Official Game Information Yankee Stadium • One East 161st Street • Bronx, NY 10451 Media Relations Phone: (718) 579-4460 • [email protected] • Twitter: @yankeespr YANKEES BY THE NUMBERS NOTE 2012 (Postseason) 2012 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – GAME 1 Home Record: . 51-30 (2-1) NEW YORK YANKEES (3-2/95-67) vs. DETROIT TIGERS (3-2/88-74) Road Record: . 44-37 (1-1) Day Record: . .. 32-20 (---) LHP ANDY PETTITTE (0-1, 3.86) VS. RHP DOUG FISTER (0-0, 2.57) Night Record: . 63-47 (3-2) Saturday, OctOber 13 • 8:07 p.m. et • tbS • yankee Stadium vs . AL East . 41-31 (3-2) vs . AL Central . 21-16 (---) vs . AL West . 20-15 (---) AT A GLANCE: The Yankees will play Game 1 of the 2012 American League Championship Series vs . the Detroit Tigers tonight at Yankee Stadium…marks the Yankees’ 15th ALCS YANKEES IN THE ALCS vs . National League . 13-5 (---) (Home Games in Bold) vs . RH starters . 58-43 (3-0) all-time, going 11-3 in the series, including a 7-2 mark in their last nine since 1996 – which vs . LH starters . 37-24 (0-2) have been a “best of seven” format…is their third ALCS in five years under Joe Girardi (also YEAR OPP W L Detail Yankees Score First: . 59-27 (2-1) 2009 and ‘10)…are 34-14 in 48 “best-of-seven” series all time . 1976** . KC . 3 . 2 . WLWLW Opp . Score First: . 36-40 (1-1) This series is a rematch of the 2011 ALDS, which the Tigers won in five games . 1977* . KC . 3 . 2 . LWLWW Leading After 6: . .. 73-8 (1-0) 1978* . KC . 3 . 1 . WLWW Trailing After 6: . 13-54 (0-2) RETURN TO OCTOBER: The Yankees won the AL East Division title for the 13th time in 1980 . KC . 0 . 3 . LLL Tied After 6: . 9-5 (1-1) the last 17 seasons…marks the team’s 51st postseason berth all time, most for any MLB 1981** . OAK . 3 . 0 . WWW Leading After 7: . .. 79-5 (1-0) franchise…marks the Yankees’ 18th AL East title since divisional play began in 1969, most 1996* . BAL . 4 . 1 . WLWWW Trailing After 7: . 9-58 (0-2) all time (Atlanta is second w/ 16)…clinched their 48th first-place finish, the most of any 1998* . CLE . 4 . 2 . WLLWWW Tied After 7: . 7-4 (1-1) professional sports franchise (includes a “first-half” title in the strike-shortened 1981 season) . 1999* . BOS . 4 . 1 . WWLWW Leading After 8: . .. 88-5 (1-0) Trailing After 8: . 1-58 (1-1) Secured their 2012 postseason berth with their win on 9/30 at Toronto and the Angels’ 2000* . SEA . 4 . 2 . LWWWLW Tied After 8: . 5-4 (1-1) loss in game two of their doubleheader at Texas that night…with their win in the final 2001** . SEA . 4 . 1 . WWLWW Extra-Inning Games: . 6-3 (1-1) regular season game vs . Boston, won the AL East . 2003** . BOS . 4 . 3 . LWWLWLW One-run Games: . 22-25 (1-2) Are making their 17th postseason appearance in the last 18 years (also 1995-2007, ’09- 2004 . BOS . 3 . 4 . WWWLLLL Two (or fewer)-run Games: . 41-33 (2-2) 12), the best such stretch in Baseball history . 2009* . LAA . 4 . 2 . WWLWLW NYY Scores 5 or more . 68-19 (1-0) Manager Joe Girardi became the fourth Yankees skipper to lead the club to four 2010 . TEX . 2 . 4 . WLLLWL NYY Scores 4 or more: . 83-27 (1-0) consecutive postseason appearances, joining Joe McCarthy, Casey Stengel and Joe Torre . Total 45 28 NYY Scores 3 or less: . 12-40 (2-2) *-won World Series; **-lost World Series NYY Scores 2 or less . 6-27 (0-2) AT THE TOP: The Yankees were in first place (either tied or alone) each of the final 114 days Opp . Scores 5 or more . 14-46 (---) of the season dating back to the start of play on 6/12… marked their longest such stretch atop the POSTSEASON, ALL TIME Opp . Scores 4 or less: . 81-19 (3-2) AL East since 2004 when they held sole possession of first place for each of the final 126 days of the Opp . Scores 3 or less: . 66-8 (3-2) HOME RUNS season… included a stretch of 84 consecutive days in sole possession of first in the division from Opp . Scores 2 or less . 46-4 (3-1) 6/13-9/3 . 1 . Manny Ramirez . 29 Yankees No Errors: . 66-40 (2-1) Reached 95 wins in a season for the fourth straight year and 10th time in the last 12 campaigns . 2 . Bernie Williams . .. 22 Yankees Make Error(s): . 29-27 (1-1) 3. DEREK JETER .....20 NYY Starter Goes 6: . 