On This Day

Wednesday, October 17, 2001

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2001 Playoffs

New York leads series 1 - 0

New York Yankees 4
Seattle Mariners 2

Series tied 1 - 1

Atlanta Braves 8
Arizona Diamondbacks 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Knoblauch 3
2 Mark Grace 2
2 Javy Lopez 2
2 Paul O'Neill 2
2 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Marcus Giles 1
1 Javy Lopez 1
1 Paul O'Neill 1
1 B. J. Surhoff 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 2
1 Javy Lopez 2
1 Paul O'Neill 2
1 B. J. Surhoff 2
5 6 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfonso Soriano 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Pettitte 1.75
2 Miguel Batista 0.75
3 Aaron Sele 0.30
4 Tom Glavine 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Andy Pettitte 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Pettitte 7
2 Miguel Batista 3
2 Aaron Sele 3
4 Norm Charlton 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ichiro Suzuki .519
2 Jorge Posada .455
3 Johnny Damon .409
3 Omar Vizquel .409
5 2 tied .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Edmonds 2
1 Juan Gonzalez 2
1 Chipper Jones 2
1 Terrence Long 2
1 Edgar Martinez 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Omar Vizquel 6
2 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 Chipper Jones 5
2 Edgar Martinez 5
2 Bernie Williams 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfonso Soriano 3
2 Johnny Damon 2
2 Ichiro Suzuki 2
4 Bret Boone 1
4 11 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Mussina 0.00
1 Mike Stanton 0.00
3 Curt Schilling 0.50
4 Tom Glavine 0.60
5 Tim Hudson 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddy Garcia 2
1 Tom Glavine 2
1 Jamie Moyer 2
1 Curt Schilling 2
5 14 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 23
2 Curt Schilling 18
3 Bartolo Colon 13
3 Freddy Garcia 13
3 Matt Morris 13

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 65 .594 --
Red Sox 82 79 .509 13.5
Blue Jays 80 82 .494 16.0
Orioles 63 98 .391 32.5
Devil Rays 62 100 .383 34.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 91 71 .562 --
Twins 85 77 .525 6.0
White Sox 83 79 .512 8.0
Tigers 66 96 .407 25.0
Royals 65 97 .401 26.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 116 46 .716 --
Athletics 102 60 .630 14.0
Angels 75 87 .463 41.0
Rangers 73 89 .451 43.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 88 74 .543 --
Phillies 86 76 .531 2.0
Mets 82 80 .506 6.0
Marlins 76 86 .469 12.0
Expos 68 94 .420 20.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 93 69 .574 --
Astros 93 69 .574 0.0
Cubs 88 74 .543 5.0
Brewers 68 94 .420 25.0
Reds 66 96 .407 27.0
Pirates 62 100 .383 31.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 92 70 .568 --
Giants 90 72 .556 2.0
Dodgers 86 76 .531 6.0
Padres 79 83 .488 13.0
Rockies 73 89 .451 19.0