MINNESOTA (0) AT NY YANKEES (4) - FINAL
MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Lawton cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
Gates 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .123
Molitor dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
M Cordova lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
Coomer 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .264
Ochoa rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
Shave 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143
Javier Valentin c 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .220
Meares ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
Totals 27 0 0 0 0 11 0
BATTING: Team LOB - 0.
FIELDING: PB - Javier Valentin.
NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Knoblauch 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Jeter ss 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .337
Oneill rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .303
T Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324
B Williams cf 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 .314
Strawberry dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .272
Curtis lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .307
J Posada c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272
Brosius 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318
Totals 30 4 6 3 1 6 8
BATTING: 2B - B Williams 2 (11, Hawkins 2). 3B - Strawberry (2,
Hawkins). HR - B Williams (3, 4th inning off Hawkins 0 on, 2
out). RBI - B Williams (19), Strawberry (19), Curtis (24). 2-out
RBI - B Williams. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T
Martinez 1, Brosius 1. Team LOB - 3.
BASERUNNING: SB - Jeter (10, 2nd base off Hawkins/Javier
Valentin); Curtis (6, 2nd base off Hawkins/Javier Valentin).
Minnesota - 000 000 000 -- 0
Ny Yankees - 010 100 20X -- 4
MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
Hawkins (L, 2-4) 7 6 4 4 0 5 1 5.26
Naulty 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.14
Swindell 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.65
NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
Wells (W, 5-1) 9 0 0 0 0 11 0 4.45
WP - Hawkins. Pitches-strikes: Wells 120-79; Hawkins 122-85;
Naulty 6-2; Swindell 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: Wells 6-10;
Hawkins 5-11; Naulty 0-1; Swindell 0-1. Batters faced: Wells
27; Hawkins 27; Naulty 2; Swindell 2.
UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Rich
Garcia. 3B--Mike Reilly.
T--2:40. Att--49,820. Weather: 59 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8
mph, left to right.
Wells struck out 11 and dominated the Twins from start to finish. Yankees fielders made no exceptionally tough plays to protect the first perfect game since Kenny Rogers' gem for Texas on July 28, 1994, against the Angels.
Wells (5-1) went to a three-ball count on four batters -- coming back from a 3-0 on Matt Lawton in the fourth -- in pitching the first perfect game at Yankee Stadium since Don Larsen in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.
The burly left-hander, three days short of his 35th birthday, spent the bottom of the eighth inning sitting alone in the dugout, stretching his neck and arms. The crowd of 49,820 gave him a standing ovation as he came out to pitch the final inning.
Wells made quick work of the Twins in the ninth, retiring rookie Jon Shave on a routine fly to right, striking out Javier Valentin and getting Pat Meares on a fly to right.
Wells pumped his left fist twice at the ground after the final out. His teammates swarmed him, and he was carried off the field.
