On This Day

Friday, October 3, 1997

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1997 Playoffs

Florida wins series 3 - 0

Florida Marlins 6
San Francisco Giants 2
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Atlanta wins series 3 - 0

Atlanta Braves 4
Houston Astros 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chipper Jones 3
1 Jeff Kent 3
3 Moises Alou 2
3 Jeff Conine 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Kent 2
2 Chuck Carr 1
2 Chipper Jones 1
2 Devon White 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Devon White 4
2 Jeff Kent 2
3 Jeff Blauser 1
3 Chuck Carr 1
3 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 2.75
2 Shane Reynolds 0.83
3 Alex Fernandez 0.71
4 Wilson Alvarez 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 John Smoltz 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 11
2 Alex Fernandez 5
2 Shane Reynolds 5
4 Wilson Alvarez 4
5 5 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Bordick .667
2 Gary Sheffield .556
3 Cal Ripken .545
4 Bip Roberts .500
4 Omar Vizquel .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 2
1 Derek Jeter 2
1 Jeff Kent 2
1 Edgar Martinez 2
5 21 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 6
2 Brady Anderson 4
2 Jeff Blauser 4
2 Mike Bordick 4
2 Devon White 4

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 Dennis Cook 0.00
3 John Smoltz 1.00
4 Kevin Brown 1.13
5 Kirk Rueter 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Cook 1
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Alex Fernandez 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 11
2 Mike Mussina 9
3 Scott Erickson 6
3 Greg Maddux 6
5 7 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