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Saturday, October 5, 1996

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1996 Playoffs

St. Louis wins series 3 - 0

St. Louis Cardinals 7
San Diego Padres 5
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Atlanta wins series 3 - 0

Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Atlanta Braves 5
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New York wins series 3 - 1

New York Yankees 6
Texas Rangers 4
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Baltimore wins series 3 - 1

Baltimore Orioles 4
Cleveland Indians 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Alomar 3
1 Brian Johnson 3
1 Brian Jordan 3
1 John Mabry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 2
1 Bernie Williams 2
3 Roberto Alomar 1
3 Bobby Bonilla 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Jordan 3
2 Roberto Alomar 2
2 Sandy Alomar 2
2 Ken Caminiti 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jermaine Dye 1
1 Chipper Jones 1
1 Brian Jordan 1
1 Javy Lopez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charles Nagy 1.50
2 Tom Glavine 0.88
3 Donovan Osborne 0.71
4 Andy Ashby 0.62
5 Bobby Witt 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Armando Benitez 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 T. J. Mathews 1
1 David Weathers 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charles Nagy 12
2 Tom Glavine 7
3 Jose Mesa 6
4 Andy Ashby 5
4 Donovan Osborne 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Randy Myers 1
1 John Wetteland 1
1 Mark Wohlers 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .467
2 Juan Gonzalez .438
3 Omar Vizquel .429
4 Derek Jeter .412
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 Ken Caminiti 4
3 B. J. Surhoff 3
3 Bernie Williams 3
5 4 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 9
2 Albert Belle 6
3 Bobby Bonilla 5
3 B. J. Surhoff 5
3 Bernie Williams 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 7
2 Omar Vizquel 4
3 Ron Gant 2
4 Albert Belle 1
4 13 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 0.00
1 David Weathers 0.00
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
1 John Wetteland 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Armando Benitez 2
1 John Smoltz 2
3 Paul Assenmacher 1
3 Brian Boehringer 1
3 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charles Nagy 14
2 Andy Benes 9
3 David Cone 8
3 Tom Glavine 8
3 John Smoltz 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Mark Wohlers 3
3 Randy Myers 2
3 John Wetteland 2

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 70 .568 --
Orioles 88 74 .543 4.0
Red Sox 85 77 .525 7.0
Blue Jays 74 88 .457 18.0
Tigers 53 109 .327 39.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 99 62 .615 --
White Sox 85 77 .525 14.5
Brewers 80 82 .494 19.5
Twins 78 84 .481 21.5
Royals 75 86 .466 24.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 90 72 .556 --
Mariners 85 76 .528 4.5
Athletics 78 84 .481 12.0
Angels 70 91 .435 19.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 96 66 .593 --
Expos 88 74 .543 8.0
Marlins 80 82 .494 16.0
Mets 71 91 .438 25.0
Phillies 67 95 .414 29.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 88 74 .543 --
Astros 82 80 .506 6.0
Reds 81 81 .500 7.0
Cubs 76 86 .469 12.0
Pirates 73 89 .451 15.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 91 71 .562 --
Dodgers 90 72 .556 1.0
Rockies 83 79 .512 8.0
Giants 68 94 .420 23.0