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5 unusual facts about 2001 American League Championship Series


2001 American League Championship Series

Brosius would then score on a Chuck Knoblauch single two batters later to make it 3–0 Yankees.

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 in the fourth.

In the bottom of the eighth, Tino Martinez hit a three-run home run as the Yankees cruised to a 12–3 win and advance to the World Series for the fourth straight year.

In Game 2, the Yankees took a 2–0 lead in the second against Freddy García on a Scott Brosius double that scored Tino Martinez and Jorge Posada.

Game 4 remained scoreless until Bret Boone hit a home run off Yankees reliever Ramiro Mendoza in the top of the eighth to give the Mariners a 1–0 lead, but the Yankees responded in the bottom of the inning with a Bernie Williams home run off Arthur Rhodes to tie the game.



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