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Thursday, October 26, 2000

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2000 World Series

New York wins series 4 - 1

New York Yankees 4
New York Mets 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jay Payton 2
1 Mike Piazza 2
1 Bernie Williams 2
4 Kurt Abbott 1
4 8 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Derek Jeter 1
1 Bernie Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Agbayani 1
1 Derek Jeter 1
1 Luis Sojo 1
1 Bernie Williams 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Leiter 0.90
2 Andy Pettitte 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Stanton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Leiter 9
2 Andy Pettitte 5
3 Mariano Rivera 1
3 Mike Stanton 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul O'Neill .474
2 Derek Jeter .409
3 Todd Zeile .400
4 Tino Martinez .364
5 Jay Payton .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Derek Jeter 2
1 Mike Piazza 2
3 Scott Brosius 1
3 Jay Payton 1
3 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Piazza 4
2 Scott Brosius 3
2 David Justice 3
2 Jay Payton 3
2 Bubba Trammell 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Sojo 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.00
2 Andy Pettitte 1.98
3 Al Leiter 2.87
4 Rick Reed 3.00
4 Mariano Rivera 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Stanton 2
2 Roger Clemens 1
2 John Franco 1
2 Jeff Nelson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Leiter 16
2 Orlando Hernandez 12
3 Roger Clemens 9
3 Andy Pettitte 9
5 Rick Reed 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 2
2 Armando Benitez 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .371
2 Jim Edmonds .368
3 Tino Martinez .364
4 Derek Jeter .348
5 Will Clark .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Derek Jeter 4
1 Mike Piazza 4
3 Jim Edmonds 3
3 David Justice 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Edmonds 12
1 David Justice 12
3 Derek Jeter 11
4 Edgardo Alfonzo 10
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgar Renteria 5
2 Timo Perez 3
2 Jose Valentin 3
4 Mike Cameron 2
4 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Reames 0.93
2 Mike Stanton 1.04
3 Glendon Rusch 1.08
4 Mariano Rivera 1.62
5 2 tied 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orlando Hernandez 3
1 Mike Stanton 3
3 Roger Clemens 2
3 Freddy Garcia 2
3 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 34
2 Al Leiter 32
3 Orlando Hernandez 31
4 Mike Hampton 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 6
2 Kazuhiro Sasaki 3
3 Armando Benitez 2
4 John Franco 1
4 2 others tied 1

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