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Saturday, October 12, 1996

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1996 Playoffs

St. Louis leads series 2 - 1

Atlanta Braves 2
St. Louis Cardinals 3
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New York leads series 3 - 1

New York Yankees 8
Baltimore Orioles 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Javy Lopez 3
1 Darryl Strawberry 3
3 Roberto Alomar 2
3 Royce Clayton 2
3 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Gant 2
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
3 Chris Hoiles 1
3 Paul O'Neill 1
3 Bernie Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Gant 3
1 Darryl Strawberry 3
3 Chris Hoiles 2
3 Paul O'Neill 2
3 Bernie Williams 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Glavine 0.71
2 Donovan Osborne 0.60
3 Rocky Coppinger 0.43
3 Kenny Rogers 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Donovan Osborne 1
1 David Weathers 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Donovan Osborne 6
2 Tom Glavine 5
3 Rocky Coppinger 3
3 Kenny Rogers 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .483
2 Juan Gonzalez .438
2 Javy Lopez .438
4 Royce Clayton .429
4 Omar Vizquel .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
1 Bernie Williams 5
3 Ken Caminiti 4
4 Brady Anderson 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernie Williams 11
2 Cecil Fielder 9
2 Juan Gonzalez 9
4 Ron Gant 8
5 2 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 7
2 Omar Vizquel 4
3 Ron Gant 2
3 Marquis Grissom 2
3 Chipper Jones 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
1 David Weathers 0.00
1 John Wetteland 0.00
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.00
5 Ramon Martinez 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 3
2 Armando Benitez 2
2 Todd Stottlemyre 2
2 David Weathers 2
2 David Wells 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 16
2 Todd Stottlemyre 15
3 Charles Nagy 14
3 John Smoltz 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
1 Mark Wohlers 4
3 John Wetteland 3
4 Randy Myers 2
5 Armando Benitez 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 70 .568 --
Orioles 88 74 .543 4.0
Red Sox 85 77 .525 7.0
Blue Jays 74 88 .457 18.0
Tigers 53 109 .327 39.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 99 62 .615 --
White Sox 85 77 .525 14.5
Brewers 80 82 .494 19.5
Twins 78 84 .481 21.5
Royals 75 86 .466 24.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 90 72 .556 --
Mariners 85 76 .528 4.5
Athletics 78 84 .481 12.0
Angels 70 91 .435 19.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 96 66 .593 --
Expos 88 74 .543 8.0
Marlins 80 82 .494 16.0
Mets 71 91 .438 25.0
Phillies 67 95 .414 29.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 88 74 .543 --
Astros 82 80 .506 6.0
Reds 81 81 .500 7.0
Cubs 76 86 .469 12.0
Pirates 73 89 .451 15.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 91 71 .562 --
Dodgers 90 72 .556 1.0
Rockies 83 79 .512 8.0
Giants 68 94 .420 23.0