2000 American League Championship Series

Game 1

Tuesday, October 10, 2000 at Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York
Game 1 at Yankee Stadium started as a pitchers' duel between Mariners' Freddy García

Freddy García

Freddy Antonio García , nicknamed "The Chief", is a Venezuelan Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is currently a free agent...

and Yankees' Denny Neagle

Denny Neagle

Dennis Edward Neagle Jr. is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was last under contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays during the season, but he did not play due to injury...

. Neither team would score until the top of the fifth when Mark McLemore

Mark McLemore

Mark Tremell McLemore is a former second baseman and utility player in Major League Baseball....

hit a two-out ground rule double off Neagle before scoring on a Rickey Henderson

Rickey Henderson

Rickey Henley Henderson is a former Major League Baseball left fielder who played for nine teams from 1979 to 2003, including four stints with his original team, the Oakland Athletics. Nicknamed The Man of Steal, he is widely regarded as the sport's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunner...

single. Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez

Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez is an American professional baseball third baseman with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. Known popularly by his nickname A-Rod, he previously played shortstop for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers.Rodriguez is considered one of the best...

homered in the sixth to make it 2–0 Mariners. The Yankees could not score any runs off García or three Mariner relievers, so Seattle took a 1–0 series lead.

Game 2

Wednesday, October 11, 2000 at Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York
In Game 2, the Yankees' offense was again dead silent, this time against Mariner starter John Halama

John Halama

John Thadeuz Halama is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently playing for the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League. During his major league career, Halama played with the Houston Astros , Seattle Mariners , Oakland Athletics , Tampa Bay Devil Rays , Boston Red Sox , Washington...

and reliever José Paniagua

José Paniagua

José Luis Paniagua Sánchez is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who had his most prominent years with the Seattle Mariners organization. His most recent major league stint consisted of one game with the Chicago White Sox in . As a member of the Chicago White Sox, Paniagua came in with a 6...

. Yankees starter Orlando Hernández

Orlando Hernández

Orlando Hernández Pedroso , nicknamed "El Duque", is a former Cuban right-handed baseball pitcher....

pitched eight innings giving up just one run, a John Olerud

John Olerud

John Garrett Olerud , is a former American first baseman in Major League Baseball. Olerud played with the Toronto Blue Jays , New York Mets , Seattle Mariners , New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox ....

single in the third that scored Mike Cameron

Mike Cameron

Michael Terrance Cameron is an American professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He has previously played for the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, and Florida Marlins.Cameron has won 3...

, on six hits, but was set to get the loss until the Yankees' offense exploded in the eighth against Arthur Rhodes

Arthur Rhodes

Arthur Lee Rhodes, Jr. is a Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher.-Career:Rhodes played high school baseball at La Vega High School in Waco, Texas. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft.Rhodes made his MLB debut with the Orioles...

and José Mesa

José Mesa

José Ramón Nova Mesa [MAY-sah] is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. His nickname was "Joe Table," the literal translation of his name in the English language....

. David Justice

David Justice

David Christopher Justice is a former outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves , Cleveland Indians , New York Yankees , and Oakland Athletics .-Early life:David was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Robert and Nettie Justice...

led off with a double before scoring on a Bernie Williams

Bernie Williams

Bernabé Williams Figueroa Jr. is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and Puerto Rican musician.-Early life:...

single to tie the game. Back-to-back singles by Tino Martinez

Tino Martinez

Constantino "Tino" Martinez is a former Major League Baseball first baseman.Martinez was the first round draft pick for the Seattle Mariners in out of the University of Tampa where he starred during his time on campus. He began his Major League career in and has played for the Mariners, New...

and Jorge Posada

Jorge Posada

Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta is a Major League Baseball player who is currently a free agent and has played his entire career for the New York Yankees. He served as the Yankees primary catcher for most of his career, though following off-season knee surgery, he was moved to designated hitter for...

then gave the Yankees 2–1 lead. Paul O'Neil then hit a sacrifice fly to make a 3–1 game. Mesa replaced Rhodes pitching and gave up a single to Luis Sojo

Luis Sojo

Luis Beltrán Sojo Sojo is a former Major League Baseball infielder and right-handed batter who played with the Toronto Blue Jays , California Angels , Seattle Mariners , New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates...

. After Posada was caught stealing for the second out, José Vizcaíno

José Vizcaíno

José Luis Vizcaíno Pimental is a former Major League Baseball player. He was a backup infielder for most of his MLB career. In , he played a significant role with the Chicago Cubs, having 551 at-bats and being 9th in the National League with 131 singles as well as second in the NL with 9 sacrifice...

doubled to score Sojo and make it 4–1 Yankees. Vizcaíno would score on a Chuck Knoblauch

Chuck Knoblauch

Edward Charles "Chuck" Knoblauch is a retired Major League Baseball player. He played all or part of twelve seasons in the majors, from until , for the Minnesota Twins , New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals...

single before Derek Jeter

Derek Jeter

Derek Sanderson Jeter is an American baseball shortstop who has played 17 years in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. A twelve-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion, Jeter's clubhouse presence, on-field leadership, hitting ability, and baserunning have made him a central...

homered to make it a 7–1 Yankees lead. Mariano Rivera

Mariano Rivera

Mariano Rivera is a Panamanian right-handed baseball pitcher who has played 17 years in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Nicknamed "Mo", Rivera has served as a relief pitcher for most of his career, and since 1997, he has been the Yankees' closer...

pitched a scoreless ninth and the series was tied 1–1 head to Seattle.

