October 12, 2004 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 1 at Yankee Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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2004 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 1
2004 postseason: WS: BOS-STL / ALCS: BOS-NYY / NLCS: STL-HOU / Div. Series: BOS-ANA / NYY-MIN / STL-LAD / HOU-ATL

Game 1
NYY 10
BOS  7
Game 2
NYY  3
BOS  1
Game 3
NYY 19
@BOS  8
Game 4
BOS  6
NYY  4
(12) Game 5
BOS  5
NYY  4
(14) Game 6
BOS  4
@NYY  2
Game 7
BOS 10
@NYY  3

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 56,135

Tuesday, October 12, 2004, 8:20PM
Time of Game: 3:20

Red Sox

Terry Francona

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   5  2  0    7 10  0
Yankees         2  0  4   0  0  2   0  2  X   10 14  0

W: M Mussina (1-0), L: C Schilling (0-1), S: M Rivera (1)

Yankees

Joe Torre

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   0   0   0    0   4  .000  .000   18    2   0   
M Bellhorn 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .750   13    1   6   2B
M Ramirez LF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   13    5   0   
D Ortiz DH                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .500 1.500   22    0   0   3B
K Millar 1B                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .250  .750   14    8   0   2B
T Nixon RF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    7    2   0   
J Varitek C                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .500 1.750   19    3   0   HR
O Cabrera SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   12    2   2   
B Mueller 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   20    1   1   GDP

C Schilling P                                                            0   0
  C Leskanic P                                                           0   0
  R Mendoza P                                                            0   0
  T Wakefield P                                                          0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  K Foulke P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   7  10   7    0  10              138   24   9

BATTING

2B: K Millar (1, off M Mussina); M Bellhorn (1, off M Mussina).

3B: D Ortiz (1, off T Gordon).

HR: J Varitek (1, off T Sturtze; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Varitek 5; D Ortiz 4; K Millar 2; M Bellhorn 2; M Ramirez; B Mueller; T Nixon; O Cabrera.

GIDP: B Mueller (1).

RBI: K Millar 2 (2); J Varitek 2 (2); D Ortiz 2 (2); T Nixon (1).

2-out RBI: J Varitek 2; K Millar 2; D Ortiz 2; T Nixon.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Cabrera-M Bellhorn-K Millar.

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .650   18    5   3   
A Rodriguez 3B                5   2   2   0    0   1  .400  .800   17    0   0   GDP
G Sheffield RF                4   4   3   0    1   1  .750 2.050   30    1   0   2·2B
H Matsui LF                   5   2   3   5    0   0  .600 1.600   14    3   0   2·2B
B Williams CF                 5   0   2   3    0   0  .400 1.000   16    1   0   2B
J Posada C                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .200   18    9   1   HBP,SF
J Olerud 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833   17    6   2   
M Cairo 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   16    0   0   
K Lofton DH                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .333 1.833   19    0   0   HR

M Mussina P                                                              2   1
  T Sturtze P                                                            0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   1
Totals                       36  10  14  10    4   3              165   27   8

BATTING

2B: H Matsui 2 (2, 2 off C Schilling); B Williams (1, off M Timlin); G Sheffield 2 (2, off T Wakefield, off C Schilling).

HR: K Lofton (1, off T Wakefield; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: J Posada (1, off C Schilling).

HBP: J Posada (1, by R Mendoza).

TB: H Matsui 5; G Sheffield 5; K Lofton 4; B Williams 3; A Rodriguez 2; D Jeter; M Cairo; J Olerud.

GIDP: A Rodriguez (1).

RBI: H Matsui 5 (5); B Williams 3 (3); K Lofton (1); J Posada (1).

2-out RBI: B Williams 3; H Matsui 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Rivera-D Jeter-J Olerud.

PB: J Posada (1).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Schilling, L (0-1)           3     6   6   6    2   1   0  18.00   17   58-36   24· 2·10    4· 5· 0· 5     22    -     0.64  -0.29
C Leskanic                     1     0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    4   22-11    6· 2· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
R Mendoza                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   17-8     5· 2· 1    1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.10   0.00
T Wakefield                    1     3   2   2    0   1   1  18.00    6   25-16    6· 2· 8    1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.03  -0.01
A Embree                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   18-11    9· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.20   0.01
M Timlin                       0.2   3   2   2    0   0   0  27.00    5   20-12    9· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.81  -0.11
K Foulke                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    5-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.23   0.01
Totals                         8    14  10  10    4   3   1          42  165-96   60· 9·27    9·10· 2·13          1-0

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mussina, W (1-0)             6.2   4   4   4    0   8   0   5.40   24   95-62   35· 5·22    5· 7· 0· 4     58    -     0.35   0.19
T Sturtze                      0.1   1   1   1    0   1   1  27.00    2    7-7     4· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.30  -0.04
T Gordon, H (1)                0.2   3   2   2    0   1   0  27.00    5   17-10    6· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.24  -0.16
M Rivera, S (1)                1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   18-12   11· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 2          1-0    1.57   0.13
Totals                         9    10   7   7    0  10   1          36  137-91   56· 9·26    7·10· 0· 9          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Mendoza (1; J Posada).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Jim Joyce.

Time of Game: 3:20.

