On This Day

Wednesday, October 6, 2004

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2004 Playoffs

Houston leads series 1 - 0

Houston Astros 9
Atlanta Braves 3

Boston leads series 2 - 0

Boston Red Sox 8
Anaheim Angels 3

Series tied 1 - 1

Minnesota Twins 6
New York Yankees 7
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Rodriguez 4
2 Carlos Beltran 3
2 Torii Hunter 3
4 Jeff Bagwell 2
4 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brad Ausmus 1
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 Lance Berkman 1
1 Torii Hunter 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cabrera 3
1 Alex Rodriguez 3
3 Carlos Beltran 2
3 Lance Berkman 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 Craig Biggio 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 Marcus Giles 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 0.75
1 Jaret Wright 0.75
3 Roger Clemens 0.58
4 Jon Lieber 0.50
5 Bartolo Colon 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Pedro Martinez 1
1 Paul Quantrill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 7
2 Pedro Martinez 6
2 Jaret Wright 6
4 Juan Cruz 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Foulke 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos Beltran .800
2 Darin Erstad .571
2 Albert Pujols .571
4 Alex Rodriguez .538
5 3 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Manny Ramirez 2
1 Larry Walker 2
3 Brad Ausmus 1
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 7
2 Alex Rodriguez 4
3 Orlando Cabrera 3
3 David Ortiz 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Damon 2
1 Torii Hunter 2
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 Craig Biggio 1
3 5 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johan Santana 0.00
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
1 Juan Rincon 0.00
1 Mike Timlin 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 Pedro Martinez 1
1 Mark Mulder 1
1 Paul Quantrill 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 9
2 Mike Mussina 7
3 Pedro Martinez 6
3 Jaret Wright 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Foulke 1
1 Joe Nathan 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 101 61 .623 --
Red Sox 98 64 .605 3.0
Orioles 78 84 .481 23.0
Devil Rays 70 91 .435 30.5
Blue Jays 67 94 .416 33.5

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 92 70 .568 --
White Sox 83 79 .512 9.0
Indians 80 82 .494 12.0
Tigers 72 90 .444 20.0
Royals 58 104 .358 34.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 92 70 .568 --
Athletics 91 71 .562 1.0
Rangers 89 73 .549 3.0
Mariners 63 99 .389 29.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 96 66 .593 --
Phillies 86 76 .531 10.0
Marlins 83 79 .512 13.0
Mets 71 91 .438 25.0
Expos 67 95 .414 29.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 105 57 .648 --
Astros 92 70 .568 13.0
Cubs 89 73 .549 16.0
Reds 76 86 .469 29.0
Pirates 72 89 .447 32.5
Brewers 67 94 .416 37.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 93 69 .574 --
Giants 91 71 .562 2.0
Padres 87 75 .537 6.0
Rockies 68 94 .420 25.0
D'backs 51 111 .315 42.0