Game 3

Friday, October 13, 2000 at Safeco Field

Safeco Field

Safeco Field is a retractable roof baseball stadium located in Seattle, Washington. The stadium, owned and operated by the Washington-King County Stadium Authority, is the home stadium of the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball and has a seating capacity of 47,878 for baseball...

in Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

The Mariners struck first in Game 3 when Edgar Martínez

Edgar Martinez

Edgar Martínez , nicknamed "Gar" and "Papi", is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and designated hitter. He spent his entire 18-year Major League career with the Seattle Mariners. He is the cousin of Carmelo Martínez.-Seattle Mariners:On December 19, 1982, the Seattle Mariners signed...

hit an RBI single off Andy Pettitte

Andy Pettitte

Andrew Eugene Pettitte is a retired American left-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher.In his major league career, he played for the New York Yankees from 1995–2003. He then signed with the Houston Astros, and played for them from 2004 through 2006. In 2007, Pettitte rejoined the Yankees...

that scored Mike Cameron

Mike Cameron

from third. However, the Yankees responded with back-to-back home runs from Bernie Williams

Bernie Williams

Bernabé Williams Figueroa Jr. is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and Puerto Rican musician.-Early life:...

and Tino Martinez

Tino Martinez

to lead off the second off Aaron Sele

Aaron Sele

Aaron Helmer Sele is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is currently the minor league pitching instructor for the Los Angeles Dodgers.-Early years:...

. The Yankees extended their lead to 3–1 when Derek Jeter

Derek Jeter

scored on a double from Chuck Knoblauch

Chuck Knoblauch

. The Mariners made it a one-run game when Rickey Henderson

Rickey Henderson

scored on a single from Cameron in the fifth, but the Yankees got that run back the next inning on a Paul O'Neil single to score Bernie Williams. The Yankees scored four runs in the ninth off Brett Tomko

Brett Tomko

Brett Daniel Tomko is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played for the Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, St...

to make it an 8–2 game while Mariano Rivera

Mariano Rivera

pitched a scoreless ninth.

Game 4

Saturday, October 14, 2000 at Safeco Field

Safeco Field

in Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

In one of the most dominant pitching performances in postseason history up to that point, Yankees starter Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens

William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...

struck out an ALCS-record fifteen batters in a complete game one-hit shutout of the Mariners. He carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning when Al Martin

Al Martin

Albert Lee Martin is a former professional baseball left fielder. He played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball, mostly for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played one season in the Korea Baseball Organization.- Early life :Martin graduated from John A...

lined a leadoff double off first baseman Tino Martinez

Tino Martinez

's glove for the Mariners' only hit of the game. Clemens got offensive support when Derek Jeter

Derek Jeter

hit a three-run home run off Paul Abbott

Paul Abbott (baseball)

Paul David Abbott , is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from -. Over 162 games, Abbott had a 43-37 record, with 496 strikeouts and a 4.92 ERA.-Minnesota Twins:...

in the fifth and David Justice

David Justice

hit a two-run home run off José Mesa

José Mesa

José Ramón Nova Mesa [MAY-sah] is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. His nickname was "Joe Table," the literal translation of his name in the English language....

in the eighth. The Yankees won 5–0 and were just one win away from the World Series

2000 World Series

-Game 1:Saturday, October 21, 2000 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New YorkThe opener fell on two anniversaries. Twenty-five years prior, Boston Red Sox's catcher Carlton Fisk ended Game 6 of the 1975 World Series with his famous home run off the left field foul pole in Fenway Park in Boston to beat...

Game 5

Sunday, October 15, 2000 at Safeco Field

Safeco Field

in Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

The Mariners struck first in Game 5 when Mike Cameron

Mike Cameron

scored on a sacrifice fly from John Olerud

John Olerud

off Denny Neagle

Denny Neagle

Dennis Edward Neagle Jr. is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was last under contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays during the season, but he did not play due to injury...

in the first. The Yankees responded in the fourth when Luis Sojo

Luis Sojo

hit a two-run double off Freddy García

Freddy García

Freddy Antonio García , nicknamed "The Chief", is a Venezuelan Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is currently a free agent...

that scored Tino Martinez

Tino Martinez

and Jorge Posada

Jorge Posada

. Their 2–1 lead stayed until the fifth when the Mariners put runners on second and third with one out. Neagle was replaced with Jeff Nelson, who gave up a single to Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez

that scored both runners on base, Mark McLemore

Mark McLemore

Mark Tremell McLemore is a former second baseman and utility player in Major League Baseball....

and Rickey Henderson

Rickey Henderson

, giving the Mariners a 3–2 lead. Nelson then gave up back-to-back home runs to Edgar Martínez

Edgar Martinez

and John Olerud

John Olerud

to make a 6–2 Mariners' lead. Neither team would score afterwards, forcing a Game 6 at Yankee Stadium. Neagle accounted for the loss in the two games of the series that Seattle won and García beat him each time.

