2001 New York Yankees season

The 2001 New York Yankees season was the 99th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 95–65-1 finishing 13.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. Roger Clemens had sixteen straight wins, tying an American League mark shared by Walter Johnson, Lefty Grove, Schoolboy Rowe, and Smoky Joe Wood. Clemens would finish the season with the AL Cy Young Award and become the first pitcher to win six Cy Young Awards.^[1]

2001 New York Yankees
American League champions American League East champions
Yankees' fielders huddling on the pitcher's mound during an August 2001 away game
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Yankee Stadium
City	New York City
Record	95–65 (.594)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	George Steinbrenner
General managers	Brian Cashman
Managers	Joe Torre
Television	WNYW (Bobby Murcer, Tim McCarver) MSG (Ken Singleton, Jim Kaat, Al Trautwig, Suzyn Waldman)
Radio	WABC (AM) (John Sterling, Michael Kay)
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Another chapter was written in the story of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry when, on September 2, 2001, Mike Mussina came within one strike of a perfect game before surrendering a bloop single to Carl Everett. This was Mussina's third time taking a perfect game to or beyond the 8th inning. Coincidentally, it would have been the 3rd perfect game in for the Yankees in a span of 4 seasons and could have been the 4th perfect game in franchise history.

In the emotional times of the fall of 2001 in New York City, following the September 11 attacks on New York's World Trade Center, the Yankees defeated the Oakland A's three games to two in the ALDS, and then the Seattle Mariners, who had won 116 games, four games to one in the ALCS. By winning the pennant for a fourth straight year, the 1998–2001 Yankees joined the 1921–1924 New York Giants, and the Yankee teams of 1936–1939, 1949–1953, 1955–1958 and 1960–1964 as the only dynasties to reach at least four straight pennants. The Yankees had now won eleven consecutive postseason series over a four-year period. However, the Yankees lost the World Series in a dramatic 7 game series to the Arizona Diamondbacks, when Yankees star closer Mariano Rivera uncharacteristically lost the lead – and the Series – in the bottom of the ninth inning of the final game. With the loss, this marked the second time in five years that a team lost the World Series after taking a lead into the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7 (following the Cleveland Indians in 1997).^[2][3]

Despite the loss in the series, Derek Jeter provided one bright spot. Despite a very poor series overall, batting under .200, he got the nickname, "Mr. November", for his walk-off home run in Game 4, though it began October 31, as the game ended in the first minutes of November 1. In calling the home run, Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay said "See ya! See ya! See ya! A home run for Derek Jeter! He is Mr. November! Oh what a home run by Derek Jeter!" He said this after noticing a fan's sign that said "Mr. November".

Also, during the emotional times following the attacks, Yankee Stadium played host to a memorial service, just before the Yankees played their first home game following the attacks. The service was titled "Prayer for America".

Offseason

• November 21, 2000: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.^[4]
• November 30, 2000: Mike Mussina was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.^[5]
• December 7, 2000: Dwight Gooden signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.^[6]
• December 7, 2000: Luis Sojo was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.^[7]
• December 11, 2000: Brandon Knight was drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the New York Yankees in the 2000 rule 5 draft.^[8]
• February 15, 2001: Henry Rodriguez was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.^[9]
• March 21, 2001: Drew Henson was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Michael Coleman to the New York Yankees for Wily Mo Pena.^[10]
• March 28, 2001: Glenallen Hill was traded by the New York Yankees to the Anaheim Angels for Darren Blakely (minors).^[11]
• March 28, 2001: Brandon Knight was returned (earlier draft pick) by the Minnesota Twins to the New York Yankees.^[8]
• March 30, 2001: Brandon Knight was released by the New York Yankees.^[8]

Notable transactions

• April 1, 2001: Brandon Knight was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.^[8]
• June 5, 2001: John Ford Griffin was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2001.^[12]
• June 5, 2001: Bronson Sardinha was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (34th pick) of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2001.^[13]
• June 19, 2001: Henry Rodríguez was released by the New York Yankees.^[9]
• June 20, 2001: Joe Oliver was released by the New York Yankees.^[4]
• July 4, 2001: Bobby Estalella was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Joe Smith (minors) to the New York Yankees for Brian Boehringer.^[14]
• July 30, 2001: Sterling Hitchcock was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees for Brett Jodie and Darren Blakely (minors).^[15]
• August 31, 2001: Randy Velarde was traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees for players to be named later. The New York Yankees sent Randy Flores (October 12, 2001) and Rosman Garcia (October 11, 2001) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.^[16]

Season standings

• v
• t
• e

AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	95	65	.594	—	51‍–‍28	44‍–‍37
Boston Red Sox	82	79	.509	13½	41‍–‍40	41‍–‍39
Toronto Blue Jays	80	82	.494	16	40‍–‍42	40‍–‍40
Baltimore Orioles	63	98	.391	32½	30‍–‍50	33‍–‍48
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	62	100	.383	34	37‍–‍44	25‍–‍56

Season summary

The Yankees taking the field during a late August 2001 game at Edison Field.

