On This Day

Tuesday, October 12, 1999

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1999 Playoffs

Atlanta leads series 1 - 0

New York Mets 2
Atlanta Braves 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walt Weiss 3
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 2
2 Roger Cedeno 2
2 Eddie Perez 2
2 Gerald Williams 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Perez 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bret Boone 1
1 Eddie Perez 1
1 Mike Piazza 1
1 Todd Pratt 1
1 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chipper Jones 1
1 Walt Weiss 1
1 Gerald Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Maddux 0.33
2 Masato Yoshii 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Maddux 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Maddux 2
1 John Rocker 2
1 Turk Wendell 2
4 Dennis Cook 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Rocker 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Stanley .500
2 Ken Caminiti .471
3 Bret Boone .435
4 Brian Jordan .429
5 Derek Jeter .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Thome 4
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 3
2 Ken Caminiti 3
2 John Valentin 3
5 2 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Valentin 12
2 Jim Thome 11
3 Ken Caminiti 8
4 Brian Jordan 7
4 Troy O'Leary 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Kenny Lofton 3
3 Roberto Alomar 2
3 Gerald Williams 2
5 13 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 0.00
1 Orlando Hernandez 0.00
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
1 John Rocker 0.00
5 Kevin Millwood 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Martinez 2
2 Roger Clemens 1
2 John Franco 1
2 Rich Garces 1
2 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Martinez 16
2 Bartolo Colon 12
2 Randy Johnson 12
4 Kevin Millwood 10
5 Mike Hampton 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 2
1 John Rocker 2
3 Kevin Millwood 1
3 John Wetteland 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 64 .605 --
Red Sox 94 68 .580 4.0
Blue Jays 84 78 .519 14.0
Orioles 78 84 .481 20.0
Devil Rays 69 93 .426 29.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 97 65 .599 --
White Sox 75 86 .466 21.5
Tigers 69 92 .429 27.5
Royals 64 97 .398 32.5
Twins 63 97 .394 33.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 95 67 .586 --
Athletics 87 75 .537 8.0
Mariners 79 83 .488 16.0
Angels 70 92 .432 25.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 103 59 .636 --
Mets 97 66 .595 6.5
Phillies 77 85 .475 26.0
Expos 68 94 .420 35.0
Marlins 64 98 .395 39.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 97 65 .599 --
Reds 96 67 .589 1.5
Pirates 78 83 .484 18.5
Cardinals 75 86 .466 21.5
Brewers 74 87 .460 22.5
Cubs 67 95 .414 30.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 100 62 .617 --
Giants 86 76 .531 14.0
Dodgers 77 85 .475 23.0
Padres 74 88 .457 26.0
Rockies 72 90 .444 28.0