On This Day

Wednesday, September 30, 1998

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1998 Playoffs

Series tied 1 - 1

Boston Red Sox 5
Cleveland Indians 9
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New York leads series 2 - 0

Texas Rangers 1
New York Yankees 3
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Atlanta leads series 1 - 0

Chicago Cubs 1
Atlanta Braves 7
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 2
1 Scott Brosius 2
1 Nomar Garciaparra 2
1 Joe Girardi 2
1 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scott Brosius 1
1 Tyler Houston 1
1 David Justice 1
1 Ryan Klesko 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Justice 4
1 Ryan Klesko 4
3 Nomar Garciaparra 3
4 Sandy Alomar 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Homer Bush 1
1 Andruw Jones 1
1 Darren Lewis 1
1 Kenny Lofton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Pettitte 2.67
2 John Smoltz 1.20
3 Rick Helling 1.00
4 Mark Clark 0.50
5 Dwight Gooden 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Andy Pettitte 1
1 John Smoltz 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Helling 9
2 Andy Pettitte 8
3 John Smoltz 6
4 Dave Burba 4
4 Mark Clark 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Vaughn .800
2 Roberto Alomar .750
3 Sandy Alomar .500
3 Scott Brosius .500
3 2 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mo Vaughn 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Scott Brosius 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 7
1 Mo Vaughn 7
3 David Justice 4
3 Ryan Klesko 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 2
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Scott Brosius 1
2 Homer Bush 1
2 5 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Wells 0.00
1 Kevin Brown 0.00
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
1 Paul Shuey 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Bartolo Colon 1
1 Pedro Martinez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 17
2 David Wells 10
3 Rick Helling 9
3 Randy Johnson 9
5 3 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 2
2 Trevor Hoffman 1
2 Michael Jackson 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 114 48 .704 --
Red Sox 92 70 .568 22.0
Blue Jays 88 74 .543 26.0
Orioles 79 83 .488 35.0
Devil Rays 63 99 .389 51.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 89 73 .549 --
White Sox 80 82 .494 9.0
Royals 72 89 .447 16.5
Twins 70 92 .432 19.0
Tigers 65 97 .401 24.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 88 74 .543 --
Angels 85 77 .525 3.0
Mariners 76 85 .472 11.5
Athletics 74 88 .457 14.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 106 56 .654 --
Mets 88 74 .543 18.0
Phillies 75 87 .463 31.0
Expos 65 97 .401 41.0
Marlins 54 108 .333 52.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 102 60 .630 --
Cubs 90 73 .552 12.5
Cardinals 83 79 .512 19.0
Reds 77 85 .475 25.0
Brewers 74 88 .457 28.0
Pirates 69 93 .426 33.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 98 64 .605 --
Giants 89 74 .546 9.5
Dodgers 83 79 .512 15.0
Rockies 77 85 .475 21.0
D'backs 65 97 .401 33.0