On This Day

Saturday, October 9, 1999

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1999 Playoffs

Cleveland leads series 2 - 1

Cleveland Indians 3
Boston Red Sox 9

New York wins series 3 - 0

New York Yankees 3
Texas Rangers 0

New York wins series 3 - 1

Arizona Diamondbacks 3
New York Mets 4

Atlanta wins series 3 - 1

Atlanta Braves 7
Houston Astros 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Bogar 3
1 Bret Boone 3
3 Harold Baines 2
3 Tony Eusebio 2
3 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
1 Ken Caminiti 1
1 Greg Colbrunn 1
1 Brian Daubach 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 3
1 Brian Daubach 3
1 Darryl Strawberry 3
1 John Valentin 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bret Boone 1
1 Carl Everett 1
1 Kenny Lofton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ramon Martinez 0.75
2 Al Leiter 0.67
2 Esteban Loaiza 0.67
4 Brian Anderson 0.57
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Derek Lowe 1
1 John Smoltz 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ramon Martinez 6
2 Brian Anderson 4
2 Al Leiter 4
2 Esteban Loaiza 4
2 Shane Reynolds 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 John Rocker 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .500
1 Brian Jordan .500
1 Mike Stanley .500
4 Bret Boone .474
5 Ken Caminiti .471

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
1 Ken Caminiti 3
3 Jim Thome 2
4 Harold Baines 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 8
2 Brian Jordan 7
2 Jim Thome 7
4 Edgardo Alfonzo 6
4 2 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Kenny Lofton 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Glen Barker 1
3 10 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orlando Hernandez 0.00
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
1 Pedro Martinez 0.00
1 Dave Burba 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 John Franco 1
1 Orlando Hernandez 1
1 Derek Lowe 1
1 11 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 Mariano Rivera 2
2 Kevin Millwood 1
2 John Rocker 1
2 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