71-35 (3-2) 4 . Reggie Jackson . .. 18 Opp . Starter Goes 6: . 54-48 (1-1) CENTRAL HEATING: The Yankees are facing an AL Central team in the postseason for their sixth Mickey Mantle . 18 Yankees Outhit Opp .: . 66-12 (2-1) straight postseason (Detroit-2006 and ‘11, Cleveland-2007, and Minnesota-2009 and ‘10)… went Albert Pujols . 18 Opp . Outhits Yankees: . 20-50 (0-1) 2-0 vs . the Twins and 0-3 vs . the others . Hit Totals Are Even: . 9-5 (1-0) HITS Come-From-Behind Wins: . 46 (2) TO THE BRINK AND BACK: The Yankees won the “winner-take-all” ALDS Game 5 on Friday . 1. DEREK JETER ....199 C-F-B Wins (trailing by 3+): . 9 (-) Improved to 6-4 all-time in best-of-five Game 5s (4-4 in ALDS Game 5s plus wins in the 1976 2 . Bernie Williams . 128 C-F-B Wins (trailing by 4+): . 4 (-) and 1977 ALCS vs . Kansas City)…are now 12-11 in all-time “winner take all” postseason 3 . Manny Ramirez . 117 C-F-B Wins (trailing by 5+): . 1 (-) games…snapped a three-game losing streak in such games…are now 4-1 in winner-take-all 4 . Jorge Posada . 103 Yankees hit 0HR: . 7-24 (0-2) Game 5 at home . 5 . Kenny Lofton . .. 97 Yankees hit at least 1HR: . .. 89-43 (3-0) Chipper Jones . 97 Yankees hit 2+ HRs: . 56-17 (1-0) OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT: The Yankees have won the first game in each of their last four RBI Walk-off Wins: . 5 (1) Walk-off Losses: . .. 6 (-) postseason series and nine of their last 11 . 1 Bernie Williams . .. 80 Series Record: . .. 30-15-7 (1-0) 2 . Manny Ramirez . 78 Series Record, home: . 17-7-2 START US UP: Yankees starters combined to go 2-1 with a 2 .04 ERA (39 .2IP, 9ER) in the ALDS win 3 . David Justice . 63 Series Record, road: . 13-8-5 vs . Baltimore, with 32K and a .193 opponents average (28-for-145)…marked the lowest ERA for 4. DEREK JETER .....61 Series Openers: . 32-20 (1-0) any team in any postseason series that lasted at least five games since Cleveland posted a 1 .64 5 . Albert Pujols . 52 Series Finales: . 34-18 (1-0) ERA vs . Seattle in the 1995 ALCS (six games) . RUNS Sweeps by Yankees . 10 (0) Yankees relievers have combined to allow just 1ER in 11 .1IP (0 .79 ERA, 6H, 0BB, 10K) . 1. DEREK JETER ....111 Sweeps by Opponent . .. 4 (0) Yankees pitchers have allowed three-or-fewer runs in each of their last seven postseason 2 . Bernie Williams . .. 83 Postseason, All Time games (since 2011 ALDS Game 4), tied for the second-longest such streak in club history (7G: 3 . Manny Ramirez . 67 Record: . .. 223-150-1 1981 ALDS Game 4 – 1981 WS Game 2; 8G: 1937 WS Game 5 – 1939 WS Game 3, and 7G: 1927 4 . Kenny Lofton . 65 in ALCS gms . 45-28 WS Game 2 – 1928 WS Game 4) . 5 . Chipper Jones . 58 in ALCS . 11-3 Home Record: . 114-70-1 RUN SUPPORT: The Yankees scored three runs or less in each of the final four games of the Road Record: . 109-80 NYY FEWEST RUNS ALLOWED IN ALDS vs . Baltimore… marks their longest such stretch in a single postseason since the 1976 Game 1: . 46-26 A SERIES OF AT LEAST 5G Game 2: . 41-30-1 World Series (were swept in four games by Cincinnati, scoring 3R or less in each contest) . 9 . 1943 WS vs . STL (5G) Game 3: . 45-27 10 . 2012 ALDS vs . BAL (5G) Game 4: . 38-28 ANDY’S TURN: LHP Andy Pettitte will make his seventh career Game 1 start, first since the 2005 11 . 1941 WS vs . BRO (5G) Game 5: . 30-19 NLCS at St . Louis w/Houston… is his fifth Game 1 start as a Yankee, first since the 2001 ALCS at 12 . 2001 ALDS vs . OAK (5G) Game 6: . 17-11 Seattle… is his first Game 1 start at home since the 2000 World Series vs . the Mets (6 .2IP, 8H, 12 . 1937 WS vs . NYG (5G) Game 7: . 6-8 3ER in the ND)… overall, is s 2-2 with a 5 .59 ERA (37 .0IP, 23ER) in his six previous Game 1 starts . 13 . 1981 ALDS vs . MIL (5G) Game 8 . 0-1 The start by Pettitte snaps a streak of seven consecutive postseason Game 1s started by CC 13 . 1961 WS vs . CIN (5G) Facing Elimination: . 26-21 Sabathia dating back to 2009 . Going for Sweep: . 13-4 NYY FEWEST RUNS SCORED IN Extra-innings: . 21-14-1 HOME COOKIN’: The Yankees were a Major League-best 51-30 ( .630) at home in 2012… have A SERIES OF AT LEAST 5G One-run games: .