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Thursday, October 21, 2004

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2004 Playoffs

St. Louis wins series 4 - 3

Houston Astros 2
St. Louis Cardinals 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Albert Pujols 2
1 Tony Womack 2
3 Marlon Anderson 1
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 6 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Scott Rolen 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Rolen 2
2 Craig Biggio 1
2 Albert Pujols 1
2 Jeff Suppan 1
2 Larry Walker 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Suppan 1.20
2 Roger Clemens 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Suppan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Suppan 6
2 Roger Clemens 2
2 Roy Oswalt 2
4 Kiko Calero 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Albert Pujols .457
2 David Ortiz .442
3 Carlos Beltran .438
4 Hideki Matsui .404
5 Rafael Furcal .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Beltran 8
2 Albert Pujols 6
3 David Ortiz 5
4 Lance Berkman 4
4 Larry Walker 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Ortiz 17
2 Albert Pujols 16
3 Carlos Beltran 14
4 Hideki Matsui 13
4 Bernie Williams 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 6
2 Johnny Damon 5
3 Rafael Furcal 3
3 Tony Womack 3
5 4 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Keith Foulke 0.00
1 Jose Lima 0.00
1 Dan Wheeler 0.00
4 Mariano Rivera 0.66
5 Brad Lidge 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 2
1 Derek Lowe 2
1 Curt Schilling 2
1 Jeff Suppan 2
1 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 23
2 Mike Mussina 22
3 Brad Lidge 20
3 Pedro Martinez 20
5 Brandon Backe 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Isringhausen 3
1 Brad Lidge 3
3 Keith Foulke 2
3 Mariano Rivera 2
5 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