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Thursday, October 10, 1996

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1996 Playoffs

Series tied 1 - 1

St. Louis Cardinals 8
Atlanta Braves 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Gant 3
2 Roberto Alomar 2
2 Royce Clayton 2
2 Joe Girardi 2
2 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Marquis Grissom 1
1 Rafael Palmeiro 1
1 Todd Zeile 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gaetti 4
2 Marquis Grissom 2
2 Rafael Palmeiro 2
2 Todd Zeile 2
5 7 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Royce Clayton 1
1 Marquis Grissom 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Todd Stottlemyre 1.14
2 David Wells 0.55
3 David Cone 0.50
4 Greg Maddux 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Todd Stottlemyre 1
1 David Wells 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Todd Stottlemyre 8
2 David Wells 6
3 David Cone 5
4 Greg Maddux 3
5 Denny Neagle 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Williams .500
2 Derek Jeter .481
3 Juan Gonzalez .438
4 Omar Vizquel .429
5 Royce Clayton .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Gonzalez 5
2 Ken Caminiti 4
2 Bernie Williams 4
4 Brady Anderson 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Gonzalez 9
2 Bernie Williams 8
3 Gary Gaetti 7
4 Albert Belle 6
4 B. J. Surhoff 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 7
2 Omar Vizquel 4
3 Ron Gant 2
3 Marquis Grissom 2
3 Chipper Jones 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
1 David Weathers 0.00
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.00
1 John Wetteland 0.00
1 Mark Wohlers 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 3
2 Armando Benitez 2
2 Todd Stottlemyre 2
2 David Wells 2
5 10 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Benes 16
2 Todd Stottlemyre 15
3 Charles Nagy 14
3 John Smoltz 14
5 David Cone 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Wohlers 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
3 Randy Myers 2
3 John Wetteland 2
5 Armando Benitez 1

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