Attendance: 56,135.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 59° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees                     
1. J Damon              CF    1. D Jeter              SS 
2. M Bellhorn           2B    2. A Rodriguez          3B 
3. M Ramirez            LF    3. G Sheffield          RF 
4. D Ortiz              DH    4. H Matsui             LF 
5. K Millar             1B    5. B Williams           CF 
6. T Nixon              RF    6. J Posada             C  
7. J Varitek            C     7. J Olerud             1B 
8. O Cabrera            SS    8. M Cairo              2B 
9. B Mueller            3B    9. K Lofton             DH 

   C Schilling          P        M Mussina            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  8-5  1-3  5  -16%  77% D Ortiz         T Gordon        Triple to CF; Mueller Scores; Ramirez Scores
   b 8   2  7-8  12-  2   11%  97% B Williams      M Timlin        Double to LF; Rodriguez Scores; Sheffield Scores; Williams to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  4   10%  63% H Matsui        C Schilling     Double to LF; Sheffield Scores
   t 8   2  8-7  --3  4    9%  86% K Millar        M Rivera        Popfly: SS
   t 9   1 10-7  12-  5    9% 100% B Mueller       M Rivera        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  M Bellhorn      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   55%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  D Jeter         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   51%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
          ---  5   53%  G Sheffield     Double to LF
   R      -2-  4   63%  H Matsui        Double to LF; Sheffield Scores
   R      -2-  1   71%  B Williams      Single to CF; Matsui Scores
   O      1--  2   69%  J Posada        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   72%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   73%  K Millar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   74%  T Nixon         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Curt Schilling facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   73%  J Olerud        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   71%  M Cairo         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   71%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Mussina facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   73%  J Varitek       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   75%  O Cabrera       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  4   76%  B Mueller       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   79%  D Jeter         Single to CF
          1--  2   82%  A Rodriguez     Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Jeter to 2B
          12-  7   87%  G Sheffield     Walk; Jeter to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
   RRR    123  1   94%  H Matsui        Double to RF; Jeter Scores; Rodriguez Scores; Sheffield Scores
   O      -2-  4   94%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B; Matsui to 3B
   RO     --3  2   95%  J Posada        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Matsui Scores
          ---  4   95%  J Olerud        Walk
   O      1--  5   95%  M Cairo         Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 6.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   96%  J Damon         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   96%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   97%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Curt Leskanic facing 9-1-2
                  Curt Leskanic replaces Curt Schilling pitching
          ---  8   97%  K Lofton        Walk
          1--  6   98%  D Jeter         Walk; Lofton to 2B
   OO     12-  1   96%  A Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Lofton to 3B
   O      --3  7   96%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 6.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   97%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   97%  K Millar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   98%  T Nixon         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Ramiro Mendoza facing 4-5-6
                  Ramiro Mendoza replaces Curt Leskanic pitching
   O      ---  1   97%  H Matsui        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   97%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   97%  J Posada        Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   98%  J Olerud        Single to LF; Posada to 3B
   O      1-3  6   97%  M Cairo         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 6.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Mussina facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   98%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  O Cabrera       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   98%  B Mueller       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
                  Tim Wakefield replaces Ramiro Mendoza pitching
   R      ---  5   99%  K Lofton        Home Run
   O      ---  5   99%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   99%  G Sheffield     Double to CF
   R      -2-  3  100%  H Matsui        Single to RF; Sheffield Scores
   O      1--  4  100%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 8.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  100%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   99%  M Bellhorn      Double to LF
   O      -2-  1  100%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  3  100%  D Ortiz         Single to RF; Bellhorn to 3B
   RR     1-3  3   99%  K Millar        Double to LF; Bellhorn Scores; Ortiz Scores
          -2-      99%  T Nixon         Passed Ball; Millar to 3B
   R      --3  2   98%  " "             Single to RF; Millar Scores
                  Tanyon Sturtze replaces Mike Mussina pitching
   RR     1--  3   93%  J Varitek       Home Run; Nixon Scores
   O      ---  4   94%  O Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-5, Alan Embree facing 6-7-8
                  Alan Embree replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      ---  7   93%  J Posada        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   93%  J Olerud        Flyball: LF
          ---  4   93%  M Cairo         Single to RF
   O      1--  3   92%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 8.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Gordon replaces Tanyon Sturtze pitching
          ---  4   88%  B Mueller       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   92%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   95%  M Bellhorn      Flyball: LF
          1--  3   93%  M Ramirez       Single to CF; Mueller to 3B
   RR     1-3  5   77%  D Ortiz         Triple to CF; Mueller Scores; Ramirez Scores
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Tom Gordon pitching
   O      --3  4   86%  K Millar        Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Yankees 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-7, Mike Timlin facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Timlin replaces Alan Embree pitching
   O      ---  2   85%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   86%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF
          1--  6   88%  G Sheffield     Single to LF; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-  5   86%  H Matsui        Popfly: SS
   RR     12-  2   97%  B Williams      Double to LF; Rodriguez Scores; Sheffield Scores; Williams to 3B
                  Keith Foulke replaces Mike Timlin pitching
   O      --3  5   96%  J Posada        Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Yankees 10.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 7-10, Mariano Rivera facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   98%  T Nixon         Popfly: SS
          ---  7   96%  J Varitek       Single to RF
          1--  1   91%  O Cabrera       Single to LF; Varitek to 2B
   OO     12-  5  100%  B Mueller       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Yankees 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA200410120

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation