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Tuesday, October 21, 1997

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1997 World Series

Florida leads series 2 - 1

Florida Marlins 14
Cleveland Indians 11
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charles Johnson 3
1 Gary Sheffield 3
3 Sandy Alomar 2
3 Craig Counsell 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darren Daulton 1
1 Jim Eisenreich 1
1 Gary Sheffield 1
1 Jim Thome 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Sheffield 5
2 Bobby Bonilla 2
2 Jim Eisenreich 2
2 Bip Roberts 2
2 Jim Thome 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charles Nagy 0.50
2 Al Leiter 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Cook 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charles Nagy 5
2 Al Leiter 3
3 Paul Assenmacher 1
3 Dennis Cook 1
3 3 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marquis Grissom .700
2 Gary Sheffield .444
3 Sandy Alomar .417
4 Charles Johnson .364
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Moises Alou 1
2 Darren Daulton 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Sheffield 5
2 Bip Roberts 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Moises Alou 3
3 Jim Thome 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Felix Heredia 0.00
2 Chad Ogea 1.35
3 Livan Hernandez 4.76
4 Charles Nagy 7.50
5 Al Leiter 7.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Cook 1
1 Livan Hernandez 1
1 Chad Ogea 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Livan Hernandez 5
1 Charles Nagy 5
3 Kevin Brown 4
3 Chad Ogea 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Ripken .390
2 Paul O'Neill .381
3 Gary Sheffield .371
4 Brady Anderson .370
5 Craig Counsell .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 5
2 Brady Anderson 3
2 Chipper Jones 3
2 Ryan Klesko 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 14
2 Moises Alou 9
2 Bobby Bonilla 9
4 Charles Johnson 8
4 Manny Ramirez 8

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 Dennis Cook 0.00
1 Scott Kamieniecki 0.00
4 Michael Jackson 0.84
5 David Wells 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Livan Hernandez 3
2 Kevin Brown 2
2 Dennis Cook 2
2 Scott Erickson 2
2 3 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 41
2 Livan Hernandez 24
3 Greg Maddux 22
4 Kevin Brown 20
4 John Smoltz 20

Saves

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