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Saturday, October 11, 1997

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1997 Playoffs

Series tied 2 - 2

Atlanta Braves 4
Florida Marlins 0
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Baltimore Orioles 1
Cleveland Indians 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chipper Jones 3
2 Brady Anderson 2
2 Andruw Jones 2
2 Fred McGriff 2
2 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Blauser 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred McGriff 2
2 Brady Anderson 1
2 Jeff Blauser 1
2 Andruw Jones 1
2 Matt Williams 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Marquis Grissom 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Mussina 3.00
2 Orel Hershiser 1.40
2 Denny Neagle 1.40
4 Al Leiter 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny Neagle 1
1 Eric Plunk 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 15
2 Orel Hershiser 7
2 Denny Neagle 7
4 Al Leiter 5
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .440
2 Paul O'Neill .381
2 Gary Sheffield .381
4 Cal Ripken .367
5 Brady Anderson .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Chipper Jones 3
1 Ryan Klesko 3
1 Edgar Martinez 3
5 8 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 7
1 Paul O'Neill 7
3 Brady Anderson 6
3 Mike Bordick 6
3 2 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Vizquel 4
2 Bip Roberts 3
3 Brady Anderson 2
3 Barry Bonds 2
3 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.00
2 David Wells 1.00
3 Greg Maddux 1.06
4 Jeff Fassero 1.13
5 Kirk Rueter 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 2
1 Tom Glavine 2
1 Mike Mussina 2
1 Jaret Wright 2
5 15 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 31
2 John Smoltz 20
3 Randy Johnson 18
4 Greg Maddux 13
5 2 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 2
1 Randy Myers 2
1 Robb Nen 2
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