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Wednesday, October 15, 1997

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1997 Playoffs

Cleveland wins series 4 - 2

Cleveland Indians 1
Baltimore Orioles 0
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brady Anderson 2
1 Geronimo Berroa 2
1 Mike Bordick 2
1 Tony Fernandez 2
1 Cal Ripken 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Fernandez 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Fernandez 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeffrey Hammonds 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Mussina 3.33
2 Charles Nagy 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Anderson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 10
2 Charles Nagy 4
3 Michael Jackson 3
4 Brian Anderson 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Craig Counsell .421
2 Cal Ripken .390
3 Paul O'Neill .381
4 Brady Anderson .370
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 4
2 Brady Anderson 3
2 Chipper Jones 3
2 Ryan Klesko 3
2 Edgar Martinez 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 11
2 Brady Anderson 7
2 Bobby Bonilla 7
2 Charles Johnson 7
2 Paul O'Neill 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Vizquel 4
2 Brady Anderson 3
2 Marquis Grissom 3
2 Bip Roberts 3
5 4 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Neagle 0.00
1 Michael Jackson 0.00
1 Scott Kamieniecki 0.00
4 David Wells 1.00
5 Jeff Fassero 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 2
1 Scott Erickson 2
1 Tom Glavine 2
1 Livan Hernandez 2
1 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 41
2 Greg Maddux 22
3 John Smoltz 20
4 Livan Hernandez 19
5 Randy Johnson 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Mesa 3
2 Randy Myers 2
2 Robb Nen 2
2 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