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Thursday, October 2, 1997

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1997 Playoffs

Series tied 1 - 1

Cleveland Indians 7
New York Yankees 5
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Baltimore Orioles 9
Seattle Mariners 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Omar Vizquel 3
2 Brady Anderson 2
2 Harold Baines 2
2 Geronimo Berroa 2
2 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Derek Jeter 1
1 Matt Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brady Anderson 3
2 Roberto Alomar 2
2 Mike Bordick 2
2 Tony Fernandez 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Griffey 2
2 Omar Vizquel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jaret Wright 0.71
2 Scott Erickson 0.67
3 Jamie Moyer 0.33
4 Andy Pettitte 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Jaret Wright 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Erickson 6
2 Jaret Wright 5
3 Randy Myers 3
3 Andy Pettitte 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Bordick .667
1 Gary Sheffield .667
3 Stan Javier .625
4 Bobby Bonilla .571
5 Cal Ripken .545

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 2
1 Derek Jeter 2
1 Edgar Martinez 2
4 Brady Anderson 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 6
2 Brady Anderson 4
2 Mike Bordick 4
4 Jeff Blauser 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 Ken Griffey 2
1 Bip Roberts 2
4 Bobby Abreu 1
4 7 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramiro Mendoza 0.00
1 Norm Charlton 0.00
1 Michael Jackson 0.00
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Cook 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Greg Maddux 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 9
2 Scott Erickson 6
2 Greg Maddux 6
4 Kevin Brown 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 2

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 98 64 .605 --
Yankees 96 66 .593 2.0
Tigers 79 83 .488 19.0
Red Sox 78 84 .481 20.0
Blue Jays 76 86 .469 22.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 86 75 .534 --
White Sox 80 81 .497 6.0
Brewers 78 83 .484 8.0
Twins 68 94 .420 18.5
Royals 67 94 .416 19.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 90 72 .556 --
Angels 84 78 .519 6.0
Rangers 77 85 .475 13.0
Athletics 65 97 .401 25.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 101 61 .623 --
Marlins 92 70 .568 9.0
Mets 88 74 .543 13.0
Expos 78 84 .481 23.0
Phillies 68 94 .420 33.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 84 78 .519 --
Pirates 79 83 .488 5.0
Reds 76 86 .469 8.0
Cardinals 73 89 .451 11.0
Cubs 68 94 .420 16.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 90 72 .556 --
Dodgers 88 74 .543 2.0
Rockies 83 79 .512 7.0
Padres 76 86 .469 14.0