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Wednesday, October 23, 1991

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1991 World Series

Series tied 2 - 2

Minnesota Twins 2
Atlanta Braves 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Lemke 3
1 Mike Pagliarulo 3
3 Brian Harper 2
3 Terry Pendleton 2
3 Lonnie Smith 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Pagliarulo 1
1 Terry Pendleton 1
1 Lonnie Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Pagliarulo 2
2 Terry Pendleton 1
2 Lonnie Smith 1
2 Jerry Willard 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron Gant 1
1 Chuck Knoblauch 1
1 Lonnie Smith 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Smoltz 1.00
2 Jack Morris 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Stanton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 7
2 Jack Morris 4
3 Mark Guthrie 1
3 Mike Stanton 1
3 Carl Willis 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Harper .462
2 Mark Lemke .417
3 Chuck Knoblauch .357
4 Ron Gant .294
5 David Justice .267

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 2
1 Lonnie Smith 2
3 Greg Gagne 1
3 Kent Hrbek 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 4
2 Greg Gagne 3
3 Rafael Belliard 2
3 Ron Gant 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Knoblauch 4
2 Ron Gant 1
2 Dan Gladden 1
2 David Justice 1
2 Lonnie Smith 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Stanton 0.00
2 Tom Glavine 1.13
3 Jack Morris 2.08
4 Kevin Tapani 2.25
5 2 tied 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Jack Morris 1
1 Mike Stanton 1
1 Kevin Tapani 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 7
1 John Smoltz 7
3 Tom Glavine 6
3 Mike Stanton 6
5 Steve Avery 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 2

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Bell .414
2 Roberto Alomar .391
3 Brian Harper .355
4 Chuck Knoblauch .353
5 Bobby Bonilla .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirby Puckett 3
2 Chili Davis 2
2 David Justice 2
2 Mike Pagliarulo 2
2 Lonnie Smith 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirby Puckett 7
2 Chili Davis 6
3 Ron Gant 5
3 Brian Hunter 5
3 3 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron Gant 8
2 Chuck Knoblauch 6
3 Dan Gladden 4
4 Barry Bonds 3
4 Devon White 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Drabek 0.60
2 Zane Smith 0.61
3 Steve Avery 0.77
4 Carl Willis 1.04
5 Mike Stanton 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 3
2 Steve Avery 2
2 John Smoltz 2
4 Stan Belinda 1
4 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Avery 22
1 John Smoltz 22
3 Tom Glavine 20
4 Jack Morris 15
5 Kevin Tapani 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 5
2 Alejandro Pena 3
3 Dennis Eckersley 1
3 Roger Mason 1
3 2 others tied 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 91 71 .562 --
Tigers 84 78 .519 7.0
Red Sox 84 78 .519 7.0
Brewers 83 79 .512 8.0
Yankees 71 91 .438 20.0
Orioles 67 95 .414 24.0
Indians 57 105 .352 34.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 95 67 .586 --
White Sox 87 75 .537 8.0
Rangers 85 77 .525 10.0
Athletics 84 78 .519 11.0
Mariners 83 79 .512 12.0
Royals 82 80 .506 13.0
Angels 81 81 .500 14.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 98 64 .605 --
Cardinals 84 78 .519 14.0
Phillies 78 84 .481 20.0
Cubs 77 83 .481 20.0
Mets 77 84 .478 20.5
Expos 71 90 .441 26.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 94 68 .580 --
Dodgers 93 69 .574 1.0
Padres 84 78 .519 10.0
Giants 75 87 .463 19.0
Reds 74 88 .457 20.0
Astros 65 97 .401 29.0