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Wednesday, October 19, 2005

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2005 Playoffs

Houston wins series 4 - 2

Houston Astros 5
St. Louis Cardinals 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brad Ausmus 3
2 Craig Biggio 2
2 Willy Taveras 2
4 Chris Burke 1
4 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Lane 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Morgan Ensberg 1
1 Adam Everett 1
1 Jason Lane 1
1 John Rodriguez 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Oswalt 1.50
2 Mark Mulder 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Oswalt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Oswalt 6
2 Mark Mulder 2
2 Dan Wheeler 2
4 Jason Isringhausen 1
4 3 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andruw Jones .500
2 Jason Giambi .421
3 Albert Pujols .382
4 Abraham Nunez .375
5 Willy Taveras .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Konerko 4
2 Garret Anderson 3
2 Bengie Molina 3
2 A. J. Pierzynski 3
5 11 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Sanders 12
2 Paul Konerko 11
3 Garret Anderson 9
3 Morgan Ensberg 9
5 3 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Scott Podsednik 4
2 Rafael Furcal 3
3 Brad Ausmus 1
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 18 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Isringhausen 1.29
1 Dan Wheeler 1.29
3 Chien-Ming Wang 1.35
4 Kelvim Escobar 1.59
5 Scot Shields 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Buehrle 3
1 Roy Oswalt 3
3 Chris Carpenter 2
3 Roger Clemens 2
3 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Oswalt 20
2 Kelvim Escobar 15
2 Brad Lidge 15
4 Chris Carpenter 12
4 3 others tied 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 0.0
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