Record vs. opponents

2001 American League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2001 v t e
Team	ANA	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Anaheim	—	4–5	4–3	6–3	5–4	5–4	5–4	3–6	4–3	6–14	4–15	7–2	7–12	5–4	10–8
Baltimore	5–4	—	9–10	3–4	1–5	4–2	5–2	3–3	5–13–1	2–7	1–8	10–9	2–7	7–12	6–12
Boston	3–4	10–9	—	3–3	3–6	4–5	3–3	3–3	5–13	4–5	3–6	14–5	5–2	12–7	10–8
Chicago	3–6	4–3	3–3	—	10–9	13–6	14–5	5–14	1–5	1–8	2–7	5–2	7–2	3–3	12–6
Cleveland	4–5	5–1	6–3	9–10	—	13–6	11–8	14–5	4–5	4–3	2–5	5–1	5–4	2–4	7–11
Detroit	4–5	2–4	5–4	6–13	6–13	—	8–11	4–15	4–5	1–6	2–5	4–2	8–1	2–4	10–8
Kansas City	4–5	2–5	3–3	5–14	8–11	11–8	—	6–13	0–6	3–6	3–6	4–2	4–5	4–3	8–10
Minnesota	6–3	3–3	3–3	14–5	5–14	15–4	13–6	—	4–2	5–4	1–8	1–6	4–5	2–5	9–9
New York	3–4	13–5–1	13–5	5–1	5–4	5–4	6–0	2–4	—	3–6	3–6	13–6	3–4	11–8	10–8
Oakland	14–6	7–2	5–4	8–1	3–4	6–1	6–3	4–5	6–3	—	9–10	7–2	9–10	6–3	12–6
Seattle	15–4	8–1	6–3	7–2	5–2	5–2	6–3	8–1	6–3	10–9	—	7–2	15–5	6–3	12–6
Tampa Bay	2–7	9–10	5–14	2–5	1–5	2–4	2–4	6–1	6–13	2–7	2–7	—	4–5	9–10	10–8
Texas	12–7	7–2	2–5	2–7	4–5	1–8	5–4	5–4	4–3	10–9	5–15	5–4	—	3–6	8–10
Toronto	4–5	12–7	7–12	3–3	4–2	4–2	3–4	5–2	8–11	3–6	3–6	10–9	6–3	—	8–10

Detailed records

American League Opponent W L WP RS RA AL East Baltimore Orioles 13 5 0.722 104 89 Boston Red Sox 13 5 0.722 68 50 New York Yankees Tampa Bay Devil Rays 13 6 0.684 99 60 Toronto Blue Jays 11 8 0.579 108 93 Total 50 24 0.676 379 292 AL West Anaheim Angels 3 4 0.429 28 31 Oakland Athletics 3 6 0.333 30 44 Seattle Mariners 3 6 0.333 43 55 Texas Rangers 3 4 0.429 31 53 Total 12 20 0.375 132 183 AL Central Chicago White Sox 5 1 0.833 38 19 Cleveland Indians 5 4 0.556 64 45 Detroit Tigers 5 4 0.556 51 56 Kansas City Royals 6 0 1.000 46 19 Minnesota Twins 2 4 0.333 13 13 Total 23 13 0.639 212 152 National League Atlanta Braves 1 2 0.333 14 18 Florida Marlins 1 2 0.333 9 24 Montreal Expos 2 1 0.667 19 11 New York Mets 4 2 0.667 26 20 Philadelphia Phillies 2 1 0.667 13 13 Total 10 8 0.556 81 86 Season Total 95 65 0.594 804 713

Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA April 26 14 12 0.538 131 116 May 25 15 10 0.600 120 99 June 27 16 11 0.593 147 125 July 28 19 9 0.679 158 132 August 29 15 14 0.517 141 141 September 18 12 6 0.667 83 77 October 7 4 3 0.571 24 23 Total 160 95 65 0.594 804 713 Games Won Lost Win % RS RA Home 79 51 28 0.646 422 330 Away 81 44 37 0.543 381 382 Total 160 95 65 0.594 804 713

Roster

2001 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers 57 Carlos Almanzar 41 Brian Boehringer 38 Randy Choate 22 Roger Clemens 65 Adrián Hernández 26 Orlando Hernández 41 Sterling Hitchcock 60 Brett Jodie 48 Randy Keisler 62 Brandon Knight 61 Ted Lilly 55 Ramiro Mendoza 35 Mike Mussina 43 Christian Parker 46 Andy Pettitte 42 Mariano Rivera 29 Mike Stanton 56 Todd Williams 45 Jay Witasick 39 Mark Wohlers		Catchers 36 Bobby Estalella 43 Todd Greene 14 Joe Oliver 20 Jorge Posada Infielders 57 Erick Almonte 18 Scott Brosius  2 Derek Jeter 60 Nick Johnson 24 Tino Martinez 19 Luis Sojo 33 Alfonso Soriano 25 Randy Velarde 14 Enrique Wilson		Outfielders 12 Clay Bellinger 17 Darren Bragg 13 Michael Coleman 28 David Justice 11 Chuck Knoblauch 59 Donzell McDonald 21 Paul O'Neill 48 Robert Pérez 48 Juan Rivera 47 Shane Spencer 51 Bernie Williams 17 Gerald Williams Other batters 45 Henry Rodríguez 48 Scott Seabol		Manager  6 Joe Torre Coaches 40 Tony Cloninger (Bullpen) 52 Gary Denbo (Hitting) 54 Lee Mazzilli (First Base) 30 Willie Randolph (Third Base) 34 Mel Stottlemyre (Pitching) 53 Don Zimmer (Bench)

