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Wednesday, October 8, 1997

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1997 Playoffs

Series tied 1 - 1

Florida Marlins 1
Atlanta Braves 7
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Cleveland Indians 0
Baltimore Orioles 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chipper Jones 3
2 Kurt Abbott 2
2 Brady Anderson 2
2 Keith Lockhart 2
5 17 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Alomar 1
1 Brady Anderson 1
1 Chipper Jones 1
1 Ryan Klesko 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chipper Jones 3
2 Roberto Alomar 2
2 Ryan Klesko 2
4 Brady Anderson 1
4 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bip Roberts 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Erickson 0.75
2 Tom Glavine 0.71
3 Alex Fernandez 0.43
4 Chad Ogea 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 1
1 Tom Glavine 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Glavine 5
2 Scott Erickson 3
2 Alex Fernandez 3
2 Chad Ogea 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .444
2 Cal Ripken .429
3 Omar Vizquel .409
4 Brady Anderson .400
4 Gary Sheffield .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Chipper Jones 3
1 Ryan Klesko 3
1 Edgar Martinez 3
5 6 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sandy Alomar 7
1 Paul O'Neill 7
3 Chipper Jones 6
4 Moises Alou 5
4 2 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Vizquel 4
2 Bip Roberts 3
3 Barry Bonds 2
3 Ken Griffey 2
3 Tim Raines 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Smoltz 1.00
1 David Wells 1.00
3 Greg Maddux 1.06
4 Jeff Fassero 1.13
5 Kirk Rueter 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 2
1 Tom Glavine 2
1 Mike Mussina 2
1 Jaret Wright 2
5 11 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 18
2 Mike Mussina 16
3 Greg Maddux 13
4 John Smoltz 11
5 Jaret Wright 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Myers 2
1 Mariano Rivera 2
3 Jose Mesa 1
3 Robb Nen 1

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