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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 8, 2002
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 8, 2002 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 8, 2002 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 8, 2002 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Van Hekken |
Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 39,302 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Hohn 1B: Larry Young 2B: Bill Miller 3B: Fieldin Culbreth |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Lombard | Center Fielder |
Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
Bobby Higginson | Left Fielder |
Robert Fick | Right Fielder |
Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
Eric Munson | DH |
Chris Truby | Third Baseman |
Omar Infante | Shortstop |
Matt Walbeck | Catcher |
Luis Pujols | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfonso Soriano | Second Baseman |
Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
Jorge Posada | Catcher |
Raul Mondesi | Right Fielder |
Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
Rondell White | DH |
Juan Rivera | Left Fielder |
Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 8, 2002
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lombard vs. Clemens
Lombard hits a fly ball into right field. Mondesi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Clemens
Easley hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Clemens
Higginson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fick vs. Clemens
There goes Higginson. The throw from Posada and he is safe. Higginson steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Fick vs. Clemens
Fick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Van Hekken
Soriano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Easley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Van Hekken
Jeter hits a fly ball into center field. Lombard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Van Hekken
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Van Hekken
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Clemens
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Clemens
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Munson for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Truby vs. Clemens
Truby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Posada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Van Hekken
Posada hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Posada reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mondesi vs. Van Hekken
Mondesi hits a fly ball into right field. Fick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Posada moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Coomer vs. Van Hekken
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
White vs. Van Hekken
White hits a fly ball into center field. Lombard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Clemens
Infante is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walbeck vs. Clemens
Walbeck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Soriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lombard vs. Clemens
Lombard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Soriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Van Hekken
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Infante fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Infante. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. Van Hekken
Soriano hits a fly ball into right field. Fick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Van Hekken
Jeter hits a fly ball into center field. Lombard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Van Hekken
Giambi hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Van Hekken
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lombard. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Posada vs. Van Hekken
Posada hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Clemens
Easley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Easley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Higginson vs. Clemens
There's a wild pitch. Easley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Higginson vs. Clemens
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Easley scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fick vs. Clemens
Fick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Higginson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Clemens
Pena hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Clemens
Munson hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Truby vs. Clemens
There's a wild pitch. Higginson moves to third. Fick moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Truby vs. Clemens
There's a wild pitch. Higginson scores. Fick moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Truby vs. Clemens
Truby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera. Truby reaches second base with a double. Fick scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Infante vs. Clemens
Infante hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Van Hekken
Mondesi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Truby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Van Hekken
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Infante scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Van Hekken
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Van Hekken
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Lombard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walbeck vs. Clemens
Walbeck hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lombard vs. Clemens
Lombard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Clemens
Easley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Van Hekken
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Truby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Van Hekken
Jeter hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Van Hekken
Giambi hits a line drive into right field. Fick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Van Hekken
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Van Hekken
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Infante fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Clemens
Higginson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fick vs. Clemens
Fick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Soriano fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Clemens
Pena hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Clemens
Munson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Van Hekken
Mondesi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Van Hekken
Coomer hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Van Hekken
White strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Truby vs. Clemens
Truby hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Infante vs. Clemens
Infante hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Williams. Infante reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Walbeck vs. Clemens
Walbeck strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lombard vs. Clemens
Lombard hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. German
Franklyn German now pitching.
Rivera hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Rivera reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soriano vs. German
Soriano bunts towards the mound. German fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jeter vs. German
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Infante scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Giambi vs. Walker
Jamie Walker now pitching.
Giambi strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching.
Easley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Stanton
Stanton fires to first and has Easley trapped. There's the throw to Jeter who tags Easley for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Stanton
Higginson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fick vs. Stanton
Fick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Henriquez
Hiram Bocachica now playing center field. Oscar Henriquez now pitching.
Williams hits a line drive into right field. Fick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Henriquez
Posada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mondesi vs. Henriquez
Mondesi takes first base on ball four. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ventura vs. Henriquez
Robin Ventura pinch hits for Ron Coomer.
Ventura hits a fly ball into right field. Fick catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Fick. Posada moves to third. Mondesi moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
White vs. Henriquez
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Henriquez
Rivera is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Stanton
Robin Ventura now playing third base.
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Stanton
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Truby vs. Karsay
Steve Karsay now pitching.
Truby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Karsay fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Infante vs. Karsay
Infante hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Truby moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Simon vs. Karsay
Randall Simon pinch hits for Matt Walbeck.
Simon hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Truby scores. Infante moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bocachica vs. Karsay
Damian Jackson pinch runs for Randall Simon.
Bocachica hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/8/2002 -- Detroit at New York (D) Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Lombard G, cf 4 0 0 0 Soriano A, 2b 3 0 0 0 Bocachica H, cf 1 0 0 0 Jeter D, ss 4 1 1 1 Easley D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Giambi J, 1b 3 1 1 2 Higginson B, lf 3 1 2 1 Williams B, cf 4 0 2 0 Fick R, rf 4 1 1 0 Posada J, c 3 1 1 0 Pena C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mondesi R, rf 3 1 0 0 Munson E, dh 4 0 1 0 Coomer R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Truby C, 3b 4 1 1 1 Ventura R, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Infante O, ss 4 0 2 0 White R, dh 4 1 2 3 Walbeck M, c 3 0 0 0 Rivera J, lf 4 1 1 0 Simon R, ph 1 0 1 1 Jackson D, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 11 3 32 6 8 6 Detroit 000 300 001 -- 4 New York 002 010 03x -- 6 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Van Hekken A 6.0 6 3 1 1 2 German F 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Walker J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Henriquez O (L) 1.0 1 3 3 2 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Clemens R 7.0 7 3 3 0 7 Stanton M (W) 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 Karsay S (S) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 E -- Infante O, Fick R DP -- New York 1 LOB -- Detroit 6, New York 6 2B -- Posada J, Williams B, Easley D, Truby C, Infante O, Rivera J HR -- Giambi J, Jeter D, White R SB -- Higginson B CS -- Easley D SH -- Soriano A HBP -- by Clemens R (Higginson B) WP -- Clemens R 3 T -- 3:10 A -- 39302
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