Box Score for New York (AL) at Baltimore
Date of game: April 3, 2002
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (AL) 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 11 1
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 1
New York (AL) AB R H BI BB SO LO AVG
Alfonso Soriano 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200
Derek Jeter ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .222
Jason Giambi 1b 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .286
Robin Ventura 3b 5 1 3 3 0 2 0 .400
John Vander Wal rf 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 .125
Bernie Williams cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .429
Shane Spencer dh 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 .250
Jorge Posada c 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .500
Rondell White lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .444
TOTALS: 37 6 11 6 3 10 8
BATTING
2B: Giambi (2, Ponson). 3B: Posada 2 (2, Ponson, Ponson). HR: Ventura (1, 1st
inning off Ponson, 1 on, 2 out). SF: Vander Wal. RBI: Ventura 3 (5); White
(4); Posada (2); Vander Wal (2). 2-OUT RBI: Ventura 2; White. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 outs: Soriano 3; Spencer. Team LOB: 8.
FIELDING
E: Ventura (1, ground ball). DP: 1 (Jeter-Soriano-Giambi).
Baltimore AB R H BI BB SO LO AVG
Melvin Mora lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .143
Chris Singleton cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gary Matthews Jr. cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Jeff Conine 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .375
David Segui dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125
Jay Gibbons rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Tony Batista 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Geronimo Gil c 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200
Jerry Hairston Jr. 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Mike Bordick ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brian Roberts ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
TOTALS: 30 2 4 2 1 5 5
BATTING
HR: Gil (1, 8th inning off Mussina, 0 on, 1 out). SF: Gil. RBI: Gil 2 (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Matthews Jr.. GIDP: Segui. Team
LOB: 3.
FIELDING
E: Mora (1, bobble).
New York (AL) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mike Mussina (W, 1-0) 8 4 2 1 1 3 1 1.13
Steve Karsay 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sidney Ponson (L, 0-1) 6 2/3 10 6 6 2 7 1 8.10
Buddy Groom 2 1/3 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
WP: Ponson. Pitches-Strikes: Ponson 110-61; Groom 27-17; Mussina 74-52;
Karsay 10-8. Ground balls-Fly balls: Ponson 10-13; Groom 4-1; Mussina 15-10;
Karsay 1-0. Batters faced: Ponson 33; Groom 9; Mussina 29; Karsay 3.
Umpires: HP: Alice Qiao. 1B: Tony Peng. 2B: Mike Saperstein. 3B: Brian
Nestor. T: 3:00. Att: 46,257. Weather: 74 degrees, clear. Wind: 15 mph, out
to left.
High Heat Baseball Player of the Game: Robin Ventura
GAME SUMMARY
Top of the 1st inning: New York (AL) batting
Alfonso Soriano grounded out to shortstop.
Derek Jeter grounded out to shortstop.
Jason Giambi walked.
Robin Ventura HOMERED, Giambi SCORED.
John Vander Wal struck out swinging.
2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
New York (AL) 2, Baltimore 0
Bottom of the 1st inning: Baltimore batting
Melvin Mora struck out swinging.
Chris Singleton grounded out to shortstop.
Jeff Conine singled.
David Segui grounded out to second.
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
New York (AL) 2, Baltimore 0
Top of the 2nd inning: New York (AL) batting
Bernie Williams grounded out to second.
Shane Spencer struck out swinging.
Jorge Posada tripled, Posada to third.
Rondell White singled, Melvin Mora committed a fielding error, Posada SCORED,
White to second.
Alfonso Soriano grounded out to second.
1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
New York (AL) 3, Baltimore 0
Bottom of the 2nd inning: Baltimore batting
Jay Gibbons grounded out to shortstop.
Tony Batista struck out swinging.
Geronimo Gil grounded out to second.
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
New York (AL) 3, Baltimore 0
Top of the 3rd inning: New York (AL) batting
Derek Jeter fouled out to pitcher.
