, October 16, 2003
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
W: M. Rivera (1-0)
L: T. Wakefield (2-1)
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Damon CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .256 | ||
| T Walker 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .349 | ||
| N Garciaparra SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .265 | ||
| M Ramirez LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | ||
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .191 | ||
| G Kapler PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | ||
| K Millar 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .240 | ||
| T Nixon RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .294 | ||
| B Mueller 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .174 | ||
| J Varitek C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .294 | ||
| D Jackson PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | ||
| D Mirabelli C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 | ||
| Totals | 44 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | |||
| BATTING 2B: J Varitek (2, R Clemens); D Ortiz (2, M Rivera) HR: T Nixon (4, 2nd inning off R Clemens 1 on, 1 Out); K Millar (1, 4th inning off R Clemens 0 on, 0 Out); D Ortiz (2, 8th inning off D Wells 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: T Nixon 2 (7), K Millar (3), D Ortiz (8) GIDP: J Damon Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Millar 2, T Walker 2, M Ramirez 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| P Martinez | 7.1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 123-77 | 4.76 | |
| A Embree | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 0.00 | |
| M Timlin | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27-12 | 0.00 | |
| T Wakefield (L, 2-2) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-8 | 2.91 | |
| Totals | 10.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 168-99 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: R Sierra (By M Timlin) Batters faced: P Martinez 33; A Embree 1; M Timlin 6; T Wakefield 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Martinez 4-10; A Embree 0-1; M Timlin 2-1; T Wakefield 1-2 Game Scores: P Martinez 45 | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Soriano 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .224 | ||
| N Johnson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .179 | ||
| D Jeter SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .295 | ||
| B Williams CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 | ||
| H Matsui LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 | ||
| J Posada C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | ||
| J Giambi DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 | ||
| E Wilson 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | ||
| a-R Sierra PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| A Boone PR-3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | ||
| K Garcia RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |||
| a-intentionally walked for E Wilson in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: H Matsui 2 (4, P Martinez 2); D Jeter (2, P Martinez); J Posada (5, P Martinez) HR: J Giambi 2 (3, 5th inning off P Martinez 0 on, 0 Out; 7th inning off P Martinez 0 on, 2 Out); A Boone (1, 11th inning off T Wakefield 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Giambi 2 (5), B Williams (5), J Posada 2 (6), A Boone (2) 2-out RBI: J Giambi Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Soriano 3, J Posada 1, H Matsui 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Wilson (1, throw) DP: 1 (D Jeter-N Johnson). | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| R Clemens | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 65-43 | 3.37 | |
| M Mussina | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33-25 | 4.03 | |
| F Heredia | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-7 | 1.93 | |
| J Nelson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-5 | 6.00 | |
| D Wells | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-5 | 1.76 | |
| M Rivera (W, 1-0) | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48-33 | 0.75 | |
| Totals | 11.0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 170-118 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Clemens 17; M Mussina 10; F Heredia 2; J Nelson 2; D Wells 3; M Rivera 11 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Clemens 3-5; M Mussina 5-1; F Heredia 0-1; J Nelson 1-0; D Wells 1-1; M Rivera 4-2 Game Scores: R Clemens 33 | ||||||||||
| BOS | NYY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | T Nixon homered to right, K Millar scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Damon safe at second on throwing error by third baseman E Wilson, J Varitek scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 4th | K Millar homered to left. | 4 | 0 | |
| 5th | J Giambi homered to right center. | 4 | 1 | |
| 7th | J Giambi homered to right center. | 4 | 2 | |
| 8th | D Ortiz homered to right. | 5 | 2 | |
| 8th | B Williams singled to center, D Jeter scored. | 5 | 3 | |
| 8th | J Posada doubled to center, B Williams and H Matsui scored. | 5 | 5 | |
| 11th | A Boone homered to left. | 5 | 6 | |
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| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 56,279 (111.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:56 |
| Weather | 61 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Mcclelland, First Base - Terry Craft, Second Base - Alfonso Marquez, Third Base - Derryl Cousins |