Game 6

Tuesday, October 17, 2000 at Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York
The Mariners again struck first in Game 6, taking a 2–0 lead in the first when Yankees starter Orlando Hernández

Orlando Hernández

Orlando Hernández Pedroso , nicknamed "El Duque", is a former Cuban right-handed baseball pitcher....

gave up back-to-back doubles to Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez

and Edgar Martínez

Edgar Martinez

. Seattle made it 4–0 when Carlos Guillen

Carlos Guillén

Carlos Alfonso Guillén is a Major League Baseball second baseman and switch-hitter....

hit a two-run home run in the fourth. The Yankees responded in the bottom of the inning when Jorge Posada

Jorge Posada

hit a double off John Halama

John Halama

that scored David Justice

David Justice

and Bernie Williams

Bernie Williams

Bernabé Williams Figueroa Jr. is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and Puerto Rican musician.-Early life:...

. Posada then scored on a Paul O'Neil single to make it a 4–3 game. The score stayed that way until the bottom of the seventh when the Yankees put runners on first and third with one out off José Paniagua

José Paniagua

, who was replaced with Arthur Rhodes

Arthur Rhodes

. Rhodes gave up a three-run home run to David Justice

David Justice

to give the Yankees a 6–4 lead. They would score three more runs in that inning to make a 9–4 game. In the top of the eighth, Alex Rodriguez led off with a home run off Hernández. After walking Edgar Martínez, Hernández was replaced with Mariano Rivera

Mariano Rivera

, who gave up a two-run double to Mark McLemore

Mark McLemore

Mark Tremell McLemore is a former second baseman and utility player in Major League Baseball....

before striking out Jay Buhner

Jay Buhner

Jay Campbell Buhner , nicknamed "Bone", is a former Major League Baseball right fielder. He was among the most recognizable players of his day, noted for his shaved head, thick goatee, and patch of pine tar on the right hip of his uniform...

to end the inning. Rivera then pitched a scoreless ninth as the Yankees won 9–7 and advance to the World Series

2000 World Series

Composite box

2000 ALCS (4–2): New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

over Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...

Television coverage

On September 26, 2000, NBC declined to renew its broadcast agreement with Major League Baseball. After fifty seasons — 1947

1947 Major League Baseball season

-Statistical leaders:-Events:On April 15, Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers became the first modern day black player to play in the major leagues....

–1989

1989 Major League Baseball season

-Awards and honors:*Most Valuable Player**Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers **Kevin Mitchell, San Francisco Giants *Cy Young Award**Bret Saberhagen, Kansas City Royals **Mark Davis, San Diego Padres *Rookie of the Year...

and 1994

1994 Major League Baseball season

The 1994 Major League Baseball season ended with the infamous players strike ending the season on August 11, 1994.-Strike:As a result of a players' strike, the MLB season ended prematurely on August 11, 1994. No postseason was played...

–2000

2000 Major League Baseball season

The 2000 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees defeating the New York Mets in Game 5 of the World Series, known as the Subway Series because fans could take the Subway to and from every game of the Series. An all-time record 5,693 home runs were hit during the regular season...

— Game 6 is the last baseball game that NBC has televised to date. In Houston, due to the coverage of the 2000 Presidential Debate, KPRC-TV

KPRC-TV

KPRC-TV is the NBC affiliated television station based in Houston, Texas, and serving the Greater Houston television market. It has studios located in the Sharpstown district on the Southwest portion of the city, and has a transmitter site in unincorporated Fort Bend County near Missouri City...

elected to carry NBC News

NBC News

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' coverage of the debate while KNWS-TV carried NBC's final baseball game.

Aftermath

Alex Rodriguez

would leave the Mariners for the Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...

after this series for a ten-year, $250 million deal. Three seasons later, Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees.

The Yankees would go on to beat the New York Mets

New York Mets

The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...

in the first Subway Series

Subway Series

The Subway Series is a series of Major League Baseball games played between teams based in New York City. The term's historic usage has been in reference to World Series games played between New York teams...

since 1956, four games to one.

The Mariners returned to the ALCS the following season

2001 American League Championship Series

-Game 1:Wednesday, October 17, 2001 at Safeco Field in Seattle, WashingtonGame 1's starting date was the latest ever for a League Championship series. The Yankees took a 1–0 lead on a Chuck Knoblauch single that scored Jorge Posada in the second, then increased it to 3–0 on a Paul O'Neill home run...

, after they broke the Yankees' record for regular season wins with 116. However, they fared worse in a rematch with the Yankees and were dispatched in five games.

External links

2000 ALCS at Baseball-Reference

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