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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 5

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New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 5

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, July 24, 2001 (N) at Yankee Stadium I

DET A    2  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   5  8  2
NY  A    3  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  x  -   6 13  4
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cedeno cf                     5   0   2   1       0   0       2   0
Easley 2b                     4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Higginson lf                  4   1   0   0       0   0       5   0
Magee dh                      4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Simon ph,dh                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Fick c                        3   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
Halter 1b                     4   0   1   2       0   2      11   0
Cruz ss                       4   0   0   0       0   1       2   5
Encarnacion rf                4   2   3   1       0   1       2   0
Macias 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Sparks p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Nitkowski p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jones p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   5   8   5       0   6      24   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Cruz-Halter.
E: Higginson 2 (3).
PB: Fick (12).
BATTING - 
HR: Fick (17,8th inning off Pettitte 0 on 0 out); Encarnacion (11,8th inning
off Mendoza 0 on 2 out).
SH: Easley (3,off Pettitte).
HBP: Higginson (1,by Pettitte); Fick (3,by Pettitte).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Encarnacion (8,2nd base off Pettitte/Posada).
CS: Cedeno (10,2nd base by Pettitte/Posada).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Knoblauch lf                  5   0   2   0       0   1       1   0
Jeter ss                      4   2   3   0       1   0       1   3
B. Williams cf                4   1   2   3       1   0       2   0
Martinez 1b                   5   0   2   0       0   0       6   4
Posada c                      5   2   2   0       0   0       7   1
O'Neill rf                    4   0   1   1       0   0       2   0
Spencer dh                    3   1   1   0       1   0       0   0
Brosius 3b                    3   0   0   0       1   0       2   2
Soriano 2b                    2   0   0   1       1   0       3   0
Pettitte p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Mendoza p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  M. Rivera p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Totals                       35   6  13   5       5   1      27  12
FIELDING - 
E: Brosius (21), Soriano 2 (12), M. Rivera (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Posada (20,off Sparks); O'Neill (24,off Sparks); Jeter (19,off Sparks).
HR: B. Williams (17,1st inning off Sparks 1 on 1 out).
SF: Soriano (4,off Jones).
IBB: B. Williams (8,by Nitkowski).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Knoblauch (31,3rd base off Nitkowski/Fick); Jeter (21,2nd base off Nitkowski/Fick).
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Sparks L(7-5)                 5.2  12   4   4   2   0   1  29
Nitkowski                     0.2   0   1   0   1   0   0   4
Jones                         1.2   1   1   0   2   1   0   8
Totals                        8    13   6   4   5   1   1  41
IBB: Nitkowski (6,B. Williams).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Nitkowski 2-0; Jones 1-1.
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New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pettitte W(10-6)              7     7   4   1   0   4   1  32
Mendoza                       0.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   3
M. Rivera SV(33)              1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9     8   5   2   0   6   2  39
Pettitte faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
HBP: Pettitte 2 (4,Higginson,Fick).
Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Matt Hollowell
Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 34519
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                New York Yankees         
1. Cedeno              cf        Knoblauch           lf
2. Easley              2b        Jeter               ss
3. Higginson           lf        B. Williams         cf
4. Magee               dh        Martinez            1b
5. Fick                c         Posada              c
6. Halter              1b        O'Neill             rf
7. Cruz                ss        Spencer             dh
8. Encarnacion         rf        Brosius             3b
9. Macias              3b        Soriano             2b
   Sparks              p         Pettitte            p

TIGERS 1ST: Cedeno reached on an error by Soriano; Cedeno was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second); Easley singled to right; Higginson was hit by a pitch
[Easley to second]; Magee reached on an error by Brosius [Easley
to third, Higginson to second]; Fick was called out on strikes;
Halter singled to center [Easley scored (unearned), Higginson
scored (unearned), Magee to third]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Knoblauch grounded out (shortstop to first); Jeter
walked; B. Williams homered to left-center [Jeter scored];
Martinez grounded out (first unassisted); Posada doubled to
right; O'Neill doubled [Posada scored]; Spencer grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Encarnacion was called out on strikes; Macias lined
to shortstop; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Brosius grounded out (shortstop to first); Soriano
popped to first; Knoblauch singled to center; Jeter singled to
left [Knoblauch to third]; B. Williams flied to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Easley grounded out (third to first); Higginson
popped to third; Magee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Martinez singled to center; Posada forced Martinez
(pitcher to shortstop); O'Neill forced Posada (shortstop to
second); Spencer singled [O'Neill to second]; Brosius flied to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Fick grounded out (first to pitcher); Halter lined
to center; Cruz flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Soriano walked; Soriano was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Knoblauch grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jeter doubled to right; B. Williams singled to center [Jeter
scored]; Martinez grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Encarnacion singled; Encarnacion stole second;
Macias grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno singled to right
[Encarnacion to third]; Easley popped to second; Higginson flied
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Posada singled to center; O'Neill flied to left;
Spencer lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Posada
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Magee flied to right; Fick was hit by a pitch;
Halter struck out; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Brosius grounded out (third to first); Soriano
flied to left; Knoblauch singled to right; Jeter singled to
right [Knoblauch to second]; NITKOWSKI REPLACED SPARKS
(PITCHING); Knoblauch stole third and Jeter stole second; B.
Williams was walked intentionally; Martinez grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Encarnacion singled; Macias reached on an error by
Soriano [Encarnacion to third]; Cedeno singled to center
[Encarnacion scored (unearned), Macias to second]; Easley out on
a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Macias to third, Cedeno to
second]; Higginson popped to third; Magee grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Posada reached on an error by Higginson [Posada to
second]; O'Neill flied to left; JONES REPLACED NITKOWSKI
(PITCHING); Spencer walked; Fick allowed a passed ball [Posada
to third, Spencer to second]; Brosius walked; Soriano hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Posada scored (unearned), Spencer scored
(error by Higginson) (unearned), Brosius to third]; Knoblauch
was called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Yankees 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Fick homered to right; MENDOZA REPLACED PETTITTE
(PITCHING); Halter struck out; Cruz flied to right; Encarnacion
homered to left-center; M. RIVERA REPLACED MENDOZA (PITCHING);
Macias struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Jeter flied to right; B. Williams lined to left;
Martinez singled to right; Posada flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 6.

TIGERS 9TH: Cedeno reached on an error by M. Rivera [Cedeno to
second]; Easley popped to catcher in foul territory; Higginson
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cedeno to third]; SIMON BATTED
FOR MAGEE; Cedeno was out trying to advance to home (catcher to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           5   8   2    7
 Yankees          6  13   4   11
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