On This Day

Thursday, October 8, 1992

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1992 Playoffs

Series tied 1 - 1

Oakland Athletics 1
Toronto Blue Jays 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 2
1 Kelly Gruber 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Pat Borders 1
3 4 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kelly Gruber 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kelly Gruber 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Manuel Lee 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 3
2 Walt Weiss 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Mike Bordick 1
3 Joe Carter 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 David Cone 0.75
2 Mike Moore 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Cone 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 6
2 Mike Moore 3
3 Tom Henke 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Henke 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .625
1 Mark Lemke .625
3 Jose Lind .429
4 Jeff Blauser .400
5 Terry Pendleton .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Jeff Blauser 1
1 Pat Borders 1
1 Will Clark 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Gant 4
1 Mark McGwire 4
3 Will Clark 3
3 Jose Lind 3
3 Terry Pendleton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Alomar 4
1 Willie Wilson 4
3 Otis Nixon 2
3 Walt Weiss 2
5 3 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Cone 1.00
2 John Smoltz 1.08
3 Dave Stewart 3.52
4 Mike Moore 3.86
5 Jack Morris 4.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Avery 1
1 Kevin Brown 1
1 David Cone 1
1 Jeff Russell 1
1 John Smoltz 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 7
2 John Smoltz 6
3 Doug Drabek 4
3 Jack Morris 4
3 Bob Walk 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Tom Henke 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 96 66 .593 --
Brewers 92 70 .568 4.0
Orioles 89 73 .549 7.0
Yankees 76 86 .469 20.0
Indians 76 86 .469 20.0
Tigers 75 87 .463 21.0
Red Sox 73 89 .451 23.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 96 66 .593 --
Twins 90 72 .556 6.0
White Sox 86 76 .531 10.0
Rangers 77 85 .475 19.0
Angels 72 90 .444 24.0
Royals 72 90 .444 24.0
Mariners 64 98 .395 32.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 96 66 .593 --
Expos 87 75 .537 9.0
Cardinals 83 79 .512 13.0
Cubs 78 84 .481 18.0
Mets 72 90 .444 24.0
Phillies 70 92 .432 26.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 98 64 .605 --
Reds 90 72 .556 8.0
Padres 82 80 .506 16.0
Astros 81 81 .500 17.0
Giants 72 90 .444 26.0
Dodgers 63 99 .389 35.0