On This Day

Saturday, October 7, 2000

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2000 Playoffs

St. Louis wins series 3 - 0

St. Louis Cardinals 7
Atlanta Braves 1

New York leads series 2 - 1

San Francisco Giants 2
New York Mets 3

Series tied 2 - 2

Oakland Athletics 11
New York Yankees 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 2
1 Eric Chavez 2
1 Jim Edmonds 2
1 Ben Grieve 2
1 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Agbayani 1
1 Jim Edmonds 1
1 Olmedo Saenz 1
1 Fernando Vina 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Edmonds 3
1 Olmedo Saenz 3
1 Fernando Vina 3
4 Eric Chavez 2
4 Ben Grieve 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 J. D. Drew 1
1 Rafael Furcal 1
1 Lenny Harris 1
1 Jay Payton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Russ Ortiz 0.67
1 Rick Reed 0.67
3 Barry Zito 0.56
4 Roger Clemens 0.50
5 Kevin Millwood 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Reames 1
1 Rick White 1
1 Barry Zito 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reed 6
2 Roger Clemens 5
2 Barry Zito 5
4 Russ Ortiz 4
4 Rick White 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Edmonds .563
2 J. T. Snow .500
3 Chipper Jones .467
4 Herbert Perry .444
5 Eric Chavez .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Edmonds 2
2 Benny Agbayani 1
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Jay Buhner 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Edmonds 7
2 Ellis Burks 4
2 Will Clark 4
2 Derek Jeter 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Valentin 3
2 J. D. Drew 2
2 Edgar Renteria 2
4 Barry Bonds 1
4 12 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Pettitte 0.00
1 Mike James 0.00
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
1 Kirk Rueter 0.00
1 Britt Reames 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Abbott 1
1 James Baldwin 1
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Gil Heredia 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 10
2 Kevin Appier 7
2 Al Leiter 7
4 Tim Hudson 6
4 3 others tied 6

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 74 .540 --
Red Sox 85 77 .525 2.5
Blue Jays 83 79 .512 4.5
Orioles 74 88 .457 13.5
Devil Rays 69 92 .429 18.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 95 67 .586 --
Indians 90 72 .556 5.0
Tigers 79 83 .488 16.0
Royals 77 85 .475 18.0
Twins 69 93 .426 26.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 91 70 .565 --
Mariners 91 71 .562 0.5
Angels 82 80 .506 9.5
Rangers 71 91 .438 20.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 95 67 .586 --
Mets 94 68 .580 1.0
Marlins 79 82 .491 15.5
Expos 67 95 .414 28.0
Phillies 65 97 .401 30.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 67 .586 --
Reds 85 77 .525 10.0
Brewers 73 89 .451 22.0
Astros 72 90 .444 23.0
Pirates 69 93 .426 26.0
Cubs 65 97 .401 30.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 97 65 .599 --
Dodgers 86 76 .531 11.0
D'backs 85 77 .525 12.0
Rockies 82 80 .506 15.0
Padres 76 86 .469 21.0