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Wednesday, October 21, 1998

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1998 World Series

New York wins series 4 - 0

New York Yankees 3
San Diego Padres 0
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ruben Rivera 3
2 Tony Gwynn 2
2 Derek Jeter 2
2 Ricky Ledee 2
2 Paul O'Neill 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Brosius 1
1 Ricky Ledee 1
1 Bernie Williams 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Brown 0.73
2 Andy Pettitte 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 8
2 Andy Pettitte 4
3 Jeff Nelson 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ricky Ledee .600
2 Tony Gwynn .500
3 Scott Brosius .471
4 Tino Martinez .385
5 Chuck Knoblauch .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Scott Brosius 2
1 Greg Vaughn 2
3 Tony Gwynn 1
3 Chuck Knoblauch 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Brosius 6
2 Ricky Ledee 4
2 Tino Martinez 4
2 Greg Vaughn 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Finley 1
1 Chuck Knoblauch 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Pettitte 0.00
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
3 Orlando Hernandez 1.29
4 Sterling Hitchcock 1.50
5 David Cone 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orlando Hernandez 1
1 Ramiro Mendoza 1
1 Andy Pettitte 1
1 David Wells 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 13
2 Orlando Hernandez 7
2 Sterling Hitchcock 7
4 David Cone 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 3

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Scott Brosius .388
2 Manny Ramirez .333
2 Michael Tucker .333
4 Carlos Hernandez .325
5 Omar Vizquel .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 6
2 Scott Brosius 4
2 Jim Leyritz 4
2 Manny Ramirez 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Brosius 15
2 Nomar Garciaparra 11
3 Jim Thome 10
4 Tony Gwynn 9
4 Jim Leyritz 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 4
1 Omar Vizquel 4
3 Derek Jeter 3
3 Andruw Jones 3
5 5 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
1 Paul Shuey 0.00
3 Orlando Hernandez 0.64
4 Kevin Tapani 1.00
5 Sterling Hitchcock 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Wells 4
2 Sterling Hitchcock 3
3 Kevin Brown 2
3 Dave Burba 2
3 4 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Brown 47
2 Sterling Hitchcock 32
2 David Wells 32
4 David Cone 23
5 John Smoltz 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 6
2 Michael Jackson 4
3 Trevor Hoffman 3
4 Greg Maddux 1
4 Donne Wall 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