2001 New York Yankees season
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The 2001 New York Yankees season was the 99th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 95–65 finishing 13.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. Roger Clemens had sixteen straight wins, tying an American League mark shared by Walter Johnson, Lefty Grove, Schoolboy Rowe, and Smoky Joe Wood. Clemens would finish the season with the AL Cy Young Award and become the first pitcher to win six Cy Young Awards.
Yankees' fielders huddling on the pitcher's mound during an August 2001 away game
The Yankees taking the field during a late August 2001 game at Edison Field.
President Bush tosses out the ceremonial first pitch before a 2-1 Yankee victory in Game 3 of the 2001 World Series.
2001 American League Division Series
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The 2001 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 2001 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 9, and ended on Monday, October 15, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:(1) Seattle Mariners vs. (3) Cleveland Indians : Mariners win series, 3–2.
(2) New York Yankees vs. (4) Oakland Athletics : Yankees win series, 3–2.
2001 American League Division Series