On This Day

Wednesday, October 1, 1997

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1997 Playoffs

Florida leads series 2 - 0

San Francisco Giants 6
Florida Marlins 7
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Atlanta leads series 2 - 0

Houston Astros 3
Atlanta Braves 13
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Baltimore leads series 1 - 0

Baltimore Orioles 9
Seattle Mariners 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Javier 4
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Mark Lewis 3
2 Cal Ripken 3
2 Gary Sheffield 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Geronimo Berroa 1
1 Jeff Blauser 1
1 Bobby Bonilla 1
1 Jay Buhner 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Blauser 3
1 Bobby Bonilla 3
3 Brad Ausmus 2
3 Danny Bautista 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Barry Bonds 1
1 Jeffrey Hammonds 1
1 Stan Javier 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Mussina 1.80
2 Tom Glavine 0.40
3 Shawn Estes 0.33
4 Al Leiter 0.30
5 Randy Johnson 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Mike Mussina 1
1 Robb Nen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 9
2 Tom Glavine 4
3 Shawn Estes 3
3 Livan Hernandez 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bip Roberts .667
1 Gary Sheffield .667
3 Stan Javier .625
4 Sandy Alomar .600
4 Mark Lewis .600

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 2
1 Edgar Martinez 2
3 Geronimo Berroa 1
3 Jeff Blauser 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 5
2 Jeff Blauser 3
2 Bobby Bonilla 3
2 Tim Raines 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonds 2
1 Bip Roberts 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Brady Anderson 1
3 5 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ramiro Mendoza 0.00
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
1 Mike Cather 0.00
1 Dennis Cook 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Cook 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Greg Maddux 1
1 Ramiro Mendoza 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 9
2 Greg Maddux 6
3 Kevin Brown 5
3 Randy Johnson 5
3 Kirk Rueter 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 2

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 98 64 .605 --
Yankees 96 66 .593 2.0
Tigers 79 83 .488 19.0
Red Sox 78 84 .481 20.0
Blue Jays 76 86 .469 22.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 86 75 .534 --
White Sox 80 81 .497 6.0
Brewers 78 83 .484 8.0
Twins 68 94 .420 18.5
Royals 67 94 .416 19.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 90 72 .556 --
Angels 84 78 .519 6.0
Rangers 77 85 .475 13.0
Athletics 65 97 .401 25.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 101 61 .623 --
Marlins 92 70 .568 9.0
Mets 88 74 .543 13.0
Expos 78 84 .481 23.0
Phillies 68 94 .420 33.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 84 78 .519 --
Pirates 79 83 .488 5.0
Reds 76 86 .469 8.0
Cardinals 73 89 .451 11.0
Cubs 68 94 .420 16.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 90 72 .556 --
Dodgers 88 74 .543 2.0
Rockies 83 79 .512 7.0
Padres 76 86 .469 14.0