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Friday, October 8, 1999

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1999 Playoffs

New York leads series 2 - 1

Arizona Diamondbacks 2
New York Mets 9
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Atlanta Braves 5
Houston Astros 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bret Boone 3
1 Ken Caminiti 3
1 Rickey Henderson 3
1 Brian Jordan 3
5 4 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Jordan 1
1 Turner Ward 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 5
2 John Olerud 3
3 Darryl Hamilton 2
3 Turner Ward 2
5 7 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Glen Barker 1
1 Roger Cedeno 1
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 Otis Nixon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Hampton 1.29
2 Tom Glavine 0.75
3 Omar Daal 0.44
4 Rick Reed 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reed 1
1 John Rocker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Hampton 9
2 Jose Cabrera 6
2 Tom Glavine 6
4 Omar Daal 4
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kevin Millwood 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Caminiti .538
1 Brian Jordan .538
3 Roberto Alomar .500
3 Harold Baines .500
5 Rickey Henderson .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 2
1 Ken Caminiti 2
1 Jim Thome 2
4 Harold Baines 1
4 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 7
1 Jim Thome 7
3 John Olerud 6
3 Bernie Williams 6
5 3 tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Roberto Alomar 1
2 Glen Barker 1
2 Roger Cedeno 1
2 8 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orlando Hernandez 0.00
1 Pedro Martinez 0.00
1 Doug Henry 0.00
1 Greg Swindell 0.00
1 John Franco 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orlando Hernandez 1
1 Pedro Martinez 1
1 Kevin Millwood 1
1 Charles Nagy 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 12
2 Bartolo Colon 11
3 Kevin Millwood 10
4 Mike Hampton 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kevin Millwood 1
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