2000 World Series Game Two Box Score

Roger Clemens, a five-time Cy Young Award winner, pitched eight innings, struck out nine batters, and allowed only two hits during game two of the Subway Series. A post-season masterpiece that will ALWAYS be remembered for the bat throwing incident between Clemens and Mike Piazza.

"Let's try to analyze it. Why would he (Roger Clemens) throw it at him? So he could get thrown out of the game in the second game of the World Series? Does that make any sense to anybody? Somebody answer me." - Joe Torre
2000 World Series
Game 2

2000 World Series Game 2

October 22, 2000

2000 World Series Game 2 Box Score
Yankee Stadium

Name Pos AB R H RBI
Timo Perez rf 4 0 0 0
Edgardo Alfonzo 2b 3 1 1 0
Mike Piazza c 4 1 1 2
Robin Ventura 3b 4 0 1 0
Todd Zeile 1b 4 0 2 0
Benny Agbayani lf 4 1 1 0
Lenny Harris dh 4 1 0 0
Jay Payton cf 4 1 1 3
Mike Bordick ss 2 0 0 0
a-Darryl Hamilton ph 1 0 0 0
Kurt Abbott ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 7 5

Name Pos AB R H RBI
Chuck Knoblauch dh 4 0 0 0
Derek Jeter ss 5 1 3 0
David Justice lf 3 1 0 0
Clay Bellinger lf 0 0 0 0
Bernie Williams cf 3 1 0 0
Tino Martinez 1b 5 1 3 2
Jorge Posada c 3 1 2 1
Paul O'Neill rf 4 0 3 1
Scott Brosius 3b 3 1 1 2
Jose Vizcaino 2b 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 12 6

Hitting & Fielding Notes

a: Struck out for Bordick in the 8th inning.

Caught Stealing: Vizcaino.
Doubles: Martinez, Jeter 2, O'Neill.
Errors: Payton, Bordick, Perez, Clemens.
Home Run: Piazza, Payton, Brosius.
Left on Base: Mets 4, Yankees 12.
Sacrifice Fly: Brosius.

Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NY Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 7 3
NY Yankees 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 x 6 12 1

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Mike Hampton 6.0 8 4 4 5 4
Glendon Rusch 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Rick White 1.1 1 1 1 1 1
Dennis Cook 0.1 1 0 0 0 0

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Roger Clemens 8 2 0 0 0 9
Jeff Nelson 0 3 3 3 0 0
Mariano Rivera 1 2 2 2 0 1

Pitching Notes

Nelson pitched to three batters in the 9th inning.

Losing Pitcher: Hampton.
Winning Pitcher: Clemens.

Hit by Pitcher: Alfonzo (by Clemens), Justice (by Hampton).
Intentional Base on Balls
: Posada (by Hampton), Williams (by White).
Passed Ball
: Posada.

Game Notes

Attendance: 56,059.
Length of Game: 3:30.
Umpires: HP Charles Reliford, 1B: Jeffrey Kellog, 2B: Tim Welke, 3B: Tim McClelland, LF: Jerry Crawford, RF: Ed Montague.



Following the game Mike Piazza said of the incident, "When he threw the bat, I basically walked out and kept asking him what his problem was. He really had no response."

Do you believe Roger Clemens knew what he was doing when he threw the bat? Was it intentionally aimed towards Mike Piazza? Was "the Rocket" unaware of Piazza's position on the field? Share your opinion on our message board!

Forty-six previous teams have had a 2-0 lead in World Series history. Thirty five of those teams (seventy-six percent) went on to win the World Championship!

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