On This Day

Thursday, October 7, 1999

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1999 Playoffs

Cleveland leads series 2 - 0

Boston Red Sox 1
Cleveland Indians 11

New York leads series 2 - 0

Texas Rangers 1
New York Yankees 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 3
2 Harold Baines 2
2 Derek Jeter 2
2 Jose Offerman 2
2 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Juan Gonzalez 1
1 Jim Thome 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Thome 4
2 Harold Baines 3
3 Roberto Alomar 2
3 Omar Vizquel 2
5 5 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Travis Fryman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Helling 1.33
2 Charles Nagy 0.80
3 Andy Pettitte 0.71
4 Bret Saberhagen 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charles Nagy 1
1 Andy Pettitte 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Helling 8
2 Andy Pettitte 5
3 Charles Nagy 4
3 Tim Wakefield 4
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Stanley .714
2 Ken Caminiti .571
3 Roberto Alomar .500
3 Harold Baines .500
3 3 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 2
1 Ken Caminiti 2
1 Jim Thome 2
4 Harold Baines 1
4 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Thome 7
2 Bernie Williams 6
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 5
3 Steve Finley 5
5 Ken Caminiti 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 5
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Travis Fryman 1
2 Jose Hernandez 1
2 5 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orlando Hernandez 0.00
1 Pedro Martinez 0.00
1 Greg Swindell 0.00
1 Tim Wakefield 0.00
5 Kevin Millwood 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orlando Hernandez 1
1 Pedro Martinez 1
1 Kevin Millwood 1
1 Charles Nagy 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 12
2 Bartolo Colon 11
3 Kevin Millwood 9
4 Rick Helling 8
4 Pedro Martinez 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 John Wetteland 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 64 .605 --
Red Sox 94 68 .580 4.0
Blue Jays 84 78 .519 14.0
Orioles 78 84 .481 20.0
Devil Rays 69 93 .426 29.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 97 65 .599 --
White Sox 75 86 .466 21.5
Tigers 69 92 .429 27.5
Royals 64 97 .398 32.5
Twins 63 97 .394 33.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 95 67 .586 --
Athletics 87 75 .537 8.0
Mariners 79 83 .488 16.0
Angels 70 92 .432 25.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 103 59 .636 --
Mets 97 66 .595 6.5
Phillies 77 85 .475 26.0
Expos 68 94 .420 35.0
Marlins 64 98 .395 39.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 97 65 .599 --
Reds 96 67 .589 1.5
Pirates 78 83 .484 18.5
Cardinals 75 86 .466 21.5
Brewers 74 87 .460 22.5
Cubs 67 95 .414 30.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 100 62 .617 --
Giants 86 76 .531 14.0
Dodgers 77 85 .475 23.0
Padres 74 88 .457 26.0
Rockies 72 90 .444 28.0