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Sunday, October 16, 2005

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2005 Playoffs

Chicago wins series 4 - 1

Chicago White Sox 6
Los Angeles Angels 3
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Houston leads series 3 - 1

St. Louis Cardinals 1
Houston Astros 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Crede 2
1 Jermaine Dye 2
1 Morgan Ensberg 2
1 Adam Kennedy 2
1 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Crede 1
1 Jason Lane 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Crede 3
2 Garret Anderson 1
2 Jermaine Dye 1
2 Morgan Ensberg 1
2 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brandon Backe 1.40
2 Jeff Suppan 0.83
3 Jose Contreras 0.29
4 Paul Byrd 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jose Contreras 1
1 Chad Qualls 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brandon Backe 7
2 Kelvim Escobar 5
2 Jeff Suppan 5
4 Jose Contreras 2
4 Francisco Rodriguez 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andruw Jones .500
2 Albert Pujols .480
3 Jason Giambi .421
4 Abraham Nunez .381
5 Willy Taveras .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Konerko 4
2 Garret Anderson 3
2 Bengie Molina 3
2 A. J. Pierzynski 3
5 8 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Sanders 12
2 Paul Konerko 11
3 Garret Anderson 9
4 Joe Crede 8
4 Morgan Ensberg 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 4
2 Rafael Furcal 3
3 Brad Ausmus 1
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 16 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brad Lidge 1.00
2 Chris Carpenter 1.20
3 Mark Mulder 1.32
4 Chien-Ming Wang 1.35
5 Kelvim Escobar 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 3
2 Chris Carpenter 2
2 Roger Clemens 2
2 Jose Contreras 2
2 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kelvim Escobar 15
2 Roy Oswalt 14
3 Jose Contreras 12
3 John Lackey 12
3 Brad Lidge 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 3
1 Mariano Rivera 3
1 Francisco Rodriguez 3
4 Jason Isringhausen 2
4 Bobby Jenks 2

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 95 67 .586 --
Yankees 95 67 .586 --
Blue Jays 80 82 .494 15.0
Orioles 74 88 .457 21.0
Devil Rays 67 95 .414 28.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 99 63 .611 --
Indians 93 69 .574 6.0
Twins 83 79 .512 16.0
Tigers 71 91 .438 28.0
Royals 56 106 .346 43.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 95 67 .586 --
Athletics 88 74 .543 7.0
Rangers 79 83 .488 16.0
Mariners 69 93 .426 26.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 90 72 .556 --
Phillies 88 74 .543 2.0
Mets 83 79 .512 7.0
Marlins 83 79 .512 7.0
Nationals 81 81 .500 9.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 100 62 .617 --
Astros 89 73 .549 11.0
Brewers 81 81 .500 19.0
Cubs 79 83 .488 21.0
Reds 73 89 .451 27.0
Pirates 67 95 .414 33.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 82 80 .506 --
D'backs 77 85 .475 5.0
Giants 75 87 .463 7.0
Dodgers 71 91 .438 11.0
Rockies 67 95 .414 15.0