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Saturday, October 16, 2004

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2004 Playoffs

St. Louis leads series 2 - 1

St. Louis Cardinals 2
Houston Astros 5

New York leads series 3 - 0

New York Yankees 19
Boston Red Sox 8
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hideki Matsui 5
2 Gary Sheffield 4
2 Bernie Williams 4
4 Orlando Cabrera 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hideki Matsui 2
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Lance Berkman 1
2 Jim Edmonds 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hideki Matsui 5
2 Gary Sheffield 4
3 Alex Rodriguez 3
3 Bernie Williams 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.17
2 Jeff Suppan 0.43
3 Kevin Brown 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Javier Vazquez 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 7
2 Brad Lidge 5
3 Javier Vazquez 4
4 Mike Myers 3
4 Jeff Suppan 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Ortiz .542
2 Andruw Jones .526
3 Hideki Matsui .485
4 Carlos Beltran .471
5 Albert Pujols .448

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Beltran 7
2 Albert Pujols 4
2 Larry Walker 4
4 Lance Berkman 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos Beltran 13
1 Hideki Matsui 13
3 Albert Pujols 10
4 Manny Ramirez 9
4 Bernie Williams 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Damon 3
1 Rafael Furcal 3
1 Tony Womack 3
4 Carlos Beltran 2
4 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
1 Jose Lima 0.00
3 Johan Santana 0.75
4 Brad Lidge 1.42
5 Roy Oswalt 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 2
1 Woody Williams 2
3 Antonio Alfonseca 1
3 Brandon Backe 1
3 17 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 21
2 Mike Mussina 15
3 Pedro Martinez 13
4 Johan Santana 12
4 Javier Vazquez 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 2
1 Brad Lidge 2
1 Mariano Rivera 2
4 Keith Foulke 1
4 Joe Nathan 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 101 61 .623 --
Red Sox 98 64 .605 3.0
Orioles 78 84 .481 23.0
Devil Rays 70 91 .435 30.5
Blue Jays 67 94 .416 33.5

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 92 70 .568 --
White Sox 83 79 .512 9.0
Indians 80 82 .494 12.0
Tigers 72 90 .444 20.0
Royals 58 104 .358 34.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 92 70 .568 --
Athletics 91 71 .562 1.0
Rangers 89 73 .549 3.0
Mariners 63 99 .389 29.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 96 66 .593 --
Phillies 86 76 .531 10.0
Marlins 83 79 .512 13.0
Mets 71 91 .438 25.0
Expos 67 95 .414 29.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 105 57 .648 --
Astros 92 70 .568 13.0
Cubs 89 73 .549 16.0
Reds 76 86 .469 29.0
Pirates 72 89 .447 32.5
Brewers 67 94 .416 37.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 93 69 .574 --
Giants 91 71 .562 2.0
Padres 87 75 .537 6.0
Rockies 68 94 .420 25.0
D'backs 51 111 .315 42.0