Game log

Regular season

Legend
Yankees Win	Yankees Loss	Game Postponed

2001 Game Log (95–65) Home: 51–28 Away: 44–37
April (14–12) Home: 9–6 Away: 5–6 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record 1 April 2 Royals 7–3 Clemens (1–0) Suppan (0–1) — Yankee Stadium 55,814 1–0 2 April 4 Royals 8–2 Pettitte (1–0) Stein (0–1) — Yankee Stadium 26,499 2–0 3 April 5 Royals 1–0 Mussina (1–0) Reichert (0–1) Rivera (1) Yankee Stadium 26,696 3–0 4 April 6 Blue Jays 4–13 Loaiza (2–0) Parker (0–1) — Yankee Stadium 29,606 3–1 5 April 7 Blue Jays 2–3 Michalak (1–0) O. Hernandez (0–1) Koch (2) Yankee Stadium 30,487 3–2 6 April 8 Blue Jays 16–5 Clemens (2–0) Parris (0–2) — Yankee Stadium 31,970 4–2 7 April 9 @ Royals 13–4 Pettitte (2–0) Stein (0–2) — Kauffman Stadium 24,411 5–2 8 April 10 @ Royals 9–5 Mendoza (1–0) R. Hernandez (0–1) — Kauffman Stadium 16,338 6–2 9 April 11 @ Royals 8–5 Williams (1–0) Meadows (0–2) Rivera (2) Kauffman Stadium 19,175 7–2 10 April 13 @ Red Sox 2–3 (10) Lowe (1–2) Rivera (0–1) — Fenway Park 33,124 7–3 11 April 14 @ Red Sox 3–2 Stanton (1–0) Schourek (0–1) Rivera (3) Fenway Park 33,396 8–3 12 April 15 @ Red Sox 4–5 Garces (1–0) Pettitte (2–1) Arrojo (2) Fenway Park 32,127 8–4 13 April 16 @ Red Sox 1–4 Castillo (1–1) Mussina (1–1) Beck (1) Fenway Park 33,373 8–5 14 April 17 @ Blue Jays 5–6 Loaiza (3–0) Keisler (0–1) Koch (4) SkyDome 20,019 8–6 15 April 18 @ Blue Jays 2–7 Michalak (3–0) O. Hernandez (0–2) — SkyDome 19,770 8–7 16 April 19 @ Blue Jays 6–5 (17) Choate (1–0) File (0–1) Mendoza (1) SkyDome 24,684 9–7 17 April 20 Red Sox 6–1 Pettitte (3–1) Nomo (2–1) — Yankee Stadium 54,366 10–7 18 April 21 Red Sox 3–8 Castillo (2–1) Mussina (1–2) — Yankee Stadium 55,483 10–8 19 April 22 Red Sox 4–3 (10) Rivera (1–1) Lowe (1–3) — Yankee Stadium 55,278 11–8 20 April 24 Mariners 5–7 Garcia (3–0) Stanton (1–1) Sasaki (10) Yankee Stadium 29,522 11–9 21 April 25 Mariners 5–7 Charlton (1–0) Pettitte (3–2) Sasaki (11) Yankee Stadium 23,684 11–10 22 April 26 Mariners 3–7 Moyer (4–0) Mussina (1–3) Rhodes (1) Yankee Stadium 30,218 11–11 23 April 27 Athletics 3–2 Choate (2–0) Mulder (2–2) Rivera (4) Yankee Stadium 35,170 12–11 24 April 28 Athletics 7–6 Lilly (1–0) Hudson (2–3) Rivera (5) Yankee Stadium 38,422 13–11 25 April 29 Athletics 3–1 Clemens (3–0) Zito (3–2) Rivera (6) Yankee Stadium 50,572 14–11 26 April 30 @ Twins 1–2 Radke (5–0) Pettitte (3–3) — Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 24,629 14–12
May (15–10) Home: 5–3 Away: 10–7 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record 27 May 1 @ Twins 4–0 Mussina (2–3) Milton (3–2) — Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 24,505 15–12 28 May 2 @ Twins 2–4 Mays (4–1) O. Hernandez (0–3) Hawkins (9) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 36,825 15–13 29 May 3 @ Orioles 7–5 Mendoza (2–0) Paronto (1–1) Rivera (7) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 40,218 16–13 30 May 4 @ Orioles 6–5 Stanton (2–1) Paronto (1–2) Rivera (8) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 43,133 17–13 31 May 5 @ Orioles 5–2 Pettitte (4–3) Roberts (4–1) Boehringer (1) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 47,726 18–13 32 May 6 @ Orioles 2–1 Mussina (3–3) Trombley (1–1) Rivera (9) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 47,740 19–13 33 May 8 Twins 0–2 Milton (4–2) O. Hernandez (0–4) — Yankee Stadium 29,326 19–14 34 May 9 Twins 2–0 Clemens (4–0) Mays (4–2) Rivera (10) Yankee Stadium 23,280 20–14 35 May 10 Twins 4–5 (10) Guardado (2–0) Rivera (1–2) Hawkins (11) Yankee Stadium 29,100 20–15 36 May 11 Orioles 14–5 Mussina (4–3) Roberts (4–2) Mendoza (2) Yankee Stadium 40,433 21–15 37 May 12 Orioles 8–5 Stanton (3–1) Towers (1–1) Rivera (11) Yankee Stadium 48,288 22–15 38 May 13 Orioles 5–10 (11) Ryan (2–0) Rivera (1–3) — Yankee Stadium 39,819 22–16 39 May 15 @ Athletics 2–3 (12) Guthrie (2–0) Mendoza (2–1) — Network Associates Coliseum 24,351 22–17 40 May 16 @ Athletics 3–4 (10) Guthrie (3–0) Boehringer (0–1) — Network Associates Coliseum 43,932 22–18 41 May 17 @ Athletics 3–8 Bradford (2–1) Mussina (4–4) — Network Associates Coliseum 