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Sunday, October 17, 1999

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1999 Playoffs

New York leads series 3 - 1

New York Yankees 9
Boston Red Sox 2
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Atlanta Braves 3
New York Mets 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chipper Jones 3
1 Bernie Williams 3
3 Damon Buford 2
3 Darryl Hamilton 2
3 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ricky Ledee 1
1 John Olerud 1
1 Darryl Strawberry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ricky Ledee 4
2 John Olerud 2
3 Chipper Jones 1
3 Brian Jordan 1
3 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Benny Agbayani 1
1 Howard Battle 1
1 Damon Buford 1
1 Shawon Dunston 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.83
2 Greg Maddux 0.71
3 Masato Yoshii 0.60
4 Andy Pettitte 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Octavio Dotel 1
1 Andy Pettitte 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Octavio Dotel 5
1 Orel Hershiser 5
1 Greg Maddux 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
1 Bret Saberhagen 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Offerman .436
2 Nomar Garciaparra .400
2 Mike Stanley .400
4 Derek Jeter .370
5 Jim Thome .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nomar Garciaparra 4
1 Jim Thome 4
1 John Valentin 4
4 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Valentin 17
2 Brian Jordan 11
2 John Olerud 11
2 Jim Thome 11
5 Nomar Garciaparra 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Roger Cedeno 3
2 Kenny Lofton 3
2 Gerald Williams 3
5 5 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.00
1 John Rocker 0.00
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
1 Armando Benitez 0.00
5 Orlando Hernandez 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 3
2 Kevin Millwood 2
2 Andy Pettitte 2
2 Turk Wendell 2
5 17 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 28
2 Tom Glavine 14
2 Kevin Millwood 14
4 John Rocker 13
5 4 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 4
2 John Rocker 3
3 Armando Benitez 1
3 Kevin Millwood 1
3 2 others tied 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