OAK @ NYA

Oakland Athletics at New York Yankees, October 15, 2001

On October 15, 2001, the New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-3 at Yankee Stadium I in a Division Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 56,642, a game time of 203 minutes, and a night start for this game. The weather notes give 63 degrees, sunny skies, and a 5 mph wind. The Oakland Athletics' runs came one at a time, in the first, second, and fifth. The New York Yankees' runs came in the second, third, fourth, and sixth innings, 2 of them in the second. Hits were 7 for the Oakland Athletics and 10 for the New York Yankees, with 3 and 1 errors. Mike Stanton was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 1 hit in 1.2 innings. The loss was charged to Mark Mulder after 4.1 innings and 4 runs. Mariano Rivera earned the save. Roger Clemens led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The Oakland Athletics' pitching table lists Tim Hudson, Jim Mecir, and Mark Mulder. The New York Yankees' pitching table lists Roger Clemens, Ramiro Mendoza, Mariano Rivera, and Mike Stanton. Jason Giambi led the Oakland Athletics at the plate: 4 for 4 and 2 RBI. The New York Yankees' top hitter was Derek Jeter, 2 for 3, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Alfonso Soriano drove in 2 for the New York Yankees. David Justice also homered for the New York Yankees. Ed Rapuano worked home plate.