31,073 22–19 42 May 18 @ Mariners 14–10 Mendoza (3–1) Halama (3–4) — Safeco Field 45,794 23–19 43 May 19 @ Mariners 2–1 (10) Stanton (4–1) Sasaki (0–2) Rivera (12) Safeco Field 45,880 24–19 44 May 20 @ Mariners 2–6 Sele (6–0) Clemens (4–1) — Safeco Field 45,953 24–20 – May 22 Red Sox Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for June 4 45 May 23 Red Sox 7–3 Pettitte (5–3) Cone (0–1) — Yankee Stadium 44,108 25–20 46 May 24 Red Sox 2–1 Mussina (5–4) Martinez (6–1) Rivera (13) Yankee Stadium 55,592 26–20 47 May 25 @ Indians 4–6 Rodriguez (2–1) O. Hernandez (0–5) Wickman (9) Jacobs Field 42,455 26–21 48 May 26 @ Indians 12–5 Clemens (5–1) Sabathia (5–2) — Jacobs Field 42,528 27–21 49 May 27 @ Indians 6–2 Lilly (2–0) Colon (4–5) Rivera (14) Jacobs Field 42,570 28–21 50 May 28 @ Red Sox 4–3 Pettitte (6–3) Schourek (0–3) Rivera (15) Fenway Park 33,125 29–21 51 May 30 @ Red Sox 0–3 Martinez (7–1) Mussina (5–5) Lowe (5) Fenway Park 33,711 29–22
June (16–11) Home: 11–7 Away: 5–4 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record 52 June 1 Indians 4–7 (6) Sabathia (6–2) Lilly (2–1) Rincon (1) Yankee Stadium 42,032 29–23 53 June 2 Indians 9–4 Clemens (6–1) Colon (4–6) Rivera (16) Yankee Stadium 46,618 30–23 54 June 3 Indians 3–4 Nagy (1–0) Pettitte (6–4) Wickman (12) Yankee Stadium 47,300 30–24 55 June 4 Red Sox 7–6 Rivera (2–3) Beck (1–3) — Yankee Stadium 41,771 31–24 56 June 5 Orioles 3–10 Johnson (5–3) Mussina (5–6) — Yankee Stadium 30,605 31–25 57 June 6 Orioles 7–4 Stanton (5–1) Groom (1–1) Rivera (17) Yankee Stadium 25,137 32–25 58 June 7 Orioles 4–0 Clemens (7–1) Ponson (3–4) — Yankee Stadium 30,786 33–25 59 June 8 Braves 7–4 Pettitte (7–4) Glavine (6–4) Rivera (18) Yankee Stadium 50,090 34–25 60 June 9 Braves 6–10 Cabrera (4–1) Choate (2–1) Rocker (17) Yankee Stadium 55,107 34–26 61 June 10 Braves 1–4 Maddux (6–5) Mussina (5–7) Rocker (18) Yankee Stadium 41,392 34–27 62 June 12 Expos 1–2 (12) Strickland (1–3) Mendoza (3–2) — Yankee Stadium 30,034 34–28 63 June 13 Expos 9–3 Clemens (8–1) Irabu (0–2) — Yankee Stadium 24,960 35–28 64 June 14 Expos 9–6 Keisler (1–1) Yoshii (2–3) Rivera (19) Yankee Stadium 33,306 36–28 65 June 15 @ Mets 5–4 Mendoza (4–2) Leiter (3–5) Rivera (20) Shea Stadium 54,110 37–28 66 June 16 @ Mets 2–1 Mussina (6–7) Appier (4–6) Rivera (21) Shea Stadium 54,195 38–28 67 June 17 @ Mets 7–8 Wendell (2–2) Almanzar (0–1) Benitez (11) Shea Stadium 54,399 38–29 68 June 18 @ Tigers 10–1 Clemens (9–1) Weaver (6–7) — Comerica Park 29,365 39–29 69 June 19 @ Tigers 1–7 Sparks (5–2) Keisler (1–2) — Comerica Park 24,171 39–30 70 June 20 @ Tigers 2–5 Holt (6–5) A. Hernandez (0–1) Anderson (6) Comerica Park 23,618 39–31 – June 21 @ Tigers Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 18 71 June 22 @ Devil Rays 6–3 Mussina (7–7) Lopez (3–10) Rivera (22) Tropicana Field 24,718 40–31 72 June 23 @ Devil Rays 2–1 Clemens (10–1) Wallace (0–1) Rivera (23) Tropicana Field 27,816 41–31 73 June 24 @ Devil Rays 4–5 Phelps (1–1) Stanton (5–2) — Tropicana Field 27,999 41–32 74 June 25 Indians 8–7 Witasick (6–2) Rincon (1–1) Rivera (24) Yankee Stadium 40,852 42–32 75 June 26 Indians 3–5 Nagy (2–2) A. Hernandez (0–2) Rocker (21) Yankee Stadium 40,346 42–33 76 June 27 Indians 15–5 Mussina (8–7) Sabathia (7–3) — Yankee Stadium 45,539 43–33 77 June 29 Devil Rays 7–5 Clemens (11–1) Rekar (1–9) Rivera (25) Yankee Stadium 38,416 44–33 78 June 30 Devil Rays 5–4 Stanton (6–2) Creek (2–2) Rivera (26) Yankee Stadium 42,544 45–33
July (19–9) Home: 9–4 Away: 10–5 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record 79 July 1 Devil Rays 6–1 Pettitte (8–4) Sturtze (3–7) — Yankee Stadium 41,983 46–33 80 July 2 Devil Rays 7–1 Mussina (9–7) Lopez (3–11) — Yankee Stadium 43,029 47–33 81 July 3 @ Orioles 10–6 Mendoza (5–2) Mercedes (4–9) — Oriole Park at Camden Yards 47,702 48–33 82 July 4 @ Orioles 4–3 Clemens (12–1) Maduro (0–2) Rivera (27) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 47,355 49–33 83 July 5 @ Orioles 6–3 Lilly (3–1) Towers (6–3) Rivera (28) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 44,635 50–33 84 July 6 Mets 8–3 Pettitte (9–4) Leiter (4–8) Mendoza (3) Yankee Stadium 55,534 51–33 85 July 7 Mets 0–3 (10) Franco (4–1) Rivera (2–4) Benitez (18) Yankee Stadium 55,589 51–34 86 July 8 Mets 4–1 Mendoza (6–2) Wendell (3–3) Rivera (29) Yankee Stadium 55,528 52–34 72nd All-Star Game in Seattle, Washington 87 July 12 @ Marlins 3–9 Burnett (6–5) Mussina (9–8) — Pro Player Stadium 32,629 52–35 88 July 13 @ Marlins 1–11 Smith (5–5) Lilly (3–2) — Pro Player Stadium 44,313 52–36 89 July 14 @ Marlins 5–4 (10) Rivera (3–4) Alfonseca (3–3) Mendoza (4) Pro Player Stadium 39,583 53–36 90 July 15 @ Phillies 3–9 Person (7–5) Pettitte (9–5) — Veterans Stadium 59,470 53–37 91 July 16 @ Phillies 6–3 (13) Stanton (7–2) Telemaco (5–5) Rivera (30) Veterans Stadium 46,446 54–37 92 July 17 @ Phillies 4–1 (12) Choate (3–1) Gomes (4–3) Rivera (31) Veterans Stadium 47,529 55–37 93 July 18 (1) @ Tigers 8–5 Clemens (13–1) Sparks (7–4) Rivera (32) Comerica Park 14,800 56–37 94 July 18 (2) @ Tigers 4–12 Santos (2–2) Lilly (3–3) — Comerica Park 33,216 56–38 95 July 19 @ Tigers 2–11 Lima (3–3) Pettitte (9–6) — Comerica Park 35,320 56–39 96 July 20 Blue Jays 4–10 Loaiza (6–9) Jodie (0–1) — Yankee Stadium 46,634 56–40 97 July 21 Blue Jays 3–5 Quantrill (8–2) Rivera (3–5) Koch (19) Yankee Stadium 55,264 56–41 98 July 22 Blue Jays 7–3 Mussina (10–8) Carpenter (7–7) — Yankee Stadium 51,132 57–41 99 July 23 Blue Jays 7–2 Clemens (14–1) Parris (4–6) — Yankee Stadium 38,573 58–41 100 July 24 Tigers 6–5 Pettitte (10–6) Sparks (7–5) Rivera (33) Yankee Stadium 34,519 59–41 101 July 25 Tigers 4–2 Witasick (7–2) Lima (3–4) Rivera (34) Yankee Stadium 34,480 60–41 102 July 26 Tigers 14–8 Mendoza (7–2) Holt (7–8) — Yankee Stadium 45,221 61–41 103 July 27 @ Blue Jays 9–1 Mussina (11–8) Carpenter (7–8) — SkyDome 36,666 62–41 104 July 28 @ Blue Jays 12–1 Clemens (15–1) Escobar (2–5) — SkyDome 44,105 63–41 105 July 29 @ Blue Jays 9–3 Pettitte (11–6) Hamilton (5–8) — SkyDome 40,149 64–41 106 July 31 Rangers 2–6 Oliver (9–6) Lilly (3–4) Zimmerman (21) Yankee Stadium 45,978 64–42
August (15–14) Home: 9–6 Away: 6–8 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record 107 August 1 Rangers 9–7 Hitchcock (3–1) Bell (4–6) Rivera (35) Yankee Stadium 41,714 65–42 108 August 2 Rangers 2–12 Myette (1–1) Mussina (11–9) — Yankee Stadium 52,169 65–43 109 August 3 Angels 4–2 Pettitte (12–6) Washburn (9–5) Rivera (36) Yankee Stadium 40,490 66–43 110 August 4 Angels 5–4 Rivera (4–5) Levine (5–6) — Yankee Stadium 46,416 67–43 111 August 5 Angels 3–4 Ortiz (10–7) Mendoza (7–3) Percival (29) Yankee Stadium 48,978 67–44 112 August 6 Angels 1–3 Pote (2–0) Hitchock (3–2) Percival (30) Yankee Stadium 40,232 67–45 113 August 7 @ Devil Rays 2–3 Sturtze (7–9) Mussina (11–10) Yan (15) Tropicana Field 22,429 67–46 114 August 8 @ Devil Rays 16–1 Pettitte (13–6) Bierbrodt (2–4) — Tropicana Field 18,830 68–46 115 August 9 @ Devil Rays 4–3 Mendoza (8–3) Yan (3–5) Rivera (37) Tropicana Field 21,223 69–46 116 August 10 @ Athletics 1–8 Lidle (7–5) Lilly (3–5) — Network Associates Coliseum 38,728 69–47 117 August 11 @ Athletics 6–8 Magnante (1–1) Hitchock (3–3) Isringhausen (23) Network Associates Coliseum 45,253 69–48 118 August 12 @ Athletics 2–4 Mulder (15–6) Stanton (7–3) — Network Associates Coliseum 47,725 69–49 119 August 14 Devil Rays 5–3 Pettitte (14–6) Kennedy (3–8) Rivera (38) Yankee Stadium 34,521 70–49 120 August 15 Devil Rays 10–3 Clemens (16–1) Wilson (5–8) — Yankee Stadium 32,103 71–49 121 August 16 Devil Rays 12–5 Hitchock (4–3) Rupe (5–10) — Yankee Stadium 43,600 72–49 122 August 17 Mariners 4–0 Mussina (12–10) Abbott (12–3) Mendoza (5) Yankee Stadium 54,616 73–49 123 August 18 Mariners 6–7 Rhodes (8–0) Lilly (3–6) Sasaki (38) Yankee Stadium 55,294 73–50 124 August 19 Mariners 2–10 Moyer (14–5) Pettitte (14–7) — Yankee Stadium 54,339 73–51 125 August 20 @ Rangers 9–5 Stanton (8–3) Moreno (3–3) — The Ballpark in Arlington 35,125 74–51 126 August 21 @ Rangers 3–13 Davis (7–8) O. Hernandez (0–6) — The Ballpark in Arlington 34,940 74–52 127 August 22 @ Rangers 1–8 Oliver (10–8) Mussina (12–11) — The Ballpark in Arlington 33,442 74–53 128 August 23 @ Rangers 5–2 Hitchock (5–3) Bell (4–8) Rivera (39) The Ballpark in Arlington 36,158 75–53 129 August 24 @ Angels 2–6 Hasegawa (4–4) Pettitte (14–8) — Edison International Field of Anaheim 43,489 75–54 130 August 25 @ Angels 7–5 Clemens (17–1) Valdez (8–8) Rivera (40) Edison International Field of Anaheim 43,398 76–54 131 August 26 @ Angels 6–7 (10) Percival (4–2) Stanton (8–4) — Edison International Field of Anaheim 41,660 76–55 132 August 28 Blue Jays 4–0 Mussina (13–11) Loaiza (9–11) Rivera (41) Yankee Stadium 37,450 77–55 133 August 29 Blue Jays 2–3 Halladay (3–1) Hitchock (5–4) Koch (30) Yankee Stadium 36,855 77–56 134 August 30 Blue Jays 5–4 (11) Witasick (8–2) Eyre (0–1) — Yankee Stadium 42,537 78–56 135 August 31 @ Red Sox 3–1 Clemens (18–1) Lowe (4–10) Rivera (42) Yankee Stadium 33,501 79–56
September (12–6) Home: 5–2 Away: 7–4 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record 136 September 1 @ Red Sox 2–1 O. Hernandez (1–6) Urbina (2–2) Rivera (43) Fenway Park 33,084 80–56 137 September 2 @ Red Sox 1–0 Mussina (14–11) Cone (8–4) — Fenway Park 33,734 81–56 138 September 3 @ Blue Jays 7–5 Wohlers (4–1) Koch (2–5) Mendoza (6) SkyDome 28,404 82–56 139 September 4 @ Blue Jays 0–14 Carpenter (9–11) Pettitte (14–9) — SkyDome 20,036 82–57 140 September 5 @ Blue Jays 4–3 Clemens (19–1) Escobar (6–6) Rivera (44) SkyDome 29,235 83–57 141 September 7 Red Sox 3–2 O. Hernandez (2–6) Martinez (7–3) Rivera (45) Yankee Stadium 55,524 84–57 142 September 8 Red Sox 9–2 Mussina (15–11) Cone (8–5) — Yankee Stadium 55,316 85–57 143 September 9 Red Sox 7–2 Pettitte (15–9) Nomo (11–8) — Yankee Stadium 55,318 86–57 – September 10 Red Sox Cancelled (rain) – September 11 White Sox Postponed (9/11 attacks) Rescheduled for October 1 – September 12 White Sox Postponed (9/11 attacks) Rescheduled for October 2 – September 13 White Sox Postponed (9/11 attacks) Rescheduled for October 3 – September 14 @ Devil Rays Postponed (9/11 attacks) Rescheduled for October 4 – September 15 @ Devil Rays Postponed (9/11 attacks) Rescheduled for October 5 – September 16 @ Devil Rays Postponed (9/11 attacks) Rescheduled for October 6 – September 17 @ Devil Rays Postponed (9/11 attacks) Rescheduled for October 7 144 September 18 @ White Sox 11–3 O. Hernandez (3–6) Buehrle (13–8) — Comiskey Park 22,785 87–57 145 September 19 @ White Sox 6–3 Clemens (20–1) Glover (4–3) Rivera (46) Comiskey Park 18,465 88–57 146 September 20 @ White Sox 5–7 Lowe (8–4) Pettitte (15–10) Foulke (39) Comiskey Park 22,284 88–58 147 September 21 @ Orioles 6–7 Roberts (8–9) Rivera (4–6) — Oriole Park at Camden Yards 47.099 88–59 148 September 22 @ Orioles 2–11 Douglass (1–1) Hitchock (5–5) — Oriole Park at Camden Yards 47.068 88–60 149 September 23 @ Orioles 5–4 (10) Stanton (9–4) Parrish (1–2) Rivera (47) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 46.071 89–60 150 September 25 Devil Rays 0–4 Sturtze (9–12) Clemens (20–2) — Yankee Stadium 33,777 89–61 151 September 26 Devil Rays 5–1 Lilly (4–6) Wilson (7–9) — Yankee Stadium 23,352 90–61 152 September 28 Orioles 7–0 Mussina (16–11) Johnson (10–12) — Yankee Stadium 42,066 91–61 153 September 29 Orioles 2–7 Maduro (5–6) O. Hernandez (3–7) — Yankee Stadium 55,310 91–62 154 September 30 Orioles 1–1 (15) Game called (rain) (game was not made up, tie does not count in record) Yankee Stadium 55,351 91–62
October (4–3) Home: 3–0 Away: 1–3 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record 155 October 1 White Sox 8–1 Hitchock (6–5) Wells (10–10) — Yankee Stadium 8,112 92–62 156 October 2 White Sox 6–4 Lilly (5–6) Wright (5–3) Rivera (48) Yankee Stadium 10,480 93–62 157 October 3 White Sox 2–1 Mussina (17–11) Garland (6–7) Rivera (49) Yankee Stadium 14,895 94–62 158 October 4 @ Devil Rays 1–4 Bierbrodt (5–6) A. Hernandez (0–3) Yan (21) Tropicana Field 15,265 94–63 159 October 5 @ Devil Rays 4–8 Kennedy (7–8) Clemens (20–3) Zambrano (2) Tropicana Field 22,028 94–64 160 October 6 @ Devil Rays 2–5 Sturtze (11–12) Mendoza (8–4) Yan (22) Tropicana Field 25,511 94–65 161 October 7 @ Devil Rays 1–0 O. Hernandez (4–7) Colome (2–3) Rivera (50) Tropicana Field 24,075 95–65

