On This Day

Friday, October 3, 2014

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2014 Playoffs

Baltimore leads series 2 - 0

Detroit Tigers 6
Baltimore Orioles 7

Kansas City leads series 2 - 0

Kansas City Royals 4
Los Angeles Angels 1

San Francisco leads series 1 - 0

San Francisco Giants 3
Washington Nationals 2

St. Louis leads series 1 - 0

St. Louis Cardinals 10
Los Angeles Dodgers 9
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 A. J. Ellis 4
2 Miguel Cabrera 3
2 Brandon Crawford 3
2 Eric Hosmer 3
2 Matt Kemp 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Asdrubal Cabrera 1
1 Matt Carpenter 1
1 Nick Castellanos 1
1 A. J. Ellis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Carpenter 4
2 Matt Holliday 3
2 J. D. Martinez 3
2 Delmon Young 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Gordon 2
2 Gregor Blanco 1
2 Ezequiel Carrera 1
2 Terrance Gore 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clayton Kershaw 1.25
2 Matt Shoemaker 1.20
3 Yordano Ventura 0.83
4 Jake Peavy 0.60
5 Justin Verlander 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Brach 1
1 Brandon Finnegan 1
1 Marco Gonzales 1
1 Jake Peavy 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clayton Kershaw 10
2 Matt Shoemaker 6
3 Kevin Gausman 5
3 Yordano Ventura 5
3 Adam Wainwright 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Zack Britton 1
1 Santiago Casilla 1
1 Greg Holland 1
1 Trevor Rosenthal 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 A. J. Ellis .800
2 Matt Kemp .600
3 Brandon Belt .571
4 Eric Hosmer .545
5 3 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Miguel Cabrera 2
1 J. D. Martinez 2
1 Brandon Moss 2
4 Asdrubal Cabrera 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brandon Moss 5
2 Brandon Belt 4
2 Matt Carpenter 4
2 Brandon Crawford 4
2 J. D. Martinez 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Gordon 3
1 Terrance Gore 3
3 Nori Aoki 1
3 Gregor Blanco 1
3 10 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Madison Bumgarner 0.00
1 Jake Peavy 0.00
1 Greg Holland 0.00
1 Wade Davis 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brad Brach 1
1 Madison Bumgarner 1
1 Danny Duffy 1
1 Brandon Finnegan 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clayton Kershaw 11
2 Madison Bumgarner 10
3 Max Scherzer 8
4 Adam Wainwright 7
5 5 tied 6

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 96 66 .593 --
Yankees 84 78 .519 12.0
Blue Jays 83 79 .512 13.0
Rays 77 85 .475 19.0
Red Sox 71 91 .438 25.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 90 72 .556 --
Royals 89 73 .549 1.0
Indians 85 77 .525 5.0
White Sox 73 89 .451 17.0
Twins 70 92 .432 20.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 98 64 .605 --
Athletics 88 74 .543 10.0
Mariners 87 75 .537 11.0
Astros 70 92 .432 28.0
Rangers 67 95 .414 31.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 96 66 .593 --
Mets 79 83 .488 17.0
Braves 79 83 .488 17.0
Marlins 77 85 .475 19.0
Phillies 73 89 .451 23.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 90 72 .556 --
Pirates 88 74 .543 2.0
Brewers 82 80 .506 8.0
Reds 76 86 .469 14.0
Cubs 73 89 .451 17.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 68 .580 --
Giants 88 74 .543 6.0
Padres 77 85 .475 17.0
Rockies 66 96 .407 28.0
D'backs 64 98 .395 30.0