On This Day

Sunday, October 6, 2002

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2002 Playoffs

Minnesota wins series 3 - 2

Minnesota Twins 5
Oakland Athletics 4

Series tied 2 - 2

Atlanta Braves 3
San Francisco Giants 8
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rich Aurilia 3
1 Ray Durham 3
1 Cristian Guzman 3
1 Jeff Kent 3
5 8 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rich Aurilia 1
1 Ray Durham 1
1 Mark Ellis 1
1 A. J. Pierzynski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rich Aurilia 4
2 Mark Ellis 3
2 Benito Santiago 3
4 A. J. Pierzynski 2
5 8 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Durham 1
1 Cristian Guzman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Mulder 0.90
2 Brad Radke 0.67
3 Livan Hernandez 0.60
4 Tom Glavine 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Livan Hernandez 1
1 Brad Radke 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Mulder 9
2 Livan Hernandez 6
3 Brad Radke 4
4 Billy Koch 2
5 5 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fernando Vina .600
2 Scott Hatteberg .500
3 Derek Jeter .471
4 Mike Matheny .444
5 Vinny Castilla .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonds 3
1 Troy Glaus 3
3 Rich Aurilia 2
3 Ray Durham 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rich Aurilia 7
1 Tim Salmon 7
3 Scott Spiezio 6
4 Garret Anderson 5
4 4 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cristian Guzman 2
1 Edgar Renteria 2
3 Lance Berkman 1
3 Johnny Damon 1
3 12 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Finley 0.00
1 Rick Helling 0.00
1 Kyle Lohse 0.00
4 Curt Schilling 1.00
5 Matt Morris 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Fassero 2
1 Brad Radke 2
1 Francisco Rodriguez 2
4 Livan Hernandez 1
4 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Mulder 12
2 Curt Schilling 10
3 Tim Hudson 8
3 Rick Reed 8
3 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 2
1 Troy Percival 2
3 Eddie Guardado 1
3 Billy Koch 1
3 2 others tied 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 103 58 .640 --
Red Sox 93 69 .574 10.5
Blue Jays 78 84 .481 25.5
Orioles 67 95 .414 36.5
Devil Rays 55 106 .342 48.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 94 67 .584 --
White Sox 81 81 .500 13.5
Indians 74 88 .457 20.5
Royals 62 100 .383 32.5
Tigers 55 106 .342 39.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 103 59 .636 --
Angels 99 63 .611 4.0
Mariners 93 69 .574 10.0
Rangers 72 90 .444 31.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 101 59 .631 --
Expos 83 79 .512 19.0
Phillies 80 81 .497 21.5
Marlins 79 83 .488 23.0
Mets 75 86 .466 26.5

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 97 65 .599 --
Astros 84 78 .519 13.0
Reds 78 84 .481 19.0
Pirates 72 89 .447 24.5
Cubs 67 95 .414 30.0
Brewers 56 106 .346 41.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 98 64 .605 --
Giants 95 66 .590 2.5
Dodgers 92 70 .568 6.0
Rockies 73 89 .451 25.0
Padres 66 96 .407 32.0