Postseason

Legend
Yankees Win	Yankees Loss	Game Postponed

2001 Postseason Game Log (10–7)
ALDS vs Athletics (3–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record 1 October 10 Athletics 3–5 Mulder (1–0) Clemens (0–1) Isringhausen (1) Yankee Stadium 56,697 0–1 2 October 11 Athletics 0–2 Hudson (1–0) Pettitte (0–1) Isringhausen (2) Yankee Stadium 56,684 0–2 3 October 13 @ Athletics 1–0 Mussina (1–0) Zito (0–1) Rivera (1) Network Associates Coliseum 55,861 1–2 4 October 14 @ Athletics 9–2 Hernandez (1–0) Lidle (0–1) Network Associates Coliseum 43,681 2–2 5 October 15 Athletics 5–3 Stanton (1–0) Mulder (1–1) Rivera (2) Yankee Stadium 56,642 3–2
ALCS vs Mariners (4–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record 1 October 17 @ Mariners 4–2 Pettitte (1–0) Sele (0–1) Rivera (1) Safeco Field 47,644 1–0 2 October 18 @ Mariners 3–2 Mussina (1–0) Garcia (0–1) Rivera (2) Safeco Field 47,791 2–0 3 October 20 Mariners 3–14 Moyer (1–0) Hernandez (0–1) Yankee Stadium 56,517 2–1 4 October 21 Mariners 3–1 Rivera (1–0) Sasaki (0–1) Yankee Stadium 56,375 3–1 5 October 22 Mariners 12–3 Pettitte (2–0) Sele (0–2) Yankee Stadium 56,370 4–1
WS vs Diamondbacks (3–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record 1 October 27 @ Diamondbacks 1–9 Schilling (1–0) Mussina (0–1) Bank One Ballpark 49,646 0–1 2 October 28 @ Diamondbacks 0–4 Johnson (1–0) Pettitte (0–1) Bank One Ballpark 49,646 0–2 3 October 30 Diamondbacks 2–1 Clemens (1–0) Anderson (0–1) Rivera (1) Yankee Stadium 55,820 1–2 4 October 31 Diamondbacks 4–3 (10) Rivera (1–0) Kim (0–1) Yankee Stadium 55,863 2–2 5 November 1 Diamondbacks 3–2 (12) Hitchcock (1–0) Lopez (0–1) Yankee Stadium 56,018 3–2 6 November 3 @ Diamondbacks 2–15 Johnson (2–0) Pettitte (0–2) Bank One Ballpark 49,707 3–3 7 November 4 @ Diamondbacks 2–3 Johnson (3–0) Rivera (1–1) Bank One Ballpark 49,589 3–4

