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Tuesday, October 6, 1998

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1998 Playoffs

New York leads series 1 - 0

Cleveland Indians 2
New York Yankees 7
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scott Brosius 2
1 Derek Jeter 2
1 Paul O'Neill 2
1 Jorge Posada 2
1 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jorge Posada 1
1 Manny Ramirez 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Posada 2
1 Manny Ramirez 2
1 Bernie Williams 2
4 Scott Brosius 1
4 Paul O'Neill 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Derek Jeter 1
1 Tino Martinez 1
1 Omar Vizquel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Wells 1.17
2 Jaret Wright 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Wells 7
2 Chad Ogea 2
2 Paul Shuey 2
4 Jeff Nelson 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Valentin .467
2 Scott Brosius .438
3 Carlos Hernandez .417
4 Mo Vaughn .412
5 Greg Vaughn .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nomar Garciaparra 3
1 Jim Leyritz 3
1 Manny Ramirez 3
4 Kenny Lofton 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nomar Garciaparra 11
2 Mo Vaughn 7
3 David Justice 6
3 Manny Ramirez 6
5 Jim Leyritz 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 3
2 Andruw Jones 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Scott Brosius 1
3 13 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 0.00
1 Pete Schourek 0.00
1 Tim Crabtree 0.00
1 Paul Shuey 0.00
5 Kevin Brown 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 2
2 Kevin Brown 1
2 Dave Burba 1
2 Bartolo Colon 1
2 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 22
2 Randy Johnson 17
2 David Wells 17
4 Sterling Hitchcock 11
5 Rick Helling 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Michael Jackson 3
2 Trevor Hoffman 2
2 Mariano Rivera 2

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