BOS @ NYA

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees, October 9, 2003

The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 at Yankee Stadium I on October 9, 2003 in a League Championship Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 56,295, a game time of 185 minutes, and a night start for this game. The weather notes give 67 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 3 mph wind. The Boston Red Sox's runs came one at a time, in the second and sixth. The New York Yankees' runs came in the second, third, fifth, and seventh innings, 2 of them in the second. Hits were 10 for the Boston Red Sox and 8 for the New York Yankees, with 1 and 0 errors. Andy Pettitte was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 9 hits in 6.2 innings. The loss was charged to Derek Lowe after 6.2 innings and 6 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Andy Pettitte, who had 5. The Boston Red Sox used Bronson Arroyo, Derek Lowe, and Scott Sauerbeck on the mound. The New York Yankees used Jose Contreras, Andy Pettitte, and Mariano Rivera on the mound. For the Boston Red Sox, Jason Varitek went 2 for 4, 1 home run, 1 double, and 1 RBI. The New York Yankees' top hitter was Bernie Williams, 2 for 3, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Nick Johnson drove in 2 for the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees got another home run from Nick Johnson. Behind the plate was umpire Terry Craft.