In 2001 , six weeks after the September 11 attacks , Yankee Stadium hosted an emotional three games in the World Series . For Game 3 , President George W. Bush hurled the ceremonial first pitch , throwing a strike . In Game 4 , Tino Martinez hit a game-tying home run off Arizona Diamondbacks closer Byung-hyun Kim with two outs in the ninth inning . Derek Jeter hit the winning " walk-off " home run in extra innings off Kim , earning himself the nickname " Mr. November " . The following night in Game 5 , the Yankees replicated their heroics from the previous night ; Scott Brosius hit a game-tying home run off Kim with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning en route to a win
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Yankee Stadium (1923)