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Thursday, October 2, 2003

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2003 Playoffs

Series tied 1 - 1

Minnesota Twins 1
New York Yankees 4

Oakland leads series 2 - 0

Boston Red Sox 1
Oakland Athletics 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alfonso Soriano 3
2 Eric Byrnes 2
2 Johnny Damon 2
2 Jason Giambi 2
2 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Torii Hunter 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Byrnes 2
1 Jason Giambi 2
3 Johnny Damon 1
3 Ramon Hernandez 1
3 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Derek Jeter 1
1 Alfonso Soriano 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Pettitte 1.43
2 Barry Zito 1.29
3 Tim Wakefield 1.00
4 Brad Radke 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 1
1 Barry Zito 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Pettitte 10
2 Barry Zito 9
3 Tim Wakefield 7
4 Brad Radke 4
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sammy Sosa .600
2 Edgardo Alfonzo .500
2 Torii Hunter .500
2 Derek Jeter .500
2 Shannon Stewart .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Walker 2
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Hank Blalock 1
2 Juan Encarnacion 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andruw Jones 4
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
2 Erubiel Durazo 3
2 Jason Giambi 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfonso Soriano 2
2 Barry Bonds 1
2 Eric Chavez 1
2 Johnny Damon 1
2 5 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Schmidt 0.00
1 Keith Foulke 0.00
1 Johan Santana 0.00
1 Felix Heredia 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brendan Donnelly 1
1 Rich Harden 1
1 LaTroy Hawkins 1
1 Carl Pavano 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 13
2 Andy Pettitte 10
3 Josh Beckett 9
3 Mike Hampton 9
3 2 others tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Borowski 1
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Eddie Guardado 1
1 Mariano Rivera 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 101 61 .623 --
Red Sox 95 67 .586 6.0
Blue Jays 86 76 .531 15.0
Orioles 71 91 .438 30.0
Devil Rays 63 99 .389 38.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 90 72 .556 --
White Sox 86 76 .531 4.0
Royals 83 79 .512 7.0
Indians 68 94 .420 22.0
Tigers 43 119 .265 47.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 96 66 .593 --
Mariners 93 69 .574 3.0
Angels 77 85 .475 19.0
Rangers 71 91 .438 25.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 101 61 .623 --
Marlins 91 71 .562 10.0
Phillies 86 76 .531 15.0
Expos 83 79 .512 18.0
Mets 66 95 .410 34.5

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 88 74 .543 --
Astros 87 75 .537 1.0
Cardinals 85 77 .525 3.0
Pirates 75 87 .463 13.0
Reds 69 93 .426 19.0
Brewers 68 94 .420 20.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 100 61 .621 --
Dodgers 85 77 .525 15.5
D'backs 84 78 .519 16.5
Rockies 74 88 .457 26.5
Padres 64 98 .395 36.5