Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/27)
| Game 1: Monday, September 26 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 11 | Final in 10 |
| Baltimore | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 27 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 9 | Final |
| Baltimore | 17 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 28 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, September 29 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 8 | Final |
| Baltimore | 4 | |
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7:05 PM ET, September 27, 2005
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .311 | ||
| A Rodriguez 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .320 | ||
| J Giambi 1B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .271 | ||
| G Sheffield DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 | ||
| H Matsui LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | ||
| J Posada C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .262 | ||
| R Cano 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .294 | ||
| B Williams CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .253 | ||
| B Crosby RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .271 | ||
| a-R Sierra PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | |||
| a-struck out looking for B Crosby in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Rodriguez (28, C Ray) HR: D Jeter (18, 1st inning off B Chen 0 on, 0 Out); G Sheffield 2 (33, 3rd inning off B Chen 1 on, 0 Out; 4th inning off B Chen 3 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Jeter (66), G Sheffield 6 (120) 2-out RBI: G Sheffield 4 GIDP: J Posada, B Williams Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Sheffield 1, B Williams 1, A Rodriguez 1, J Posada 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Rodriguez (18, 3rd base off C Ray/J Lopez) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING PB: J Posada. | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| M Mussina | 1.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50-32 | 4.41 | |
| A Leiter (L, 4-5) | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59-36 | 5.55 | |
| S Proctor | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22-13 | 5.83 | |
| F Rodriguez | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12-4 | 4.99 | |
| W Franklin | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37-18 | 5.25 | |
| A Embree | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 7.66 | |
| T Sturtze | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22-10 | 4.54 | |
| J De Paula | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-4 | 8.10 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 222-126 | ||
| PITCHING WP: A Leiter HBP: D Newhan (By W Franklin) Batters faced: M Mussina 13; A Leiter 10; S Proctor 5; F Rodriguez 2; W Franklin 8; A Embree 3; T Sturtze 6; J De Paula 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Mussina 4-0; A Leiter 4-2; S Proctor 0-0; F Rodriguez 0-0; W Franklin 2-2; A Embree 1-2; T Sturtze 2-0; J De Paula 0-0 Game Scores: M Mussina 21 | ||||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| B Castro 2B | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .302 | ||
| M Mora 3B | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .282 | ||
| M Tejada SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .310 | ||
| J Gibbons RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | ||
| E Byrnes LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | ||
| B Surhoff DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .263 | ||
| J Lopez C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .280 | ||
| E Rogers PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| G Gil C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | ||
| L Matos CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .281 | ||
| D Newhan LF-RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .197 | ||
| C Gomez 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .275 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 14 | |||
| BATTING 2B: B Castro (3, M Mussina); J Gibbons (32, M Mussina); M Mora (30, M Mussina); L Matos (19, T Sturtze) HR: J Gibbons (24, 4th inning off A Leiter 1 on, 2 Out); J Lopez (13, 5th inning off S Proctor 0 on, 0 Out); M Mora (24, 8th inning off T Sturtze 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Gibbons 4 (74), B Surhoff 2 (34), M Mora 5 (84), M Tejada 3 (98), J Lopez (46), L Matos (30) SF: B Surhoff 2-out RBI: M Mora 5, M Tejada 2, J Gibbons 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Lopez 2, B Surhoff 1, M Mora 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Newhan (9, 2nd base off W Franklin/J Posada) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Castro (4, ground ball); M Mora (16, throw); J Gibbons (3, bobble) DP: 2 (M Tejada-B Castro-C Gomez 2). Outfield Assist: L Matos (J Giambi at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| B Chen | 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 97-56 | 3.86 | |
| A Rakers (W, 1-0) | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29-20 | 3.86 | |
| T Byrdak | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-13 | 4.21 | |
| C Ray | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16-9 | 2.87 | |
| T Williams | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 3.41 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 176-108 | ||
| PITCHING WP: T Byrdak Batters faced: B Chen 23; A Rakers 8; T Byrdak 4; C Ray 5; T Williams 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Chen 6-3; A Rakers 2-4; T Byrdak 0-0; C Ray 1-0; T Williams 2-1 Game Scores: B Chen 19 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| NYY | BAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Jeter homered to left center. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | J Gibbons doubled to deep right, B Castro scored, M Tejada to third. | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st | B Surhoff grounded out to first, M Tejada scored, J Gibbons to third. | 1 | 2 | |
| 2nd | M Mora doubled to left, C Gomez and B Castro scored. | 1 | 4 | |
| 2nd | M Tejada singled to left, M Mora scored. | 1 | 5 | |
| 3rd | G Sheffield homered to left, J Giambi scored. | 3 | 5 | |
| 4th | G Sheffield homered to left, B Williams, B Crosby and J Giambi scored. | 7 | 5 | |
| 4th | M Tejada singled to right, M Mora scored. | 7 | 6 | |
| 4th | J Gibbons homered to right, M Tejada scored. | 7 | 8 | |
| 5th | J Lopez homered to left. | 7 | 9 | |
| 5th | D Newhan scored, C Gomez to third, B Castro to second on passed ball by J Posada. | 7 | 10 | |
| 5th | M Tejada walked, C Gomez scored, B Castro to third, M Mora to second. | 7 | 11 | |
| 5th | J Gibbons walked, B Castro scored, M Mora to third, M Tejada to second. | 7 | 12 | |
| 5th | B Surhoff hit sacrifice fly to right, M Mora scored, M Tejada to third. | 7 | 13 | |
| 7th | J Posada safe at second on throwing error by third baseman M Mora, H Matsui scored. | 8 | 13 | |
| 8th | A Rodriguez doubled to deep right center, D Jeter to third, D Jeter scored on throwing error by right fielder J Gibbons. | 9 | 13 | |
| 8th | L Matos doubled to deep left center, E Rogers scored. | 9 | 14 | |
| 8th | M Mora homered to left, L Matos and B Castro scored. | 9 | 17 | |
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Game Notes
| THE HOME RUN BY NEW YORK'S DEREK JETER LED OFF THE GAME. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 29,557 (64.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:16 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Meals, First Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base - Bruce Froemming, Third Base - Mike Winters |