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pos.	Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.	SB
C	Jorge Posada	138	484	59	134	22	95	.277	2
1B	Tino Martinez	154	589	89	165	34	113	.280	1
2B	Alfonso Soriano	158	574	77	154	18	73	.268	43
3B	Scott Brosius	120	428	57	123	13	49	.287	3
SS	Derek Jeter	150	614	110	191	21	74	.311	27
LF	Chuck Knoblauch	137	521	66	130	9	44	.250	38
CF	Bernie Williams	146	540	102	166	26	94	.307	11
RF	Paul O'Neill	137	510	77	136	21	70	.267	22
DH	David Justice	111	381	58	92	18	51	.241	1

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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.	SB
Erick Almonte	8	4	0	2	0	0	.500	2
Clay Bellinger	51	81	12	13	5	12	.160	1
Darren Bragg	5	4	1	1	0	0	.250	0
Michael Coleman	12	38	5	8	1	7	.211	0
Bobby Estalella	3	4	1	0	0	0	.000	0
Todd Greene	35	96	9	20	1	11	.208	0
Nick Johnson	23	67	6	13	2	8	.194	0
Donzell McDonald	5	3	0	1	0	0	.333	0
Joe Oliver	12	36	3	9	1	2	.250	0
Robert Pérez	6	15	1	4	0	0	.267	0
Juan Rivera	3	4	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Henry Rodríguez	5	8	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Scott Seabol	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	0
Luis Sojo	39	79	5	13	0	9	.165	1
Shane Spencer	80	283	40	73	10	46	.258	4
Randy Velarde	15	46	4	7	0	1	.152	2
Gerald Williams	38	47	12	8	0	2	.170	3
Enrique Wilson	48	99	10	24	1	12	.242	0

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; CG = Complete games; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	CG	SO	BB
Mike Mussina	34	228.2	17	11	3.15	4	214	42
Roger Clemens	33	220.1	20	3	3.51	0	213	72
Andy Pettitte	31	200.2	15	10	3.99	2	164	41
Ted Lilly	26	120.2	5	6	5.37	0	112	51
Orlando Hernández	17	94.2	4	7	4.85	0	77	42
Randy Keisler	10	50.2	1	2	6.22	0	36	34
Sterling Hitchcock	10	51.1	4	4	6.49	1	28	18
Christian Parker	1	3.0	0	1	21.00	0	1	1
Brett Jodie	1	2.0	0	1	27.00	0	0	1

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Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Adrián Hernández	6	22.0	0	3	3.68	10

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO	BB
Mariano Rivera	71	80.2	4	6	50	2.34	83	12
Mike Stanton	76	80.1	9	4	0	2.58	78	29
Ramiro Mendoza	56	100.2	8	4	6	3.75	70	23
Randy Choate	37	48.1	3	1	0	3.35	35	27
Jay Witasick	32	40.1	3	0	0	4.69	53	18
Mark Wohlers	31	35.2	1	0	0	4.54	33	18
Brian Boehringer	22	34.2	0	1	1	3.12	33	12
Todd Williams	15	15.1	1	0	0	4.70	13	9
Carlos Almanzar	10	10.2	0	1	0	3.38	6	2
Brandon Knight	4	10.2	0	0	0	10.13	7	3

ALDS

Main article: 2001 American League Division Series

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

Yankees win series 3-2, becoming the first team in MLB history to win the ALDS after dropping the first two games at home.

ALCS

Main article: 2001 American League Championship Series

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
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

Main article: 2001 World Series

President Bush tosses out the ceremonial first pitch before a 2-1 Yankee victory in Game 3 of the 2001 World Series.

Game 1

October 27, 2001 at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

October 28, 2001 at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

October 30, 2001 at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

October 31, 2001 at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
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

November 1, 2001 at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
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

November 3, 2001 at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

November 4, 2001 at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

Awards and records

• Roger Clemens became the first pitcher to reach his 20th win with only 1 loss.^[18]
• Roger Clemens, AL Cy Young Award

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Clippers	International League	Trey Hillman
AA	Norwich Navigators	Eastern League	Stump Merrill
A	Tampa Yankees	Florida State League	Brian Butterfield
A	Greensboro Bats	South Atlantic League	Mitch Seoane
A-Short Season	Staten Island Yankees	New York–Penn League	Joe Arnold
Rookie	GCL Yankees	Gulf Coast League	Derek Shelton

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Yankees; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Tampa^[19]