On This Day

Saturday, October 4, 2003

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2003 Playoffs

New York leads series 2 - 1

New York Yankees 3
Minnesota Twins 1

Oakland leads series 2 - 1

Oakland Athletics 1
Boston Red Sox 3

Series tied 2 - 2

Atlanta Braves 6
Chicago Cubs 4

Florida wins series 3 - 1

San Francisco Giants 6
Florida Marlins 7
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Miguel Cabrera 4
2 Moises Alou 3
2 Eric Byrnes 3
2 Julio Franco 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chipper Jones 2
1 Eric Karros 2
3 Hideki Matsui 1
3 Trot Nixon 1
3 A. J. Pierzynski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chipper Jones 4
2 Miguel Cabrera 3
3 Eric Karros 2
3 Hideki Matsui 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Byrnes 1
1 Rafael Furcal 1
1 Nomar Garciaparra 1
1 Shannon Stewart 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Lilly 1.25
2 Roger Clemens 1.00
3 Kyle Lohse 0.62
4 Dontrelle Willis 0.43
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Russ Ortiz 1
1 Carl Pavano 1
1 Scott Williamson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 6
2 Ted Lilly 5
2 Kyle Lohse 5
4 Matt Clement 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 1
1 John Smoltz 1
1 Ugueth Urbina 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edgardo Alfonzo .529
2 Moises Alou .500
2 Eric Karros .500
2 Bernie Williams .500
5 Shannon Stewart .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chipper Jones 2
1 Eric Karros 2
1 Todd Walker 2
4 Garret Anderson 1
4 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chipper Jones 6
1 Ivan Rodriguez 6
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 5
4 Andruw Jones 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 3
2 Alfonso Soriano 2
3 Moises Alou 1
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 11 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jason Schmidt 0.00
1 Ted Lilly 0.00
1 Keith Foulke 0.00
1 Matt Herges 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Pavano 2
2 Roger Clemens 1
2 Brendan Donnelly 1
2 Rich Harden 1
2 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kerry Wood 13
2 Russ Ortiz 11
3 Andy Pettitte 10
4 Josh Beckett 9
4 2 others tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 2
2 Joe Borowski 1
2 Keith Foulke 1
2 Eddie Guardado 1
2 2 others tied 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 101 61 .623 --
Red Sox 95 67 .586 6.0
Blue Jays 86 76 .531 15.0
Orioles 71 91 .438 30.0
Devil Rays 63 99 .389 38.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 90 72 .556 --
White Sox 86 76 .531 4.0
Royals 83 79 .512 7.0
Indians 68 94 .420 22.0
Tigers 43 119 .265 47.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 96 66 .593 --
Mariners 93 69 .574 3.0
Angels 77 85 .475 19.0
Rangers 71 91 .438 25.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 101 61 .623 --
Marlins 91 71 .562 10.0
Phillies 86 76 .531 15.0
Expos 83 79 .512 18.0
Mets 66 95 .410 34.5

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 88 74 .543 --
Astros 87 75 .537 1.0
Cardinals 85 77 .525 3.0
Pirates 75 87 .463 13.0
Reds 69 93 .426 19.0
Brewers 68 94 .420 20.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 100 61 .621 --
Dodgers 85 77 .525 15.5
D'backs 84 78 .519 16.5
Rockies 74 88 .457 26.5
Padres 64 98 .395 36.5