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Thursday, October 23, 1997

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1997 World Series

Florida leads series 3 - 2

Florida Marlins 8
Cleveland Indians 7
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Moises Alou 3
1 Charles Johnson 3
3 Sandy Alomar 2
3 Darren Daulton 2
3 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Moises Alou 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 4
1 Moises Alou 4
3 Charles Johnson 2
3 David Justice 2
3 Devon White 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Moises Alou 1
1 Darren Daulton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orel Hershiser 0.27
2 Livan Hernandez 0.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Livan Hernandez 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 3
2 Livan Hernandez 2
3 Paul Assenmacher 1
3 Jose Mesa 1
3 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darren Daulton .467
2 Sandy Alomar .455
3 Marquis Grissom .444
4 Matt Williams .400
5 Gary Sheffield .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Moises Alou 3
2 Sandy Alomar 2
2 Manny Ramirez 2
2 Jim Thome 2
5 5 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 10
2 Moises Alou 9
3 Gary Sheffield 5
4 David Justice 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Moises Alou 1
1 Craig Counsell 1
1 Darren Daulton 1
1 Omar Vizquel 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Antonio Alfonseca 0.00
2 Chad Ogea 1.35
3 Jaret Wright 4.50
4 Livan Hernandez 5.27
5 Charles Nagy 7.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Livan Hernandez 2
2 Dennis Cook 1
2 Chad Ogea 1
2 Jaret Wright 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Livan Hernandez 7
2 Orel Hershiser 5
2 Charles Nagy 5
2 Jaret Wright 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 2
2 Brian Anderson 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Ripken .390
2 Brady Anderson .370
3 Harold Baines .364
4 Gary Sheffield .349
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 6
2 Manny Ramirez 4
3 Moises Alou 3
3 Brady Anderson 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 21
2 Moises Alou 15
3 Charles Johnson 10
3 Manny Ramirez 10
5 Bobby Bonilla 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Vizquel 5
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 4
2 Jaret Wright 3
3 Kevin Brown 2
3 Dennis Cook 2
3 3 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 41
2 Livan Hernandez 26
3 Greg Maddux 22
4 Kevin Brown 20
4 John Smoltz 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Robb Nen 4
2 Jose Mesa 3
3 Randy Myers 2
3 Mariano Rivera 2
5 Brian Anderson 1

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