Jason Giambi doubled, Giambi to second.
Robin Ventura singled, Giambi SCORED.
John Vander Wal grounded into fielder's choice to second.
Bernie Williams flied out to right.
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
New York (AL) 4, Baltimore 0
Bottom of the 3rd inning: Baltimore batting
Jerry Hairston Jr. popped out to pitcher.
Mike Bordick grounded out to first.
Melvin Mora grounded out to third.
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
New York (AL) 4, Baltimore 0
Top of the 4th inning: New York (AL) batting
Shane Spencer struck out swinging.
Jorge Posada singled.
Wild pitch by Sidney Ponson, Posada to second.
Rondell White grounded out to first, Posada to third.
Alfonso Soriano grounded out to shortstop.
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
New York (AL) 4, Baltimore 0
Bottom of the 4th inning: Baltimore batting
Chris Singleton grounded out to third.
Jeff Conine singled.
David Segui grounded into double play to shortstop.
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
New York (AL) 4, Baltimore 0
Top of the 5th inning: New York (AL) batting
Derek Jeter singled.
Jason Giambi popped out to third.
Robin Ventura struck out swinging.
John Vander Wal struck out looking.
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
New York (AL) 4, Baltimore 0
Bottom of the 5th inning: Baltimore batting
Jay Gibbons was safe after Robin Ventura committed a fielding error, Gibbons to second.
Tony Batista grounded out to second, Gibbons to third.
Geronimo Gil hit a sacrifice fly, Gibbons SCORED.
Jerry Hairston Jr. struck out swinging.
1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error
New York (AL) 4, Baltimore 1
Top of the 6th inning: New York (AL) batting
Bernie Williams grounded out to second.
Shane Spencer walked.
Jorge Posada tripled, Spencer SCORED, Posada to third.
Rondell White struck out swinging.
Alfonso Soriano flied out to center.
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
New York (AL) 5, Baltimore 1
Bottom of the 6th inning: Baltimore batting
Mike Bordick flied out to center.
Melvin Mora flied out to center.
Chris Singleton flied out to left.
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
New York (AL) 5, Baltimore 1
Top of the 7th inning: New York (AL) batting
Derek Jeter singled.
Jason Giambi struck out swinging.
Robin Ventura singled, Jeter to third.
John Vander Wal hit a sacrifice fly, Jeter SCORED.
Buddy Groom relieved Sidney Ponson.
Gary Matthews Jr. came in for Chris Singleton in center.
Brian Roberts came in for Mike Bordick at shortstop.
Bernie Williams singled, Ventura to second.
Shane Spencer struck out swinging.
1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
New York (AL) 6, Baltimore 1
Bottom of the 7th inning: Baltimore batting
Jeff Conine grounded out to second.
David Segui grounded out to second.
Jay Gibbons fouled out to catcher.
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
New York (AL) 6, Baltimore 1
Top of the 8th inning: New York (AL) batting
Jorge Posada struck out swinging.
Rondell White grounded out to second.
Alfonso Soriano flied out to left.
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
New York (AL) 6, Baltimore 1
Bottom of the 8th inning: Baltimore batting
Tony Batista popped out to third.
Geronimo Gil HOMERED.
Jerry Hairston Jr. grounded out to second.
Brian Roberts singled.
Melvin Mora walked, Roberts to second.
Gary Matthews Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop.
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
New York (AL) 6, Baltimore 2
Top of the 9th inning: New York (AL) batting
Derek Jeter grounded out to shortstop.
Jason Giambi walked.
Robin Ventura struck out swinging.
John Vander Wal grounded into fielder's choice to second.
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
New York (AL) 6, Baltimore 2
Bottom of the 9th inning: Baltimore batting
Steve Karsay relieved Mike Mussina.
Jeff Conine struck out swinging.
David Segui struck out swinging.
Jay Gibbons grounded out to pitcher.
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
New York (AL) 6, Baltimore 2